Plot
The story follows the adventures of Kojou Akatsuki, a vampire in high school who is a bit reluctant to show his powers, and Yukina Himeragi, a teenage Sword Shaman apprentice who is sent to observe him. It takes place in the Demon District in Itogami City, a man-made island off the coast of Japan that has a freely mingling monster populace. Kojou is suspected of being the Fourth Progenitor, a powerful vampire that could potentially disrupt the balance of power among the ruling three Progenitors. Kojou and Yukina befriend various monster students, some of whom are attracted to Kojou, and whose situations drive his libido that provides the source of much of his power.
Characters
Main characters
Kojou Akatsuki
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya, Mutsumi Tamura (young)
Kojou was a normal 16-year-old high school student 3 months prior to the beginning of the story, until becoming the 4th progenitor after his predecessor, Avrora Florestina inserted her spirit into his body as the result of a wish. He claims to remember nothing of the incident. When aroused, his blood lust takes over and the only way to satisfy it is to drink his own blood, usually from the nosebleeds he experiences. As a vampire, Kojou possesses superhuman strength, speed, reflexes, and durability, but has far greater power than that of a normal vampire due to his status as a progenitor. He has also inherited Avrora's twelve familiars. Due to never having drank human blood, Kojou at first has no control over his powerful familiars, but after drinking an individual's blood, one familiar will acknowledge him as its master. By drinking the blood of others who have familiars, he is able to gain control over their familiar. He often blurts things out without thinking of how Yukina feels and annoys Yukina in a way unintentionally. By volume 9, he is able to control 6 of the familiars. Kojou is also lacking the 6th, 10th and 12th familiars, the 12th being in Nagisa and the 6th and 10th still have their human bodies. In Strike the Blood EX, he has two daughters (in the future); Reina from Yukina and Moegi from Asagi
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Yukina Himeragi (姫柊 雪菜 Himeragi Yukina)
Voiced by: Risa Taneda
A 14-year-old middle-school Sword Shaman from the Lion-King organization, Yukina was sent to observe the 4th progenitor and was told to kill him if he becomes a threat. At first, Kojou tries to trick her into thinking he's the wrong person, but his strength is revealed when he intervenes in a fight between her and another vampire. She is constantly following him everywhere he goes and as a result has become very close to him, even allowing him to suck her blood in order for him to gain control over his familiars. Unknown to her, she was actually sent for this very purpose; with the organization intending for her to be his first blood partner, and even his mate. Like many others, she was supposedly sold to the Lion-King organization by her parents. Yukina is afraid of flying as shown in episode 10 with Kojou noting that Nagisa also has the same fear. Yukina often get irritated by Kojou when he somehow mention something like being with her sucks that makes Yukina upset without noticing her feelings for him. For instance in episode 10 when they were trapped on an island, he mentioned that staying there with Yukina for the rest of their lives would suck a lot angering Yukina as he just blurted out things without thinking of her feelings. Yukina is shown by the end of the first arc to have developed feelings for Kojou. She offered her blood many times to Kojou, even to resurrect him when he was pierced by Kanon as was shown in episode 12. She does not hesitate at all when it comes to Kojou showing multiple times that she does love him a lot. In episode 19 she even told him to stay by her side forever as she is always worried when Kujou is up to something stupid and risk his own life for others. In Strike the Blood EX, she is presumed to be married with Kojou and they have a daughter named Reina.
Sayaka Kirasaka (煌坂 紗矢華 Kirasaka Sayaka)
Voiced by: Ikumi Hayama
A 16-year-old War Dancer (specializing in hexes and assassinations) from the Lion-King and Yukina's former roommate. She is highly over-protective towards Yukina and dislikes all men - Yukina tells Kojou that she used to screen her calls because she couldn't stand having a male voice talk to her. At first, she despises Kojou for being close to Yukina, but after she offers her blood to him (to awaken his second familiar) Sayaka begins to develop feelings for him. Like Yukina, Lion-King actually arranged the meeting between Sayaka and Kojou, intending for her to become his blood partner as well.
Asagi Aiba (藍羽 浅葱 Aiba Asagi)
Voiced by: Asami Seto
Asagi is Kojou's friend and classmate. She's 16 years old. She is an expert programmer and works for the Manmade Island Management Corporation. She has a crush on Kojou and she kissed him in the end of Episode 8. Despite knowing that the island is deeply connected to supernatural personalities and creatures, she had no idea that her friends are among them until Kojou and Yukina finally revealed their true identities to her in Volume 7. She is nicknamed Cyber Empress and her true identity is the Priestess of Cain. She is presumed to be married with Kojou and they have a daughter named Moegi.
Natsuki Minamiya (南宮 那月 Minamiya Natsuki)
Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto
Natsuki is Kojō's English teacher and an attack mage. Despite claiming to be 26 years old, she has the appearance of a grade school girl. She is usually seen wearing a gothic lolita dress. She is one of the few people who knows that Kojou is the 4th progenitor. She is a high ranking mage and is called "The Witch of the Void". It is later revealed that she is actually the guard of the magical prison barrier that houses the most dangerous supernatural criminals; her actual body is sealed deep within the prison, while the teacher and mage everyone interacts with is actually an illusion. Kojou, Aiba, and Yaze usually call her "Natsuki-chan" despite her repeated demands to address her as "sensei."
Motoki Yaze (矢瀬 基樹 Yaze Motoki)
Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka
Kojou and Asagi's classmate. He's 16 years old. Motoki is also a member of the Lion-King organization and the real observer of Kojou, the 4th progenitor. He is also Asagi's childhood friend and therefore often encourages her pursuit of Kojou. He's currently going after Koyomi Shizuka and has told Kojou and Asagi that she's his girlfriend, despite having not held her hand according to Natsuki. He is an Esper who has the ability to manipulate special sound waves, but needs certain drugs or enhancers to strengthen his ability.
Nagisa Akatsuki (暁 凪沙 Akatsuki Nagisa)
Voiced by: Rina Hidaka
Nagisa is Kojou's 14-year-old sister. She is usually chatty with people she likes, including Yukina, who happens to be her classmate. She is the only main character who knows nothing about the supernatural incidents as the others conceal such information in order to protect her. Four years ago, she almost died after being caught up in an attack by demons, with the result having left her traumatized whenever she sees one. She is afraid of flying as noted by Kojou in episode 10.
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