You know how a lot of you said in one of my previous posts that Zelda U looks like an anime, now it has been confirmed that zelda u's art style is inspiration from a Japanese anime.
Here is the article that confirms this: http://mynintendonews.com/2014/11/30/zelda-wii-us-visual-style-draws-inspiration-from-anime/
It also says that it has a feeling of realism.