In Season II, Volume 8, he noted that he had to postpone the publishing date because he took so much time in drawing it. He introduced San Otonashi to reflect the feelings and struggles of young people as they ponder their futures and transitioning into the working world.
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During the development of Season II, he also acknowledged that the series would have a finite ending. He created a male counterpart that looks feminine to increase the comic element. He also introduced Fangfang Huang to increase the number of male characters and to attract more female readers. Ikeda has mentioned that he has great respect for real-life teachers, so he designed the monster ones to contrast that and be more comical. He credits the beautiful girls for the series' popularity and added the fighting elements. He started with his passion for vampires, and the concept of a beautiful girl vampire with a crucifix around her neck and then created the school of monsters, Tsukune, and others afterwards. He had also researched various monsters from encyclopedias and the Internet. In an interview at Lucca Comics 2012, Ikeda said he is a big fan of Tim Burton and was inspired by his works, including The Nightmare Before Christmas, and particularly Edward Scissorhands because the monster has a sensitive soul. Ikeda drew inspirations from Kaibutsu-kun and has incorporated some references later into the first serialization of the Rosario + Vampire manga. Characters have also featured in various merchandise, character songs and polls. The anime adaptation received negative criticism for its fanservice, and mixed reviews for other aspects such as voice acting. The characters have been commented on by reviewers, who had mixed feelings about Ikeda's artwork, but criticized the character development and its missed potential. 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 they 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.