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ヴァンパイア騎士 [Vampire Knight] #19
Vampire Knight, Vol. 19
The #1 hit series from Shojo Beat—a tale of vampire romance
Cross Academy is attended by two groups of 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 the Night Class is full of vampires!
Kaname vows to sacrifice himself. Yuki vows to sacrifice herself to stop him.
Zero takes a weapon in hand to protect what is dear to him.
Whether parted for eternity or close enough to touch, they each will always desire their beloved…
Cross Academy is attended by two groups of 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 the Night Class is full of vampires!
Kaname vows to sacrifice himself. Yuki vows to sacrifice herself to stop him.
Zero takes a weapon in hand to protect what is dear to him.
Whether parted for eternity or close enough to touch, they each will always desire their beloved…
208 pages, Paperback
First published December 5, 2012
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About the author
Matsuri Hino
102 books1,703 followersName in Japanese: 樋野 まつり
Matsuri Hino was born on January 24 in Hokkaido. She was a bookshop keeper who one day decided to become a manga artist, and all of nine months later, in 1995, she published her first manga title, Kono Yume ga Sametara (When This Dream Is Over), in Japan's LaLa DX magazine.
Matsuri Hino was born on January 24 in Hokkaido. She was a bookshop keeper who one day decided to become a manga artist, and all of nine months later, in 1995, she published her first manga title, Kono Yume ga Sametara (When This Dream Is Over), in Japan's LaLa DX magazine.
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August 6, 2016
Wow!! I'm speechless and slightly dazed right now. Maybe a little bit teary-eyed. Ok. Not maybe but definitely. There was a moment my jaw dropped. The move was really unexpected from Yuki's character. This was a good conclusion, though it leaves me with so many questions!!! Particularly about Zero and Yuki and that ending. It did cement, though, that there was so much love for both the men. Gah! I need closure. Hats off to a great series.
November 8, 2014
At some point, Matsuri Hino fell in love with Kaname. I did not.
Want to read
February 12, 2014I had just read the ending online.
And holy shit, what kind of ending is that!???
I can't accept it.T_T
And holy shit, what kind of ending is that!???
I can't accept it.T_T
October 15, 2014
Okay. When this series began, I loved it. It was just the right amount of dark and light-hearted. It was entertaining! But then we get to the middle of the series. And Kaname biting Yuki makes her a vampire because she always was a vampire?! Okay...that's a bit of a stretch, but fine. Then we find out Kaname and Yuki are betrothed siblings but that's totally cool because it's a vampire thing. JK, not siblings. Kaname is just several thousands of years old and he's actually the founding member of Yuki's bloodline. Totally okay to marry your great x150-grandfather. Oh? Now he wants to destroy all of vampire society? What the... Seriously, what went down that made the story go from super fun to super dark so fast? It's like it was progressing normalLY AND THEN THERE WAS A SHARP TURN LEFT INTO A WALL. The second storyline acter Yuki's crazy uncle comes back seems completely unthought out and bery confusing. Not to mention, the ending is just as unclear. Was Zero changed by living-furnace Kaname to be the ultimate weapon, to the point where all problems have been solved and now society has crumbled- but Kaname is still in that ice block. Magically, taking his heart out pf the furnace works thousands of years later, but it wouldn't have worked when Yuki thought to do it right away. And who's kids are those? Zero's? Is he cool with them calling Kaname "other father"? That's weird...
All I'm saying is, this ending took soooooo long to some out, but it seemed rushed, disjointed, and incomplete. Ad someone who jas been readin it since the day it forst came out from in Shojo Beat (2006!) I am disappointed.
All I'm saying is, this ending took soooooo long to some out, but it seemed rushed, disjointed, and incomplete. Ad someone who jas been readin it since the day it forst came out from in Shojo Beat (2006!) I am disappointed.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 26, 2020
A terrible ending! I devoted a minimum of 19 hours of my life for a complete cop-out ending that left me confused and lonely and angry. What even the heck was that? A ten year span, was it, since book 1? Yeah it’s obvious.
Also barely any romance. I think theres maybe a kiss here and there, no more than 3...................I-no.
It’s so disappointing because the art is amazing. I fell I. Love with the characters, especially Zero. And the anime was canceled after season 2! I’m left wanting and empty!
Also barely any romance. I think theres maybe a kiss here and there, no more than 3...................I-no.
It’s so disappointing because the art is amazing. I fell I. Love with the characters, especially Zero. And the anime was canceled after season 2! I’m left wanting and empty!
October 5, 2015
This is the perfect conclusion for the ones who loved Kaname. The problem is that I hate him, since the beginning...
I loved Zero and the fact that Yuki only ended up with him because Kaname said it made me want to vomit
I should have stopped reading this a long time ago..
I loved Zero and the fact that Yuki only ended up with him because Kaname said it made me want to vomit
I should have stopped reading this a long time ago..
April 3, 2024
The "Vampire Knight" series started out as a thrilling gothic fantasy, however, midway, it took many weird and crazy turns with the most confusing (sub)plot lines ever and, unfortunately, never really regained its initial footing.
About the ending: You, Matsuri Hino, at some point, fell in love with Kaname. And, well, I did not.
You will be hearing from my therapist, Matsuri Hino. At least THIS THING is over, which is some consolation.
About the ending: You, Matsuri Hino, at some point, fell in love with Kaname. And, well, I did not.
You will be hearing from my therapist, Matsuri Hino. At least THIS THING is over, which is some consolation.
October 30, 2014
Wha? Huh? Vampire Knight jumped the shark volumes ago, but still, what kind of ending was that?
Kaname: All the years of my long endless life, I have been so lonely. Then I met you, Yuki. You gave me a reason to live.
Yuki: Aw, that's so sweet, Kaname! So, I'm going to ensure that you continue to go on living, but without me at your side. Because I guess I missed the point about how I filled that empty void in your existence and it's more important to me that I get my way than that you have happiness.
Kaname: ...
This series started out as a fun gothic fantasy, but midway it took a weird turn and never really regained its footing. I'm not sure why I kept reading it and I can't recommend it. At least it's over? That's some consolation, at least.
Kaname: All the years of my long endless life, I have been so lonely. Then I met you, Yuki. You gave me a reason to live.
Yuki: Aw, that's so sweet, Kaname! So, I'm going to ensure that you continue to go on living, but without me at your side. Because I guess I missed the point about how I filled that empty void in your existence and it's more important to me that I get my way than that you have happiness.
Kaname: ...
This series started out as a fun gothic fantasy, but midway it took a weird turn and never really regained its footing. I'm not sure why I kept reading it and I can't recommend it. At least it's over? That's some consolation, at least.
January 17, 2016
I'll try to make a review later, when I am not crying my eyes out
And if there are any typos, it's cause I am crying so much that I can't EVEN SEE PROPERLY!
And if there are any typos, it's cause I am crying so much that I can't EVEN SEE PROPERLY!
June 26, 2015
This is actually going to be more of a review for the entire Vampire Knight storyline, rather than just this volume. So, there will be spoilers as I explain what I did and didn't like and have a little rant about it.
SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I started reading Vampire Knight after seeing the first series of the anime (which is cool) and really enjoyed the first four to five volumes. This was the first story arc, of Zero and Shizuka, which was great and I really liked it. The story also had a lot of lightness and comedy, which was another great factor. From volumes 5/6 to 10 (and the second series of the anime), things start to get a little weird (and confusing) with Rido, but I did sort of enjoy it, so I kept on reading. This, to me, is when the series went down a dark, contradicting and confusing path that makes little sense to me as a reader.
From volume 11 onwards to the conclusion, so much random stuff happened that made very little sense as an overall plot. For me, what made the series and character dynamics interesting was that Yuki was a human, once she became a vampire, stuff just got weird, and the story headed south to confusing. The last story arc from volume 11 onwards makes very little sense and I'm going to rant a little about the conclusion now.
Now, I had already read how the series ended before reading the manga (which I'm super glad about), because I could prepare myself for what was coming, but even then, it made little sense. The general story is that Kaname sacrifices himself to become the new parent metal for the hunter weapons, Yuki wants to turn him human (even though that would mean the entire human race would have no defence against vampires, but hey, if it's your boyfriend, who cares about the rest of humanity) and Zero still loves Yuki and is a seriously good hunter. The very end is when Kaname does indeed throw his heart into the furnace, instructing Zero and Yuki to hook-up in the meantime (which is what they do in the end) before having his body frozen by Aido for preservation and after 1000 years (which, we are lead to believe that Zero becomes the ultimate weapon??? It's really vague), Zero is now dead, a vampire cure has been developed and they take Kaname's heart out of the furnace (what? why didn't they do that in the first place??) Yuki sacrifices herself for him to become human. Now, Yuki has clearly had two children, one each fathered by Kaname and Zero (I think, once again, super vague). Now, this is where I get super mad. Let me explain.
I totally understand Kaname's desire to help humans protect themselves against bad vampires, and he was never a favourite character of mine, so I'm okay with him dying, especially as it really is a beautiful scene and reason behind his choice. No, I'm disappointed with Yuki because, after a certain point, the crux of the Vampire Knight story was around which guy she would choose, Kaname or Zero. Personally, I always liked the Zero/Yuki relationship (before things got weird post volume 11), and at one point I thought it was definitely Kaname (because Yuki has constantly loved him and told Zero to his face), but what I think was really lame was that she didn't choose. She slept with Kaname, then she hooked-up with Zero, only because he was alive, otherwise, it would have totally been Kaname. That is what makes me angry. She never chose for herself. If Kaname had sacrificed himself, and she had worked hard and helped Aido find a cure or even chosen Zero herself without Kaname telling her to do that, I might have been okay with it, but still it would have annoyed me. If the ending had been that Yuki realizes that she really loves Zero, accepts Kaname becoming the parent metal, then sacrifices herself 1000 years later because she loves and respects Kaname on a brotherly level, then fine, I'm okay with that, but by just hooking-up with both, I have little respect for the character and therefore, the series. Also, on a side note, why after a thousand years can they turn off the furnace? Are all vampires extinct? Did they give the cure to everyone? Was Zero the ultimate weapon? If the power transferred to him, then wouldn't they have been able to take Kaname's heart out of the furnace a lot earlier? Did Yuki have one kid by both guys or what? The ending is way too rushed and vague, that for reading through so many volumes you feel sort of disappointed.
I enjoyed the beginning, but that's it, leave the series from there and enjoy something else. Fruits Basket was very good, just saying!
SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I started reading Vampire Knight after seeing the first series of the anime (which is cool) and really enjoyed the first four to five volumes. This was the first story arc, of Zero and Shizuka, which was great and I really liked it. The story also had a lot of lightness and comedy, which was another great factor. From volumes 5/6 to 10 (and the second series of the anime), things start to get a little weird (and confusing) with Rido, but I did sort of enjoy it, so I kept on reading. This, to me, is when the series went down a dark, contradicting and confusing path that makes little sense to me as a reader.
From volume 11 onwards to the conclusion, so much random stuff happened that made very little sense as an overall plot. For me, what made the series and character dynamics interesting was that Yuki was a human, once she became a vampire, stuff just got weird, and the story headed south to confusing. The last story arc from volume 11 onwards makes very little sense and I'm going to rant a little about the conclusion now.
Now, I had already read how the series ended before reading the manga (which I'm super glad about), because I could prepare myself for what was coming, but even then, it made little sense. The general story is that Kaname sacrifices himself to become the new parent metal for the hunter weapons, Yuki wants to turn him human (even though that would mean the entire human race would have no defence against vampires, but hey, if it's your boyfriend, who cares about the rest of humanity) and Zero still loves Yuki and is a seriously good hunter. The very end is when Kaname does indeed throw his heart into the furnace, instructing Zero and Yuki to hook-up in the meantime (which is what they do in the end) before having his body frozen by Aido for preservation and after 1000 years (which, we are lead to believe that Zero becomes the ultimate weapon??? It's really vague), Zero is now dead, a vampire cure has been developed and they take Kaname's heart out of the furnace (what? why didn't they do that in the first place??) Yuki sacrifices herself for him to become human. Now, Yuki has clearly had two children, one each fathered by Kaname and Zero (I think, once again, super vague). Now, this is where I get super mad. Let me explain.
I totally understand Kaname's desire to help humans protect themselves against bad vampires, and he was never a favourite character of mine, so I'm okay with him dying, especially as it really is a beautiful scene and reason behind his choice. No, I'm disappointed with Yuki because, after a certain point, the crux of the Vampire Knight story was around which guy she would choose, Kaname or Zero. Personally, I always liked the Zero/Yuki relationship (before things got weird post volume 11), and at one point I thought it was definitely Kaname (because Yuki has constantly loved him and told Zero to his face), but what I think was really lame was that she didn't choose. She slept with Kaname, then she hooked-up with Zero, only because he was alive, otherwise, it would have totally been Kaname. That is what makes me angry. She never chose for herself. If Kaname had sacrificed himself, and she had worked hard and helped Aido find a cure or even chosen Zero herself without Kaname telling her to do that, I might have been okay with it, but still it would have annoyed me. If the ending had been that Yuki realizes that she really loves Zero, accepts Kaname becoming the parent metal, then sacrifices herself 1000 years later because she loves and respects Kaname on a brotherly level, then fine, I'm okay with that, but by just hooking-up with both, I have little respect for the character and therefore, the series. Also, on a side note, why after a thousand years can they turn off the furnace? Are all vampires extinct? Did they give the cure to everyone? Was Zero the ultimate weapon? If the power transferred to him, then wouldn't they have been able to take Kaname's heart out of the furnace a lot earlier? Did Yuki have one kid by both guys or what? The ending is way too rushed and vague, that for reading through so many volumes you feel sort of disappointed.
I enjoyed the beginning, but that's it, leave the series from there and enjoy something else. Fruits Basket was very good, just saying!
November 1, 2014
okay wow really? Is that seriously the ending to this down sloped tale?
honestly I don't no whether to say if I'm disappointed or not. On one hand, I'm glad I finished this series because after volume 5, the storyline was just plain crap and confusing. But on the other hand, I'm upset because the one character I didn't mind so much died. I just can't accept what happened to Kaname Sama, but that's mainly because his death (if it really needed to be included) could of been written better! After the sh*t progression in this series, that ending was a whole new level of unbelievable crap. I feel like you owe your fans an explanation Matsuri Hino (not saying that I'm one or will ever be one)! I'm saying this to all that are considering reading this volume DON'T! use your time more productively and read something worth it!
honestly I don't no whether to say if I'm disappointed or not. On one hand, I'm glad I finished this series because after volume 5, the storyline was just plain crap and confusing. But on the other hand, I'm upset because the one character I didn't mind so much died. I just can't accept what happened to Kaname Sama, but that's mainly because his death (if it really needed to be included) could of been written better! After the sh*t progression in this series, that ending was a whole new level of unbelievable crap. I feel like you owe your fans an explanation Matsuri Hino (not saying that I'm one or will ever be one)! I'm saying this to all that are considering reading this volume DON'T! use your time more productively and read something worth it!
November 18, 2017
Uzun zamandır manga okumadığımı fark edince yarım kalmış serilerimden birine döneyim dedim. Başlamışken de tamamlamış bulundum. Animesini de geçenlerde izledim. Seriye başladığım zamanki hayranlığımı koruduğumu söyleyemesem de güzel, ülkemizde çevirisi de bulunan nadir serilerdendir.
Manga-ka'nın çizimlerine bayılıyorum. Dolayısıyla diğer serilerini bulursam kesinlikle okurum.
Birde mangalara dönüş yapmış bulundum resmen. Özlemişim hani, onuda fark ettim. Temmuz için okunacak birkaç manga bile ayırdım, bakalım. :D
Manga-ka'nın çizimlerine bayılıyorum. Dolayısıyla diğer serilerini bulursam kesinlikle okurum.
Birde mangalara dönüş yapmış bulundum resmen. Özlemişim hani, onuda fark ettim. Temmuz için okunacak birkaç manga bile ayırdım, bakalım. :D
May 23, 2014
This manga ended beautifully. It isn't your typical "happily ever after" ending—well, partly it was—but it was conclusive and it showed the everlasting love between star-crossed lovers, Yuuki and Kaname Kuran.
The artwork itself is also beautiful and I highly recommend this to people who want to read manga with beautiful and well-drawn characters, like myself.
The artwork itself is also beautiful and I highly recommend this to people who want to read manga with beautiful and well-drawn characters, like myself.
March 1, 2020
Hahaha...so, I am not okay :)
I am going to leave my review for the whole series here.
General Rating: 8/10
Personal Rating: 9/10
As someone who knew this story by watching the anime some years ago, and that now has read the rest of the story, I have to say they missed the chance to tell the real story of Yuki/Yuuki, Zero, and Kaname.
For years I was team Zero, and only the mangas made me doubt who was better for Yuki. Kaname is more of a complex character than the anime could have ever shown. He has so many layers that it made me feel a lot of things for him, all at the same time: fear, hatred, anger, love, and sadness.
This story is such a sad one.
I usually do not read nor watch sad stories, I do not enjoy them. However, Vampire Knight captivated me so much that I wasn't able to stop myself.
The ending was bittersweet, which suits the story. I won't complain about what happened at the end, because that is just how the story went, and none of the characters did a thing that wasn't something they wouldn't do. What I will complain about, however, is how confusing everything was. Explanations and answers were all over the place, time seemed to have gone crazy!
I ended up needing to look up for an explanation in forums.
Other than that minor thing. I do recommend the story for those of you who watched the anime and felt short of answers. Is that how you say it?
This was an emotional road.
Still recovering.
I am going to leave my review for the whole series here.
General Rating: 8/10
Personal Rating: 9/10
As someone who knew this story by watching the anime some years ago, and that now has read the rest of the story, I have to say they missed the chance to tell the real story of Yuki/Yuuki, Zero, and Kaname.
For years I was team Zero, and only the mangas made me doubt who was better for Yuki. Kaname is more of a complex character than the anime could have ever shown. He has so many layers that it made me feel a lot of things for him, all at the same time: fear, hatred, anger, love, and sadness.
This story is such a sad one.
I usually do not read nor watch sad stories, I do not enjoy them. However, Vampire Knight captivated me so much that I wasn't able to stop myself.
The ending was bittersweet, which suits the story. I won't complain about what happened at the end, because that is just how the story went, and none of the characters did a thing that wasn't something they wouldn't do. What I will complain about, however, is how confusing everything was. Explanations and answers were all over the place, time seemed to have gone crazy!
I ended up needing to look up for an explanation in forums.
Other than that minor thing. I do recommend the story for those of you who watched the anime and felt short of answers. Is that how you say it?
This was an emotional road.
Still recovering.
November 4, 2014
worst ending ever. I should have stopped reading it earlier. what a waste of time.
October 26, 2025
Ei tämä tästä oikein tunnu etenevän tai etenee todella hitaasti. Kuvat ovat epäselviä ja huonoja, henkiöhmot näyttävät kaikki samalta ja tarina on sekava kun hypitään siellä täällä. Ymmärrän jos sarjassa on välillä se vähän väkisin tehty tai huonompi osa, mutta koko sarja on ollut melkoista matalalentoa. Tekstitkään eivät ole hyviä lukea.
Jos miettii koko sarjaa, meni tosi pitkään ennen kuin oikeastaan mitään tapahtui. Sarjan on selkeästi pitänyt kestää kauemmin, koska nyt yhtäkkiä pari viimeistä osaa eteni todella nopeasti. En silti oikein saanut mitään kosketusta koko sarjaan ja sen ideaan, vaikka alkupään osat parempia olivatkin. Suurimman osan aikaa vain mietin kannattaako jatkaa sarjan parissa ollenkaan vai pitäisikö jättää kesken. Jos olisin yhtään sellainen, joka jättelee kirjoja kesken olisin ehkä tehnyt sen mutta omat pakkomielteeni eivät antaneet periksi.
Jos miettii koko sarjaa, meni tosi pitkään ennen kuin oikeastaan mitään tapahtui. Sarjan on selkeästi pitänyt kestää kauemmin, koska nyt yhtäkkiä pari viimeistä osaa eteni todella nopeasti. En silti oikein saanut mitään kosketusta koko sarjaan ja sen ideaan, vaikka alkupään osat parempia olivatkin. Suurimman osan aikaa vain mietin kannattaako jatkaa sarjan parissa ollenkaan vai pitäisikö jättää kesken. Jos olisin yhtään sellainen, joka jättelee kirjoja kesken olisin ehkä tehnyt sen mutta omat pakkomielteeni eivät antaneet periksi.
October 9, 2019
Ach ja, hiermit habe ich die Reihe beendet. Das Ende war ok irgendwie... Also an dem, was passiert ist, habe ich nichts auszusetzen - eher an der Erzählweise. Zero kam mir einfach zu kurz. An sich har er sein happy end bekommen, aber in der Erzählung wurde einfach so viel mehr Fokus auf Kaname gelegt. Ich habe das Gefühl, dass Yuki und auch Matsuri Hino Zero irgendwann nicht mehr wertschätzen konnten. Zeros Geschichte war eigentlich mit dem Tod seines Bruders auserzählt, während Kaname bis zum Ende mit seiner Story im Fokus stand. So richtig gerecht fühlt sich das nicht an. Außerdem war das Ende etwas gehetzt. Schade, ich finde, der Verlag (in Japan) hätte ich ruhig noch ein oder zwei Bände mehr geben können.
Aber trotzdem ein würdiger Abschluss einer sehr gelungenen Reihe, die tatsächlich nicht in die Länge gezogen wurde und immer spannend geblieben ist. Das kann man von Romance-Titeln nicht oft sagen.
Aber trotzdem ein würdiger Abschluss einer sehr gelungenen Reihe, die tatsächlich nicht in die Länge gezogen wurde und immer spannend geblieben ist. Das kann man von Romance-Titeln nicht oft sagen.
February 19, 2015
OH MY Gosh! This last volume of the Vampire Knight series was totally tragic and beautiful. I cried my eyes out throughout and after the book. I enjoyed this book and the whole entire series! I loved this because of the way Matsuri Hino ended it at, but I'm still trying to wrap my mind around it of why it turned out how it had to be. This series is going to stick inside me forever. I'm so glad that I've found this show and the books! Thank you Matsuri Hino for your amazing work you had put into this and it's still sad for this to end, but it was over the top! Thank you for that! :)
Here's a little summary of what this volume is about, just letting you know, there's a spoiler in this summary because this is volume 19 (the very last one), so if you have not read the volumes up to this point, then I warn you.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
After the aftermath of the Hunter's Society Headquarters being destroyed and the furnace that held the progenitor's heart to be burned out (with all the hunter's weapons being taken away because of that). Kaname Kuran decides on his own that, since he's the last vampire progenitor, he will take that woman's place to have his heart be thrown into the furnace so that the vampire hunters will have their weapons again to fight all the vampires that will interfere to attack once again.
When Yuki hears about Kaname's decision, she vows to give up her life to turn Kaname into a human so he wouldn't have to suffer anymore of being a vampire. Not only that, but she had erased Zero's memories of her so he can live without having to worry about her! What will happen? How will this everlasting, wonderful series end? Find out in Vampire Knight, Vol. 19 (the final volume).
Phew, I'm still shocked after the ending! Ah, It was so good, but very emotional for me because of what happens. I recommend this to the fans of the Vampire Knight show and volumes. Maybe people who enjoy the Twilight series or just really love anime/vampires!
Hope this review is helpful! :)
Here's a little summary of what this volume is about, just letting you know, there's a spoiler in this summary because this is volume 19 (the very last one), so if you have not read the volumes up to this point, then I warn you.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
After the aftermath of the Hunter's Society Headquarters being destroyed and the furnace that held the progenitor's heart to be burned out (with all the hunter's weapons being taken away because of that). Kaname Kuran decides on his own that, since he's the last vampire progenitor, he will take that woman's place to have his heart be thrown into the furnace so that the vampire hunters will have their weapons again to fight all the vampires that will interfere to attack once again.
When Yuki hears about Kaname's decision, she vows to give up her life to turn Kaname into a human so he wouldn't have to suffer anymore of being a vampire. Not only that, but she had erased Zero's memories of her so he can live without having to worry about her! What will happen? How will this everlasting, wonderful series end? Find out in Vampire Knight, Vol. 19 (the final volume).
Phew, I'm still shocked after the ending! Ah, It was so good, but very emotional for me because of what happens. I recommend this to the fans of the Vampire Knight show and volumes. Maybe people who enjoy the Twilight series or just really love anime/vampires!
Hope this review is helpful! :)
December 12, 2014
Gah, that ending! It was powerful, definitely not what I expected when I first started this series. What a roller coaster! Up until about volume 17, I was rooting for Kaname, I was Team Kaname, I knew he was doing something GOOD rather than turning into a bad guy, but then I suddenly found a new respect and adoration for Zero. I'm glad Zero couldn't live up to his promise to kill Yuki, I'm glad he regained his memories. I just wish the author would have given us a few pages of when they finally got together, rather than just their son being there 1,000 years later! I had to even look up that Yuki was at Zero's grave for sure (there weren't many details at all after Kaname passed away!). I mean, I knew he'd one day go to Level E, but to go from "please come with me when this is over" to his tombstone, that was quite sudden!
I guess that's my only complaint, the lack of details at the end there. The closing is the most important, imo. The author worked a whole 19 volumes to get to that point, don't make it so vague. But since that's my only complaint, I can't dock any stars, because this is going to stick with me for a long time. What started as carefree - an innocent girl teasing a sulky Zero while crushing on the head of the Night Class - quickly turned into a dark rush of the impact of a too-long life struggling to do the right thing, but this ancient being has lived so long his actions don't make sense to the majority of people.
Loved it. It was way more than a teen-y "love triangle" going on. <3
I guess that's my only complaint, the lack of details at the end there. The closing is the most important, imo. The author worked a whole 19 volumes to get to that point, don't make it so vague. But since that's my only complaint, I can't dock any stars, because this is going to stick with me for a long time. What started as carefree - an innocent girl teasing a sulky Zero while crushing on the head of the Night Class - quickly turned into a dark rush of the impact of a too-long life struggling to do the right thing, but this ancient being has lived so long his actions don't make sense to the majority of people.
Loved it. It was way more than a teen-y "love triangle" going on. <3
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 11, 2018
Drawing : 5
Story : 1
First of all, the drawing are beautiful, incredible and majestic.
However, the story didn't really make sense. It didn't keep up with the drawing.
Yuki and Kaname are one soul, true mate, true love, they were supposed to be together until eternity.
So could he leave her during the latest books and come back to her, to leave her again. This book was rush. They consume their love and he left her? No way!
And this story about those guns that didn't make sens either.
So yes, I will probably not read the up-coming book regarding this story.
Thanks at least for this last cover together.
Story : 1
First of all, the drawing are beautiful, incredible and majestic.
However, the story didn't really make sense. It didn't keep up with the drawing.
Yuki and Kaname are one soul, true mate, true love, they were supposed to be together until eternity.
So could he leave her during the latest books and come back to her, to leave her again. This book was rush. They consume their love and he left her? No way!
And this story about those guns that didn't make sens either.
So yes, I will probably not read the up-coming book regarding this story.
Thanks at least for this last cover together.
November 9, 2014
Utterly incomprehensible, as usual, but still gorgeously drawn and tragically rendered. Now, if only the super-rushed ending made any sense for anybody.
October 6, 2016
Te odio Yuki, con mi vida. En serio, te odio...
I fall in love with Kaname, hate me, but I love him :)
I fall in love with Kaname, hate me, but I love him :)
January 10, 2021
Un final horrible y un triángulo amoroso mórbido.
August 15, 2014
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Vampire Knight 19 brings the series to a close with a poignant and bittersweet ending. I have to applaud Matsuri Hino for giving such an appropriate finale that ties up all the loose ends but doesn't devolve into a cheesy shoujo manga happily ever after with flowers and kisses.Story: Kaname Kuran has made the final decision to become the new forge - his heart will be removed and placed in the fires in order to create the mindless weapons to fight the vampires: the bloody rose. It means the end of Kuran, an eventuality Yuki cannot bear to see to fruition. Together with Kiryuu, who is constantly fighting memories trying to resurface, the three will be forced into a final confrontation with the vampires; the humans paying the ultimate price if the vampires succeed in killing Kaname before he can place his heart in the new forge.
I was surprised that most of the final novel is about Kaname and Yuki - with Kiryuu playing a very distant thrid. For me, the series had always been about Kiryuu and Yuki's relationship. But I get the feeling that somewhere along the way, Matsuri Hino feel in love with Kaname and his role was changed from mysterious benefactor to man who has always sacrificed himself. The ending is thus a lovely and clever way to allow both him and Yuki to sacrifice and yet live.
I know many didn't understand the ending but perhaps a few rereads would make it more clear. It's actually a beautiful ending and not depressing or sad in any way. I don't want to go into too much due to spoilers but really, it was a great way to resolve the storyline.
I really enjoyed this series and treasure both the great Viz translation and my hard copies. I really look forward to Matsuri Hino's next title.
Reviewed from an ARC.
August 25, 2022
I was going to give it 2 stars but that was just me being sad and crying. So it's 4 stars. I was fooling myself, still crying btw even tho it's like 30 minutes later.
Kaname is protected by the vampire hunters, Yuki and him go to the house they grew up in. Then Kaname tried to make Zero remember the memories that Yuki stole from him, and right now I think that’s whats about to happen, I’m like 1/2 way threw right now. Zero recovered his memories all by himself and it was cute. I’ve finished it... What the fuck is this. After a thousand years Yuki decided to sacrifice herself after taking the heart out of the furnace and making Kaname human. This sucks. I’m going to be depressed for awhile now. Well at least she got 1,000 years of her life, but what happened to Zero? Was he just ok with her sacrificing her life to save that dumb old guy just so he can live for like 100 years at most? Why is this so bad. Just looked it up, I was going so fast that I didn’t see that part where Zero died, so at least it makes some sense. Ok that makes me feel better.
Kaname is protected by the vampire hunters, Yuki and him go to the house they grew up in. Then Kaname tried to make Zero remember the memories that Yuki stole from him, and right now I think that’s whats about to happen, I’m like 1/2 way threw right now. Zero recovered his memories all by himself and it was cute. I’ve finished it... What the fuck is this. After a thousand years Yuki decided to sacrifice herself after taking the heart out of the furnace and making Kaname human. This sucks. I’m going to be depressed for awhile now. Well at least she got 1,000 years of her life, but what happened to Zero? Was he just ok with her sacrificing her life to save that dumb old guy just so he can live for like 100 years at most? Why is this so bad. Just looked it up, I was going so fast that I didn’t see that part where Zero died, so at least it makes some sense. Ok that makes me feel better.
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July 28, 2015
Confesso que esperava um final algo diferente e fiquei um bocadinho desiludida! Houveram algumas coisas que não me fizeram muito sentido.
December 28, 2017
OMG!!!!! Me mato el final...
April 22, 2021
4 stelle per tutto il manga nel suo complesso...il finale però proprio no 😢😭😭😭
August 29, 2025
devoured the entire series in one bite
July 9, 2020
So, you (whoever's reading this review) may be wondering: why'd she continue with a series that kept churning out 2 to 2.5 stars? For answers, of course! Answers to the multitude of questions/plot lines that never quite got their due. I'm not even going to attempt pro vs. con list. This series started out with such promise: Yuki and Zero attending a school as protectors/students of the Day Class from the Night and all the political/adolescent struggles that came with being undead in the world of the living. And when Zero was turned vampire, I was down. A hunter who's got a personal vendetta against vampires for killing his family made him complex. In fact, if the whole series had been Zero's journey in school and beyond, reconciling his past with his future, letting go of self-hatred, with a dash of romance (make it a mortal-just not Yuki- for some reluctant vampire motif) just, chef's kiss. Perfection! Instead, we got the strange saga of Yuki and Kaname. Now, in the first few volumes, we're led to believe that this will be a traditional to the point of trite love triangle between the bad boy pure blood (AKA vampire royalty) Kaname and Yuki's longtime friend, Zero. Nope. First, Kaname and Yuki declare their love for each other in the most melodramatic way possible, and come to find out, he's Yuki's brother (please spare me the whole "he's not really her brother, just reincarnated/raised as blah blah blah." They refer to each other as brother and sister even after the latter revelation.)! WTF? But wait, there's more... unfortunately. Turns out, he's not really her brother...no, he's just her ancestor! Some 150 year old grandfather-esque relation who's head of her family line. And we're expected to be ok with this? We got after Twilight for their age difference, but let this one slide? But it's not just the "romance": the story line(s) made me feel stupid and tired. And I don't even have the excuse of time lapses; I binge read this.
Here's my attempt at explaining them. Keep in mind, this is only a nineteen volume series:
We begin at school, dealing with adolscent drama, then we're caught up in a political scandal after which, Kaname and Yuki must be "on the run" after he used his vamp powers to make the Senate kill themselves by ripping off their own heads. We've got a time jump, taking place one year later where we're whisked off to Kaname's house with Yuki yanked out of school, the night class is gone, then it's back again. Kaname wants to kill all the pure bloods (yet, he is one), then we get back to the academy, where we're treated to a Tanz Der Vampire like ball "welcoming" Yuki and Kaname back. Then Kaname flees, leaving Yuki to become involved in school again (sort of soft reboot, if you will). Another vengeful vamp tampers with blood capsules (pills used to satiate hunger in the Night Class) to make the others her subjects (which fails). And we get another ball, Kaname's back (because of course) and we get the obligatory self-sacrifice of our "heroine" by giving life even in death. Oh, and she never really made a choice: she has one kid by each guy. I'm out of breath just typing that. Also, I'm happy I wasn't the only one who had trouble telling the characters apart. For me, the hardest one was Rido vs Kaname.
This is another definition of a cult classic: those who love it (and kudos to you if you do), love it with a vengeance. But if you don't... well, you read my piece, right? I feel like I wasted so much time trying to keep up with plots that went everywhere and nowhere, got whiplash for all the shifting POV's/locations, and overall, just disappointed. I was expecting an homage to Hammer Horror in illustration and a Picnic air of Gothic storytelling. And I got... stuff. 2.5 for bits of the art, but 2 for the series overall. I need a manga cleanse. Leave suggestions, if you please.
Here's my attempt at explaining them. Keep in mind, this is only a nineteen volume series:
We begin at school, dealing with adolscent drama, then we're caught up in a political scandal after which, Kaname and Yuki must be "on the run" after he used his vamp powers to make the Senate kill themselves by ripping off their own heads. We've got a time jump, taking place one year later where we're whisked off to Kaname's house with Yuki yanked out of school, the night class is gone, then it's back again. Kaname wants to kill all the pure bloods (yet, he is one), then we get back to the academy, where we're treated to a Tanz Der Vampire like ball "welcoming" Yuki and Kaname back. Then Kaname flees, leaving Yuki to become involved in school again (sort of soft reboot, if you will). Another vengeful vamp tampers with blood capsules (pills used to satiate hunger in the Night Class) to make the others her subjects (which fails). And we get another ball, Kaname's back (because of course) and we get the obligatory self-sacrifice of our "heroine" by giving life even in death. Oh, and she never really made a choice: she has one kid by each guy. I'm out of breath just typing that. Also, I'm happy I wasn't the only one who had trouble telling the characters apart. For me, the hardest one was Rido vs Kaname.
This is another definition of a cult classic: those who love it (and kudos to you if you do), love it with a vengeance. But if you don't... well, you read my piece, right? I feel like I wasted so much time trying to keep up with plots that went everywhere and nowhere, got whiplash for all the shifting POV's/locations, and overall, just disappointed. I was expecting an homage to Hammer Horror in illustration and a Picnic air of Gothic storytelling. And I got... stuff. 2.5 for bits of the art, but 2 for the series overall. I need a manga cleanse. Leave suggestions, if you please.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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