The anime style was an april/may fools joke
Too bad, still you kept the Tezuka style eyes on most of models
(and Shogo MAD could have looked way better if they kept the same artist through the whole production)
EDIT: Plus, I've got a "I want to believe" (the release of DNF) poster somewhere around my computer... hmm... that may explain my somewhat close to Sponge Bob Square Pants behaviour. ^^