tbh I'm quite happy with the dragons art since I'm so used to seeing clearly copy pasted assets that just look AWFUL, and clearly don't belong in that art style. As for the saddles, I mean how else are they supposed to safely ride a dragon? No need to over complicate it right? I do agree that a fruit and veggie diet for a dragon seems strange, and I also agree that their pens are kinda small even though they walk them and let them fly daily. All in all this world is pretty consistent, so I just view everything from the food, dragon sizes, pens, care, ect as something unique to that world. Aka I see the dragons in this story as a separate entity than what we in our world commonly perceive them as. I kinda remember the mc remarking in the first few chapters that dragons in her current world aren't entirely the same as the mythological dragon depictions of her old one. Basically it feels kinda like the difference between myth and reality if that makes any sense. Sorry for the tangent, I'm not saying the art and story are perfect, just that the consistence is nice to see.
Not to trash on the art, but couldn't they have made more effort on the design of the dragons and the things revolving around them. They are wearing a horse saddle and harness, live in a verry small cage and eat cabbage meat and fruit, they are very small as well. For me it just looks too silly. Im sure the story is great and all, but I would have preferred a different approach to the art style. Idk if im the only one.