Hideaki Mashimo (真下 ヒデアキ Mashimo Hideaki?) is a Hunter who sees Digimon Hunting as a job and hunts for profit. His goal is to save up money to fulfill his dream of opening a takoyaki shop when he is twenty. Although he hunts for money, he won't accept money acquired in dishonest ways. This is seen as he gives back all the money received helping Ganemon to retrieve the Zenimon and KoZenimon who stole money from the registers. The Digimon Hunt is Booming! The Virtuoso Hunter of the Shopping District!