Tsubomi Kido

Tsubomi Kido (木戸 つぼみ Kido Tsubomi) / Kido (キド) is the first member of the Mekakushi Dan and currently its leader. She is the biological younger half-sister of Rin Kido.

Appearance

 * Kido is frequently mistaken for a boy because of her androgynous appearance. She wears a red jersey jacket with a zipped up collar underneath a dark, pale purple-gray hoodie that has a headphone design on on its 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, she ties her long green hair up in a high ponytail underneath her hood.


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


 * As an adult, Kido once again has short hair and wears a white blouse, a purple cardigan, black pants, and black slippers.

Personality

 * Kido is the childhood friend and foster sister of Shuuya Kano and Kousuke Seto.


 * She outwardly has a level-headed and mature personality. Although she is naturally kind, she is short-tempered around Kano, who teases her often. Kano jokes that she can appear frightening at first due to her dark expression and "glare-like gaze." Shintaro notes that she is very motherly, and he is also impressed by her ability to stay calm around her friends and by her cooking skills. She is often listening to music through her earphones. Despite her serious exterior, she likes cute things and is scared of rollercoasters, horror, and even shed snake skin. She tries her best to keep up the appearance of a reliable leader and tries to deny her fears when they're apparent.


 * In the past, she was generally uninterested in what activities the Trio would participate in. However, that did not mean that she would not join in on their games from time to time. Due to her ability, her presence was quite weak, often leading to people ignoring unintentionally her. Afraid that one day she may never be found again, she would be dejected and scared whenever someone mentioned not being able to notice her at first. Despite this, she often had a short temper and showed violent tendencies, as she would hit both her foster siblings while in the orphanage, especially when Seto apologized to her or when Kano annoyed her. In present day, she only shows violence towards Kano when he teases or annoys her.


 * After her adopted sister, Ayano, committed suicide, Kido swore to become stronger so she could support everyone and learned how to control her ability and even cook. To help her "feel" more like a leader, Kano decided that they should start calling each other by their last names since they sound like code names and that she'd be called "Danchou" (Commander). Kido is liked and well-respected by most if not all members of the Mekakushi Dan. She is quick to warn others of danger and will try to protect them, even if this causes her to risk her own life.

Eye Ability

 * Concealing Eyes (目を隠す Me o Kakusu): Kido's eye ability allows her to divert perception away from certain people and/or objects within 2 meters of themselves, making them difficult to identify and practically invisible. Conversation between hidden people 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.

Her ability also allows her to conceal her own memories from herself. Azami taught her how to do this in the Kagerou Daze to help her forget certain details of her death and have a somewhat better childhood.

Songs
Main: Cameo:
 * Mekakushi Code
 * Children Record
 * Summertime Record
 * Shissou Word
 * Kuusou Forest
 * Konoha no Sekai Jijou
 * Kisaragi Attention
 * Yobanashi Deceive
 * Losstime 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. As a child, she used female pronouns.
 * Kido's irritation towards Seto and Kano using keigo (Japanese honorifics, typically used for politeness/respect) stems from when she met her half-sister, Rin, who told her there was no need to be so polite when speaking to her. She made a promise to herself that she would do the same if she ever had any younger siblings. However, she doesn't like using keigo in general, as well, likely also due to her past in general. Kano, in the Manga Route 2, notes he would have used keigo for Kido if Kido hadn't asked him not to and Seto tried to use it multiple times as well, despite her request, which would often upset her. Seto would eventually stop using keigo once he understood it upset her; then coming to also call her "Kido", along with Kano. During Junior High school, however, Kano would also call Kido by her first name, "Tsubomi" (without honorifics). This is seen when they meet Takane and Haruka at the school festival.
 * Her hoodie 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.
 * Her outfit was based on the lyrics of her song, Mekakushi Code.

Quotes

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