>>3942580>>3942581Agree, character designs are usually my main reason for picking up or ignoring a series. It's not just about whether or not you are into them, the design choices and variety (or lack of it) itself tell you a lot about a series and the creator and whether it might be good or not. Easily 90% of the anime and manga I rated very high in the last 20 years had varied and good designs.
Over-designed stuff sounds like it was varied but it's usually just the flipside of lack of creativity. If the characters are samefaced the creator has to distinguish them by adding crazy hair styles, heterochromia or clothing with a billion accessories like in some gacha.