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Episode 3 – Fang of Repentence

Revelations in this episode:

Yuki finally finds out the truth behind who Zero is.

We are introduced to Class E vampires.

We learn of Yuki’s fear of going out alone, and while she is out she is attacked by Class E vampires.

Kaname saves Yuki and states that Yuki is his special person.

I liked the way this episode progressed, it was fast with little wasted time. Yuki finally finds out about Zero and Zero attacks Yuki. This was a pretty dark episode. Kaname’s show of his power was really cool too, and as usual the OP sequence was just hypnotic.

I like Zero’s character – the twist that he is actually a vamp. I thought that was pretty cool.

As for Yuki, I can’t seem to see her other than a loud girl who starting to get on my nerves just a little. I know that there are more things about who she is etc (in the manga) but right now, in this episode, all we know about her is the same flashback over and over again of her being attacked by the vamp when she was young and Kaname saving her.

Kaname on the other hand is a mystery. One moment I like the him when he is all overprotective over Yuki, but when he starts getting all high and mighty(in a subtle way) I can’t help but like Zero better.

The animation was nice but for some reason due to the way the shadows were drawn on the character’s faces they looked like anorexic zombies. I am looking forward to the next episode to see how Yuki handle’s this new revelation that she has just been dealt with.

Overall, it was intersting, the plot thickens and builds with a good portion of suspense. Enough action to make it less shoujo-ish and more interesting.

I was reluctant to watch and review this episode because for some reason every episode was so heavy to watch. Nothing happy happens. EVER. And judging from the way the plot is progressing i doubt that happy things will ever happen.

This anime is nothing if not filled with mysteries and secrets. I LOVE IT!

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This was a tough review to write. Not only because Hino Matsuri-sensei's Vampire Knight is a popular, fans will write their own critiques provided a Comment button to press title, but more so because you can charge it with possession of plot.

Don't get me wrong; I adore shoujo, but you gotta agree that the genre is known more for character and relationship development than story. It's a defining trait, and you'd be hard-pressed to find shoujo manga bucking that norm. In fact, when I started hunting for titles that similarly transcend mere romantic subplot resolution, I could only come up with two others: Ono Fuyumi-sensei's Ghost Hunt and Watase Yuu-sensei's Alice 19th (and even then, the latter's a li'l iffy).

In any case, here's a third that tears through the predominantly-relationship drama stereotype. Vampire Knight or VK uses at least three master plots—metamorphosis, rivalry, vengeance— from the definitive list of 20 identified by Ronald B. Tobias (cited by TV Tropes Wiki) to underpin its tale. Not that writing by numbers detracts from enjoyment of this title; deft employment fulfills the expectation and surprise contract (that supposedly guarantees emotional investment) between reader and author in You go! proportion.

So while still populated with the requisite pretty boys (who at least don't walk around with bishie sparkles because they're just so pretty that light, like members of the opposite sex, behaves strangely around them), VK actually seems to be headed somewhere, with deliberation aforethought.

(I can't write the rest without SPOILAGE and further side commentary, so tread carefully. Scans and quotes are from the ChuangYi English translation, the VIZ Shojo Beat Online Manga preview, and Wikiquote.)

Cross Academy harbors a secret: during the night, it undertakes the academic education of vampires. Only the headmaster and two student councilors, Cross Yuki and Kiriyu (or Kiryu) Zero tasked to hide the truth from the human day students, are privy to this info bit(e).

Yuki and Zero's promotion to secret keeper accrues from first-hand experience with deadly vampire attacks. Both view their charge differently: Zero detests all undead because of the fatal strike against his family while Yuki, despite having lost her parents, was rescued by the regal true-blood Kaname and thus, inclined to be more open-minded about vampires. Additionally, she shares headmaster Cross Rijichou's vision—that of creating a peaceful world where the undead and not live and cooperate—a view reinforced by her savior Kaname. Kaname also believes that understanding is the key to coexistence and his position at the apex of the vampire social pyramid and enrollment into the boarding school persuades other brethren into giving Cross Academy a chance.

So where does conflict enter in this dreaming-of-ideal world? Beyond the obvious racial clash, it immediately bares its fangs (in the first chapter to be exact) in the introduction of the predictable but much-embraced love triangle. Yuki worships her deliverer Kaname and Kaname, in turn, cherishes Yuki. It's a relationship that rubs the arrogant followers of Kaname-sama the wrong way. Night class student Aido Hanabusa puts it ominously, succinctly: Who are you to Master Kaname, Yuki?

It is Kaname who, without dissembling, clues us in to who desires this closeness: You're always so polite. Your formality... feels cold, he chides Yuki in the first chapter. This attempt at expanded intimacy infuriates the anti-social Come on vampires. I've been pissed off lately Zero who only thaws in Yuki's company. In that same scene which has Kaname patting Yuki on the head, Zero steps in and forcibly removes Kaname's hand, much to the latter's amusement.

Secondly—and this is the more significant—humans bitten by a true-blood turn into vampires. While Yuki's attacker was a human-turned-undead, Zero's assailant was a true-blood.

So Zero, descended from a proud line of vampire hunters, has been turned. Yuki is unaware of this, until blood thirst forces Zero to sink his fangs into her oh-so-available neck.

To say that Zero overflows with remorse and self-hatred after would be an understatement. He loathes what he has done; abhors what he has become. But his refusal to drink the blood pills given by Cross Rijichou (Yuki and Zero's adoptive father now that the pair are orphaned) to prevent the thing that terrifies him from happening has backfired. The only avenue left open now is for Zero to entrust his weapon, the gun Bloody Rose, to Yuki with the directive, I want you to kill me.

Post shock and initial resistance, Yuki comes to accept a changed Zero, thereby ensuring that she's not about to blow his brains out. They grew up together, after all. Yuki even gave Zero, not Kaname, the sole Valentine chocolate she succeeded in making. Furthermore, much to Kaname's disgust, Yuki (Let the most unforgivable act of all be committed) decides to break that most forbidden of taboos—feeding a most reluctant Zero.

The shoujo concessions are apparent: the bishounen, the love triangle, the insertion of light-heartedness to relieve the bloodied angst, the sensuousness of the feeding—they're all here. As are the wonderfully pretty pictures that is Hino Matsuri-sensei's trademark. But the story remains the draw. Given that all human vampires eventually turn into mindless bloodthirsty beasts, what's going to happen to Zero? What is Kaname (I thought only you wouldn't betray her. That is why you're still alive, Zero. You're alive because I'm letting you live.) really planning? To keep Yuki "safe," will Kaname succumb to the temptation of turning her? Which vampire is the "Vampire Knight"? These are just some questions that endorse continued emotional outlay.

And it looks like protracted speculation will remain the order, seeing as the manga published in Japan by Hakusensha is up to volume 6 and still current. (VK is licensed for English distribution by VIZ (two volumes out) and ChuangYi Singapore which has already published volumes 1 to 5.)

Granted, VK is a more serious outing for the manga-ka who brought us MeruPuri and Toraware no Minoue (Captive Heart) but that's not reason enough to eschew, even if you're not a vampire fan (which I'm not, BTW, regardless of a 4 out of 6 VK read meter). And funnily enough, I think even the manga-ka surprised herself with this story. She reveals in the first quarter column:

I wanted to try writing a 'campus love story' or a 'tragic vampire love story', but somehow I just felt really awkward about the idea of writing such stories about vampires... And then I started writing Vampire Knight...

What she let remain unsaid may ultimately be the je ne sais quoi that resonates emotionally and explains why VK succeeds in pulling you in for the long haul. In my limited view, I can only squeak out, Plot?

Aside: I hope someone options this for anime adaptation and with the same cast as the drama CDs': Horie Yui-san as Cross Yuki; Kishio Daisuke-san as Kuran Kaname; and Miyano Mamoru-san as Kiriyu Zero *beams*.

Rating: 8.5 out of 10 vampire-powers-sealing tattoos (the additional 0.5 comes from Hino Matsuri-sensei's phone call to her editor, shared in one of the quarter columns: Boss, I think I really like to draw comedies after all. Stuff like MeruPuri, which, like the Blood-drenched vampires aren't allowed on this page! fillers, introduces a bit of welcome levity.)

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Seirene in Vampire Knight

Seirene

Seiren (星煉, Seiren) is a student of the Night Class, she is Kaname Kuran's unofficial bodyguard. She is usually the first to defend Kaname from anyone she regards as a threat. For example, she barely refrains from killing Zero when he points a gun at Kaname for comparing Zero to a level E. It seems she also acts as a spy for Kaname. She has no powers (she can ,however, erase minds and put people to sleep) (though most vampires have that ability), but is skilled at martial arts, and using ninja-like weapons.

Seiren is a highly trusted vampire, when Kaname and Yuki return to the Kuran mansion in secret, Seiren is already there having prepared their quarters.

She is a very quiet character as she only speaks when necessary.

She shows mild liking toward Kaname.

Appearance

Seiren is thin, and about 5'5 to 5'7 tall. In the manga, she has very short grayish blue to grayish purple hair (it falls to her cheeks), and her eyes are gray to icy blue.

Personality

Seiren seems to be a no-nonsense type girl, and can always be trusted to get her job done. She can seem cold, but is very loyal.

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Headmaster Kaien Cross

Headmaster Kaien Cross (黒主理事長, Kurosu Kaien Rijicho) is a character in the manga series Vampire Knight by Matsuri Hino. In the story, he is the current Headmaster of the Cross Academy. He is also known as the strongest vampire hunter in history and is quite the legend. He is the adopted father of Yuki Cross, the heroine of the story. Kaien's role in the story is largely observant and he takes little action until the hunter's association attacks the night class.Kaien was once friends with Juuri Kuran in his youth, but following an unknown incident they lost contact and Kaien turned into a cold blooded vampire hunter. Kaien is known as the "Vampire without fangs" because he doesn't age and can't die naturally like a vampire. At some point he came to the conclusion he needed to kill all the Kurans known as the strongest of the vampire clans. During this time he stalked Juri Kuran, but was defeated soundly by her. She bargained with Kaien to start a school where vampires and human could both attend.With Juri's influence, Kaien took on Juri's dream and retired as a vampire hunter rejoining the family business of running Cross Academy 16 years prior to the story's beginning. Following the deaths of Juri and Haruka Kuran, Kaien took in their hidden daughter, Yuki after Kaname Kuran brought her to Cross for safekeeping. Cross kindly took Yuki in and adopted her within the week, becoming her very doting and slightly odd father, much to Yuki's annoyance. Kaien also took Zero Kiryu into his home several years later. He also wished to adopt Zero, but Zero refused.

Different Media of Vampire Knight Chapters

Media

Manga

Main article: List of Vampire Knight chapters

The first chapter of Matsuri Hino's Vampire Knight premiered in the January 2005 issue of LaLa, where the series is still running. The individual chapters are being collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha, with eleven volumes released in Japan as of June 2009. The series is licensed for an English language release in North America by Viz Media. In addition to publishing the individual volumes, the series was serialized in Viz's Shojo Beat manga anthology from the July 2006 issue until the magazine was discontinued after the July 2009 issue. It is licensed for English release in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment, which has released eleven volumes as of July 2010.

Drama CDs

Two drama CDs have been released for Vampire Knight. The first, LaLa Kirameki, was released as an extra with the September 2005 issue of LaLa. The second, Vampire Knight Midnight CD-Pack, was released only via mail order.

Anime

Main article: List of Vampire Knight episodes

Studio Deen produced a twenty-six episode anime adaptation of the Vampire Knight manga, using many of the same voice actors featured on the drama CDs and directed by Kiyoko Sayama.The episodes started airing on TV Tokyo in Japan on April 8, 2008 and ran until the season conclusion on July 1, 2008. The episodes were also aired at later dates on TV Aichi, TV Hokkaido, TV Osaka, TV Setouchi, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co.The second season, named Vampire Knight Guilty, premiered on the same station October 7, 2008. The final episode aired on December 30, 2008. On July 24, 2009, Viz Media announced it had acquired the license for the Vampire Knight anime and would begin releasing it to DVD in July 20, 2010.

The series uses four pieces of theme music. The opening themes of both the first and second season are performed by the duo On/Off, with "Futatsu no Kodō to Akai Tsumi" (ふたつの鼓動と赤い罪) as the opening for the first season, and "Rondo" (輪廻 -ロンド-Rinne) as the opening for the second. Kanon Wakeshima performs the first season ending theme, "Still Doll", and also the second season's ending theme "Suna no Oshiro" (砂のお城). The soundtrack is composed by Haketa Takefumi and consists of 30 tracks (including the opening theme and ending theme).

Light novels

Two light novels created by Matsuri Hino and Ayuna Fujisaki were published in Japan by Hakusensha in 2008. Both novels feature two individual side-stories that use the characters of the manga, but are not specifically based on chapters from the series.The first novel, Vampire Knight: Ice Blue's Sin (ヴァンパイア騎士 憂氷の罪 Vanpaia Naito: Aisu Burū no Tsumi), was published on April 5, 2008.The first story within the novel looks at events that occurred at Cross Academy in the year preceding Yuki's arrival, while the second story details an accident that occurred while Zero was still in training to be a vampire hunter.[11]

The second novel, Vampire Knight: Noir's Trap (ヴァンパイア騎士 凝黒の罠 Vanpaia Naito: Nowāru no Wana), was published on October 3, 2008.It details some of the Cross Academy romances, as well as detailing the accident that happened when Kain and Ruka go to visit Shiki and Rima's modeling studio.[11]

Video game

Vampire Knight DS (ヴァンパイア騎士 DS Vanpaia Naito Dīesu) is a dating simulation game using the characters from the series, but telling a unique story. It's in Japanese. It was released by D3 Publisher in Japan in January 2009.

Fanbook

In November 2008, the official Vampire Knight Fanbook, titled Vampire Knight Fanbook: Cross (ヴァンパイア騎士 ファンブックX Vanpaia Naito Fanbukku Kurosu), was published in Japan. In addition to providing additional information about the series characters and story, it includes images and details from Hino's storyboard.[11] The fanbook has been licensed by Viz Media and will be released in October 19, 2010.

Artbook

Lala magazine announced the upcoming release of a Vampire Knight Artbook, to be released on July 5th in Japan simultaneously with the release of volume 12.

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Plot of Vampire Knight

Vampire Knight

Vampire Knight (ヴァンパイア騎士 Vanpaia Naito?) is a shōjo manga and anime series written by Matsuri Hino. The series premiered in the January 2005 issue of LaLa magazine and is still on-going. Chapters are collected and published in collected volumes by Hakusensha, with eleven volumes currently released in Japan. The manga series is licensed in English by Viz Media, who has released ten volumes so far. The English adaptation premiered in the July 2006 issue of Viz's Shojo Beat magazine, with the collected volumes being published on a quarterly basis.

Two drama CDs were created for the series, as well as a twenty-six episode anime adaptation. Produced by Studio Deen, the anime series' first season aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 8, 2008 and July 1, 2008. The second season, titled Vampire Knight Guilty aired on the same station from October 7, 2008 and December 30, 2008. The anime uses many of the same voice actors as were used for the drama CDs. The anime adaptations have been licensed for release in North America by Viz Media, the DVD will be released on July 20, 2010.

Plot

Yuki Cross' earliest memory is of being all alone on a snowy night in winter, when she was attacked by an evil "Level E" vampire and saved by a powerful but kind vampire named Kaname Kuran. Ten years later, Yuki, along with her childhood friend, Zero Kiryu are school guardians at the prestigious Cross Academy where her adopted father is the headmaster. The school is hosting an experimental program that is trying to prove that humans and vampires can live together peacefully, in a quest for coexistance.

The job of the guardians is to make sure that peace is maintained and to protect the human "Day Class" students from the vampire "Night Class" students if necessary. They also make sure that the human students do not discover that the Night Class members are all actually vampires. They go by the guise as "prefects" or "disciplinary committee members" so as to not blow their secret. The day class students try to follow the night class students around, as they are all very beautiful, intelligent, and often flirts.

The night class is made up of high-class vampires (Levels A and B), as there is a hierarchy among vampire society. Level A includes only pure bloods, the rarest, most elite, and most powerful class, whose bloodlines have never mixed with humans. Pure bloods are also the only kind of vampires who can bite a human and turn them into another vampire, and a pure blood's blood gives whoever drinks it greater powers. Level B are known as "Nobles" or "Aristocrats." These are also very powerful vampires, but not as much so as pure bloods. They also have a small amount of human blood in their ancestry. Levels C,D, and E include humans who have been turned by a pure blood rather than born as a vampire. These ex-humans will eventually go mad with blood lust and become a "Level E" if they are not stabilized by drinking the blood of the one who originally bit them in the first place. Stabilized ex-humans are known as "Level C" or "regular vampires", and humans who have been bitten but have not gone mad are "Level D".

The story follows Yuki's discovery that Zero had been turned into a vampire and her struggle to keep him sane, since he had not been stabilized, and prevent his condition from deteriorating into the lowest form of vampire, the monstrous Level E. Zero's parents were vampire hunters, killed by a pure blood out for revenge, and who also bit him in the process and took his twin brother, assumed to be dead. He hates what he has become, and fears that he will succumb to blood lust and murder everyone. He feels that the only option is to kill himself, which Yuki tries to help him avoid. Meanwhile, she also tries to deal with her seemingly unobtainable love for her hero, Kaname, who also happens to be a pure blood- the only one in the night class.

Yuki faces a difficult decision with the arrival of Shizuka Hio. She is the pure blood vampire who killed Zero's family and turned Zero into a vampire. She offers Yuki a deal to help him; either by having her kill Kaname or allow her to drink Yuki's blood and become a vampire herself. Yuki decides to give up her humanity to save both Zero and Kaname, but is stopped by Zero, who would rather kill Shizuka. Neither occurs when Zero's assumed dead twin shows up, and Kaname ends up killing Shizuka and drinking her blood in order to protect Yuki and reluctantly, Zero. With the loss of his salvation, Yuki continues to help Zero fight his bloodlust while also seeking to recover the memories she lost as a young child before Kaname found her. As the series progresses, Zero's thirst for blood leads to his drinking from Yuki, by her consent, to avoid becoming a level E vampire and losing himself to his monstrous instincts. This is difficult for him, since he secretly loves her and doesn't want to hurt anybody. Kaname loves Yuki as well, and is very protective of her, and to stop her from having to do this, he gives Zero his own "pure" blood. Also, since he had consumed the blood of Shizuka Hio, his own helps keep Zero from going insane and from needing to feed from Yuki.

Eventually, it is revealed that Yuki is a pure blood vampire herself; the Pure blood Princess of the Kuran family, who had been transformed into a human before she lost her memories. It is also revealed that Kaname is Yuki's older 'brother' and that they were engaged as children to be married. This is a common practice among pure bloods to preserve blood lines and due to the fact that vampires are immune to inbreeding. Despite this, Kaname is not Yuki's true blood brother, but an ancient and powerful ancestor of the royal Kuran family who was resurrected by Rido Kuran so that Rido could prey on him and consume him to become more powerful. He escaped and was raised by Yuki's parents, Juuri and Haruka Kuran, after Rido had kidnapped and sacrificed their first child to bring him back to life. To protect Yuki from her monstrous uncle and the corrupt vampire senate who wished to exploit their pure blood, her mother sacrificed her life in order to perform a spell that would seal Yuki's memories and allow her to live as a human. After Yuki reawakens to her vampire nature, Rido again tries to kill her and consume her power. At the same time, Kaname had gone to kill the members of the vampire senate who they had discovered were working together with their uncle to not only get Yuki, but destroy the night class and their hopes for peace. During a fierce battle, Zero ultimately kills Rido, but later on tells Yuki he will have to kill her too when he sees her once again, since she is a pure blood. She tells him that she will keep running, so that he will have a reason to live. Although this is where the anime ends, the manga continues the story and is updated monthly in LaLa Magazine.

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Ruka Souen in Vampire Knight

Ruka Souen

Ruka Souen (早園瑠佳, Sōuen Ruka) is a Night Class student popular among the Day Class boys and one of the most faithful and protective of Kaname Kuran's followers.

Personality

Ruka usually reflects a haughty, bored and uniterested persona to the rest of the world, probably due to her noble upbringing. One of her defining characteristics is her love for Kaname Kuran. Since they were children, Ruka has been tied by loyalty and admiration for him, angry at all those who disrespect him and disdainful of all girls who fawn on him. Her possessiveness made her hot-tempered and jealous, but her love for Kaname also brought out a vulnerable, self-doubting aspect of her usually proud personality, which she only expressed to her close friend Akatsuki Kain. She realized how overzealous and how she was only thinking of her own feelings and matured. Since giving up on him, she has shown a gentler side to her personality. She even gave Yuki, whom she was jealous of before, etiquette lessons and during the ball, told her that she was glad Yuki and Kaname were getting along so well.

Although Kain has been in love with her since they were children, she appears to be oblivious to his feelings for her.

Appearance

Ruka is slim, with a pale complexion. She is elegant, and very ladylike. She has the same ethereal beauty that the rest of her race possesses, with delicate features and light eyes that are a dusky-rose color. She has wavy dark peach-orange colored hair that falls to her waist. Her height is 175cm.

Background

Ruka as a child.

Ruka grew up privileged, as the daughter of a noble family. Her family is part of what is referred to by Asato Ichijo as the "Aido faction", which is comprises of the Kain, Aido, Souen, Toya, and other clans. Not much is known about her parentage, but her father or mother is possibly part of the Senate or in another high position, as Ichio refers to her as "The daughter of Souen". Ruka came to Cross Academy to be closer to her long-time idol, Kaname Kuran, with whom she is "in love" with. On their first night at the school, she asked Kaname to drink her blood to prevent him from drinking Yuki's blood, but he has since refused it, which deeply hurts her, even though she had expected him to refuse her blood.

Plot About Senri Shiki

Plot Summary

Shiki starts having a central role in the plot when, during the holiday, his great-uncle shows him 'the Shiki family's greatest secret', the bloody, weak remains of his father, Rido Kuran, who was supposed to be dead. He becomes possessed by his father and returns to the Academy, where Rima Touya immediately notices something different about him. She eventually learns the truth and swears to kick out whoever was Shiki's body, engaging in combat. During the fight, she tells him he's an idiot to let someone control him so easily and to "love himself more". Shiki is seen trying to regain control, while Rido tells him it's futile. Shiki then falls unconscious, and Rido leaves his body as he regains his original one.

In Chapter 41, he regained consciousness and after recalling the events that had taken place, apologizes to an unconscious Rima for letting Rido use his body and embraces her. He then protects Rima from a vampire servant of Rido. Shiki declares he is no longer a puppet that can be controlled by his father. In chapter 43, he hurriedly carries Rima out of the Moon Dorm as it is collapsing. During this, he suddenly came upon Rido and glared at him before leaving.

He and Rima went searching for Ichijo who didn't come back until Kaname had told them to stop, telling them that Ichijo was safe but not telling them any details. Rima was still upset with Kaname for that and didn't want to be at the ball in the first place, but Shiki convinced her to stop sulking and to go for his sake. As they were discussing this, they ran into Ichijo. The three of them reunited and Shiki and Rima learned that Ichijo had been with Sara Shirabuki for the past year.

Later, Shiki along with Rima, goes to visit Yuki at the Kuran mansion. Yuki, despite being told by Kaname not to let anyone in, says she'd accept responsibility and cheerfully invites them in for tea. He tells her not to bother as they were not staying for long, and relays on Ichijo's message to 'take care of Kaname'. Then, he proceeds to say that he did not refuse the tea because he disliked her, and that he preferred the carefree look she had when she invited him in.

In Chapter 58, he and Rima are seen having a photoshoot at a school where Sara was posing as a student and Ichijo, her brother. They again run into Ichijo there.

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Shizuka Hiou's Appearance

Appearance

Shizuka Hiou posessed unnatural beauty like all the other purebloods. She appeared to be in her late twenties. In the anime, she had straight long silver/snow white hair and eyes that were the pink like cherry blossoms (sakura). Shizuka Hio was around 5 feet 9 inches, making her one of the taller female characters in the anime/manga. She was always shown clad in traditional japanese clothing, such as the kimono. She usually appeared calm and composed, and smiled as if amused when taunting/talking to Zero.

Shizuka Hio in Vampire Knight

Shizuka Hio

Shizuka Hio (緋桜 閑, Hiō Shizuka) was the pureblood vampire who bit Zero Kiryu; even her fellow vampires are uneasy around her and refer to her as the "Madly Blooming Princess" or "Kuruizaki-hime."

Story

A manservant whom she loved (a former human vampire, falsely classified by the Hunter's Association as Level E) was assigned to be killed by the Kiryu vampire hunters. Enraged and vengeful, she attacked the Kiryu family, killing both parents, biting Zero (which subsequently turned him into a vampire), and taking Zero's twin, Ichiru, as a devoted servant and later in love with him. She was originally Rido Kuran's fiancée but held strong feelings of hatred for him, and it was revealed that she wanted more power to kill him herself. Later in the manga, when Rido spoke of her death, he metioned that it was a relief, and that when alive, she had refused to obey/cooperate with him. They never married due to Rido's disappearance and finally her death.

Because Shizuka's blood can prevent Zero from falling to Level E, Yuki once had risked her life and humanity for Zero to be able to drink Shizuka's blood. However, to protect Yuki, Kaname kills Shizuka and drinks her blood, leaving only a small amount for Zero to drink. Unfortunately the blood is drunk by Ichiru, who arrived to find Shizuka first. Before dying, Shizuka warns Kaname that he will live in darkness and has summoned a sinister future for himself by drinking the blood of another Pureblood.Before she died she Tells Ichiru that She will never leave him alone by himself,she then kisses him and she dies. Maria Kurenai was one of her distant relatives.

Toga Yagari in Vampire Knight

Toga Yagari

Toga Yagari (夜刈十牙, Yagari Tōga?) The current top ranked vampire hunter and a qualified teacher. Yagari formerly trained Zero Kiryu to be a vampire hunter. He lost his right eye trying to save Zero long ago from a Level E vampire. He also took in another hunter, Kaito Takamiya for training after his friend was injured and trained him alongside Zero and Ichiru. Following the killing of Zero's family, he gives Zero to Kaien Cross to look after believing he would never see the boy again after going to investigate the death of the elder Kiryus.

Personality

Yagari comes across as a no nonsense gruff hunter. He subscribes to a tough love attitude. He is realistic and not an unfair judge and though a hunter, he does not appear to dislike vampires despite having lost his eye to a level E vampire when protecting Zero once. He expresses admiration for the night class when they stand against the Council, but warns them against becoming outcasts. He doesn't approve of Kaname's methods and reacts negatively to Kaname's implications of atonement for the sins of the hunters ancestors.

Takuma Ichijo in Vampire Knight

Character Description: Takuma Ichijo

Takuma is the Vice President of the Moon Dorm (Night Class). He's Kaname's close childhood friend. He likes to read manga. Level B vampires are noble class vampires or aristocrats. Almost everyone in the Night Class is an aristocrats or higher. He seems to be very friendly, kind, making him appear more like a human. Takuma's grandfather, who is a member of the council and very powerful, educated him and has high expectations of him. The reason Takuma's grandfather allowed him to come to Cross Academy was to spy on Kaname. However, Takuma does not want to hurt Kaname because they are good friends.

Takuma is ordered to bring Senri Shiki (possessed by Rido Kuran) back to the academy where Rido will look for 'that child' (referring to Yuki). Though Takuma does not want to hurt Kaname by bringing Rido to the academy, he cannot refuse because he has been commanded by his grandfather to do so. He saves Rima Tohya from being killed by Rido when she confronts him to try and free Shiki and stops the fight between Rido and Kaname so that Shiki, whose body was being used by Rido, would not be hurt.

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Akatsuki Kain

Akatsuki Kain(架院 暁, Kain Akatsuki) is Hanabusa Aido's cousin and one of "Kaname-sama's right hands". His nickname is "Wild", despite his mellow personality. His association with Aido frequently sees him getting into trouble, despite not being directly responsible. He refers to Kaname as their "gang leader".

Character outline

Akatsuki is a calm person who rarely looses his cool, and often needs to reign in impulsive Aido and Ruka. He is incredibly perceptive and is frequently sensitive to others' feelings. He is also loyal and protective; the type who would never betray his friends. Akatsuki holds an unrequited love for Ruka Souen and loyally follows her in whatever path she chooses. His love for her stops him from having a complete loyalty to Kaname Kuran, as Akatsuki once told him that he would never forgive Kaname if he hurt Ruka. In 48th Night, he reveals that he believes in Kaname Kuran because Ruka does, but someday hopes to believe in himself.

Akatsuki has a muscular build and a formidable height (189 cm) the tallest vampire of the Night Class bunch. He seemingly lacks the classically pale vampire complexion. He has short wavy hair in light orange and amber eyes. Akatsuki also wears one silver earring in his left ear and always wears his shirt unbuttoned, contributing to his reputation as "Wild".

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Senri Shiki

Senri Shiki (支葵　千里, Shiki Senri) is one of the youngest Night Class members. He works as a model alongside Rima Touya. When the Night Class is given orders to hunt down a level E vampire, Shiki is usually the one we see out hunting them. He has a whip-like weapon which develops from his blood. It is later revealed that Shiki is in fact the son of Rido Kuran, Kaname and Yuki's cousin.

Personality

Shiki possesses a personality similar to Rima Touya. He is usually impassive, and often detached to the rest of the vampires except for Rima and Ichijo. He rarely expresses emotion, and may seem like he doesn't care about anything at all. Because of his reserved nature, he keeps to himself.

Appearance

His height is 178 cm (5.8) and has a pale complexion like other vampires. He has thick, wavy, dark-reddish maroon-coloured hair. He resembles his mother greatly, though His eyes are light blue in color. As a vampire, his pale complexion makes it easy for him to sunburn and he is seen walking under an umbrella in the daytime.

Background

Like the Ichijo family, the Shiki family is pro-council because his mother's uncle is a member of the Vampire Council. Shiki's mother was also a well-known former actress, though is now a little unstable and her son must take care of her. According to the fanbook he was scouted as a model while visiting his mom while she was working as an actress. He and Rima met as they were working for the same agency. He and Rima share a love for pocky.

Not much was known about Shiki's father, only that he had died many years earlier. However, it is later revealed that Shiki's father is Rido Kuran, thus making Shiki, Kaname Kuran and Yuki Cross cousins. Senri seems to have inherited his father's ability use his own blood as a weapon, although Rido can use it to greater degree. Even though his father is a Pureblood, Shiki himself is not considered one because his mother is an Aristocrat.

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Character Description: Yuki Cross

Yuki Cross has no memory of her past prior to the moment she was saved from a vampire attack ten years ago. Her first memory is of a snowy day and a level E vampire appearing and attacking her. Another vampire named Kaname Kuran saved her.

She was adopted by the headmaster of Cross Academy. She is now a first year student in the Day Class and also a member of the disciplinary committee. As a member of the disciplinary committee she works alongside with Zero to guard the Academy's secret. Yuki believes that vampires and humans can coexist peacefully.

Yuki and Kaname used to be siblings, and both were pureblood vampires. Then one day someone came after them. To hide Yuki, her mom had her be reborn as a human. When Yuki was reborn, she had forgotten everything about her past. Kaname set it up so he would be the hero in her life and he came and saved her from a vampire that was after her.

As she grew up, Yuki became fond of Kaname, but then Zero came along. After she started showing an interest in Zero instead of Kaname, Kaname got ticked off and made a deal with Headmaster Cross, Yuki's adopted father, to let him take care of her. In exchange, Kaname would Zero's life as miserable as possible.

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Plot Summary

Maria is first seen in 14th Night in which the director asks Yuki Cross to show her around cross academy when Maria enrolls as a night class student. At first Maria is unsure how to act at cross academy, remarking that Yuki looks tasty, to which the director tells her that is not how she is to behave. Maria confesses to Yuki that she is scared other vampires won't like her as she is a sick and frail vampire, to which Yuki hugs her. She gives off a bad first impression_playful and fearless. Later rushing out of class to tell Yuki that she thinks she messed up with making friends.

Zero seems to recognise the dangers of the new vampire and as he confronts her, it is revealed that Shizuka Hio, the pureblood princess is in possession of Maria's body. When Yuki goes to Shizuka/Maria to offer herself in exchange for helping Zero, Shizuka then departs from Maria, and returns to her original body, leaving Maria unconscious.

Maria is seen again when she awakens in the infirmary. She mistakes Zero for Ichiru and embraces him, but after realizing her mistake, droops and says that if he really is Zero, then it is true that Shizuka must be dead. She reveals to Zero that an unknown individual is orchestrating these events from behind the scenes, and whoever that person is, is Zero's real enemy. She is then taken home by her parents, but she hopes to remain friends with Yuki.

Maria's last appearance occurs when using a bird's eyes while attempting to find Ichiru, she witnesses Kaname killing the council and advises her father of what occurred.

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