User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Anime Returns in April/@comment-5426822-20131228182359/@comment-5426822-20131229012512

Yea, it does look a little off doesn't it? However, it doesn't seem to be a new illustration, probably from before the anime ended. I don't think the new studio will make the same mistake.

I like Lucy's new toned down hair color rather than the original anime's because it closer resembles Mashima's recent colored depictions of her.

As for the movie animation I actually liked the design. I think it's because it looks closer to Mashima's drawings. Although, I will admit, Happy, Erza, and Gray looked really odd in the movie. Not sure why that was.