The Beginning After the End used to be one of those rare series that did fantasy right. The webnovel established the base, and the webtoon took it a step further. It had solid art, clean storyboarding, and mystical characters that felt like they belonged in a fantasy storyline. But in the anime, all that goodwill is being quietly buried under what fans are calling one of the worst designs in anime.

The anime was not running blind, and it had Tapas as a reference; it was tried and tested art that the fans loved and enjoyed immensely. But The Beginning After the End anime not only got the most generic art style that isekai anime use, but also butchered the imposing and intriguing magical creatures in the story.

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