is a Japanese word that describes an individual who is the child of one Japanese and one non-Japanese. This list consists of hāfu characters in popular culture.

The list presents film, television, animation, comics, literaturehttps://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1058&context=english_honors and video game hāfu characters from Western and Japanese media.

Western media

Film and television 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) Milo Powell from Captain Flamingo (2006-2010) 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 (half Japanese, half British) from 47 Ronin (2013)

Yuki Yoshimido from Wasabi (2001) Jaden Shiba, Kevin, Mike, Emily, Antonio Garcia and Lauren Shiba from the Power Rangers franchise Molly O'Brien and Kirayoshi O'Brien from the Star Trek franchise Maya Ishii-Petershttps://people.com/all-about-maya-erskine-parents-8553566 from PEN15 (2019-2021) Mizu from Blue Eye Samurai (2023)

Comic books Marvel Comics Akihiro Colleen Wing Ghost Rider 2099 J2 Kid Kaiju Peni Parker Shinobi Shaw

DC Comics Emiko Queen Karate Kid

Other Publishers Shi

Literature 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 Jane Takagi-Little from My Year of Meats and Yumi Fuller, from All Over Creation, two novels by Ruth Ozeki Masaaki and Luna in Asako Serizawa’s Inheritors

Video games Kenshi Takahashi and Takeda Takahashi from the Mortal Kombat franchise Ryo Watanabe from the Need for Speed franchise

Japanese media Various studies indicate that the success of Japanese manga could be partially attributed to their characters’ ‘mixed look’; the following list, however, only contains characters who are explicitly designed as hāfu.

Anime, manga and light novels Sylia Stingray (Japanese-British), Priscilla Asagiri (Japanese-American) and Nene Romanova (Japanese-Russian) from Bubblegum Crisis Kousuke Misaki (Japanese-British) from Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Roberto Hongo (Japanese-Brazilian) from Captain Tsubasa Ryo Asuka from Devilman Jou Yokosuka from Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō no Shichinin Lan Asuka from Devil Lady Eira Kaho (half-Brazilian)https://anibase.net/en/character/l5OvY/Eira-Kaho from The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You 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 (American father) 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), 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

Charles Bernard (French Descent) From Jujutsu Kaisen

Momo Nishimiya (American father) From Jujutsu Kaisen

Rio Kazumiya from Sound of the Sky

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 (unspecified Russian parent) 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 (Russian father) 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 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 Sowande Sakaki in Keep Your Hands off Eizouken!, one of the first African-Japanese as main character in manga

Film and television Peggy Matsuyama (Swiss father) from Himitsu Sentai Gorenger (1975-1977) Vito Hayakawa (half-Filipino) from Smile (2009)

Literature Kazu and Mitch, in Wildcat Dome by Yuko Tsushima

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 Samuel Rodrigues (Brazilian mother & paternal grandmother) from the Metal Gear series Ann Takamaki (American parent) from the Persona series Setsuka (Portuguese father) 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 Rin Tohsaka (25% European), Sakura Matou (25% European) and Illyasviel von Einzbern (German mother) from Fate/Stay Night Ciel (French father) from Tsukihime Remake Kurisu Makise (American mother) from Steins;Gate Haruka Morishima (British grandfather) from Amagami Masayoshi Tanimura (Half-Thai mother) from Yakuza 4

Dolls

Licca-chan, a "Japanese Barbie" designed to portray a mixed-race character

See also

Half Is More, a manga focusing on half-Japanese characters , a Japanese web-series with fantastical "mixed-blood" (Konketsu) characters Inuyasha, a Japanese manga series whose half-demon characters have been said to address the issue of Japanese mixed race people Hafu (film), a documentary on real Half-Japanese people

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