Alternative TitlesEnglish: Vampire Knight Synonyms: Vampire Kishi 2, Vampire Knight 2 Japanese: ヴァンパイア騎士
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Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 6, 2008 to Dec 29, 2008
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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StatisticsScore: 8.161 (scored by 11853 users)
Ranked: #2192
Popularity: #90
Members: 20,148
Favorites: 800 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisAs a direct continuation of the first season, Zero comes back after his disappearance from the academy. Despite her relief, Yuuki, whose past is still shrouded in mystery, wonders what exactly happened to Zero during the separation. As Zero continues having the strange vision that appeared since the day he drank Kaname’s blood, he visits the now awakened Maria Kurenai in an attempt to find answers. She only provides him with a cryptic answer that suggests who the true enemy really might be.
In the meantime, vampires from the Supreme Vampire Council arrive at the academy in order to punish Zero with death for his sin of killing a pureblood. However, Kaname intervenes with the council's decision with not only the intention of saving Zero but with another purpose unbeknown to everyone around him.
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Related AnimeAdaptation: Vampire Knight
Prequel: Vampire Knight
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Reviews
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killbethy
36 of 54 people found this review helpful
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7 of 13 episodes seen
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| Overall |
9 |
| Story |
7 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
10 |
| Character |
10 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
Note: Vampire Knight Guilty is a direct continuation of Vampire Knight more so than a sequel, so it is necessary to watch Vampire Knight first to truly understand Vampire Knight Guilty. This review is only based on Vampire Knight Guilty.
Story: Vampire Knight Guilty is very much a traditional shoujo series about forbidden love. However, through the inclusion of vampires, the series takes on a bit more of a gothic feel which is heavily relied on to hold the viewer's interest. The story is mainly told from the point of view from the female protagonist, Yuuki, and her inner turmoil about her past and her feelings about the two male main characters, a vampire Kaname and a vampire hunter Zero, are the main driving forces behind the story. The story is also sometimes told from a third-person perspective, allowing the viewer to know details that Yuuki does not. While the story in itself is quite good and probably one of the best gothic romance animes out there, due to the switching of perspectives, the plot pacing can sometimes feel excruciatingly slow and often very repetitive. Yuuki continuously tries to tackle the same issues internally episode after episode to the point where it becomes very redundant; the actual story moves along much better when it is not dwelling on Yuuki's thoughts. This also creates a conflict in the main point of the story, since it sometimes emphasizes the mystery shrouding Yuuki and the other main characters and other times seems to try to hold the viewer solely by building up (almost uneccessary) romantic tension to keep the viewer watching to see which character Yuuki will end up with.
Short version: The story is conflicted in a way that it sometimes tries to be a mystery/suspense anime and other times simply a gothic shoujo/romance. 7/10
Art: The main character designs are lovely for shoujo and done very well' some character features are a bit too over-exaggerated (Yuuki's eyes being one example), but this kind of character design is fairly normal for the shoujo genre. The background is also illustrated nicely and gives off a bit of an eerie feeling to lend to the gothic mood the anime is trying to create. However, sometimes there are inconsistencies in the animation, many still frames, and skimping out on the details of background characters. For the most part, this can be overlooked because the actual art direction is done very well, showing the right images at the right times. Someone with a scruitinizing eye will definitely pick up on the flaws, but a casual viewer probably won't. One flaw of sorts that almost any viewer would immediately pick out is the rather boring ending sequence that looks like it was thrown together in five minutes.
Shore version: Nice shoujo character designs and animation, but definitely not the best out there. 8/10
Sound: This is where Vampire Knight Guilty excels. Although the opening song is nice, but nothing to rave over, the ending song by Wakeshima Kanon is excellent and really gives the series an extra nudge into the gothic genre. The sound effects are also nicely done, as well as the background music which also gives the anime a rather eerie feeling, reminding you that you are watching something a bit darker than your average shoujo romance. The voice acting overall is great, but it is Miyano Mamoru (Best Actor in the Seiyuu Awards of 2008 for Setsuna from Gundam 00) that really does an outstanding job by voicing two charcters, twins, and giving them their own distinct nuances. Really excellent work. 10/10
Character: The main characters are all round, very well-developed characters (although their development severely slows the plot). The anime almost forces you to get into the heads and try to exerience and feel the emotions of certain characters, particularly in Yuuki's case, while leavin other characters in an air of mystery. You wouldn't be able to miss an instant of what Yuuki's thoughts and emotions are even if you tried. On the other hand, not everything is given to you on a silver platter, other characters remain much more mysterious and it is up to the viewer to try to unravel the mystery behind those characters themselves. It's a very stark contrast, but it works very well for the series. 10/10
Enjoyment: If you are looking for a shoujo anime overflowing with romance, this show will definitely hook you. It is filled with forbidden love, love-triangles, anguish, angst, unrequited love... just about any element you can think of that fits into the genre. However it is unique in its dark atmosphere. If you are looking for a shoujo anime and like the added bonus of a gothic edge and a bit of mystery, this is definitely the show to watch and would get a 10/10 in that regard. On the other hand, if you are looking for something that is more solely along the lines of suspense or supernatural without all the angsty romantic flare, give this one a pass.
Overall: An enjoyable, well-animated and produced show that definitely stands out in the shoujo genre as something a bit more unique than others. The added gothic edge and use of mystery will hook the lovers of the shoujo genre even more and probably pick up other casual viewers as well, since overall the show is better than your run-of-the-mill anime love story. 9/10 But, if you aren't a fan of the shoujo genre in the slightest and not interested in romance animes, you will want to give this one a pass. Although the show does contain a bit of mystery, suspense, and vampires, the main emphasis is undoubtedly romance, and there is no way to disregard that shoujo romantic factor in this anime to just enjoy it for the mystery and suspense it contains. read more
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Dorothea
5 of 9 people found this review helpful
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13 of 13 episodes seen
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| Overall |
3 |
| Story |
3 |
| Animation |
6 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
2 |
| Enjoyment |
3 |
Story
There was more story than in season 1, but it was still dismal. I liked Yuki's post-traumatic stress behavior. It was a relief having her emotions at the forefront, instead of the previous season where she was constantly consoling the suicidal Zero. However, even though I usually enjoy heroines in torment, they didn't do much with any of it. She continued obsessing over Zero and repeating the phrase, "I cannot hurt Zero any more than this" in her monotonous internal dialogues. She continued chasing after Kaname, begging him to tell her about her past. This dragged on WAY too long. I can take only so many scenes of Yuki crying and pounding her fists against his chest while he goes, "Yuuki," in his sad voice. In all fairness, there was some buildup to the final events, the villain was decent, and there was some resolution. However, the story was so lacking and the characters' behavior was so repetitive that even at the climax, I just didn't care what was happening.
Art
The art was similar to season 1. Decent, nothing special. I was disappointed by the cheesiness of the monsters and the lameness of the fight scenes. I was pleasantly surprised though by just how cute Chairman Kaien was once he let down his hair and took off his glasses.
Sound
Another excellent soundtrack. Just for the music, suffering through the two seasons was worthwhile. I do hate the intro, but the ending theme makes up for it.
Character
Yuki was unbearable. She was just as weak as ever here, but much more intent on protecting everyone, even though she had ABSOLUTELY no capacity for defending herself. Watching her doggedly chase after the villain and put herself in danger set my teeth on edge. Not only that, she put a lot of Kaname's lackeys in danger in the process. Kaname did improve somewhat; his behavior became less opaque and we finally understood his attachment to Yuki. Zero and Ichirou also gained some depth. The twins may have been the most powerful, compelling plot element in the entire show. Unfortunately, understanding their motivations and enjoying that small sliver of character development wasn't enough to make the show engaging.
Enjoyment
Extremely unenjoyable. They shouldn't have raised our expectations that Yuki would eventually become strong if they weren't going to deliver. Forget about making her the guardian, since it wasn't used at all. If the main focus was instead on the love triangle, then they should have put WAY more attention on the two relationships. Yuki may have spent a lot of scene-time with Kaname or Zero, but she never connected with Kaname except at the very end, and her scenes with Zero were just over-the-top melodrama without the chemistry that makes other romantic shoujo, like Hana Yori Dango, so memorable. I can't remember a single romantic scene in either season that I would rewatch. Probably the only things I'm going to remember about this show in a few weeks are some subplot elements, like Rika/Shiki and the twins.
Overall
I'm honestly shocked by how popular this show is. I started with great anticipation because I love shoujo, but Yuki was a stifling lead who was never fun to identify with, truly one of those heroines they refer to as TSTL. read more
Recommendations
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Vampire Knight Guilty is the next series
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Hatenko Yugi, “Dazzle,” is a new anime perfect for those finished with VK. The three are in a very similar environment with mysterious, and yet at the same time elegant, fantasy situations that they must conquer while learning about the characters' intertwined and intriguing pasts that shape their personalities and actions now. The characters are also very similar to Yuuki (Rahzel), Zero (Alzeid) and Kaname (Baroqueheat). (The character of Alzeid even looks a LOT like Zero...) The mystery behind their pasts will keep you hooked along with choosing which guy is the best. The situation of dark fantasy adventure with the tsundere romance is strikingly similar!!
As it is produced by the same group as Vampire Knight, Studio DEEN, the animation and soundtrack is also top-notch.
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Opening Theme"Rondo" by ON/OFF
Ending Theme"Suna no Oshiro" by Kanon Wakeshima
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