Quote Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryűkishi
Uhm, Amano's character designs are almost universally more feminine than any of Nomura's, and they go back to FFI.
Yup.

And this 'pretty' trend is nothing new, and it's hardly 'every character'. Look at X. Wakka wasnt hot... hell, he had a pudgy stomach to boot. Auron was old. And way back in say, IV, the major characters were pretty, from what could be seen. Cecil was handsome, as were Cain and Edge. Rosa and Rydia were very pretty.

The main characters are usually good looking, but travel with some odd looking types. In VI, good looking characters included Tina, Celes, Edgar, Lock, Mash, etc. The odd looking sorts included Stragus, Umaro, and Gogo. So this is nothing new.

And back to the 'feminine' subject... I know this may absolutely boggle the mind, but these games are... Japanese. Japanese culture has long prefered the feminine sort of males. Just look at their pop idols. Gackt, for instance. Very feminine in appearance.