Vampire Knight | |
Cover of first volume of Vampire Knight released in Japan by Hakusensha on July 5, 2005
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ヴァンパイア (Vanpaia Naito) |
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Manga | |
Written by | Matsuri Hino |
Published by | Hakusensha |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Magazine | LaLa |
English magazine | |
Original run | November 24, 2004 – May 24, 2013 |
Volumes | 19 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Kiyoko Sayama |
Studio | Studio Deen |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
English network | |
Original run | April 7, 2008 – June 30, 2008 |
Episodes | 13 |
Anime television series | |
Vampire Knight Guilty | |
Directed by | Kiyoko Sayama |
Studio | Studio Deen |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
English network | |
Original run | October 6, 2008 – December 29, 2008 |
Episodes | 13 |
Vampire Knight (ヴァンパイア
Two drama CDs were created for the series, as well as a twenty-six episode anime adaptation. Produced by Studio Deen, the anime series' first season aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 8, 2008 and July 1, 2008. The second season, aired on the same station from October 7, 2008 to December 30, 2008. The anime uses many of the same voice actors as were used for the drama CDs. The anime adaptations were licensed for release in North America by Viz Media, the DVD released on July 20, 2010.
Yuki's earliest memory is of a stormy night in winter, where she was attacked by a rogue vampire and rescued by Kaname Kuran, a Pureblood vampire. Now ten years later, Yuki Cross, the adopted daughter of the headmaster of Cross Academy, Kaien Cross, has grown up and become a guardian of the vampire race, protecting her childhood crush, Kaname, from discovery as he leads a group of vampires at the elite boarding school. At her side is Zero Kiryu, a childhood friend who's hatred for the creatures that destroyed everything he held dear leaves him determined never to trust them. This coexisting arrangement seems all well and good, but have the vampires truly renounced their murderous ways, or is there a darker truth behind their actions? Because in this world of secrets, nothing is as it seems. And the price of misplaced trust may even be worse than death. Should Yuki truly find out what was in her past, is the truth going to hurt her worse than not knowing?