Ehm, I started watching Stage 2 the other night and it's like, watching a totally different series. The animation is changed so that everyone is more "lifelike" with smaller eyes and such, colors have been changed, and also the colors just seem a lot brighter. Is it common practice in Japan to change animatino styles for new seasons or is this an "evolvement"?

BTW, my Stage 2 episodes are dubbed in Cantonese. IT SUCKS!!!

I noticed that as well, and it seemed they reverted back to the colours from the first stage in the movie. At least in my copy of the movie, which is really dark...

I too suffered the fate of too many cantonese episodes. I have all but 3 episodes of the first stage in original japanese... The second stage, now that's a different story.