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A documentary that chronicles the rise of popularity in anime and its resonance with the black anime community. A film by @justafro

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Andddd here is the Official Teaser Trailer for the Anime Documentary Shades of Otaku 😉
This also marks the relaunch of our Gofundme (link in the bio) every $1 counts and so does every share! Don’t forget to follow @shadesofotakudocumentary Thank you all again for the SUPPORT for the film so far because we are still filming and it’s looking amazing 🫶🏽and if you look reallllllllll close you might see yourself in some of these clips, enjoy✌🏽❤️✨🍥

Shoutout to @prorescosmos for the edit consultation before I went live 💪🏽
#blackfilmmaker #anime #documentary #filmmaking #cosplay #shadesofotaku #animeexpo by @shadesofotakudocumentary

ENDING THIS YEAR WITH A BANG! We are officially featured in @crunchyroll 🥹🙏🏽 I couldn’t be more honored and blessed to stand amongst amazingly talented individuals and to put Shades of Otaku on such a platform. A year into the documentary and I’m only just getting started 🔥 Link in Bio
Shoutout to @brichibi for the amazing article 💪🏽🙏🏽 by @shadesofotakudocumentary

So happy to finally be able to announce that I had the opportunity to be interviewed by @retrocrush.tv about my documentary @shadesofotakudocumentary 🥹🙏🏽 Thank you so much for this! Getting to chat about old school anime and the black anime community was an amazing experience ✨

Watch the full interview on YouTube link in bio

Shades of Otaku is a feature documentary about the rise of popularity in anime and its resonance with the black community ✨🙏🏽

Do y’all know what the M stands for on Speed Racers Helmet?

@moonkiller17 @dragonbabyt2 mentioned cause I love my cast

My cast is top tier @ohohitsgweg @animexsundays by @shadesofotakudocumentary

YERRR I PRESENT THE ANIMENYC OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO RECAP! NYC is both my hometown and a mixing pot of culture and chaos so this video showcases alllll that flavorrrr. THANK YOU TO EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THIS VIDEO AND BEHIND THE CAMERA, I’m so grateful ppl took time to be apart of these vibes. Please tag yourself if you see yourself I only get 20 tags! I started making these videos at ANYC 24’ and here we are 2 years later with this gem 💎 I truly had fun making this as difficult as it was, hope y’all like it 🔥🗽 p.s. this video has the most friends in it out of any other video 🥹
Afterparty footage @moonies_club @shonenpumpparty
Shout to @sharycn @fatstarr @a.shen_media for production work! 🤞🏽#animenyc #cosplay #nyc by @shadesofotakudocumentary

CALLING ALL CRASHOUTS The official Dreamcon Music Video recap is hereeee…this was one of the most difficult ones to film yet but as always everyone involved brought their A GAME, thank you to EVERY SINGLE PERSON in this video or that helped hold the camera to get a shot, everybody says @dreamconvention is a movie, well here is the footage 👉🏽💥💣
Afterparty footage brought to you by @_lanparty_ and @trapsushiofficial
🎥 @funsizedsmall
I can only tag 20 so if y’all see yourself feel free to tag I the comments! #dreamcon #anime #cosplay #houston by @shadesofotakudocumentary

WE ARE BACK! The Official Momocon 2026 Recap Video. This one was tough to complete and exciting at the same time, thank you sooooo much to every single person in this video and to the people behind the camera as well. Tag yourself if you see yourself ❤️🤙🏽

🎥 @fatstarr @afterloveshop @aiwmm
After Party Footage: @_lanparty_ @trapsushiofficial

Sidebar this is one of my favorite Michael Jackson songs ever so it’s a special video for me
#momocon #michaeljackson #cosplay #anime #smoothcriminal by @shadesofotakudocumentary

Shades of Otaku and Afroproductions are happy to be back as official press for Momocon 2026! We will be conducting final interviews for an anime documentary over the weekend as well as afterparty interviews, so feel free to say hi 🤙🏽

Don’t forget to get tickets to Momocon
MAY 21st-24th ATL, GA
#momocon2026 by @shadesofotakudocumentary

WILD! 30 years of Pokemon, the starter for many anime and gaming journeys and I have gathered 150 PEOPLE! To bring you the 30th anniversary Pokerap 🎤
Thank you to all 150 of you guys it was a journey getting so any people, everyone truly did their best for this and deserve all the praise!

Hope we did the original justice 🔥 @pokemon

Tag your name and pokemon because I can’t for everyone 🙏🏽😅

#pokemonday
#pokemon30
#cosplay
#pokerap by @shadesofotakudocumentary

Shades of Otaku is a love letter to all anime fans and specifically showing love to the black anime community ✨ and also the ones along the way who didn’t make it ❤️

We are slowly making our way to the finish line to bring you the ultimate film, cause the hood gon love it 😌🖤🎬 #anime #reels #documentary #blackfilmmakers #cosplay by @shadesofotakudocumentary

The very first ATLAnime owes nobody anything, a perfect final Music Video Recap for the year ✨🔥 DJI OSMO footage by @tokyosamagaming 🎥 performances, attendees, hosts, 10/10 x10 #atlanime #musicfestival #cosplay #travisporter by @shadesofotakudocumentary

Anime and how the black community contributes to its rise in popularity and culture #shadesofotaku #animedocumentary #blackcommunity by @shadesofotakudocumentary

What makes yu yu hakusho and yusuke urameshi so special ? #yuyuhakusho #yusukeurameshi #toonami #adultswim by @shadesofotakudocumentary