For the first book of Black Shonen I wanted to put a big focus on relationships. In the book the Black Shonen cast is the newest recruit of agents but they do have their rivals. The ultimate team of agents, their adult counterparts are the Black Seinen. Black Seinen is older, more experienced, and more powerful than the Black Shonen agents, constantly scolding them on their performance. I also wanted to focus on the interrelationships of the Black Shonen Agents, who likes who? Who gets along with who? Who would want to fight each other? Relationships between characters have always been an interesting thing to me, so for the first book I really wanted to highlight the concept of relationships.
