Hinata Shouyou

Character
Name:	Hinata Shouyou
Occupation:	Karasuno High student and volleyball player
Relationships:	Natsu Hinata (younger sister)
Fandom:	Haikyuu
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Hinata Shouyou is the protagonist of the manga and anime Haikyuu.

Canon

Hinata Shouyou is the protagonist of Haikyuu!! At the start of the story, he's a middle school student who is inspired to start playing volleyball after seeing the Little Giant play for Karasuno High School at nationals on TV. Though Hinata is shorter than average for volleyball players, he compensates for his height by jumping unusually high. Haikyuu!! follows Hinata's journey to become a great volleyball player. He has a younger sister named Natsu who he is shown to be on good terms with.

Fandom

• Hinata's name means "Sunny place," so this and his bright orange hair lead to him often being associated with sun and light symbolism in fanworks.
• Hinata's orange hair also leads to him being associated with oranges and fruit.
• He is often depicted as being close friends with the other Karasuno first years.
• While not being the best at school, Hinata is often depicted as more emotionally intelligent than other characters, especially Kageyama.

Pairings

Hinata is often considered the Fandom Bicycle due to being a bright and charismatic protagonist who makes friends and connections easily.

• Kagehina or Kageyama Tobio/Hinata
• Kenhina or Kozume Kenma/Hinata
• Tsukkihina or Tsukishima Kei/Hinata
• Hinayachi or Yachi Hitoka/Hinata
• Atsuhina or Hinata/Miya Atsumu
• Oihina or Hinata Shouyou/Oikawa Tooru
• Ushihina or Hinata/Ushijima Wakatoshi
• Nishihina or Hinata/Nishinoya Yuu
• Iwahina or Hinata/ Iwaizumi Hajime

Fanworks

Fanfiction

• the future is female - a genderswap AU in which Hinata is secretly a girl who joins the boys' volleyball team

Fanvids

• Volleybot by Seal

Resources

• Shōyō Hinata on the Haikyuu!! Wikia
• Hinata Shouyou work on AO3