[Sh Ranger]

Maya is a pretty exciting character and her introduction is a major turning point for the 1986 story. Even though she's the enforcer for Fangire law, responsible for punishing forbidden love with humans, she is also one of the most human Fangires in the show who is vulnerable to that same crime. Due to the longevity of Fangires, she has seen a lot of the world and this gives her a strong curiosity to experience that culture, including from other species. Unlike Nago who zealously believes in his crusade, Maya does the whole Queen thing as a job society demands her to do but doesn't have her heart in that, which might be why a carefree chaotic guy like Otoya provokes such a powerful unknown feeling from her. Humans have something that Fangires don't, the ability to choose their own identity separate from their species without judgement from others and that freedom is embodied in Otoya, making him one of the brightest examples of mankind and he possesses something that intrigues Maya, at least on an unconscious level.

This is where Inoue's talent for writing love triangles really escalates to the next level! While the number of people involved is less than in Faiz, I think the intensity of the love triangle here is increased. Specifically, the fated meeting between Otoya and Maya and the progression of the Jirou-Yuri-Otoya triangle are definitely connected stories.

Fangire law is more immoral than Smart Brain law as well. The latter doesn't have a reason to forbid love with humans, since they require humans who can survive mutation in to Orphenochs. But humans and Fangires are completely unrelated species, therefore the only reason why Fangires kill humans is due to seeing them as competition and prey to be hunted, much like how the vampires they're derived from are often portrayed. This is also the reason why they exterminated all but one each of the Clawolves, Merfolk and Frankens. They want to stand on top of all the species and reject any of their kind who doesn't agree with that philosophy. Unfortunately for them, they can't control who the Queen power goes to, so it's a very flawed system.