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{{quote|''"Oh no! My hair's in a mess. Ah -- [[Lampshade Hanging|but it always looks like this.]]"'' |'''Gold''', ''[[Pokémon Special]]''}}

Specific case of [[Anime Hair]], that happens often in [[Shonen]] series. One or more of the characters, usually a protagonist, have a specific hairstyle -- theirhairstyle—their hair is [[Messy Hair|always in a mess]], bulges out on all sides, and often looks kind of [[Spiky Hair|spiky]]. This hairstyle often comes with [[Hot -Blooded|Hot Bloodedness]]ness and/or a nature somewhere between rebel, free spirit and [[Chaotic Good]]. Somebody could assume it's supposed to symbolize the hero's disrespect for existing rules. Or his dislike for hairdressers. Generally, it looks like our hero doesn't put any effort in his hairstyle and just goes as they are.

== [[Anime]] &and [[Manga]] ==

* ''[[DragonballDragon Ball]]'' has the Saiyans, especially Goku in his "base" (non Super Saiyan) form. [[Never Live It Down|Everyone else is mostly normal]]. There's some guys in mohawks, but that's it.

* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' - while Kamina's hair is this trope played straight, Simon is an interesting example - his hairstyle becomes more and more like this each time he [[Took a Level Inin Badass|Takes A level In Badass]].

* Jotaro Kujo from ''[[Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure (Manga)|Jo JosJoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]'' was revealed to have this when he lost his cap.

* Both Tetsuya Tsurugi and Kouji Kabuto from ''[[Mazinger Z (Anime)|Mazinger Z]]'' and ''[[Great Mazinger (Anime)|Great Mazinger]]''.

* Loads of characters in ''[[Pokémon (Animeanime)|Pokémon]]''.

* Iki from ''[[Air Gear (Manga)|Air Gear]]''.

* Practically a ''staple'' of the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (Franchise)!|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' universe:

** Yugi/Yami from first ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (Animeanime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' - yes, his hair just looks like an eccentric hairstyle... until it's hinted it's natural.

*** To the point where flashbacks show baby Yami as having the same hairstyle. In Ancient Egypt. Meanwhile, his dad has straight, black hair like a normal Egyptian. Makes you wonder what his mom looks like.

*** Oh she had perfectly normal, long black hair, for the single panel of the manga that she appears in.

** ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (Animeanime)|GX]]'' has many of them - Manjoume, Sho, Amon and Jim to name a few. Protagonist Judai actually averts this with a hairstyle that's plausible in real life.

** ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5 Ds (Anime)5D's|5D's]]'' - Yusei (pictured above), possibly one man with weirder hairstyle than Yugi. There's a reason he's called [[Fan Nickname|'Crabhead']] among the fandom. Jack keeps boasting that he's a King and then take into account his hair looks like a crown.

* Battler Ushiromiya from ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro Nini]]'', despite the fact that it's not a shonen.

* In the [[Word of God|author's notes]] on ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', [[Nobuhiro Watsuki]] explicitly mentions that [[Kid Samurai|Yahiko's]] character design is that of the archetypical wild-haired Shonen Protagonist, and [[The Lancer|Sano's]] hair is so crazy he gets called "Rooster-head" [[In -Universe]]. (Interestingly enough, as the series progresses, Kenshin's hair grows progressively ''less'' wild. [[Art Shift]] that doubles as a sign of [[Character Development]]!)

* Almost ''all'' of the male cast of ''~[[D.N.Angel~]]''. Particularly notable because this is a ''[[Shojo]]'' manga, not shounen (although it certainly mixes in tropes from that genre).

* The Hitachiin twins in ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]''. Seems to be intentionally [[Invoked]] by the twins -- flashbackstwins—flashbacks show that before they joined the Host Club they had identical bowl cuts instead of the wild, spiky haircuts they have in present day, and they're considered the "Devil" type in the host club and are ''supposed'' to be a little wild.

* In [[Blade of the Immortal]], which is fairly realistic and features normal haircuts for almost all of the main and supporting characters, [[Anti -Villain]] Magatsu Taito looks like he's carrying a porcupine on his head. We're talking foot-long spikes. It doesn't go unnoticed. At one point, somebody mentions [[In -Universe]] that hair like that will be [[Genre Savvy|popular in a couple hundred years]].

* [[Hot -Blooded|Goh]] and [[Bratty Half -Pint|Mannen]] in ''[[Prétear]]''.

* ''[[Yo-Jin-Bo]]'' has Jin, whose hair is extremely messy. He's a [[Hot -Blooded]] [[Redheaded Hero]], though, so we can forgive him for forgetting to brush it occasionally.

* Another [[Kid Hero|Jin]], this time from ''[[Zettai Muteki Raijin -Oh]]'', has this. Apart from his two other classmates Akira and [[The Slacker|Yoppa]], the rest of the main cast sport more or less normal hairstyles.

* Hayato Kazami, Naoki Shinjyo and Johji Ohtomo in ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula (Anime)|Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'' have these.

* Touma Kamijou from ''[[ToA AruCertain Majutsu noMagical Index]]''. In a bit of a subversion, Touma actually deliberately styles it that way with hair gel.

* A lot of characters in ''[[Get BackersGetBackers]]''; most notably the two protagonists, and ''especially'' Ban (though being drenched leads to his hair becoming completely tamed...for a while).

* [[Anti -Hero|Hiei]] of [[Yu Yu Hakusho]] has this to a T. He looks like an emo [[Dragonball Z|Super-Saiyan]].

* The title character in ''[[Cecil B. Demented]]'' has total [[Shonen Hair]].

** ''[[Final Fantasy I (Video Game)|Final Fantasy I]]'''s Fighter class;

** Cloud Strife of ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]]'';

** ''[[Final Fantasy IX (Video Game)|Final Fantasy IX]]'''s Zidane;

** ''[[Final Fantasy X (Video Game)|Final Fantasy X]]'''s Tidus.

* Crono, the hot-headed hero of ''[[Chrono Trigger (Video Game)|Chrono Trigger]]''.

{{quote| "Where's the punk with the spiky-hair?"}}

* The preview male sprite from the Japanese ''[[Square Enix]] Members'' would have this when he dresses up as [[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Sorbet]] from ''Dive II Hunt'', which means Sorbet might have [[Shonen Hair]] himself.

* A number of characters from ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'', particularly Sanada Yukimura. Date Masamune is an odd case in that, while his hair is [http://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/characters/10/82869.jpg normally rather tame]{{Dead link}}, it seems to [http://www.kitazeinbou.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/vlcsnap-255946.jpg magically spike out under his helmet]{{Dead link}}. Static cling, maybe?

* Neku Sakuraba from ''[[The World Ends With You (Video Game)|The World Ends With You]]''

* Every [[Golden Sun (Video Game)|Golden Sun]] character either has this or [[Idiot Hair]].

* Hal, in the [[Easter Egg]] of ''[[BowsersBowser's Kingdom]]'' episode 8, gains this when he ate the [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Chaos Emerald]] and fights [[Super Mario Bros Z|Turbo Mecha Sonic]] on an even level.

* [http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/File:CGnobackg.png Karkat]{{Dead link}} (and [http://mspaintadventures.wikia.com/wiki/File:John_Egbert.png John]{{Dead link}} to a degree) of ''[[Homestuck]]'' both sport this style.

* The ''[[Teen Titans (Animationanimation)|Teen Titans]]'' version of Robin. Some episodes [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshade]] and [[Parodied Trope|parody]] this trope.

** In "Date with Destiny", after being yelled at by Starfire, his hair turns into what seems to be its natural state - [[media:robin00013_4782robin00013 4782.jpg|a "good boy" style.]] Also a [[Mythology Gag]]- it looks exactly like how Robin's hair was drawn in the Golden/Silver Age comics.

* [[Lovable Sex Maniac|Kenny]] from ''[[South Park]]'' has blond [[Shonen Hair]], although we [[In the Hood|rarely get to se it]].

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