Anime, originating in Japan, has long had a complicated relationship to race. In many early anime series, Black characters were almost entirely absent, and when they did appear — even later on in ...

Anime production company N LITE and U.S. fashion brand HYPLAND combine to spotlight black anime characters in the first of ...

Shinichirō Watanabe’s Samurai Champloo is a genre-bending anime series that finally deserves its flowers for being one of the most classic anime series of all time. This successor to Cowboy ...

the letter continued. In addition to the new shows, the letter also announced a live painting session at Anime Japan in March to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Basilisk. The letter concluded ...

The rock band Cö shu Nie and musician HYDE are collaborating for the first time to perform the opening theme song "Maisie" for this April's Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc anime. In addition ...

However, one anime, in particular, Samurai Champloo, might possibly be his best work, and there are plenty of reasons that prove how this anime changed the future of anime industry with it’s ...

What’s Coming for Black Clover in 2025? Black Clover will be kicking off 2025 in a huge way. Black Clover will be returning for two new chapters with the next edition of Jump GIGA magazine ...

The first character is Yasuke, a powerful Black samurai brought to Japan as a Portuguese slave. His large build and heavy armor makes him a great choice for any missions where you plan to charge ...

Welcome to our editorial team's countdown of the very best anime that aired this year! Below you'll find Anime News Network's top 10 anime of the year, the characters that inspired us, the moments ...

Netflix’s Black Stories collection celebrates Black cinema and culture and allows subscribers to narrow their search if they’re interested in movies from Black creators and stars. However ...