SUPER ARISA WORLD

[RokuGurin]

...and not a dumbed down version of the main char.

Yeah this; I don't see how people are making direct connections between them other than the fact that they're both bulletheads.

I don't see how people make connections between Sonic and Shadow just because they're hedgehogs.

Well, that's my point. Sonic and Shadow have features dissimilar to each other. Just as Arisa and Belle do. They're the same species, but that's it.

If that's the only reason why they look exactly alike then it's kind of a weak argument.