Pokemon Just Can't Escape Racism

Meet Lenora, the second Gym Leader in Pokemon Black and White, who holds the candle as the first major Black character in the Pokemon franchise. The shot above is the original Japanese art, which was apparently racist enough to warrant a change within both the game and the anime. What is this change? Check it out after the jump.

That's right! The change is that she is no longer wearing a dress. She now wears her apron slung over her shoulder.

God bless animators, making unnecessary, complicated, expensive changes that most people would miss unless they were hardcore fans.