Vampire Knight, Vol. 1

by Matsuri Hino

Book Overview

The #1 hit series from Shojo Beat--a tale of vampire romance

Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: the Night Class is full of vampires

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1421508222
• ISBN13: 9781421508221
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Viz Media
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

peak fiction

i love this series yo

Great story!

Vampire Knight keeps getting better and better as they release more volumes! It's about this girl Yuki Cross who has no memory at all, only this one, that it's about Kaname saving her. She then it's adopted by the chairman and meets Zero, it seems that kaname and zero are in love with yuki? But... Kaname is a vampire and Yuki... a human? What about Zero?

LOVED IT!

I got Volumes 1 & 2 yesterday, and finished them both. I love the characters! It was very good and I can't wait to read the 3rd one. There wasn't that much blood, which suprised me, and there is a hint of romance, well, not really a hint, but, a little bit of romance. Over all, I enjoyed every second of reading these.

Great!

Wonderful story and artwork. Serious in some parts, but light enough to read at any time. Matsuri Hino is an amazing mangaka.

A GOTHIC VAMPIRE DRAMA

There are two very different classes at the prestigious Cross Academy. The day time class, and the mysterious Night Class. The two classes never mix except when one group is leaving, the other is entering. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the two members of the school's disciplinary team and they alone among the Day Class know the dark secret that the Night Class is made up of vampires. Headmaster Cross has opened the school up to both humans and vampires in hopes of uniting them in peace. The Night Class has worked to develop blood tablets to replace the need for fresh blood. Yuki is enamored with Kaname Kuran, the Night Class President. Ten years earlier, he saved her life when she was attacked by another vampire and brought her to the academy where Headmaster Cross adopted her as his daughter. Zero isn't nearly as fond as the vampires as Yuki. His entire family was killed by vampires years ago and Zero wants revenge. The two groups work to co-exist as Yuki and Zero steer the daytime girls away from trouble and Kaname tries to keep his more bloodthirsty classmates in line. The book presents five distinct stories as opposed to one boot length tale, which is refreshing. They are all set against the backdrop of Cross Academy and despite the vampiric characters, the book is as much, if not more, a drama than a horror tale. As you go on and reach each story in Vampire Knight, creator Matsuri Hino reveals more and more about each o the main characters and will eventually unveil the terrible secret that Zero holds that further explains his hate of all vampires. I enjoyed Hino's art quite a bit. There was a nice cinematic feel to his stories and he didn't try to do too much in the first volume. Hino also provides various margin notes about the book and its development. A well-done opening volume and I can't wait until number two! Reviewed by Tim Janson

Noble Vampires Really?

This story is one that you daydream about in bad traffic. It stays on your mind even when you should be thinking about something else. I'd love to meet Zero, Kaname, and Yuki, as well as Aido and others. Wouldn't it be great if you could really know these guys personally? Beautiful, Powerful People! Intense and full of intrigue. If you pick it up, there's very little chance you're going to put it down whether you are a guy or a girl. This series is going to be dog-eared and worn for sure.