| Vampire Knight | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ヴァンパイア騎士 (Vanpaia Naito) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Matsuri Hino |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | LaLa |
| English magazine | |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | November 24, 2004 – May 24, 2013 |
| Volumes | 19 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kiyoko Sayama |
| Written by | Mari Okada |
| Music by | Takefumi Haketa |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Licensed by |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 8, 2008 – December 30, 2008 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| Vampire Knight: Memories | |
| Written by | Matsuri Hino |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | LaLa DX |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | June 10, 2016 – present |
| Volumes | 10 |
Vampire Knight (Japanese: ヴァンパイア騎士, 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.
Two drama CDs were created for the series, as well as a twenty-six episode anime adaptation based on the first two sagas. Produced by Studio Deen, the anime series' first season aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between April and July 2008. The second season, aired on the same station from October to December 2008. The anime adaptation was licensed for release in North America by Viz Media.
- ^ Douresseaux, Leroy (June 5, 2011). "Vampire Knight: Volume 12 review". ComicBookBin. Archived from the original on October 21, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "The Official Website for Vampire Knight". Viz Media. Retrieved August 4, 2018.