

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.īoth 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.Ī 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 eyesĪhmad 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.Īgni 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 īrown skin, braideed straight silver hair, gray eyesĪgni 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.
