Rosario + Vampire (Japanese: ロザリオとバンパイア, Hepburn: Rozario to Banpaia) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihisa Ikeda. The story revolves around Tsukune Aono, a boy who inadvertently enrolls in a boarding school for monsters. He quickly befriends Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon develops an obsession with his blood, and later meets other monster girls who soon take a romantic liking to him. The manga was serialized in Monthly Shonen Jump starting with the August 2004 issue, and ending with the June 2007 issue. A bonus chapter was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in September 2007. Ten tankōbon volumes were compiled and released from October 2004 to October 2007. Rosario + Vampire: Season II (ロザリオとバンパイア seasonII, Rozario to Banpaia Shīzun Tsū), a continuation of the series, was serialized from the November 2007 issue of Jump Square to the March 2014 issue, with an epilogue chapter in April.[5] The series is licensed in North America and in the United Kingdom by Viz Media, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. The series also spanned three CD dramas, two visual novels, a novel adaptation, and two internet radio shows. A 13-episode anime adaptation of Rosario + Vampire aired in Japan between January and March 2008.[6] A second season of the series, Rosario + Vampire Capu2,[a] aired in Japan between October and December 2008. The anime is licensed in North America by Funimation, who released both seasons on December 20, 2011.[8] The anime is also licensed in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment, who released both seasons in 2012.[9]