No, I mean the main crew the main character is with in the beginning of the game. Not some rando NPC. The beginning of DDS lets you talk with those same people that are featured in the opening.
And on the other side of the spectrum, if you were to take away Raidou's sideburns, and the green lines on Demi-Fiend's face, They're the same. Like, my experience with Kaneko's art is mostly the PS2/PS1 era, so things like strange journey where Kaneko had a lot of time to improve isn't really what I'm referring to.
And this thread will probably do the same song and dance about artists for another 10 times after this, so I just want to make a preface. I don't think ANY of the Atlus artists are bad. Period. They all have their strength and weaknesses. From same face to boob shelfs. I know I say I like Doi more because I just like Doi's designs in general. I don't think he's the best, just the one I like the most. Every artist in the company, in my honest opinion, has something to offer in terms of overall design and style.