Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-67902-20160313104739/@comment-26812877-20160401154119

Well, reason one is that YouTuber RebelTaxi makes a point that UAF's artwork feels more like just an imitation of anime artwork, which he points out that it pretty much deteriorates the anime look of Ben 10; especially when compared to the OS art design. That I pretty much have to agree with. Heck, RebelTaxi even puts the UAF artwork in his Top 10 Worst Redesigns in Animations (note that it's just his opinion). Like I said before as well, the UAF artwork has more of a resemblance of DC animation shows. I even mentioned that UAF itself is pretty much the DC version of Ben 10. That doesn't bode well in my opinion because this is what adds to the generic and dull look and feel to UAF. It's gives that sense that I've already seen this done before in other shows. In fact, I'll even say that a lot of what UAF does has already been done before in other DC shows, which adds up to why I said that UAF is pretty much just a DC version of Ben 10. Overall, it's just doesn't really make UAF and its art design unique and interesting. Not only that but it has a lot less energy when compared to the amount of energy that OS had and it just didn't keep me and many other fans that don't like UAF captivated and engaged enough; especially with UA which had some really bad writing and each season just dragged on and on and on with so much filler within the story as well. Oh and all of that feels like UAF style and artwork doesn't fit the Ben 10 series either to me. I mean like heck, if I were to decide what the Ben 10 OS would resemble more of, I would say that Ben 10 would be more fitting of Marvel and not DC, which is very reasonable since that Man of Action were once former Marvel writers and comic book artists before they went and formed Man of Action. Joe Kelly even worked a lot on Deadpool. According to the 107 Facts about Ben 10 video on YouTube, Kelly repeatingly being told that Deadpool wasn't going to be successful was the reason why he left and helped form Man of Action or something of the likes.

The OS artwork didn't feel like an imitation of an anime nor just an anime. Both OS and its artwork has that great blend and mix of actual anime and cartoon styles to it. One such example is how in the OS Gwen resembled a Tsundere character, which for those that don't know what that is, Tsundere is a character trait where the character displays both a harsh and soft behavior towards another character, going through a transition from being harsh to being soft. While I did say that Ben 10 would resemble more of Marvel, I meant that it resembles more of Marvel than DC. I would really say that the Ben 10 OS resembles more of Japanese anime, which is likely a major factor as to why Ben 10 is more popular in Asia. Either way, the artwork for the OS is just done in a more unique way. Yeah it's a blend of anime and cartoon but that's one of the major aspects that makes the OS artwork look so unique and great. The show itself also had a more unique and energetic style to it as well and had a lot of energy to help keep the fans and viewers captivated and engaged to it.

This is just my take on all of this. My answer to Midhat.ali.79's question. Hopefully I explained it well enough.