Published in the US by Viz Shojo Beat
Slugline: For once I would like to see some vampires that are not ethereal and hauntingly beautiful. Some pimples would be nice.
Vampire Knight is not sure whether or it is a shoujo or action title. Cross Academy has two classes, Day and Night, with the Night Class being vampires and the Day Class being normal humans not aware that the Night Class are vampires. This is so that vampires and humans can learn to live together, though how they are supposed to do that if the humans do not believe that vampires are real? Anyway, Yuki and Zero, both students who have lost their parents to vampire attacks, are on the Disciplinary Committee that tries to maintain the separation between the two. Yuki was saved from the vampire attack that killed her parents by Kaname, a powerful vampire who now leads the Night Class, but the vampires of the class still have to battle their own natures.
In order to pull this off, Yuki needed to be a strong character, even if she is infautuated with Kaname, but it doesn't come across that way. It is implied that you need something more than strong language to convince a vampire to do something he doesn't want to, but whenever she needs to convince someone to do something, either Kaname or Zero do it for her. Now at the end of the volume something has happened to Zero that forces her to be more take-charge, but I don't know if she will rise to the challenge. If she does so, this book's rating can easily improve, but at the moment it is just another shoujo with a female lead that should be strong but isn't.
Vampire Knight is also available from Right Stuf, Intl., an online retailer specializing in anime and manga.
- Ferdinand
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