Yoko Tanaka
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Yoko Tanaka |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Relationships: | Divina (Girlfriend) |
| Fandom: | Wednesday |
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Yoko Tanaka is a minor character in the Netflix show Wednesday.
Canon
Yoko is a vampire and best friend of Enid Sinclair. They were temporary roommates while Enid and Wednesday fell out with each other.
Fandom
Yoko occupies a unique space in the fandom because while she has an important relationship to a main character, being Enid's best friend, she has very few lines and characterization in the show proper. This has lead to most of her characterization in fanworks being based on headcanons and thus her personality can vary wildly depending on the artist/author.
Fans speculated on Yoko's role in the future seasons, hoping to see the lore surrounding vampire's expanded through her and more of hers and Enid freindship. However they were disappointed when Yoko's actress, Naomi J Ogawa, confirmed that she would not be returning for season two.[1]
when yoko’s whole existence just becomes a “you had to be there” moment in the fandom13ofOctober [2]
Before it was confirmed that Naomi J Ogawa would not be returning there were many theories on Yoko being the stalker that the season one cliff hanger alluded to.
Common Tropes and Themes
- Vampire - Yoko is canonically a vampire but as of season 1 there wasn't much exploration of their powers or weaknesses other than that they wear sunglasses during the day, drink blood and can be much older than they appear physically. Some fanworks use other vampire tropes such as having Yoko sleep in a coffin or being able to turn into a bat.
- Age - When Enid introduces the Fangs to Wednesday she comments that some of them have been at Nevermore for decades. As Yoko is among the group when Enid says this it is unclear if she is meant to be a teenager like her peers or much older. This confusion has been reference in fanworks, with characters asking about or making fun of Yoko's age.
- Cowardly - Because Yoko was the first to bail when Wednesday pulled a tazer out on Tyler she is seen as squeamish or cowardly. Alternately this also manifests in her simply being afraid of Wednesday.
- (Ex)Girlfriend - In Mundane AU's Yoko is sometimes written as Enid's current or Ex-girlfriend, typically so she can be a foil to Wednesday when Wenclair is the main pairing.
- Shovel Talk - As Enid has a strained relationship with her family it is often Yoko who gives Wednesday the shovel talk in Wenclair fanworks.
Pairings
Fanworks
Fanfic
Fanart
- Miss Tanaka, it's a pleasure by noodsblackeryig
- Yoko Tanaka by generisyd
- I have stumbled on the wenclair side of tiktok and the theory that Yoko is the stalker is probably the best and worst idea of all time. by Kris6758
- yoko and wednesday have beef on the daily once they start becoming friends by evevvevet
Fanvids
- я закохана by vvxret
Archives & Resources
- Yoko Tanaka tag on the AO3
- Yoko Tanaka on the Addams Family Wiki