Christmas BCB Episode questions for Mana

Oh neat, this is certainly something to look forward to! As always thanks for doing this and props for Mana for agreeing to do these as well You said you were checking the other thread so I assume you saw my post in there but I'm posting my questions below because I've reworded and edited them so they aren't exactly the same as they appeared in the other thread:

1) Who are the other, noteworthy characters in the game/narrative and when will we be introduced to them (or at least some of them)? More than once IGA has said or implied there are more characters to reveal. We learned about Zangetsu about a month following the end of the Kickstarter but its been over a year since and have heard of nobody else. The "world" of the game feels small right now so I'm anxious to meet the rest of the cast.

2) Have you guys decided who the other playable characters (main game and prequel) are and how they will play like? If not, how will you decide (IGA alone, internal committee, community opinion, etc.)? Note I'm not asking you to reveal them just yet if they've already been decided

3) Will there be more opportunities for community participation in the vein of the familiar or shader votes (from the Kickstarter) or the Castle Design topic (on the forums) we had a while back?

It's been awhile since I been here,things seem a bit more quiet but I figure I could lend mike a hand and provide some questions for his podcast

1-Have you played Final Fantasy 15 yet?One of the biggest emphasis in the game is Food with Food so good looking in the game that essentially looking at it made many gamers less lazy and learn how to cook,In Castlevania symphony of the night Alucard could collect and eat various foods to restore his health everything from peanuts,to grapes,to toadstools,to of course the classic pot roast hidden in castle walls,Do you think Food collection would return in the game and if so would Mana or IGA show us a dinner tray of what we could possibly expect in the game?(The doughnut Fund was fun and many of us got to see flavors we would never see over here)

2-As I recall David Hayter the voice of Solid Snake is said to be doing the voice of work of the main villain in the game,is there a chance we could see a video of him in the future discussing the game or possibly answering some fan questions?(He has done interviews with people such as Yongyea from youtube so Im sure he would be up for it)

3-Do you think IGA would consider throwing in a sidescrolling 8 bit segment in the game as a minigame throwback to the original Castlevania?

4-Although a bit of a touchy subject,Recently Konami unveiled Metal Gear Survive which is a off-spin game of the Metal Gear franchise and which was met with quite a bit of people of the series being dissapointed,Do you feel Konami will ever touch the Castlevania series again or if they might do something similar with the Castlevania series and make a spin off,or do you feel after lords of shadow their done with the series?

I'm always completely lost when it's question time but I think I finally came up with one...

Q: Now that you've been community manager for some time, what have you seen from us that really stuck out to you? Artwork? Our comments? Cosplay? Fanpages? *cough* Like mine *cough*

I'd love to know if the fans have left any impressions on Mana

Will weapons be upgradeable through souls like in Dawn of Sorrow or will we need to find the best weapons in hidden locations like in Aria of Sorrow?
I prefer the Aria of Sorrow way because I prefer finding weapons through exploration rather than grinding to upgrade them.

Will souls have multiple power levels like in Dawn of Sorrow?
This is somewhat annoying since it forces more grinding.

Will we be able to have familiars permanently out like in SotN or CotM?

Your first question are my question
And for my own question:

What kind of age rating that IGA is looking for Bloodstained? I know that both Steam and GoG doesn't need age rating, but specifically for the consoles
Because due to one game, *cough* *Tales of Berseria* *cough* (They even promised not to censor anything)
This raised my concern in censorship of Bloodstained

Manaaaaa

1) Will you continue to feed IGA things he's never had before?

2) What's been the most surprisingly enjoyable part of what you do?

3) What can we do to make your job easier/better?

edit: Ohhh and make sure to ask her about any Christmas season related stuff

Question: Will there only be silly cheat codes, or some serious "game changer" ones, like.. Immortality, super luck, triple jump!?

Thanks for the Q&A and podcasts, it is a joy to listen to them, even more with Mana as the guest. I can't wait to listen to this one

1) Have any developments been made on the prequel mini game?
2) Have you thought about setting up a Bloodstained concert with Yamane-san? It would be great if you could release the recordings of performance from the Pixelatl festival concert on youtube.
3) Considering that Bloodstained features a female lead, will there be attractive male demons like Incubus instead of Succubus?