 He hates Ban even further as the latter constantly annoys him by calling him "aibō", but he soon warms up to Ban throughout the series, and eventually returns Ban's friendship.The two of them share noticeable relationship developments, and while they constantly have their fights and squabbles, it is obvious that they do care about each other deep down (refer to Episodes 42 and 43).Hoji plays keyboard in the Dekaranger band in the "Girls in Trouble!