[ SECRET POST #3445 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3445 ⌋

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Comments

[ketita]

Hm, that is a decent point. The thing is, I'm usually wary of applying US racial biases to Japan, because it's a whole different paradigm. The majority of dark-skinned characters in anime are meant to be Japanese - just like the majority of characters in anime in general.
Even that TV Tropes page mentions ganguro, which I think is a reasonable inspiration for this visual effect.
And let's be real, like OP pointed out, visually it's a very striking combination, because you get high contrast.

Overall, this type of character will usually show up in "non realistic" series, I think, and in those, often most characters will have hair in various shades of crazy. I think it's the same reason that many Asians IRL dye their hair, or get perms, or spiking - when everybody has straight black hair, you want to stand out.