Female characters with dark complexions?

[Lego]

Yes I know, I left the male characters out(don't kill me heh). But while watching Tenchi Universe after buying the cheap box set from Rightstuf(I'll take my advertising check now heh), I seemed to focus on Mihoshi when she was on the screen. I guess it stems from not seeing many characters like her. Now when I say dark complexion, I'm not only talking about African American characters, but characters that go around tanned all the time, are from different dissents, or are a type of alien or being that fits the description.
While racking my brain for my favorite characters, I figured that I would ask about it since we don't see that many characters with dark complexions. What are you favorite characters that have a dark complexion?

Urd (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a0/Urd_%28Oh_My_Goddess%21%29.png) - Ah My Goddess - Urd is the first female character that I thought of besides Mihoshi heh. She is mature, sexy, and she has a darker tone then Bell and Skuld.

Casca (http://sonryu.homestead.com/files/berserk02_guts_casca_1024_.jpg) - Berserk - Casca comes to mind as well. She is a great character in the manga.

Yoruichi Shihouin (http://www.nautiljon.com/images/perso/miniatures/Bleach/shihouin_yoruichi.jpg) - Bleach - Yoruichi is my favorite character in Bleach, even though I don't watch the show heh.

Mihoshi (http://www.cairns.net.au/~jmadden/mihoshi.jpg) - Tenchi Muyo - The character that started the thread, Mihoshi. She is a ditz at times, but still is a great character.

Clarie Rondo (http://home.comcast.net/~abersold/Claire2.jpg) - Planetes - Yes, she can come off as bitchy in the series, but she is a great character.

Kitsurubami (http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/6771/flclkitsurubami00169ae.jpg) - FLCL - Her character is fun in FLCL, although she doesn't get much screen time.

Rose (http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3073/155pa.jpg) - Full Metal Alchemist - Poor Rose heh. She is a interesting character in FMA, and often over looked.

Integra (http://bizhonours.free.fr/manga/hellsing/137.jpg) - Hellsing - Yes, I know it's up to debate weither Integra has a dark complexion or not. But from the series, and the OVA, her skin seems darker then say Alucard or even Seras.

Those are some of my favorite characters with dark complexions off the top of my head heh. I know I forgot about two characters in Love Hina and one in Aya, but I listed my favorites.

[touma]

Nadia in Nadia the Secret of Blue Water.

Anthy in Utena.

Glenda in Petite Princess Yucie.

[Suwako Moriya]

Mihoshi of Tenchi Muyo

Glend of Petite Princess Yucie

Kagura of Azumanga Daioh

Kaolla Su of Love Hina (One of the few good aspects to the anime)

Okay so just four for now, but maybe I'll think of more later. As I magically edit this post. The conspiracy!

[Peter_JR]

The first one to come to mind to me was the girl from Ai Yori Aoshi, Chika.

[Vicserr]

Jun Hono an orphaned half Japanese, half black girl, pilot of Venus A from Go Nagai's Great Mazinger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Mazinger)

[TalonG4]

My two favorites of all time would be Shayla-Shayla from El Hazard and Arisa Mitaka from 801 T.T.S. Airbats /images/graemlins/noseblef.gif

[Isuzu Inugami]

Don't forget Rally from Gunsmith Cats!

[amaneaux]

My favorites:

Shayla-Shayla (El Hazard)
Glenda (Petite Princess Yucie)
Kaolla Suu (Love Hina)
Rally Vincent (Gunsmith Cats)
Kanna Kirishima (Sakura Wars)
Lead Crow (Sailor Moon)
Leila Barthes (Stellvia)

[Spirit Of The Stage]

Tanya Nyathpyiadd (I know I've spelt that wrong) - Battle Athletes Victory
Zazie Rainyday, Ku Fei and Mana Tatsumaya - Mahou Sensei Negima
Yoko Takashiki - Princess Nine
Winia Chester - Scrapped Princess
Chika Minazuki (she's been mentioned, but she's great) - Ai Yori Aoshi

[touma]

I just remembered another one:

Yashima in Hanaukyo Maid Team La Verite.
She is the assistant in the security department who has the yuri crush on her boss, Konoe.

[geraldr]

Pony from Gall Force (http://icons.animecity.nu:999/Auto/0NQXFEH.jpg)

She doesn't so much have a "dark complexion" as she is actually black. One of the few black females in anime, and she's damn smart too!

[meryl]

There's also Paninya in Fullmetal Alchemist, as well as the very minor character of a librarian in Central. (I don't think she's even given a name.)

[gpn]

Aisha Clan Clan in Outlaw Star. /images/graemlins/catgirl0.gif

[perigee]

There are the ganguro gals (http://fansub.frozen-layer.net/anime.php?anime_id=28) in SuperGALS! whom Ran refers to as Tan Faces Red, Yellow, and Blue.

[quenelf]

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Touma said:
Anthy in Utena.


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Yes.

Also Pirotess from Record of Lodoss War OAV.

--quen

[akcoll99]

From hentai, there's Carerra in Viper GTS.

the dark-skinned Orochi 'head' in Kannazuki no Miko (can't remember her name...).

Alvy in RahXephon.

[Kyhn 666]

Setsuna Meioh/Sailor Pluto- Sailor Moon.

Granted she hasn't actually appeared in the anime except for brief glimpses and the titles for season 2 but; Hild from Ah! My Goddess.

[Lego]

Yeh, I was debating about putting Nadia in my list, as she is kind of THE female character with a dark complexion. But in the end I went for my favorite characters heh. There are some that people have listed that I forgot about, but in the end I really oculdn't think of that many.

[Gildor]

Hilda and Gidget from Eureka 7.

[tenton]

Lala Gonzales and Kozue Mihara from School Rumble.

Claudia from Macross

Fam from Ruin Explorers

Yashima from Hanaukyo Mai Tai La Verite

Perhaps Lisa from éX-Driver ?

Is Arumi from Abenobashi tanned?

[wgabriel]

There's Nanvel from Burn-Up Excess. Not that she is a particular favorite in the show itself, but I give her bonus points for being in art like this. (Probably NSFW). (http://gabriel.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=158670)

Compare and contrast skin tones, perhaps? /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[cjed]

There's Momo from Peach Girl - she seems to spend a significant time in the first few episodes worrying about her tanned skin.

[Dicrel Seijin]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Kagura from {i]Azumanga Daioh[/i]. She's pretty much tanned the whole time, You can see her tan lines when she wears the more abbreviated summer clothes she has.

The only other one I can think of is Nailkaizer from the Angel Blade series. (Does she remind anyone else of an hentai version of Urd or Hild?)

[DocWatson]

Arisa Mitaka (http://www.tcp.com/doi/aozora/char/arisa.html) of 801 TTS Airbats, whose mother (according to the non-canon audia dramas (http://www.tcp.com/doi/aozora/adrama/ao02.html)) is non-Japanese.

[XenoSaber]

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tenton said:
Is Arumi from Abenobashi tanned?

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I believe she is. And also everyone forgot Kaolla from Love Hina.

[DocWatson]

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XenoSaber said:
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tenton said:
Is Arumi from Abenobashi tanned?

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I believe she is. And also everyone forgot Kaolla from Love Hina.

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Which reminds me of her sister, Amara Su (http://www.animenfo.com/animecharacter,174,zdrmzt,amara_su.html).

[MrNice]

Genie from Rune Soldier.

[Drakonis]

Lalah Sune from MSG.

[amaneaux]

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XenoSaber said:
And also everyone forgot Kaolla from Love Hina.

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Hey, I listed her early on.

Come to think of it, doesn't the Saber Marionette R version of Bloodberry have slightly dusky skin?

[Suwako Moriya]

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amaneaux said:
Come to think of it, doesn't the Saber Marionette R version of Bloodberry have slightly dusky skin?

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The answer is a definite yes. Especially if you compare her side by side to Lime and Cherry from the same series.

[Njr Scrawl]

Feb in Sol Bianca

Sarah in Macross Zero

And the mountain tribe girl in Blue Gender (who <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Yuji should have stayed with</span>)

[Profweasel]

Ginza from Speed Grapher

[J-Syxx]

Someone has a BAV avatar but you didn't mention:

Tanya from Battle Athletes

[Spirit Of The Stage]

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MFJ said:
Someone has a BAV avatar but you didn't mention:

Tanya from Battle Athletes

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I already mentioned her on the first page.

I'm gonna add another one which I don't has been mentioned, Himeko Kudo from Getbackers.

And though she isn't a human being, Ringo's angel Ranga from Angelic Layer as well.

[J-Syxx]

Yeah, apparently I need glasses.

[akcoll99]

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Wrath of the Njr said:
And the mountain tribe girl in Blue Gender (who <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Yuji should have stayed with</span>)

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What?! No love for Marlene, huh? /images/graemlins/happy.gif

[Teiresias]

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akcoll99 said:
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Wrath of the Njr said:
And the mountain tribe girl in Blue Gender (who <span style='color:#dddddd;background:#dddddd'>Yuji should have stayed with</span>)

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What?! No love for Marlene, huh? /images/graemlins/happy.gif

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Yeah, I read this and thought WTF? How'd Elena earn this, as compared to all the BS Marlene's put up with? There is no justice... /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[Dicrel Seijin]

Um, no one's mentioned Ed from Cowboy Bebop. /images/graemlins/cry00000.gif Where's the love? /images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[ZenAmako]

Also, no one has mentioned Lisa in Bubblegum Crisis 8: Scoop Chase. Dark skin/blonde hair.

Oh... Oh wow. Kaolla Su was like, my first anime/manga crush. So cute. It was the 16 year-old version with pigtails that got me, especially since she was around the same age as me at the time.

I also love Mihoshi... and Kagura from Azu... and Anthy... Hell, I love all dark-complexioned/tanned characters. /images/graemlins/sdsmiley.gif

[Suwako Moriya]

I can't believe I forgot about Kagura from Azumanga Daioh. *Goes to edit earlier post* I should be ashamed of myself. I also kind of like Kaola Su one of the few good aspects to Love Hina.

[sher59]

I don't think anyone's mentioned Mihoshi's mom Mitoto from GXP, or her grandfather's sister (also from GXP).

[XenoSaber]

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amaneaux said:
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XenoSaber said:
And also everyone forgot Kaolla from Love Hina.

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Hey, I listed her early on.

Come to think of it, doesn't the Saber Marionette R version of Bloodberry have slightly dusky skin?

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You did indeed, 1000 pardons there, I missed it while scanning, sorry!

And what about Rabian Rayer from Cospreyers.

[EmperorBrandon]

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sher59 said:
I don't think anyone's mentioned Mihoshi's mom Mitoto from GXP, or her grandmother (also from GXP).

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Mikami is not Mihoshi's grandmother. She's her grandfather's sister.

[sher59]

D'oh! My bad, sorry.

[2old2care]

Tanigawa from Dai-Guard

[Galexia]

There is also Noa from the Fullmetal Alchemist Movie
and Sailor Pluto from Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon.