Shirohibiki
it's a beautiful bikini bottom day!
I think that might be the problem most people have with the Lion villagers. They are 'cool' and not 'cutesy-wutsey'. But, that is what makes them such good villagers! They are freaking Lions! They are supposed to be more cool than cute!
Now am I saying cute villagers are 'bad'. NOT AT ALL! I like cute villagers. I personally prefer towns with both cool AND cute animal!
Personally, I don't like them because their models are literally **** tier. Sort of like how most bulls/cows have terrible ass models. It's not really a debate over cool or cute in my mind -- I judge a lot by model type and how seamless they are. And lions are not seamless.