User blog comment:Misako szk/Bring back the previous animation/@comment-25111584-20150818093912

I used to prefer the old animation 'cuz I was used to it. Now, I'll choose the new studio over the old one anyday. Sure, they have their derpy moments, but the old anime wasn't really flawless in that department. The old anime easily has tonnes more problems with body proportions than the new anime, even when the character is the focus of a shot.

Plus, the males at least look muscular now. The looked like they suffered from malnutrition before. And, while rounding of hair tips has been done by both studios, it is much more obvious with the old studio. Not to mention the ridiculous pattern of shadows cast across a char's face sometimes, especially in the OS arc. And especially near the mouth in quite a few arcs.

And I prefer the darker colours too. The old anime was so heavily oversaturated that, after comparing the two, it almost burns my eyes. For example, Lucy's hair used to be a ludicrous shade of yellow. At least she's a blonde now. ._.

Also, as Misk stated, the art and colours are much closer to Mashima's style.