Book Review: Vampire Knight Vol. 1 (Manga)

Book: Vampire Knight Vol. 1 (Chapters 1-5) by Matsuri Hino

Description:

Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: the Night Class is full of vampires!

Yuki Cross has no memory of her past prior to the moment she was saved from a vampire attack ten years ago. She was adopted by the headmaster of Cross Academy, and now works alongside Zero to guard the Academy's secret. Yuki believes that vampires and humans can coexist peacefully, but her partner has different ideas...



Rating: 4 stars

My Review:

This turned out to be quite good. I was pleasantly surprised. The story was fast paced and very interesting and had a good mixture of comedy, drama and horror.

The chapters centered on Cross Academy's prefects Yuuki Kurosu (Cross) and Zero Kiryu and Night Class representive Kaname Kuran. Yuuki and Zero also happen to be the guardians of the school, they secretly protect the Day Class students from the Night Class students who are vampires. Everything seems to be going according to schedule until Zero began acting strangely. His secret was found out by Yuki in the worst way possible.

I can't wait to read the next volume.