


In developing the characters for the series, Ikeda cited influences from Tim Burton's works, and research on various monsters from encyclopedias and the Internet. In the second manga serialization, the Newspaper Club faces more monster characters, and a larger organization known as Fairy Tale, whose members include Moka's own family. While protecting Tsukune's identity as a human, they join the school's Newspaper Club and wind up fighting a variety of monster gangs, as well as some teachers. He meets Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon takes a liking to the sweet taste of his blood, and throughout the series, befriends and attracts a variety of monster girls including: Kurumu Kurono, a succubus Yukari Sendo and Ruby Tojo, who are witches and Mizore Shirayuki, a snow fairy. The main character of the series is Tsukune Aono, a teenage boy who, after not getting accepted to any local high schools, enrolls in Yokai Academy, a boarding school for monsters. The Japanese manga series Rosario + Vampire features an extensive cast of characters by Akihisa Ikeda. Front: Tsukune Aono Middle row (l-r): Mizore Shirayuki, Yukari Sendo, Moka Akashiya (Outer (pink hair) and Inner (silver hair)), Kurumu Kurono Back row (l-r): Ginei Morioka, Koko Shuzen, Ruby Tojo.
