When I wrote Larry, a tuna just kind of popped in to my head because of a Japanese character, Megurine Luka (巡音ルカ) who really likes tuna. She was my inspiration because I was thinking “Huh, she’s cute, she likes tuna, and tuna are pretty cute, too.” I decided to name the main character Larry because I thought it would be a cute name for a tuna, and the story takes place near the Japanese island of Okinawa because I have a true passion for the Japanese culture and language,