Why Are So Many Black Dudes Into Anime?

[egsteel]

Was Aeon Flux considered an anime. Lol i remember being so disturbed by this cartoon when i was younger.

Man i never knew wtf was goin on with Aeon Flux, everybody was anorexic and ugly as fukk. I just know she would die in almost every episode.

 

[Prince Mongo]

I've had more life experiences than the average person, especially growing up. Believe me. And no not everybody watched DBZ, it'd be ignorant for you to suggest so.

Mid-20s, grew up mostly in NY. Again, it's important to not use your upbringing as a rule for everybody. I'm just questioning dudes saying every black person they knew was watching this shyt, as if it was the norm. I find that highly unbelievable; I'm not talking simply about DBZ but anime in general - particularly all the other shyt being mentioned in here.

@ the bolded That's really how it is for me. You could say characters like Goku and Naruto were our Superman and Batman. Anime, extreme sports, video games; those were things that were just common interests among kids growing up in the 2000's. You know any older black folks that like watching kung-fu movies? It's basically a continuation of that. A lot of Asian culture is influential in our community. Like look at The Boondocks, it's basically an Americanized, black anime

 

[The Mad Titan]

Man i never knew wtf was goin on with Aeon Flux, everybody was anorexic and ugly as fukk. I just know she would die in almost every episode.

Man I forgot about this, I use to think it was so whack, but I use to just watch it for those freaky tongue kissing scene's and the nipple poking through the fit.


I guess I always been a horn dog even as a kid

 

[FSP]

I've had more life experiences than the average person, especially growing up. Believe me. And no not everybody watched DBZ, it'd be ignorant for you to suggest so.

Mid-20s, grew up mostly in NY. Again, it's important to not use your upbringing as a rule for everybody. I'm just questioning dudes saying every black person they knew was watching this shyt, as if it was the norm. I find that highly unbelievable; I'm not talking simply about DBZ but anime in general - particularly all the other shyt being mentioned in here.

I can't believe you're trying to fight this. Clearly a bunch of black people grew up watching anime or threads like this wouldn't exist.

 

[Sterling Archer]

Because TV shows became shyt and anime was an untapped resource that had comedy action drama or whatever genre you prefer...all while becoming increasingly better and numerous while television became increasing flabby and sick.
:tellme:

 

[MarcusDigital]

Either some of y'all ain't black or y'all coming up with some Disney shyt about how 'all the nikkas you grew up with' were fukking with this shyt. Ain't NOBODY I grew up with or knew was watching this anime shyt. NOBODY.

Dustyy nikkas out here lieing n these streets
DBZ was lit! I grew up on the south side of chicago nikkas was DBZ n Bleach crazy n the hood.

HOLD DIS NEGG MR.DUSTY

 

[Quiet Magician]

Death Note was my shyt back in the day.

 

[MarcusDigital]

Because most 90s kids gateway to anime was toonami and DBZ

Mines was actually Monster Rancher
Wat y'all remember bout dat

After this I got heavy into Dbz then came the original Pokemon and digimon

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

I can't believe you're trying to fight this. Clearly a bunch of black people grew up watching anime or threads like this wouldn't exist.

I'm not contesting that, I'm contesting the notion that every black person they knew was watching this shyt too. You'll find discussions on the internet about black folk listening to death metal, it doesn't mean every black person they knew listened to it as well.

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

Dustyy nikkas out here lieing n these streets
DBZ was lit! I grew up on the south side of chicago nikkas was DBZ n Bleach crazy n the hood.

You ain't lying. You had nikkas up in GD, BD and all types of other shyt still drawing goku pics at school.

 

[MarcusDigital]

Either some of y'all ain't black or y'all coming up with some Disney shyt about how 'all the nikkas you grew up with' were fukking with this shyt. Ain't NOBODY I grew up with or knew was watching this anime shyt. NOBODY.

Breh, I fukk with you on the coliseum but I knew straight savage hood nikkas who watch DBZ or knew about it, growing up.

Yooo for sure the savages in my hood fukked wit the DBZ heavy

 

[Methodical]

I ain't trying to shyt on y'all. Every dude has his thang, but the way some of y'all posting in here like every 'nikka' they grew up with was watching this shyt - nah. I don't believe that for a second. If you white or Asian living in the burbs, yeah I can understand that. But not if you black, least of all not if you grew up on Magnolia or Jordan Downs or some shyt like that.

NEGGED YOUR ASS

 

[MarcusDigital]

This how I know the coli is
85% weirdo nikkas.

Only black men I know in real life that are into anime are wifeys cousins. I got love for them but they are squares for real like them breddas play clarinets and shyt like that. Yeah me and my lil bro loved dbz as kids but we grown now.

Just look at the state japanese men are in young black men don't need to be going down that road

NEG TRAIN IS COMING
NEG TRAIN IS COMING
NEG TRAIN IS COMING

 

[Knicksman20]

Can't wait for the new season of Attack on Titan

Just watched the sequel to the live action movie

 

[Anti-Anime]

Nikka most of us Anime brehs fukks with MARVEL/DC as well.
I got a DBZ tattoo,naruto tatto and The Avengers on my right arm

Anime is evil. Period.