“Cross Academy's Day and Night Classes hide vampire students; Yuuki loves Pureblood Kaname while Zero hates all vampires.”
Vampire Knight
ヴァンパイア騎士〈ナイト〉
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Synopsis
Cross Academy's Day and Night Classes hide vampire students; Yuuki loves Pureblood Kaname while Zero hates all vampires.
The cheerful Yuuki Cross and the gruff Zero Kiryuu are members of the disciplinary committee at Cross Academy, which houses two very distinct classes: the Day Class and the Night Class. Their job consists of upholding order between the classes when they switch out. While that may not seem like an especially difficult task, the Day Class is unaware of the truth behind the Night Class—their utterly gorgeous students are vampires. Ten years ago, Yuuki was saved from a vampire attack by Kaname Kuran, a Pureblood vampire. Now, Kaname is the leader of the Night Class, and Yuuki's disciplinary committee position allows her to see him again, making her feelings for him grow complicated. Meanwhile, Zero bears a white-hot hatred of all vampires and believes they can never live in harmony with humans. But a secret from Zero's past soon threatens the fragile peace of all at the academy, and things may never be the same again.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 153 sampled reviews
What 153 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.47 · split reception
5.5 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 2.9
↓ 3.34
Running avg · Apr 2008 → Mar 2026
- 10 “The character development is outstanding and the main reason I really enjoyed this anime. I’m so invested that I can’t wait for season 3 to come out. Overall, it’s a clear recommendation. The...”
- 9 “Let me say I love the art! I enjoyed this anime because it is a wonderful story on the delicate balance between humans and vampires. The story is about an academy with a night class and a day...”
- 8 “Vampire Knight delivers a unique, gripping story that creates irresistible episode-to-episode tension and makes you feel like you’re living inside the drama. Its serious, emotional core is...”
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- Format 13 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 5h 12m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2008 – Jul 2008 Spring 2008
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-3040 catalog
Produced by
- TV Tokyo Producer
- Aniplex Producer
- Nihon Ad Systems Producer
Licensed by
- VIZ Media Licensor