Asuka Kazama
Feisty Fight Mediator
A feisty high school girl and Jin's cousin who uses Kazama-style ancient martial arts. Locally known as the 'meddlesome fight mediator.'
Quotes
- I'll beat Jin!
- Feisty fight mediator, Asuka Kazama has arrived!
- My fighting spirit won't lose to anyone!
- I won't let the streets of Osaka down!
- You're really strong at fighting!
Trivia
- Set as Jin's cousin, but the two rarely meet face-to-face in the works.
- Moves reflect Osaka-style vigor and tomboyish impression.
- Appears in major cutscenes in Pachislot Tekken 2nd.
- In manga adaptations, has past connections with Kazama Jin.
- One of the most popular female characters in the Tekken series.
Alternate names
Asuka Kazama
Asuka
Fight Mediator
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Female
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Height 167cm, toned sporty high school girl physique. Feisty expression, usually wears high school uniform or comfortable clothing suitable for fighting.
- Height
- About 167cm
- Weight
- 57kg
- Eye color
- Brown
- Hair color
- Black
- Distinguishing features
-
- Feisty and confident expression
- Typically Japanese appearance
- Clothing is uniform or fighting gear
- Iconic items
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- Kazama-style ancient martial arts gi
- Hand wraps
- Dojo towel
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Feisty
- Detailed personality
- Raised in Osaka with a tomboyish personality. Doesn't like fights but has a strong sense of responsibility, merciless toward those she can't overlook. Has no personal acquaintance with her relative Jin but cares about the family connection.
- Keywords
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- Feisty
- Tomboyish
- Strong sense of responsibility
- Straightforward
- Competitive
- Energetic
- Meddlesome
- Motto
- I'll beat Jin!
- Talents
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- Kazama-style Ancient Martial Arts
- Quick reflexes
- Superior physical abilities
- Calm judgment
- Skills
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- Mediating fights
- Self-defense
- Close combat
- Defensive techniques
- Motivation
- Protecting peaceful daily life. Saving family and friends caught in violence. Settling the grudge with Kazama Jin.
- Habits
- Occasionally mixes in Kansai dialect. Sore loser tendencies.
- Hobbies
- Mediating fights, Sports, Martial arts training, Hanging out with friends
- Favorite places
- Osaka, Dojo, Local shopping street
- Disliked situations
- Unjust violence, Injustice, Conflicts involving family
History
- Backstory
- Raised in Osaka, inherited Kazama-style ancient martial arts from childhood. Father is related by blood to Kazama Jun, making her cousins with his grandson Kazama Jin, though Asuka knows almost nothing of Jin. Triggered by the incident where her father was attacked, enters the Iron Fist Tournament to chase Feng Wei. Gradually drawn into larger battles, grows as a warrior influenced by family feuds and the effects of war.
- Debut date
- November 11, 2004
- Work title
- Tekken 5
- Media type
- Game
Debut in Tekken 5
- Significant event
- Debut in Tekken 5
- Description
- Enters the Iron Fist Tournament chasing Feng Wei.
Revealed as Jin's relative in Tekken 6
- Significant event
- Revealed as Jin's relative in Tekken 6
- Description
- Revealed in the story as Jin's cousin.
Rivalry with Lili in Tekken 7
- Significant event
- Rivalry with Lili in Tekken 7
- Description
- Gets dragged around by Lili but fights, becoming good rivals through confrontations.
Dojo acquisition incident in Tekken 8
- Significant event
- Dojo acquisition incident in Tekken 8
- Description
- Home dojo acquired by Lili, forming the basis of their conflict.
Relationships
Kazama Jin
Cousin
Cousins. Little personal acquaintance but connected by family ties.
Lili
Rival
From Tekken 7 onward, rivalry is depicted, often dragged into Lili's antics.
Kazama-style Ancient Martial Arts
Kazama-style Ancient Martial Arts: practitioner
Media appearances
Tekken 5
Game / Protagonist
Released November 2004
Tekken 6
Game / Protagonist
2007
Tekken 7
Game / Supporting
2015
Tekken 8
Game / Supporting
2024
Tekken: Bloodline
Anime / Supporting
2022
Voice cast and creators
Ryoko Shiraishi
- Voice actor
- Ryoko Shiraishi
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Mainline titles from Tekken 5 onward
G.K. Bowes
- Voice actor
- G.K. Bowes
- Language
- English
- Version or series
- Street Fighter X Tekken
NAMCO (later Bandai Namco)
- Creator name
- NAMCO (later Bandai Namco)
- Role
- Original author
Related goods
Asuka Kazama Figure
- Item name
- Asuka Kazama Figure
- Category
- Figure
- Availability
- Regular
Tekken Asuka Design T-Shirt
- Item name
- Tekken Asuka Design T-Shirt
- Category
- Apparel
- Availability
- Limited