Tsubomi Kido

Tsubomi Kido (木戸 つぼみ Kido Tsubomi) is the first member of the Mekakushi Dan and currently its commander.

Appearance

 * Kido is frequently mistaken for a boy due to her androgynous appearance. She wears a red jersey jacket with a high zip collar underneath a dark, pale purple-gray hoodie with a headphone design on the hood and an iPod button design on the front, along with volume bars on the pocket. Her jeans are green with white insides, and the left pant leg is rolled up to signify she's in a gang. Her shoes are mint green converse high tops.  Kido is also noted to have a very pretty face by Momo and Takane. In Mekakucity Actors her hoodie is the same, though she ties her hair up in a ponytail.


 * When she lived with her biological family, Kido wore a white blouse with a red ribbon attached, dress shoes, and a frilly black skirt with thigh highs. She can be seen in the same outfit in Episode 9 of Mekakucity Actors. In the orphanage, she wore a high-collared black sweater and shorts.


 * As an adult Kido is shown to have short hair and wears a white shirt, a purple cardigan, and black pants.

Personality

 * Kido grew up in the same orphanage as Seto and Kano. She is often listening to music through her earphones. Although she is naturally kind and is one of the most level-headed within the group. She is very short-tempered and has difficulty keeping other members, especially Kano, in line. Of course, while she may appear scary at first glance, due to her dark expression and "glare-like gaze," as stated by Kano, she is also very motherly, as stated by Shintaro, who is also impressed by her ability to stay calm around her friends.


 * In the past she was, generally, uninterested in what activities Seto and Kano would participate in. However, that doesn't mean that she wouldn't join in on their games from time to time. Her issues with her temper have been around since a relatively young age. Due to her ability, her presence was quite weak until she learned how to control it, often leading to people ignoring her unintentionally, causing her to fear the possibility that she may disappear permanently. With this fact, she would react shy and scared whenever someone would mention not being able to notice her at first. Of course, despite this, she still had a rather arrogant personality.


 * After Ayano's death, Kido swore to become stronger so she could support everyone. In order to make her "feel" more like a leader, Kano decided that they should start calling each other with their last names since they sound like code names. Not long after this, when Marry introduced, is when she began to be referred to as 'Danchou' (Commander) by some members of the Dan.

Eye Ability

 * Concealing Eyes (目を隠す Me o Kakusu): Kido's ability is to "Hide One's Eyes". She can divert perception towards objects and people within 2 meters of herself, rendering them invisible. Conversation while hidden also won't be heard by outsiders. Physical contact, however, breaks the effect, so it isn't useful in very crowded places. Along with this vulnerability, if a person outside the 2 meter bubble is familiar with someone being concealed, her power will not be as strong.

Kido's ability works more when preventing people from recognizing those being hidden, rather than making them unable to be seen. She has practiced to control her ability perfectly so she won't disappear all of a sudden. Her ability also allows her to conceal her own memories.

Songs
Main: Cameo:
 * Mekakushi Code
 * Children Record
 * Summertime Record
 * Shissou Word
 * Souzou Forest
 * Konoha no Sekai Jijou
 * Kisaragi Attention
 * Yobanashi Deceive
 * Lost Time Memory
 * Ayano no Koufuku Riron
 * Otsukimi Recital
 * Outer Science
 * Shounen Brave

Trivia

 * Like the other two from the orphanage, she is referred to by her last name rather than her first name.
 * She refers to herself in first person as "ore," rather than "watashi," which is what most females use in Japanese. Along with this quirk, she refers to people in second person as "omae." As a result, her style of speech is considered masculine. Although, as a child, she used female pronouns.
 * In the novels, Kido's irritation towards Seto using keigo might stem from when she met her half-sister, Rin, who told her there was no need to be so polite when speaking to her. Because of this, she also made a promise to herself that she'd do the same if she ever had any younger siblings.
 * Her hoodie, much like the other two of the trio, was a gift from Ayaka to be used to hide their eyes when their powers would activate.
 * Her favorite bands and artists are Oasis, RADIOHEAD, and Shugo Tokumaru.
 * Although she does not like flashy clothing, Kano has mentioned that she owns a frilly skirt somewhere.
 * She apparently cooks very well.
 * She is afraid of haunted houses and riding rollercoasters.
 * She likes cute things, such as small animals.
 * Her outfit was based on the lyrics of her song, Mekakushi Code.
 * Kido is younger than Kano by about four months. Despite this, they are still in the same school grade, along with Seto, who is the youngest.

Quotes

 * '"Mekakushi Completion... Do it!"
 * "Not what I hate, but what I like...? Eh... hi-" - (Children Record Booklet)