She's Not Dark Skinned For Aesthetic Reasons!!!
Link #utena #sku #revolutionary girl utena #whitewashing #honestly they also lightened her up in the movie #which bugged the fucking shit out of me #she's not dark skinned for aesthetic reasons!!! #she's meant to show herself as an 'outsider'!! #and for being 'different' than the rest of the cast! #in this case hinduism!!! #which is kinda also the point??? #considering the religious symbolism in the show???? #just fuck off anime industry