Shouyou Hinata

Shouyou Hinata, also known as The Strongest Decoy, Ultimate Decoy, Number One Shortie, Chibi-chan, Mini Spider Man, Copper Top, Dumbass, Runt, Dolt, Scrub, Moron, Human Tangerine, Pipsqueak, Shou-chan, Hina, Ginger, Little Ginger, Red, Little Red, Carrot Top, Munchkin, Shrimp, Shrimpy, Shrimpo, Shortie Pie, Small Fry, Shorty, Ninja Shouyou and Mr. I Got A Fever And Got Benched, is the main protagonist from the Haikyuu!! series.
== Charactah Account ==
Hinata has an unusually high ability to jump. Since he was young, Hinata trained his legs to compensate for his lack of height. He joins Karusuno High School Volleyball team and amazes the team with his natural affinity as a spiker. Although he is a complete beginner and never had any experience playing in a volleyball team, he grows rapidly through each match.
Hinata has a cheerful and energetic personality. He's a natural schmoozer and his teammates would sometimes use him to win someone over, such as Nishinoya. Hinata gets excited easily and often talks loudly. He is the loudest member after Nishinoya and Tanaka. He is friendly and can befriend anyone easily, such as Kenma from Nekoma High and Aone from Date Tech High.
Despite his easy-going personality, Hinata is extremely competitive, especially when it comes to volleyball. As stated by Sugawara, Hinata has a very big fortitude to win and thus, doesn't give up easily during a match no matter if it's a practice match or a real match. Hinata can also exhibit a very scary and intimidating face when people underestimate him. Despite that, Hinata gets scared easily, especially by larger and stronger opponents. However, he recovers quickly and will then confidently challenge the opponents.
== Appearance ==
=== Anime ===
* Haikyuu!!
* Haikyuu!! Final
* Haikyuu!! Land vs. Air
* Haikyuu!! Lev Genzan!
* Haikyuu!! Movie 1: The End and the Beginning
* Haikyuu!! Movie 2: The Winner and the Loser
* Haikyuu!! Movie 3: Talent and Sense
* Haikyuu!! Movie 4: Battle of Concepts
* Haikyuu!! Movie: The Dumpster Battle
* Haikyuu!! Quest Picture Drama
* Haikyuu!! Second Season
* Haikyuu!! Special Feature! The Spring Tournament of Their Youth
* Haikyuu!! To the Top
* Haikyuu!! To the Top Part 2
* Haikyuu!! vs. "Akaten"
* Haikyuu!!: Karasuno High VS Shiratorizawa Academy
=== Manga ===
* Haikyuu!!
* Haikyuu!! Prototype
=== Video Games ===
* Haikyuu!! Connect! The View from the Top!!
* Haikyuu!! Cross Team Match!
* Haikyuu!! Maker
* Haikyuu!! Perfect Match!
* J-Stars Victory VS
* J-Stars Victory VS+
* Jumputi Heroes
* Kotodaman
* Puyopuyo!! Quest
== Trivia ==
* Favorite Food: Egg-cooked Rice (Tamago Kake Gohan).
* Pre-timeskip Concern: He can't catch a ball one-handed.
* Post-timeskip Concern: He bought too much sunscreen from Rio and now, he doesn't know what to do with them.
* Star Sign: Unknown. Like Kageyama, since he was born on the cusp, his star sign isn't clear; if he was born before noon, he is a Gemini, but if he was born after, he is a Cancer.
* Worst Subject: English. His voice actor Ayumu Murase, however, was born in America (Los Angeles) and can speak English fluently.
* He failed in the English exam because he wrote the answers in the wrong place on the answer sheet. It is hinted that if he had placed them in the correct lines he may have received a perfect score, as Yachi has stated that all of his answers were correct.
* Before the final exam in the Tokyo Expedition Arc, Hinata has stated that he has never had a double-digit score on any of his quizzes at school.
* He is the oldest first-year on the team.
* His birthday overlaps with the summer solstice (June 21st, the longest day and shortest night of the year) which contrasts Kageyama's birthday which occurs in the winter solstice (December 22nd, the longest night and shortest day of the year).
* Part of Hinata's first name and part of Kageyama's first name when combined will form the word "Hishou", which means "to soar" or "flight."
** Additionally, the first character of Kageyama's first name 'Tobio', can also be read as "hi," like Hinata.
* Hinata's name has the character for "sun" and Tsukishima's name has the character for "moon". This is a reference to the fact that they are rivals despite being on the same team as well as the idea that Hinata is bright like the sun in both personality and publicity in contrast to Tsukishima's being aloof and low-profile.
* English media such as Crunchyroll (anime) and VIZ Media (manga) have his name written as 'Hinata Shoyo'.
* In One-Shot (Jump Next!), Hinata is not the main character and wears the number 12 jersey. One-Shot (Weekly Shounen Jump), Hinata's jersey number was 7, instead of 10.
* In One-Shot (Jump Next!), Hinata is not short and about the same height as Kageyama. He is pulled into volleyball after Kageyama recognize his athletic potential. In One-Shot (Weekly Shōnen Jump), Hinata was not a first-year regular. Hinata and Kageyama had formed their "Oddball Combo" during a match against another school and not in a 3-on-3 against Tsukishima, Yamaguchi, and Daichi.
* In the first popularity poll, Hinata ranked 2nd with 6,058 votes. In the second popularity poll, he rose to 1st with 12,720 votes. In the Takara Tomy Character Poll, he ranked 2nd with 55,652 votes.
* In a poll conducted by Charapedia, a Japanese anime and manga character database that asked people which anime characters they would choose as the basis for their children's name, Hinata came in 8th with 104 votes among female respondents.
* When Hinata feels scared or threatened, he instinctively hides behind the nearest person.
* Somewhat of a running gag is that he tends to run into current/future opponents when heading to the bathroom.
* His most hated blocking type is Issei Matsukawa's.
* Nekomata calls him a demon's kanabo (iron club).
* Hinata says this at the start of the first three seasons (this was unfortunately absent from the fourth season):
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Shōyō Hinata at Haikyū!! Wiki
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