Hifumi Yamada
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Kanji: 山田 一二三 Katakana: ヤマダ ヒフミ Hiragana: やまだひふみ Romaji: Yamada Hifumi Latin Alphabet: Hifumi Yamada |
| Occupation: | High School Student |
| Relationships: | Celestia Ludenberg (acquaintances; deceased) Tsumugi Shirogane: good friends (in the Ultimate Talent Development Plan; deceased) |
| Fandom: | Dangan Ronpa |
| Other: | Talent: 超高校級の「同人作家」 lit. Super High School Level Dōjin Author Official English Translation: The Ultimate Fanfic Creator |
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Hifumi Yamada is a student from Dangan Ronpa. He is one of the least liked and least talked about characters. Yamada debuted in the first game of the series, Dangan Ronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, though did not survive the killing game.
Despite his unpopularity, he has many fans who believe he is a misunderstood character. Redesigns of him are common. It's likely that his main "gag" is funnier to Japanese audiences and falls flat to western audiences.
Canon Overview
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Yamada's birthday is December 31st. On Twitter and Pixiv, art tagged with #山田一二三生誕祭[year value] are commonly released on his birthday. More birthday tag listings can be found on Dangan Ronpa Birthday and Anniversary Tag List.
Popular Tropes & Fanon
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Subjects of Fannish Interest & Meta
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Fanfic Creator or Dōjin Author?
When Trigger Happy Havoc was localized in 2014, Yamada's talent proved problematic. Very few in the west knew about Doujinshi and the culture surrounding them. While many Japanese fans understood that a particularly skilled Doujinka could feasibly sell over ten-thousand copies of their works at school festivals and conventions, localizers knew western fans would not, generally speaking. The talent was localized as Fanfic Creator, though perhaps Zine Author would be the closer western-equivalent. However, the idea that fanfics could be sold in that high of quantity, even in zine form, is unheard of and infeasible, and the labeling confused many regarding the already unpopular character.
In fanworks which focus on Yamada, western fans may say he's a Dōjin Author. Before Trigger Happy Havoc's official localization, he was known as a Dōjin Author in western Dangan Ronpa fan-circles due to orenronen's Let's Play.
Relationships
This is purposefully an incomplete list, as Yamada is shipped with much of Dangan Ronpa's cast. Please add any notable relationships in fanworks if they are missing.
The order seen should be what's most popular unless marked with "possibly." ENG portmanteaus are also subject to change. Relationships listed fall into GL, NL, BL, Poly, Combi or Cargo.
| With... | Full Label | Type | Portmanteau / Phrase | Kanji | Hiragana or Katakana | Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestia Ludenberg | Celeste x Yamada | NL | Yamaceles | 山セレ (Yamasere) | やませれ (Yamasere) | (Seen on its page.) |
| Makoto Naegi | Naegi x Yamada | BL | n/a | n/a | n/a | The two become close friends during Yamada's Free Time Events. |
| Chihiro Fujisaki | Fujisaki x Yamada | BL | Chifumi | n/a | n/a | Both are well-versed in computers. |
| Teruteru Hanamura | Hanamura x Yamada | BL | n/a | n/a | n/a | Both are unpopular and well-known as perverts. |
Example/Notable Fanac
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[fanworks of all kinds, ask blogs, online communities, archives]
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