Decades later, my Black students are just as enthralled by anime and manga. I’ve watched kids who will otherwise refuse to ...

To say there are a lot of anime characters out there would be an understatement. Each passing year welcomes new characters to the medium, and those hundreds of heroes join an ever-expanding line ...

The above image shows two characters, one done in the “anime style” and the other in an American comic book style. What follows is an explanation as to why Chie Satonaka “looks Japanese.” ...

Japanese anime, manga, and game characters sometimes have blond hair. Sometimes they have blue eyes. But, that's merely cosmetic, no? There must be some sort of analysis that cuts closer to the bone.

There are quite a few non-Japanese characters in anime these days. Take Shingeki no Kyojin for example. Every character has a non-Japanese name, barring Mikasa Ackerman. Even then, her surname isn't ...