>>28938727I wish, anon. I'm glad that the general proportions and look are still absolutely Barn Owl instead of becoming a more typical species, but I was really hoping the face would remain similar. I get that the dark, unreadable eyes of a Barn are not super relatable on a fully-evolved partner mon like a starter, so the anime eyes make sense. At least they look cute on Rowlet. A ghostly Barn Owl face under that hood would've made this design perfect. I love it as is, but I do wish it could've kept that detail. I really doubt it will because as
>>28938733says its likely finalized anime art. Oh well.