Langa Hasegawa Husbando

Langa Hasegawa, known in "S" as Snow, is the main deuteragonist of the SK8 the Infinity anime. He is a half-Japanese exchange student who has just returned from Canada to Okinawa where his mother Nanako Hasegawa grew up and he gets caught up in "S", an underground skateboard race, along with Reki Kyan, and the two are quick to become close friends. Unlike Reki, Langa has no skateboarding experience, but his knowledge in snowboarding helped him get a head start. Langa has medium-length sky-blue hair (described as "snow-like") that grows past his ears with bangs hanging on either side, aqua-blue eyes and he is above the average height where he is noticeably taller than Reki Kyan. Usually, he's shown in a high school uniform consisting of black pants, a yellow vest-jacket and a white button-down shirt. When hanging out with Reki, Langa wears baggy clothes consisting of dark pants, a blue coat and a gray-colored shirt, but he has also been shown in a white dress shirt and skinny jeans and a fully black school uniform, always accompanied by purple sneakers. Langa's mother helps him choose his clothing when he goes out, such as when he wore the sleeveless shirt to Miyakojima. During his first beef against Shadow in "S", Langa wore a dark-blue long sleeve shirt that he leaves open with pockets in the front with a white t-shirt underneath, black pants and purple sneakers. When practicing skateboarding with Reki, before the beef against Miya Chinen and becoming Snow at "S", Langa wears a white button-up shirt that has a single pocket in the front on the left side with rolled-up sleeves stopping below his elbows while he has a black turtleneck shirt underneath, blue denim jeans and purple sneakers that he wore during his first beef with Shadow. Langa generally wears a neutral or sometimes even stoic expression and when speaking, he tends to use as few words as necessary. As early as his introduction to his classmates, his teacher needs to urge Langa to tell the class more about himself other than just his name, to which Langa adds that he's from Canada, much to the class' amusement. He is calm and laid back about most things, but when it comes to snowboarding and/or learning to skateboard, he's greatly determined and frequently puts his life at risk. Ignoring self-preservation for the act of fun with Reki Kyan. He can be an air-headed and easily distracted. He is very self-assured when he is in his element and is a very quick learner. This can be seen when he easily masters riding a skateboard, using his skills from the fifteen years he spent snowboarding. He was able to make quick adjustments, such as quickly learning how to turn on a skateboard, which is different than turning on a snowboard due to the trucks and wheels on the skateboard. Because he grew up in Canada, he is unfamiliar with many Japanese customs and its culture. For example, he was not used to sitting seiza style during his job interview with Cherry Blossom and so his legs fell asleep. Another example is when he and Reki asked Shokichi Oka if Langa can work there part-time, Langa lifts his head from the bow too early in a way that would ordinarily be considered impolite. He's also been endeavoring at getting a job to help out with bills ever since the passing of his father Oliver, but he is also very naturally stubborn and hard working. With the death of his father, Langa has taken the responsibility upon himself to find part-time work in order to help pay bills. Although the pay appears to be most important to him rather than what the job entails, Langa is open about his short-comings such as when he declined help from Reki in writing his resume in case the job required reading and writing. He has an apparent distaste for Japanese-styled toilets, preferring the comfort of Western-styled toilets instead. He even makes the Sign of the Cross before he enters the bathroom, a tradition usually associated with Western Christianity than the majority of religions in Asia. Following his example in all things from habits, skating and handshakes. He cares deeply for his friends and wants them to succeed as does he wish for himself to succeed. He is close friends with Reki and they spend lots of time together practicing skating. Langa has a gluttonous appetite, demonstrated when he ate an entire platter of hamburgers when Reki, Miya Chinen, Shadow and himself went out prior to Reki's beef. Over the course of the series, Reki and Langa have grown to be excellent friends who care about and support one another. Although he quickly advances from being a novice skater to a pro-skater who can hold his own against others who have been skating for years such as Hiromi, Joe and Miya. Although his skill in skateboarding developed quickly, Langa enjoys skateboarding with Reki, despite the gap in their skill. After the death of Oliver, Langa stopped snowboarding. Through Reki's encouragement, Langa was able to step on a skateboard, despite his fear of falling off if his feet weren't attached. Reki taught Langa the basic skateboarding tricks and practiced diligently with him. The quick development of his skills earned him the name of "Snow" at S, in honor of his snowboarding background and the color of his hair. It's demonstrated multiple times that Langa gets a thrill out of dangerous, near-impossible situations like racing through the factory in the mines against the other S races. However, "S" participants begin to call Reki "the redhead who hangs out with Snow," although Langa appears to be oblivious to this. While Reki spends an entire day trying to reach a high spot on a wall that Langa had reached with ease, Langa tries to finds Reki at his house and diligently waits for Reki's return in the rain. After Reki claims that he and Langa are no longer "a good match" for one another, Langa is visibly shaken from this. It's at this point where Langa's enjoyment of skateboarding takes a steep dive. Against his race in the tournament with Joe, he all but stops trying all together until Reki calls out to him and encourages him to go on. For the first time since Reki said that they weren't a good match, Langa was able to feel the excitement of skateboarding again, cementing the fact that it isn't just the thrill he loves - it's skating with Reki that made skateboarding enjoyable in the first place.