Hatsuka Suzushiro

* Anime
* Manga

**Hatsuka Suzushiro** (蘿 (スズ) 蔔 (シロ) ハツカ, *Suzushiro Hatsuka*?) is a vampire who is in the same clique as Nico Hirata. He supports Nazuna Nanakusa and Kou Yamori on their journey to turn Kou into a vampire by having him fall in love with Nazuna.

## Appearance

Hatsuka is a man of small stature with an androgynous physique, having a rather masculine but skinny upper body and feminine hips. He has shoulder-length black hair with blunt bangs that end just above his eyes and two smaller hair strands that run down each side of his face. The hair is styled in an undercut, leaving the lower half of his head shaven. His eyes appear black from a distance but are actually granite grey.

He prefers to dress femininely, which he says is because it suits him better and attracts both men and women to him, in turn furthering his goal as a vampire of producing more offspring. He mainly wears dresses and coats. His footwear consists of dark calf-length boots, smaller shoes, and slippers when he is at home.

On Halloween, he wore a maid outfit as he helped Midori advertise her maid café.

### Gallery

Hatsuka ties his hair to a bun inside a bathhouse.
#### **Miscellaneous**

Illustration of Hatsuka in a maid outfit promoting the anime DVD sales.Illustration of Hatsuka, Kou, and Nazuna by Haruka Sagawa.Illustration by the anime's character designer, Haruka Sagawa.Ilustration by Haruka Sagawa.Illustration of Hatsuka by Kotoyama.
## Personality

Hatsuka, unlike his vampire comrades, is a relatively laid-back individual. As a result, he is the only one who doesn't try to put Kou under his spell initially. However, he later expresses curiosity for the taste of Kou's blood since it is described as delicious and offers to make him his servant when Kou is at risk of getting killed by the other vampires. He believes that he'd make the best partner for Kou, saying they would get along well as fellow men. Compared to the other vampires, Hatsuka seems friendlier and more helpful. He is usually not as straightforward as the others but somewhat more distant and occasionally bored. He, like his friends, is fond of alcohol and invested in romantic stories but, unlike them, mostly tends to keep his thoughts to himself. Hatsuka doesn't hesitate to call others out if he finds them annoying

Hatsuka is intelligent, carefree, and seeks enjoyment in life. While he doesn't understand his preference for feminine clothes, he doesn't care much either and dresses in women's clothes because it looks good on him. He considers himself male despite how he presents himself and is not opposed to the male gender. When Kou mentions that he's been thinking about "doing as he wants" and "letting others decide for him," Hatsuka has a brief flashback of a person in a female school uniform, hinting that he had a similar experience in the past.

Hatsuka believes that people are weak to contrast. For example, he thinks that Nazuna, who usually dresses in skimpy clothes, would be more appealing to Kou if she wore an atypically modest outfit that's hard to move around in.

He can get very excited in certain situations, like when Nazuna asks him for advice about making Kou fall for her, and Hatsuka ends up more fired up about it than Nazuna herself. When she tries to wear an outfit he chooses for her, Hatsuka tells her that she looks so cute that he wants to French-kiss her and that the boy inside him is trembling. When caught off-guard, Hatsuka is unable to keep his cool-headed attitude and loses his composure, like when Kou bluntly tells him that he looks cute.

However, Hatsuka also has a dark side. He describes himself as less gentle regarding his underlings and can be very authoritative towards them, scolding them for talking without his permission. Furthermore, he treats them like children; he punishes them if they don't follow his orders and says he is gentle to those who obey him. His lavish apartment only has one sofa in the living room, a sofa that is only meant for him or occasional guests to sit on. If the sofa is unavailable, he uses his servants as living furniture. In order to turn Kou into a vampire, Hatsuka planned to brainwash Kou into a state where he couldn't live without him, believing that love is just another form of brainwashing.

## Abilities

* **Vampiric abilities:** As a vampire, Hatsuka is immortal, can levitate and phase through objects, possesses superhuman speed, durability, and strength, a supernatural charm, as well as the ability to regenerate wounds much faster and better than humans.

## Relationships

	+ Seri Kikiyou - Friend
	+ Kabura Honda - Friend
	+ Nico Hirata - Friend
	+ Midori Kohakobe - Friend
	+ Nazuna Nanakusa
	+ Kurihara - Servant
	+ Two Unnamed Female Servants
	+ Akihito Akiyama
* Kou Yamori - Temporary Enemy and Friend
* Mahiru Seki †
* Kyouko Mejiro - Former Enemy and Attempted Killer

## Trivia

* Like many other Komori vampires, he is named after one of the seven herbs of spring, daikon radish, the traditional name for which is *suzushiro* (蘿蔔).
* His servants address him with Sama (様, さま), an honorific used to address people who one generally sees above themselves, individuals of higher rank, and divine deities.
* Hatsuka's past has been briefly hinted at but has yet to be fully shown. With the manga having reached its final chapter, it remains unknown if his story will be elaborated on in a spin-off story.
* He broke down a floor to combine the apartment below with his own.

## Quotes

* (To his servants): "Didn't you hear what I said? I said he was 'my' guest, right? And you're badmouthing him? I don't like kids who behave that way."
* (To Kou) "I'm sure it must be easier to talk to a boy like me compared to the other vampires, right? Only I can truly understand your man's heart."
* (To Nazuna): "Seems like I'm the most reasonable vampire among us all, huh..."
* (To Anko): "We don't amuse ourselves with killing others. But next time you do this, you're dead."

## References

1. ↑ *Call of the Night* Manga: Chapter 84
2. ↑ *Call of the Night* Manga: Chapter 47
3. ↑ *Call of the Night* Manga: Chapter 44
4. ↑ *Call of the Night* Manga: Chapter 45
5. ↑ *Call of the Night* Anime: Episode 13
6. ↑ *Call of the Night* Manga: Chapter 171
7. ↑ *Call of the Night* Manga: Chapter 44
8. ↑ *Call of the Night* Manga: Chapter 45
9. ↑ *Call of the Night* Manga: Chapter 47
10. ↑ *Call of the Night* Manga: Chapter 55