Akihisa Ikeda is a Japanese manga artist and graphic novelist. He is best known for his series Rosario + Vampire, which has been adapted into an anime television series. Ikeda's other works include the light novel series High School DxD and the manga series Sekirei. Ikeda's artwork is characterized by its cute and sexy female characters. His stories often have themes of romance, comedy, and action. Ikeda's work has been praised for its humor and entertainment value. Ikeda's most popular series, Rosario + Vampire, is about a high school girl who is turned into a vampire and must enrol in a special school for supernatural creatures in order to learn how to control her new powers. The series was serialized in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine from 2004 to 2007, and was adapted into an anime television series in 2008. The anime was licensed for release in North America by Funimation. High School DxD is a light novel series about a boy who is reincarnated as a demon king and must battle other demons and angels in order to survive. The series has been adapted into an anime television series, which aired from 2012 to 2014. The anime was licensed for release in North America by Funimation. Sekirei is a manga series about a boy who teams up with a group of superpowered women known as Sekirei to battle other Sekirei teams in a competition. The series was serialized in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine from 2005 to 2015, and was adapted into an anime television series in 2008. The anime was licensed for release in North America by Funimation.