User blog comment:Miskos3/Fairy Tail Episode 227: The Morning of a New Adventure, Review/@comment-24784846-20150404133847/@comment-4829046-20150404160818

Considering how the 'bright' colours were things I associated with the negative aspects of past few arcs, this is a welcome change. A whole new feel for it is good for long-running series. And it really fits some of the content we are to see. Besides, there are other shows now that have past FT-level of colour if we want it. Not long-running shows maybe, but a decent dose nonetheless.

Take it this way, not having to worry about vibrancy and more intricate lighting effect could mean better attention to other areas. I've actually noticed this in some series, especially mature and gritty ones; the colours are paler and continue to get paler but the animation is more consistent. Sure, this can't be generalized,*cough*Naruto*cough* but it does have small bearing. The more colourful and bright something is, the more you notice the problems with sharpness and texture. I suppose it is focus; we focus less when colours are pale and thus things don't stand out as much, which is a good thing if you are viewing something with inconsistent art. Could differ according to person because not all of us perceive colour equally, but in general it applies in the animation studio process.

I do agree though that having beautiful bright colour is spectacular, but yeah.....it's FT we are talking about. Should just give this a try and then decide whether it was an overall good idea once the arc is over.