‘Anime’ is becoming popular by the day. More and more people are starting to watch various anime and are loving them. There are multiple reasons for its popularity and it seems that its popularity is going to increase. There are many characters that fans seem to love in anime, ranging from deranged twisted characters to soft and sweet people.
Anime is getting more inclusive and is adapting to the needs and wants of the world. New and diverse characters are included. Fans wish to know who are the top 10 black characters in anime. Read to find out.
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10) Darui
Darui is one of the important characters in ‘Naruto’. He is very mature and smart and was the right-hand man of the Fourth Raikage. He was also the student of the third Raikage from whom he learned the black lighting. Personality-wise, Darui is very calm and collected and often apologizes for Raikage’s actions. However, he is very protective of him and doesn’t listen to anything negative about him. After the fourth Raikage retired, Darui became the fifth Raikage. This showed his journey and proved that he only grew stronger in the series. This makes him one of the most popular black characters in anime
9) Ogun Montgomery
Ogun is one of the primary characters in ‘Fire Force’. He is a fire user and can create his flames as a third-generation user. Ogun uses his abilities quite efficiently and creates weapons made out of the fire to use in battle. He usually creates spears that he throws at his opponents. The most special ability he has is his ability to etch flames into himself. This particular ability greatly increases his strength but he doesn’t use it often as it causes him to overheat quickly.
8) A, The Fourth Raikage
A is the fourth Raikage and is the strongest Raikage. He seems like a man who doesn’t care for anything, but he cares for the people around him very much. A was so strong that he was able to match Namikaze Minato’s speed and was the fastest Shinobi in the world. A is also very practical and makes some tough sacrifices for the greater good. This makes him one of the most popular black characters in anime
7) Kaname Tosen
Kaname Tosen is an antagonist in ‘Bleach’ and was the accomplice of Sosuke Aizen. It may seem like Kaname is evil and doesn’t care for anything, but he cares a lot. Kaname witnessed an injustice done by the soul society and ever since then, wanted revenge against them. Aizen presented him with the opportunity and he agreed with his end goal. He was a very talented and strong swordsman.
6) April
April is a character from ‘Darker Than Black’. She has blue hair and reddish-yellow eyes which sets her apart even in the anime world. April is extremely powerful in addition to being pretty. She can use wind and can create hurricanes capable of causing severe destruction. She also has good alcohol tolerance. This makes her one of the most popular black characters in anime
5) Muhammed Avdol
Muhammed Avdol is a character from ‘JoJo’s Bizarre Adventures’. He is an important character in the series as he helped the Joestar family defeat Dio. Avdol may seem to be arrogant and self-absorbed, but that’s not true. He is very responsible and sincere and is one of the smartest and wisest characters in the entire anime. He is confident about his abilities, but not arrogant.
4) Canary
Canary is the butler of the Zoldyck family in ‘Hunter X Hunter’. She is very particular and sincere about her job and is ruthless towards anyone who tries to cross the Zoldyck property without following rules. She seems to be very heartless and cruel, but she is very kind and nice. Unlike most Butlers, her loyalty lies towards Killua rather than the Zoldyck family as a whole. This makes her one of the most popular black characters in anime
3) Nathan Seymour
Nathan Seymour, better known as Fire emblem is a non-binary character. He is one of the very few non-binary characters in anime. Fire Emblem is very confident about their identity even after being bullied by their classmates. They are flamboyant but at the same time are the most mature in their entire group. They are the friend that everyone turns to for advice.
2) Yoruichi Shihoin
Yoruichi is one of the most important characters in ‘Bleach’. She was born in the Shihoin household, which is one of the noble houses in the soul society. She was one of the strongest captains of the Gotei 13 and was nicknamed the flash goddess due to her speed and mastery of HoHo techniques. Yoruichi was a great mentor to Orihime and Chad and provided some valuable advice to Ichigo.
1) Killer Bee
Killer Bee is the jinchuriki of the eight tails and is one of the most important characters in ‘Naruto’. It was Bee who taught Naruto to cooperate with his tailed beast rather than fight him. Bee is an excellent swordsman, and his fighting style includes six swords. He managed to thoroughly overwhelm Uchiha Sasuke and was close to defeating him. Personality-wise, Bee is very fun-loving and loves to rap. This however doesn’t change the fact that he is one of the strongest characters in ‘Naruto’.
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