>>149259457
IIRC he kind of regrets it because he feels like Hilda should've had a distinct identity from the start and felt he did a poor job emulating Moomins in those earlier books
>>149258938 (OP)
The original style looks bad at first glance but the more I look at it the more I kinda appreciate it, it's kinda cute looking actually
>>149260159
I think they're both nice. Hand painted Cell animation would've put Hilda on a whole other level, but thats as fantastical as trolls and dragons these days