Well, since anime mostly deals with Japanese characters and cultures, it is very unlikely that one thinks of a black character when asked about anime. But anime has been including characters from all over the world to keep its character work dynamic and fresh. They have been able to portray some really nice black characters in their series and movies. Here, is the list of top African American anime characters ever....
SPONSORED LINKS House of Cards is a one of a kind series. Describing the life of Frank Underwood a US Secretary of State candidate who gets betrayed, it is the ultimate destination for betrayal, power struggle, and politics. The journey of a man from a poor background to become the President of the United States using nothing but his sheer willpower and brilliant mind will take you to a place you’ll love as well as hate....
What do you find in a character which makes it great for you? Is it acting skills, demeanor, swagger or just those things which you can relate yourself with? It’s quite possibly the latter. Movie roles can never be easily dismissed. Since childhood, you stick with them, try to be them or hell, even beat them. Some movie roles are just so fantastic that you feel that the guy who is portraying them is actually the character....
SPONSORED LINKS 8. Gone Baby Gone (2007) A private investigator, Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck), is hired to investigate the disappearance of a three-year-old girl, Amanda. Soon, Patrick finds himself in over his head while unraveling a tangle of lies, sham, and blackmail. Like Enola, Patrick goes on an exhilarating and suspenseful journey to get to the bottom of the case and isn’t afraid of testing his limits. 7. Prisoners (2013) ‘Prisoners’ centers on Keller Dover (Hugh Jackman), who takes matters into his own hands when police investigation leads to nothing but dead ends following his daughter and her friend’s disappearance....
‘Nana’ is a Shoujo anime that follows the young and naive titular protagonist who travels to Tokyo chasing her boyfriend Shouji Endo. Her journey leads to an unexpected encounter with an enigmatic punk rock vocalist named Nana Osaki. Although they share the same name, the two girls have conflicting personalities, and they became friends despite that. When they share an apartment in Tokyo, the girls experience the ups downs of independent living and offer each other much-needed emotional support....
MTV’s ‘Are You The One’ is an interesting TV show that brings together a group of singles and divides them up into perfect pairs using a relationship algorithm. While the perfect matches are kept hidden, the singles are allowed to mix freely with each other and couple up as they see fit. However, at the end of each week, the group is asked to send one pair to the truth booth, where they learn if they are a perfect match....
Aubrey Dameron moved back home to Grove, Oklahoma, in the summer of 2018 to put her life back together. But just months later, she vanished without a trace, and loved ones have continued to search far and wide for her. The fourth episode of NBC News’ ‘Dateline: Missing in America’ podcast details the circumstances surrounding Aubrey’s sudden disappearance and the subsequent search efforts. So, let’s find out more then, shall we?...
SPONSORED LINKS Socialism is an economic system that attempts to walk the fine line between communism and capitalism, idealizing a structure that promotes equality, fairness, and plausibility within a community of people. It advocates the ownership and regulation of production, distribution, and trade of goods and services by the population within a specified area, managed by a collective of representatives elected by them. Films about socialism may be ones that propagate the above ideology, or they may be those pictures that criticize or bring out the flaws in other social systems....
Brucetravious Frazier, a young man from Auburn, Alabama, was the victim of a brazen shooting in July 2018. Investigation Discovery’s ‘The Murder Tapes: Fled on Foot’ chronicles how the authorities used surveillance footage and witness statements to piece together what happened that evening, eventually arresting the killer. So, if you’re curious to find out why Bruce was targeted, we’ve got you covered. How Did Brucetravious Frazier Die? Brucetravious was born in December 1989 to Teresa Frazier and Bruce Penny....
In the first episode of ‘Call of the Night,’ titled ‘1st Night: Night Flight,’ the show focuses on Kou as he tries to find meaning in his otherwise confused and irrelevant existence by going for a walk alone at night. Sometime during his walk, he meets a mysterious-looking girl who introduces herself as Nazuna Nanakusa. As they walk the rest of the night together, Nazun introduces Kou to the beauty of the night and even manages to figure out the exact reasons for his insomnia....
‘Gaslit’ is a dark comedy political drama series set against the backdrop of the Watergate Scandal. However, unlike most films and TV shows on the subject, the plot doesn’t center around the break-in itself or Nixon and his cabinet but around women whose lives were affected by it. The relationship between Nixon’s Attorney General John N. Mitchell (Sean Penn) and his wife and Martha Mitchell (Julia Roberts) play an essential role in the narrative....
SPONSORED LINKS A spin-off of ‘Bosch,’ ‘Bosch: Legacy’ is a detective drama series that follows the life of Harry Bosch, a former LAPD detective turned private investigator who finds himself working with his former enemy Honey “Money” Chandler. Created by the trio of Tom Bernardo, Michael Connelly, and Eric Ellis Overmyer, the crime series features stellar performances from a talented ensemble of cast members, including Titus Welliver, Mimi Rogers, Madison Lintz, Stephen A....
SPONSORED LINKS ‘Peacemaker’ is a superhero TV show starring John Cena, Danielle Brooks, Freddie Stroma, Steve Agee, Robert Patrick, Jennifer Holland, and Chukwudi Iwuji. Based on the titular DC Comics character, the action-comedy show is a spin-off of the 2021 film ‘The Suicide Squad.’ Created by James Gunn, the show has caught the attention of critics due to Cena’s portrayal of the title character and its fun and interesting take on vigilantism....
SPONSORED LINKS ‘Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie’ is a romantic-comedy anime that is based on Keigo Maki’s Japanese manga series of the same name. The show revolves around Shikimori, a typical high schooler who is preoccupied with her studies and loves to spend some time with Izumi, her boyfriend. Although she is lovey-dovey on most days, as soon as Izumi is in some sort of trouble, she suddenly changes her entire outlook and shows up as a heroine to rescue her hero from all the problems....
‘Snatch’ is a 2000 crime comedy caper that centers around the search for a valuable diamond and the multiple eccentric characters that get caught up in its wake. Directed by the unmistakable Guy Ritchie, the film features his signature multi-story arc narrative, with numerous unconnected characters colliding (mostly) by ironic chance. Apart from the search for the diamond, the movie’s other significant theme involves underground bare-knuckle-boxing and a certain “pikey” who makes things deliciously chaotic....
SPONSORED LINKS Based on Joe Hill’s short story of the same name, ‘The Black Phone’ is a supernatural horror film that features four-time Oscar nominee Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeleine McGraw, and Jeremy Davies. The movie follows Finney Shaw, a 13-year-old baseball pitcher whose life is turned upside down when a dangerous serial killer abducts him. Desperate to find a way to survive, he relies on the voices of the previous victims of the murderer, painfully aware of the fact that the odds are stacked heavily against him in the deadly cat and mouse game....
SPONSORED LINKS Narrated by Keith Morrison, ‘The Thing About Pam’ is a crime drama series that revolves around the murder case of Betsy Faria, a woman from a small town in Missouri. While the law enforcement authorities feel that it is an open and shut case on prima facie, they arrive at several shocking conclusions as they dig deeper and learn more about the victim. It is based on the eponymous true-crime podcast and several ‘Dateline NBC’ episodes that covered the brutal slaying of Betsy Faria....
‘The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window’ is a web series that tells the story of Anna Whitaker (Kristen Bell), a grieving mother who deals with her pain by drinking alcohol and taking pills, often simultaneously. She spends her days staring out of her window, watching the lives of her neighbors. She finds hope when the handsome widower Neil Coleman (Tom Riley) and his young daughter Emma (Samsara Yett) move into the house across the street....
SPONSORED LINKS Directed by Woody Allen, ‘Rifkin’s Festival’ is a comedy movie that follows a couple who are in town to attend the San Sebastián film festival, but the strain in their marriage leads to unexpected circumstances for both of them. In classic Woody Allen fashion, he effortlessly takes us into the world of glamor and art that forms the backdrop for a film full of marital angst. Furthermore, the wonderful cast that includes Wallace Shawn, Elena Anaya, and Louis Garrel is definitely something to rave about....
When Joann Albanese began dating a man named John Edwards in 1995, things seemed to be looking up for the divorced mother of two. However, things quickly went south in the months that followed, with Joann mysteriously disappearing in August 1995. Investigation Discovery’s ‘American Monster: When’s Mom Coming Home?’ focuses on what happened to Joann and delves into the history of the man known as John Edwards. So, let’s find out what happened then, shall we?...
