Hinata Shoyo (Haikyuu!!) Papercraft Toys by June

21 Mar, 2022

Hinata Shoyo is the main character in the anime and manga series Haikyuu!! which is currently the end of the manga.

This petite character has a hidden power that can jump very high and is useful in volleyball matches.

What are the facts about Hinata Shoyo? Let's see the following!

1. For volleyball players, Hinata is very short in the Middle Blocker position

From the first appearance, Hinata's height has always been an interesting thing about her.

Hinata's body is very short for a volleyball player, especially in her position as a middle blocker.

Hinata was only 162cm tall in high school. even Korai Hoshiumi who was the Little Giant of his generation was 169cm tall.

Tenma Udai the original Little Giant when he appeared had a height of 170cm, possibly in high school as well as 160, but could be taller than Hinata.

2. There is a meaning of the combination of his name with Kageyama

Hinata and Kageyama's first names can be put together to form the word which is read Hisho.

Interestingly, this word can be interpreted as "flying" or "floating" and other similar words.

Of course, this connotation is closely related to the play style of the strange combination of the two which results in fast and high attacks from the short Hinata.

3. Hinata is the Sun while Tsukishima is the Moon

The meaning of Hinata's name is Sun, while Tsukishima's name is Moon.

This indicates the difference between the two very different characters and their rivalry even though they are on the same team.

Interestingly, this has also been mentioned in the series, not just easter egg meaning the name.

4. Idoled Little Giant but never officially became Little Giant

Little Giant here is common to describe Japanese athletes who are short but compete internationally against taller players.

But what Hinata idolized specifically was Tenma Udai, a short but talented player from Karasuno back then.

Despite his great abilities, Hinata was never officially considered a Little Giant in his generation. This nickname was obtained by Korai Hoshiumi.

Even until the time they entered the professional team, Korai was still nicknamed the Little Giant, not Hinata.

5. Even though he is the smallest, he is the oldest of the class 1 class

If you count the whole class 1, Hitoka Yachi is the shortest, but he's not a player.

On the other hand, even though Hinata looks the smallest among the class 1 players, she was born on June 21, 1996, the oldest in the age of the entire class 1 class (including Yachi).

The youngest of the class 1 class is Kageyama who was born December 22, 1996. Kageyama is the youngest member of the Karasuno team in the main plot.

6. Weak English in school but play for the international team

During school, Hinata's weakness was English. Even this weakness is also a comedy moment.

But as an adult, Hinata played with professional teams outside of Japan.

His professional team in Japan is the MSBY Black Jackals while his international team is Asas Sao Paulo in the Brazilian league.

Before that, he also played beach volleyball in Brazil.

7. Hinata likes to read One Piece and watch Dragon Ball

One Piece and Dragon Ball (possibly other Shonen Jump titles as well) are manga and anime series set in the world of Haikyuu!! just like in our world.

To get to know Pedro, her friend in Brazil, Hinata uses the One Piece manga because Pedro likes One Piece and says that his favorite character is Zoro.

It is also known that apart from learning Portuguese through Pedro, Hinata also learns English and Spanish from the dubbed version of the Dragon Ball anime, which is interesting.