Shōyō Hinata

Shōyō Hinata
Hinata in 2012
Biographical information
Date of birth	June 21, 1996
Also known as	The Strongest/Ultimate Decoy
Nationality	Japanese
Home	Miyagi Prefecture
Physical information
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Height	162.8 cm (5' 4.1") - Apr 2012 164.2 cm (5' 4.6") - Nov 2012 171 cm (5' 7.3") - 2017 172.2 cm (5' 7.8") - Nov 2018
Weight	51.9 kg (114.4 lbs) - Apr 2012 70.1 kg (154.2 lbs) - Nov 2018
Hair	Orange
Skin	Light
Eyes	Brown
Relationship information
Biological relatives	Natsu Hinata (younger sister)
Sports information
Sport(s)	Volleyball
Team(s)	Yukigaoka Junior High (2011-2012) Karasuno High (2012-2015) MSBY Black Jackal (2018-2019) Japan National Team (2021) Asas São Paulo (2022)
Number(s)	1 (Junior High) 10 (High School 1st year) 5 (High School 3rd year) 21 (MSBY Black Jackal) 10 (Japan National Team) 21 (Asas São Paulo)
Position(s)	Outside Hitter (Junior High) Middle Blocker (High School) Opposite Hitter (Professional)
Affiliation and character traits
School(s)	Yukigaoka Junior High (2009-2012) Karasuno High (2012-2015)
Occupation	Volleyball player

Shōyō Hinata (Japanese: 日向 翔陽 Hinata Shōyō) was a Japanese volleyball player and older brother of Natsu Hinata. He was motivated to play volleyball after seeing Karasuno High player Tenma Udai (nicknamed the Little Giant) scoring many points against opponents far taller than him. At junior high, Hinata lost his first and only official match against Tobio Kageyama. Motivated to beat him, Hinata went to Karasuno High, only to find Kageyama also attending the school. Hinata and Kageyama learned to work together as a powerful duo, with Hinata as a middle blocker. After graduation, Hinata went to Brazil to train volleyball for two years, after which he returned to Japan and became a member of the MSBY Black Jackals. In 2021, Hinata played on the Japanese team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. After that, he went back to Brazil, where he became a member of the team Asas São Paulo.

Behind the Scenes

• Hinata originates from the Haikyuu!! series.