Hafu Gender Ratios in Anime — Gwern

1963

Yuki no Taiyou

Sanae

Japanese

American

1964

Cyborg 009

Joe Shimamura

American

Japanese

brown

TVTropes says “half-Japanese (mother), half-American (father), and in the manga he was bullied because of that”; I did not find any other online sources specifying the parents, and do not have the manga handy.

1967

Lupin III

Lupin III

French?

Japanese?

black

Wikipedia discusses the ambiguity.

1967

Nekome Kozou

Cat-Eyed Boy

Japanese

Fantasy

brown

1972

Gatchaman

Jun ‘the Swan’

green

Information about Jun is very scarce; asked

1974

Great Mazinger

Jun Hono

American

Japanese

black

Particularly famous for the episode “Snow, Take the Color of the Blood of Youth!!” about Japanese racism.

1975

Ichigo Monogatari

Ichigo

Scandinavian?

Japanese?

brown

Baka-Updates describes the plot: “Ichigo is a fourteen year old half Japanese girl that grew up in Lapland. After the death of her father, she moves to Japan where she is hosted by Ikuta Rintaro and his family.”, translating from an Italian website. Making matters worse, the Lapland region is claimed in parts by Norway, Sweden, Finland and Russia.

1976

Kochira Katsushika-ku…

Reiko Katherine Akimoto

Japanese?

French?

blue

blond

Asked

1977

Haikara-san ga Tooru

Shinobu Iijyuin

Japanese

German

blue

blond

1977

“Sentimental City”

English

Japanese

black

As described in Ogi2019

1979

Mobile Suit Gundam

Amuro Ray

Japanese

Canadian

blue

brown

TvTropes says Ray’s mother is Canadian, and was changed to Mexican in a much later Gundam anime; the Gundam Wikia says she is either American or Canadian but it is not specified.

1981

GoShogun

Remy Shimada

Japanese

French

blue

blond

Alan Takahashi’s “Anime Pocket Guide” compiled for rec.arts.anime comments of a later GoShogun movie that “Remy’s mother was a French prostitute, so Remy has a tainted and confused past.”

1981

Blossom Shower on Nanjing Road

Japanese

Chinese

black

As described in Ogi2019

1982

Macross

Lynn Minmay

Chinese?

Japanese?

blue

The father-mother mix is unclear; it may be Japanese-Chinese.

1982

Yūkan Club

Bido Granmarie

Swedish

Japanese

blond

1983

Adolf

Adolf Kaufmann

German

Japanese

1983

Rean no Tsubasa

Asap Suzuki

American

Japanese

blond

Google Translate of official profile: “Has a Japanese mother and an American father.”

1984

Kimagure Orange Road

Madoka Ayukawa

Japanese

green

black

Semi-confirmed by author at convention.

1986

Mad Bull 34

Daizaburo “Eddie” Ban

Japanese?

American?

brown

black

1986

Pineapple Army

Jed Goshi

Japanese?

American?

black

1986

Saint Seiya

Cygnus Hyoga

Japanese

Russian

blue

blond

1987

Hanasakeru Seishounen

Kajika Burnsworth

American

Japanese

grey

brown

1987

Lady!!

Lynn Russell

English

Japanese

red

blond

1987

Magic Kaito

Saguru Hakuba

Japanese

English

brown

1987

Metal Gear

Solid Snake

American

Japanese

blue

brown

1988

Master Keaton

Taichi Hiraga-Keaton

Japanese

English

black

1988

Mobile Police Patlabor

Kanuka Clancy

American

Japanese?

black

Asked.

1988

Vampire Princess Miyu (OVA)

Miyu

Japanese

Fantasy

brown

1989

Ijigen kara no Tayori

Mami Takamizawa

Japanese

American

blue

blond

Second story in the anthology.

1989

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

Jotaro Kujo

Japanese

English

green

blue

1989

Street Fighter

Ken Masters

American

Japanese

brown

blond

1990

Itazura na Kiss

Japanese

English

blue

blond

1990

Itazura na Kiss

Japanese

English

blue

blond

1990

Itazura na Kiss

Japanese

English

blue

blond

TvTropes: “Englishwoman Christine ‘Chris’ Robbins has a thing for Japanese men and go to Japan specifically to find one to date and marry. At first she’s interested in male lead Naoki, but ends up marrying Kotoko’s former Dogged Nice Guy Kinnosuke. They have three kids, with their dad’s features and their mom’s eye/hair color scheme.”

1990

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake

Kazuhira Miller

American

Japanese

blue

blond

1990

Slam Dunk

Michael Okita

Japanese

American

blue

blond

1991

2nd Super Robot Wars

Shu Shirakawa

Fantasy

Japanese

red

TvTropes asserts he is half-Japanese as the name indicates; descriptions of his backstory are hard to come by, and I am relying on a GameFAQs forum summary: “Shuu’s mom is ‘kidnapped’ by a member of the Royal Family of Lan Gran (one of the 3 kingdoms of La Gias) and is made his consort/concubine, and Shuu is born some time afterwards - thus, Shuu is half Earthian, half La Gian, and a legitimate heir of the throne of Lan Gran. He grows up to value his independence much more than anything (most likely stemming from his mother’s freedom being stripped from her since she was kidnapped), and thus has no interest of the throne. Shuu travels back-and-forth from the surface world, and becomes the genius he is as he absorbs knowledge from the surface AND La Gias, using this knowledge to build the Granzon.”

1991

801 T.T.S. Airbats

Mitaka Arisa

Japanese

black

Hitoshi Doi on the audiodrama adaptation: “Mitaka Arisa got transferred to the 801 TTS. Kengamine looked at Arisa’s papers and found out that she was half Japanese (her father was Japanese).”

1991

Shin Seiki GPX Cyber Formula

Kaga Joutarou

Japanese?

Spanish?

green

1991

Silent Mobius

Katsumi Liqueur

American

Japanese

blue

1991

Boys Be…

Chiharu Reicha

Japanese?

Finnish?

black

blond

1992

Hana Yori Dango

Thomas

Japanese

German

blond

Margaret O’Connell quotes Thomas as saying: “Because I’m half Japanese. My dad’s from here. My mom’s German.”

1992

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

Josuke Higashikata

English

Japanese

blue

1992

Rainbow Trotsky

Hunbord

Japanese

Mongolian

The father is named “Fukami Keisuke” and the mother identified as “a member of the Buryat subethnic group”; dates, names, and parentage are sourced from “Heroes and Villains: Manchuko in Yasuhiko Yoshikazu’s Rainbow Trotsky” (O’Dwyer2012; anthologized in Manga and the Representation of Japanese History).

1992

Tenchi Muyo!

Katsuhito Masaki

Fantasy

Japanese

purple

black

Original hair color as young man.

1992

X1999

Karen Kasumi

Japanese

brown

red

Not certain Karen is the half-Japanese character TvTropes’s main page alludes to; asked: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/remarks.php?trope=Main.ButNotTooForeign

1992

Angel Densetsu

Leo Halford

American

Japanese

brown

1992

Angel Densetsu

Sana Halford

American

Japanese

brown

black

1993

Bokutachi Otoko no Ko

Takashi Fujii

Japanese

American?

blue

blond

In chapter 02, Takashi’s blond Caucasian mother named ‘Sarah’ is introduced and Takashi says “she was actually born in Tokyo. Though she moved to South Africa right after she was born, and then Kyoto, and Pakistan, then Tokyo again, and now she’s here [rural Japan]”. Unfortunately, the rest of the manga only rarely mentions her and her side of the family never appears, so while she is surely an American, it cannot be proven from the manga.

1993

Hyper Police

Sasahara Natsuki

Japanese

Fantasy

green

1993

Samurai Gun

Ichimatsu

Japanese

Dutch

blue

white

1994

Detective Conan

Ai Haibara

Japanese

English

blue

brown

1994

Fake

Randy Ryo Maclean

American

Japanese

black

brown

1995

Angel Sanctuary

Sara Mudo

Japanese?

English?

brown

blond

O’Connell quotes volume 1 of the manga: “Since our grandfather was from England, we both have blond hair and light-brown eyes… so everyone’s gonna know that we’re brother and sister.” Asked for more details: https://angelsanctuary.fandom.com/wiki/Talk:Setsuna_Mudo#Parentage; commenter ‘germaninjapan’ on this page says it was the mother planning to leave, so through the maternal line?

1995

Angel Sanctuary

Setsuna Mudo

Japanese?

English?

brown

blond

1995

Chūka Ichiban!

Shirou

Chinese

Japanese

brown

blue

1995

Kashou no Tsuki

Tsuchikimado Arimasa

Japanese

Fantasy

black

1995

Kodomo no Omocha

Naozumi Kamura

American

Japanese

green

blue

Sourced from subtitles of episode 73 & 74, and interpretation checked against a fansite

1995

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

Heero Yuy

Russian

Japanese

blue

brown

TvTropes: “Heero, on the other hand, is revealed to be half-Russian in the novel Frozen Teardrop.” His canon father does have a Russian name.

1995

Neon Genesis Evangelion

Asuka Soryu Langley

Japanese

German

blue

red

1996

Card Captors Sakura

Eriol Hiiragizawa

blue

English-Japanese, reportedly. I omitted related characters like Watanuki as they are too complicated to fairly include.

1996

Hana-kimi

Mizuki’s brother

Japanese

American?

1996

InuYasha

InuYasha

Fantasy

Japanese

brown

white

1996

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

Giorno Giovanna

English

Japanese

blue

blond

1996

Sakura Taisen

Maria Tachibana

Japanese

Russian

blue

blond

“Maria Tachibana was born in Russia to a Japanese father and a Russian mother.” –“Sakura Taisen”, Ex.org

1996

Sakura Taisen

Orihime Soletta

Japanese

Italian

green

black

1997

Devil Lady

Asuka Lan

American

Japanese

blue

blond

1997

Great Teacher Onizuka

Kanzaki Urumi

Japanese

blond

Heterochromatic: brown/blue. Canonically unknown father.

1997

Sensual Phrase

Sakuya Ookochi

American

Japanese

blue

black

1997

Street Fighter 3

Sean Matsuda

Japanese

Brazilian

brown

“Sean Matsuda was born in Brazil, though his paternal grandfather was Japanese.” –SF Wikia

1997

To Heart

Lemmy Miyauchi

American

Japanese

blue

blond

Cloud668 says the parents’ nationalities are listed in ‘the guidebook’.

1997

Vampire Princess Miyu (TV)

Miyu

Fantasy

Japanese

brown

1998

Full Metal Panic!

Kurz Weber

German?

Japanese?

blue

blond

Unclear whether hafu; FMP! wikia lists nationality as “German/Japanese” and “Born in Tokyo to West German parents on April 1, 1982_44ya. He was raised in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan, attending a normal public school”. Japan does not grant citizenship for being born in Japan but by blood, implying a Japanese citizenship parent, unless the mangaka is ignoring that. The original light novels may clear this up.

1998

Kinnikuman Nisei

Terry the Kid

American

Japanese

blue

blond

1998

Maria-sama Ga Miteru

Sei Satō

Japanese?

American?

grey

brown

Seems to be zero information besides a comment she is attractive despite the foreign blood; the surname is Japanese and she graduates to study English & American Literature, so probably she has a mother who is one of those nationalities. Asked.

1998

Parasite Eve

Aya Brea

American

Japanese

blue

blond

Aya Brea is not in the original Parasite Eve novel, but the first video game adaptation.

1998

Secret Area

Jake

Japanese

American

blond

Story 5 in the anthology.

1998

Shanimuni Go

Takita Louis

Japanese

French

brown

1998

UFO Baby

Christine Hanakomachi

Japanese

French

purple

pink

1999

Digimon Adventure

Yamato Ishida

Japanese

French

blue

blond

1999

Fruits Baskets

Momiji Sohma

Japanese?

German?

brown

blond

1999

GetBackers

Ban Mido

German

Japanese

blue

brown

His father, Der Kaiser, seems to be half-German/half-Japanese, making Ban a quarter-German.

1999

Peacemaker Kurogane

Akesato

blue

brown

The mangaka Sakamoto has apparently only commented she is a hāfu (presumably Caucasian), nothing more. Asked.

1999

Prince of Tennis

Jackal Kuwahara

Brazilian?

Japanese?

black

Guesses based on surname, unreliable as that is. Asked.

1999

Sister Princess

Aria

Japanese

French

grey

blue

1999

Sister Princess

Haruka

Japanese

German

blue

purple

1999

Sister Princess

Yotsuba

Japanese

English

brown

1999

Venus in Love

Yuki Ikeuchi

Japanese?

Greek?

green

brown

Guessing based on surname; asked.

1999

The Last Wizard of the Century

Natsumi Kousaka

Japanese

Russian

green

brown

According to the fan wiki, her grandfather married a Russian woman while working there.

2000

Beyblade

Max Tate

Japanese

American

blue

blond

2000

Boys Be…

Shoko Uzuki

blond

2000

Digimon Adventure 02

Takeru Takaishi

Japanese

French

blue

blond

2000

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

Jolyne Kujo

Japanese

Italian

blue

This is a major simplification. Wikipedia notes that “It’s mentioned that she is an Italian-American, making Jolyne 1⁄4 Japanese, 1⁄4 American, 3⁄8 Italian, and 1⁄8 British.”

2000

Maya Madoromijima no Nemurihime

Mikagura Hijiri

blue

blond

2000

Nana

Layla Serizawa

American

Japanese

brown

pink

2000

Nana

Ren Ichinose

Japanese

brown

grey

ch74; Nana remains incomplete and so his exact parentage remains debatable.

2000

Nigai Kajitsu

Jack Yuchi

Japanese

American

black

Story 4, “Blue Period”

2000

Pani Poni Dash! (manga)

Rebecca Miyamoto

Japanese

American

blue

blond

Miyamoto appears twice because the anime reverses her parentage.

2000

Read or Die

Yomiko Readman

Japanese

English

blue

black

2000

Ring Of Red

Masami von Weisegger

German?

Japanese?

2000

Shiyouzumi _Condom

Sara Kararieva

Japanese

Russian

blue

blond

2000

Tsukihime

Ciel

French

Japanese?

blue

Ciel says only “I looked like my mother, who was Oriental”; asked: https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Talk:Ciel#Parentage

2000

Yo-u

Kaede

Fantasy

Japanese

brown

2001

Bleach

Yasutora Sado

Japanese?

Mexican?

brown

Asked.

2001

Dead or Alive 3

Hitomi

German

Japanese

blue

brown

Surprisingly, there doesn’t seem to be a DOA anime or manga, except for a DOA Xtreme Beach Volleyball manga.

2001

Desert Storm

Eimi

Japanese

Russian

black

Technically, Chechnyan; as usual, assimilated to the neighboring major nationality.

2001

Diamond Head

Leica Hanugi

red

“His nationality is three-fourths mixed… the most mysterious one of all.” pg21 c01. He is depicted in color illustrations with reddish hair, red eyes, and is Christian; one associated character returns from several years abroad living in Seattle. In the complete manga, there are no other hints as to his nationalities or parentage: the mother is depicted once with neutral hair color.

2001

Digimon Tamers

Lee Jaarin

Chinese

Japanese

2001

Digimon Tamers

Lee Jianliang

Chinese

Japanese

grey

blue

2001

Digimon Tamers

Lee Rinchei

Chinese

Japanese

2001

Digimon Tamers

Lee Shiuchon

Chinese

Japanese

purple

brown

2001

Koiseyo Shounen

Yamato Sakurai

Canadian

Japanese

blue

brown

Story 1 of the anthology, “Letter from Canada”.

2001

Sakura Taisen 3

Hanabi Kitaoji

Japanese

French

black

Her maternal grandmother is French, or so MyAnimeList claims. This is consistent with her nobility and her father being named Masamichi Kitaoji.

2001

Shadow Hearts

Yuri Volte Hyuga

Japanese

German

red

brown

2002

.hack//Legend of the Twilight

Hotaru

Irish

Japanese

blue

blond

2002

Da Capo

Alice Tsukishiro

Japanese?

English?

purple

white

2002

Da Capo

Grandma?

English?

Japanese?

I am not certain about this character. She is obscure and there are overlapping characters polluting the search results. I am going off a much copy-pasted description which claims “Junichi and Sakura’s grandmother. Half Japanese, half British. Said to have looked young until she was about a hundred years old. Already dead by the events of Da Capo, but that doesn’t stop her from showing up every once in a while.”

2002

Eyeshield 21

Mamori Anezaki

Japanese

American

blue

red

Technically, her mother is half-American and hence Mamori is a quarter-Japanese, like Asuka Soryu Langley’s mother is half-Japanese/half-German in NGE.

2002

Hungry Heart

Kouji Sakai

Japanese

Swedish

grey

white

2002

Kujibiki Unbalance

Ritsuko Kettenkrad

German

Japanese

blue

blond

Dating Kujibiki Unbalance is a little difficult due to its status as a meta-fictional work: it first appeared as a comic-within-a-comic in the Genshiken manga (2002_24ya) then starred further in the Genshiken anime (2004_22ya) whereupon it was spun-off as a 3-episode 2004_22ya OVA and 3-volume light novel

2002

Love Monster

Hiyoko Osora

Fantasy

Japanese

red

blond

2002

Nejire

Wakakusa Elliis

brown

blond

2002

Nejire

Wakakusa Kei

brown

blond

2002

Ougon Honey

Hime Komada

American

Japanese

blue

blond

2002

Rhythmic Rev

Mibuna Kaede

green

red

2002

Rikujou Bouei-tai Mao-chan

Adalbert Von Maruyama

Japanese?

German?

white

2002

School Rumble

Eri Sawachika

English

Japanese

brown

blond

Apparently, her father is apparently half-Japanese.

2002

Shigeshōshi

Shinjyurou Mamiya

American

Japanese

black

2002

Shippuu Karen Jinrai Komusume!

Kogane Mikasa

Fantasy

Japanese

red

blue

2002

Skip Beat

Tsuruga Ren

Japanese

American

brown

2002

Tamayura

Reimei Kasumi

purple

blond

2002

Yakitate!! Japan

Meister Silvan Kirisaki

Japanese

French

blue

blond

2002

Yakitate!! Japan

Sophie Balzac Kirisaki

Japanese

French

blue

blond

2003

Baccano

Yalgumo?

Information from TvTropes; I have been unable to find out anything about this character - he may not even be named ‘Yalgumo’ but ‘Yagumo’.

2003

Chanto Shiyou Yo!

Hiiragi Serori Nee

Japanese

blue

blond

The description goes “The third is Serori Ne-Ne. She is half Japanese and half North European…When I was a child, I was adopted by the Hiiragi family. But because the father was afraid that the sisters would spoil me, I was sent to a relative to train myself.” implying that the father is Japanese.

2003

Death Note

L Lawliet

Japanese?

English?

black

Writer Tsugumi Ohba in Death Note 13: How to Read: “I think of him as a quarter Japanese, a quarter English, a quarter Russian, a quarter French or Italian, like that.”

2003

Death Note

Ray Penber

American

Japanese

grey

black

2003

Gakuen Alice

Ruka Nogi

Japanese

French

blue

blond

2003

Kita e. ~Diamond Dust~

Kitano Suomi

Japanese?

Finnish?

blue

blond

An amusing note: ‘Suomi means “Finland” in Finnish, and can also be a surname’.

2003

Mahou Sensei Negima!

Ayaka Yukihiro

Japanese?

blue

blond

Asked

2003

Negima

Negima Springfield

English

Fantasy

brown

red

2003

Ochiba no Mau Koro

Haruka Lichtenbein

German?

Japanese?

purple

white

2003

Ohana to Chocolate

Iwashita Makoto

English

Japanese

red

brown

heterochromatic: red/blue; first story, “Flower & chocolate”

2003

Onegai Twins

Karen Onodera?

blue

green

2003

Onegai Twins

Maiku Kamishiro?

blue

2003

Ouran High School Host

Tamaki Suoh

Japanese

French

blue

blond

2003

Rainbow: Nisha Rokubō…

Jou “Joe” Yokosuka

American?

Japanese

blue

blond

Jou is a blond-haired character described as “half-European” in many descriptions; a plot summary says “Jou’s mother abandoned him and his sister at an orphanage.”, which is most consistent with the mother being Japanese; the name Jou/Joe probably indicates either American or English descent (‘European’ being a common euphemism for Caucasian).

2003

Soul Eater

Maka Albarn

Japanese

green

blond

Apparently another character states Maka is half-Japanese, and her father is depicted as a Caucasian of unspecified nationality; asked.

2003

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time

Fayt Leingod

Japanese

green

blue

2003

Star Ocean: Till the End of Time

Sophia Esteed

Japanese

green

brown

2003

Tokyo Mew Mew a la Mode

Berry Shirayuki

Japanese?

French?

red

blond

2004

Ashinaga Ojisama

Nishinomiya Ryuutarou

Arabian

Japanese

grey

black

Ch1 pg15

2004

Bath Towel

Izutsuya Anju

French

Japanese

blue

blond

Vol.1 Ch.3.1; Anju states his mother had a one-night stand with a French man.

2004

Durarara!!

Walker Yumasaki

brown

Asked.

2004

Fate/Stay Night

Illyasviel Einzbern

Japanese

German

red

white

2004

Green Green 2 Koi no Special

Lucy Mika Matsuura

blue

blond

2004

Jubei-chan 2

Freesia Yagyu

Japanese

Russian

blue

blond

2004

Kamen no Maid Guy

Elizabeth K. Strawberryfield

English?

Japanese?

blue

blond

Asked

2004

Kamen no Maid Guy

Heindrick Strawberryfield

English?

Japanese?

red

blond

2004

Katekyo Hitman Reborn!

Gokudera Hayato

Italian

Japanese

green

white

2004

Kimi to Boku

Chizuru Tachibana

blue

blond

Asked

2004

Kurau Phantom Memory

Kurau Amami

Japanese

Swiss

blue

black

2004

Meimeimei!

Meifis Turner

brown

blond

2004

Midorigafuchi Yotogi no Mura

Misono Henrietta Rosenberg

German?

Japanese?

green

blond

2004

Nabari no Ou

Thobari Kumohira Durandal

Japanese

Irish

grey

black

Standard online sites say only that his grandfather (unspecified side) is Irish; one fanfiction wiki says “Thobari Durandal Kumohira (雲平・デュランダル・帷) was born in Japan to an Irish medi-witch and a Japanese accountant. However, the two died in an accident when Thobari was still very young, and as his only living relative, his grandfather (his mother’s father) came to his aid. The old man was… eccentric, to say the least.” But then it goes on to describe how Kumohira was accepted into Hogwarts, so this may not be reliable information.

2004

Ousama no Lesson

Sui

Japanese

French

green

brown

Ch1 pg10

2004

Rakuen ~Ai Kawarazu na Boku~

Karen Van Duyn

Dutch

Japanese

brown

red

2004

Raspberry Welcome to Cafe Moon…

Katagiri Sheryl

Australian

Japanese

blue

blond

Verified by Google Translates of official page.

2004

Remember11 the age of infinity

Utsumi Kali

Indian?

Japanese?

white

2004

Saitama Chainsaw Shoujo

Fumio Kirisaki

American

Japanese

blue

black

Technically, Kirisaki’s Texan grandfather married her Japanese grandmother; so the father/mother information is for them, not her immediate parents; the actual hāfu is Kirisaki’s mother.

2004

Shuffle!

Shigure Asa

Japanese

Fantasy

purple

green

2004

Tona-Gura!

Niina Isokawa

Japanese

American

blue

blond

2005

Ai Kora

Sakurako Tenmaku

Japanese

English

blue

blond

2005

Atori Shou

Shiba Atori

Japanese

Fantasy

brown

black

Half-demon; parentage established v01 ch01 pg05.

2005

Best Student Council

Cyndi Manabe

Japanese

American

blue

red

2005

Canvas 2

Elis Hosen

Japanese

French

blue

blond

2005

Dance in the Vampire Bund

Akira Kaburagi Regendorf

German

Japanese

blue

black

2005

Dead or Alive 4

Kokoro

French

Japanese

grey

black

2005

Golden Days

Kasuga Aiko

Japanese

Italian

brown

2005

Kaichou wa Maid-sama!

Usui Takumi

Japanese

English

green

blond

2005

Lovetore

Kotaro Ebina?

2005

Pani Poni Dash! (anime)

Rebecca Miyamoto

American

Japanese

blue

blond

2005

Parfait ~Chocolat Second Brew~

Katori Rea

Japanese?

French?

blue

blond

2005

Puchi Houndo

Teiru

brown

2005

Sakura Taisen 5

Gemini Sunrise

Japanese?

American?

blue

red

https://whatis.suburbansenshi.com/index.php?title=Gemini_Sunrise identifies Sunrise’s mother as “Lynne McCarthy” and her father as “Yang”, with no listed sources. I couldn’t confirm the names or nationalities elsewhere. Asked.

2005

Sakura no Nekohime

Entry based on Baka Updates summary; no scanlation or other summaries available.

2005

Shuffle!

Mayumi Thyme

Fantasy?

Japanese?

blue

black

Heterochromatic (blue & red); the red apparently is due to her demon heritage, so I assume the other color is her real human color.

2005

That Summer

American

Japanese

2005

The Idolmaster

Takane Shijōu

purple

white

The relevant wiki says “She comes from a very wealthy family, like Iori, and is in fact half European, most likely German.”; it also claims “Takane’s [silver] hair was blond in the prototype version of the arcade game.” A TvTroper claims “In 2, Ritsuko [Akizuki] implies that it’s Takane’s natural hair color at one point.”; see also White-Haired Pretty Girl. (Hair color seems to be half-literal in THE IDOLMASTER; the all-Japanese character Miki Hoshii has blond hair… but it is stated that it is dyed, and the player can find a short brown haired version of Miki.)

2005

Trace Memory

Ashley Mizuki Robbins

American

Japanese

black

white

2005

Tsuyokiss

Erika Kiriya

Japanese

American

blue

blond

2005

Blood+

George Miyagusuku

American?

Japanese?

brown

grey

Okinawan-American US Army veteran

2006

Ano Machi no Koi no Uta

Irina Enomoto

Japanese?

Russian?

blue

white

2006

Digimon Savers

Tohma H. Norstein

German

Japanese

blue

blond

Father is Austrian.

2006

Hanjuku Orange

Kou

Japanese

American

blue

blond

2006

Himawari!

Himeji

English

Japanese

blue

blond

Official profile via Google Translate seems to imply this: “In the days of the British mixed race, the father of the employee intelligence MI6, mother garden OB 備学志 function”.

2006

Iinchou wa Shounin Sezu!

Kei Adamsmith

English?

Japanese?

brown

red

2006

Maria Holic

Tōichirō Kanae

Japanese

French

blue

red

2006

Onegai Goshujinsama!

Tear Rui Mosfort

purple

brown

2006

Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams

Roberto Frois

Spanish

Japanese

green

blond

2006

Venus Capriccio

Akira Sasaki

Japanese

German

blue

blond

Half-Austrian, which I am listing as German. TvTropes did not answer. A forum post says the father is Japanese.

2007

Akuma to Love Song

Kurosu Shintarou

American

Japanese

blond

Based on scanlation summary.

2007

Code Geass

Kallen Stadtfeld

English

Japanese

blue

red

2007

Dear My Mister

Asakura Noah

Japanese

English

blond

2007

G-senjou no Maou

Tokita Yuki

Japanese

blue

black

2007

Gundam 00

Billy Katagiri

Japanese?

American?

black

brown

Same reasoning but even shakier - we have already seen examples where the Japanese-sounding surname was not the father but mother’s.

2007

Gundam 00

Kinue Crossroad

American?

Japanese?

brown

2007

Gundam 00

Saji Crossroad

American?

Japanese?

brown

TVTropes claims these 3 characters are all Japanese-Americans; the Crossroads’ father, “Mr. Crossroad”, is briefly mentioned, whose surname suggests he is American and hence the mother would be Japanese.

2007

Gundam 00

Sumeragi Lee Noriega

Japanese?

Spanish?

brown

Online sources do not specify parentage beyond ‘Eurasian’ Spanish-Japanese, but do mention her ‘real name’ is “Leesa Kujō” (Japanese surname).

2007

Harem Lodge

Tetsuya Katagiri

French

Japanese

brown

2007

Hirahira Hy~n

Yamamoto Leonard Ken

French

Japanese

green

brown

2007

Ice Forest

Roman Guilbert

Canadian

Japanese

black

2007

K-On!

Tsumugi Kotobuki

Japanese?

Finnish?

blue

blond

“The speculation is that Mugi is half-Finnish, half-Japanese and raised as Japanese.”. Asked.

2007

Kamichama Karin

Nishikiori Michiru

Japanese?

English?

red

brown

Heterochromatic, but the blue eye is a replacement.

2007

Kids on the Slope

Sentarō Kawabuchi

American

Japanese

brown

2007

Kiss/Hug

Ryuu Wakui

English

Japanese

blue

black

2007

Little Busters!

Kudryavka Noumi

Russian?

Japanese

blue

white

Asked.

2007

Milkman

Coffee Milkman

Japanese

Brazilian

blond

2007

Motto Itte

Mari Mizuta

red

blond

2007

Muv-Luv Alternative Total Eclipse

Vincent Lowell

American?

Japanese?

blue

blond

2007

Natsumegu

Celes Alford

blue

blond

2007

No More Heroes

Sylvia Christel

Russian?

Japanese?

blue

blond

Ukrainian.

2007

Otona Pink

Chiho

Japanese

French

Mother is French-American.

2007

Oyasumi Punpun

Sachi

Japanese

black

Ch84, v08/pg15: “…Then again, since my mom was a foreigner, she might’ve bought all that manga so she could study Japanese.”

2007

Royal Straight

Karen

Japanese

German

blue

blond

2007

Sakura Gari

Souma Saiki

Japanese

English

black

2007

Tekken 6 Bloodline Rebellion

Lars Alexandersson

Japanese

Swedish

green

blond

2007

Umineko no Naku Koro ni

Beatrice Ushiromiya

Japanese

Italian

blue

blond

2007

Umineko no Naku Koro ni

Lion Ushiromiya

Japanese

Italian

grey

blond

Quarter; mother is Italian-Japanese.

2007

Yes! PreCure 5

Urara Kasugano

French

Japanese

brown

blond

2008

Ame Nochi Hare

Kisaragi Touma

French

Japanese

blue

blond

He states he is half-French; on pg29 of ch12 of v03, a flashback depicts his father as having the same curly blond foreign hair Touma has.

2008

Arisa

Kudou Rei

Japanese

Portuguese

2008

Ben-To

Shaga Ayame

Japanese

Italian

blue

blond

Google Translate of Japanese Wikipedia: “With an Italian mother, cousin brother Hiroshi. Mess up the long blond hair, usually a girl with glasses.”

2008

Café Latte Rhapsody

Keito Tsuda MacLeod

French

Chinese

brown

MacLeod is a hard to classify character. On pg23 of chapter 1, he says roughly “My papa is a French-Canadian and Japanese half… And, my mama is Chinese, Japanese, and French mix”.

2008

Class Zenin Ore no Yome

Sagishima Frederica

American?

Japanese?

blue

blond

2008

Code Geass: Lost Colors

Rai

English

Japanese

blue

white

2008

Darenimo Ienai!

Kein

Latin-American

Japanese

black

The father’s nationality cannot be more specific: Kein is of the fictional Latin-American “Albanian Republic” according to pg12 & pg31 of this one-shot manga (the latter specifies his mother is Japanese).

2008

High-School DxD

Akeno Himejima

Fantasy

Japanese

purple

black

2008

Kansen 3 ~Shuto Houkai~

Margarita Basques Homura

blue

blond

2008

Kara no Shoujo

Maris Stella

blue

white

2008

Konbini S

Hana

English

Japanese

brown

Third story, “Kingdom of Happiness”.

2008

Kuragehime

Kuranosuke Koibuchi

Japanese

blue

brown

Mother is a blond Caucasian woman.

2008

Lucky x Crosse

Otobe Anne

English?

Japanese?

blue

blond

2008

Mecha Love

Elina

Japanese

American

blond

2008

Mitsu no Yoru

Aiuchi

blond

The plot of the fourth story is driven by the protagonist having blond hair and darker skin; nothing else is mentioned.

2008

Mr.Invisible Legend of

Sawashiro Sarah

green

blond

2008

Naze Nani Honey?

Mioko

American?

Japanese?

blue

blond

This manga may be scanlated at some point.

2008

Nurarihyon no Mago

Abe no Seimei

Japanese

Fantasy

black

Half-demon through his mother.

2008

Nurarihyon no Mago

Nura Rikuo

Fantasy

Japanese

brown

Quarter-demon through his father.

2008

Oreimo

Iori Fate Setsuna

brown

Episode 8 of the anime adaptation mentions off-hand that she is a ‘quarter’ (quarter foreign, presumably, analogous to ‘hāfu’/‘half’). Her name is a pastiche of Mahou Shoujo Nanoha allusions, so she likely is a background character for whom no particular nationality was intended.

2008

Seitoshidoushitsu no Oujisama

Kanbara Rinko

Japanese

English

blue

blond

2008

The Man of Tango

Hiro

Japanese

Latin-American?

blond

2008

Witchcraft

Sara Saionji

Japanese?

English/Arab?

blue

white

“Quarter English and quarter Arab”

2008

ef - a tale of memories

Renji Asou

German

Japanese

blue

brown

2008

CVN-73 USS George Washington

Jack O’Hara

Japanese

American

black

pg61–62

2009

Butterfly 69

Maria Steinhardt

blond

2009

Cheerism

Asada

Japanese

German

green

blond

2009

Darker than Black 2

Shion Pavlichenko

Russian

Japanese

green

red

2009

Darker than Black 2

Suoh Pavlichenko

Russian

Japanese

green

red

2009

Eden* They Were Only Two…

Asai F. Lavinia

purple

black

2009

Haganai

Kobato Hasegawa

Japanese

English

blue

blond

2009

Haganai

Kodaka Hasegawa

Japanese

English

grey

blond

2009

Hisho x Hisho

Beatoriise Tsubame Kazamino

brown

red

2009

Kachou Fuugetsu ~Koi ni

Takatsukasa Sumire Alexandra

German?

Japanese?

blue

2009

Kiss to Maou to Darjeeling

Sister Mutsumi Tyler

Japanese?

green

brown

Google Translate of Japanese Wikipedia: “Japan and Europe in half”.

2009

Kurenai no Tsuki

Saginomiya Hiori

blue

blond

2009

Matryoshka

Nina

Russian

Japanese

blue

black

2009

Meruhen-chan

Date Maria

Japanese

English

green

red

Scottish.

2009

Natsuiro Sagittarius

Kayaba Rena

blue

white

2009

NightS

Lou Tian Yi

Chinese

Japanese

blond

2009

Private Love Lesson

Mikana Yamagaki

Japanese

blond

2009

Rebuild Evangelion 2.0

Mari Makinami

Japanese?

English?

blue

brown

2009

Shachou Reijou wo Homeless

Kimishima Reika

Japanese

blue

blond

2009

Starry Sky

Yoh Tomoe

French

Japanese

red

2009

Tentacle and Witches

Futaba Lily Ramses

Egyptian?

Japanese?

blue

blond

2009

Tokimeki Memorial 4

Elisa Dolittle Naruse

Japanese?

English?

blue

blond

2009

Tsukiyo-Zoushi

Amanogawa Tsukiko

Fantasy

Japanese

green

brown

2009

Aoi Hitomi no Onna no Ko no…

Eiko

American

Japanese

blue

black

2010

Akatsuki no Goei ~Tsumibuka

Shion

purple

brown

2010

Amagami SS

Haruka Lovely Morishima

Japanese

English

blue

brown

Episode 4; Haruka Morishima is a quarter-English; her mother is half-English from an English father. It’s amusing to note that in episode 11 of the sequel Amagami SS+, an English relative named “Jessica Sexy Morishima” (yes, that’s her middle name); she is drawn identically to Haruka but with blue eyes and blond hair, and hits on Haruka’s boyfriend (the protagonist).

2010

Coda

Yuri Arbatov

Russian?

Japanese?

white

As of chapter 5 of Coda, there is no mention of his parents or relatives beyond being a half-Russian cousin of an all-Japanese character.

2010

Futa Ane ~Bitter & Sweet~

Takachiho Wakaba

Japanese?

English?

brown

blond

2010

Honoo no Haramase Oppai

Liselotta von Kirschbaum

German?

Japanese?

blue

white

2010

Itsuka Sora kara

Yuki

Fantasy

Japanese

black

brown

2010

Kiniro Mosaic

Karen Kujo

Japanese

English

purple

blond

Karen’s father is half-Japanese according to the main character (pg6, ch3.2, v01).

2010

Manbiki, Dame. Zettai!!

Asabane Chihaya

2010

Riddle Garden

Yuri Kazuki Roshinof

Japanese?

Russian?

brown

black

2010

Senobi no Housoku

Raku

The scanlation appears to have been pulled from all sites, rendering it difficult to obtain.

2010

Sono Hanabira Ni Kuchizuke Wo

Eris Shitogi

Japanese

blue

blond

The Giant Bomb entry says “Eris’ mother is from Northern Europe and her father is a Japanese businessman. They met on one of his business trips. Eris is very friendly and expressive. She also occasionally uses English words.”

2010

Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete

Osafune Kenny Taidaro

Japanese?

American?

blue

brown

2010

Uta no Prince-sama

Aijima Cecil

Japanese

green

brown

Cecil is from the “desert country” of Agna Palace; given the description and his appearance, it seems to be a sort of Middle Eastern kingdom like Saudi Arabia.

2010

Love Stage!!

Seiya Sena

American

Japanese

brown

https://lovestage.fandom.com/wiki/Seiya_Sena

2011

AnoHana

Meiko “Menma” Honma

Japanese

Russian?

blue

white

Meiko’s blond/grey blue-eyed mother is listed on the gate as being named “Irene”, which is written in Cyrillic.

2011

AnoHana

Satoshi Honma

Japanese

Russian?

blue

white

2011

Bird Cage

Washimiya Rin

Japanese

Swedish

blue

blond

2011

Boku no Shokora

Takaomi

Japanese

German

green

black

A screenshot of the fan-translation: “Having a German mother, Takaomi was in Germany since he was a child until he graduated from college where he was studying management and administration.”

2011

Chou no Doku Hana no Kusari

Fujita Hitoshi

Japanese

purple

blond

Country seems unavailable although the father is clearly Caucasian according to the most thorough review I could find: “Anyway Fujita’s dad was white who knocked up his mom and then decided to go back to his white country, leaving his pregnant mom behind. Everyone looked down on her and her half breed son Fujita so Fujita hates his heritage and spent his life with big suck. His mom taught him piano and das why he was initially hired into the Nomiya family, to teach Yuriko piano. He explains that part of the reason why he’s so devoted to the Nomiya family was because Yuriko’s pops was the only one who didn’t discriminate him because of his GAIJIN BLOOD”.

2011

Dog Days

Cinque Izumi

Japanese

English

blue

blond

2011

Grisaia no Kajitsu

Chiara Farrell

blue

white

VNDB: “She is a mixed-blood with 2⁄3 of Japanese and 1⁄3 of African.”

2011

Hinekure Shisho no Mikaiketsu…

Eiji Yonehara

English?

Japanese?

blue

red

Chapter 2 pg7, says he has an English grandfather; only details as of ch6. Hair & eye color as depicted on cover of volume 1 (6.5 pg2 of scanlations).

2011

Hoshi no Ouji-kun

Yuri Golovnin

green

blue

2011

K-On!

Sumire Saitō

blue

blond

The manga apparently calls her explicitly “a foreigner”; her fluency and lack of stereotypical mannerisms suggests she may be half-Japanese and/or raised in Japan, so she is included until further evidence. A K-On! wiki says “Sumire’s family is originally from Austria, and their family migrated to Japan to serve the Kotobuki family. At some point in time, they changed their surnames to Saito”, which renders her uncertain and like Tsumugi.

2011

Nisekoi

Chitoge Kirisaki

American

Japanese

blue

blond

2011

Sei Yariman Gakuen Enkou Nikki

Eri

Japanese

Brazilian

blue

blond

2011

Supipara

Amano Angeline Hotaru

Japanese

French

blue

blond

Based on translation of line from the visual novel.

2011

Dictatorial Grimoire

Otogi Grimm

German

Japanese

green

blond

2011

A Silent Voice

Maria Ishida

Brazilian

Japanese

black

Maria is always drawn with eyes closed, so no eye color is available.

2012

D.C. III ~Da Capo III~

Yoshino Charles

English

Japanese

red

white

Preview official information stated “Her name is like a boy named Charles, due to her stuck the name her Father gave her.” I assume that a Japanese father would not nickname her “Charles”.

2012

Gokukoku no Brynhildr

Kazumi Schlierenzauer

German?

Japanese?

blue

purple

Surname is from “famous Austrian ski jumper Gregor Schlierenzauer”; TvTropes: “Kazumi claims she’s half German and can speak some of it, at least enough to fool Ryouta’s classmates into thinking she’s transferring in from a school in Austria.”

2012

Holy Knight

Kishimoto Lilith

Japanese?

Romanian?

red

2012

Muv-Luv Alternative

Yuuya Bridges

Japanese

American

brown

2012

Otome ga Tsumugu Koi no Canvas

Shishidou Chiharu Flamsteed

Japanese

English

brown

blond

2012

Papa no Iukoto o Kikinasai!

Takanashi Miu

Japanese

Russian

brown

blond

2012

Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke

Azumi Risa

Japanese

English

blue

red

2012

The Fox Lover

blue

blond

Description from pg9; surprisingly, the eponymous fox girl is not the relevant character (the cover calls her an orphan but nothing implies human ancestry).

2012

Tsuritama

Yuki Sanada

Japanese?

French?

green

red

Yuki is a quarter-French, through a French grandmother named “Kate”; asked

2012

Wolf Children

Ame

Fantasy

Japanese

brown

black

2012

Wolf Children

Yuki

Fantasy

Japanese

brown

black

2012

Silver Nina

Nina Shimazaki

Finnish

Japanese

blue

blond

ch1, pg16

2012

Saekano

Eriri Spencer Sawamura

English

Japanese

blue

blond

2012

Food Wars/Shokugeki no Soma

Takumi Aldini

Italian

Japanese

blue

blond

2012

Food Wars/Shokugeki no Soma

Isami Aldini

Italian

Japanese

black

2012

Food Wars/Shokugeki no Soma

Alice Nakiri

Japanese

Danish

red

silver

2012

Saenai Hiroin no Sodatekata

Eriri Spencer Sawamura

English

Japanese

blue

blond

2012

Vatican Miracle Examiner

Kou Joseph Hiraga

black

2012

10 Dance

Shinya Suzuki

Japanese

Cuban

yellow?

blond

2013

Rose Gun Days

Philip Butler

American

Japanese

black

red

2013

Meganebu!

William Satou

Japanese?

English?

blue

blond

2013

Galilei Donna

Hozuki Ferrari

Japanese

Italian

red

2013

Galilei Donna

Kazuki Ferrari

Japanese

Italian

red

black

2013

Galilei Donna

Hazuki Ferrari

Japanese

Italian

red

brown

2013

Himōto! Umaru-chan

Alex Tachibana

Japanese?

German?

blonde

Germany mentioned in Himōto! Umaru-chan chapter 15.

2013

Kill la Kill

Ira Gamagōri

American

Japanese

grey

blond

2013

Mario

Mario

Italian

Japanese

orange

brown

Sicilian father, Japanese mother Yoshiko Rossi

2014

Wizard Barristers: Benmashi Cecil

Cecil Sudou

Canadian

Japanese

blue

purple

Father is “David” from Canada, mother is “Megumi Sudo”

2014

Dream C Club Gogo

Seira

blue

blond

2015

Criminale

Christie Sarah Tsukiko

Italian

Japanese

blue

blonde

See end of ch24; Criminale implies in its use of Italian in some places & her classification as a hitman that the father “Leonardo” is Italian (mother “Ayame”)

2015

Water Dragon’s Bride

Asahi

Japanese?

blue

red

ANN: “When her son brings home the little red-haired girl (we’re told Asahi takes after her grandmother, so presumably she’s of partial European descent, making her look alarming in the Kofun era)”. Asahi is illustrated with blue-purple eyes, but chapter 1 describes her as grey-eyed while in ch6, she’s described as having blue “sapphire eyes”, so I go with blue rather than grey eyes; her father is drawn as of Asian appearance with spiky black hair, and the mother with light-colored short hair Note: not to be confused with the Korean manwha Bride of the Water God.

2015

Idolish7

Nagi Rokuya

Fantasy

Japanese

blue

blond

VN/rhythm game adapted into an anime; Wikia; Northmare apparently modeled after Denmark.

2016

Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru!

Misha Takanashi

Japanese

Russian

blue

blond

2017

Darling, Give me a break!

Kokoro Sakurazaka

Japanese?

Italian?

green?

red

2017

MF Ghost

Kanata Rivington

Japanese

English

blue

brown

2018

Revue Starlight

Claudine Saijo

Japanese

French

purple

blond

ANN

2018

Golden Japanesque

Maria

American

Japanese

blue

blond

2018

Devilman Crybaby

Miki Makimura

American?

Japanese

blue

brown

Her father is a blue-eyed brown-haired Caucasian, who is primarily characterized as extremely Christian (contrasted with the American military & nukes); so he is almost certainly American, but the series doesn’t confirm it.

2019

Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System

Tenjin Wangchuck

Japanese

Tibetan

gray?

brown

ANN

2020

Konna Watashi ni Kitai Shinaide

Elicia Tachibana

Japanese?

Russian?

blue white

2021

SK8 the Infinity

Langa Hasegawa

Canadian

Japanese

blue

2021

RE-MAIN

Yutaka Babayaro Inomata

Nigerian

Japanese

yellow

brown

Wikia

2024

Code Geass: Roze of the Recapture

Sakuya Sumeragi

Japanese

English

purple

black

Wikia