At Cross Academy, the Day Class attends lessons by sunlight and the elite Night Class studies after dark. The students don't know the Night Class are vampires. Yuki Cross, the headmaster's adopted daughter, guards the secret alongside the brooding Zero Kiryu, while owing her life to the pureblood vampire Kaname Kuran.

Vampire Knight is the most stocked shōjo manga in our shop, with a good run of Viz's 19 volumes. Here is our guide to the series, its anime and its sequel. Browse our Vampire Knight manga as you read.

Where Vampire Knight came from

Matsuri Hino's Vampire Knight ran in Hakusensha's shōjo magazine LaLa and became one of the defining shōjo manga of the 2000s. In English, Viz serialised it in its Shojo Beat magazine from 2006 to 2009 and went on to publish all 19 volumes, making it a cornerstone of many Western shōjo collections.

The story: love, blood and secrets

Yuki was saved from a vampire attack as a child by Kaname and has no memories before that night. Zero lost his family to a pureblood and hates vampires, yet carries a dark secret of his own. The love triangle between the three drives the series, but beneath it lies a complex mythology of pureblood families, vampire hunters and a past that Yuki must eventually face.

From page to screen: the Vampire Knight anime

The anime adapted the series in 2008 across two seasons. The second, Vampire Knight Guilty, aired 13 episodes from October 7 to December 30, 2008. Its moody visuals and soundtrack helped make the series a staple of 2000s anime fandom.

Matsuri Hino's art

Hino's elegant linework, gothic fashion and dramatic, rose-strewn covers are a huge part of the appeal. Lined up together, the Vampire Knight volumes make one of the prettiest shelves in shōjo manga.

The sequel: Vampire Knight: Memories

Years after the main story ended, Hino returned to the world with Vampire Knight: Memories, launched in LaLa DX. It explores what happened to the characters after the finale, and we often have Vampire Knight: Memories volumes alongside the main series.

Where to start reading Vampire Knight

Start at Vol. 1 and read all 19 in order. We currently stock several, including Vol. 3, Vol. 10 and Vol. 17.

Vampire Knight manga & anime timeline

Key characters in Vampire Knight

Curiosities collectors should know

Vampire Knight volumes worth knowing

• Vol. 1

  Vampire Knight Vol. 1

  2007 · Viz Media

  Yuki, Zero and Kaname are introduced at Cross Academy.

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• Vol. 4

  Vampire Knight Vol. 4

  2008 · Viz Media

  Zero's past and the threat of purebloods come to the surface.

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• Vol. 10

  Vampire Knight Vol. 10

  2010 · Viz Media

  The story's second half, as old loyalties between humans and vampires are tested.

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• Vol. 19

  Vampire Knight Vol. 19

  2014 · Viz Media

  The final volume of the main story.

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Vampire Knight covers through the years

A look at the covers across the English-language run. Tap a cover to find it in our shop.

Vol. 1 Vol. 2 Vol. 3 Vol. 4 Vol. 5 Vol. 6 Vol. 7 Vol. 8 Vol. 9 Vol. 10 Vol. 11 Vol. 12 Vol. 13 Vol. 14 Vol. 15 Vol. 16 Vol. 17 Vol. 18 Vol. 19

Vampire Knight on our shelves right now

Here are some of the volumes we currently have in stock. Every copy is checked and graded before it is listed.

Vol. 3 Vol. 4 Vol. 7 Vol. 10 Vol. 15 Vol. 17

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Frequently asked questions about Vampire Knight

Condition grades on our listings follow our comic & book condition guide. Have Vampire Knight books of your own you would like to sell? Email us at contact@siomiccomics.com. Vampire Knight and all related characters are trademarks of Matsuri Hino / Hakusensha. Cover images are shown for reference.