Ruka Souen



Ruka Souen (早園 瑠佳, Sōen Rukaundefined) is a female vampire popular with the Day Class students and one of those who are the most faithful and protective of Kaname. She is a childhood friend to Kaname, Ichijo, Aido, and Kain.

Ruka appears to dislike Yuki due to Kaname's love for her, while Souen's own strong feelings for him remain unreciprocated. Her height is 178 cm. It was expressed in a flashback that even before she met Kaname, she had always had feelings for him to the extent of wanting to give him her blood. However, the only time he ever drank her blood was to protect Yuki from his urge to bite her, and he has since politely refused to drink it. Souen is upset when Kaname chooses Yuki to be his lover, but finally accepts her when she discovers that Yuki is Kaname's pureblood sister, even having Aido give Yuki a pair of shoes to wear. Recognizing the foolishness of her obsessive feelings for Kaname, Souen shows that while she remains as dedicated as ever to him, she is able to do so calmly and with a mature level-headed attitude.

During Rido's attack on Cross Academy, Souen works with Kain to defend girls in the Day Class. In the anime, she possesses the ability of mind control. Despite her apparent dislike of humans, Ruka does care for their safety and is adamant about protecting them from vampires.

Most recently, she helps Yuki with her etiquette lessons and was seen helping Yuki get ready for the ball.

Voiced by: Junko Minagawa

In Ruka, the ru means "lapis lazuli" while the ka means "good-looking," or "beautiful." The sou in Luca's surname, Souen, means "early," but the kanji also has an obscure meaning of "strong fragrance." The en means "garden."

The official Japanese name is Souen Luca.