Although Anna Marie is initially surprised at the antics of a boy much younger and shorter than herself, she accepts his friendly overtures and gives credit where credit is due, reminding her suspicious, insular brother that it is Bismarck, with his moon technology, who alerted her to the coming hurricane and helped her warn the community. Upon reaching Florida, young white Bismarck, who has fallen in love with the radio host's voice, seeks out the woman whom he has never seen. After Bismarck arrives on Earth with the protagonist Takeru, missing their target destination of Florida and crash-landing instead in Nevada, Bismarck only has the broadcast from Anna Marie's station to rely on when finding his way across the devastated country. Even the main villain proves to be much more complex than a simple 'bad guy', and is presented as someone worth taking the time to understand.Р”В«rown skin, black dreadlocks, tall and thinР”Р„ radio host based in Florida, Anna Marie becomes the unlikely love interest of Bismarck, a brown-haired blue-eyed moon dweller. For every negative Muslim male character in the Japanese story, there is a positive Muslim male character to balance him out. Yugo the Negotiator's portrayal of Muslim men is far more balanced, fleshed out and positive than the simnplistic stereotypes of sexist and fanatical Muslim men in Western media. When the obstinate handler refused to wait for Ahmad to return with the money, Ahmad's companion Yugo, moved by Ahmad's determination and compassion, redeems Laila with his own watch.Р”В«oth Ahmad and his father return later in the story arc to provide critical support for Yugo, and can be regarded as heroes in their own right. Ahmad negotiates with Laila's abusive handler for her freedom, offering to pay the money needed to redeem her. Ahmad meets the main character Yugo when the Japanese negotiator comes to Ahmad's travel agency to seek news of Haji Rahmani.Р”Р„ kind, yet tough man, Ahmad is righteously outraged when he sees the exploitation of the non-Muslim street dancer Laila. His father Haji Rahmani was formerly a sheikh of Sindh. Short straight black hair, dark gray eyesР”Р„hmad appears early in 'Scorching Bonds', the First Negotiation arc (DVDs 1-3). For more information, see Agni on Kutoshituji Wikia. He reappears at the end of Season 1 and also has a small role in Season 2. Agni is a key character in the Curry Contest arc. Sebastian assures Ciel that Agni is fully human. His martial arts skills are evenly matched with the demon butler Sebastian, prompting the main character Ciel to wonder if Agni is a supernatural being disguised in human form. Since then, he had been the bodyguard and personal servant of Prince Soma.Р”Р„gni first appears in Episode 13 of the anime when he and his master come to England. He was eventually caught and sentenced to death for his crimes, but Prince Soma of Bengal intervened at his execution and pardoned him, giving him the name 'Agnu' and offering him a new beginning. After becoming disillusioned with the greed and snobbery of his father, Arshad renounced his faith and turned into a violent criminal. Yasmina Р”В«rown skin, braideed straight silver hair, gray eyesР”Р„gni was born a Brahmin named Arshad.Ed, aka Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tiruvsky IV.More dark-skinned characters may also be found in our manga character list. Even in the absence of overt stereotyping, many of these characters die quick deaths and don't last beyond an episode or story arc. Since there are relatively few black characters, it matters all the more when some of them, even though they are 'good guys', play into stereotypes of dark-skinned people. Brown-skinned Asian Indian/Native American-inspired characters outnumber African/African-looking characters, and are generally presented in a more attractive light than black-skinned characters. We have listed a number of dark-skinned 'positive' characters below. Dark-skinned characters in Japanese animation are almost always supporting characters, though there are a few exceptions.

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