The problem with the ponytail is that first, it's a lot shorter than before, but that is forgivable due to Team Ninja wanting to be more realistic. The thing is, it looks like a sausage. It has no strands, and is just one cluster of blonde. Before, she had multiple strands from her hair, and there's no excuse for there not to be. Kasumi, Hitomi, Momiji, Rachel, Kokoro, Leigfang, and Sarah all have strands in their ponytail. Helena is the ONLY female with a ponytail that does not have strands. That is the problem. Compare Helena's ponytail to ANYONE elses. There's a huge difference.
All I ask is for strands, but Helena is denied that. Length is more realistic, but hair is supposed to be fluid and strandful, not a singular entity.