SOLUTION: PLANET OF MONSTERS

ANSWER: DUNGEON MESHI

In this puzzle, solvers are presented with two lists of names, many of which (especially in the first list) seem punny. Searching for these names reveals that the left list comprises character names from the Monster High franchise, and the right list comprises character names from the Monster Prom series, both franchises depicting monsters in a school setting.

The Monster High list provides an index next to each name with the same red color as the Monster Prom character names, suggesting that characters from each franchise can be paired together (supported by the Monster High list having no apparent ordering, while the Monster Prom characters are listed alphabetically). Indeed, each Monster High character can be paired with a Monster Prom character of the same or similar species:

Draculaura Liam DE LIONCOURT Vampire
Moanica Brian YU Zombie
Peri & Pearl Miranda VANDERBILT Mermaid/Hydra
Spectra Polly GEIST Ghost
River Milo BELLADONNA Reaper
Deuce Vera OBERLIN Gorgon
Casta Joy JOHNSON-JOHJIMA Witch
Luna Moss MANN Mothman
Robecca Calculester HEWLETT-PACKARD Robot
Gigi Amira RASHID Djinn
Clawdeen Scott HOWL Werewolf
Frankie Vicky SCHMIDT Frankenstein's Monster

Using the given ordering of the Monster High names, the letters indexed from the Monster Prom names spell out the answer DUNGEON MESHI, another franchise with plenty of monsters.


About This Puzzle

As this hunt was originally made for my partner, I put together a spreadsheet of puzzle ideas listing a bunch of their special interests. As soon as I saw both Monster High and Monster Prom on the list, I knew that I had to use both of those themes in the same puzzle. I'm not particularly deep into either fandom, but shoutout to the solver who messaged me during hunt excited that I made a puzzle around the game with "the cool gorgon lady".