The Black Cosplayer's Heaven

Male::

Credit to::

http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=215000&highlight=less+common+skin+tones

A-ou from the anime Kiddy Grade

Akagi Takenori from the anime Slam Dunk

Agni from the anime Black Butler

Akuma from the videogame Street Fighter

Aion from the anime Chrono Crusade

You forgot Rude from FF7

Aegis (Para-Sol, erotic game)
Agni (Kuroshitsuji, manga/anime)
Ahmed (Gundam Seed, anime)
Andrew Waltfield (Gundam Seed, anime)
Arakune (Angel Sanctuary, manga/anime)
*Arashiyama Gorou (Ika Musume, manga/anime)
*Asato (Lamento, BLgame/manga)
Aaya (Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito erotic game/anime ~ also appears in the BL game Fanatica. ORBITsoft's mascot.)
*Archer (Fate Stay/Night, Erogame/anime)
Atem (Yu-gi-oh, anime)
Boo (Now and Then, Here and There, anime)
Captain Nemo (Nadia The Secret of the Blue Water, anime)
Chad (Bleach, manga/anime)
Cuba (Hetalia, manga)
Damon Gant (Gyakuten Saiban, game series)
Dan (Havest Moon, game series)
*Dearka (Gundam Seed, anime)
Denny (Harvest Moon, game series)
Diego Armando (Gyakuten Saiban, game)
Dingo (Rockman, anime/game)
Domon Asuka (Inazuma 11, DS game/anime/manga)
Dudley (Street Fighter, game series)
*Edmond Dantes (Gankutsou, anime)
Egypt (Hetalia, manga)
Elfman (FAIRY TALE, manga/anime)
General Puchi (Desert Kingdom, PC game)
Godot (Gyakuten Saiban, game)
*Goenji Shuuya (Inazuma 11, DS game/anime/manga)
Hakim Atawari (Emma, manga/anime)
*Hare (Jungle wa Itsumo Hare Nochi Guu, anime)
Haruhiko Kasama (Please Save My Earth, manga/anime)
*Hozuru (Break Blade, anime)
Ihk (Wolf's Rain, anime)
Jinbei (Inazuma 11, game/anime)
Jose Rodriguez (Phantom Memory Kurau, anime)
Kabeyama (Inazuma 11, DS game/anime/manga)
Kai (Harvest Moon, game series)
Kambei (Samurai 7, anime)
*Kazuma (Summer Wars, novel/anime movie)
Kidoumaru (Naruto, manga/anime)
*Kougaiji (Saiyuki, manga/anime)
Ledonir Kisaka (Gundam Seed)
*Loran Cehack (Turn A Gundam)

Makoto Shishio (Rurouni Kenshin, anime)
Malik Ishtar (Yugioh, game/manga/anime)
*Manji (Blade of the Immortal, comic/anime)
Matthieu (Eureka Seven, anime)
Nail (Break Blade, anime)
Natan (Shadow Hearts From the New World, game)
Niari (Gokudo, anime)
Pedro Domingo (Excel Saga, anime/manga)
Pico (Magical Starsign, game)
Pierre Vieira (Genesis of Aquarion, novel/anime)
*Prince Naveen (The Princess and the Frog, anime movie)
*psy (HEROMAN, anime/manga)
Ramia (Shugo Kyara, anime)
Sado Yasutora (Bleach, anime/manga)
Sakuma Jirou (Inazuma 11, DS game/anime/manga)
Scar (Fullmetal Alchemist, manga/anime)
*Mr. Seiei... full name blocked by coscom filter (Gundam 00, anime)
*Senel (Tales of Legendia, game/anime)
*Sha Gojo (Saiyuki, manga/anime)
Shazamu (Desert Kingdom, PC game)
Shea (Harvest Moon, game series)
Shimozuru Arata (Inazuma 11, DS game/anime)
Shiranui Kyou (Hakuouki, game/anime/manga)
Shuraya (Shugo Kyara, anime)
Silva (Shaman King, manga/anime)
*Sokka (Avatar the Last Airbender, anime)
Soma (Kuroshitsuji, manga/anime)
Spira (Karigurashi no Arietty/The Borrowers, anime movie)
Suleyman (Trinity Blood, novel/manga/anime)
Suzu Kitamura (Peacemaker, manga/anime)
Takeda (Mai Hime, anime)
Torishiru (Para-Sol, erotic game)
Turkey (Hetalia, manga)
Urashima Tarou (Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakamatachi, novel/anime)
Uriel (Angel Sanctuary, manga)
Voice (Angel Sanctuary, manga/anime)
Wizard (Harvest Moon, game series)
Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts, game series)

*Afro (Afro Samurai, anime)
Akio (Revolutionary Girl Utena, manga/anime)
Alfred (Cowboy Bebop, anime)
Amir (Harvest Moon, game series)
Ansem (Kingdom Hearts, game series)
Aotabou (Nurarihyon no Mago, manga/anime)
Arvind Ravi (Planetes, manga/anime)
Ass Kick (Evolimit, game)
Balrog (Street Fighter, game series)
Barret (Final Fantasy VII, game)
Billy MacDowell (Alice 19th, manga)
Bob (Magical PRISM Genereations!, game)
Belfangan Grouseaux (Fullmetal Panic 2nd Raid, anime)
Bertuccio (Gankutsuou, anime)
Bowie Grant (Robotech - Southern Cross, anime)
Bucca (Air Gear, manga/anime)
Cody (Harvest Moon, game series)
Darui (Naruto, anime/manga)
Dutch (Black Lagoon, manga/anime)
Ergo Proxy (Ergo Proxy, anime)
Ganondorf (Zelda, game series)
Gereta (HUNTERxHUNTER, manga/anime)
Geronimo (Cobra the Animation, anime)
Gorobei (Samurai 7, anime)
Guren (Shounen Onmyouji, novel/anime)
Hamahama (Nadia the Secret of Blue Water, anime)
*Jacob Taylor (Mass Effect 2, game)
Joko (Shaman King, manga/anime)
Killer Bee (Naruto, manga/anime)
Makihara Bob (Tenjo Tenge, manga/anime)
Masa (Seto no Hanayome, anime)
Mohammud (Cobra the Animation, anime)
Omoi (Naruto, anime/manga)
Raikage (Naruto, anime/manga)
Rude (Final Fantasy VII, game)
Sahz (Final Fantasy XIII, game)
Sean (Street Fighter III, game)
*Shion (Please Save My Earth, manga/anime)
Shizuma Kusanagi (Real Bout Highschool, anime)
Sid Barret (Soul Eater, manga/anime)
Simon Brezhnev (Durarara!!, novel/anime/manga)
Someoka Ryuugo (Inazuma 11, DS game/anime/manga)
Teres Toruue (Inazuma 11, game/anime)
Tousen Kaname (Bleach)
*Tsume (Wolf's Rain, anime/manga)
*Tsunami Jousuke (Inazuma 11, DS game/anime/manga)
Tyki Mikk (D-Gray Man, manga/anime)
Umbarapapper (Desert Kingdom, PC game)
Zasalamel (Soul Calibur, game)

Others::

Zasalamel from Soul Calibur
Pico from Magical Starsign
Balrog from Street Fighters
Marik Ishtar from Yu-Gi-Oh!

Phoebe from the Pokemon games

How bout Dilandau Albatou from the Escaflowne manga? For some reason they made him white in the movie.

Silva from Shaman King?

Chad from Bleach?

Jacob Taylor from Mass Effect 2
http://www.roboguzu.com/storage/post...26627082 3933

Sheva Alomar from Resident Evil 5
http://c2.api.ning.com/files/tejGO2F...hevaAlomar.png

Dutch from Black Lagoon
http://images.absoluteanime.com/blac...mbs/_dutch.jpg

Luis Sera (Resident Evil 4):http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__...tart_XkIpm.jpg

Ada Wong (multiple games):http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__.../1/10/Ada1.jpg

(as for those two, you see the difference in the skin tone better if they stand next to the american characters in the game)

Ingrid Hunnigan (Resident Evil 4):http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__...0/Hunnigan.jpg

Manuela Hidalgo (Resident Evil- The Darkside Chronicles):http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__...1/Manuella.png

Pedro Domingo from Excel Saga, he's medium/dark skinned

What about Makoto Shishio from Rurouni Kenshin?
Soul Eater: Sid Barett and Mira Nygus
Phoenix Wright: Damon Gant
Daryan Crescend
Furio Tigre
Godot
Jake Marshall
Klavier Gavin
Lamiroir
Shadi Smith
Zak Gramarye

Zelda: Linebeck
Jolene
Alfonzo
Beedle
Joanne
The Postman has somewhat tan skin in some of the games.
Iza
Telma
Renado

From the Harvest Moon game series, there's Kai (HM Back to Nature, HM 64, HM: Friends of Mineral Town, HMDS)(medium), Cody(HM: A Wonderful Life, HMDS)(dark), Denny (HM: Island of Happiness, HM: Sunshine Islands)(medium), Shea (HM: Island of Happiness, HM: Sunshine Islands)(medium), Dan (HM: Magical Melody)(medium), Amir (HM: Grand Bazaar)(dark), and Wizard (HM: Animal Parade)(medium) for the boys.

Suzu Kitamura from Peacemaker Kurogane

A few dark toned people I can think of make me think of Naruto ~ Kumogakure no Sato
Raikage
Killer Bee
Omoi
J
Karui
Darui
4th Raikage assistant
(I'm sure you get it..haha)

Integra Hellsing

Uriel (the long guy in black to the left) from Angel Sanctuary

Albert De Morcerf from Gankutsuou (tan skin): http://www.anime-planet.com/images/c...rcerf_9012.jpg

And the Count (blue skin):http://download.minitokyo.net/Gankut...per.107611.jpg

Kagura from Azumanga Daioh:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/244/5...f7ace413_o.png

Kurai from Angel Sanctuary (tan):http://ayakreuz.tripod.com/angelsankurai.jpg
http://www.blackcerenity.com/pics/kurai.jpg

Kain from Vampire Knight (tan):http://quizilla.teennick.com/user_im...6852_full.jpeg

Kai from Blood +(tan): http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...es/Kai41-4.jpg

Momo from Peach Girl (tan): http://www.downloadost.com/ost/big-peach-girl-ost.jpg

James from Blood +: I can't find a pic of him, but he's a regular looking black dude.

Lewis from Blood +: Obese black dude.

Leon Garcia de Asturias from Trinity Blood (tan):http://www.animeresimleri.com/data/m...e_Asturias.jpg

Manji from Blade of the Immortal (tan) :http://www.animecharactersdatabase.c...rtal/Manji.jpg

Senel Coolidge from Tales of Legendia

Lara (or Lala) Gonazales from School Rumble.

Trinity Blood -- Anime and Manga
Female -
*Lilith Sahl -- medium to dark,
*Shahrzad al-Rahman -- medium to dark,
Male - Baibars Duke of Khartoum -- dark,

SPOILERS The Five Star Stories <--click -- Manga
females -
*Fatima Chandanna -- medium. Ethnicity seems based off of Northern India.
Fatima Vintin -- medium to dark,
Fatima Andromeda -- medium to dark,
Fatima Paltenon -- dark, definitely. Her ethnicity is based on the Masai African warrior tribe.
Myoury Kinky -- dark, she's also got shoulder-length wiry, dread-lock hair.

males - blue are tanned or the lighter side of medium-dark.
*Colus the III -- tanned,
*Dougulous Kaien -- tanned,
Dimos Hiahraki -- tanned,
Trao Ballanka -- tanned,
Wandam Harrier -- tanned,
*Jhon (John) Weinzel -- darkly tanned,
(NOTE: Leopard, Voards and Muse are the exact color of a light skinned Caucasian who has severe sunburn and is turning orange-red after peeling. Or at least how it looks in my English language versions. Mamoru Nagano is known for his attention to detail so this doesn't seem accidental.)
Eidrian (Paison) Tag -- tanned to medium, kind of a sallow darkly yellow brown,
State Ballo Kaiedia -- tanned to medium.
Roados Dragoon -- tanned to medium. Older man/cowboy-type leathery brown.
Lotus Bolunga -- medium,
Grard Sydmian -- medium,
*Joegeo Spantousen -- medium to dark. Ethnicity seems Middle-eastern.
Bijoutorn Corlarla -- medium to dark.
*Allen Braford -- medium to dark. Ethnicity seems based on Native American,
Nu. Suoad Graphight -- dark. Ethnicity seems based on Native American,
Vogin de Leibuch -- very dark. Ethnicity seems based on African type.

SPOILERS Karas <--click -- Anime
female - *Yurine -- medium to dark, depending on light. The guardian spirit of Tokyo, apparently. Neon-bright pink/white/blue hair in a ski-punk-raver outfit depending on...well, everything. She's not a person or even a singular entity. Can be seen in the top-most string of screenshots with a bunch of other Karas.

Male - SPOILERS. http://www.citizendia.org/Karas_(anime)
*Otoha -- medium to dark, depending on light -- the titular Karas, wearing a long black trench coat and turtleneck.
*Kure Narumi -- medium to dark, depending on light -- The police officer mentioned in the above link wearing a puffy red jacket.

Arislan Senki (The Heroic Legend of Arislan) -- Anime, Manga and Novel
male -
*Daryoon/Darü -- medium,
*Eran/Elam -- medium to dark,
Lajendra/Rajendra -- dark,
Gardeep/Gadevy -- dark,

Sentou Yousei Shoujo Tasukete <--click -- Anime
female - *Mave-Chan -- medium

Appleseed Ex Machina
male - SPOILER Highlight -->Briareos Hecatonchires - his clone has medium skin tone,

Dangaioh - Anime
female - Pai Thunder - medium to dark
male - Rol Kran – medium

Sota Honjo and Nao(-Nao) from The World Ends With You. Oh, and Sho Minamimoto, also from TWEWY.

OH, and Baron from Slap Up Party! Arad Senki. :'D All medium-tanned, and Sota, Sho, and Baron are male, while Nao is female.

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Meredy, Max, and Chat from Tales of Eternia. Mm, and the main characterReid Hershel is a bit tan.

From Tales of Legendia there's:

Norma Beatty and Moses Sandor.

Also:

Anise Tatlin from Tales of the Abyss and Richter Abend from Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World.

Aladdin (Aladdin)

Male
Beecham (http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-01/s3-beecham.html)
*Hugo (http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-01/s3-hugo.html)
Jimba (http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-01/s3-jimba.html)
Leo (http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-01/s3-leo.html)
Lulu (http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-01/s3-lulu.html)
Wyatt (http://www.creativeuncut.com/gallery-01/s3-wyatt.html)

Much Credit goes to::

http://www.cosplay.com/showthread.php?t=215000&highlight=less+common+skin+tones

http://www.colorq.org/petsins/2005/9/anime.aspx#index

Aisha Clan-Clan (Outlaw Star, anime)

Akari Ichijou from the videogame series The Last Blade

Aku Yamine from Vocaloid.

Anne/ Papillon Lilly (Lingerie Senshi Papillon Rose, anime)

*Anthy (Revolutionary Girl Utena, manga/anime)

Alkaid (.hack//G.U., game/anime)

Amarie Jerhad (Air Tornelio, game)

April (Darker Than BLACK, anime)

*Arisa Mitaka (801 T.T.S. Airbats, anime)

Atsuko (Michiko to Hachin, anime)

Audrey (Atlantis)

Black Bone (Cobra the Animation, anime)

Black Rose (.hack, games)

Blue (Wolf's Rain, anime/manga)

Cacao (Knights of Ramune, anime)

Caldina (Rayearth, anime and manga)

The Catterpillar (Are You Alice?, manga)

Casa Clubs (Wild Cardz, anime)

Cecelia (Murder Princess, anime)

Cervello Girls (Katekyo Hitman Reborn, anime/manga)

Chel (Road to El Dorado) Claudia Lasalle (Macross)

Choi-chan [tamaoko market]

Christie Monterio (Tekken, game series)

Dahlia (Pokemon, game/anime)

Dona (Final Fantasy X, game)

Doris (The Sacred Blacksmith, novel/anime)

*Ed (Cowboy Bebop, anime)

Efa Granada (Aku no Onna Kanbu, erotic game)

Electra Ovilo (Cowboy Bebop, anime movie)

Elena (Street Fighter 3, game)

Eliza (Inazuma 11, game/anime)

Elvy Hadhiat (RahXephon, novel/anime)

Esmerelda from the Hunchback of Notre Dame

Fang (Final Fantasy XIII, game)

Felecca (Suikoden, game)

Felicia (Magna Carta, game)

Fatima Andromeda

*Fatima Chandanna

Fatima Paltenon

Fatima Vintin

*Fran (Final Fantasy XII, game)

Garnet MacLaine (Dragonaut: The Resonance, anime)

Gaia from Captain Planet

Gidget

Glenda from petite princess yucie

Glory (ARIA, manga/anime)

Goo from Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends

Hannah Anafeloz from Black Butler 2

Hild (Ah! My Goddess, manga/anime)

Hilda (Eureka Seven, anime) *Judia (Ragnarok the Animation, anime)

Ingrid Hunnigan (Resident Evil 4, game)

inukashi from no.6

Irma (Queen's Blade, erotic game/anime)

Isis Ishtar

Jasmine (Aladdin)

Jean (Lunar, game series)

Joanne (Legend of Zelda, game series)

Juri (Yu Yu Hakusho, manga/anime)

Kahlua Shuzen (Rosario to Vampire, manga)

Kalia (El Hazard, anime)

Kaolla-su (Love Hina, manga/anime)

Karim (Jyu Oh Sei, anime) Karui (Naruto, manga/anime)

Karim (Jyu Oh Sei, anime)

*Katara (Avatar the Last Airbender, anime)

Katarina (Nabari no Ou, manga/anime)

Keesha Franklin from The Magic School Bus

Kida (Atlantis)

Kirche (Zero no Tsukaima, anime)

Kiwi (Idol Project, anime)

Kuea (Elemental Gelade, anime)

Karui-Naruto Shippuden

Kuroe (Kuroinujuu, erotic game)

Lala (School Rumble, manga/anime)

Lalaa Sun (Gundam)

Lal'c Melk Mal from Diebuster

Larc (Diebuster)

Lark (Top wo Nerae 2, anime)

LaShawn From Bébé’s Kids

Layla (Winx Club, anime)

Liru (Magical Pokan, anime)

Lt. Kitsurabami (FLCL, manga/anime)

Lucia (Shadow Hearts 2, game)

Luna ( Sailor Moon)

Manuela Hidalgo (Resident Evil Darkside Chronicles, game)

Maria (Sayonara Zetsubo Sensei, manga/anime)

Maria Noches (GetBackers, manga)

Maria Torres (Trauma Team, game)

*Mave-Chan

Maxine from Batman Beyond

Meena (Kuroshitsuji, manga/anime)

Mercedes Herrera (Gankutsuou, anime)

*Michiko (Michiko to Hatchin, anime)

Midora (Cobra the Animation, anime)

Mihoshi (Tenchi Muyo, manga/anime)

Mila Rose (Bleach, anime)

Mimiru (.hack//SIGN, anime)

Minami Rika (High School of the Dead, anime)

Minerva (Rune Factory Frontier

Mira Nygus (Soul Eater, manga/anime)

Miyako (Kannazuki no Miko, anime)

Momo from Peach Girl

Murumuru (Mirai Nikki, manga)

Myoury Kinky Nidaime Muramasa (Soukou Akki Muramasa, erotic game)

Nabooru (Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, game)

*Nadia La Arwall (Nadia The Secret of Blue Water, anime)

Nagisa Hyoudou from Kaichou wa Maid Sama

*Nakano Azusa (K-on, anime -- summer episodes)

Nami Komatsu from Nana

Narubi (Break Blade, anime)

Natsumi Iriya (Air Gear, manga/anime)

Niva (Spectral Souls, game)

Noah (Full Metal Alchemist: The Conqueror of Shambala, movie)

Noise (Angel Sanctuary, manga/anime)

Noloty Malche here from Book of Bantorra

Nyota Uhura from Star Trek

Orange Blossom from Strawberry Shortcake

Origa (Kuroinujuu, erotic game)

Pai Thunder (Dangaioh, anime)

Paninya (Full Metal Alchemist, anime and manga)

Papillion Lily (Lingere Warrior Papillion Rose, anime)

Parace (Arcana Heart, game)

Penny Proud from “The Proud Family”

Pirotess (Lodoss Senki, novel/anime)

Pocahontas (Pocahontas)

Pullum (Street Fighter, game series)

Rakshata (Code Geass, anime)

Rally Vincent (Gunsmith Cats, anime)

Rani VIII (Fate/Extra, visual novel)

Rena (.hack//Legend of the Twilight Bracelet, anime)

Rika (Inazuma 11, DS game/anime/manga)

Rita (Words Worth, erotic game)

Rose (Fullmetal Alchemist, manga/anime)

Rouge (Power Stone, game)

Rucien Grey (War of Genesis, game)

Sabrina (Words Worth, erotic game)

Sailor Moon

Sandaime Muramasa (Soukou Akki Muramasa, erotic game)

Sapphire Rhodonite (Disgaea 3, game)

Selena (HM: Tree of Tranquility, HM: Animal Parade