Vampire Knight

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From Viz:
Yuki Cross has no memory of her past prior to the moment she was saved from a vampire attack ten years ago. She was adopted by the headmaster of Cross Academy and now works alongside Zero to guard the Academy's secret. Yuki believes that vampires and humans can coexist peacefully, but her partner has different ideas.

Type

Manga

Related Series

Vampire Knight Memories (Sequel)

Vampire Knight (Novel) (Spin-Off)

Associated Names

Caballero Vampiro

Hiệp sĩ Vampire

Vampir Şövalye

Рыцарь-вампир

ヴァンパイアナイト

ヴァンパイア騎士

吸血鬼騎士

뱀파이어 기사

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Latest Release(s)

c.Extra 5 by Amethyst eyes forum 9 years ago

c.Extra 4 by Rain Boots and Co. 9 years ago

c.Extra 4 by Amethyst eyes forum 9 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

19 Volumes (Complete)
10 Bunkoban Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (S1) / Vol 5, Chap 23 (S2)

Ends at Vol 5, Chap 22 (S1) / Vol 10, Chap 46 (S2)

User Reviews

Vampire Knight by octoberangel

Vampire Knight by superalex

Vampire Knight by sakirol

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User Rating

Average: 7.7 / 10.0 (2951 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.69 / 10.0

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Last Updated

January 30th, 2025 8:05am PST - 3 months ago

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Genre

Action Drama Mystery Romance School Life Shoujo Supernatural Tragedy
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Hakusensha (2005, 2015)

Viz Media (Shueisha)

Serialized In (magazine)

LaLa (Hakusensha)

LaLa DX (Hakusensha)

LaLa Special (Hakusensha)

LaLa Fantasy (Hakusensha)

Shojo Beat (Viz Media)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Viz (19 Volumes - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #707

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Monthly Pos #1081

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3 Month Pos #1610

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6 Month Pos #1873

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Year Pos #1981

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List Stats

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Vampire Knight Fortune Telling Game

9 years ago

Musical & -Revive- Musical

10 years ago

Bunko Editions Available Now!

10 years ago

New chapter will be added!?!? What do you think?

10 years ago

which guy is the cutest in vampire knight?

11 years ago

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Exactly when is this serie gonna end?

by Yenoh
14 years ago

Rating: 6.2 / 10.0

I haven't been updated on the current chapters for a while, but it looks like I'm not really missing anything as the story hasn't progressed at all. I admit, Vampire Knight was one of my favorite shoujos when I first started reading it, but somehow, it just all went downhill. The revelation about Yuki's true identity, the vampire vs. vampire hunters crap, and what the characters have become really pisses me off. Not to mention the dark demeanor that this manga is trying to give off to the readers is getting quite old, it gives me that dark, heavy feeling for some reason.

The characters...I don't think I can emphasize this enough, but I hate most of them. Yuki used to be one of the heroines I really liked in shoujo, she was different and charming, now I think she's just yet again another one of those annoying shoujo girls. Then there's Zero, whom by far is my favorite character in VK, but he also ended up as someone that would make me think, "Oh, here we go again" with all his antics. I don't want to go further and analyze each and every character, so I'll just generalize. The fact that most of the characters here tend to just centralize themselves on one problem about their life really annoys the shit out of me.

Art wise, that's the only thing left to enjoy here. The details are still precise and character and costume design never falls short of expectations.

This is really a waste. It started out as a good serie, but then it just went all down hill. I don't even know why the hell Matsuri Hino is still dragging this out, 15 volumes is way more than enough for some vampire shoujo. However, although I really dislike this manga now, I'll still give it a decent grade as the beginning was really compelling, and it was enjoyable around that time.

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Hope it gets interesting soon...

by albeitalways
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

Honestly, the only reason I read Vampire Knight was for all the hype surrounding it, and the fact that it's got vampires. I admit, I'm a sucker for these kinds of romance cough Twilight cough.

VK was quite boring at the start though, and I thought it was your typical girl-has-2-boys-after-her situation. Yuki as a character is quite lame. No offense, but she doesn't strike me as something remarkable as a heroine. And the fact that Zero is far too angsty and emo-ish for my liking was getting on my nerves. Kaname's calculating personality appealed to me a lot better.

However, things started picking up, especially the part where they explained Zero's past with vampires (sorry, fangirls, he's still far too emo for me to like him) and this whole Rido saga hyped up my interest as well.

The latest chapters, I dunno... I was like WTF? is going on. As much as I like the recent changes

Yuki being a vampire and Zero having new powers of his own and more KY moments there are some things that are getting far incomprehensible. Like, why did Yuki's weapon transform itself into an über scythe? And I thought it was vampire-resistant?

Hopefully, before this manga ends, Matsuri Hino would be able to tie off all the loose ends in this series. It'd be shame if VK ended in a hyper convoluted chapter with tons of open plot holes and unnecessary, unexplained plot twists as well.

... Last updated 16 years ago

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It started out strong...

by aiish
11 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Let's all agree it went downhill after

she found out she was a vampire...

I mean, Yuki was a really strong character through out the whole thing but her wishy washy love for both guys get ANNOYING!!! First she'll be like "I believe in Kaname!" and then she's like "I'll kill Kaname for you Zero!" Then she's like "Let's get this straight Zero, I belong to Kaname! let's look for him together!" The heck girl? There'll also be a chapter where she finds out she loves Zero, then the next she sleeping with Kaname? Like seriously girl? I mean wtf? Are you just doing forplay?! Even before that we can see that she only has eyes for Kaname but then why would she even admit that she loves Zero and kiss him and such? I HATE the yo-yo type of girls. She's obviously playing around with them in her hands and the puppets are going along with it too.

Then there's the sequence where whatever Kaname starts anything, never had a true meaning behind it. First, I'm guessing he killed the pure blood to turn her back into a human but then suddenly he decides he wasn't doing it anymore and wanted to become a parent. I mean I can see why, but all those pure-bloods' lives were just wasted away. Even Ichijou's lover, Sara. And when did he ever find out how to turn pure-bloods into vampire anyways? It was never mentioned or exaggerated until that last bit. Unless I missed something. But the whole plot is a little confusing and hard to keep up with too.

Next, we understand that Zero is obviously in love with Yuki but he say he'd kill her the next time he meets her and then suddenly they went to the ball together and he suddenly bust out his dancing moves. Which is totally out of character. I mean there's nothing wrong with getting out of character but ease us into it, just don't throw it out of no where. And plus that whole memory loss thing was VERY unnecessary. It didn't have any point to the storyline whatsoever. Still Zero is a yummy character to look at. he also never got revenged and his whole emo character just didn't have a resolution in the end.

Then I'm also curious about the ending section, where all the vampires are out to get Kaname. It's like all the vicious and hardcore vampire hunter and ice-making and fire-breathing vampire suddenly becomes so powerless. No one was using their power to fight and all Yuki was doing was running around with her spare. Then suddenly Zero just blossoms out of nowhere and the fight is over? Wahhh?!?! Confused.

I guess it's safe to say that the storyline just lost track somewhere along the way and the main climax was just that Yuki was Kaname's sister. Then towards the end, it was rushed and undeveloped.
Even so I do gotta say I LOVE the anime and the first half of the manga. I waited so long and it was disappointing but I can't really bring myself to hate it too. Anyways this is my review of it.
BTW
Why'd Zero died? Does half breeds not live forever? What happened to Aido? And something that spark my interest is, was Yuki's children also in a incest relationship? None of them had a 'partner' next to them even though they been living for a thousand years. O.o Many things felt unresolved.

... Last updated 5 years ago

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Truly Disappointed

by tnwls523
12 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

I used to love this manga, really. It's the manga that started me getting into reading more shoujo. Now it's been a really~ long time since it first started and honestly, it's just fallen straight down. It used to be a really interesting, exciting manga that kept you wanting for more but now it's just overly complex, cliche-ridden, and stupidly mysterious. I kept thinking the story will pick up even after the plot got all emo and sappy but I was let down. I just couldn't bring myself to read anymore of this after around chapter 50. I am so disappointed at how the author has let Vampire Knight fall so far below standards. Maybe i am being a bit harsh on VK, but that's because it used to be my favorite shoujo of all time. I might try to read it from chapter 1 when it's completed but before then, I'm not going to even look at this manga anymore. Ugh, disgusted.

... Last updated 12 years ago

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Overrated

by XileDragon
17 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

After reading all the rave reviews and hearing about all the hype, I had to try this one out. I guess I had gotten my hopes too high up. I can see why so many shoujo-fans would love this one, what with the incredible art and bishies. The art is really something worth looking at, and the idea is somewhat original. There is always something happening, a lot of twists and never dull.

However, this is not one that would appeal to everyone's (other genre-lovers) tastes. In comparison for example, to Skip Beat or Nodame Cantabile, VK is still lacking in some respects. Of course, those two titles (also shoujo/josei) are oriented to a more general public due to the comedic content, but that is not to say that drama is nonexistant. I personally find them much more balanced and rich in terms of content compared to VK.

I must agree with Dubby here, and say that this series is nothing to be "OMGGGG" about. It has its merits, obviously, and also its faults. I will admit it is an interesting and above average manga, but there is definitely better out there.

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Blech..

by matt_is_the_best
10 years ago

Rating: N/A

So, this is kind of a spoiler, but also a warning to those who usually love Hino's work: incest, incest, incest, oh, and incest (I am sorry if I offend anyone). It started off strong, became a little wobbly, then went completely down hill around the middle. I normally love her work, but not this. It started to feel really rushed, and I was kind of hoping the incest thing would go away, but it didn't. =( Maybe her next work will be better. =(

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Ending and misunderstood Kaname

by Pacific.Mint
11 years ago

Rating: N/A

I knew the girl was Kaname's daughter even before reading the epilogue. I find it befitting actually; since chapter 89, I just knew the author would end with a 3-some-esque scenario. So there, Yuuki consummated with both guys, bore children for both, lived with one while died for the other.

This epilogue pretty much confirms who she ultimately loves more: Kaname.
Who is THE vampire knight? Kaname.

The author loves Kaname a lot. Both the last chapter and the epilogue end with him (being happy). I can understand why Zero's fans are so mad though, his appearance in the last chapter and the epilogue does make him seem like only a substitute while Yuuki is waiting for Kaname.
I'm not mad because even though I love Zero and Kaname, I do love Kaname more. From the first chapter, I just knew there was something behind his pensiveness and angsty aura. That something was eternal loneliness and selflessness shrouded behind a stoic face. He is so misunderstood, both by characters in the story and a lot of readers.

... Last updated 11 years ago

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WTF Ending

by TheAries
12 years ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

VK used to be my favorite manga. I actually started reading it when the very first chapter came out and followed it religiously until the end. And now Hino throws this convulted idiocy at me and calls it the end? I'm so mad right now I could spit flames.

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Unfulfilled Promise

by airichan
12 years ago

Rating: 4.0 / 10.0

This series started out with such potential, but quickly lost its way.

In my eyes, there are two major flaws.

The first problem is the sudden and inexplicable change in the direction of plot.

A few chapters in and the mangaka throws us a curveball regarding Yuuki's true identity and the story derails, never to right itself again. Where the plot had, up to that point, been intriguing and well thought out, after that it falls apart. It turns into a convoluted mess of barely understandable politics and dispassionate relationships.

I'm not sure what prompted Hino to do the old bait and switch routine (dangling one type of story under our noses, just to replace it with something else) but it was the death of this series.

The second problem I had with VK was the lack of heart. I felt the beginning had a lot of it and I really connected to the characters and their plights. But along with the change in plot direction also came a change in focus. Where the characters used to shine and take center stage, the meandering, hole-filled plot took over. If the story had even been merely decent and executed well, this could be forgivable. But that is not the case.

Instead it feels like Hino just came up with random scenarios to play with the hearts of Zeki and Yume fans. The characters became but a shell of themselves, just soul-less vehicles for the pitiful excuse of a love triangle. None of the main characters stay true to the roles the mangaka originally gave them, but not because of development or growth, which would have been acceptable even if it was for the worse.

No, the tragedy of it is that Hino removed much of made these characters inherently them and turned them into boring, blank slates - one dimensional generic caricatures no longer able to touch their audience.

It grieves me to see how this series turned out, with so much wasted potential coupled with an unfulfilling ending. I can only hope, since previously she had been one of my favorite mangaka, that Hino's next series will be handled better.

... Last updated 12 years ago

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Too bad.

by mizaki2100
14 years ago

Rating: 2.5 / 10.0

The plot used to be good but after they left the school, it got so boring I couldn't stand it.

Somehow it's dragging on and on and on and on and on and on... And the story now is just 'bleh' I don't even bother with it anymore.

Characters are flat.

After Yuuki turned into a vampire, everything went downhill. She lost whatever it is that made her likable. Zero lost his appeal. And Kaname...I don't want to get started with him. They became extremely annoying.

Hopefully it gets better for the readers who'll continue reading this manga.

... Last updated 14 years ago

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