Graphic Novel by: Matsuri Hino
Review by: Shauna McGuire
Vampire Knight is written by Matsuri Hino. There are fourteen graphic novels to date and move to come. There is also a tv series but only a limited amount of episodes to date.
Anyway the synopsis of the story is, Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students, the Day class and the Night class. At twilight, when the students of the Day class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night class on their way to school.
Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day class from the Academy’s dark secret: the Night class is full of vampires! Yuki Cross has no memory of her past prior to the moment she was saved from a vampire attack ten years ago.
She was adopted by the headmaster of Cross Academy, and now works alongside Zero to guard the Academy’s secret. Yuki believes that vampires and humans can co-exist peacefully, but her partner Zero has different ideas…
I had my eyes on this manga when it was suggested to me by a friend. Vampire Knight Volume 1 is a great way to start a series and it has wetted my appetite to read more. This manga is a traditional Japanese manga meaning that the writing is from right to left, and what we usually think as the front cover is actually the back.
The trio that carry the story is Yuki Cross, Zero Kiryu and Kaname Kuran. Yuki from the start is clearly in love with Kaname. But it is clear that both Zero and Kaname have feelings from Yuki. There is a bit of humour and a bit of lightness but I think this graphic novel qualifies more as a dark fantasy series.
I thought the greatest strength of Vampire Knight is the art which I thought was gorgeous and stunning. The action sequences were very cool and upped the tension quite a lot. There were great attention to details from the different uniforms to the weaponry used.
If you are sick of Vampire flavouring with paranormals you should probably keep away. Vampire Knight reminded me of Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.
My verdict is it has gorgeous art, it has clever premise with interesting albeit not entirely original (vampire angst? Been there done that) characters.
I would rate the art alone at around a 9 and the book as a 8 it is difficult to judge since it is only the first volume. I would recommend this book for young teens.
Review by: Shauna McGuire
Vampire Knight is written by Matsuri Hino. There are fourteen graphic novels to date and move to come. There is also a tv series but only a limited amount of episodes to date.
Anyway the synopsis of the story is, Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students, the Day class and the Night class. At twilight, when the students of the Day class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night class on their way to school.
Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day class from the Academy’s dark secret: the Night class is full of vampires! Yuki Cross has no memory of her past prior to the moment she was saved from a vampire attack ten years ago.
She was adopted by the headmaster of Cross Academy, and now works alongside Zero to guard the Academy’s secret. Yuki believes that vampires and humans can co-exist peacefully, but her partner Zero has different ideas…
I had my eyes on this manga when it was suggested to me by a friend. Vampire Knight Volume 1 is a great way to start a series and it has wetted my appetite to read more. This manga is a traditional Japanese manga meaning that the writing is from right to left, and what we usually think as the front cover is actually the back.
The trio that carry the story is Yuki Cross, Zero Kiryu and Kaname Kuran. Yuki from the start is clearly in love with Kaname. But it is clear that both Zero and Kaname have feelings from Yuki. There is a bit of humour and a bit of lightness but I think this graphic novel qualifies more as a dark fantasy series.
I thought the greatest strength of Vampire Knight is the art which I thought was gorgeous and stunning. The action sequences were very cool and upped the tension quite a lot. There were great attention to details from the different uniforms to the weaponry used.
If you are sick of Vampire flavouring with paranormals you should probably keep away. Vampire Knight reminded me of Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead.
My verdict is it has gorgeous art, it has clever premise with interesting albeit not entirely original (vampire angst? Been there done that) characters.
I would rate the art alone at around a 9 and the book as a 8 it is difficult to judge since it is only the first volume. I would recommend this book for young teens.
