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Hojo is a character in the manga and anime series InuYasha.
Hojo is a classmate of Kagome. Apparently he is the smartest student in Kagome's school, which combined with his looks results in many younger girls lusting after him. He likes Kagome and often tries to date her. Yuka, Eri and Ayumi have often conspired toward this end, firmly believing that Hojo is the most eligible boy in school, and far better for Kagome than her 'two-timing & violent boyfriend,' Inuyasha.
Hojo is portrayed as a sweet, albeit na?ve young man who completely believes Kagome's grandfather's false explanations that she misses school due to her many "strange illnesses." As a result, he often brings Kagome items from his family's store, such as therapeutic sandals or seat cushions to help her feel better. He also helps Kagome with her studies; in Episode 89, "Visitation Showdown Between 'That Guy' & 'Him,'" Kagome prevailed upon the visiting Hojo to teach her everything she had missed in her math course in her efforts to pass a major impending exam. She begged him to do so because he had already taken that course, which indicates that Hojo is either older than Kagome and her friends, or that he is in a more advanced course of study.
Early in the series, Kagome decides to go on a date with Hojo after a dispute with InuYasha. However, she is so concerned about wounds that Inuyasha sustained earlier that she ends the date early and returns to the Sengoku Jidai (Waring States Era) to check on him. Kagome tried to give Hojo a chance early in the series, but by Episode 48, "I Want to go Back to Where We Met," Kagome has realized that she loves Inuyasha and begins to resist her friends' urgings to date Hojo.
In arguably one of the must humorous points in the anime, Hojo challenges a visiting Inuyasha to a swordfight in the midst of a play, which Inuyasha gladly accepts. Hojo draws the prop sword he has at his side, while Inuyasha draws the Tessaiga, providing a very sharp contrast in their chosen weapons.
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