When I think of excellent anime leaders, a few iconic characters that happen to be Best Black anime characters spring to anime fans and their minds.
Over time, anime has become more diverse in casting, highlighting characters with darker skin tones and hairstyles such as locks, knots, braids, and waves. The best black anime characters continue to play intricate and dramatic roles.
The organization encourages black people, adolescents, and adults of all ages to watch anime and attend anime events. I’m a big anime lover and wanted to share some of our favorite black characters. This number is not ranked in any way.
25. Afro Samurai
- Year: 2007
- Director: Fuminori Kizaki
- Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Ninja Ninja Kelly Hu
- IMDb Ratings: 7.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100%
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Based on the manga of the same name, Afro Samurai combines samurai and pop culture in a hyperviolent revenge story. The Afro-Samurai anime included Samuel L. Jackson and Phil Lamarr as voice actors, and its production was unexpected. Due to Samuel L Jackson being the voice actor for the main character, the English dub garnered a lot of traction. The soundtrack, composed by RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan, is another selling factor for the anime miniseries. Afro-Samurai proceeded to win an Emmy and be adapted into a film.
Afro, a warrior, is the main protagonist and one of the black protagonists in the story. He grows up in a dystopian feudal Japan, where he pursues vengeance against an outlaw who murdered his father because he wore the “Number 1” headband, a mark of the world’s best fighter. A black anime series of high-octane battles with assassins and mercenaries follow.
24. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures
- Year: 1993
- Director: Elaine Clark
- Cast: Chikao Ôtsuka, Jûrôta Kosugi
- IMDb Ratings: 7.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Muhammad Avdol ( fortune teller) is a significant ally in Stardust Crusaders. As an Egyptian buddy of Joseph Joestar, he joins the crew on their quest to defeat DIO, providing knowledge and assistance regarding unfriendly pit users and local cultures along the route. Avdol is a fire-fighting Stand user that wields Magician’s Red.
Avdol appears to be a serious, responsible, and generally fair individual. As a result, he must retain his “image” as a competent and reliable person (as he continually emphasizes in his argument with Mariah).
23. Cowboy Bebop
- Year: 1998
- Director: Shinchiro Watanabe
- Cast: David Lucas, John Billingslea
- IMDb Ratings: 8.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100%
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Only one narrative between Edward and Domino Walker featured this sensuous bounty hunter (and his hallucinogens). It wasn’t even a pleasant experience, as she was interrogated by the authorities about why Ed and Ein were in her trunk.
Coffee, on the other hand, one of the black characters, didn’t require much time to make an impression: from her afro hair and tight black outfit to her grenade launcher and appropriately beautiful convertible car, she had a personality that could’ve landed her a turned series — or a cameo in a comparable anime like Lupin the Third.
22. Sword Art Online
- Year: 2012
- Director: Tomohiko Itō
- Cast: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Haruka Tomatsu
- IMDb Ratings: 7.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Sword Art Online, the anime that made waves in the 2010s and set the way for isekai’s long-standing dominance in anime, continues to attract new fans, with even more content on the way. Andrew Gilbert Mills, the pleasant African-American trader and ax wielder, is one of the most well-known secondary characters. Despite his occupation, though, he was unconcerned about substantial profit margins.
Helping other players, particularly those at lower levels, was more important than making money. Andrew is just as lovely in real life: he and his wife own Dicey Cafe, a coffee shop and bar.
21. Deadman Wonderland
- Year: 2011
- Director: Kōichirō Hatsumi
- Cast: Monica Rial, Greg Ayres
- IMDb Ratings: 7.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
There are many compelling characters in Deadman Wonderland. Karako is, without a doubt, one of the finest. Her petite yet sensual form and short white hair appeal to me. But don’t be fooled by her gorgeous smile and previous nursing experience:
Karako is known for her combat prowess. She excels at martial arts and fully uses her Fists of Blood Branch of Sin. You have to admire her leadership skills, moral attitude, and looks and abilities.
20. Super Dimension Fortress Macross
- Year: 1982
- Director: Noboru Ishiguro
- Cast: Arihiro Hase, Mari Iijima
- IMDb Ratings: 8.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Here’s a character from the 1980s who has that retro nature art aesthetic. Claudia Lasalle appeared in Macross as a supporting character. She is the most loved Black woman character. She’s a 26-year-old American Black second lieutenant who understands what it’s like to love and be loved.
Claudia is constantly willing to assist Misa Hayase in comprehending her developing feelings for Hikaru Ichijou. Many Macross fans, I’m sure, want Claudia to be loved as much as she deserves, given what happened to her loved ones. Her voice actor also narrated the series, which applies to both the Japanese and English dubbed versions.
19. Naruto Shippuden
- Year: 2007
- Director: Masashi Kishimoto
- Cast: Maile Flanagan, Kate Higgins
- IMDb Ratings: 8.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Killer B is a Kumogakure shinobi.He is the most recent of the eight-tailed Jinchriki, but unlike his forefathers, he was able to befriend him and increase his power to Kumo’s benefit. Despite being in charge of the village’s security, B aims to be the best rapper in the world.
Killer B is an extraordinarily powerful shinobi who can single-handedly overcome Taka’s team of other hazardous fighters as Kumo’s guardian who has long since mastered his particular skills. He completed solo missions as a child to be completed as a team with his companion A, which helped him recognize that his younger brother was more skilled than him.
Even Minato Namikaze has acknowledged that B is a powerful ninja not a Jinchriki. During the Second Shinobi World War, B defeated Akatsuki’s Kisame Hoshigaki and later the Two-Tailed Beasts.
18. Dragon Ball z
- Year: 1989
- Director: Daisuke Nishio
- Cast: Masako Nozaw, Toshio Furukawa
- IMDb Ratings: 8.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Mr. Popo is indeed the servant of whoever has assumed the role of God of the Planet. He’s a chubby humanoid with dark skin, wide eyes, and large red lips who lacks a nose and hair. Mr. Popo is utterly faithful to God and Dende, even risking his job to protect them.
He is in charge of the program Goku and his comrades in preparation for the battles with Piccolo, Nappa, and Vegeta. He subsequently obtains the Earth Dragons Bal. He requests Shenobtainss help resurrects Frieza’s victims.
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- Year: 1990
- Director: Hideaki Anno
- Cast: Noriko Hidaka, Nathan Parsons
- IMDb Ratings: 7.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Today, Nadia: Secrets Of The Blue Water is an anime series that is largely forgotten. Gainax Studio created this in 1990. Neon Genesis Evangelion & Gurren Lagann were both produced by the same studio! Nadia is the story of a young African girl who has forgotten where she was born and is on a quest to find out. It refers to her native continent of Africa.
They chose to depict Nadia in a non-stereotypical manner. However, the concept was initially different from the final product. Nadia’s design isn’t stereotypically African in this way.
16. Michiko & Hatchin
- Year: 2008
- Director: Sayo Yamamoto
- Cast: Brandon Potter, Jad Saxton
- IMDb Ratings: 7.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Atsuko Jackson is another black character from Michiko & Hatchin on our list of black anime characters. She grew up in the same orphanage as Michiko and appeared to have a grudge against her. She is now a police officer responsible for Michiko’s imprisonment twelve years before the conspiracy began. Michiko likes to annoy her by calling her “Jumbo.”
(Jumbo refers to both the Syzygium fruit and a dark-skinned person in Portuguese.) She appears to have contradictory emotions for Michiko and is occasionally seen assisting Michiko in a difficult position.
15. Code Geass
- Year: 2006
- Director: Gorô Taniguchi
- Cast: Jun Fukuyama, Takahiro Sakurai
- IMDb Ratings: 8.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Villetta Nu has eyes comparable to Yoruichi and Karako Koshio’s, albeit hers are more yellow than gold or amber in color. Villetta is critical in bringing attention to the issue of prejudice on a deeper level. Of how much better life could be if people weren’t trained to despise others simply because they are different. The details surrounding her momentary memory loss astounded me. And it’s one of the anime betrayals I remember to this day.
In the second season, things start to look up for her. But I’m not sure I’d forgive her if Code Geass had only one season.
14. Neo Yokio
- Year: 2017
- Director: Ezra Koenig
- Cast: Jaden Smith, Jude Law
- IMDb Ratings: 5.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Jaden Smith plays Kaz Kaan, a “Magistocrat” who chases down demons while not living the high life in this Netflix anime produced by Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig. Kaan is a resident of Neo Yokio, the titular city, a Utopian version of New York ruled by elite magicians who once defended the town from demon raids in the nineteenth century. As a result, Kaan and his species are classified as upper-class. Strange paranormal events occur as the tale progresses.
In the pilot episode, for example, a Chanel suit is exorcised! Aside from the humor, the series includes an anti-capitalist critique and a focus on hikikomori, the Japanese social retreat lifestyle.
13. Soul eater
- Year: 2008
- Director: Takuya Igarashi
- Cast: Laura Bailey, Chiaki Omigawa
- IMDb Ratings: 7.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Kilik Rung is a weapon maestro and one of Death Weapon Meister Academy’s top three student combatants. He is the weapons companion of the Fire and Thunder Twin Weapons. Kilik is regarded as hearty, ardent, hot-blooded, and motivated to be the one who comes up with anti-witch countermeasures. He prefers to dress in a hip-hop fashion.
12. Michiko & Hatchin
- Year: 2008
- Director: Sayo Yamamoto
- Cast: Brandon Potter, Jad Saxton
- IMDb Ratings: 7.5/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
In the mythical country of Diamandra, both Michiko and Hatchin yearn for a sense of independence. The former wants to get out of a prison stronghold (prison escapee), while the latter wants to escape her violent family. The women begin on a road trip when their paths intersect, only to become embroiled in a more comprehensive criminal scheme.
The anime was praised for its lively yet brave characters, as well as Diamandra’s visual aesthetics, which have a remarkable resemblance to Brazil.
11. Fighting Spirit
- Year: 2000
- Director: Satoshi Nishimura
- Cast: Steve Staley, Richard Epcar
- IMDb Ratings: 8.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
let us start with Hajime no Ippo’s Jason, a former soldier and African-American boxer who Ippo faced in the Rookie King Tournament. Don’t you think there’s something odd about his appearance? Sure, Jason is muscular and can deliver a blow that rivals Mamoru Takamura’s hooks.
Outside the ring, though, as you can undoubtedly see by his eyes, Jason Ozuma is far from brutal. Jason doesn’t engage in combat because he wants to start a fight. He’s a nice guy who only wants to make enough money to keep his gym running and aid He’ss.
10. Cannon Busters
- Year: 2019
- Director: Lesean Thomas
- Cast: Stephanie Sheh, Kenny Blank
- IMDb Ratings: 6.7/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Netflix
Cannon Busters is a Netflix original anime series. The same studio that worked on the first Fairy Tail and Log Horizon seasons worked on this season.
Cannon Busters is a Mecha series and Sci-fi action anime, unlike the others on this list, with a black protagonist having blonde hair and a brown-haired black male character (also a central protagonist). The first episode is a bizarre introduction to the rest of the series. And where it will take you.
However, like Black Lagoon, it isn’t primarily about black culture, but it does feature a lot of it due to the characters and story.
9. Black Lagoon
- Year: 2006
- Director: Sunao Katabuchi
- Cast: Megumi Toyoguchi, Daisuke Namikawa
- IMDb Ratings: 8.0/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
The Madhouse’s finest secret from the 2000s is Black Lagoon (one of the best anime shows), and it’s past time Revy takes a break to give Dutch his due. Dutch is 6’4″ tall and weighs around 220 pounds. Jungle shoes, fatigues, and body armor are among his favorite accessories, as are sunglasses. Before creating The Lagoon Company, he claimed to have participated in the U.S. Navy.
But the best thing about Dutch is that he’s an excellent negotiator who wants to complete the job as quickly as possible with the least civilian losses potential. He can fight, but he’s at his best when in charge of Revy’s and the others’ mercenary activities.
8. Carole Tuesday
- Year: 2019
- Director: Motonobu Hori
- Cast: Miyuri Shimabukuro, Kana Ichinose
- IMDb Ratings: 7.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Carole Tuesday is about a culture that has relocated to Mars and was created by Studio Bones, the same studio that created My Hero Academia—the entire world. One of the central black characters is a black female with authentically black cultural and physical characteristics. She lives in alba city. Both main protagonists compose and perform music together, a significant feature of the entire series and its 24 episodes.
Like Black Lagoon, Carole Tuesday isn’t entirely about black people and culture, but there are references outside of the main character!
7. Bleach
- Year: 2001
- Director: Tite Kubo
- Voiced By: Satsuki Yukino
- IMDb Ratings: 8.2/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming platform: Hulu
The last figures on our top Black anime characters list are now revealed. Yoruichi Shihin is a longtime buddy of Kisuke Urahara and one of Ichigo’s and friends’ earliest allies, assisting them in discovering and developing their abilities in preparation for the battle with the Shinigami to liberate Rukia. He is one of the best black main characters.
She first appears as a black cat, which she can morph into at any time before transforming into a woman with voluptuous shapes, a dark complexion, and dark purple hair in human form. She is a very laid-back and enjoys surprising others by transforming or adopting a macho tone in her cat form so that no one realizes she is a woman.
6. Cowboy bebop
- Year: 1998
- Director: Shinchiro Watanabe
- Cast: David Lucas, John Billingslea
- IMDb Ratings: 8.9/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100%
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Jet Black, a 36-year-old former police officer from Ganymede, is renowned on his native satellite as Black Dog for his aggressiveness (a satellite of Jupiter). Jet is tall and powerful on the outside. He is fully bald except for the back of his head and has a beard without a mustache. Spike is a lazy and unselfish character, whereas Jet is a courageous man with many interests.
Jet was a long-serving investigator with the Inter Solar System Police (ISSP) until his left arm was amputated during a botched investigation in which his evil partner (and friend) betrayed him. Despite the possibility of the biological prosthesis, he had his arm substituted by a cybernetic limb.
5. Hunter X Hunter
- Year: 2011
- Director: Yoshihiro Togashi
- Cast: Issei Futamata, Megumi Han
- IMDb Ratings: 9.0/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Hunter X Hunter is a well-known, legendary anime show that is a favorite among anime lovers all around the world. It is praised for its intricate plot and diverse cast of characters, which range in age, size, shaa famous color. Canary is a particular one of the excellent best blacworldwideine out as an example of the series’ Black representation.
Canary is the Zoldyck family and its youthful apprentice butler, proficring techniques and a master of hand-to-hand fighting.
4. Gundam Build Fighters
- Year: 2013
- Director: Yoshiyuki Tomino
- Cast: Hirotaka Suzuoki, Tôru Furuya
- IMDb Ratings: 7.3/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Nils Yajima, formerly Nils Nielsen, is a supporting character in the Gundam Build Fighters and Gundam Build Fighters Try tv series(anime shows).
Nils’ earliest appearances were all about science. He has never been in the Gunpla battle for the sake of having fun but rather to investigate Plavsky particles. He discovered that he loved Gunpla after his duel with Sei and Reiji.
3. Naruto
- Year: 2002
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- Cast: Junko Takeuchi, Maile FlPlavsky’s IMDb Ratings: 8.4/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 100%
- Streaming platform: Netflix
Darui is a Naruto character with dark skin and jagged blonde hair. When he connects his chakras and emits light to blind his opponents temporarily, it is his most well-known maneuver.
Darui is a highly knowledgeable and skilled shinobi who acted as one of the Fourth Raikage’s bodyguards and the best candidate during the Fourth Shinobi World War, as well as the commander of the Allied Shinobi Army First Division. His powers allowed him to defeat the Gold and Silver Brothers, who had the Sage of the Six Ways’ costly equipment, almost s andly. Darui gained a rare talent years later, allowing him to attain Fifth Raikage.
2. Basquash Basquash
- Year: 2009
- Director: Shôji Kawamori
- Cast: Hiro Shimono, Shizuka Itô
- IMDb Ratings: 7.0/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: Hulu
Basquash Basquash is a new Mecha series from Studio Satelight (anime. This anime is comparable to Black Lagoon in that Miyuki (the primary protagonist) it’s not the only MC featured. It’s one of the best portrayals of black characters in anime, from her hairstyle to her dark skin tone and general appearance. It shows the journey of Dan Jd (a black surface) and his friends. This anime tells us more about the black culture.
1. One Piece
- Year: 1999
- Director: Eiichiro Oda
- Cast: Mayumi Tanaka, Tony Beck
- IMDb Ratings: 8.8/10
- Rotten Tomatoes Rating: N.A.
- Streaming Platform: HIn this anime, Kuzan, also known as Aokiji, is a former Navy Admiral who was the first to be revealed. Sengoku elevated him to the position of Fleet Admiral. He departed from the Marines after losing the job to Sakazuki.
For unclear reasons, he joined the Blackbeard Pirates. He is a minor adversary in the Long Ring Long Country Arc (one of the main enemies in the anime’s Foxy’s Return Arc) and one of the primary antagonists in the Marineford Arc, together with the other Military.
We all love these characters, from Claudia Grant with blue eyes and pink lips to Tuesday’s best friend, Carole Stanley. You can watch more videos.
