Vampire Knight

ヴァンパイア騎士 (ナイト)

At Cross Academy, an exclusive boarding school, the student body is split into two groups: the Day Class and the Night Class. The school's prefects, Yuuki Cross and Zero Kiryuu, keep order during the shift changes between the classes. The Night Class students are captivating, but they hide a dangerous truth—they are vampires. Yuuki and Zero act as guardians, keeping this secret from the unsuspecting Day Class. Yuuki, adopted by the academy's chairman, performs her duties with passion and commitment, which lets her stay close to Kaname Kuran, the Night Class leader, who once saved her and is now her secret crush. In contrast, Zero holds a deep hatred for vampires and sometimes uses deadly force against them. The central question is whether these two species can peacefully coexist within Cross Academy's boundaries. Only time will tell. A special one-shot is included: Volume 17: Watashi to Fukigen na Panya-san (The Sour-Faced Baker and Me).

Adapted to anime

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Background

Vampire Knight was published in English by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat imprint from January 2, 2007 to October 14, 2014. Two boxed sets were released: one includes the first 10 volumes of the manga, a planner, and a case and was released on November 16, 2010, while the other set includes the last 9 volumes released on November 4, 2014. It also had an official fanbook which was released in English by VIZ Media on October 19, 2010. The series was also published in Spanish by Panini Comics from May 2008 to November 2014. The manga also received multiple drama CD adaptations, three novel adaptations, a fanbook (2008), a Japanese dating simulator titled Vampire Knight DS (2009), and a live action musical adaptation shown from January 21 to January 25, 2015.

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