Anime black-haired female characters like Asada Shino and Nico Robin are iconic for their unique personalities and stories.

Black characters don't appear often in anime, and when they do ... The Third Raikage's battles with the Eight-Tails came down ...

In many early anime series, Black characters were almost entirely absent, and when they did appear — even later on in anime's development — they were often cringe-worthy stereotypes.