He created a male counterpart that looks feminine to increase the comic element. During the development of "Season II", he also acknowledged that the series would have a finite ending. He introduced San Otonashi to reflect the feelings and struggles of young people as they ponder their futures and transitioning into the working world. In "Season II, Volume 8", he noted that he had to postpone the publishing date because he took so much time in drawing it. In "Season II, Volume 11", he mentions his favorite manga characters from other series are: Dio ("JoJo's Bizarre Adventure"), Toguro ("Yu Yu Hakusho"), Hakumen ("Ushio To Tora"), and Master Kogan ("Shigurui") - the villains who "have an inimitable style and play by their own rules. They're powerful and dark, but there's something melancholy about them too as well...and that's what draws me to them." He hopes his villains (Aqua, Gyokuro, Miyabi, Kiria, and others) would draw readers. The main protagonists are club members of the school's newspaper, the "Yokai Times" (anime: "Yokai Gazette"). The club president is Ginei Morioka and the staff adviser is Shizuka Nekonome.   is an average teenager who, unable to get into the local high schools, enrolls at Yokai Academy. He discovers it is a school for monsters, and must hide his human identity under punishment of death. However, because he befriends Moka Akashiya, an attractive vampire, he decides to stay. Over the course of the series, he makes new friends and protects them without a second thought. Most of his friends are girls who in turn compete for his affection. When infused with Moka's blood, he acquires extraordinary strength that allows him to defeat other monsters. The transfusions, however, take a toll on his human body and transform him into a ghoul, after which he is given a spirit lock to retain his humanity. In "Season II", he trains and undergoes body alterations to become stronger and to control his vampiric power. He eventually is able to transform into a powerful vampire like Moka. In the original Japanese series and drama CD, Tsukune is voiced by Daisuke Kishio. In the English dub, he is voiced by Todd Haberkorn.   is the vampire title character. She is highly regarded by her schoolmates for her beauty and academic ability.