The Hidden History Behind Legendary Black Anime

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We're showcasing some of the most iconic Black anime characters. These characters break stereotypes and represent a wide range of personalities and backgrounds. We're diving into the world of Black anime and exploring the impact that diverse creators like LeSean Thomas and Shinichiro Watanabe have had on the industry.
From classics like Afro Samurai to newer faces like Michiko Malandro and Cannon Busters, we explore the depth and complexity of these characters and their stories. Don't miss out on this celebration of Black animation and the incredible characters that have helped shape the landscape of anime. Tune in to discover some of the top Black characters in anime and why representation matters.
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00:00 Introduction to Black Anime History
00:48 The Infamous LeSean Thomas
02:35 Blaxploitation and Black Dynamite
04:09 The Potential of Children of Ether
05:13 Defending Cannon Busters With My LIFE!
08:52 The Historic Backlash of Yasuke
11:34 Afro Samurai is WILD
13:22 Annette ReWrites Castlevania History
14:12 Nadia and African Anime Girls
15:15 The Diverse Universe of Shinichro Watanabe
15:31 Michiko the Afro-Latina Queen
17:05 Carole and Tuesday: The Future of Anime

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@TheStorytellerAJ 5 ай бұрын

I will defend Michiko and Hatchin for life about being a great series about sisterhood and the tragedy of unrequited love.

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

Respect and thanks for checking my video! I’m really seeing more layers of Michiko’s past and the unrequited love that also lingers between her and Atsuko 👀 this anime did female relationships masterfully bro I gotta talk about it more!

@youronlinelover1431 5 ай бұрын

carole and tuesday is goated

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

Yes!! Carole and Tuesday was really so much better than I remembered when I rewatched too ❤🤩

@jzjr47j 5 ай бұрын

Cannon Busters was off the chain one of my favorites

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

The intro alone ❤ Cannon Busters was made with love

@AshParth560 5 ай бұрын

As someone who's seen Afro Samurai, Carole and Tuesday, Yasuke, Casltevania: Nocturne and even Nadia, they are still fun especially remembering them being fun, especially The Boondocks. I still gotta get into Muchiko and Hatchin especially when I'm all done with the Demon Slayer binge up to the recent movie.

@GoneZero 5 ай бұрын

Afro Samurai went hard as fuck

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

Oh yea you’ll really appreciate the style of Michiko, these anime really brought something different when they really do the background of a character well. That’s good writing 👏🏽 👏🏽 👏🏽

@TheAnimeTea 5 ай бұрын

This is the black anime retrospective we deserve! But speaking to Cannon Busters, I also believed it was average but never deserved hate. It seems like a case of "don't race swap or diversify pre-existing series, make original characters instead!" but then when original characters and stories are created they're also viciously hated on, it seems like black people can't win either way when it comes to making waves in animation.

@coolberry3928 5 ай бұрын

Really love the video!👍

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 🐸🤗🍀

@Aluran 5 ай бұрын

Hey I appreciate the algorithm for this one

@Nara.Shikamaru 5 ай бұрын

Darui is one of the COLDEST mfs in Naruto. Basically all of the Hidden Cloud Village was sick.

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

Ooooo yea I’d really like to talk about the way the whole Hidden Cloud crew was represented ☁️ even the corniest moments with Killer bee lol made their whole arc more engaging 💪🏽

@shelbymckinney8888 4 ай бұрын

Great video as usual, wished I caught it sooner.

@RalphTho 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your emphasis on Black American 🖤🇺🇸

@MikeMena 5 ай бұрын

That was a sick vid! When’s next one????? 😅

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

Fighting for my life to get these out every month 😂💀

@dozier-bd7gt 5 ай бұрын

🎉 Thank you 🎊👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾💗

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

You are so welcome 🤗

@MaxwellAlvarado 5 ай бұрын

9:33 is the under statement of the year lol, yasuke could of been so fucking cool

@RalphTho 5 ай бұрын

I loved Canon Busters! It was very average, but it wasn’t good. Despite it all, I still enjoyed it. It was one of those animes that I could watch while doing things in the background.

@GrungepunkqueenTV Ай бұрын

Happy Juneteenth and happy pride month love your videos this one is also one of my favorites

@DjetLayne Ай бұрын

That's so sad, i didn't know Canon Busters wasn't embraced by our people. My circle of friends loved the shit out of that anime. I guess the timing wasn't right?

@ProjectEchoshadow 5 ай бұрын

I was worried you wouldn’t mention Boondocks but you really just started with it.

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

Gotta show respect to where it all started 🙌🏾 Boondocks was so awesome because it was made with the good the bad and the ugly about the characters and black community and it was funny and deep and REAL

@ProjectEchoshadow 5 ай бұрын

@@SistahPunkStudios pros very real Cons very real Would recommend

@Sonicfalcon16 5 ай бұрын

You make good points but i do think sometimes we can't act like they're all flawless sometimes theres series that make me go "eh maybe that wasn't that great" Like criticism helps creators improve on their flaws constant compliments breed lack of evolution in their medium. I used to love Afro samurai but rewatching it I start to notice things I didn't before and I think afro should of just be a dream riley had in the boondocks.

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

This I agree with, and unfortunately it’s with LeSean Thomas. Idk what it is but the homies don’t like giant robots he needs to better understand his audience so he doesn’t fumble these mainstream opportunities to represent and be supported

@Sonicfalcon16 5 ай бұрын

@@SistahPunkStudios I wish this got funded after i read the manga kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJqJfs2CktWafnU.html

@Sonicfalcon16 5 ай бұрын

@@SistahPunkStudiosPrimus 7 is something everyone should read

@davy4842 5 ай бұрын

Nadia is an Arabic name

@lewa3910 5 ай бұрын

I really need to watch Yasuke. I did feel less inclined to even watch it at the time after the criticisms of it, and also feeling how mediocre I felt about Cannon Busters. It really is the problem that black media or nonwhite media in general made under western producers like Netflix are under alot more pressure to be 10 outta 10 out the gate and not allowed build on a mediocre foundation. Like i still want a sequel to Cannon Busters and Children of Ether, but Lesean getting so much heat that he's not allowed to build on what he's produced already in the last decade is a big shame. Also Nadia, Michiko and Carole are such amazing lights. A couple new anime just coming out right I hope get added to that list are 'Great Pretender' and 'Metallic Rouge'. The blackgirl characters are Dorothy from Great Pretender, who is literally the main character for it's 2nd series right now, and Naomi from Metallic Rouge is one of the 2 main characters from the start.

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

There is so much pressure for perfection for new creators especially with black anime characters. I hope we still get new diverse artists that are supported by the community, give them a chance!!

@Aluran 5 ай бұрын

Cannon busters?

@RalphTho 5 ай бұрын

Um, no, we are not all descendant from the same enslaved Africans. Our ancestors were even different on the continent. For example: Real Black Americans(not children of immigrants) have a lot of ancestry from senegal. A lot of Jamaicans have Ghanian ancestry. There were many boats and many boat stops 16:02

@lordblazer 5 ай бұрын

Huey and Riley from the Boondocks are from the hood though.. dunno why you make it sound like they're posers.

@Jay-on2on 5 ай бұрын

Imagine demanding more black anime characters from Japanese anime The audacity

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

When did I said that?…quickly

@kevinslayzak1214 5 ай бұрын

Telling ppl they ", gotta respect" guarantees youll get no respect..😅😅😅...stop TELLING ppl what and who to respect..lol...

@MeowNSheeit 5 ай бұрын

The community that cries about cultural appropriation appropriating peoples culture. Amazazing 😃

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

What appropriation tho 🤔 animation exists outside of anime, anyone can draw dawg ✍🏽 don’t be afraid of different colored pencils 🤷🏽‍♀️

@subwayrat5067 5 ай бұрын

Boondocks is the only black cartoon i would have to watch not anime but still top tier cartoon

@dominiccarter5070 5 ай бұрын

Why do you like the boondocks so much ?

@subwayrat5067 5 ай бұрын

@@dominiccarter5070 it's funny? It was playing on adult swim......

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

Yo try Afro Samurai like come on it’s literally Samuel L Jackson approved and if you like the fight scenes from Boondocks, Afro Samurai goes crazy 😈

@grimmspectrum1547 5 ай бұрын

The only two black anime that get any respect is Black Dynamite cuz that's the funniest I've ever seen any action comedy anime. And the goat of black anime Afro samurai Any other than that are just garbage

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

Yo give Michiko and Hatchin a chance, in simple terms it’s sexy but tough as fuck. if you like the action and exaggerated comedy from Black Dynamite and the serious tone and quality animation from Afro Samurai, you can expand your tastes 🤌🏽

@grimmspectrum1547 5 ай бұрын

@@SistahPunkStudios I have watched it the animation is beautiful but the flow just wasn't enough at times it was slow and the action seemed a little sloppy not saying it was bad but it's just not in the same category as the other two.

@alienjoe6610 5 ай бұрын

Thing is slot of black anime kinda sucks. Like yasuke had so much potential but they decided to go fantasy mecha with it

@dominiccarter5070 5 ай бұрын

What are the other ones ?

@SistahPunkStudios 5 ай бұрын

I wish I knew why people hate giant robots 🤖😭 they’re so cool but I’m a dork lol

@alienjoe6610 5 ай бұрын

@@SistahPunkStudios it’s not the giant robots. What I dislike about the anime is that I was hoping to see yasukes struggle of being a black man in Japan and his rise in becoming a samurai. The fantasy elements really took away from the impact the story had. If I wanted mecha I’d watch mecha.

@alienjoe6610 5 ай бұрын

@@dominiccarter5070 neo yokio, Cannon busters, are the ones I can think of or even remember. Only black anime that’s inarguably good is Afro samurai. As for anime’s with black characters that are good the list is long.