ひなた しょうよう

Shōyō Hinata (Japanese:  日 向   翔 陽  Hinata Shōyō) is the main protagonist of

the Haikyū!! series by Haruichi Furudate. For the majority of the series, Hinata was a first-year student
at Karasuno High and one of the volleyball team's middle blockers.
In 2018, Hinata became a member of the MSBY Black Jackals, a Division 1 team in the V-League. He
became a member of Japan Men's National Volleyball Team during the 2021 Olympics. As of 2022, he is
now a member of Asas São Paulo, a professional team in the Brazil Super League.

Upon entering the first year of high school, Hinata stood at 162.8 cm and grew to 164.2 cm
halfway through the school year. He is the second shortest person on the Karasuno volleyball
team, next to Nishinoya. He has unruly, orange hair and brown eyes. His relatively thin build and
short stature often lead him to be mistaken for a junior high (or in some cases even grade school)
student. Hinata typically dresses in his Karasuno school uniform with a black jacket and black
pants. Beneath his jacket is a beige or tan sweatshirt. In the first episode, he wore the green
volleyball uniform from Yukigaoka Junior High.

During matches, Hinata wears his volleyball uniform—a black jersey and corresponding shorts
with white and orange stripes on the sides. On the back of his jersey is his position number 10
(coincidentally, the same number that was worn by the Small Giant) and his school's name
written in kanji. On the court, he wears kneepads and white volleyball shoes with red accents.

Post-timeskip, Hinata has undergone intensive training in Brazil. As a result of playing on the
beach and following a strict diet and health regimen, Hinata has grown to 172 cm and developed
a lean but muscular body.

Hinata has a cheerful and energetic personality. He is easily excited and can be quite loud, a trait
second only to Nishinoya and Tanaka. For the most part, Hinata is very simple-minded which
sometimes causes him to make rash decisions. However, he is also shown to be quite observant.
He is capable of reading social cues and be incredibly empathetic toward others' struggles. As
such, he often says just what others need to hear to push themselves in the right direction. He is
also noted to be a natural schmoozer, a quality that his teammates occasionally use to win
someone over; such as when Nishinoya agreed to help with Hinata's receives after being flattered
by the first-year. His friendly and straightforward personality allows him to befriend even the
quietest of people effortlessly, such as Kenma from Nekoma High and Aone from Date Tech
High.
However, despite his generally bubbly exterior, Hinata is also shown to have a serious attitude,
particularly when it comes to volleyball. His intense love for the sport is demonstrated through
his impressive display of tenacity stemming from his constant desire to improve his abilities. As
stated by Sugawara, Hinata plays with great fortitude in the face of adversity and thus doesn't
give up easily during a match[1]. Hinata can also exhibit a very intimidating expression when
people underestimate him or speak poorly of his team. Still, Hinata gets scared easily, especially
by larger and stronger opponents. This prompts him to develop the habit of hiding behind his
nearest teammate. However, he recovers quickly before confidently challenging their opponents.
In the beginning, Hinata is easily agitated before a match due to his lack of experience. He
becomes so nervous that he would have an upset stomach or need to go to the toilet constantly.
He also becomes clumsy as he would mess up his spikes or receives. Before Karasuno's first
practice match against Aoba Johsai High, Hinata is so affected that he mistook Daichi and
Kiyoko's attempt to comfort him as more pressure and short-circuited[2]. He only recovers after
royally messing up and driving a serve into the back of Kageyama's head. Over time, Hinata
becomes more apt at handling the pressure. Although still faint-hearted, Hinata has a
considerably less severe reaction and can perform well during matches regardless.
Hinata, like Kageyama, does poorly in school since he, too, is preoccupied with volleyball. He
once told Sugawara that ever since he'd entered high school, he had never scored in the double
digits on any of his tests.