Hyuuga Shion

> 「*As expected mister, you're pretty interesting. I'd really like you to meet Sho as soon as possible. How can I convince you to follow me?*」
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## Hyuuga Shion

* Character
* Stage

* 2020
* 2023

## Name Information

### Appellations

* Ore (Pronoun)
* Shion (Sho, Shizuka)
* Shion-kun (Suzuka)
* Hyuuga (Seigo)

## Personal Information

### Weapon

Orizuru
Pistol

## Actor

### Portrayed By

Nanami Hiroki
七海ひろき

* 1st
* 2nd

## Name Information

### Appellations

* Ore (Pronoun)
* Shion (Sho, Shizuka)
* Shion-kun (Suzuka)
* Hyuuga (Seigo)

## Personal Information

### Weapon

Orizuru
Pistol

## Actor

### Portrayed By

Nanami Hiroki
七海ひろき

**Hyuuga Shion** is a character in the ROAD59 franchise affiliated with the Hakurou-gumi.

## Profile

Growing up with Sho since childhood, Shion is an understanding friend who supports the burdened leader. Although he bears a gentle demeanor, he becomes coldhearted towards any of Sho's enemies and will act without mercy if needed. But due to the side effects of the Jingi's Cup, it's risky for him to partake in prolonged battles.

## Appearance

Shion has choppy white hair with blue tints at the ends and silver blue eyes. He has a pale skin complexion, a relatively slim figure, and is always portrayed with a relaxed smile. His attire consists of a long, knee-length white jacket worn over his shoulders with the inner fabric having a sky-blue color. A black handkerchief is placed in the jacket's chest pocket and has a large hoodie with fuchsia drawstrings tied into a flower-shaped knot. Underneath his jacket, he wears a white button-down with black cuffs and turquoise outlines. His lower half consists of dark blue trousers with black socks and derby shoes.

## Personality

Shion is a polite and easygoing individual who is usually kind, but becomes very antagonistic towards the other yakuza factions. When his ill condition takes a toll on him, he tries not to make others worry about him, especially Sho. He seems to be quite perceptive of talent as he felt compelled to recruit Bakuto to the Hakurou after witnessing his competence in combat, although he has also tried to recruit others in the past according to Shizuka. Compared to his indifference towards others, Shion is most sincere around the Himuro siblings and appears to act as their mediator whenever they quarrel.

## Abilities

Shion can use his paper cranes to release a form of magic upon his opponents. He is also capable of using a handgun in combat.

## Relationships

### Shinonome

* Yanagi Bakuto: Shion first meets Bakuto when the latter unwillingly passes through a street fight between his lackeys and the Shinonome. Shion, wanting to acquaint with Bakuto, informs him that his father's death was related to the yakuza, which prompts the former to follow him to the Hakurou's headquarters for more clarification, though in truth Shion was attempting to recruit Bakuto to the Hakurou. In spite of this, Bakuto refuses his offer due to his hatred of the yakuza at the time. Overall, Shion finds Bakuto amusing, although Bakuto wasn't too pleased to be introduced as a scout to the Hakurou.
* Naruyama Seigo: As per being part of opposing yakuza factions, the two are very hostile towards each other.

### Hakurou

* Himuro Sho: Shion is childhood friends with Sho and holds him in very high regard. However, he often tries to fight for Sho without looking after his frailty, and Sho is cautious enough to prevent the former from pushing himself too far.
* Himuro Shizuka: Shion has great respect for Shizuka, but even he gets intimidated by her whenever she becomes angry and often has to calm her down.
* Himuro Suzuka: They both have a friendly relationship with each other, to the point that Shion even considers Suzuka as his own younger sibling. He promises to help her sort out feelings after she gets into an argument with Shizuka in the second stage play.

### Kurojou

* Kurogane Kazuomi: Shion is very hostile towards Kazuomi for betraying the Hakurou and harshly refers to him as a "traitor".

### Tenkai Ward

* Okino Inaba: When Hakurou personnel mistake Inaba for being Kaya, Shion stops them from attacking her, and is courteous enough to apologize to her. However, as soon as he hears that she's unable to pay them for her *shoba-dai*, Shion immediately drops his kind demeanor and attempts to detain her, especially since the money she had was reserved for Kensei. During a conversation with Bakuto afterwards, it is implied that Shion genuinely didn't mean to be rude to her, as he tells Bakuto that his actions were "...for the sake of work, so it couldn't be helped".

## Stage Plays

### 1st Stage Play

Shion is tasked with Hakurou personnel to seek out Kaya. His personnel instead mistakes Inaba for being Kaya, and he stops them from attacking her. Shion apologizes to Inaba and lets her off the hook until he hears that she's unable to pay for her *shoba-dai*. As a result, he attempts to detain and bring her to their headquarters to pay for the fee until Seigo intercedes with Shinonome personnel for battle. Bakuto, who was passing by, ends up dragged into the battle and rescues Inaba. Witnessing Bakuto defeat all of the personnel on his own, Shion withdraws.

Later, Shion encounters Bakuto again after overhearing his conversation with Inaba. The former offers to scout the latter into the Hakurou due to his competence in combat, but the latter harshly rejects the offer due to his hatred of the yakuza. But when Shion tells Bakuto that his father's connections and death is related to the yakuza, Bakuto agrees to follow Shion to his office for more clarification.

At the Hakurou's office, Shion introduces Bakuto to Sho. While Bakuto learns information from Sho, they are interrupted upon Suzuka and Shizuka's entry, where the latter is infuriated to hear that Shion came back empty handed without any progress on Kaya. Sho take Shion's blame and ventures out to raid the Shinonome's territory under Shizuka's orders. Though Shion offers to accompany him, Sho demands that he to stay behind, much to his disappointment. Before Shion leaves, he tells Bakuto about his father's affiliation with the Shinonome and advises him to follow Sho on his campaign.

A few events later in the story, Shion reappears with Sho and Suzuka to intervene with the Kurojou, whom Kaya and Inaba were confined with. Together, the three fight off the Kurojou lackeys, giving a chance for Kaya and Inaba to run away. While Suzuka goes after them, Sho and Shion duels the Hiiragi sisters until Kazuomi arrives to withdraw them. Shion does not take his appearance kindly due to his betrayal to the Hakurou, and sternly refers to him as a traitor. But to Shion's discontent, Sho requests him to go on ahead and catch up with Suzuka, while he stays behind to deal with Kazuomi. Shion reluctantly accepts and tells Sho not to lose to Kazuomi.

Subsequent events after, Shion reappears with Suzuka and Sho once again to track down Kaya, this time against PHOENIX. Shion compliments Suzuka for successfully finding her, but the PHOENIX members end up relocating with Kaya. Shion splits up from the siblings so they can go after Kaya, while he stays behind to "take care of the rest". Shion makes his last appearance during a standoff between the members of the Shinonome, Kurojou and the Hakurou, who all corner Kaya and Bakuto. Before they even get a chance to fight, Kaya stops the conflict by unleashing her Jingi, which was too powerful for all of the parties to withstand, and results in them withdrawing.

### 2nd Stage Play

「Our coalition meeting is almost done and we'll be returning home in just a bit, so how about we think things over together by then?」
Not making a physical appearance, Shion doesn't have much involvement in the plot as it is stated that he was in Osaka with Sho for a business meeting. Benedict had sent Anthony to follow and spy on the two, and the former states they were allegedly there to raise money in order to keep the Hakurou afloat.

Shion appears in a video call with Suzuka after hearing that she and Shizuka got into an argument and wanted to check if things were okay. He tells her that after his coalition meeting, he'll come home and help her sort things out. Sho promptly returns and makes some small banter with Shion before realizing that Suzuka's on the phone with him. Sho gives Suzuka a minor scolding to stay away from any yakuza business, but he is cut off when she immediately hangs up the call.

Shion and Sho give Suzuka another video call near the end of the stage play after hearing that she had been abducted by PHOENIX, but as the issue was already resolved, Shizuka cuts off their call.

## Gallery

### Illustrations

* Promotional Art
* Twitter Art
* Manga
* Miscellaneous

Full Body IllustrationFull Body 2023 IllustrationHakurou MembersHakurou ChibisROAD to Party Key Visual**ROAD to Party Countdown:** "Well, I think we should talk a little more together."

2021 April Fools' Comic No.4Gidora's Illustration for ROAD59's 2nd Stage PlayROAD59's 2021 Children's Day Illustration"New Life" Support Campaign Illustration2022-2023 Happy Holidays Illustration2022-2023 Happy Holidays Full-Scale Illustration

ROAD to Party IllustrationROAD to Party IllustrationROAD to Party Illustration**LINE Sticker**: "That's amusing"
### Cast

* Promotional Images
* 1st Stage

## Etymology

* **Hyuuga** (日向) means a sunny spot or place.
* **Shion** (汐音) can be split into two parts; **Shio** (汐) means "tide" or "current", more specifically an "evening tide". **On** (音) means sound or noise. As a whole, the name **Shion** can be interpreted as "the sound of the waves".

## Trivia

* He is the only character in the franchise so far to be portrayed by someone of the opposite gender.

## References

* Official Website Profile

1. ↑ Shion's Twitter Overview