Talk:Pilot/@comment-25222742-20140704175406/@comment-25021853-20150327114842

@Lizington, while I only saw the Pilot recently, after watching the series since the beginning, I do like some things from the Pilot better. I think they changed the art style mainly because trying to emulate the detailed artwork from the Pilot in a weekly series would have been too much. While I like a lot about the Pilot, the more streamlined art design of the series is easier on th eye and, as you say, appeals to a much broader audience. I liked some aspects of Pearl and Amethyst, especially Amethyst's fingernails and Pearl's hairstyle, but I much prefer the version of Garnet from the series, especially her gauntlets. One thing I like from the series is how they did each Crystal Gem in a different animation style, Pearl is very Anime, very much an Astro Boy style with the pointed nose and hair, Amethyst is much rounder and softer, I can't put my finger on what exactly they are mimicking with her look, but she feels like an American interpretation of Anime (or maybe she's meant to evoke Barney the Dinosaur,  LOL), and Garnet is yet another style, a mix of curves and hard lines. I'm sure someone more versed in animation and art styles could say it better, but from the first episode I noticed that Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl felt like they came from 3 different cartoons drawn in three different and distinctive styles, and I liked that.