8.530 minSeason 2 • Episode 13
LatestAll of Zero’s strength is not enough to kill Rido -- he will need Kaname's help. But the fight will leave Cross Academy devastated.
At Cross Academy, two student disciplinary committee members are tasked with keeping the peace between a human class and a night class of vampires.
Score
Kanon Wakeshima's gothic cello OP that lives rent-free in your head.
Acting
Mamoru Miyano's Zero: angsty, wounded, unhinged perfection.
Costume
Those night class uniforms? Still iconic 15 years later.
Creator
Matsuri Hino
Daisuke Kishio
Kaname Kuran
Yui Horie
Yuki Cross
Mamoru Miyano
Zero Kiryu
Junichi Suwabe
Akatsuki Kain
Junko Minagawa
Ruka Souen
Eri Kitamura
Rima Toya
Fumiko Orikasa
Shizuka Hio
Hiroki Yasumoto
Toga Yagari
Hirofumi Nojima
Haruka Kuran
Jun Fukuyama
Hanabusa Aido
Susumu Chiba
Takuma Ichijo
Risa Mizuno
Sayori Wakaba
Mai Nakahara
Maria Kurenai
Mamoru Miyano
Ichiru Kiryu
Soichiro Hoshi
Senri Shiki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vampire Knight helped define late-2000s shoujo anime alongside Fruits Basket and Ouran, cementing the 'dark academy' subgenre.
Matsuri Hino originally wanted the manga to end differently; studio pressure allegedly forced certain romantic resolutions.
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