Hāfu (ハーフ, "half") is a Japanese language term used to refer to an individual born to one ethnic Japanese and one non-Japanese parent. A loanword from English, the term literally means "half," a reference to the individual's non-Japanese heritage.
Newly Posted Hāfu
- Destin Daniel Cretton 🇯🇵🇺🇸 Director, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- Kenji Lopez-Alt is an American chef and author.
- Abdul Hakim Sani Brown is a Japanese Olympic sprinter.
- Lalla Hirayama television host in South Africa.
- Musashi Suzuki professional soccer player.
- Joji Rapper, YouTuber 🇯🇵🇦🇺
Fictional Halvsies
- Edna Mode The Incredibles
- Anastasia (The Idolmaster)
- Yuri Volte Hyuga Shadow Hearts
- Mikasa Ackerman
- Shuichi Akai Case Closed
- Isami Aldini (Italian mother) Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
- Takumi Aldini (Italian mother) Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma
- Erena Amamiya
- Lan Asuka (Devil Lady)
- Eli Ayase (Love Live!)
- Buckaroo Banzai
- Erika Campbell Lemon Angel Project
- Jolyne Cujoh (American Mother)
- Daken
- Ira Gamagoori
- Giorno Giovanna
- Hayato Gokudera
- Ai Haibara (half English)
- Hiro Hamada
- Shukichi Haneda
- Vito Hayakawa Smile (Japanese TV series)
- Josuke Higashikata
- Taichi Hiraga-Keaton Master Keaton
- Cygnus Hyōga
- Kid Kaiju
- Urara Kasugano
- Sentarō Kawabuchi Kids on the Slope
- Jotaro Kujo
- Arsene Lupin III
- Clarissa Satsuki Maezono HoneyComing
- Peggy Matsuyama Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
- Kazuhira Miller
- Frederica Miyamoto
- Rebecca Miyamoto Pani Poni
- Louie Nishiwaki Dark Edge
- Mari Ohara Love Live! Sunshine!!
- Rin Okumura
- Suoh Pavlichenko Darker than Black
- Mukuro Rokudo
- Yasutora Sado
- Claudine Saijō Revue Starlight
- Tsuna Sawada
- Eriri Spencer Sawamura Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
- Masumi Sera
- Layla "Reira" Serizawa Nana
- Asuka Langley Soryu
- Kallen Stadtfeld
- Tamaki Suoh (French mother)
- Pegasus Tenma Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
- Takumi Usui
- Eve Wakamiya BanG Dream!
- Ryo Watanabe Need for Speed: ProStreet
- Chris Yukine Symphogear
- Setsuka (Portuguese mother)
Common Mixes
Humble Brags
Number of hāfu (on this site) who are:
- Emmy Winners: 3
- Olympic Gold Medalists: 4
- Olympic Silver Medalists: 2
- World Series Champions: 4
- Grand Slam Winners: 1
- Grammy Winners: 3
About Us
We cover a lot of strange things that other people don't. Our three primary interests are people who are half Japanese (Hāfu), badass Japanese living outside of Japan (Nikkei), and Japanese Comic Book Characters in the West.
Beyond that, we do like talking about Godzilla and Japanese Tokusatsu films, Japanese Pinky Violence films of the 70s, and Hāfu Pop Music of the 70s and 80s in Japan.
Check out our Japanifornia Shop for Japanese-inspired t-shirts, stickers and other stuff from all of these various collections. Have fun!