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Afro SamuraiBlack main character: Afro Samurai (pretty much all the characters in this anime are Black, the title is self explanatory) |
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Castlevania Season 2 |
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Carole & TuesdayBlack main character: Carole Stanley Includes many other Black characters that are actually relevant to the plot, like Ezekiel and Crystal (character was inspired by Beyonce and Aretha Franklin) |
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Banana FishThere are no Black main characters, but there are plenty of minor characters that are Black Americans like Cain Blood, Skip, etc. In general this anime is pretty diverse as it centers around gangs/mafias from different ethnic backgrounds like the Chinese triads, American street gangs, etc. |
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Michiko & HatchinAfro-Latina main character: Michiko Malandro (Afro-Latinos are usually of mixed African, Indigenous American, & European blood) Black American secondary characters: Atsuko Jackson (+ more) |
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YasukeIndigenous African main character: Yasuke, who is based off of a real African historical figure in Japan (despite this anime having a fantasy & sci-fi twist) which is SO COOL, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuke Most likely an ethnic Yao, who are indigenous to East Africa ***created by Black American animator LeSean Thomas |
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Neo YokioBlack American main character: Kaz Kaan [voiced by Jaden Smith too, so freakin awesome] + other Black secondary characters like Lexy |
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Black LagoonBlack main character: Dutch |
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Lycoris RecoilSecondary Afro-Japanese character: Mika |
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Great PretenderBlack minor character: Dorothy |
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Cannon Busters (2019)Black main character: Philly the Kid + a multitude of Black secondary & minor characters ***created by LeSean Thomas |
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Darker than BlackBlack secondary character: April |
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Sword Art OnlineSecondary Black character: Agil |
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Durarara!!Afro-Russian secondary character: Simon Brezhnev |
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Hunter x Hunter (2011)Minor Black character: Canary Canary, my love, you needed more screen time *starts throwing things out of anger* + Other minor Black characters: Geretta & Abengane |
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BleachPossibly Black secondary character: Yoruichi Shihouin (her ethnicity has never been clearly stated so she could be South Asian, etc or simply a made-up ethnicity for all we know...) + Black secondary character: Kaname Tousen |
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Cowboy BebopBlack minor character: Coffee (very briefly appeared) |
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The Promised Neverland |
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Little Witch Academia TV |
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Basquash!Secondary Black character: Miyuki Ayukawa |
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Children of Ether |
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Blade Runner: Black Out 2022Black main character: Iggy -anime episode short- |
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The Mysterious Cities of GoldBlack main character: Tao |
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Kaze no Naka no Shoujo Kinpatsu no JeanieBlack main character: Bill |
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Radiant 2nd SeasonPossibly Black secondary character: Ocoho (she has an extremely dark complexion so she could be Black, however she could also be South Asian, etc) |
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Some oldies for your list:
https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/the-mysterious-cities-of-gold
https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/kaze-no-naka-no-shoujo-kinpatsu-no-jeanie