Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-14138255-20161211174540/@comment-25266931-20161220032756

Hazel seems like a typical lumberjack tough guy who just got a tan likely working on some fish port. Other than him it's usually hard to tell if anyone is anything other than white with a tan because most of the cast has straight hair and noses. And none have full lips. And it gets even more confusing when people dye their hair green or gold. Or when they're brown with it. Flynt is the only character I can say 100% for a face is black, for example. The hair cut is a common black style fade, the jazz motif is usually a black cultural thing, and his got brown eyes, skins, and black hair. No problems there (expect that his a one shot charater, but I made peace with that like I had to with Fox).

If people aren't interested that's fine. I just wish people who WERE interested would make an anime-inspired show for a change. I'm watching Gundam Unicorn and there were some brown characters and 2 died within 2 episodes of each other. The rest don't even have names as far as I've seen since 5 episodes in. And Gundam shows are known for being international in themes and locations in the show.

I feel like this is 2016. When will anime inspired entertainment feel it's time to have newer themes and cultures be common place? And I don't want a reboot of a characters or hero and just slap a brown character in their place (like they did with Spiderman twice, and Flash, and are considering with James Bond). I want a stand alone idea, in an anime style format, that's devoid of the same tired tropes and hang-ups that have been used in anime since inception.