Vampire Knight (Anime)

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.

Plot
Yuki's first memory was when she was about to be attacked by a vampire and saved by a Pureblood Vampire named Kaname. Yuki was then taken to Cross Academy and adopted by Kaien Cross, the headmaster of Cross Academy and the best vampire hunter. The Academy was split in to two classes, the Day Class and the Night Class. The Day Class had humans and the Night Class had vampires.

Seasons
Episode Summaries: Episode Summaries

Season One

 * Episode 1: Night of the Vampires
 * Episode 2: Memories of Blood
 * Episode 3: Fang of Repentance
 * Episode 4: Trigger of Conviction
 * Episode 5: Feast in the Moonlight
 * Episode 6: Their Choice
 * Episode 7: Scarlet Labyrinth
 * Episode 8: Gunshot of Grief
 * Episode 9: Crimson Eyes
 * Episode 10: Princess of Darkness
 * Episode 11: Compensation of Desire
 * Episode 12: Pureblood Oath
 * Episode 13: Deep Crimson Chain

Season Two

 * Episode 14: Sinners of Fate
 * Episode 15: Eternal Promise
 * Episode 16: The Lapis Lazuli Portrait
 * Episode 17: The Devil's Quickening
 * Episode 18: The Subordinates Trap
 * Episode 19: The Fake Lovers
 * Episode 20: The Thorny Kiss
 * Episode 21: The Spiral of Recollection
 * Episode 22: Revival of the Emperor
 * Episode 23: The Battles Prelude
 * Episode 24: Our Two Lives
 * Episode 25: End of the World
 * Episode 26: Vampire Knight

Main Characters

 * Yuki Kuran
 * Zero Kiryu
 * Kaname Kuran

Supporting Characters

 * Kaien Cross
 * Ichiru Kiryu
 * Hanabusa Aido
 * Takuma Ichijo
 * Ruka Souen
 * Akatsuki Kain
 * Rima Toya
 * Senri Shiki
 * Seiren
 * Maria Kurenai
 * Shizuka Hio
 * Rido Kuran

For more characters, see Characters

Music
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).