Rosario + Vampire English cast reunites for anime

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Ryōko Ōkami (大神 涼子 Ōkami Ryōko^?, nicknamed Ryoko)
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō^[3] (Japanese), Brina Palencia^[4] (English)
Kurumu Kurono in R+V

The protagonist and title character is a high school girl who is fierce, like a wolf, fights thugs using special Neko Neko (in English meaning "kitty") Knuckles developed by Majolica. She tends to put up a strong and fierce front to disguise her inside nature, where she is a bit more kind and frightened of certain things. Although generally hostile about Ryōshi's wimpiness, she soon accepts him as someone who can watch her back in fights. Later in the series, she would sometimes blush when she sees Ryoshi. It should be noted that Ryoko's character fits into the tsundere category for anime tropes.

She is a close friend of Ringo Akai and is based on the wolf from the fairytale Little Red Riding Hood and others, though on several occasions she is shown to be very different from her base character; she mostly tries to act and be like the wolf, "wearing a wolf's clothing". She'd originally been an honest and innocent girl, but in Junior High her former boyfriend Shirō attempted to rape her in episode seven shiro states he helped himself to her and the relationship was intimate and when she told her friends, they refused to believe her and accused Ryōko of fabricating the story in anger after being dumped. After this, she transferred schools and struggled to be "strong" enough that she would need no one and not risk being betrayed again. She develops feelings for Morino later on in the anime. Her last name, Ōkami, means "wolf"

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Ringo Akai (赤井 林檎 Akai Ringo^?)Voiced by: Kanae Itō^[3] (Japanese), Monica Rial^[4] (English)
Yukari Sendo in R+V

A petite red-haired girl who has been longtime friends with Ryōko. She is the one who recruits Ryōshi into Otogi Bank. She is a close friend of Ryōko Ōkami, and is always trying to involve herself with her best friend's love life. Like Ryōko, she tends to smile to hide her true feelings, and admires Ryōko for trying to become stronger. She is based on the Little Red Riding Hood from the folktale of the same name, though some aspects of her scheming, manipulative personality closer resemble the poisoned apple ("Ringo" means apple) of Snow White, a fact which is occasionally referenced by the narrator and other characters. She is also the half sister of 'Snow White' Shirayuki Himeno and feels responsible for her past. However, thanks to Ryōko, she moves on from the past.

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Otsū Tsurugaya (鶴ヶ谷 おつう Tsurugaya Otsū^?)
Voiced by: Ayako Kawasumi^[3] (Japanese), Colleen Clinkenbeard^[5] (English)
"Inner" Moka Akashiya in R+V

The club's Maid who has an obsession for returning favors.^[2] When she was young, she was saved from a car accident by a boy who died before she could thank him, resulting in her having a fear of not being able to return a favor. She is based on the crane from the Japanese tale Tsuru no Ongaeshi.

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Tarō Urashima (浦島 太郎 Urashima Tarō^?)
Voiced by: Shintaro Asanuma^[3] (Japanese), Todd Haberkorn^[4] (English)
Tsukune Aono in R+V

A first-year transfer student who is a year older than the rest of the gang. He acts as a playboy^[2] and sometimes flirts with girls although he has a girlfriend, Otohime. He is based on the title character from the Japanese tale Urashima Tarō. It is heavily implied that he is in an intimate relationship with Otohime, and he occasionally enters a "gentleman mode".

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Ami Jizō (地蔵 亜美 Jizō Ami^?)
Voiced by: Mikako Takahashi (Japanese), Tia Ballard (English)
Mizore Shirayuki in R+V

A second year student that requested aide from the Otogi Bank in episode 7, where she went on a double date with Okami and Ryoshi. Afterwards, she occasionally makes appearances. She is based on the Jizō from the Japanese tale Kasajizō.

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Shirō Hitsujikai
(羊飼 士狼 Hitsujikai Shirō^?)Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (Japanese), Ian Sinclair (English)
Ginei Morioka in R+V

The main antagonist of the series. He is the student council president of Onigashima High School, a school of delinquents intended to conflict with Otogi High School. During middle school, he attempted to rape Ryōko but after that he spread bad rumors of Ryōko and no one believed in her, causing her to become fearful of him and transfer schools. He is based partially on The Boy Who Cried Wolf. However, like other characters, he's drawn from multiple sources; in this case, he is also based on the wolf in sheep's clothing figure. It may be noted that the kanji 狼(Rō) translates as wolf.

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Yukime Murano (村野 雪女 Murano Yukime^?)Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame (Japanese), Lydia Mackay^[4] (English)
Tamao Ichinose in R+V

She is Ryōshi's aunt. She is a novelist who writes romance stories, using her pen name "Yuki" and just happens to be Ryoko's favorite, and landlady of apartment "Okashisou" where Ryoshi lives. She is based on Japanese tale Yuki-onna.

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Machiko Himura (火村 真知子 Himura Machiko^?)Voiced by: Satomi Satō (Japanese), Cherami Leigh (English)
Kyoko Aono - R+V Capu2

She is Ryōko, Ringo, and Ryōshi's classmate. She is based on The Little Match Girl. "Machi" in her name, Machiko, sounds like the word match. She appears in the last episode of the anime, attempting to win over Ryoshi. Her reason was because she and her family had been in serious debt. She becomes the newest resident of the boarding complex where Ryoshi lives and was able to let go of him after hearing just how much Ryoko meant to him.

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My thoughts....pretty good series with a nice balance of humor and slice-of-life, along with some decent fight scenes, so far