The essential episodes of Vampire Knight
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Vampire Knight — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Cross Academy has two sessions, the Day Class and the Night Class; the latter consists of students who are beautiful, intelligent ... and vampires!
- 02
When Zero suddenly leaves the school grounds, Yuki goes after him and roams the streets alone, until a mysterious mother and child appear before her.
- 03
Seeing the state Yuki is in, Kaname takes her from Zero, who is speechless when he realizes what he has done. Yuki cries, unaware of Zero’s secret.
- 04
A new ethics teacher arrives at Cross Academy. His atypical looks are all the buzz among the Day Class; even Zero has lost his usual composure.
- 05
Zero is tempted to sink his fangs into Yuki, and even though he's able to regain his composure, he finds himself the target of a teacher.
- 06
There's a commotion in the Moon dormitory when the Night Class gets word that Takuma’s grandfather, a figure in the vampire world, will be visiting.
- 07
Maria’s masked servant reveals himself as a jealous figure from Zero's past whom Zero has not seen since their separation long ago.
- 08
Shizuka suffers a wound. Meanwhile, Yuki and Zero try to find out where Shizuka may have gone, but Zero's constantly thwarted by his Level E seizures.
- 09
After Shizuka Hio’s death, peace is restored at the academy. But when Zero returns, the vampires of the Senate accuse him of murder.
- 10
Senri returns to the Academy, but upon having a confidential talk with Ichiru, he becomes noticeably different from before.
- 11
Yuki wakes up a vampire, and her memory of her childhood returns. She now remembers her father, her mother and her brother.
- 12
The Headmaster calls for an emergency evacuation of the Day Class students, as Rido’s servant vampires begin attacking the students.
- 13
In order to protect the academy, the Headmaster confronts the head of the Hunter Society while Rido is still on the rampage.
- 14
Yuki decides that as Guardian, she must protect all the students at the academy and fight Rido.
- 15
All of Zero’s strength is not enough to kill Rido -- he will need Kaname's help. But the fight will leave Cross Academy devastated.
