Hiroto Honda ( Toei ) Hiroto Honda is the Toei " Yu - Gi - Oh ! " anime version of the character Hiroto Honda , known as Tristan Taylor in most English media . Honda ' s crush on Miho is expanded in this series . Here he is not Katsuya Jonouchi ' s crony , but a rejected candidate for class president and junior custodian . Biography . School arc . Honda noticed Jonouchi mocking Yugi about his unsolved Millennium Puzzle . He told Jonouchi to hold it , but Jonouchi mocked his custodian position , saying Honda wanted to become the janitor . However Honda claimed to be an honor student and started to talk about his authority , but nobody paid any attention to him . When Miho Nosaka came into to the room and told them how the queue at the cafeteria was too long , Honda volunteered to buy her lunch and left . He was followed by Jonouchi , who was annoyed that Anzu Mazaki had called him a bully . The hall monitor Ushio overheard them talking about bullying and asked what was going on . Honda quickly restrained Jonouchi , who was about to start an argument and said it was nothing . Afterwards he told Jonouchi how influential Ushio was . Afterwards Honda wasn ' t impressed when Jonouchi showed him he had stolen a piece of Yugi ' s puzzle , but dashed off after Jonouchi reminded him was supposed to be buying lunch . The next day Ushio beat - up Jonouchi and Honda , under suspicion that they were bullying Yugi . However Yugi objected and insisted that Jonouchi and Honda were his friends . Later that day , Honda accompanied Jonouchi when he recovered the piece of the puzzle , which he had thrown in the canal , Honda spotted Yugi with Ushio . They interrupted Ushio as he was beating - up Yugi . Honda said that he has once respected Ushio , but can not let him get away with this . Honda and Jonouchi tried fighting off Ushio , while Jonouchi gave Yugi the missing piece , but the two of them also got beaten - up . When Miho is suspected of " dating for pay " , along with Anzu , Honda follows them both after school to find out what is going on . He discovers both girls are working at Burger World , even though part - time jobs are against school rules . Although Honda is strict on enforcing school rules , his crush on Miho gets the better of him . He keeps quiet about the girls and also gets a job there himself , so he support Miho ' s shopping desires . After hearing that a convict is in the restaurant , Honda assists in searching for him . After Anzu is taken hostage , by Jiro , Honda is forced to lie on the floor , causing him to miss Anzu getting saved . Afterwards he and the girls quit their jobs at Burger Word , but Honda and Miho get new jobs at a noodle shop . Honda is invited with the rest of Yugi ' s friends to Kaiba ' s mansion . He accuses Jonouchi of being jealous of Kaiba , but also becomes envious of how Kaiba ' s wealth easily earns Miho ' s affection . Honda then takes up " Magic & Wizards " in the hopes of beating Kaiba . The next day at school , he defeats Jonouchi in Duel Monsters . Kaiba then enters the room and asks Yugi if he can see his grandfather ' s " Blue - Eyes White Dragon " card again . Honda and Jonouchi both notice Kaiba switches the card for a fake , before returning it to Yugi . They both confront Kaiba on the roof afterwards over this . However both of them get beaten - up by Kaiba ' s goons . Honda gets up early to wait in line to but a D - Shock watch for Miho . When he needs a break to use the toilet , Yugi holds his place in the queue . As Yugi purchases the last copy , Shotaro Akaboshi attempts to steal it from him , but Honda arrives in time to stop him . Akaboshi manages to steal the watch from Honda later , while Honda isn ' t paying attention . At the arcade when Miho arrives to collect the watch , Honda discovers it ' s missing and strips down to his underwear while searching his clothes for it . Miho then slaps him and runs off crying . Honda stays at the arcade , searching for the watch until he is asked to leave . Dark Yugi suspects Akaboshi and wins the watch back in a Shadow Game . Honda is glad to see the watch returned to Miho and two days later , he offers to wait in line to buy her perfume . Honda is present when Shadi tests Yugi . Using the Millennium Key , Shadi redecorates Honda ' s soul room , brainwashing him to attack his friends . He chases Miho and Jonouchi around the school , until Jonouchi touches the Millennium Key off him , returning him to normal . Honda trains a Digital Pet in order to win the prize holiday in an upcoming tournament for Miho . He takes a couple of days off school to train the pet , describing his absence as maternal leave . He returns to school , right after Kujirada ' s pet Devil Master eats Anzu and Jonouchi ' s pets . Honda then links his pet , Super Strawberry to Devil Master to battle . Super Strawberry sweeps away Devil Master , defeating it . Afterwards Honda finds a letter from Kujiara , saying Miho has been kidnapped . Honda locates Kujirada , but finds him badly beaten and learns Kujirada had been manipulated by Haiyama . Honda gets whipped by Haiyama , as he attempts to rescue Miho . While he ' s unconscious , Dark Yugi defeats Haiyama in a Digital Pet duel . Death - T . In the block falling level of Death - T he is seemingly crushed and killed helping Yugi .