Wouldn’t it be more unexpected if they weren’t doing that in Japan?

Having seen every episode of both shows, the new one is better. I like the original. The overarching story lines are fun. But the new one makes the villains way more fun, the characters more interesting, and they don’t pull the same boring magical creature asking for help then dying every ep. “Hey I’m a mermaid, I…

“once accusing the new cast and crew of capitalizing off of the work of the original folks involved.”