Asian superheroes

Big Hero 6 is a superteam in the Marvel Comics universe. They first appeared in Sunfire and Big Hero 6 #1 (September, 1998), though the members Sunfire and the Silver Samurai were pre-existing characters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Big Hero 6"

Ryuku Osono is a Japanese teenager who became a bushido upon his mother's death which fulfilled a long family line of honorary heroes. He did join the short lived Titans L.A. before it's short desolution. Bushido was killed in Infinite Crisis #4 by Superboy-Prime. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bushido (comics)"

Cassandra Cain, nicknamed "Cass," is the current Batgirl, having taken on the role with the approval of both Batman and Barbara Gordon. She is of Asian descent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cassandra Cain"

Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi) is a fictional character, a superheroine in the DC Comics universe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Doctor Light (DC Comics superheroine)"

Jolt (Hallie Takahama) is a fictional character, a superheroine in the Marvel Universe and a member of the Thunderbolts and Young Allies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jolt (comics)"

Jubilee (Jubilation Lee) is a fictional character, a Marvel Comics mutant superhero. Created by Chris Claremont, she first appeared in Uncanny X-Men #244, August, 1989. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jubilee (comics)"

Kai-ro is a fictional Asian American character that has appeared in both Batman Beyond and Justice League Unlimited in the DC Comics Animated Universe as the Green Lantern of the future. His voice actress is Lauren Tom. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kai-ro"

Karma is a fictional character, a superhero from Marvel Comics, and is notable as one of their few lesbian characters. ...more on Wikipedia about "Karma (comics)"

Katana is a DC Comics fictional superhero. She first appeared in the Brave and the Bold #200, and became a longterm member of the Outsiders. ...more on Wikipedia about "Katana (comics)"

Nico Minoru (also known by the alias Sister Grimm) is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a member of the team of young superheroes known as the Runaways. Her first appearance was in Runaways (vol. 1) #1. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nico Minoru"

Kuki Sanban, known by her codename Numbuh Three, is a fictional character and a Kids Next Door operative. The youngest member of Sector V, Numbuh Three has an extremely short attention span except when she is enjoying the things she loves. Numbuh 3 is also very sweet, treating all the KND's foes like friends, even while fighting them. She is Japanese, but it is not known whether she was born in Japan or is simply of Japanese descent (although in Operation T.R.I.P., Kuki went to Japan to supposedly meet her grandmother). Though earlier season episodes depict her with a bit of an accent, it seems to have decreased as the show goes on. She has a younger sister, Mushi (voiced by Tara Strong). ...more on Wikipedia about "Numbuh Three"

Puck is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Universe. Puck first appeared in Alpha Flight #1 and was created by John Byrne. ...more on Wikipedia about "Puck (comics)"

Ram is a fictional Japanese superhero in the DC Comics universe. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ram (comics)"

Rising Sun is the name of a DC Comics superhero. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rising Sun (comics)"

Samurai (real name: Toshio Eto) is a fictional character in the Super Friends cartoons created by Hanna-Barbera. He was one of the later additions to team along with other ethnically diverse superheroes in an effort for the show to promote cultural diversity. His voice actor is Jack Angel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Samurai (Super Friends)"

Shang-Chi ( ) is a Marvel Comics character, often called the "Master of Kung Fu". He was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin. He has no special superpowers, but he exhibits extraordinary skills in the martial arts and is well-versed in the use of numerous hand-held martial-arts weapons -- including the staff, nunchaku and double-edged sword. ...more on Wikipedia about "Shang-Chi"

The Silver Samurai (Keniuchio Harada) is a fictional character in Marvel Comics' universe. His first appearance was in Daredevil #111 (July, 1974). ...more on Wikipedia about "Silver Samurai"

Sunfire (Shiro Yashida) is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe who has been affiliated with the X-Men. Created by Roy Thomas and Don Heck, he first appeared in X-Men volume 1 #64 (January, 1970). ...more on Wikipedia about "Sunfire"

Sunfire is a fictional mutant character from the Marvel Comics series Exiles, a comic centered on a superhero team that works at repairing alternate timelines. She is an alternate dimension version of the main Marvel Universe character Mariko Yashida, but also possesses many of the powers of the main universe's Sunfire. A Japanese citizen and one of Marvel's few lesbian-identified characters, Sunfire was killed in Exiles issue # 37. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sunfire (Exiles)"

Sunpyre (real name Leyu Yoshida) is a fictional character of the Marvel Universe associated with the X-Men. She is the sister of Sunfire. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sunpyre"

Surge is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Universe, one of the student body in the Xavier Institute, and a member of the New Mutants squad therein. Her real name is Noriko Ashida, and she first appeared in New Mutants (volume 2) #8. ...more on Wikipedia about "Surge (comics)"

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Thunder and Lightning are a duo of superpowered brothers of DC Comics that had encounters with the Teen Titans. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thunder and Lightning (comics)"

Thunderlord is a the name of a DC Comics superhero. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thunderlord"

Tsunami was a failed imprint of Marvel Comics founded in January 2003. Marvel's goal was to create comic books that would appeal to manga readers. Other than in the art, the titles shared little in common, with, for example, Runaways and Sentinel being aimed at children and younger teenagers and Mystique touching on espionage and darker themes better suited for an older audience. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tsunami (comics)"

Turbo (real name Michiko "Mickey" Musashi) is a fictional character and comic book superheroine in the Marvel Comics universe, debuting in New Warriors #28 ...more on Wikipedia about "Turbo (comics)"

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