The New Period Chat Radio presents the Racism in Japanese media and animation series.

Part 1. This is part 1 of my discussions on Japanese anime racism. Japanese artists have seemingly adored Caucasian features on their characters for a long time, evident in their movies, books, and art. But especially so in Japanese animation. The love for light color hair, skin, and eyes is clear, and the distain for dark African features is also clear. Their view of beauty and desirability has been racist. Some films are named here that have these racist traits; but there are hundreds of others.

Part 2. Introductory commentary is an excerpt by "The Guardian" video article by Josh Toussaint-Strauss, Joseph Pierce, Ryan Baxter, and Paul Boyd. Japanese artists have adored Caucasian features for a long time, evident in their movies, books, and art. But, especially so in Japanese animation. I'm not sure of this racist tendency origin; may be Western colonial nations' influence of the early 20th century. But the love for light color hair, skin, and eyes is clear, and the distain for dark African features is also clear. They have avoided diversity in their media like a plague. Sad to say, that their view of beauty and desirability has been racist. This part 2 names a few films and game series that have been blatantly racist and excluding of African featured characters. Article excerpt from The Guardian.com: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/video/2020/oct/01/anime-has-a-race-problem-heres-how-black-fans-are-fixing-it-video

Part 3. Introductory commentary is an excerpt by Yumi Nakata from her article on Gaijin Blog pot What is "The Gaijin Complex" and how do Japanese people really feel about foreigners. https://blog.gaijinpot.com/gaijin-complex/ Japanese artists, and anime fans, have adored Caucasian features for a long time, evident in their movies, books, and art. But, especially so in Japanese animation. I'm not sure of this racist tendency origin; economic pressures, Western colonial influence, or early Disney. Perhaps this MIT paper clarifies some of it (Ethnic and racial stereotypes in Manga - Izawa 2000. https://www.mit.edu/~rei/manga-ethnic.html. But the love for light color hair, skin, and eyes is clear, and the distain for dark African features is also clear. They have avoided diversity in their media like a plague. Sad to say, that their view of beauty and desirability has been racist. This part 3 continues to name a few films and game series that have been blatantly racist and excluding of African featured characters.

By: Hector Vladimir 2023© Music: Here Here - DJ Skooly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1kl_OTpqjc Scales - DJ Skooly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q7VATGmlRg Articles: What is "The Gaijin Complex" and how do Japanese people really feel about foreigners. Yumi Nakata, Gaijin Blog Pot (2014) https://blog.gaijinpot.com/gaijin-complex/ Ethnic and Racial Stereotypes in Manga by Eri Izawa (2000) https://www.mit.edu/~rei/manga-ethnic.html