That cheap excuse won't save you! Just admit you made a mistake.
I'd find it hard to believe a significant portion of the players wouldn't alter their looks in the game to a degree, even if they, for some reason, based it on their RL looks, narcists aside. In the first place they are in a fantasy setting, which tends to beg for different styles compared to our contemporary one, especially in Japan were conformity is so big. Though clearly this show wanted to suggest many copied they RL exterior since quite a few wear glasses. Maybe they are only for style, who knows, as I can't imagine a single reason why anybody would want such a weakness in a combat heavy game.