Five of the Blackest Manga You Should Be Reading Right Now

Let’s be honest, it’s no secret that anime and manga aren’t exactly known for their darker-skinned characters. So while Black nerds occasionally see ourselves in Japanese cartoons (you can check out a list of our favorites here or see why Black boys need anime ), it’s been creators of Original English Language (OEL) manga that have finally come to our rescue by starring Black characters from all walks of life. I mean, hallelujah! You want an action and adventure manga that looks like it came straight from the pages of Shonen Jump? We gotchu. You want a manga that brings that Black girl death-defying (literally) fly? Yo, we gotchu. That being said, I hope you got your melanin on fleek because this sampler of manga-style comics stars some of the Blackest characters this side of the Internet.

Clock Striker  Writer: Frederick L. Jones / Artist: Rekse / Saturday AM  Y’all. Let me start off by telling you that this comic had me so grateful that Omar Holmon introduced me to the Ric Flair woo! so I could communicate exactly how hype I was just a few pages in. For those not familiar, Saturday AM is an online publication that publishes shonen-style manga similar to Shonen Jump (best known for global favorites like Naruto and One Piece). So imagine taking one of these shonen classics, but instead of a young boy the main character is a preteen Black girl with a physical disability who can kick your ass and is a brilliant engineer-in-training to boot. Sound amazing? This is Cast, and alt…