The Japanese manga and anime series Rosario + Vampire features an extensive cast of characters by Akihisa Ikeda. The main character of the series is Tsukune Aono, a boy who mistakenly gets enrolled to Yokai Academy, a special school unknown to humans that teach various monsters to coexist with humans. He later meets and befriends Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon takes a liking to the sweet taste of his blood, and throughout the series, befriends other girls who take an instant liking to him for various reasons: Kurumu Kurono, a succubus, Yukari Sendo, a witch, Ruby Tojo, another witch, and Mizore Shirayuki, a yuki-onna. The main characters are members of the school's newspaper club, the Yokai Times, run by Ginei Morioka.
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Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio (Japanese), Todd Haberkorn (English)[1]
Tsukune Aono (青野 月音 Aono Tsukune) is the male protagonist of the series who is mistakenly enrolled in Yokai Academy. He almost immediately meets Moka Akashiya, a vampire who takes an interest in him due to the sweet taste of his blood (a running gag in the series involves her catching Tsukune off-guard and biting him on the neck). Fearful for his life and ready to leave the school, it is only his affection for Moka that gets him to continue attending Yokai Academy. Though he has no special powers of his own, he constantly risks his life to protect his friends. Later on, he aquires vampiric abilities, then ghoul-based powers (the latter of which puts his humanity in jeopardy), allowing him to fight toe-to-toe with almost any supernatural foe.
Though ordinary and often cowardly in the beginning, Tsukune's willingness to protect his friends without second thought earns him many new companions and the affection of the girls surrounding him. He is both gentle and understanding, and displays great courage when his friends are threatened. Later in the series, Tsukune is infused with Moka's blood and starts to undergo changes, such as gaining vampire fighting skills when he or one of his friends is threatened. At first, Moka feels responsible for this, but Tsukune says that he doesn't blame her for his transformation.
Voiced by: Nana Mizuki (Japanese), Alexis Tipton (Outer), Colleen Clinkenbeard (Inner) (English)[1]
Moka Akashiya (赤夜 萌香 Akashiya Moka) is the first person Tsukune meets when he sets foot in Yokai Academy. Exceptionally sweet and kind, Moka is a vampire, and takes a liking to Tsukune after ingesting his blood, becoming addicted in doing so. When the rosario around her neck is removed, the seal keeping her true nature is released. Cold and arrogant, "Inner" Moka is a completely different entity from the kind and loving "Outer" Moka, going so far as to specifically remind Tsukune to "be kind to the other Moka". Tsukune is the only one able to remove the rosario around Moka's neck. It was later revealed in the second serialization that Inner Moka is the real Moka, and the Outer Moka that mutually loves Tsukune is a fake personality.[2]
Revealed in an omake, she loves tomato juice, but prefers Tsukune's blood.[3] Her given name is perhaps a pun on the word "mocha", as well as reflecting her split personalities, as mocha is a combination of coffee (representing Inner Moka) and cocoa (representing Outer Moka, as well as being the namesake of her half-sister).
Voiced by: Misato Fukuen (Japanese), Brina Palencia (English)[1]
Kurumu Kurono (黒乃 胡夢 Kurono Kurumu) is a busty succubus attending Yokai Academy. Her outfit consists of a tight-fitting yellow sweater-vest with a red bowtie over a long-sleeved dress shirt and baggy socks (though she switches to a short-sleeved version of her outfit with a red ribbon tied in a bow from the Witch's Knoll arc onwards). She was initially a rival to Moka, being jealous of her popularity surpassing her own, and attempted to seduce Tsukune and the male student body to find her "Mate of Fate", as her kind is near the brink of extinction. After she was badly beaten during a fight with Inner Moka, Tsukune persuades Inner Moka to spare her, and as a result, Kurumu not only became friends with the pair, but also becomes infatuated with Tsukune, and makes a decision that he will be her "Mate of Fate".
A running gag in both series is when she uses her characteristically large breasts (said to be a G-cup according to her in an omake[4]) to seduce Tsukune, which, more often than not, makes his nose bleed and causes him to suffocate. She also attempts to use baked sweets laced with love potions to secure his affections, though they never seem to reach him. Ironically, Kurumu has a serious weakness for sweets as revealed in an omake, where she once ate poisoned cookies she made and planned to give to Moka.[5] Kurumu's mother is Ageha Kurono, who appears during the start of the school festival under the belief that Tsukune is her daughter's fiancée. Another running gag involves other girls in Tsukune's harem calling her nicknames based on her large breasts (Mizore often calls her "Bazooka Girl", Kokoa refers to her as "Twin Peaks", and in the English anime, Yukari calls her "Ms. Moo-cow").
Throughout the series, it is clear that she possesses true and honest feelings for Tsukune, as she has been shown to be willing to risk her life for him numerous times. As mentioned by Kokoa in the second serialization, Kurumu is "pure of heart" compared to other succubi as she doesn't use her techniques to try to make Tsukune fall in love with her. Kurumu has also shown to be a kind and soft-hearted girl who loves her rivals for Tsukune's love like sisters, tenderly comforting and supporting them in their moments of sadness as well as defending them when they are in danger. This kind-hearted character-trait is downplayed in the anime in favor of a more typical "flirt" character (to the point of her still using Charm on Tsukune in episode 4), although the kind-heartedness is still present, and in reality, she is actually an innocent character. Her catchphrases throughout the anime series are "Yahoo-hoo!" and "Bow-wow!", and always somehow manages to interfere with any tender moment between Tsukune and Moka, often by appearing when least expected.
As a succubus, Kurumu possesses the power of "Charm" (called "Allure" in her introductory chapter), which she can use to hypnotize males. According to legend, if a succubus kisses a male while he is still allured, he will become her permanent slave.[6] In her true form, she sports a pair of bat wings, a tail, razor-sharp nails, and pointed ears, and has notable feats of superhuman strength (seen when carrying people during flight and slicing trees in half). Later on, Kurumu displays further powers employing the use of strong illusions, once doing so to wrap vines around a slug yōkai who was blackmailing to take pin-up pictures of her.[7] Despite being sealed, Inner Moka was stunned that Kurumu displayed such power, as the power of illusions is usually displayed by higher-ranked succubi.[8]
In the second manga serialization, she is learning basic witchcraft to help with the strength of her illusions along with Mizore, and was trained by Ginei during the summer break in hand-to-hand combat in an effort for the two to become strong enough to overcome Inner Moka in a fight.[9] As a result, she and Mizore also have a joint attack called the "Black and White" duet.[10] Some further abilities Kurumu later employed in the second serialization is the ability to enter the dreams of other people via her tail (though she claims she never used this ability), as with the case with Inner Moka,[11] but prolonged use of the ability will wear her body out.[12] It is later revealed in Chapter 40 that succubi gain their power from their loved ones, and a succubus who is not loved will eventually die (which explains why Kurumu's body feels weakened due to thinking that Tsukune will choose Moka over her).[13] So in an attempt to save her life as well as Tsukune's (while out of control in his demonic form), she kisses him while confessing her love to him in the following chapter.[14]
Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki (Japanese), Ian Sinclair (English)
Ginei Morioka (森丘 銀影 Morioka Gin'ei), nicknamed "Gin" (銀) for short, is a werewolf and the president of the Newspaper Club who speaks in an Osakan dialect. He is a second (later third)-year student at Yokai Academy and a shameless peeping tom who initially began as an antagonist to Tsukune, but becomes somewhat of a senior to him and his friends. Though he ceases his schemes (so other students will stop calling him a pervert, though he remains unchanged in the anime), his affections lie with Moka. He has no second thoughts about trying to impress other girls. While working in the club, he tends to leave all the work to his subordinates, including the distribution of the paper. Ginei has proven himself to be a loyal friend and has provided the group with helpful information, often acting as the pervert. In his first year at Yokai Academy, all he did was fight. Because of this, he was known as "Mad Dog" Morioka until San put him in his place by being his opponent.[15]
As a werewolf, when a full moon shines brightly, his abilities are heightened to the point where his speed exceeds even Moka in her super-vampire state. He is also the first enemy that Inner Moka hasn't outright beaten in a fight; in fact, that only reason he lost at all was simply because the moon was covered by clouds just as he was about to attack (mainly for comedic effect).[16] While werewolves in general are stated to have their power wax and wane with the lunar cycle, it is unknown if all werewolves receive this much of an increase. Regardless, Ginei is still exceptionally fast, even when the moon is not full, being able to land dozens of blows in a singe pass against Kuyo.[17] Although he is widely regarded as one of the strongest top-tier yōkai at the school by the other students, he doesn't really care about it, preferring to keep out of the limelight.
In the second manga serialization, it is revealed he was Kurumu and Mizore's sparring instructor, groping them at every session which upsets them to no end.[9] When he was framed for ripping clothes at school, he took the blame in order to prevent another student from getting in trouble, and purposely insulted her so she could move on.[9] He is also good friends with San Otonashi, the original Newspaper Club president, and is shown to have feelings for her. He also has a past with Haiji Miyamoto, the Karate Club's leader, and faced off with Fairy Tale, eventually beating the entire 7th Branch with Haiji's aid. He arrives in China right after Moka is taken into Fairy Tale by her eldest sister. When Kurumu begins to feel like she's dying (due to her Succubus nature), Gin tries to console her, but is unsuccessful.
Voiced by: Kimiko Koyama (Japanese), Monica Rial (English)[1]
Yukari Sendo (仙童 紫 Sendō Yukari) is the smartest student at Yokai Academy, and the youngest at age 11 (later 12). She is a witch who dons a typical witch costume (consisting of a hat and cape), which is considered by some students to be a violation of the school rules, and frequently ends her sentences with desu (ですぅ), which roughly translates to "it is". However, it can also have the effect of raising the politeness of one's speech. As a witch, she has problems with her classmates discriminating against her (according to Kurumu, witches are viewed as "Beings of the Borderline", those that are something between humans and the supernatural, as it is impossible to tell their difference by appearance alone[18]). Despite ranking #1 on the examinations, she was a lonely prankster before meeting Tsukune and Moka. She initially hated Tsukune, claiming that she has fallen in love with Moka, and uses her magical powers to try to drive them apart. However, after both Tsukune and Moka save her from bullying classmates, she falls for him too, and her obsession with both has driven her to try to create a three-way relationship between them. Despite her genius IQ, Yukari is very childish in nature, and is often indecisive on whether or not she either loves Tsukune or Moka more than the other. Though it seems that despite her young age, Yukari might be bisexual, as she still has interest in Tsukune as well as Moka. This action was displayed in an omake when Kurumu asks Yukari a similar question to which Yukari answers both, only for her to choose Moka.[19] She often clashes with Kurumu, often teasing her about her large breasts, but they often team up on some occasions, such as the case in the Witch's Knoll arc, and are in reality friendly rivals. In the anime, she is the only girl of the group to actually kiss Tsukune.[20]
As a witch, Yukari can cast various spells through her heart-shaped magic wand, her motif usually revolving around tarot cards and washtubs. She can also use her wand to manipulate various objects and use them as weapons, as with the case where she uses brooms to drive away Tsukune in her introductory chapter.[21] A running gag throughout the series is where she often drops a washtub on someone who is annoying, usually Kurumu or Mizore (and Gin on rare occasions). Yukari is quite powerful as a witch and has great potential given the right motivation, one instance is when she defeats an army of monster plants by herself during the Witch's Knoll arc.[22] Yukari has, on occasion, developed some bizarre items, such as the Gro-Gro Drops for Kokoa, often leading to hilarious results or farfetched situations. Her parents, both highly skilled and adept in magic, appear during the start of the school festival seen in the anime adaptation, when they repair the torn-up academy.
Voiced by: Saeko Chiba (Japanese), Leah Clark (English)
Ruby Tojo (橙条 瑠妃 Tōjō Rubi) is a witch from the human world who was part of a plot to destroy mankind as a response to a large garbage dump polluting her mistress' sanctuary. Her hate for humans stems from a car accident caused by a human drunk driver that took her parents' lives while the family was vacationing in the human world.[23] Upon remembering the kind of love her parents had given her, she attempts to persuade her mistress to call off her plan but to no avail, as her mistress was bent on destroying the human world. She recuperated at Yokai Academy after her mistress is defeated and put to rest, and reappears when Tsukune becomes out of control as a ghoul, aiding Mikogami in sealing his abilities. She now resides at Yokai Academy as Mikogami's aide, and continues to work for him in the second manga serialization. Despite not being an official student, she receives permission to become a member of the Newspaper Club as its assistant advisor (though she prefers to take orders). Exclusively in the anime, a running gag involves her randomly switching positions to help the school. When asked why, she states "many many things" have happened, though it is believed these are orders from Mikogami as a debt of gratitude for providing her with a new magic wand. Her original outfit in the Witch's Knoll arc consists of a black sleeveless top with an exposed midriff and a long orange skirt, though she later switches to a gothic lolita outfit after she fully recovers from her injuries.
It is later revealed in an omake that the reason why Ruby works under Mikogami is because of her infatuation with Tsukune, and by working at the academy, she could be near him. The anime omits the presence of her master or the inclusion of her parents, drastically changing the events surrounding her, including the reasons behind her return. Most of Ruby's magic revolves around a motif of ravens and flora, both as familiars and alternate forms for her to take, such as the ability to grow six raven wings on her back that allow her to fly. Ruby can use these wings as an offensive weapon using its razor-sharp feathers, and can restrain her opponents with them as well, such as the case when she restrains Inner Moka just when the latter was about to kill Tsukune when he becomes out of control as a ghoul.[24] Apparently, Ruby has shown that she is a masochist and the biggest pervert of them all during a training exercise for Tsukune to control his ghoul powers,[25] even admitting to Tsukune a desire to be his "toy".[26]
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya (Japanese), Tia Ballard (English)[1]
Mizore Shirayuki (白雪 みぞれ Shirayuki Mizore) is a Yuki-onna ("Abominable Snowgirl" or "Snow Fairy" in the English manga, primarily the latter) who is in the same homeroom class as Tsukune and Moka, frequently seen with a lollipop in her mouth (Yuki-onna are vulnerable to warm climates; doing so keeps their bodies cool). Her outfit consists of a white wide-necked sweater with blue sleeves over a black tank top, a short plaid yellow skirt which is part of the Yokai Academy's girls' uniform, pink and violet stockings (her right stocking slightly longer than her left), and a belt that is wrapped around her left thigh. Mizore returns to school after a delayed absence and was first portrayed as a lonely, somewhat depressed, and misunderstood girl. She becomes infatuated with Tsukune, going so far as to create her own journal/scrapbook with all of his newspaper articles. In the past, she confessed her love to a teacher until he began taking advantage of her, freezing him as a result.[27] With the incident and rumors spreading about her, Mizore made it hard for herself to trust anyone, but took a liking to Tsukune, believing he was just as miserable as she was. She eventually regains her sense of trust after Tsukune intervenes when the same teacher returns to kill her. Unfortunately, this leads Mizore to stalk Tsukune on a daily basis (from around 340 spying locations, according to her). She initially sports long hair in her debut appearances, but cuts it short after the incident was cleared. Later in the second serialization, Mizore decides that even if Tsukune doesn't fall in love with her, she will follow him forever.
A running gag in the series is that Mizore always appears unexpectedly in the oddest locations (under tables, behind doors, the ceiling, bushes, and even in the bathroom), and freezes any girl to disrupt any sort of tender moment Tsukune is having with the latter. Mizore's mother is Tsurara Shirayuki, who appears during the start of the school festival under the belief that Tsukune is her daughter's boyfriend, while her unnamed father appears in the second anime adaptation. Her family name translates to "Snow White" and her given name translates to "Sleet", in reference to her yōkai species. Kurumu's nickname for Mizore is "Stalker Girl", which is used more frequently in the anime.
Keeping in line with her kind, Mizore has the ability to control snow and ice at will, and while doing so, shapes claws of ice around her hands (her hair becomes ice on rare occasions). She can also make almost perfect copies (if a bit fragile) of herself and others with it as well, each capable of independent thought. She is also very sensitive to flames, a common weakness for ice-affiliated creatures, which was shown in one episode of the anime when she got her hand burned while preparing curry, freezing the dish on instinct as a result.[28] In the second manga serialization, she along with Kurumu were trained by Ginei in hand-to-hand combat during the summer break in an effort for the two to become strong enough to overcome Inner Moka in a fight. As a result of their training, they have joint attacks such as the "Black and White" duet.[10] Her ice claws also have become more powerful after her training with Gin, and she now has the ability to freeze any body of water around her.
Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō (Japanese), Kira Vincent-Davis (English)
Kokoa Shuzen (朱染 心愛 Shuzen Kokoa, English manga: "Koko") (pronounced Ko-ko-ah) is the younger half-sister of Moka Akashiya. Bearing a similar appearance to Moka with her green eyes, except for her orange hair and her "uncool" vampire attitude, she arrives as a first-year student at Yokai Academy during the second serialization and anime adaptation. Like her sister, Kokoa is also a vampire, but her powers are not sealed and does not carry the same level of supernatural strength that Moka possesses. To compensate for it, she has a pet bat named Kou that can transform into a variety of weapons and wields it with enough strength to make herself formidable.
Kokoa despises Moka for sealing away her inner personality, whom she adores and loves. Before Moka left to study at the academy and prior to her receiving the rosario, the sisters often clashed with one another, although Kokoa could never defeat Moka in a duel.[29] She constantly attacks Moka, in hopes of drawing out the "Inner Moka", and feels angry that Tsukune has the ability to unlock Moka's true nature and begrudgingly accepts the presence of her sealed sister; though this softens to simply accepting both Mokas as her sister. Unlike Moka, Kokoa harbors a deep-seated fear of their older sister Kalua Shuzen. Known as the kindest amongst their family, Kalua continuously babies Kokoa and has a "smile of an angel", something Kokoa is frightened of as she is somewhat insane.[30] Also, in the final episode of Rosario + Vampire Capu2, Kokoa has started to have feelings for Tsukune when he was getting beaten up by her father and gradually accepts him as a friend.[31] In the manga, it appears that she is starting to be attracted to him, as she is shown to have similar reactions with the other girls when Tsukune starts training with Ruby and when he beats up the Yakuza that kidnapped Moka and San and saves them.[32] As a parallel to her sisters, Kokoa's name may be an intended pun on the word "cocoa".
Fang-Fang Huang (黄 芳芳 Won Fanfan) is an effiminate first-year student who first appears in Chapter 23 of the second serialization. Fang-Fang is a Chinese yōkai whose father is the leader of a major Triad organization, and entered Yokai Academy to recruit powerful subordinates. He is a Yasha, and can summon other monsters to fight on his behalf, though only one can be summoned at a time and a major drawback to it is that they are summoned at random. He is occasionally accompanied by a giant panda, which he claims is his servant. Fang-Fang is particularly interested in recruiting Tsukune, having heard of his taking out a human Yakuza group and mistakenly believing that he, not Gin and Haji, was responsible for destroying Fairy Tale's 7th Branch. When he first asked Tsukune to join, he accidentally painted himself as a homosexual. He has often had nosebleeds from the girls, suggesting he is not homosexual, but he may have a crush on Tsukune.[26] After witnessing Inner Moka's power, he decides that Tsukune and Moka are an "invincible partnership" (also assuming without basis that Inner Moka is Tsukune's wife), and wishes to recruit them both. Recently, he knows of Moka's rosario when he heard a "creak" from the seal,[33] and in chapter 28, he leaps for joy as he has friends over to his house for the first time. He later becomes more of a regular character as the series progresses, often serving as comic relief, and becomes a major character in the Fairy Tale HQ arc. He often shown to be insecure in the fact he is inferior to Gin, something the rest of the cast constantly remind him.
She reappears later in chapter 19, apparently not holding a grudge, to warn Tsukune and Moka about Okuto Kotsubo. While she no longer bears a grudge against Moka in the manga, her grudge against her remains in the anime, shown when she attempted to take Moka hostage only to be stopped by Nekonome in a catwoman costume.[44] Also, her anime incarnation is slightly more perverse than her manga counterpart. It is important to note that unlike other antagonists, she is not inherently evil, but rather very passionate about the education of the academy's students as well as the status between teachers and students.
The Public Safety Commission (公安委員会 Kōan'iinkai, English manga: "Protection Committee" or "Security Enforcement Committee") is a group of enforcers on school grounds charged with protecting the academy. These members use their status to their advantage, similar to hall monitors, and anyone who opposes them is delivered swift punishment through methods of imprisonment and torture. They collect tribute and bribes from clubs, and if they do not pay, they will be shut down. The Public Safety Committee have a long-standing rivalry with the Newspaper Club for exploiting their true nature, and had decimated the previous Newspaper Club in the past, leaving Gin the only member.[51] According to Deshi in the anime, she, Kuyo, a bespectacled male who becomes a cerberus, and a tall, sadistic male who becomes a golem are referred to as the "Four Kings".
Witch's Knoll (魔女の丘 Majo no Oka, "Witch Hill" in Funimation's subs) is a sunflower field located in the human world near Tsukune's hometown that is rumored by tourists to be inhabited by witches. Tsukune and the group stopped here on request from the bus driver, who wanted them to investigate the reason behind the tourists' disappearances.
Voiced by: Toshiko Maeda (Japanese), Pam Dougherty (English)
Lady Oyakata (お館様 Oyakata-sama), referred to Ruby as "My Lady", is a century-old witch that lives on Witch's Knoll and Ruby's guardian. She bears a great contempt for humans, as she and her fellow witches of her time have suffered through a long period of humans expanding their terriitory, and seeks revenge against them by destroying the city nearby with her army of monster plants after land developers attempt to turn her home into a garbage dump. Despite Tsukune's pleas for him to help her, she refuses to allow anyone to further harm her home, and tried to kill Moka until Tsukune removes her rosario while going through an army of Hanabake plants. During her fight with Inner Moka, she uses a forbidden spell to merge herself with the Hanabake plants. Although she gains the upper hand in battle absorbing Moka's vampiric powers, she was in a brief state of shock when Ruby injures herself while blocking the finishing blow that was meant for the latter, and absorbed her to gain her powers. She was soon defeated in battle when Moka impales the crystal in her spellbook with Ruby's wand, and was killed in the following explosion. While she was being whisked away by Ruby in a dream, she admits her true feelings to her, saying that she did not want her to be taken away from the humans.
Much of Oyakata's magic revolves around flora, and she can extend vines from her fingers to use as an offensive weapon. Like Ruby, she can use ravens as familiars to serve as messengers. When fused with the Hanabake plants, she gains the ability of regeneration, rendering any physical attack useless. She can also absorb other living creatures and gain use of their abilities. However, the spell is considered to be a last resort; once transformed, she cannot revert to her former state.
The Anti-Schoolers (反学派) are a gang of hybrid yōkai (English manga: "Monstrels" or "Crossover Monsters"): half-breed monsters that take no definitive, physical form of anything classified as a supernatural creature (such as vampires and werewolves), who wish for nothing more than to destroy the current school system. They have an extreme hatred of pure-blooded yōkai, who they claim look down on half-breeds, forcing them to become subservient to their pure-blooded masters. They take winning fights very seriously, and any member who loses, especially to pure-blooded monsters, will be killed immediately. Following the defeat of Hokuto, the Anti-Schoolers were officially disbanded. Most of the Anti-Schoolers do not appear in the anime adaptation, as the anime focuses more on the romantic comedy aspect of the series.
Hokuto Kaneshiro (金城 北都 Kaneshiro Hokuto) is the main antagonist of the Anti-Schoolers arc and the current president of the Yokai Academy School Committee, and is a charismatic individual and strikes up a quick friendship with Tsukune after he is forced into the school committee. In actuality, Hokuto is the leader of the Anti-Schoolers and a hybrid yōkai, determined to bring a swath of destruction and chaos upon the academy. However, he intends to break the barrier separating the human and yōkai worlds, flooding the supernatural creatures into the human world and igniting a bloody war between them.
Hokuto was originally human, and following years of physical abuse from his father, he accidentally enrolls himself into Yokai Academy to escape from him. Unfortunately, all he found there was death and unlike Tsukune, and admits he never had anyone to protect him when he first arrived. His true form is repressed by a Holy Lock similar to Tsukune's, with his monster form being a giant insect-like creature with massive blades for appendages that can cause massive damage. Even with his true form suppressed, Hokuto is intelligent and a powerful practitioner of martial arts, which, when combined with his ability to unwrap and extend his fingers to strike with rock-shattering force, makes him a deadly foe. Hokuto attacks Mikogami and claims his rosary, entering the basement of Yokai Academy where the mechanism controlling the barrier is located. Tsukune and Moka manage to bring him down, but it takes a combined effort from Tsukune, his friends and Hokuto to restore the barrier, with the hybrid recalling Tsukune's promise to bring some form of order back into the student body. Hokuto reconciles with Tsukune, but summarily leaves after the school festival begins. He is currently affiliated with Fairy Tale in the second serialization, uses a wheelchair, and his position is 1st Subdivision Staff Officer. After Moka was taken by Akua, Hokuto, alongside with Kiria, decide to offer his aid to Tsukune to rescue Moka from Fairy Tale.[55] Although Tsukune is glad to see him again, Hokuto has to constantly remind him they are not friends like before and that they are only members of an alliance. After being discovered by Gyokuro as a traitor, he leaves the alliance, his current fate unknown.
Kiria Yoshi (吉井 霧亜 Yoshii Kiria) is the second-in-command of the Anti-Schoolers. He is a calm and collected member who is occasionally seen carrying and reading a copy of Osamu Dazai's novel No Longer Human. He appears to be interested only in seeing how the events surrounding his superior will work out, and shares his view of releasing violence acted out on the students. Like Hokuto, Kiria is a hybrid, where his right arm becomes a scythe. It is revealed that Kiria injected his blood to Hokuto, transforming him into a monster so that he could "survive" the dangers of the academy. Ironically, he also appears grateful to Tsukune for changing Hokuto after his foiled attempt in destroying the barrier separating the human and yōkai worlds. He leaves Yokai Academy with Hokuto after the school festival begins. Like Hokuto, Kiria is currently affiliated with the Fairy Tale organization in the second serialization, his position being 1st Subdivison Deputy Leader. He is last seen airlifting Miyabi and Kalua Shuzen to safety, and made another failed attempt of killing Tsukune by crashing the plane Tsukune and the girls were on. However, he later reappears after Moka is taken by Akua, still loyal to Hokuto's wishes, and offeres assistance to the News Club.
Mizuki Ueshiba (植芝 蚓希 Ueshiba Mizuki) is a member of the School Committee who approaches Tsukune after he is nominated to participate with the School Festival Committee. Unfortunately, he accidentally reveals himself to be the mole Tsukune is looking for in the Student Committee, alerting him to the presence of the Anti-Schoolers. Ironically, his own abilities and true form reflect that of a mole, able to bury his victims underground.
Voiced by: Mariko Kouda (Japanese), Jennifer Seman (English)
Known as the "Cleaner", Mako Yakumaru (薬丸 麻子 Yakumaru Mako) is a member of the Anti-Schoolers first sent to assassinate Kusabi Mido after he fails to kill Tsukune. She later disguises herself as the school nurse at the school's hospital, and in order to sow dissesion among Tsukune and his friends, Mako controlled and manipulated Moka's body after injecting her with a hypnotic fluid, forcing her to try to kill him. When this tactic fails, Mako injects her fluid into a multitude of bystanders, all forced to attack Tsukune. She was later defeated by Inner Moka just when her Outer half attempted to kill Tsukune after being injected a second time.
Mako appears later in an episode of Rosario + Vampire Capu2, designated as the actual school nurse rather than in disguise as one. In this adaptation, Mako helps a distraught Yukari fulfill her wish of growing up by injecting her in a similar fashion. However, this was done so she can feed on Yukari's negative emotions, and later puts her to sleep again to do so. However, she was stopped by Tsukune and company upon her discovery, with the finishing blow dealt by Inner Moka.[20]
Moroha (緒葉) is a member of the Anti-Schoolers with the ability to turn his hands into sword-like weapons. He and an unnamed member aided Saizo in attacking Tsukune, with him dealing a blow from behind. However he was beaten by Tsukune's vampire form.
Kusabi Mido (御堂 楔 Midō Kusabi) is one of the Anti-Schoolers' many enforcers. He takes it upon himself to kill Tsukune after witnessing his temporary vampiric powers, but faces Inner Moka instead. Despite being thoroughly outclassed, he manages to disable her and deal a fatal blow to Tsukune, forcing Moka to inject too much of her blood into Tsukune, causing him to succumb and transform into a ghoul. Mido is brutally pummelled within an inch of his life by the berserk Tsukune but was spared when Mikogami and Ruby intervened and sealed the latter's powers away, only to be dispatched later by Mako while he was recovering.
The Graffiti Demon (ラクガキ魔 Rakugaki-ma) is an unnamed member of the Anti-Schoolers in a newsboy cap who was causing trouble by grafitiing posters throughout the school and later framing the Newspaper Club into disbanding. His legs are enhanced in a manner that resembles roller skates, granting him great leg strength and speed. After he was defeated by Tsukune's vampire powers, he was last seen being 'treated' by Mako.
Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama (Japanese), Robert McCollum (English)
Saizo Komiya (小宮 砕蔵 Komiya Saizō) is a typical class bully with a playboy persona who is in the same class as Tsukune and Moka. It was stated in the manga that he was sent to Yokai Academy after causing trouble in the human world, and that he was always chasing girls.[56] He is infatuated with Moka and attempted to rape her, but is quickly knocked out by her super-vampire form and disappears from Yokai Academy for a while. The anime classifies him as an orc, while in the manga he was left unclassified. He reappears later on when Tsukune is elected class president, and joins the Anti-Schoolers in hopes of exacting revenge, but ends up defeated when Tsukune temporarily transforms into a vampire. For hastily rushing ahead and bringing other members of the Anti-Schoolers without consent, Saizo is killed for insubordination.
Saizo's anime incarnation is portrayed with less brutality and is actually on amicable terms with Tsukune after his first appearance. When his parents come to the academy for a visit, his father Gonzo Komiya (小宮 権蔵 Komiya Gonzō, Named after animation studio Gonzo for which the anime was produced) is revealed to be a past object of affection Tsurara and Ageha had fought over, only now he has become bald and overweight. He is also shown to be childish while in the presence of his parents, referring to them as "mommy" and "daddy", respectively.[47]
Fairy Tale (フェアリー・テイル Fearī Teiru, Typeset as Fairytale[57]) is an organization dedicated to throwing harmony into chaos and ruling over the human world, appearing in the second serialization of the manga series as the primary antagonists. Their base of operations is the Sky Garden (空中庭園 Kūchū Teien), a gigantic, inpregnable sky fortress floating 4000 meters above Japan. Similar to Yokai Academy, it is protected by a magical barrier that hides it from human sight. Notable members of Fairy Tale include Moka's sisters Kalua and Akua, as well as Hokuto and Kiria, the co-founders of the Anti-Schoolers in the first serialization. Their leader is the Masked King, the founder of the Miao Family.
Miyabi Fujisaki (藤咲 雅 Fujisaki Miyabi) is the leader of Fairy Tale's 1st Subdivision and was in charge of the operations in the Snow Village. Miyabi was arranged by the Snow Priestess to marry Mizore, and forcibly kissed her before she was rescued by Tsukune and company. He seems to have an obsession with the concept of perfection, and is quite strong physically, though apparently less so than Tsukune when using his vampire powers. He can also heal quite quickly as he recovered form Tsukune's punch in no time flat. Miyabi stops the fight between Kalua and Moka, cancelling Kalua's orders to kill everyone present because Kalua would have been at risk of dying from her injuries even if she won had the fight continued. He is later seen conversing with Kalua in their main base and later talking to his boss, Gyokuro Shuzen - the leader of Fairy Tale.
Kalua Shuzen (朱染 刈愛 Shuzen Karua) is the older sister of Moka and Kokoa with a kogal persona and the second oldest in the Shuzen Family. Carrying a child-like personality, Kokoa is deeply afraid of her and claims Kalua is the best assassin in the Shuzen Family, but ironically hates to hurt others, the reason why she cries whenever she kills.[30] Her earrings acts as limiters, akin to Moka's rosario; once taken off, Kalua has access to further transformations that allows her arms to develop razor-sharp bat wings. According to Yukari, all vampires were able to take forms of other animals, but due to a vampire's vanity of beauty over form, this is considered a forbidden technique.[30] She is also "Charmed", meaning that she feels no pain and can ignore injuries easily, but in the end could die once it wears off.[58] Kalua could have easily killed Moka in their battle, but tried to hold back because of the love for her sister. She is one of the most powerful yōkai encountered by Tsukune in the series, even surpassing the power of Kuyo and Hokuto.
Kalua first appears in the Land of the Snow Fairies, hired by the Fairy Tale organization to assist Miyabi and kill everyone, and fought against the Newspaper Club, decimating them until Inner Moka showed up. She removed her one of her two rosarios and fought her using her awakened form, only stopping when Miyabi stepped in. Kalua later appears in the Land of the Snow Fairies again, but this time to inform Kokoa and Ruby of Fairy Tale's motives. She is then later seen at the main base of Fairy Tale, happily watching Moka's arrival. However, she still fears having to attack her sister again on orders. Similar to her sisters, Kalua's name is a pun on the Kahlúa drink.
Akua Shuzen (朱染 亞愛 Shuzen Akua) is the oldest sister in the Shuzen Family and the stepsister of Moka.[59] Being Alucard's granddaughter as well, Akua seems to possess conflicting personality values. She loves Inner Moka very much, but her promise to Akasha to keep Inner Moka safe prevents her from being with Outer Moka.[60] However, she also wishes for the desturction of humanity and is willing to allow Gyokuro to use Moka to awaken Alucard. The reason she became a member of the Shuzen family was to try and steal the power of Akasha Bloodriver, one of the strongest vampires in existence and the sealer of Alucard, an ancient vampire who once aspired to destroy the world.[11] Akua's mother died when she was young, and she had lived with a relative in China prior to living with the Shuzen family (explaining why she often speaks Chinese).
It is also shown Akua is extremely skilled in Chinese kung-fu, as her Yōho Saishusui ("Twist Step, Plucking Hand Strike") would knock a person out for at least three days.[61] In addition, she has also mastered the Hōgetsu Jigen-Tō (崩月次元刀?, "Moon-Crushing Dimensional Sword"), a technique used by Tohofuhai, and her skill at the technique is superior to that of Tohofuhai's apprentice Ling-Ling Huang, allowing Akua to use the technique defensively as well as offensively by rendering her body intangible.[60] Akua has amazing insight in battle, as she was able to see the truth behind Kalua's "tears". It has been noted by Tohofuhai that her body has not aged at all ever since he first saw her in Moka's flashback, suggesting she is immortal.[60] She is known to the Chinese mob scene even as a child, and is called the Black Devil (黒い悪魔 Kuroi Akuma) because of her black clothes and lethal kung-fu; even Moka was in awe when Akua saves her from Chinese mobsters in her introductory chapter. Akua's name is a pun on "aqua", the Latin word for water.
Kanade Kamiya (神谷 奏 Kamiya Kanade), nicknamed "God", is a siren who is the Section Chief of Fairy Tale's 7th Branch, appearing in chapter 20 of the second serialization. He killed Marin's husband along with several others 4 years ago simply to clear his head after being transferred out to the area. His song can kill humans and blind other yōkai, and can only be stopped by another Siren. By changing his song tune, he can open a water mirror transfer space and summon Mermen.[15] He was defeated by San, who broke his body apart slowly (although not fatally) throughout his battle with the Newspaper Club with her ultimate attack, a high-pitched song that he couldn't hear (she described the attack as like an ultrasound).
Rokuro Tsubaki (椿 六郎 Tsubaki Rokurō) is a member of Fairy Tale's 7th Branch who uses a recording of Kamiya's death song to kill people, and is a scout for the group. He tried to put the snack bar out of business to get San to join them and also kidnaps Ginei but was beaten afterward by the latter, who allowed himself to be caught.
Gyokuro Shuzen (朱染 玉露 Shuzen Gyokuro) is the matriarch of the Shuzen family and the Commander-in-Chief of Fairy Tale, second only to the Masked King. Gyokuro is shown to be an incredibly powerful vampire, being able to throw an enormous pillar several times her size towards Tsukune with one hand. She also has extraordinary sensing powers (Hokuto claims her ability is the best among her kind), being able to sense Tsukune and the gang within the huge crowd during her meeting.[57] Her sensing powers can also extend to the entire fortress, up to several thousand meters in diameter. She apparently hates Akasha Bloodriver and Moka, but plans to use Moka to awaken Alucard just like she had done in the past. Her name comes from gyokuro, a fine Japanese green tea, keeping the trend of naming members of the Shuzen Family after types of drinks. Gyokuro's overall appearance vaguely resembles that of her first daughter Kalua.
Raika (雷禍) is a Raijū who is the leader of Fairy Tale's 5th Subdivision and the first leader Tsukune and the gang confronts in Fairy Tale's headquarters. He has the ability to generate and control lightning at will. He faces Ruby and easily manages to subdue her with his lightning, but Ruby was able to withstand it due to her masochist nature. However, despite Ruby beating him, Raika merely sheds his human form to allow his full power to be used. Despite gaining the upper hand in battle and critically wounding Ruby, he was ultimately defeated by the latter's Iron Maiden spell.
Routier (露蝶 Rūtie) is the deputy leader of Fairy Tale's 4th Subdivision who is affiliated with the Miao Family. She takes the appearance of a little girl with small horns on her head wearing a short poka-dot dress. Carrying a chainsaw, she loves causing others pain, and becomes enraged when her "playtime" is interupted. Her horns grow whenever she is angry. Though she manages to overwhelm Fang-Fang with her chainsaw, she is swiftly defeated by Fang-Fang and Yukari's team up.
Xia-Long Miao (苗 西龍 Myao Shāron) is the leader of Fairy Tale's 4th Subdivision and the leader of the Miao family.
The Masked King is the founder of the Miao Family and the true leader of Fairy Tale.
Gairen Yūki is the leader of Fairy Tale's 6th Subdivision.
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