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 ...

Sometimes it's the characters' style, with their characteristic black clothing ... much all the best gothic anime have been covered, a section dedicated to other shows with notable goth characters ...

Black characters don't appear often in anime, and when they do, it's not uncommon for their portrayal to be problematic. "Not ...