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like the children's cartoon yeah he said it's time to duel let's get down i got the left and right arms and i got the legs coming tomorrow because they're speaking german to me man so i'm glad i hope everybody don't understand all the yugioh fans know something big is coming i did not know he did that in an interview Listen, Brittany, he brought out the cars. He won the race. Who knows?

like the children's cartoon yeah he said it's time to duel let's get down i got the left and right arms and i got the legs coming tomorrow because they're speaking german to me man so i'm glad i hope everybody don't understand all the yugioh fans know something big is coming i did not know he did that in an interview Listen, Brittany, he brought out the cars. He won the race. Who knows?

like the children's cartoon yeah he said it's time to duel let's get down i got the left and right arms and i got the legs coming tomorrow because they're speaking german to me man so i'm glad i hope everybody don't understand all the yugioh fans know something big is coming i did not know he did that in an interview Listen, Brittany, he brought out the cars. He won the race. Who knows?

Maybe Yu-Gi-Oh! did it. Who can say? But my personal favorite, and Brittany, you already know this, but for the listeners, I am a stallionaire. I'm a hot girl. I'm a huge Megan Thee Stallion fan. And earlier this year, Megan Thee Stallion released Otaku Hot Girl, which samples a very well-known clip from the popular anime series Jujutsu Kaisen.

Maybe Yu-Gi-Oh! did it. Who can say? But my personal favorite, and Brittany, you already know this, but for the listeners, I am a stallionaire. I'm a hot girl. I'm a huge Megan Thee Stallion fan. And earlier this year, Megan Thee Stallion released Otaku Hot Girl, which samples a very well-known clip from the popular anime series Jujutsu Kaisen.

Maybe Yu-Gi-Oh! did it. Who can say? But my personal favorite, and Brittany, you already know this, but for the listeners, I am a stallionaire. I'm a hot girl. I'm a huge Megan Thee Stallion fan. And earlier this year, Megan Thee Stallion released Otaku Hot Girl, which samples a very well-known clip from the popular anime series Jujutsu Kaisen.

No, it really was. And it's like we're at this point where anime has reached the top of the tippiest top of Black culture, which is so wild to see because anime used to be an extremely niche interest. Right. And to be a Black person that is deeply invested in a very not Black subculture, it can be isolating at times. We're

No, it really was. And it's like we're at this point where anime has reached the top of the tippiest top of Black culture, which is so wild to see because anime used to be an extremely niche interest. Right. And to be a Black person that is deeply invested in a very not Black subculture, it can be isolating at times. We're

No, it really was. And it's like we're at this point where anime has reached the top of the tippiest top of Black culture, which is so wild to see because anime used to be an extremely niche interest. Right. And to be a Black person that is deeply invested in a very not Black subculture, it can be isolating at times. We're

So to get into what's behind all of this, I talked to some Black fans at Anime NYC.

So to get into what's behind all of this, I talked to some Black fans at Anime NYC.

So to get into what's behind all of this, I talked to some Black fans at Anime NYC.

Yeah. So some of the things we heard were pretty familiar, right? There's like this long documentary relationship between Black folks and Kung Fu movies, which likely got Black people interested in East Asian media in general, especially in the 60s and 70s. But then, of course, you have people who just love anime for the fun of it. I mean, that's what it's there for, right?

Yeah. So some of the things we heard were pretty familiar, right? There's like this long documentary relationship between Black folks and Kung Fu movies, which likely got Black people interested in East Asian media in general, especially in the 60s and 70s. But then, of course, you have people who just love anime for the fun of it. I mean, that's what it's there for, right?

Yeah. So some of the things we heard were pretty familiar, right? There's like this long documentary relationship between Black folks and Kung Fu movies, which likely got Black people interested in East Asian media in general, especially in the 60s and 70s. But then, of course, you have people who just love anime for the fun of it. I mean, that's what it's there for, right?

The fantasy, the escapism, all that good stuff. But some of this change is because of generational shifts, right? Black millennials and Gen Zers grew up with anime shows like One Piece and Naruto. Shout out to Toonami on Cartoon Network. They did a big one. And now as adults, they're defining what's culturally cool.

The fantasy, the escapism, all that good stuff. But some of this change is because of generational shifts, right? Black millennials and Gen Zers grew up with anime shows like One Piece and Naruto. Shout out to Toonami on Cartoon Network. They did a big one. And now as adults, they're defining what's culturally cool.

The fantasy, the escapism, all that good stuff. But some of this change is because of generational shifts, right? Black millennials and Gen Zers grew up with anime shows like One Piece and Naruto. Shout out to Toonami on Cartoon Network. They did a big one. And now as adults, they're defining what's culturally cool.

But I think that one of the bigger themes to all of this is that Black people are seeing parts of themselves reflected in anime.

But I think that one of the bigger themes to all of this is that Black people are seeing parts of themselves reflected in anime.