Yousuke Hirata

__Height:__ 174 cm (5'8½")

The social leader of the D class. He has excellent academic and athletic ability, and is considered extremely handsome by his classmates, he is shown to be extremely compassionate and puts others before himself, considering everybody equal. He is considered a perfect male student and his placement in the D-class is originally considered a mystery.

~!In Year 1, Volume 4, his relationship with Kei Karuizawa is revealed to be fake, which was put up by them to protect Kei from any instances of bullying. He also reveals his past to Ayanokoji, of having a childhood friendhood who was bullied to suicide, where he wasn't able to do anything to save him when he should have.

In Year 1, Volume 11, he is depressed about the expulsion of Yamauchi Haruki by his classmates and appears opposite of his usual bright self, also going on to use rude language against Horikita. Once the rest of his classmates are unable to brighten him again, Ayanokoji pays him a visit, where Hirata further reveals that after his friend's attempt at suicide, he promoted himself to the position of a violent class leader in middle school who took strict action against any instances of bullying by his classmates, often relying on visibly violent means, which is the reason of his placement in class D. He recognized his methods to be wrong and sought a new life at high school. Ayanokoji, upon learning this, advises him that, he would never be able to save everyone and instead prompts him to do his best to finish what he started and go back to his usual self and try to protect his remaining classmates.!~