I think the problem with the character designs (which I also feel is the problem with the manga art, personally) is that the eyes are drawn too far apart - measure it, they all have like, 1 1/2 to 2 eye widths space between their eyes.
Also the manga style is incredibly flat and geometric, and the first series took SOME of that but then tried to draw the faces a bit more humanly, with some thought to anatomy/bone structure/etc.
This just copy pastes the manga character designs which are basically 'some men have rectangle heads and rectangle noses, Roy and Ed and Riza and the majority of the primary cast have circles for heads'
I don't really like the designs as still images, and I think they're a VERY poor choice for animation. Season 1 did a much better job adapting the designs IMO.
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Also the manga style is incredibly flat and geometric, and the first series took SOME of that but then tried to draw the faces a bit more humanly, with some thought to anatomy/bone structure/etc.
This just copy pastes the manga character designs which are basically 'some men have rectangle heads and rectangle noses, Roy and Ed and Riza and the majority of the primary cast have circles for heads'
I don't really like the designs as still images, and I think they're a VERY poor choice for animation. Season 1 did a much better job adapting the designs IMO.