>>4205668I'll go even further than you. Modern anime design and modern kemono design were essentially created and spearheaded by the same person, a Studio Ghibli designer and animator called Yoshifumi Kondo.
in 1978, they took the roundness of old Toei and Disney, and gave it more defined features at certain perspectives. And which they created Anne of Green Gables.
https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/a/image/1623/17/1623171814132.pnghttps://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/a/image/1676/94/1676944708309.jpgAnd then 2 years later, they expanded this style further into new directions. And created Detective Holmes.
https://desu-usergeneratedcontent.xyz/a/image/1503/54/1503543929306.jpgIt's the same character artist. Now you know where both the styles are from.
