>>50470161I even made a crude comparison. Anime drawn in more "moe" style have a cat like look to them which the eeveelutions and anime girls are drawn as and as to why they share similar face structure, especially Sylveon, Vaporeon and Glaceon. So it's not so much that these characters are drawn with human faces as much as your cutesy anime girls are drawn with cat elements such as the dot nose and a snout like a cat.