With its complex characters, rich world-building, and emotional depth, TurtleMe’s popular novel series, The Beginning After the End, has garnered praise from audiences and critics alike. But things aren’t looking good for its forthcoming adaptation anime, as it has already become a target of backlash even before its official release.
The trailer of the highly anticipated TBATE anime has been released, but as details emerge, many fans are left disappointed, particularly with the redesigns of the characters. Even the design choices of the key character in the webtoon and light novel series, Tessia Eralith, have become a point of contention on social media.
What is wrong with the adaptation anime of The Beginning After the End?
TurtleMe’s story, filled with magic and monsters, is to be transitioned from page to screen but there are already a lot of controversies surrounding it. The entire TBATE fandom has been talking about the drastic changes in Tessia Eralith’s appearance in the trailer. With her violet hair, delicate elven features, and expressive eyes, Tessia is known for her visually striking appearance in the webtoon.
However, it’s the same case with the adaptation anime where she can be seen in a watered-down version. Particularly, Tessia’s violet hair has been redesigned into something of a duller shade, which makes her look like a generic character. Taking note of her unrecognizable looks, fans of The Beginning After the End novel series were quick to vent their frustration on Reddit.
Tessia is well-known among The Beginning After the End fans for her stunning and ethereal appearances in the novel, which express her innocence and inner power while also representing her cultural roots as an elven princess. So, it is quite justified that fans have been left frustrated with Tessia’s redesigns which makes her look like a bland imitation.
Is there any scope for The Beginning After the End anime adaptation?
After the trailer release, TBATE fandom’s expectations have already turned into disappointment but is there still a glimmer of hope for the anime? Or will it be just another victim of another lackluster webtoon adaptation like Manhwa and Noblesse? Guess, fans will have to find that out after the anime release but the production house Studio A-CAT can still make changes after facing backlash.
Other production teams in the past have made some tweaks to their adaptations after facing criticism from the fans. One such example is Sonic the Hedgehog, whose production team listened to the feedback, and was quick to rework their character designs. Now that so much is at stake, Studio A-CAT should also pull off something similar, particularly with the generic appearance of Tessia in the anime.
But if the production house fails to faithfully adapt the story, then there might be issues of low-quality animation. With a webtoon featuring magical battles and emotional character moments, every little detail needs to be adapted correctly. In any case, The Beginning After the End fans will surely be watching closely, regardless of whether the anime adaptation rises to the challenge or falls short.
This post belongs to FandomWire and first appeared on FandomWire
