List of hāfu in popular culture
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Hāfu (ハーフ, "half") describes an individual who is either the child of one Japanese and one non-Japanese parent or, less commonly, two half Japanese parents. Because the term is specific to individuals of ethnic Japanese (Yamato) ancestry, individuals whose Japanese ancestry is not of ethnic Japanese origin, such as Zainichi Koreans (e.g. Crystal Kay Williams and Kiko Mizuhara) will not be listed.[1][2] This list is only for Hāfu in popular culture.
Fictional characters
[edit]Western media
[edit]Film and television
[edit]- Vincent Chase from Entourage (2004-2011)
- Edna Mode from The Incredibles franchise
- Buckaroo Banzai from The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
- Clark in Rhapsody in August (1991)
- Phoebe Heyerdahl in Hey Arnold! (1996-2004)
- Reagan Ridley from Inside Job (2021-2022)
- Hiro Hamada and Tadashi Hamada from the Big Hero 6 franchise
- Kyo Kusanagi from The King of Fighters (2010)
- O-Ren Ishii and Sofie Fatale from Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003)
- Mike Powell from Captain Flamingo (2006-2008)
- Junichiro from King of the Hill (1997-2009)
- Brook Soso from Orange is the New Black (2013-2019)
- Paxton Hall-Yoshida from Never Have I Ever (2020-2023)
- Kai from 47 Ronin (2013)
- Yuki Yoshimido from Wasabi (2001)
- Ani from Kate (2021)
- Jaden Shiba, Kevin Douglas, Mike Fernandez, Emily Stewert, Antonio Garcia and Lauren Shiba from the Power Rangers franchise
- Molly O'Brien and Kirayoshi O'Brien from the Star Trek franchise
- Maya Ishii-Peters from PEN15 (2019-2021)
- Mizu from Blue Eye Samurai (2023)
Comic books
[edit]Other Publishers
[edit]Literature
[edit]- Takeshi Kovacs from the Altered Carbon franchise
- James Suzuki, the son of James Bond and Kissy Suzuki from the James Bond series
- Rei Shimura from Sujata Massey's Rei Shimura series
Video games
[edit]- Kenshi Takahashi and Takeda Takahashi from the Mortal Kombat franchise
- Ryo Watanabe from the Need for Speed franchise
- Mai "Konoko" Hasegawa from Oni
Japanese media
[edit]Anime, manga and light novels
[edit]- Sylia Stingray (Japanese-British), Priscilla Asagiri (Japanese-American) and Nene Romanova (Japanese-Russian) from Bubblegum Crisis
- Ryo Asuka from Devilman
- Lan Asuka from Devil Lady
- L Lawliet (25% Japanese) and Raye Penber (American father) from Death Note
- Mikasa Ackerman from Attack on Titan
- Eli Ayase (25% Russian) from Love Live! School Idol Project
- Erika Campbell from Lemon Angel Project
- Ira Gamagoori from Kill la Kill
- Tsuna Sawada, Mukuro Rokudo and Hayato Gokudera from Reborn!
- Langa Hasegawa (Canadian father) from SK8 the Infinity
- Ai Haibara (British mother),[3] Shukichi Haneda, Masumi Sera and Shuichi Akai from Case Closed
- Isami Aldini (Italian mother), Takumi Aldini (Italian mother) and Nakiri Alice (Danish mother) from Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
- Jotaro Kujo (British-Italian mother), Josuke Higashikata (British father), Giorno Giovanna (British father) and Jolyne Cujoh (Italian-American mother) from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- Taichi Hiraga-Keaton from Master Keaton
- Cygnus Hyōga (Russian mother) from Saint Seiya
- Pegasus Tenma from Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
- Chiho Johansson (Swedish father) from Gigant
- Urara Kasugano from Yes! PreCure 5
- Sentarō Kawabuchi from Kids on the Slope
- Asuka Langley Soryu (German-Japanese mother and American father) from Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Lupin III (French grandfather) from Lupin the Third
- Clarissa Satsuki Maezono from HoneyComing
- Louie Nishiwaki (African-American mother) from Dark Edge
- Mari Ohara (Italian-American father) from Love Live! Sunshine!!
- Rin Okumura from Blue Exorcist
- Lev Haiba from Haikyu!!
- Elena Amamiya (Mexican Father) from Star Twinkle PreCure
- Lucyna "Lucy" Kushinada (Polish mother) from Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- Mario Rossi (Sicilian-American father) from Mario
- Suo Pavlichenko from Darker than Black
- Yasutora "Chad" Sado (unspecified parent of Mexican descent) from Bleach
- Claudine Saijō (French mother) from Revue Starlight
- Eriri Spencer Sawamura from Saekano
- Layla "Reira" Serizawa from Nana
- Kallen Stadtfeld from Code Geass
- Tamaki Suoh (French mother) from Ouran High School Host Club
- Takumi Usui (25% British) Maid Sama!
- Eve Wakamiya from BanG Dream!
- Chris Yukine from Symphogear
- Tōta Konoe (English grandfather) from UQ Holder!
- Thomas H. Norstein (Half-Austrian) from Digimon Data Squad
- Yuta Sakurai (Half-British) from Recovery of an MMO Junkie
- Chrome, Kohaku, and the rest of Ishigami Village from Dr. Stone
- Jack Hanma from Baki the Grappler
- Mikaela Hyakuya from Seraph of the End
- Chitoge Kirisaki from Nisekoi
- Mamori Anezaki (American grandparent) from Eyeshield 21
- Rebecca Miyamoto (American mother) from Pani Poni
- Inoue Aran from Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc
- Urumi Kanzaki from Great Teacher Onizuka
- Jun Kamata, Kaoru Kamata, and Natsuki Smith-Mizuki from Shonan Junai Gumi
- Angelica Karasuma from Hitomi-chan is Shy With Strangers
- Tokiomi Tohsaka (Finnish mother) from Fate/Zero
- Rin Tohsaka (25% European), Sakura Matou (25% European) and Illyasviel von Einzbern (German mother) from Fate/Stay Night
- Elza Saijo (German father) from Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver
- Alisa Mikhailovna Kujou / Alya (Russian father) and Maria Mikhailovna Kujou / Masha (Russian father) from Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian
- Sakuya Sumeragi from Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
Film and television
[edit]- Peggy Matsuyama (Swiss father) from Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975-1977)
- Vito Hayakawa from Smile (2009)
Video games
[edit]- Ken Masters (American grandfather), Sean Matsuda (Brazilian mother) and Laura Matsuda (Brazilian mother) from the Street Fighter series
- Lars Alexandersson (Swedish mother) from the Tekken series
- Anastasia (Russian father), Frederica Miyamoto (Italian father), Elena Shimabara and Meguru Hachimiya (American mother) from The Idolmaster series
- Kazuhira Miller (American father) and Jetstream Sam from the Metal Gear series
- Ann Takamaki (American parent) from the Persona series
- Setsuka (Portuguese mother) from the Soulcalibur series
- Aya Brea (American father) from Parasite Eve
- Hitomi (German father) from the Dead or Alive series
- Jinako Carigiri (German father) from Fate/EXTRA CCC
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Being 'hafu' in Japan: Mixed-race people face ridicule, rejection". America.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ^ Mckinney, Robert (2018-09-21). "Will Japan ever truly accept 'half-Japanese'?". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
- ^ Aoyama, Gosho (2018). "Chapter 1011". Case Closed.