Talk:Merli/@comment-69.143.128.66-20120806071703/@comment-5017500-20120806124203

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A Japanese fairy, maybe :-)

Though Merli's skin is darker than the average of Japanese girls, some Japanese girls have skins as dark as her. One of my classmates of senior high school was such a girl. I remember her well, because she was the president of the student council. Her skin was always dark, even in winter.

Generally speaking, Japanese people easily get tanned, though it depends on each person, of course. Japanese people have strong ability to produce melanin. Remember that they have black hairs. It's very sunny in Japanese summer. Melanin protects their skin from ultraviolet rays.

Let's take an example from anime: Azusa Nakano from anime "K-On!" (the second girl from the right). She easily gets tanned like this in summer, much more easily than the other characters of "K-On!". This tanned Azusa is loved very much by anime fans, because she's cute, and a tanned version of her figurine is sold. Large images are here.

Azusa's skin gets back to light color in autumn. But some girls have dark skins all the year round. It depends on their constitution and lifestyle (e.g. outdoor activity).