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 on DVD on July 20, 2010.

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

Seasons
For a summary of each episode, see 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: Pure-Blood 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, voiced by Yui Horie (JA) and Mela Lee (EN)
 * Zero Kiryu, voiced by Mamoru Miyano (JA) and Vic Mignogna (EN)
 * Kaname Kuran, voiced by Daisuke Kishio (JA) and Ezra Weisz (EN)

Supporting Characters

 * Kaien Cross, voiced by Hozumi Goda (JA) and Christopher Corey Smith (EN)
 * Ichiru Kiryu, voiced by Mamoru Miyano (JA) and Vic Mignogna (EN)
 * Hanabusa Aido, voiced by Jun Fukuyama (JA) and Bryce Papenbrook (EN)
 * Takuma Ichijo, voiced by Susumu Chiba (JA) and Spike Spencer (EN)
 * Ruka Souen, voiced by Junko Minagawa (JA) and Dorothy Elias-Fahn (EN)
 * Akatsuki Kain, voiced by Junichi Suwabe (JA) and Troy Baker (EN)
 * Rima Toya, voiced by Eri Kitamura (JA) and Carrie Savage (EN)
 * Senri Shiki, voiced by Soichiro Hoshi (JA) and Steve Staley (EN)
 * Seiren, voiced by Risa Mizuno (JA) and Colleen Villard (EN)
 * Maria Kurenai, voiced by Mai Nakahara (JA) and Laura Bailey (EN)
 * Shizuka Hio, voiced by Fumiko Orikasa (JA) and Wendee Lee (EN)
 * Rido Kuran, voiced by Tarusuke Shingaki (JA) and Patrick Seitz (EN)

For more characters, see Characters

Music
The series uses four pieces of theme music for the opening and ending themes. The soundtracks are composed by Haketa Takefumi and both consist of 30 tracks, including the opening and ending themes.