Vampire Knight/Characters

The characters of manga and anime series Vampire Knight:

Yuuki Cross /

 * Voiced by: Yui Horie (Japanese), Mela Lee (English)

"That incident ten years ago... was my "beginning.""



The main heroine. Yuuki is the adoptive daughter of Headmaster Cross and works with her childhood friend Zero as a Prefect, monitoring the Day Class and Night Class. She was saved from a vampire attack ten years ago by Kaname, who she has been in love with ever since.

"Aidou (in inner monologue): Also according to them, she's "a small girl who can eat so much despite her size.""
 * All Girls Want Bad Boys: Both of her love interests are this type.
 * The Archie: In her love triangle between Zero and Kaname.
 * Bad Dreams
 * Big Eater:


 * The Chick
 * Chronic Hero Syndrome
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Damsel in Distress: A lot of the plot seems to revolve around protecting Yuuki.
 * Dojikko
 * Elegant Gothic Lolita: Occasionally shown wearing this and during the first ending credits in the anime.
 * Even the Girls Want Her: If dealing with her male Harem wasn't already hard enough, she has to deal with Les Yay from Shizuka.
 * Faux Action Girl: She has the potential of being an Action Girl and does try very hard, but ultimately must be rescued by Zero, Kaname, etc etc. She gets better Well... for a while, at least.
 * Foe Yay: With Shizuka, er... Rido, and
 * Genki Girl
 * Girl Next Door
 * Green-Eyed Monster: Implied to be jealous of
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Yori.
 * I Am Who?:
 * I Can't Believe A Guy Like You Would Notice Me!: Her reaction to Kaname.
 * I Owe You My Life: Yuuki feels indebted towards Kaname for rescuing her ten years ago.
 * Just Friends/Like Brother and Sister: This is what she thinks about Zero
 * Locked Out of the Loop: She really dislikes being kept in the dark, especially when it's about her own Mysterious Past.
 * Manic Pixie Dream Girl
 * Master Character Heroines: A triple split between Demeter: The Nurturer (her constant need to care for others above herself, such as Zero), Hera: The Matriarch (she is very supportive to the people closest to her--Kaien, Kaname, Zero, and Yori--and is pained whenever Zero and Kaname keep secrets from her), and Persephone: The Maiden (for her carefree and childlike personality and her willingness to help anyone, whether they are human or vampire).
 * Meaningful Name: Yuuki means "tender" or "kind" (yuu) and "princess" (ki). Cross (or Kurosu) is the Japanese pronunciation of "cross" and the kanji chosen for kurosu translates to "black" (kuro) and "master" (su).
 * Morality Pet: To Zero and Kaname.
 * Mysterious Past
 * Not Blood Siblings: With Zero, as they were both raised by Kaien for some of their childhood. Lampshaded in Volume 2 and Volume 6, where she considers Zero like a "brother," mainly because of their status as childhood friends.
 * Oblivious to Love: She initially has a really difficult time believing that Kaname reciprocates her feelings. It's justified because she has convinced herself since she was a child that Kaname is "unreachable" to her. On another note, she is also oblivious to until Chapter 46.
 * Parental Abandonment: Was found in a blizzard and has no memory of her parents.
 * Plucky Girl
 * The Pollyanna
 * Replacement Goldfish:
 * After noticing her resemblence to Juuri, Rido (who was in love with Juuri) changed his plans from devouring Yuuki to keeping her as a substitute for Juuri. Doubles as No Yay.
 * Also, played with in Chapter 64 when she asks this to
 * Rescue Romance: This is how she first meets Kaname and develops feelings for him.
 * Romance Genre Heroines: A split between The Spunky Kid and The Nurturer. When Yuuki is revealed to be, she gradually develops into The Crusader while continuing to be The Nurturer.
 * Romantic Two-Girl Friendship: With Yori.
 * Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl: Either with Zero or Kaname.
 * Simple Staff -> Sinister Scythe
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo: Eventually.
 * Took a Level in Badass
 * Tragic Heroine
 * Undying Loyalty: Towards Kaname. She even admits to Aidou that she wouldn't even mind if he betrayed her, and Ichijou later admits that he's jealous of how resolute she is when it comes to Kaname.
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: With Zero.
 * Zettai Ryouiki
 * Simple Staff -> Sinister Scythe
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo: Eventually.
 * Took a Level in Badass
 * Tragic Heroine
 * Undying Loyalty: Towards Kaname. She even admits to Aidou that she wouldn't even mind if he betrayed her, and Ichijou later admits that he's jealous of how resolute she is when it comes to Kaname.
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: With Zero.
 * Zettai Ryouiki
 * Zettai Ryouiki
 * Zettai Ryouiki

Zero Kiryuu

 * Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (Japanese), Vic Mignogna (English)

"I will never allow that to happen... even if it makes Kuran my enemy... and even if you hate me for it."



Yuuki's childhood friend and a fellow Prefect. Zero is often aloof and unfriendly. He has a hatred for vampires ever since his family was murdered by a pureblood vampire five years ago. Zero was bitten by this vampire, Shizuka Hio, which is slowly causing him to grow into one and he will inevitably become a Level E vampire. He has feelings for Yuuki.


 * Always Save the Girl
 * Anguished Declaration of Love:
 * Anti-Hero
 * Bad Dreams
 * Betty: To Kaname's Veronica.
 * Bishonen
 * Dark and Troubled Past
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Delinquent
 * Different As Night and Day: With Ichiru.
 * Dogged Nice Guy: Type 2.
 * Emo Teen: He is pretty much the epitome of this trope.
 * Foe Yay: With Kaname, Ichiru, and
 * Forced to Watch
 * Good Is Not Nice
 * The Gunslinger
 * Green-Eyed Monster: Towards Kaname concerning Yuuki.
 * Grumpy Bear
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Hunter of His Own Kind
 * Interrupted Suicide: He attempts to after the day after drinking Yuuki's blood for the first time. Yuuki prevents it.
 * I Owe You My Life: To Yuuki for keeping him alive through drinking her blood. That's why he wouldn't mind if Yuuki used him.
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: He genuinely wants Yuuki to be with a person who makes her happy--even if it is Kaname. This doesn't stop his UST with her, though.
 * I Will Protect Her: To Yuuki.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Just Friends/Like Brother and Sister: This is what Yuuki thinks about Zero
 * Likes Older Women: According to his bio in the fanbook, his taste in woman are "cool older women" and "flat-chested women are out of the question." Of course, everyone can see he has his eyes set on a certain flat-chested girl...
 * Loners Are Freaks
 * Master Character Heroes: Arguably, he fills the role of Poseidon: The Artist because of how he's been despising himself all these years because of his vampire side and his reaction to Yuuki discovering him as a vampire, how his character can often be unpredictable, and his fear of ever harming Yuuki.
 * Meaningful Name: Zero's first name has the kanji for rei, which means "zero" in Japanese. His last name Kiryuu translates to "auger"/"drill" (ki) and "life" (ryuu).
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * My Hero Zero
 * Not Blood Siblings: Zero and Yuuki, who were both raised by Kaien for some of their childhood. Lampshaded in Volume 2 and Volume 6, where Yuuki says she considers Zero like a "brother," mainly because of their status as childhood friends.
 * Oranyan
 * Parental Abandonment: His parents were murdered by Shizuka Hio.
 * Perpetual Frowner
 * Purple Eyes
 * Red Oni
 * Replacement Goldfish:
 * Romance Genre Heroes: A split between The Bad Boy and The Warrior.
 * Sibling Yin-Yang: With Ichiru.
 * Single-Minded Twins: Kaien spazzes out when he notices that the twins entered the room with the same pose in a omake. In Chapter 73, when he lightly scolded Maria and carried her, Maria noticed that Ichiru said and did the same thing to her when they first met.
 * Sour Supporter
 * The Stoic
 * Teen Genius: According to his bio in the official fanbook. But because he's always late to class, he attends supplementary classes.
 * Theme Twin Naming
 * Troubled Backstory Flashback
 * Unresolved Sexual Tension: Between Zero and Yuuki.
 * Vampire Hunter
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: Zero will inevitably turn into a Level E and will have to be killed.
 * Workaholic: As a Vampire Hunter.
 * Vampire Hunter
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: Zero will inevitably turn into a Level E and will have to be killed.
 * Workaholic: As a Vampire Hunter.

Sayori "Yori" Wakaba
"Yuuki... I feel like you're hiding something from me... I know you have "something" you can't tell me. And I know you're doing that to make me not worry about you. I'm lonely... Yuuki..."



The best friend of Yuuki.

"Kaito: I didn't ask that earlier because we were in front of the association, but... are you Zero's girlfriend? Yori: No, a close friend of a childhood friend of his. Kaito: Oh..."
 * Arranged Marriage: Has a fiance she has never met before and doesn't even know his name.
 * Bi the Way: In her profile of the official fanbook, when asked what her "type" would be, she says, "Someone I get when I add Yuuki and Zero, then divide by two." Riiight.
 * Bob Haircut
 * Celibate Heroine: Probably because she already has an arranged fiance.
 * Closer to Earth
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Emotionless Girl: Appears this way because of her lack of expression, but she's really just Closer to Earth.
 * He Is Not My Boyfriend:
 * He Is Not My Boyfriend:


 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Yuuki.... then again....
 * Little Miss Snarker: Can be quite snarky when she wants to be.
 * Master Support Characters: Supplies the role as The Best Friend to Yuuki and later to
 * Meaningful Name: Sayori means "sand" (sa) and "trust" (yori). Wakaba means "young leaves."
 * Only Known by Their Nickname: She is rarely called by her first name, Sayori.
 * Plucky Girl:
 * Romantic Two-Girl Friendship: With Yuuki.
 * Ship Tease: With Zero and Aidou. And possibly Kaito.
 * Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Would prefer someone from the Day Class rather than the Night Class.
 * Unfazed Everyman
 * Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Would prefer someone from the Day Class rather than the Night Class.
 * Unfazed Everyman

Kasumi Kageyama
The Class President of Yuuki's class. He harbors unrequited feelings for Ruka.


 * Alliterative Name
 * Class Representative
 * Hopeless Suitor: For Ruka.
 * Megane

Nadeshiko Shindou
A Day Class student who develops a big crush on Zero after he rescues her.


 * Dogged Nice Girl
 * Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs
 * Girlish Pigtails: Her two braids.
 * Hopeless Suitor: For Zero.
 * Meganekko
 * Rescue Romance: Falls for Zero after he catches her when she falls trying to present her St. Xocolatl's Day gift by climbing the Night Class dormitory wall.

Kaname Kuran /

 * Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio (Japanese)



Kaname is the president of the Night Class, a pureblood vampire, and the object of Yuuki's affections. He rescued Yuuki ten years ago from a vampire attack. While formal and polite, Kaname can also be enigmatic and distant. Two mysteries that surround Kaname are the death of his parents and his connection towards Yuuki's memories.


 * Alliterative Name
 * Always Save the Girl
 * Armor-Piercing Slap: Does this to Aidou three times.
 * Bishonen
 * Blue Oni
 * Byronic Hero
 * The Chessmaster
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Dogged Nice Guy: Type 2.
 * Even the Guys Want Him: He has this "problem". He already has Yuuki, Ruka, Sara, and countless screaming Day Class girls who want him. Not to mention all those nobles practically shoving their daughters at him a vampire soiree. But on top of all this, he has a very one-sided bromance with Aidou, and if you look closely there's a guy in line to give him chocolates in the St. Xocolatl's Day chapter. And then there's Ichijou's loyalty and concern for Kaname brought to new and interesting heights as of the latest chapter if his conversation with Yuuki is anything to go by.
 * Genius Book Club
 * Green-Eyed Monster: Towards Zero concerning Yuuki.
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Ichijou.
 * Hidden Depths
 * I Will Protect Her: To Yuuki.
 * Immortality Begins At Twenty
 * Lonely at the Top
 * Master Character Heroes: Zeus: The King.
 * Meaningful Name: Kaname means "pivot"/"center." Kuran means "nine orchids" because ku means "nine" and ran means orchids.
 * Mr. Fanservice
 * Murder the Hypotenuse: He would really love to do this, but...
 * Mysterious Past
 * Parental Abandonment: It is claimed that Kaname's parents--Haruka and Juuri Kuran--committed suicide. However, Kaname reveals that they were murdered instead.
 * Perpetual Frowner
 * The Rival
 * Romance Genre Heroes: He is The Lost Soul. Though, a split with the former The Warrior is also arguable.
 * Smart People Play Chess
 * Stalking Is Love
 * The Stoic
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome
 * Tranquil Fury
 * Troubled Backstory Flashback
 * Troubled but Cute
 * Veronica: To Zero's Betty.
 * Used to Be a Sweet Kid
 * Wise Beyond Their Years
 * The Stoic
 * Tall, Dark and Handsome
 * Tranquil Fury
 * Troubled Backstory Flashback
 * Troubled but Cute
 * Veronica: To Zero's Betty.
 * Used to Be a Sweet Kid
 * Wise Beyond Their Years
 * Used to Be a Sweet Kid
 * Wise Beyond Their Years

Takuma Ichijou
"... Grandfather... Let us put an end to the Ichijou line."



Kaname's best friend and the Night Class's vice president. He is very friendly and outgoing, and can usually be found with a smile on his face. Ichijou's grandfather is a member of the Vampire Council. He is good friends with Shiki and Rima.


 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * Cool Sword
 * Fallen Prince: The cover of Chapter 65 describes Ichijou as "the royalblood who lost his position."
 * Foil: To Kaname.
 * Green Eyes
 * Hair of Gold
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Kaname and Shiki.
 * Ho Yay:
 * With Shiki.
 * As well as with Kaname.
 * Keet: He is one of your Friendly Neighborhood Vampires, after all. It's so much that Juuri had purposely made Kaname and him spend time together in hopes that his friendly nature would influence Kaname.
 * Last-Name Basis: No one really calls Ichijou by his first name.
 * Let's Get Dangerous:
 * Meaningful Name: Takuma means "to cultivate" (taku) and "hemp" or "flax" (ma, a kanji for asa), which is a plant with blue flowers. Ichijou means a "ray" or "streak."
 * Perpetual Smiler
 * Three Amigos: With Shiki and Rima.
 * You Read Too Much X: He reads too much manga.
 * Perpetual Smiler
 * Three Amigos: With Shiki and Rima.
 * You Read Too Much X: He reads too much manga.
 * You Read Too Much X: He reads too much manga.

Hanabusa Aidou
"... And my heart decided. I would become someone who could really protect him."



Nicknamed "Idol" by the Day Class girls, Aidou is Kaname's "right-hand man" alongside his cousin Kain. He displays a fun-loving and playful personality around the Day Class girls, and he fiercely idolizes Kaname. He is jealous of the attention Yuuki recieves from Kaname.


 * A Day in the Limelight: In Vampire Knight: Ice Blue no Tsumi.
 * Always Someone Better: Initially hated Kaname when they were children, as Kaname was more well-liked because of his pureblood status, but he gradually grows to admire Kaname as time grew on.
 * An Ice Person
 * Becoming the Mask: He--along with Kain, Ruka, and Ichijou--was purposely supposed to befriend Fuuka, but as time grew on, Aidou began growing emotionally supportive and sympathetic towards Fuuka and genuinely wanted to save her.
 * Berserk Button: You do not want to come between him and his Kaname-sama.
 * Big Eater
 * Blond Guys Are Evil: Not evil. Just very... territorial when it comes to Kaname.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Brutal Honesty
 * Butt Monkey: From time to time, but recently increasing in the current chapters
 * The Caretaker: Of Fuuka.
 * Child Prodigy/Teen Genius
 * Clingy Jealous Boy
 * Conflicting Loyalty: His admiration towards Kaname versus his duty as a vampire after he witnesses Kaname murdering Shizuka. Also, his growing attachment towards Fuuka versus his duty to have kept her emotionally distant and think her as just an
 * Dead Little Sister/Failure Knight:
 * The Dulcinea Effect: Arguably towards Fuuka, though subverted as it took him a while to have her presence grow on him.
 * Fan Boy: For Kaname.
 * Green-Eyed Monster: Extremely jealous towards the attention Yuuki recieves from Kaname.
 * Hair of Gold
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Kain.
 * Hidden Depths: There's more to him than just being a Kaname fanboy.
 * Hot-Blooded
 * Ho Yay: With Kaname.
 * I Will Protect Her: A male example with him obviously wanting to protect Kaname. Played straight with Fuuka, but
 * Jun Fukuyama
 * Last-Name Basis: Usually called by his last name.
 * Meaningful Name: Hanabusa means "petals of a flower" and Aidou means "indigo temple." The pronunciation of Aidou is very close to the pronunciation of the English word "Idol" in Japanese, which is where the Day Class girls derived Aidou's nickname from.
 * Number Two: He and his cousin Kain share the role towards Kaname.
 * Pet the Dog: He gradually grows to sympathize with Yuuki following The Reveal.
 * Ship Tease: With Yuuki, Yori, and Fuuka.
 * Undying Loyalty: Towards Kaname.
 * Number Two: He and his cousin Kain share the role towards Kaname.
 * Pet the Dog: He gradually grows to sympathize with Yuuki following The Reveal.
 * Ship Tease: With Yuuki, Yori, and Fuuka.
 * Undying Loyalty: Towards Kaname.
 * Undying Loyalty: Towards Kaname.

Akatsuki Kain
"... If in the future you end up causing her unhappiness... then I will not forgive you."



Nicknamed "Wild" by the Day Class girls, Kain is Kaname's "right-hand man" alongside his cousin Aidou. He is often laidback and reserved. Kain sympathizes with his childhood friend Ruka, who he has feelings for.


 * Butt Monkey: Kain has a fair amount of bad luck and is a "victim of circumstances," often getting lectured for not stopping fights or gets involved into said fights that he didn't necessarily want to get into.
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Dogged Nice Guy
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Aidou.
 * Hopeless Suitor: For Ruka.
 * If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...: The above quote.
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
 * Kissing Cousins: According to the flashback chapter of Kaname and the rest of the Night Class when they were kids, as well as the fanbook, Ruka is cousins with Aidou and him.
 * Last-Name Basis: Usually called by his last name.
 * Meaningful Name: Akatsuki translates to "dawn" or "daybreak." Kain translates to a "base" or "support" (ka) and a "building that has high fences around it"--such as a temple or school (in).
 * Number Two: He and his cousin Aidou share the role towards Kaname.
 * Playing with Fire
 * Unlucky Childhood Friend: To Ruka.

Ruka Souen


"Because I've been a fool who only cares about my own feelings... always... until I was faced with the truth..."

A beautiful student of the Night Class who has unrequited feelings for Kaname.


 * Clingy Jealous Girl
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Dogged Nice Girl
 * Green-Eyed Monster: Like Aidou, she is jealous of Yuuki because of the attention she recieves from Kaname.
 * Hair of Gold
 * Hopeless Suitor: For Kaname.
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
 * Love Martyr: To Kaname.
 * Meaningful Name: Ruka means "lapis lazuli" (ru) and "good-looking" or "beautiful" (ka). Souen means either "early" or "strong fragrance" (sou) and "garden" (en).
 * Replacement Goldfish: To Kaname for Yuuki. It didn't work.
 * Unlucky Childhood Friend: To Kaname.
 * Yamato Nadeshiko
 * Zettai Ryouiki
 * Zettai Ryouiki

Senri Shiki
"That's all right, because a puppet, is now able to move by its own conscious."

A young model in the Night Class who is often in the company of Rima. Quiet and introverted, Shiki initially doesn't think too much of himself. Shiki's mother is a former actress who he must take care of because she's fairly helpless on her own. He is good friends with Ichijou.


 * Alliterative Name
 * Birds of a Feather: With Rima.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Bloody Murder
 * Character Development: Starts opening up following the and the
 * Disappeared Dad:
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With Ichijou.
 * Ho Yay: With Ichijou.
 * Last-Name Basis: Usually called by his last name except when he's with family members, such as his mother,, and his uncle.
 * Meaningful Name: Senri means "1,000 ri." Shiki means "to support" (shi) and "mallow" (ki), which is a flowering plant with pink or white blossoms.
 * The Quiet One
 * Redheaded Hero
 * Ship Tease: With Rima.
 * Three Amigos: With Ichijou and Rima.
 * Three Amigos: With Ichijou and Rima.

Rima Touya
"Shiki! You should love yourself more!"



A young model in the Night Class who is often in the company of Shiki. If separated from him, Rima is often found worrying about Shiki. She is good friends with Ichijou.


 * Birds of a Feather: With Shiki.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Emotionless Girl
 * Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Hair of Gold
 * "I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight: When she fights, who possessing 's body.
 * Meaningful Name: Rima means "jasmine" (ri) and "enhancement of wearing away"--such as by polishing or souring (ma). Touya means a "far-reaching arrow."
 * The Quiet One
 * Ship Tease: Shiki and Rima.
 * Shock and Awe
 * Three Amigos: With Shiki and Ichijou
 * Zettai Ryouiki: Comes with twin-tails.

Seiren
Kaname's unoffical bodyguard.


 * Bob Haircut
 * Emotionless Girl
 * Meaningful Name: Seiren translates to "star" (sei) and "to smelt" or "refine" (ren). Also, ren is of the same kanji as rengoku, which means "purgatory."
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl

Kaien Cross
The headmaster of Cross Academy. Kaien is Yuuki's adoptive father and took in Zero following the death of his parents. He strongly believes that humans and vampires can co-exist.

"Kaien: Well in any case... I'll just tell you that it... It was there that I found love at first sight!! ♥ ♥
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer
 * Cloudcuckoolander
 * Cool Sword
 * Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass
 * Eccentric Mentor
 * Hair of Gold
 * Hopeless Suitor: For
 * Hot Adoptive Dad
 * I Owe You My Life: Feels indebted towards for sparing his life sixteen years ago.
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: According to his bio in the fanbook, when asked what his taste in women is, he says, "She's already married, so..."
 * If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...: In the anime, he says something to this extent to Kaname (referring to Yuuki, of course) in the final episode.
 * Large Ham
 * Love At First Punch: Falls for after she defeats him in battle.
 * Love At First Punch: Falls for after she defeats him in battle.

Little Zero and Ichiru: Where...?"


 * Master Support Characters: He is The Mentor to Yuuki, Zero, and even Kaname.
 * Meaningful Name: Kaien means "ashes" (kai) and "village gate" (en). The kanji for en is used to Enma too, which is the ruler of the Underworld in Buddhist mythology. Cross (or Kurosu) is the Japanese pronunciation of "cross" and the kanji chosen for kurosu translates to "black" (kuro) and "master" (su).
 * Megane
 * Oranyan: Shown in a flashback
 * Parental Substitute
 * Pervert Dad
 * Plucky Comic Relief
 * Slipknot Ponytail
 * Third Option Love Interest: With as the Betty and Veronica for 's affections, this leaves him as the Third Option Love Interest.
 * Slipknot Ponytail
 * Third Option Love Interest: With as the Betty and Veronica for 's affections, this leaves him as the Third Option Love Interest.

Touga Yagari


The Number One hunter at the Hunter's Association and Zero's former teacher. He comes to Cross Academy as a teacher.


 * Berserk Button: Let's just say he was not pleased when Kaien let it slip that Zero had to repeat a year of school.
 * Blue Eyes
 * Eyepatch of Power
 * The Gunslinger
 * Hot Father Figure
 * Hot Teacher
 * Meaningful Name: Touga means "ten fangs" and Yagari meand "night" (ya) and "to harvest" (gari).
 * The Mentor: To Zero, Ichiru, and
 * Papa Wolf
 * Parental Substitute
 * Travis Willingham
 * Vampire Hunter

Ichiru Kiryuu
"I'm so happy, I thought I was dead inside Zero's heart..."

Zero's twin brother. Ichiru and Zero were once very close as children until Ichiru overheard their parents favoring Zero over him. He willingly went with Shizuka following her attack on the Kiryuu family and became her faithful servant.


 * Because You Were Nice to Me: Which led to his Undying Loyalty for Shizuka.
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Different As Night and Day: With Zero.
 * Foe Yay: With Zero.
 * Ill Boy
 * Likes Older Women: According to his bio in the fanbook, his taste in women is "a beautiful, older woman," likely indicating Shizuka.
 * Mamoru Miyano
 * Meaningful Name: Ichiru translates to "one" (ichi) and "thread" (ru). Kiryuu translates to "auger"/"drill" (ki) and "life"(ryuu).
 * Mistress and Servant Boy: With Shizuka.
 * New Transfer Student: And more well-liked in the Day Class than Zero to boot.
 * Purple Eyes
 * The Resenter: Resented the fact that their parents favored Zero.
 * Sibling Yin-Yang: With Zero.
 * Single-Minded Twins: Kaien spazzes out when he notices that the twins entered the room with the same pose.
 * Subordinate Excuse: Quite possibly to Shizuka.
 * Theme Twin Naming
 * The Unfavorite
 * Undying Loyalty: Towards Shizuka.
 * Used to Be a Sweet Kid
 * Vic Mignogna
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy

Kaito Takamiya
"And now we have a little lamb... joining the party."



A fellow hunter and an old friend of Zero's who returns to Cross Academy as a teacher-in-training.

"Zero: When you first showed up at the academy, I initially thought you had come to kill me... the way you killed your own older brother. Kaito: Oh, believe me, Zero. If you get violent and I think you might harm me... I'll definitely kill you..."
 * Batman Gambit//XanatosGambit: He used as bait for the purebloods during a vampire ball so a viable reason can be given to allow the hunters to kill the purebloods.
 * The Chessmaster
 * Guile Hero
 * Hot Teacher
 * I'll Kill You!: His warning to Zero.


 * Old Friend: Of Zero's.
 * Staking the Loved One: Killed his brother after he was turned into a vampire.
 * Well-Intentioned Extremist: Was willing to endanger to kill the purebloods.
 * Vampire Hunter

Fuuka Kisaragi
"... I believe in you, Aidou-sempai."



A Day Class student with a crush on Kaname. After attempting to sneak in the Moon Dormitory, the Night Class students -- Aidou, Kain, Ruka, and Ichijou in particular -- take an interest in Fuuka and let her visit the dorm at night. As these visits progress, a mystery surrounding Fuuka begins to unveil itself. She is introduced in the VK light novel Vampire Knight: Ice Blue no Tsumi.

"Fuuka: What would you think if I were to say... I love you? Aidou: Fuuka: Never mind. I... I... I love you, sempai. And that's why I'm happy... ..."
 * Anguished Declaration of Love/:
 * Anguished Declaration of Love/:


 * Because You Were Nice to Me: She feels this way towards Aidou because of how he was her only ally--having rescued her so several times and was the only person who was honest with her. So, naturally,
 * Break the Cutie
 * Damsel in Distress
 * : Vampire Knight: Ice Blue no Tsumi takes place around a year or so before the main story takes place, so I wonder why this new character Fuuka hasn't shown up yet. ... Oh, that's why.
 * Exact Eavesdropping: Just when she visits the Moon Dormitory to ask what kind of chocolates Aidou likes for St. Xocolatl's Day to give him "thank you" chocolates for rescuing her, she overhears
 * Fan Girl: For Kaname.
 * Genki Girl
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: With her best friend Kanae.
 * Hopeless Suitor: For Kaname.
 * Ill Girl: Throughout the light novel, Fuuka has not been feeling well and seems to be suffering from anemia.
 * Manic Pixie Dream Girl
 * Naive Everygirl
 * New Transfer Student: She had been transferred to Cross Academy from another high school following the summer holidays.
 * Plucky Girl: Enough to sneak into the Moon Dormitory to find Kaname's room, so she'll be the first to give him chocolates for St. Xocolatl's Day.
 * Protectorate: To Aidou.
 * Second Love: She has a crush on the mysterious and forlorn Kaname, but she ends up falling in love with the initially difficult but very dependable Aidou.
 * Ship Tease: With Aidou.
 * Tear Jerker
 * Ill Girl: Throughout the light novel, Fuuka has not been feeling well and seems to be suffering from anemia.
 * Manic Pixie Dream Girl
 * Naive Everygirl
 * New Transfer Student: She had been transferred to Cross Academy from another high school following the summer holidays.
 * Plucky Girl: Enough to sneak into the Moon Dormitory to find Kaname's room, so she'll be the first to give him chocolates for St. Xocolatl's Day.
 * Protectorate: To Aidou.
 * Second Love: She has a crush on the mysterious and forlorn Kaname, but she ends up falling in love with the initially difficult but very dependable Aidou.
 * Ship Tease: With Aidou.
 * Tear Jerker
 * Ship Tease: With Aidou.
 * Tear Jerker

Shizuka Hio


A pureblood vampire who murdered Zero's parents and turned Zero into a vampire. She is infamously known as the "Kuruizaki-hime."


 * Big Bad
 * Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs
 * Femme Fatale
 * Hime Cut
 * Ice Queen
 * Meaningful Name: Shizuka means "calm and quiet." Hio means "scarlet" (hi) and "cherry blossoms (ou). Her Red Baron name Kuruizaki-hime translates to "flowers of the blooming season" (kuruizaki) and "princess" (hime).
 * Mistress and Servant Boy: Shizuka and Ichiru.
 * Pet the Dog: Refused to turn Ichiru into a vampire.
 * Purple Eyes
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old
 * Red Baron: The "Kuruizaki-hime."
 * Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Her attack on the Kiyruu family was because they were the ones who murdered her manservant lover, who was
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Woman in White
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Woman in White

Maria Kurenai
"Please... If Zero sees Ichiru, ask him... to tell Ichiru that I want to see him."



A young girl and a distant relative to Shizuka Hio. She transfers to Cross Academy


 * Animal Eye Spy
 * Creepy Child:
 * Dark Magical Girl
 * Elegant Gothic Lolita
 * Every Girl Is Cuter With Hair Decs
 * Freaky Fashion, Mild Mind
 * Gray Eyes
 * Hime Cut
 * Ill Girl
 * Lonely Rich Kid
 * Manic Pixie Dream Girl: Though in her defense, this is pretty much while
 * Meaningful Name: Her surname Kurenai means "crimson."
 * Moe Stare
 * Naive Everygirl
 * New Transfer Student
 * No Sense of Personal Space: She tends to do this with Yuuki.
 * Perky Goth
 * Pettanko
 * The Rival: In Chapter 72,
 * Ship Tease: According to her bio in the fanbook, her taste in men is "Ichiru."
 * Strange Girl:
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Woman in Black: When wearing her Elegant Gothic Lolita Pimped-Out Dress.
 * White-Haired Pretty Girl
 * Woman in Black: When wearing her Elegant Gothic Lolita Pimped-Out Dress.

Sara Shirabuki
"There are few purebloods left in this world... so we must support each other."



A pureblood vampire who is good friends with Kaname.


 * Alliterative Name
 * Arranged Marriage: Has a fiance named Ouri
 * Blue Eyes
 * Hair of Gold
 * Meaningful Name: Sara means "renew." Shirabuki means "white" (shira) and "butterbur" (buki), which is a plant with white flowers.
 * Princess Curls: Not quite, but close enough.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Tall Blonde And Bishoujo
 * Unlucky Childhood Friend: To Kaname.
 * Woman in White
 * Meaningful Name: Sara means "renew." Shirabuki means "white" (shira) and "butterbur" (buki), which is a plant with white flowers.
 * Princess Curls: Not quite, but close enough.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Tall Blonde And Bishoujo
 * Unlucky Childhood Friend: To Kaname.
 * Woman in White
 * Woman in White

Juuri Kuran
"It happened so fast that I didn't have time to hold back my power... I couldn't take the risk, because there's a life growing inside me that I had to protect at all costs..."



Kaname's mother, Juuri is the wife of Haruka. Supposedly, Haruka's and Juuri's deaths were the result of suicide.

"Haruka: It's because I wanted to share an umbrella with you...
 * Action Mom
 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Happily Married: To Haruka.
 * Hot Mom
 * I Just Want to Be Normal: Which is why she enrolled in a human high school when she was younger.
 * Mama Bear: Practically the only example in the entire series.
 * Mariko Kouda
 * Manic Pixie Dream Girl
 * Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: With Haruka.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Was about three thousand years old.
 * Rebellious Princess
 * Say It with Hearts: Oh so much with Haruka and her. Complete with Love Bubbles too.
 * Sickeningly Sweethearts: With Haruka, but they make it look adorable. That is, if you forget about the, er... squicky-ness of it.
 * Single Woman Seeks Good Man: Which is probably why she chose Haruka over and
 * Tall, Dark and Bishoujo
 * Together Umbrella: A whole flashback side chapter revolved around this idea--with her looking back on it with both irritation and fondness. When it was raining while she attended a human high school, she got really irritated that Haruka would follow her home and even hid all the umbrellas except for the one he was carrying. When she demanded for an explanation, Haruka replied--
 * Together Umbrella: A whole flashback side chapter revolved around this idea--with her looking back on it with both irritation and fondness. When it was raining while she attended a human high school, she got really irritated that Haruka would follow her home and even hid all the umbrellas except for the one he was carrying. When she demanded for an explanation, Haruka replied--

Juuri: ... Are you stupid?!"


 * Tsundere: Especially dere-dere for Haruka.
 * Unwanted Harem: Is The Archie in two love triangles-- and

Haruka Kuran
"How can I stay behind and let my child protect me? Don't destroy my pride of being a father, please."



Kaname's father, Haruka is the husband of Juuri. Supposedly, Haruka's and Juuri's deaths were the result of suicide.


 * Curtains Match the Window
 * Happily Married: To Juuri.
 * Hot Dad
 * Keet
 * Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy: With Juuri.
 * Papa Wolf
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old
 * Say It with Hearts: Oh so much with Juuri and him. Complete with Love Bubbles too.
 * Sickeningly Sweethearts: With Juuri, but they make it look adorable. That is, if you forget about the, er... squicky-ness of it.
 * Sickeningly Sweethearts: With Juuri, but they make it look adorable. That is, if you forget about the, er... squicky-ness of it.

Rido Kuran
"Alike... You look like Juuri. I've changed my mind. You will replace Juuri,."



Rido is the Big Bad.


 * Big Bad
 * The Chessmaster
 * Early-Bird Cameo: Even before he was ever mentioned, he first appears
 * Evil Uncle
 * Mismatched Eyes: Has one red eye and one blue eye.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old
 * The Resenter: Very much indeed. Disliked the fact that his arranged fiancee was in love with a vampire who used to be a human enough that he imprisoned  and falsely placed 's lover on the Level E list so that he would be killed by the hunters. Oh, and he was a sore loser about the whole  thing too.
 * Mismatched Eyes: Has one red eye and one blue eye.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old
 * The Resenter: Very much indeed. Disliked the fact that his arranged fiancee was in love with a vampire who used to be a human enough that he imprisoned  and falsely placed 's lover on the Level E list so that he would be killed by the hunters. Oh, and he was a sore loser about the whole  thing too.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old
 * The Resenter: Very much indeed. Disliked the fact that his arranged fiancee was in love with a vampire who used to be a human enough that he imprisoned  and falsely placed 's lover on the Level E list so that he would be killed by the hunters. Oh, and he was a sore loser about the whole  thing too.

Unnamed Woman
"I cannot forgive the person who forgot his purpose in life and played with those weak, yet strong, lives that instinctively continued to hope. There's no way I could silently keep watching."

A woman from 's past. Introduced in the recent arc.


 * Closer to Earth
 * No Name Given: Presently.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * No Name Given: Presently.
 * Rapunzel Hair
 * Rapunzel Hair