i first got into vampire knight after stealing a classmate's manga in our free period, i've been hooked ever since.
there are a few key elements that i think, make this a very decent manga.
the first, and probably most important, is the interpretation hino give us of vampires. i'm be blatantly honest, i truly believed i would hate this manga just from the title. in my experience vampire/horror manga all contain the same basic element which make the storylines very predictable. what i love about vampire knight is that they don't stick to vampiric rules.
there is no aversion to sunlight, no fear of garlic or stakes,
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Watashi to Fukigen na Panya-san, The Sour-Faced Baker and Me, The Sullen Baker and Me Japanese: ヴァンパイア騎士〈ナイト〉 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 19
Chapters: 102
Status: Finished
Published: Nov 24, 2004 to May 24, 2013
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Hino, Matsuri (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #35442 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #143
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Apr 2, 2008
A friend of mine on a forum was raving about this manga and for good reason. It has a very captivating story, great (and attractive) characters, and good realistic conversation and story.
Some thing that bugs me about what people always rave about this manga (though this does not ditract from the enjoyment of the manga) is that the manga isn't as Vampire ground breaking as everyone claims. There are several, less know, stories of vampires who can go out in day light, take pills instead of drink blood, or vampires attending a boarding school in the night class while 'normal' humans attend the ... 
May 24, 2013
I could write lots of good and bad things about this manga. It had its own downhills and uphills, but have finally finished with a - in my opinion - beautiful ending.
Let's face it, the story wasn't that original to start with and the characters were stereotypes or idealized men and women. Although Yuuki - our heroine - is like that too, she was my favourite character in the beggining, but that changed when an important incident occurred(don't want to spoiler it for you, although it's quite obvious). She is cheerful, hard-working, always trying to do her best. Kaname and Zero are typical male characters: ... 
Jun 6, 2008
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The story itsself is captivating from the very beginning. The whole time I kept wondering what was going to happen next. There were things I would have never expected- excellent plot twists- and even a smidge of humor for good measure. It's got the right balance of everything: Horror, Angst, Romance, Drama, Comedy. It has it all. Art The art was beautifully executed. Each major plot scene gave just enough imagery to make it not too gory or not enough. Again, it had just the right balance. Also, there were some different angles thrown in there to make it that much more ... 
Mar 30, 2008
At fist, after reading the summaty I didn't think much about Vampire night.
Another silly vampire story, I though, but after reading the fisrt few pages I was hooked by the beatifull art. Moreover, not only the characters are excellently well drawn but their personalities are awesome. You cannot love them. The bonus is de plot, witch is much more complex than your usuall shoujo plot and is very enternaining and misterous. ^^ Have fun reading it! 
Aug 6, 2009
This was my first shoujo in quite a long and boy did I get lucky. It's fantastic! The world of beautiful vampires and school, what a combo. It wasn't too surprising that everyone in the series was drawn to be breathtakingly beautiful. The humor is well placed as well is the drama and action. It's a little bit of everything, so if you want to cross over from shoujo and shounen or vise a versa, this is a great series for it, doesn't matter which direction you want to go. Yuki's sweetness may get on your nerves, nobody's that pure especially a vampire and Kaname's
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Oct 15, 2014
Manyyyyy people seem to not like this manga. Is it cuz it reminds them of that so-called vampire movie that every girl fangirls over? but let me get started on one of the most amazing reviews you'll ever read. leeetttsss not forget its by yours truly, dats right TOBI9790!!!! :D ..........if you die from the awesomeness of dis review please dont sue me. now shall we begin?
stooorrrryy dis story is good for a shojo its about a girl dat attends dis academy which seems normal but their is a huge secret. nope not like the dirty magazines under your big (dats not even a big ... 
Nov 16, 2009
i really like this manga, and the art is particularly compelling to me, but somehow i really feel like the story is repeating itself. something horrible happens, there's like 4 pages of meaningless dialogue, and yuuki and kaname have some sort of 'steamy' conversation. throw in a few shots of zero being miserable, and kaien being silly, and you've got all 54 chapters. i've been watching and reading for about a month now, and i really hope with all my heart that Hino-Sensei makes a bit of a turnaround for this manga, because it's rather promising.
Oct 1, 2013
Konnichiwa, Minna! This is my first review... so please go easy with me ~.~
Story: 9/10 The story is pretty interesting... It has a lot of twist and turns especially in the ending and in the middle of the story. You probably want to keep reading until its the end! Art: 9/10 In my opinion, the art to me was very good... I mean all the vampires look really gorgeous especially Zero and Kaname XP. I love the covers of each volume of Vampire Knight! Character: 8/10 The characters of Vampire Knight are okay. They look "beautiful" and "cool" but their personality isn't that great. ... 
May 31, 2012
Mod note: This review was originally written for Watashi to Fukigen na Panya-san but the entry on MAL has since been merged into Vampire Knight.
-- Ah I'm not good with reviews but there's none on this page, so I figured why not.. Story - 9. Just a simple 13 page story about a girl who reminisces about her favorite bread shop and how it helped her throughout her life. Matsuri Hino went back to her comedic ways in this one-shot and it made this story a really cute one. Art - 8. There wasn't so much detail in the art in Watashi to Fukigen na ... 
Apr 7, 2010
When i first began to read this manga i really got into it you know? with the lovable characters and the cute crush that yuuki has for kaname and how zero reacts but as you got farther into the series it just got confusing and abit boring but if you re-read the pages you dont get accouple times you should be fine and personally even though it was wierd at first i still suggest you read it because its alot different from the anime so if you liked the anime you will love the manga thanks hope you enjoy vampire knight!
Jul 11, 2012
I picked up Vampire Knight believing that it might be an interesting vampire story and I like seeing the different takes on an otherwise old subject.
I will start off with the negative simply because I feel as though this must be said, or expressed: What it boils down to is that Vampire Knight is a highly, highly confusing manga. In the beginning, as many people have experienced, Vampire Knight was rather simple in terms of plot and scenarios. As time went on, however, questions were being answered but - in the process - more questions were being asked. However, as time went on the facts and ... 
Mar 1, 2013 I have absolutely no clue why this is rated so low? I LOVED the manga! Anime? not so much. Vampire knight is beautiful crafted by the hands of Matsuri Hino, she put LOTS of thought into creating this manga. It has a depth and background that other manga's lack. I feel this manga should be a 10 because, Matsuri-san keeps you wanting more, you never get bored of reading VK. Her art is amazing, the characters are well developed and you feel there emotions. I thought Matsuri-san really had good foreshadowing as well. Overall, I believe this should have a higher score because, the people ... 
Aug 30, 2011
I've read upto the current chapter (74) And i honestly think this is the best manga in the entire world! The art work is beautiful and very detailed, and the story will drag you in, you'll be glued to it forever. You never know whats going to happen next, it's not very pedictable which is good so it can keep you guessing. This is definitly not your typical vampire manga! Very funny at times. Vampire knight will make you laugh, and cry, and just about everything else xD
Story: 10 Art: 10 absolutely fantastic. Character: 9 good character development you learn more about them as the manga ... 
Aug 4, 2011
Kaname is the class president of the Night Class, both feared and respected by the other Night Class students.
While he is cold and authoritative towards his contemporaries in the Night Class, he is always kind and sweet to Yuki. He has shown that he cares deeply for Yuki ever since he saved her, and loves her in a romantic sense. Kaname also asked Yuki to become a vampire and live with him for all eternity by his side, but manages to stop himself from biting her. He is both jealous and angry with Zero for biting Yuki and endangering her life. He also seems ... 
Aug 30, 2012
Vampire Knight was the first manga I started reading, only because I loved the anime so much that I wanted to read it too. I think it is a very nice manga,not just the typical shoujo story,definitely not,with lots of story in it, and its characters are really good, too.It has a complicated, yet well given story that makes us all excited, anxious and unable to be patient to wait for the next chapters.
Story: 10/10 The story if just wonderful.Complicated, and not only because of the love triangle.In some way, the big final bosses and the main characters are connected from the past in an ... 
May 25, 2017
The things I loved about Vampire Knight initially: the art and that it was a high school drama but with vampires (substitute teenage hormones for blood lust). A little overdone these days, but keep in mind this manga started in 2005. Then the story really dips in the middle, like a sagging mattress. What kept me going was finding out what happens to all the characters I'd grown to love.
Having finished this manga in 2016 thinking and 'meh' and 'finally I'm done'. Coming back to it in 2017 after forgetting how it all ended, I read through a chapter summary page, re-read some key scenes ... 
Apr 3, 2016
On this manga series, Matsuri Hino introduces us to Yuki Cross, who has no memory of her past, before she was saved from a vampire attack by a pure-blood vampire named: Kaname Kuran. Ten years later, we find Yuki studying and working as a guard on Cross Academy, which is attended by normal humans at daytime and vampires lead by Kaname Kuran at night. But that's not all, around this series. we get to see how Yuki goes through different types of challenges while protecting the Academy's secret, trying her hardest to uncover the secrets beyond the wall that's blocking her memories and hoping that
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Jan 2, 2009
I really enjoyed this manga. And It started my craze of vampires. What I love about it is that it isn`t that cliche vampire. Now, they have powers, there`s a system, you can be born a vampire, and it`s very different when you get `turned` into a vampire. I LOVED the story line. Very intriguing, and good plot twists. Characters were a bit..... the same. Most of them have a two sided thing going on. IE, kaname. He seems very gentle and mysterious, but he`s usually cold to others. (Yuuki being the exception) The art is great! Very detailed, and all the characters are drawn
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Aug 20, 2014
Vampire Knight is a Shojo-style manga. Now to get rid of the elephant in the room, Vampire Knight is FAR better than most other vampire stories like Twilight, and Vampire Diaries. The thing is, it doesn't need to try because those books aren't well liked by many people if you set up a survey (please don't send me hate mail, thank you).
As many of you know, Vampire Knight is about Kaien Cross making a school that teaches human-beings and vampires to co-exist with each other. Vampire Knight has just the right amount of students that are for, or against Kaien Cross's plan. The private ... |
