Oy Vey! 10+ Jewish Characters in Anime!
The Jewish population in Japan may be tiny (IT'S UNDER 9000!), but there's a long history of exchange between Jewish and Japanese culture. Here's some historical background and a list of stand-out Jewish characters in anime, manga, and light novels.
Almost no question that the Black Lagoon's resident hacker/mechanic is the best and and certainly the most significant canon Jewish character in anime. "F*ck the Nazis" is an excellent family motto.
Benny (Black Lagoon)
We're speaking strictly manga-canon as opposed to actual history. Tezuka's manga about Adolf Hitler proposes that Hitler was part Jewish and his anti-semitism was a form of self-loathing. Needless to say, this isn't historically accurate.
Hitler!?! (Adolf)
Yes, there's actually two anime movies based on Anne Frank's diary. Anne Frank's story seems to hold particular fascination in Japan. She also appears briefly as a magical girl in the final episode of Madoka Magica (you read that right).
Anne Frank (Anne no Nikki: Anne Frank Monogatari and Anne No Niki)
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