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In Naruto, Haku is a rogue Ninja that fights along Zabuza. He has a sad
history of death and mistreatment that I won't treat here.

In any case, the Haku's peculiarity is that although he looks/behaves/dresses
like a woman, he is a man. But not all sources agree with this, so... Is Haku
a man or a woman?

Is there a reason for the first part in my spoiler? Or is it just a plot
device?

If your answer contains something that appears or is explained after the
Bridge battle with Team 7 (as far as Haku is concerned), please use a spoiler.


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Is Haku a man or a woman?


I think Haku is actually a woman.  
However, she tells Naruto she is a man (I think in chapter 21).

Whichever may be the case, _I believe_ **she does not care**. What she **cares
most about** is being able to serve Zabuza (if she can serve him, she is
wanted in this world). For this, she sees herself as a tool, her only purpose
being to see that Zabuza accomplishes his objectives (I believe it is in
chapter 29 that she explains this to Naruto). She also tells Naruto that if
she fails Zabuza she'd rather be dead, because she's lost her purpose.

To sum up, I believe that whichever may be the case, it is ultimately
irrelevant to her/him, since:  
**Tools do not have genders.  
As such, Haku does not have a gender.**


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I do not think that Haku was considered as a woman is considered a spoiler.

After all, they discover that only 1 episode after Team 7 met him. I can
guarantee for sure that Haku is a man. Despite what other sources probably
say, there are plenty of men in real life who look like women (Justin Bieber
is good example). What I cannot tell you is what was the perspective of Zabuza
for him (if he was just a Friend or something " **Else** ").

I say this only because the one who told Naruto that significant detail was
Haku himself, so there isn't a lot of room for mistakes.


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Haku is a boy. It's stated in the First Databook, page 91.


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Haku is a man.

There are lot of manga that have in-common like that. One good example is [the
Zoldyck Family](http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Zoldyck_Family) in Hunter
X Hunter.

All of Killua's siblings are boys. Yet you can see them wearing Kimono's with
make up and long hair. Attractable beauty but stated as boys.


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I agree that there are few characters in Naruto/Shippuden who look male in the
manga but female in the anime.

example: [Katsuyu](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Katsuyu)

But [Haku](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Haku) is a guy in both the anime and
the manga. No doubt about it. Though just based on looks, Naruto (and even
viewers) mistake him for a girl, he clarifies he is a guy! :)


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_I agree with[JNat's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/505/1528) based
on the premise that I thought that Haku was a girl from day one._

Firstly, Haku portrays the physical and emotional traits of a female even
though she tries hard to be a male _(Zabuza's tool)_. Secondly, Naruto called
her sir, keep in mind that they also call Tsunade **_sir_** so that does not
really indicate gender. My third reason is that as JNat also says, she does
not care, when Zabuza found her, she was weak, being referred to as a boy or
behaving like one no doubt made her seem stronger in his eyes.


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Haku is a girl. She sees her self as a guy or boy but she is a girl. At
episode 17 in the anime haku's mother says "sorry my daughter". After slapping
her around for ussing her powers.


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