Action · Drama

Vampire Knight

Japanese manga series

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Genres: Action Drama Horror Romance School Vampire
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Publishers: Hana to Yume Comics
Country: Japan

About

Vampire Knight (Japanese: ヴァンパイア騎士（ナイト）, Hepburn: Vanpaia Naito) is a Japanese manga series written by Matsuri Hino. It was serialized in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazine LaLa from 2004 to 2013, with its chapters collected in nineteen tankōbon volumes. The manga series is licensed in English by Viz Media, which has released all nineteen volumes. The English adaptation was serialized in Viz Media's Shojo Beat manga magazine from 2006 to 2009.

The story takes place in the prestigious Cross Academy, which is home to two distinct classes: The Day class, which applies to only humans, and the Night Class, which applies to only vampires, of which the day class is unaware. Much of the plot revolves around Yuki Cross, the headmaster's adopted daughter, as she is being drawn into a conflict concerning the overall coexistence between humans and vampires and the twisted reality concerning her childhood friend Zero Kiryuu, who, despite having a hatred for vampires, is revealed to be slowly turning into one of their kind.

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Story

Ten years ago, Yuki was rescued from a vampire attack on a winter night by Kaname Kuran, a Pureblood vampire. She now lives with the headmaster of Cross Academy, Kaien Cross, as his adopted daughter, and she serves as a school guardian. Her job is to protect the Day Class students and conceal the fact that the Night Class is composed of vampires. She works alongside her childhood friend, Zero Kiryu, who is also a guardian.

Zero resents vampires because they destroyed his family. His attitude contrasts with the academy's official goal of achieving peaceful coexistence between humans and vampires. This fragile peace is constantly tested, raising questions about the vampires' true intentions and the potential dangers of the arrangement, with Yuki's forgotten past closely tied to these tensions.