Academia VI

Black-owned ✨ Fantasy, Slice-of-Life ✦ Indie Show + Webcomic ✦ Created by @cryolei ✦ Currently in production

[V E L C E L @velcelsaga]

Working on VELCEL has introduced us to so many talented people in the indie animation space!

So tell us: what are YOU creating?🔥

Drop your project below, recommend an indie series you love, or share what you're currently working on.

#IndieAnimation #VelcelSaga #IndieCreators

[Academia VI @AcademiaVI]

Meet Viden Casimir, one of the main leads of Academia VI! He’s Black, queer, and canonically Unlabeled. 💚🤍🩵🧡

[Academia VI @AcademiaVI]

Meet Viden Casimir, one of the main leads of Academia VI! He’s Black, queer, and canonically Unlabeled. 💚🤍🩵🧡

[hermes ☿ @thehermeister]

Blessed are my favorite Black queer boys/men from television.

Forever grateful to live in this timeline to where they exist for me.

[Academia VI @AcademiaVI]

@ssanagi00 Happy birthday! :) 🩵

[🫧☀️Kosi Ulasi 🔜 AX2026 @cryolei]

HAPPY PRIDE!! 🩷💜💙
I’m Kosi Ulasi, a bisexual Nigerian voice actress, comic artist, indie showrunner, and writer working in animation, video games, anime, and live-action dubbing! ✨

My indie show @AcademiaVI revolves around six kids and their film club at an enchanted school.

[Academia VI @AcademiaVI]

From @cryolei, No matter what, you will always bee seen, loved and appreciated here. 🏳️‍🌈💖 Happy pride month, everyone.

[Academia VI @AcademiaVI]

From @cryolei, No matter what, you will always bee seen, loved and appreciated here. 🏳️‍🌈�� Happy pride month, everyone.

[🫧☀️Kosi Ulasi 🔜 AX2026 @cryolei]

I just want to say that I condemn the use of genAI, and that my webcomic @AcademiaVI will always remain a project crafted from HUMAN labor and love.

If you have any, please share your indie projects/shows/comics below, I’d love to check them out! 🩵✨

[🫧☀️Kosi Ulasi 🔜 AX2026 @cryolei]

Goated kickstarters 😍

[Academia VI @AcademiaVI]

@GrandeKev60194 Wasn’t talking about her earlier but do what you want I guess?? 😭

[Academia VI @AcademiaVI]

It’s actually one of my fav design tropes ever! (Viden being the biggest offender of this) but as a black woman, I think it’s important we also see more diversity with black characters in anime/manga.

Desscaras from Ichi the Witch and Corvus from Gachiakuta are some I love.

[ruyi @shrinedfire]

Why is it a trope in anime to have atleast one dark skinned character that has white hair

[Academia VI @AcademiaVI]

@GrandeKev60194 ???

[Academia VI @AcademiaVI]

@Saku_SushiRoll AWEEE THANK YOUU!! 🩵🩵

[Academia VI @AcademiaVI]

RIGHT HERE!! + Erena WIP ✨

[₊⊹❤︎ 𝒮𝒶𝓀𝓊 ❤︎⊹₊ @Saku_SushiRoll]

So are there just no artists who draw black people and/or POC. Like at all? I’ll be scrolling and loving an art style and then BAM, they don’t make art with darker skin tones or textured hair. SMH

[₊⊹❤︎ 𝒮𝒶𝓀𝓊 ❤︎⊹₊ @Saku_SushiRoll]

So are there just no artists who draw black people and/or POC. Like at all? I’ll be scrolling and loving an art style and then BAM, they don’t make art with darker skin tones or textured hair. SMH

[Academia VI @AcademiaVI]

@Rekhova1 @cryolei Well said!!

[Academia VI @AcademiaVI]

WIP of another one of my characters in Academia VI, Erena Fadel. A departure from the dark skin + white hair trope. I wanted to see more black hijabi girls represented in media, so here she is. 💜 :)

[ruyi @shrinedfire]

Why is it a trope in anime to have atleast one dark skinned character that has white hair

[Academia VI @AcademiaVI]

Viden Casimir, a lead character from my upcoming webcomic, Academia VI. 🤭
Out of everyone, he’s my absolute favorite to draw. I think I’ve illustrated him the most.

He’s not our only black character in this story, and there’s tons more you’ll get to meet in the future!💙

[Rin Nova 💫 @Rinartts]

ARTISTS SHOW ME HOW YOU DRAW BLACK PEOPLE.

[Academia VI @AcademiaVI]

Work in progress-?