User blog comment:Daisy4DLC/Random things that bother you about Pretty Cure/@comment-25474770-20160305093936/@comment-25201298-20160305154345

I don't think that's a valid reason, since pink, blue, purple and other colored-haired people do not exist in Japan either.

And even if Japan doesnt have a lot of black people, well, it's an anime, so they could break boundaries if they wanted. After all, there aren't a lot of white people in Japan yet we get so many blonde Cures that look white.

I think it all has to do with the whole idea that white skin and people are considered the most appealing and attractive in the eyes of Japanese producers more than any other race. Though I'm not saying that they're racist (maybe it is a tiny bit though honestly).

And I guess Cure Sunny is the closest to dark skin representation since she has a tan