The Hurricanegers (ハリケンジャー Harikenjā?) are the protagonists of the Super Sentai series, Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger. Five of the Hurricaneger come from different Ninja Academies while the sixth was labeled a runaway.
Three ninja students who are the survivors of the Hayate Way's Ninja Academy are mastering their school's Super Ninpou techniques. They represent the Hayate Heart embodying the "Presistence of the Future". The first kana of their surnames spell out "shinobi" (「し・の・び 」(忍び) "Shi-No-Bi" (shinobi)?) in Japanese.
Yousuke Shiina/Air Ninja Hurricane Red (椎名 鷹介/空忍ハリケンレッド Shiina Yōsuke/Soranin Hariken Reddo?) is the leader of the team. Though a bit dim-witted Yousuke's courage and determination make up for his slow-thinking. At age 19, he worked at a window cleaning service. He eventually meets up with Shoichiro "Taisho" Tai, a fellow student in the Air Ninja class, who dropped out after seeing that it was not his place to be a ninja and attempted to make Yousuke quit too. But after seeing Yousuke in action, Shoichiro accepts it and wishes his friend good luck. Yousuke almost gets himself killed to provide the vaccine for Ikkou. Long after the Jakanja's defeat, while aiding the Abarangers and then the Gokaigers, Yousuke became a handyman who travels around the world.
During his travels, six months prior to the events of 10 Years Later, Yousuke befriends Tenkai and is forced by Bat Ze Runba to attack Space Union Ninja School branches while stealing his teammates' Shinobi Medals. But with his friends' help, Yousuke frees Tenkai and becomes a mentor to the boy.