Yuris wrote:
> To my knowledge, only dark-skinned heroine (lead female) in
> Japanese animation to have massive popularity was Nadia (Secret of Blue
> Waters). I'm not even aware of another series that featured dark skinned
> character as the lead female role.

What about Feb from Sol Bianca? Though it is difficult to say just who
exactly is the lead character here. Very egalitarian. I'm looking forward
to the SB revival (see: http://www.anime-int.com/topic/solbianca/index.html)
the first episode of which will be released later this month.

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