Yeah, the manga mostly went with realistic hair colors (mostly).
G Gundam is international camp like Street Fighter used to be. Every country is stereotyped according to whatever the popular stereotypes were in its day (except for Japan). Here's a more interesting Gundam race question, is Loran black?
I always read him as South Asian but idk.
*coughs* shaman kingA very good watch. So true about that awkward feeling of seeing some shows you like....then that horrible representation of a black person appears.
I won't lie, I always felt a little uncomfortable when I see some of those Jpop and Kpop idols that have hoop earrings and dreadlocks while singing over a hip-hop beat. The appropriation just doesn't feel right when it's coming from a pop industry that demands its musicians be as pale-skinned as possible and generally looks down on ethnic features.It's weird they always quick to adapt the culture(hip hop, trends, etc), but the respect I lacking
Kilik was already included in the OP. Let me try to think of a few others.
Dutch from Black Lagoon
Claudia Grant from SDF Macross.
They don't make multi-ethnic anime like that anymore.Having just rewatched Macross, I'll second Claudia big time. That show actually does a lot of things better than some modern anime.
I rarely see my girl Moonbay mentioned, one of the reasons I still like Zoids to this day.
Yea wish we had more though.
I got a good laugh out of Castorp. Miyazaki really went there in record time.Almost all characters I saw that were specifically meant to be western white were cringey.
It's weird they always quick to adapt the culture(hip hop, trends, etc), but the respect i lacking
I won't lie, I always felt a little uncomfortable when I see some of those Jpop and Kpop idols that have hoop earrings and dreadlocks while singing over a hip-hop beat. The appropriation just doesn't feel right when it's coming from a pop industry that demands its musicians be as pale-skinned as possible and generally looks down on ethnic features.
This might be better suited for another thread though.
I will say killer bee wants to be more to the village than just a WMD, he wants to be a entertainer, he not only wants to be a rapper but he wanted to try enka too. I mean, when bee is introduced at least he's more than a 1 dimensional strong guy.I've been binging Naruto Shippuden for the first time these past few months and OH BOY have I got conflicted feelings about Killer Bee and the Cloud Village.
Feelings ranging from "holy shit cool looking black ninjas!" to "so this clown gonna be rapping the whole time huh..." Only like half way through the series but yeah, still torn
And it's kinda funny how they REALLY went all in on the blonde hair/dark skin trope for those peeps lol. But I honestly don't mind so much here. They still look cool, so I'll take what I can get.
Does he have to stare into my soul?I got a good laugh out of Castorp. Miyazaki really went there in record time.
And that's part of my mixed feelings on Bee. I thought he was just gonna be a disposable one-off, but it was a nice surprise to see him become more and more of a main character as time went on, along with his village. Prominently featured in the opening credits and everthing!I will say killer bee wants to be more to the village than just a WMD, he wants to be a entertainer, he not only wants to be a rapper but he wanted to try enka too. I mean, when bee is introduced at least he's more than a 1 dimensional strong guy.
Cloud is canon the strongest village in shippuden and raikage is the dopest kage.
I think I can name 10 characters called Yuki with white hair who are presented as East Asian.
I will say killer bee wants to be more to the village than just a WMD, he wants to be a entertainer, he not only wants to be a rapper but he wanted to try enka too. I mean, when bee is introduced at least he's more than a 1 dimensional strong guy.
Cloud is canon the strongest village in shippuden and raikage is the dopest kage.
Killer Bee is a buffoon for sure but it's depicted to show similarities to Naruto, who also used goofy and attention-seeking behavior to gain respect in the village.And that's part of my mixed feelings on Bee. I thought he was just gonna be a disposable one-off, but it was a nice surprise to see him become more and more of a main character as time went on, along with his village. Prominently featured in the opening credits and everthing!
He's got a cool design, a compelling role and backstory, and is a competent badass shinobi.
But his brand buffoonery is almost a deal breaker. No matter how much they try to justify his behavior and make it an endearing quality, it's still nails on a chalkboard evertime this dude "talks". And he opens his mouth all the goddam time. I just can't ignore that shit.
Fortunately there are other Cloud Ninjas I'm vibing with pretty hard. Don't know their names, but the stoic shaggy haired guy, and the younger cat with the lollipop are the ones I'm claiming right now. Hope to see more of them!
Hell, these people will bend over backwards to say a character is just tan, Indian or "Ambiguously Brown Asian" for anything that isn't a racist black depiction pulled from classic media just so that they don't have to think they got a hard on for black character.
Its also makes me very happy that two PoC are the pilots of the most overpowered suits in the franchise. Loran has Turn A, while Setsuna F Seiei, who is Kurdish has 00/QuanT.
If you want something rarely mentioned, there's Jyu Oh Sei where the whole principle of the clans on the prison planet is based on skin colors (Ochre Ring, Sun Ring, Blanc Ring, and Noire Ring).I rarely see my girl Moonbay mentioned, one of the reasons I still like Zoids to this day.
Yea wish we had more though.
I'm not 100% on this point. There a lot of people across the world besides black people who have dark skin and telling them that a dark skinned character has to be black unless specified otherwise by the creator doesn't seem fair, either.
I wonder if they are going to fix Chocolove on the coming remake of Shaman King?
Anime and manga back then took a lot of inspiration from Hollywood so multi ethnic anime were rather common even if it was just background characters and stereotypes.
What is striking about that is that the name of said character is the ghanaian name for god in the akan language.Spoiler for Attack on Titan Season 4
Haven't read through the thread completely, but Attack on Titan does a great job with black characters and characters of different races imo. Onyankopon is such a great post timeskip character
ooof-load-large.jpgWatching Space Brothers and generally enjoying it until of course they choose to portray one of the black (muscular) astronauts
as a gorilla in the in-universe anime:
It doesn't end there as we get a Jamaican astronaut who just HAPPENS to wear headphones shaped like big ears:
like come on
This is particularly absurd given that the reader base for a lot of shonen manga are female.Weekly Shonen Jump has never had a female editor in its 50-year history
Shueisha Says Female Jump Editors Need to 'Understand the Hearts of Boys'
Weekly Shonen Jump has never had a female editor in its 50-year historywww.animenewsnetwork.com
This is particularly absurd given that the reader base for a lot of shonen manga are female.
Do black peoples lips look like tubes to you? This is the perfect example of why this stuff preserves.What was wrong with Simon in Durarara? He was one of my favorite characters and although he is drawn with defined lips I didnt think it was done in an offensive manner.
Im not asking about it in order to defend it, just wondering what Im missing.
Do black peoples lips look like tubes to you? This is the perfect example of why this stuff preserves.
What was wrong with Simon in Durarara? He was one of my favorite characters and although he is drawn with defined lips I didnt think it was done in an offensive manner.
Im not asking about it in order to defend it, just wondering what Im missing.
*ughhh*
I know someone answered already and this may come off as rude. But
If we (Black people) have a character in a piece of work (like this video) when talk bad representation of us, word of advice? It's bad, we are well versed in the centuries and ever present racist portrayals of us
Fortunately there are other Cloud Ninjas I'm vibing with pretty hard. Don't know their names, but the stoic shaggy haired guy, and the younger cat with the lollipop are the ones I'm claiming right now. Hope to see more of them!
I'm not 100% on this point. There a lot of people across the world besides black people who have dark skin and telling them that a dark skinned character has to be black unless specified otherwise by the creator doesn't seem fair, either.
Too bad Setsuna became a lizard person.