Racism in Japanese Animation - part 1

Japanese artists have adored caucasian features for a long time, evident in their movies, books, and art. But, especically so in Japanese animation. I'm not sure of this racist tendency origin; may be Western colonial nations' influence of the early 20th century. But, the love for light color hair, skin, and eyes is clear, and the distain for dark African features is also clear. They have avoided diversity in their media like a plague. Sad to say, that their view of beauty and desirability has been racist.