Haku controversy! in Off Topic

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Jan 5 2006, 11:08 am
Now we all know Haku from Naruto has alot of controversy about wether it's a female of male. I personally think Haku is a female, because when Naruto first met Haku. She was wearing this band around her neck that only japanese women wear. Another to support my answer is that Zabuza could have easily say Haku's a boy so that he wouldn't feel ashamed. Plus everytime I see Haku in the anime she has cleavage (boobs).

So if anyone has any information on this, please tell!
#1 Jan 5 2006, 12:45 pm
Haku is a guy. HE TELLS NARUTO.
#2 Jan 5 2006, 1:03 pm
Haku = Luna of the moon
#3 Jan 5 2006, 1:06 pm
Yep, no controversey to it. It might have been one of those "don't be so mean to female-like guys" movements or whatever, but Haku is DEFINATELY male. Zabuza even uses masculine pronouns to describe him, on top of what Xz just said.
#4 Jan 5 2006, 1:07 pm
Haku is a sexually confused guy. End of discussion.
#5 Jan 5 2006, 1:14 pm
In response to Chwgt (#4)
This should clear things up a bit.
#6 Jan 5 2006, 1:14 pm
In response to SSJ2GohanDBGT (#3)
SSJ2GohanDBGT wrote:
Zabuza even uses masculine pronouns to describe him, on top of what Xz just said.

Eh, that doesn't matter. Masculine pronouns are usually used if you don't know. Like in most foreign languages you say "he" even if you don't know.

But yeah, ontopic, Haku told Naruto after they were leaving the small forest when Haku was picking flowers that he was a boy and Naruto freaked out.
#7 Jan 5 2006, 1:17 pm
In response to Kalzar (#6)
I see, but how could Zabuza not know? They had been very close friends and partners for many years =P
#8 Jan 5 2006, 1:18 pm
In response to SSJ2GohanDBGT (#7)
Hmm, maybe there was something going on between them and he wanted to keep it a secret by pretending Haku is a boy...even though he is =P
#9 Jan 5 2006, 1:24 pm
In response to SSJ2GohanDBGT (#3)
Even though he uses pronouns, it's just like in Final Fantasy IX with Quina. They refer to him as a he, a she, and an it. You don't know what gender Quina is, and I don't think Square'll tell us.
#10 Jan 5 2006, 2:28 pm
Guy..He even says he's a GUY after he talks to Naruto while being dressed as a girl(Amercian version)...He might not have said that in the original version, but idk, that's one of the only episodes I missed or forgot about...
#11 Jan 5 2006, 2:36 pm
In response to Kalzar (#6)
Quina = female. End of story.
#12 Jan 5 2006, 3:07 pm
I honestly don't know how people can think he's a girl. He just looks like a girl.
We're lead to assume he's a girl by the way he dresses and what he's doing, and then he tells us he's a guy. It's not some super complicated plot twist where you have to watch it three times to figure out what's going on.

I never understood why most cross dressing anime characters were just turned into what ever sex they appeared to be for the English version of their show, but I guess this proves they were right to do so. The English audience just doesn't accept cross dressing people who aren't flamboyant gay men.
#13 Jan 5 2006, 4:35 pm
In response to DarkView (#12)
DarkView wrote:
I honestly don't know how people can think he's a girl. He just looks like a girl.
We're lead to assume he's a girl by the way he dresses and what he's doing, and then he tells us he's a guy. It's not some super complicated plot twist where you have to watch it three times to figure out what's going on.

I never understood why most cross dressing anime characters were just turned into what ever sex they appeared to be for the English version of their show, but I guess this proves they were right to do so. The English audience just doesn't accept cross dressing people who aren't flamboyant gay men.

The ultimate ninja technique! Lure the enemy into confusion and bam!
#14 Jan 5 2006, 4:38 pm
In response to EGUY (#13)
LOL xD
#15 Jan 5 2006, 4:57 pm
In response to FlameMarth (#14)
OMG ROFL xD
#16 Jan 7 2006, 4:23 pm
In response to XzDoG (#1)
Well of course "he" tells Naruto. But Haku could also be keeping a secret! If Haku told Naruto that she was a girl (which she is) then Naruto will automatically think "Whoa Haku and Zabuza most be lovers!" and then Zabuza get all embarrassed and then that's it. So haha I win, Haku is a FEMALE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
#17 Jan 7 2006, 4:36 pm
In response to The Psycho Mime (#16)
Its still a guy, if your idea was the case we would have heard Haku say to himself that he was lying to Naruto about his gender... -.-
#18 Jan 7 2006, 4:46 pm
In response to The Psycho Mime (#16)
The Psycho Mime wrote:
Well of course "he" tells Naruto. But Haku could also be keeping a secret! If Haku told Naruto that she was a girl (which she is) then Naruto will automatically think "Whoa Haku and Zabuza most be lovers!" and then Zabuza get all embarrassed and then that's it.

Does anyone automatically think that about any of the other male-female teams?
Also Zabuza doesn't strike me as the sort of guy who would care if people thought that, and Haku definantly wouldn't care provided Zabuza told him not to.

Your argument seems to be based on the assumption that these are real characters that don't exist solely to entertain us. Haku was written as a boy who looks dresses/acts like a girl. That's the end of the argument right there.
Your argument has nothing more to back it up than if I claimed Naruto is an alien*. There's nothing in there that proves Naruto isn't an alien, and if he was an alien he would probably hide it and pretend to be a human. So by your logic Naruto must be an alien.


*Hey, it worked for Goku! =P
#19 Jan 8 2006, 7:40 am
In response to Mecha Destroyer JD (#17)
Bah, whatever..ALSO I CAN'T BELIEVE HAKU DIED LAST NIGHT ON NARUTO.. They always have to kill the coolest characters and leave the crappy ones!!!!
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