List of hāfu in popular culture explained
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
Western media
Film and television
Comic books
Other Publishers
Literature
Video games
Japanese media
Anime, manga and light novels
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Film and television
Video games
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Being 'hafu' in Japan: Mixed-race people face ridicule, rejection. America.aljazeera.com. 2019-01-28.
- Web site: Will Japan ever truly accept 'half-Japanese'?. Mckinney. Robert. 2018-09-21. The Japan Times. en-US. 2019-01-28.
- Book: Aoyama, Gosho. Case Closed. 2018. Chapter 1011.
