Vampire Knight, Vol. 3

ヴァンパイア騎士 [Vampire Knight] #3

by Matsuri Hino, Tomo Kimura (Translator)

Kaname, the pureblood vampire, has kept to his room since learning of Yuki and Zero's forbidden act. However, the arrival of Ichijo's grandfather brings the entire Night Class together to greet one of the oldest vampires on the senate. Ichijo's grandfather says he's there merely to visit his grandson, but he's out for Kaname's blood.

Genres: Manga, Vampires, Romance, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Paranormal

196 pages, Paperback

First published April 5, 2006

About the author

Name 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.

Reviews

[Shawna Finnigan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I still prefer the anime, but this was definitely the best volume in the series so far. There's lots of interesting backstory provided in this one that made this one a bit more enjoyable than the previous volumes. I still love Zero and I honestly want a whole series that focuses entirely on him.

[Nic · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have now finally decided..........ZERO ALL THE WAY BABY!



Now you bookers ~points to Tina, Kim and especially Arlene~ tell me Yuki ends up with Zero PLEASE!

[Briar's Reviews · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vampire Knight continues in the 3rd Volume with a lot of Yuki's history being explored.

Honestly, this story just keeps getting better. Once you get over the lack of action in the first couple of volumes then a lot more starts happening. There's lots of history and super cute pictures explored in this volume and I think it really adds something to the story. I felt more engaged with the story and way more interested.

We're also introduced to Maria, who is clearly up to something shady. Is she who she says she is? She seems like she's gonna be one of our big baddies, at least for the next couple of volumes.

I have to admit, I'm totally digging this manga. I didn't think jumping into my old faves from high school would work well, but it shockingly has! The potential love triangle, the drama, and the fantasy are all vibing really well with me. I'm enjoying all of the YA goodness of this story. It's also quite amusing that it has held up really well for me. I think I might even be enjoying it more now than back in the day...

Four out of five stars!

[Arlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vampire Knight 3 is a great installment in this series. The intrigue continues to build in this book and we meet a couple more vampires that I’m still trying to figure out. I liked the back story of Yuki and Kaname that was included in this manga, and I can see now why there are many who are Team Kaname.

This book raises a few questions for me, including:
1. Why is Ichijo’s grandfather, who is the oldest vampire in the senate, after Kaname’s blood?
2. Why is Zero sent to hunt a Level E serial killer?
3. Is Maria Kurenai really who she says she is? Why is Zero after her?

The story just gets better and better and the art work continues to impress me.

[Camile Souza (This Chamber of Books) · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5

I'm really glad I'm giving the manga version a shot. I'm actually having a good time with it, and so far I can see that the anime adaptation was really faithful to the original works.

[Kali · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maybe 3.5 stars, still unsure!!

This book is really special to me, mainly because it was the first anime I ever watched and I’m honestly so honored to finally be reading the manga 😭💞👏

I rated it 3/3.5 stars out of 5 because, though it is very special to me, I know that it is kind of like any other Vampire story (at least from what I have seen/read). Also, the art is nothing amazing, however that is obviously a very personal opinion and changes on a person by person basis!

I would recommend this book/series to anyone looking to start out and just dip their toes in Manga. There is quite a bit of blood within the series, so if you are not really into that I might try something like ‘Ouran Highschool Host Club’ or another manga like that (if you want a shonen manga, I would always suggest My Hero Academia :D)!

[Annemiek · Rating 3 out of 5]

After Yuki learns why the night students saved her, Kaname, the pureblood vampire, kept hidden in his room since he learned about Yuki and Zero's forbidden act.

Where book 2 left off, book 3 goes further and it is a real page turner. It has romance and drama and a little of everything you want a good story to have.

[Ivy · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars

Another good book in the Vampire Knight series. Still like the characters. Think mastered reading manga.

Can't wait to read Vampire Knight vol.4!!!!

[Azbaqiyah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plot - 5
Character - 5
Writing Style - 4
World Building - 5
Art - 5
Cover - 3

Overall - 4.5 / 5

[Martina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kaname ._.

[Fangirl Musings · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE me some character-spectacularness when it comes to my Shoujo. Plot's well and good enough, and we gotta have it, but nothing beats getting to spend just angsty emo-tastic time with our girl Yuki. Throw in some more time spent with Zero and Kaname and I'm all of the euphoric.



Interestingly Volume 3 spent a lot more time focusing on the world, with Yuki kind of feeling pushed to the background more often than not. She was front-and-center, but the story was more about her rather than being with her. Yes that makes no sense, but screw it because vampy-vampness was ALL about this edition! I mean, my favorite spreads literally were nothing but this...



and...



...and this...



AND THIS!



See what I mean about Volume 3 being ALL about vampy-vampness? Yeah. Either way it was good and awesome and I glommed the thing in under 30 minutes.

So Volume 4!

[ruta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bu cilt daha çok karakterlerin geçmişleri hakkında bilgiler veren geriye dönüşlerle doluydu. Hikaye 19 ciltten oluşuyor ve 4 ciltlik bir yan hikayesi de var. Geriye dönüşlerin bu kadar çok olması hikayeyi güçlendirmek ve sağlam bir temele oturtmak için sanırım ama artık bir olay olsun diye bekler hale getiriyor insanı.

İlk bölümde Yuuki, Zero'nun vahşi kan arzusunu evcilleştirmek için Zero'ya kanını vermeyi teklif etti! Yaa, o sahne çok güzeldi.

İkinci bölüm ve üçüncü bölüm birinci bölümden çok daha tatlıydı çünkü Zero ve Yuuki'nin geçmişi vardı.

Dördüncü bölümde işler biraz tuhaflaştı sanki. Zero'yu vampir avına yolladılar. Hem de E seviyesindeki bir vampiri avlamasını istediler ki Zero da E seviye bir vampir.

Son bölümde yeni bir karakter kadroya dahil oldu. Maria Kurenai. İyi ki de dahil oldu bence. Çünkü çok tuhaf bir yanı var ve biraz aksiyon katmaya başlayabilir seriye.

Üçüncü cildin sonunda hala hiçbir olay olmadı. Biraz bir şeylerin olması lazım çünkü 19 cilt boyunca Kaname Kuran'ın Yuuki'ye olan tuhaf tavrını, Zero ve Yuuki arasındaki bir türlü başlamayan ilişkiyi ve Zero'nun kan tutkusunu okuyacak değiliz herhalde. Bence olayları başlatacak kişi Maria Kurenai olacak.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Favourite volume so far! It was nice to get an inkling of the longer arc story, plus some great character moments in this one.

[Noemí (Mysticnox) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Es que me encanta. Cada tomo nos desvela algo del pasado, alguna emoción que sale a la luz... es que hago la croqueta 😍😍😍😍😍

[Michael Sorbello · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a review of the entire series.

Synopsis: 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. 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.

Review: The opening chapters are little cliche, but the story quickly builds up to a rapid spiral of drama, psychological trauma and vampiric romance that isn't overly lovey-dovey. Yuki is the protagonist, but there's not much to like about her. The driving forces of the series are Yuki's two love interests. The tragic backstory of Zero and his desire for vengeance against a powerful vampire, and the alluring mystery of Kaname and his strange obsession with Yuki carry the plot. Zero and Kaname develop a bit of a rivalry for Yuki's attention that ends up leading to some pretty dramatic stakes and tension.

There are a lot of characters in this series, but only a small handful of them are actually engaging and memorable. Out of the 35 or so characters, only 5 or 6 of them carry the plot on their shoulders; some of which don't even stick around very long. Zero and Kaname are the stars of the show but the story grows rather dull when they're not around. Ichiru and Shizuka were cool but they only made a few appearances.

There is a pretty wicked climax in the middle of the series that really drew me in, but the rest of the series fails to live up to what that climax set up. The characters become less interesting, the plot falls apart and struggles to find a proper pacing and purpose. I really liked the first half of the series, the second half was just passable in my opinion.

[Krista · Rating 5 out of 5]

True to her words, author Hino puts Yuki to spotlight in this third volume, and tells the back story of Yuki’s first encounter with Kaname Kuran, the vampire who has saved her from a frenzied vampire attack when she was five and whom she has secretly loved through the years.

Out of the three books I’ve read so far, this volume has the most engaging story line.

[Anna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Devo dire che con questo volume ho cominciato ad apprezzare anche Kaname. Diciamo che posso capire se Yuki non riuscirà a decidersi tra lui e Zero, perchè con entrambi ha condiviso momenti importanti. Comunque c'è stata poca azione e poco Zero, per cui 3 stelline

[Meg · Rating 2 out of 5]

My final reading rush book I decided to squeeze in and finish an hour before time is up. I managed to read 8 books, complete all the challenges and get all the badges...yayy

[Elina Mäkitalo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Sekavampi aikaisempiin osiin verrattuna, vaikka tarina itsessään on ihan ok. Vaikka kyllä jo olisi kiva jos tapahtuisi hieman enemmän jotain. Aika laiskasti on lähtenyt tarina kulkemaan tai sitten luulen, että se tästä vielä lähtee vaikkei ehkä lähde, ei voi tietää. En edelleenkään pidä kuvista ja ulkoasusta kovin paljoa ja tekstit ovat monesti todella pientä ja epäselvää tai välillä myös melkein saman väristä kuin kirjoituksen pohja. Kaikki ekstrabonus tarinat vain sekoittavat koko juttua joten en oikein tiedä miksi niitä pitää laittaa kirjaan. Pysyttäisiin nyt vain yhdessä tarinassa eikä pompita siellä sun täällä.

[Elyia]

Audi is my bias 😍

[Kate Evans]

Il rapporto tra Kaname e Yuuki è sempre più raccapricciante

[Flan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Please do not read this review if you have not read the previous volumes of Vampire Knight.



Volume 3 of Vampire Knight was more of a flashback volume, strengthening the backstory of the characters.

In the first chapter Kaname has confined himself to his room after becoming aware of Zero and Yuki's "forbidden act" (which was revealed in vol.2). Yuki offered up her own blood to tame Zero's strong lust for blood that was driving him crazy
In the midst of all this, Takuma Ichijo (the vice president of the Moon dorm and also Kaname's close friend) is informed about his grandfather's visit. One of the oldest vampires on the Senate, Ichio, Takuma's grandfather pays a visit to Kaname and reveals he has intentions of wanting Kaname's blood which raises questions by the readers - why exactly is the Head of the most distinguished clan of aristocrats in the vampire world after Kaname, the pureblood vampire?
We also see a bit more to Ruka - another vampire close to Kaname in the Night Class. After Takuma (Ichijo's) grandfather leaves and Kaname once again confines himself to his bedroom again, Ruka offers her blood to Kaname but he refuses. She then reveals to Kain about her love for Kaname and how he's only had her blood once when the Night Class was first set-up (We see this scene in the same volume in a flashback).

The second and third chapter reveal events that occurred in Yuki and Zero's past and indicates the depth of the relationship between all of the characters. As we already know from the first volume, Yuki has no memory before the age of five where she was almost attacked by a vampire gone berserk. Kaname saves her and takes her to the Headmaster's house where he officially adopts her. At this age, Yuki also had no memory on simple things like what a pudding is, or how to put on her clothes and we have various charming scenes showcasing this. Kaname becomes dear to Yuki and they meet every year on her birthday- the day that Kaname saved her.
The third chapter has the same recurring theme of Kaname visiting Yuki but now there is a new addition - we have Zero who lives with Yuki and who has just escaped the clutches of the woman who killed his family. Naturally Zero freaks out when he see Kaname. In this chapter we also see how the Night Class came about and Zero's complete resentment towards it.
Yuki also witnesses Kaname drinking Ruka's blood in a rather terrifying way which affects the way she sees vampires again having previously been attacked by one.

The fourth chapter involves Zero going on a hunt to find a Level E vampire that has been attacking young girls. He goes off without telling Yuki which leads Yuki to follow him into town and get caught up in the mission. Zero swiftly puts the vampire down before Senri and Rima get a chance.

The final chapter introduces a new character - Maria Kurenai who has just been transferred to the Night Class. Already she causes quite the stir with both the cast in the Night Class and Zero and Yuki and something tells me that there's more to her than we think.

I think this volume is where the story has really begun to pick up.

Just a side note: I have a problem with Yuki's bandages, gauze etc that she ties around her neck. Maybe not to the day time students, but surely the Night Class students would know instantly that someone has been drinking her blood?Wouldn't they then investigate who was doing so?
My guess is they already know but are turning a blind eye for the sake of the Headmaster.

Also another side note: Is it just me, or are the author panels on the left hand side of the pages really distracting? It's great that the author is interacting with her readers directly, and maybe it's just me - but I find them distracting and would much rather have those panels at the bottom of the page instead of them being on the side.

Looking forward to volume 4 :)

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall Rating: B+
Synopsis: Cross Academy is a prestigious private school with a secret. The student body is divided into two classes: the Day Class, which is made up of mortals, and the Night Class, which consists of vampires. Most of the students and staff at the school have no idea this is going on, and apparently think it's normal for a bunch of bishounen to hang out only at night. Despite this, the manga is pulled off well. It focuses on Yuki Cross, adopted daughter of the headmaster, and one of the only mortals to know about the vampires. She acts as one of the school's guardians, and makes sure that the Day Class students never learn the secret of the Night Class

When I picked up Vampire Knight, by Matsuri Hino, I wasn't expecting much. The premise seemed fun, but a little cheesy, and the outfits were gothalicious (yes, it's a word, I just made it up, so leave me alone). This one surprised me though.

Sure, the story is a little cheesy in parts, like the fact that both of the main male characters, Zero and Kuname, are all broody over Yuki. Oh, and Zero's secret? So obvious. Still, I love the first volume, even if it does feel a little like a guilty pleasure.

All of that being said, the story drew me in, and even the cheesy parts made me want to call Leah and gossip about it. Unfortunately, she hasn't read it yet.

For more manga and anime reviews, please check out Hobotaku.

[Moriah Venable · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this third volume of the Vampire Knight, Zero and Yuki are still keeping their forbidden act a secret (Zero feed from Yuki), causing Kaname to keep to his room and his fellow Night classmates to wonder what is wrong with him. With the arrival of the Grandfather of fellow classmate, Ichijo who says he is just there to see how his grandfather is doing, it appears he is actually there to keep in eye on Kaname.

Also we see flashbacks to when Zero had first met Kaname (all are younger) recognizing him as vampire and trying to kill him. Yuki tries to tell him that Kaname is different from other vampires but Zero doesn't believe that. Yuki retains that thought until one night she sees Kaname feeding from Rukia which scares her off, causing her to fear vampires again, though she still cares for Kaname. As the years pass on, we see that Yuki brings out a different side to the vampire, that people don't understand.

In present time, there is a new transfer student Maria who is attracted to the way Yuki smells. Her presence around the Night Class was peculiar to me and made me wonder what she was doing there. When she meets Zero has a certain expression on his face, causing me to wonder if she is the vampire that killed his family all those years ago.

I hope volume four answers some questions.

[Sara Thompson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Manga – it’s special and different when compared to American comics/stories. Manga borders on the silly while having serious moments. This one is no exception. I loved it.


Yuki is the adopted daughter of the headmaster of a special boarding school. The day classes are fairly normal but at night a different set of students come to learn and they are vampires.


Yuki works as the special guardian with Zero. Their job is to keep the vampires a secret and prevent them from harming the human students. Both Yuki and Zero have been victims of vampires in the past which led them to the academy. Yuki has no memory of her life before vampire Kaname saved her from another vampire.


As is common in Manga there is a love triangle between Yuki, Zero and Kaname. I get the feeling that she loves Zero more but we’ll see.


If you love silly romance or anything vampire – I recommend this series. I’ve read through volume 3 and I hate having to wait to get my hands on future volumes.


Matsuri Hino also wrote Captive Hearts – a super silly comedy about a man who is cursed to fall in love with a particular girl.


She has a great style and I love her inserts about her life as she writes these stories.

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

The sexual tension continues to ooze from every page. Hino is an absolute master of showing everything and nothing, creating incredibly erotic situations that occasional erupt into graphic blood feeding encounters that are highly ambiguous in nature and perhaps even a little morally problematic (like all good Vampire fiction!). In other words - it's s still fucking hot.

The steady build of the central plot at the moment is simply introducing new characters and hinting at enmities and rivalries through subtle flashbacks, it all makes me want to read on quickly to find out in what way these tensions are likely to resolve themselves.

I'm hesitant to comment on the nature of the plot or ideology at this stage (though I've seen the anime, so have an idea where it's going) but I want to note that the comparisons to Twilight are quite ridiculous. Whereas Twilight uses Vampirism to - bizarrely - expound a very chaste, reserved ethos towards love and sex, Vampire Knight screeches in the opposite direction regarding liberal sexuality and erotic attraction. Yuuki may in many regards be a passive narrative cypher but she and those around her are so sexually charged it seems likely she'll explode.

[Sara · Rating 4 out of 5]

I just love this manga series! I savored this one, looking at all the pictures. It's such a good story. I'm not in High School anymore, but I still love these books.

What was great about this one is that there were plenty of flashbacks with Yuki when she was younger, filling in gaps and rounding out her personality. Also, a couple of new characters appeared in the book - got to watch out for them, they're not quite on the up-and-up.

Love the sidebars that the author puts in periodically. One of them was "which one of the guys would survive in the rain forest and why". Too funny.

I'm watching the anime now. It's a little different than the series. I really like the song at the end about Alice. I think I like it because that Alice girl is definitely gothic lolita punk. She has a stuffed rabbit with red glowing eyes - presumably it's also a vampire. Gotta love that.

[Beth · Rating 3 out of 5]

The first half of this volume of Vampire Knight runs through Yuki's childhood, from her rescue in the snow to her life with the headmaster. The second half introduces a couple of new vampire characters, including one who Zero knows all too well.

In the sidebars, Hino speculates which characters might or might not survive being stranded on a desert island, or who would be an easy or difficult catch in a dating game. These imagination games show that she has strong conceptions of the night school characters' personalities, but unfortunately those conceptions aren't coming across very strongly to me (yet?). One of the vampires is heedless or reckless, another one likes reading, and that's about all I can think of.

[Shannon · Rating 2 out of 5]

For some reason, this volume seemed really short to me. I think it might be because not much happened. The present day stuff had me feeling a bit disconnected. I didn’t get the big deal with the grandfather and Kaname. Also, I had no clue how to feel about Maria. She came off super sketchy to me. I did love the flashbacks though. It was nice to get some character development on Kaname’s end. The scenes where he visited a younger Yuki every year on her birthday was sweet. I could finally understand why Yuki had a crush on him. While I still think that Yuki and Zero should be endgame, I can now see the appeal when it comes to Kaname.

[Yvensong · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had enjoyed the first two volumes a lot more than this one. For some reason, I found this one a little boring. Maybe because I read it so late last night, but I don't think that was the only reason. I didn't find the artwork up to the same level as the first two volumes. The character development didn't feel as though it grew much deeper, especially Yuuki. She just seemed too helpless in this volume.