Mamoru Kudoh

Mamoru Kudoh (工藤 守, Kudō Mamoru) is a character in Misao series.
Aki's classmate and also Misao's childhood friend. The two grew apart as they became older. Kudoh distanced himself from Misao due to the fact that his classmates made fun of him for hanging out with a girl, and that Yoshino was bullying Misao and that Kudoh didn't want to also be bullied, similar to Aki.
In the Misao novelization, his full name is revealed to be Mamoru Kudoh (工藤 守, Kudō Mamoru) - (making Kudoh his surname).