ged ▁by ▁most ▁characters ▁and ▁Y uki ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁" the ▁heart ▁of ▁a ▁girl ▁and ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁a ▁boy " ▁and ▁l ately ▁accepted ▁as ▁trans gender ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁cross - d ress er . ▁▁▁▁ ▁H ide ki ▁is ▁Mas ato ' s ▁best ▁friend . ▁He ▁is ▁completely ▁una ware ▁that ▁Y uki ▁is ▁a ▁trans ▁woman , ▁and ▁as ▁such ▁is ▁constantly ▁determined ▁to ▁make ▁Mas ato ▁fall ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Y uki . ▁H ide ki ▁is ▁also ▁very ▁over weight , ▁though ▁he ▁uses ▁this ▁trait ▁to ▁his ▁advantage — at ▁one ▁point ▁using ▁his ▁massive ▁body ▁as ▁a ▁human ▁shield ▁for ▁Mas ato ▁to ▁carry ▁away ▁a ▁d run ken ▁Y uki ▁from ▁would - be ▁male ▁adm ir ers . ▁H ide ki ▁is ▁also ▁nick named ▁" H ide pon " ▁in ▁the ▁m anga . ▁Mas ato ▁is ▁en am ored ▁with ▁her , ▁although ▁he ▁constantly ▁ber ates ▁himself ▁for ▁being ▁too ▁out ▁of ▁her ▁league . ▁However , ▁Mas ato ▁has ▁helped ▁Ka oru ▁on ▁many ▁occasions — some ▁of ▁which ▁Mas ato ▁does ▁not ▁even ▁remember — and ▁this ▁causes ▁Ka oru ▁to ▁har bor ▁some ▁secret ▁feelings ▁for ▁Mas ato . ▁Not icing ▁this , ▁H ide ki ▁becomes ▁angry ▁on ▁Y uki ' s ▁beh alf , ▁and ▁often ▁tries ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁two ▁apart . ▁She ▁is ▁je alous ▁over ▁Nom ura ▁( sens ing ▁Y uki ▁affection ▁for ▁him ) ▁and ▁Miss ▁M