Character

Inui Hinako

乾 日向子

Hinako is generally a mature, serene, and calm individual. Upon meeting her for the first time, Hinako instantly resonated with Megumi Tadokoro, because of their similar personalities.[9] However, her brand of care towards her is borderline on the obsessive side rather than the caring side.[10] Despite this though, behind her serene personality, she is just as ruthless as her fellow Tōtsuki Alumni, showing that she has high standards for the students and is not afraid to deem a dish unworthy.[11] Hinako also believes that chefs who stumble and make the wrong choices when faced with an unknown situation are not needed in Tōtsuki Culinary Academy.[12] Kojirō chops Hinako's head Hinako receives a hand-chop to her head from Kojirō At times she is childish and carefree, shown by her comical distress when Sōma took her Kaki Seed snack or causing her class to be late to return to the resort. Hinako is close to her fellow 80th generation alumnus Donato Gotōda and 79th generation alumni Kojirō Shinomiya and Fuyumi Mizuhara. She tends to make fun of Kojirō in particular, only for her to receive a swift chop to the head from him.