'Ookami to Koushinryou: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf' Reveals Additional Cast, Staff, Third Promo

They changed the character designs so much and rebooted the adaptation but all the VAs stayed the same?

@RobertBobert The character designs are just more accurate to the light novel. The original series while I still really enjoy didn't capture the light novels designs. And yes most of the VA's are the same.

@Calal-Chan The new design just seems lower quality, as the new colors and animation are less rich and detailed than the old anime. However, I'm glad for the original cast, considering the years that have passed since then, perhaps this will give them impetus again.

@RobertBobert I mean it is obvious that this newer series has limited animation, but the designs are just objectively closer to the light novels. I love the old show, but that is one of the few things it failed on. Honestly other than colors the old show didn't particularly have amazing animation itself either. It was also extremely limited. But it was still good just because of the writing and voices and thankfully that seems to be what is happening here. Pretty much to be expected considering it is the same director.

Small edit. Season 2 of the old Spice and Wolf looks better than season 1 even if also a bit limited.

@Calal-Chan Well, at least it looked better from the outside. Modern limited shows have a certain lackluster design that makes them look like amateur animation.

@RobertBobert Yeah and if this was 2008 and we were having this conversation the same thing would have been said. I think modern day forums and how we look at anime now has ruined projects like this. Not every show is going to have the best visual quality of all time. Honestly the only reason this is being made is because it is a passion project (no pun intended) The fact the same director and same voice actors have shown up is already rare for reboots like this. Honestly I am not sure if I can even name a series that has done that. Even FMA 2003 to FMAB didn't do that. They had the director for opening one of 2003, direct brotherhood. But the main director Seiji Mizushima had no influence at all on FMAB.

Also you criticized the character designs right? And this was even news to me considering I said the old show kind of failed in this aspect, but Ayakura, Juu who did the designs did so for both series and did the art for the light novels. So honestly the designs are as accurate as they possibly can be most likely for animation including the original as they were probably made with simplicity in mind to make the animation easier.

The OG creator is also on staff and they even are getting Kevin Penkin to do the music. Honestly the adaptation is going way beyond what it could have been. (looking at you Kino no Tabi reboot which was terrible)

Anyway sorry for the ramble here but it was interesting to me when I was doing some research so I thought maybe you would find it interesting.

@Calal-Chan Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to hate this reboot. On the contrary, I am very intrigued by what could come of it. But it upsets me that a remake of such an iconic show doesn't seem to have that big of a budget.

Original Character Design is not the same as Character Design. The character designer for this reboot is Haneda Kouji.
Manga still has best designs btw. 2008 anime and LN come second while reboot designs are a clear last place to me.

They changed the character designs so much and rebooted the adaptation but all the VAs stayed the same?

@RobertBobert Holo looked better in og imo with the more mature look.