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Haku (八九 Haku) is a supporting character exclusive to the Nanbaka Web Manga. He is Shiro's gluttonous cat that he is secretly taking care of. He is the son of Sugar.
Appearance[]
Haku is a large white cat with heterochromatic eyes; his left eye is blue and his right eye is yellow. He wears a green tie around his neck similar to Shiro's and has a gold ear piercing tag in his left ear with the number 89 printed on it.
Personality[]
Haku is generally very passive, and likes to eat.
Relationships[]
Shiro[]
Building 13's chef, Shiro, owns Haku, and keeps him in the kitchen despite animals not being allowed in Nanba Prison.[1][2] Having raised Haku as a kitten, he cares deeply about his cat; anytime Haku is taken from the kitchen, he is quick to find and retrieve him. Haku's immense size is due to Shiro allowing Haku to eat too much.
Sugar[]
Sugar is Haku's mother.[3] Separated after being weaned, the two are barely, if ever, seen interacting.
Chimney Harminc[]
Chimney Harminc was the woman to give Haku to Shiro when Haku. Despite not having seen Haku since he was a kitten, Chimney was able to recognize him on sight. She greeted him with joy, and noted that Haku had grown into a healthy size.[3]
Rock[]
Inmate 69, Rock, has a soft spot for animals which includes Haku. He often takes Haku from the kitchen to his cell. He used the talking-dog equipment from Building 4 in an attempt to make Haku talk - which is unsuccessful.[4]
Trivia[]
- The name Haku means "eight" (八) (ha) and "nine" (九) (ku), which is an allusion to 89, his ear tag's number.
- The name Haku could also mean "white" (白) (like his fur), "count; eldest brother; chief official" (伯) or "soul" (魄).
- Haku makes a brief cameo appearance in Episode 11 of the anime, in the form of a large plush toy. However, as opposed to having Haku's heterochromatic eyes, both of the toy's eyes were blue.