Shayla-Shayla from El Hazard the Magnificent World.Marie and several other characters from Haré+Guu.Perhaps the prototypical Dark-Skinned Redhead, Kei from The Dirty Pair.Pictured to the right: Gene Starwind from Outlaw Star.The immature ranker Quant from Tower of God.Also quite likely to be Ambiguously Brown. This trope can be Truth in Television in some Asian countries, like Pakistan, where dying one's hair red with henna dye is common. dark skinned characters with dark hair (olive, purple, black) tend to have muted personalities. Red's a popular hair color for other reasons as well, of course. Red is very popular, associated with all sorts of playful Japanese spirits as well as the kabuki wig, so it's also a common (and deliberately unusual looking) palette choice for demons and Cat Girls. The most common combination with this skin tone is a vibrant and noticeable light color. this includes Hard-Drinking Party Girls and Tricksters, especially if they're women. This probably has roots back to the ideal of Japanese beauty including pale skin, as opposed to the chain of association with tanned people being outdoorsy, and thus lively and adventurous. While dark skin is not a particularly alien choice, it's more often used to reflect a bouncy, energetic, fiery personality than an actual nationality. Like most character design decisions in anime, colors are often chosen to reflect personalities more than to be realistic depictions. For extra exoticism, just add tanning lotion.
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