⠀The animation was actually a disappointment to me, I'm sorry I prefer the original/old animation better. Sorry in my opinion the colors look better, but the newer animation was better with details and the characters appearance. (ESPECIALLY THE FIRE) But I'd rather actually have more saturation then that! The fight scenes were the worst in my opinion, everyone overhyped the Tartaros arc. And well it was really disappointing, maybe it's portrayed better in the manga. I can only hope. ⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀Of course the characters stay the same its all about protecting your family no matter what. That's kinda the main theme since the beginning of fairy tail, if anything they've grown more mature. Well for the most part, you know in the shounen way of growth. The music is always great in FT it's the same for every other Shounen series out there. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀I did enjoy series 2 for the most part, but I still like series 1 better. I recommend definitely watching season 2 if you loved season 1.
