Why do American blacks love anime?

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Toonami played a part in making anime more mainstream so a more diverse crowd found it appealing. I remember many a time where in the early 2000s my cousins and I would come home after school and watch nearly every episode of DBZ that was aired. One of my aunts even started drawing very on model DBZ art for her sons (one of them I still have). I didn't like DBZ as much as my cousins though, and I was more interested in Sailor Moon, Tenchi Muyo, and Outlaw Star.
 
Diabeetus said:
They only really like Dragon Ball Z and Naruto. That's it.
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Eh, I knew one irl who pretty much liked everything, even including really obscure shit.

He was also a Hitler supporter with a classical education, who only spoke in extremely formal English, so not really a standard black guy though.
 
I knew a lot of cute Black and Hispanic chicks in HS who liked anime. Not that hard to come by at all. However most normal black Chad dudes didn't really give a shit for it at all. It was only the fat nerdy ones that like anime. Even then it was just DBZ and Naruto.
 
moogetrooget said:
I knew a lot of cute Black and Hispanic chicks in HS who liked anime. Not that hard to come by at all. However most normal black Chad dudes didn't really give a shit for it at all. It was only the fat nerdy ones that like anime. Even then it was just DBZ and Naruto.
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It's really weird how times have changed because now whenever I go to conventions, I see very fit chad-like black guys cosplaying anime or video game characters.
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I don't know. But every time I went into a Sun Coast there were black guys buying DBZ.
 
Same reason it got big with any other demographic. The black community is insular but it's not completely closed off from the outside world and they had the same basic cable package growing up alongside PS2 and XBOX 360. Couple that with how blacks and whites were intermingling for the 2000s and 2010s and cultural crossover is only expected.
 
At least in the online bodybuilding community, now more about general fitness and looking aesthetic, there’s a lot of weebs in general. But if they are Black and in a certain age range, it’s almost a sure bet they count DBZ as one of their inspirations to workout. Shounen in general is really popular in these circles, and for pretty good reason.
One, they were what was on TV when they were growing up. You’d come home from class and watch DBZ. Saturday was also for the cartoons, and things like TMNT and Transformers were obviously tainted by anime, and the real patricians watched Voltron and Thundercats. Then if you were lucky you could catch some Adult Swim anime, but barring that you could tune into Funimation or even rent a tape for some Naruto or Pokemon.
Two, there’s the themes of taking control of your life through becoming better. In DBZ, that’s getting swole. In Pokemon, that’s catching them all. In One Piece, that’s becoming king of the pirates. And if you’re a guy, who statistically comes from a broken home, that can resonate with you a bit.
In general, it’s what a good amount of the current generation was brought up with and it’s easy to relate to.
 
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Because power scales with passion in animes, it's nice to see a guy do the kind of shit you want to do and actually win.
mr.moon1488 said:
Eh, I knew one irl who pretty much liked everything, even including really obscure shit.

He was also a Hitler supporter with a classical education, who only spoke in extremely formal English, so not really a standard black guy though.
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Classical English? What's that, RP, or did he literally talk like he walked out of an old novel?
 
I never noticed it, really. Most blacks I know are into Rap/Street fashion stuff, but I must admit that some of the best cosplayers I've ever seen were black.
 
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