What is Anime’s Relationship to the Black Community?

Jonathan returns to talk anime and how black fans, specifically black millennials, were raised on this new culture – which in turn influenced how modern anime has evolved to reflect that fandom!

Topics for this episode include:

Blackness through allegory

Advanced Gender Studies

Taking root

The New Style

Music Included: “Battlecry” by Nujabes feat. Sing02, “Just Communication” by Two-Mix

FURTHER READING:

Black Voices in Anime

Why Black Representation in Anime Matters

The People vs Gundam Wing

Takashi Okazaki’s Furi


2 thoughts on “What is Anime’s Relationship to the Black Community?

  1. I’d write in to report my favorite anime, but you pretty much nailed it. Would definitely add Black Lagoon, though. And that brief exchange about Dutch being Uncle Tom was hilarious. I was like, “Wow, I guess it has been a while,” and then Jonathan clarifies, “Like our Uncle Tom.” XD

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