Ah! I'm so glad you're enjoying their thread! ^u^

I did recognize him as a Yu-Gi-Oh (cuz the hair is a giveaway XD), but I am admittedly canon-blind to his particular season. Still, I'm definitely happy to have Naoto keep interacting with him. She's okay with semi-abrasive people. It's only when they're outright jerks that she wants almost nothing to do with them. <3