[Anime with Black Protagonists]
Anime that portrays people of colour.
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- CreatorTakashi OkazakiStarsSamuel L. JacksonPhil LaMarrYuri LowenthalA Black samurai goes on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father in a futuristic feudal Japan.
- StarsBrandon PotterJad SaxtonTerri DotyMichiko is a free-willed "sexy diva" who escaped from prison, while Hatchin is a run away girl fleeing from her strict catholic foster family. The two join forces and set off on an unpredictable road trip seeking their own freedom.
- StarsMamiko NotoFelecia AngelleJun'ichi SuwabeTwo handymen take on jobs for both the mob and the police that no one else can handle. Worick and Nicolas work in a town which is full of mafia, hoodlums and prostitutes. They face a challenge after taking on a job of crushing a gang
- CreatorTite KuboStarsJohnny Yong BoschMichelle RuffStephanie ShehHigh school student Ichigo Kurosaki, who has the ability to see ghosts, gains soul reaper powers from Rukia Kuchiki and sets out to save the world from "Hollows".
- CreatorShôji KawamoriThomas RomainStarsRie KugimiyaKenjirô TsudaHiro ShimonoIn a futuristic world, a popular sport is Big Foot Basketball, where players ride mecha called "Big Foot" and play basketball in a giant arena. Dan JD and his companions rename it "Basquash", and then pursue their dreams come true.
- CreatorLesean ThomasStarsStephanie ShehKenny BlankKamali MinterExplore fantastic land of Gearbolt as we follow a motley crew of travelers on an unforgettable journey to reunite 2 best friends.
- StarsMegumi ToyoguchiDaisuke NamikawaBrad SwaileA Japanese businessman, captured by modern-day pirates, is written off and left for dead by his company. Tired of the corporate life, he opts to stick with the mercenaries that kidnapped him, becoming part of their gang.
- CreatorDai SatôKazuhiko ShimamotoStarsYûko SanpeiKeiji FujiwaraKaori Nazuka14-year-old Renton joins the rebel GekkoState ship, co-pilots the TypeZero with the mysterious Eureka, and unknowingly becomes part of a grand scheme.
- CreatorShin'ichirô WatanabeStarsKazuya NakaiGinpei SatoAyako KawasumiFuu, a waitress who works in a teahouse, rescues two master swordsmen, Mugen and Jin, from their execution to help her find the "samurai who smells of sunflowers."
- CreatorYasuhiro NightowStarsKirk ThorntonLex LangSteve BlumGungrave follows the story of best friends Brandon Heat and Harry MacDowell as they join and rise in the ranks of Big Daddy's Millenion crime syndicate. The story begins in the future revealing Brandon Heat has become a creature now known as Beyond The Grave killing monsters with two very large guns and wicked looking machine gun on his back and that Harry MacDowell is now the Boss of Mellinion and has become a cruel leader who has earned himself the nickname Bloody Harry. The story strafes between the past and the future to reveal why Brandon has become a non-talking monster killer and the series of events that caused Harry to become so evil.
- StarsAkira KamiyaKazue IkuraYôko AsagamiThe adventures of Ryo Saeba, a gun-for-hire living in the Tokyo metropolis, who will take on any dangerous job as long as it involves beautiful women.
- StarsAkio ÔtsukaMaaya SakamotoHarold PerrineauLegendary half-vampire, half-human vampire hunter Blade is tracking Deacon Frost, a very powerful and influential vampire who killed his mother and who heads Existence, a secretive vampire organization that operates in Southeast Asia.
- DirectorFuminori KizakiStarsSamuel L. JacksonLucy LiuMark HamillWhen his father's body is stolen from its grave, Afro takes up his sword again to tear through an army of deadly foes led by a sadistic leader.
- DirectorKatsuhito AkiyamaHiroki HayashiStarsYouko MatsuokaRei SakumaMinami TakayamaFive female pirates pilot the Sol Bianca, a starship with a higher level of technology than any other known. With it, they seek out riches, such as the Gnosis, an legendary item of power, and pasha, the most valuable mineral in the galaxy.
- StarsLaura BaileyChiaki OmigawaMicah SolusodSet in the Shinigami technical school, the series revolves around a partnership between a weapon meisters and a human weapons. Trying to reach a ranking of "Death Scythe" they must collect the souls of 99 evil humans and 1 witch.
- StarsHiroaki HirataMasakazu MoritaWally WingertIn a world where superheroes have corporate sponsors and are the stars of their own reality TV show, a new superhero team is born as the veteran hero Wild Tiger is assigned to be partners with rookie Barnaby Brooks Jr.
- StarsDaiki YamashitaJustin BrinerNobuhiko OkamotoA superhero-admiring boy enrolls in a prestigious hero academy and learns what it really means to be a hero, after the strongest superhero grants him his own powers.
- StarsChiaki KobayashiJun'ichi SuwabeNatsumi FujiwaraA Japanese conman crosses paths with a French rival, and gets entangled in conspiracies and scams beyond his wildest dreams.
- CreatorLesean ThomasStarsLaKeith StanfieldMaya TanidaWilliam Christopher StephensHe came from Africa and fought alongside a mighty feudal lord in brutal 16th century Japan. They called him the Black Samurai, and he became a legend.
- StarsAoi YûkiNatsuki HanaeTakahiro SakuraiIn the late 19th century, two Japanese, an inventor and a samurai guard, get stranded in America. They enter a cross-country race from Los Angeles to New York to earn money to get home.
- CreatorNorimitsu KaihoTomohisa TaguchiStarsTomoyo KurosawaYûichirô UmeharaMaaya UchidaLong ago, a war broke out in Japan that pitted Kantou against Kansai and divided the country. Kansai became dependent on Kantou, but slowly the police and government began losing control of Kansai to criminals known as Akudama.
- StarsJanice ChaikelsonAdrian KnightMichael RudderA trio of kids must search throughout 16th Century South America for personal answers linked to the legendary El Dorado.
- StarsNoriko HidakaNathan ParsonsJames Arnold TaylorA teen acrobat of mysterious origins and a young inventor find themselves entangled in a sinister plot that involves the fate of the world.
- StarsYoshimasa HosoyaMichiyo MuraseShirô SaitôJunk Dog, an underground fighter with the alias of "Gearless Joe" sets out to join the worlds most prestigious mecha boxing championship, Megalonia.
- CreatorKentaro MiuraStarsMarc DiraisonNobutoshi CannaCarrie KeranenGuts, a wandering mercenary, joins the Band of the Hawk after being defeated in a duel by Griffith, the group's leader and founder. Together, they dominate every battle, but something menacing lurks in the shadows.
- CreatorEiichirô OdaStarsMayumi TanakaAkemi OkamuraLaurent VerninMonkey D. Luffy sets off on an adventure with his pirate crew in hopes of finding the greatest treasure ever, known as the "One Piece."
- CreatorMasashi KishimotoStarsJunko TakeuchiMaile FlanaganKate HigginsNaruto Uzumaki, a mischievous adolescent ninja, struggles as he searches for recognition and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the village's leader and strongest ninja.
- StarsJunko TakeuchiYuki KaidaHozumi GôdaThe history of Gon Freecs, a boy who left home alone to become a Hunter. In the hard test, Gon meets Leorio, Kurapika and Killua.
- CreatorRyôgo NaritaStarsYuri LowenthalKari WahlgrenBryce PapenbrookTired of his mundane life, Mikado Ryugamine decides to move to Ikebukuro, a district in Tokyo, when a friend invites him. With everything from invisible gangs to rumored beings, Ikebukuro is full of connected mysteries where people's pasts intertwine with the present.
- StarsAyako KawasumiAkira KamiyaTesshô GendaA young Taiwanese assassin code named "Glass Heart" committed suicide by jumping off a building, and her heart was pierced by metal fence. Miraculously, her life was saved by heart transplantation. During her recovery she began to experience strange dreams, which lead her to Japan looking for the donor of her heart, who happens to be Kaori Makimura, former partner of City Hunter Ryo Saeba.
- StarsCoryn WilliamsMartial Le MinouxMaëlys RicordeauIn the corrupted city of Paxtown, boxer Richard Aldana becomes the protector of Siri, a young orphaned wanted by mysterious and monstrous superhumans.
- CreatorWarren EllisStarsRichard ArmitageJames CallisAlejandra ReynosoA vampire hunter fights to save a besieged city from an army of otherworldly creatures controlled by Dracula.
- CreatorKinoko NasuStarsMiyuki SawashiroShelley Calene-BlackHilary HaagThree women, Canaan, a Middle Eastern assassin, Alphard, a leader of a terrorist group and Canaan's nemesis, and Maria, a victim of a horrific terrorist attack, cross paths at an anti-terrorism summit in Shanghai.
- StarsMakoto FurukawaKaito IshikawaMax MittelmanThe story of Saitama, a hero that does it just for fun & can defeat his enemies with a single punch.
- CreatorKaiu ShiraiStarsSumire MorohoshiMariya IseShinei UekiWhen three gifted kids at an isolated idyllic orphanage discover the secret and sinister purpose they were raised for, they look for a way to escape from their evil caretaker and lead the other children in a risky escape plan.
- StarsDallas ReidJill HarrisCris GeorgeAsta and Yuno were abandoned together at the same church and have been inseparable since. As children, they promised that they would compete against each other to see who would become the next Emperor Magus.
- StarsKiyono YasunoOne summer Maise Higa, a listless first-year high school girl who works part-time at the front desk of her family's hotel in Okinawa, meets an "Ichiro Suzuki," a mysterious youth who came alone from Tokyo as a hotel guest.
- CreatorShin'ichirô WatanabeHajime YatateStarsKôichi YamaderaUnshô IshizukaMegumi HayashibaraThe futuristic misadventures and tragedies of an easygoing bounty hunter and his partners.
- StarsDavid WaldGreg AyresJohn GremillionIn Shanghai, in 1931, the seeds of future devastating war are being planted by various factions. Sakurai Kikan, a secret agency whose agents have paranormal abilities, must uncover their plans and stop them before it's too late.
- CreatorReki KawaharaStarsYoshitsugu MatsuokaHaruka TomatsuBryce PapenbrookIn the year 2022, thousands of people get trapped in a new virtual MMORPG and the lone wolf player, Kirito, works to escape.
- CreatorShin'ichirô WatanabeStarsMiyuri ShimabukuroKana IchinoseAkio ÔtsukaTwo girls, from different backgrounds but sharing a love for music, meet and change history with their united musical talent.
- CreatorYutaka IzubuchiStarsYume MiyamotoTomoyo KurosawaCassie EwuluFollows Rouge, an android girl, who is on a mission on Mars with her partner Naomi. The mission is to murder Immortal Nine, nine artificial humans who are hostile to the government.