dsjakdl;s I know, right?? I believe the latter was actually referred to as "Ed-ojisan." Uncle Ed. ._.

Yes, exactly. Hmmmm. A lot of the art had a different aesthetic than what I've seen previously -- not surprising as they are real people and not manga characters (not that there wasn't plenty of manga influence in places as well. *g*) -- and those sites had great design, but I'm not sure why that would be...? I started to notice this maybe halfway through my browsing, so I probably need more data points. XD