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Shouko Yuasa looks like Mako, yes. Makoto also looks like an older Yuuta Togashi, from Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai, a more fit version at least.

Hyouka's characters happen to have the same designer as Free!, so it makes sense that there would be similarities. Most of KyoAni's characters bear resemblance to another KA character, somewhere down the line. The characters from the Key franchises all have a look alike, in the other key franchises animated by KyoAni nonetheless, and Tamako Market and K-On also have their share of similarities. It's not bothersome, really, but it's something you notice after a while. However, some characters from KyoAni anime also bear resemblance to characters from non-KyoAni anime.

These charts are crazy fan theory, but to me they're kind of sensical........ lol.