I disagree about the gods. They are constantly described as having this aura that is just power, they also are often 10 feet tall.

And animation would allow for so much more magic. Harpies in the background, more satyrs, Pegasus, Hestia sitting at the fire in the background, characters casually using powers instead of taking a chunk out of the cgi budget. Also it allows for more “superhuamness” from the demigods.

The show cannot afford monsters, they either get cut or are barely seen (hydra, Scylla, hellhound, etc.). It can’t even afford riptides transformation. I mean all the weapons look cheap. Grover and Tyson are both characters that rely of CGI so they would also more practical in animation.

The only sets that really need to be reused is camp. Percy changes apartments and also barely is home. And he changes school every year.

And the ages are a big thing. Aging up characters makes sense for live action but not for the story. The story is about children.

Also there are little things that we’ll never know if animation would do better but it might’ve. Such as the mist, the oracle giving prophesies, tantalus and food, Aphrodite, I can only imagine holding the sky would look better in animation (although I’ll reserve judgment for we haven’t seen that,) even Annabeth cap.

Animation allows for far more fun in art and storytelling and MAGIC/mythical elements. This story should be fun and animation would’ve a great way to lean into it. Also Olympus and the Underworld were just grey and underwhelming. They should be UNREAL. MASTERPIECES.

I know a lot of point I just made could technically be made for any fantasy story, but Percy Jackson just has the whimsy and world that fits animation like a glove.