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It looks like the animators finally decided to include some erotic scenes in the anime. It's been rather weird how the anime ends up being mostly comedic while the manga has such a dark and seductive tone to it. Even last week's blood sucking scene felt rather tame and rushed in comparison to the manga. This episode, however, does a good job in shooting the scenes in such a way that they appear erotic even though none of the characters actually bare much flesh (apart from their neck). The scene where Yuuki was pinned down by Zero is a good example of this. The shot of Zero's hand lingering down her neck is the kind of shot that usually never make it into an anime. Most anime usually are okay with a shot of an almost naked girl or something rather blatant like a girl straddling a guy. But it's quite rare to see one with subtle eroticism like the one shown in Vampire Knight manga.
Episode 4
While talking to Headmaster Cross, Kaname can smell Yuki's blood coming from somewhere. Kaname manages to track the whereabouts of Yuuki and Zero, telling the later that he's turned into a beast who lust blood and is therefore a disgrace to all vampires. Yuuki realizes that Kaname will kill Zero if she doesn't act so she puts herself between Kaname and Zero but she passes out before she can do anything else. Kaname tells Zero that his lust for blood must be insatiable because he drained Yuuki to the point where she can't stand. This makes him wonder if Yuuki's blood is really that delicious. In the aftermath, Headmaster Cross patched Yuuki's wound and asks for her forgiveness for not telling her sooner. He also explains that Zero was once a human but he got bitten by a vampire. The legend that humans turned into vampires when they get bitten by one is true. Only a few of these vampires exist and they are called Pure-bloods.
Cross, however, assures Yuuki not to worry since Zero is not pure-blood so she won't turn into a vampire. Yuuki, however, is more concerned with Zero. She realizes now that he's been living a life of pain and solitude for the past four years. While walking around the school, however, she hears Kaname asking Cross until when Cross will let Zero stay in day school. Cross, however, argues that there's no tradition of day class student moving into night class. Yuuki is appalled to hear this but later on realizes that she too has said cruel things to Zero regarding vampires. Later on, Yuuki decides to ditch class so she can talk to Kaname. When she enters the dorm, she finds Aidou having a meeting with researchers who wants him to work for them. Aidou, however, refuses because it's a daytime job and he wants to sleep during daytime.
After the researchers have left, Yuuki asks Aidou if she can see Kaname. While leading her to Kaname's room, Aidou notices the vampire bite on her neck so he asks Yuuki from whose fangs those bite marks came from. He explains that last night everyone was restless after smelling her blood. It wasn't until Kaname tells them to forget about it that everyone calms down. This, however, causes Aidou to wonder about Yuuki's relationship to Kaname. Because of this, he uses his ice power and freezes Yuuki's leg on the spot. He then tells her that she shouldn't give her blood to anyone else but Kaname. Yuuki is offended to hear this but before she can give Aidou a good slap, Kaname has already done the job for her. He then asks Yuuki to go back and never to come to this place unless he's accompanied by Zero.
Kaname thinks since Zero has taken something from her, he should be making himself useful at least. Yuuki is angry to hear this and asks Kaname why he said those things. Kaname tells her it's because his precious girl has been bitten by someone else. Creep. Yuuki decides to ignore him and asks him not to transfer Zero to night class. She explains that these 4 years, she didn't know Zero's pain despite being close to him. Despite her request, Kaname tells her that he can't fulfill her request because a human whose been bitten by a vampire, would surely turned into Level E vampire. Yuuki refuses to believe this and runs out of the moon dormitory. After Yuuki left, Cain asks Kaname why he is so attached to her so Kaname tells Cain that Yuuki is the only girl who is important in this world.
Meanwhile, Zero is in the middle of pointing a gun to his head when Yuuki bursts into the room, and pushes the gun away. Zero, however, pushes Yuuki into the bed then puts her hands around the gun, asking her to shoot him. When Yuuki refuses, he reminds her that he couldn't even stop himself from devouring her so if he turns into a Level E, he might killed someone. Despite Zero's attempt to convince her, Yuuki still refuses to shoot so he decides to leave the dorm. Yuuki, however, catches up to him and tells him things are going to be okay because she'll be his ally, even if Kaname won't forgive her. Meanwhile, Cross is being scolded by the head of vampire hunters association for not heading their call. They wonder if he's going to wait until the situation becomes too unmanageable. Cross, however, insists that Zero is still okay and hunters association should trust Cross Academy's peace treaty. In response, the head of vampire hunters tells him that they've sent someone to the school. If the report states that Zero is dangerous, they'll get rid of him.
Impression
I really like the way Yuuki ends up feeling protective of Zero instead of the other way around. I'd imagine that Kaname must be quite unhappy with this latest development since before this happened, Yuuki's affection mostly goes towards his way. Speaking of Zero, I remember there was a discussion on whether or not Zero will become a Level E eventually. I don't think this will ever be the case because Zero is one of the three main characters in the series. So while it may seem like an impossible feat, I'm pretty sure the author will go out of her way to ensure that this does not happen. Plus, when it comes to Zero, Yuuki actually takes some kind of initiative to help him instead of letting herself being protected all the time. This makes their relationship more reciprocal and balanced in comparison to her relationship with Kaname.
Having said that, I wonder if the author realizes that her story makes Kaname appears creepy most of the time. Even though he said that he does things for Yuuki, there's an air of possessiveness and arrogance that comes with every single thing that he says to her. I have to admit that I dislike character who tells another character that he/she is doing something for the good of another character. In real life, I'd find this to be insulting and patronising, because it implies that the other person can't take care of him/herself. It's true that Yuuki often gets into a problem but she's also an adult who can make her own decision. Therefore, I don't see why Kaname has to decide what's best for her. I want to like the guy and see him as potential rival for Zero but it's hard to do so when everything that he does looks like there's a hidden/sinister intention behind it. One can be protective of someone without controlling that person 24/7.
Also, while I understand that vampires usually has long life, and therefore it doesn't matter which partner a vampire decide to have, I still find it creepy when I think that Kaname was already teenager when Yuuki was just a little girl. It makes me want to give him the Pedobear seal of approval. Joking aside, after what happened in the manga, age is probably the least of most people's concern when it comes to Yuuki and Kaname pairing. Anyway, I can't remember if the vampire in this story actually lives forever or just lives slightly longer. I am wondering about this because I remember watching either a Vampire or a Dracula movie, which kind of cleverly suggested that Vampire/Dracula is actually Judas Iscariot who's been cursed to roam the Earth forever after he betrayed Jesus in the Garden of gethsemene.
Woah, who's the trap in the last picture?
OMG, have you read the latest chapter of the manga?
@ Eradium, he's not a trap. He's Cross' superior.
@ anna_w, the minute Hino-sensei made Zero a level E, I knew she had a way to get him out of that predicament. There's just no way, she'll let one half of the popular pairing (at least in Japan) to die so easily.
You're a Zero x Yuuki shipper, aren't you? ;)
I was glad to see that Aidou got some air time in this one; he's such a fun yet quite sensual character (in his darker moments) that I love watching his scenes.
Yeah, I can see why it might be annoying/creepy for Kaname to come off as possessive as he does, but in the context of the story (later manga chapters, I won't divulge because of spoilers), you have to admit there are two _really_ good reasons why he's acting the way he is. I'm assuming you've read up to the latest chapter in my saying that.
I'll admit I'm a Kaname x Yuuki shipper, but I'm only defending Kaname because you didn't seem to give him the benefit of a doubt. ;)
In any case, although my ship is technically canon through certain situations, it probably won't be the final pair just based on how popular Zero is becoming and how hard the author is working to make Yuuki become attached to him.
/sigh Whenever there's a third wheel to a "technical" pair, the third wheel always wins out. Otherwise, what's the point of their character?
In fact, I think to screw with us all the author should pair up Yuuki in the end with Aidou. At least it would be an unexpected twist!
@Stephanie: I absolutely agree with you on this. Seems like it's really going to be Zero X Yuuki by the way the author is pushing Yuuki towards Zero. It's too blatant in my opinion, and unnatural in the manga.
By the way, I am also a Kaname X Yuuki shipper :) I don't really like the anime Kaname portrayal of him thus far, but we will see how it goes. To set him up as THE cold & calculative love nemesis in the anime make it more convenient for Y X Zero moments to seem more natural I suppose.
Woah, who's the trap in the last picture?
LOL. I have to admit I was a bit surprised too when I saw the guy. I can't remember seeing him in the manga.
OMG, have you read the latest chapter of the manga?
Yes, I have. I think she went a bit overboard though. I think one of those should be enough to stop his level E.
You're a Zero x Yuuki shipper, aren't you? ;)
Is it that obvious? :D Well, they kind of remind me of Tohru and Kyou from Fruits Basket.
I think the reason I don't trust Kaname is that everytime I think "Yeah, he's a good guy after all", he does/says something which sounds suspicious.
you have to admit there are two _really_ good reasons why he's acting the way he is. I'm assuming you've read up to the latest chapter in my saying that.
I think I know the first reason
but I'm not sure about the second one.
@Cas: I agree with you to an extent about Kaname's anime portrayal. I agree that I dislike his characterization, but seeing him in moving color is still a pleasure. :) I just hope when certain scenes come up we'll see the softer and more caring side of him. Some of those encounters made me melt into my chair.
I truly enjoy this series, but I hate how predictable the relationships are. Zero... well, I sympathize with the guy and his situation, but I just can't like him.
@Garten: That wasn't the one I was thinking of; I'll post them in spoiler tags:
2) Kaname and Yuuki have been betrothed since birth, so technically they're fiancés/a canon couple. Not saying they're the most popular couple, though. I think Zero will win out in this one.
In regards to incest, well, their parents are siblings. That's just how pureblood families work. And being vampires, I hardly think incestuous relationships would turn out genetically deformed kids. If that happened, I think the tradition of 'keeping it in the family' would have stopped AGES ago. ;)
I like the music in this episode. I can't wait for the OST to come out. Too bad there hasn't been any info on that yet.
I have read the manga up to the latest chapter but I won't go into spoilers. But I want to say that I think they did a good job with Aidou's scene and the Yuuki and Zero scene at the end of the episode. However, I don't recall the head of the vampire hunter association coming into the picture this early in the manga (I could be wrong though since I read all 39 chapters in one day XD).
Miyano Mamoru's voice in this one is all over the place. Sometimes he sounds good but sometimes sounds too much like Tamaki (from Ouran) X( Not exactly the effect that I want while watching the anime.
btw, I've read that this anime is only 13 episodes long (although there'll be 13 episodes second season) so maybe that's why they go faster than the manga.
I actually think Kaname is drawn far better here than the manga. But then again I like my guys with shorter hair and Kaname's hair in the manga is a bit too long. Aidou looks too goofy though. In the manga he's always angry-looking.
I loved this episode so much XD .... on ANN it says that the anime is going to be 26 episodes, but only 13 of them have gotten like an air time.....so they've got 13 so far but there's a total of 26 episodes, that makes me so happy. Also, I loved Mamo's voice was in this episode, also Yui she did a great job. no no they all did a great job but to me the tops are Mamoru and Yui!
If you like other vampire stories, I'd recommend watching a US series called "Moonlight". The chemistry between the two leads are unbelievable. Of course, there's always those Anne Rice books if you're into them.
Just wanna clarify
@Stephanie: I truly enjoy this series, but I hate how predictable the relationships are. Zero... well, I sympathize with the guy and his situation, but I just can't like him.
Yeah, I can't seem to like Zero. For on, he has the power to do something, but he is not. At least Kyou was doing something, and had some sort of goal in mind, regardless of how misguided it was at first. (I was rooting for Kyou X Tohru, btw) Zero has no personality.
Do people honestly think that the man in the last few minutes of the episode is actually a woman? I mean, cmon, his jaw looks like a man's jaw.
Kaname ... is not the most straightforward or forthcoming of people, and doubtless both his reserve and ambiguity contribute to people's misgivings about him. But he is not entirely without honor, and he is not a duplicitous liar. He is definitely secretive and more than a little devious. But the two are not the same, and I think that this is an important distinction to make with regard to his character.
I like Kaname too but I agree that he's kind of calculating. And his deviousness sometimes makes you wonder if he's planning to stab someone on their back.
Anyway, that man/woman at the end wasn't in the manga. It's weird to see him featured here. What was Deen thinking?
If the anime has gone this far it means we'll see
I guess if they only have time to air the first 13, they'd want to get right to the major story.
Long-time lurker here, Garten. First of all, have to say that I love your blog! You cover anime episodes in a very detailed manner, and I always come back here after watching an episode you covered to read about what you thought of it. Not to mention the obvious, your screencaps are always hilarious!!!
You know your blog is TOO GOOD when:
- I haven't heard of this Vampire Knight series before you started covering it
- after you started covering it, I became obsessed with the ED theme (followed very quickly by obsession of the OP theme, both of which are still being looped in my winamp)
- The OP sequence had so many OMG moments that drove me to read the *entire* manga over the course of the weekend, which now I am regretting because of the cliffhanger. :P
So yes, now I'm totally obsessed with this series!!
Now... back to this episode.... my only comment is:
Would people stop ripping off Yuuki's bandage?!?!?!??! It's never gonna heal at this rate!!
Ok, back to deep-lurk mode :) Thanks, Garten, for your wonderful site!!! :D
@Cas
i think he reason he isnt using his power is because its the vampires power right? and he hates the vampires. by using their power he would admit or "be one" of the things that he hates the most in this world.
I also think that the reason his personality is so.... is because of the hate. he hates vampires yet he has to live aroudn them. he isnt human but has to act human infront of everyone.
i am probably wrong :P
@Cas:
@bong bong:
Even so, that doesn't give him free license to act like a whiny emo teenager the entire series. If he truly and utterly loathes vampires (which it's obvious he does), he should use their powers against them.
(If anyone has seen the series Nightwalker, the situation's the same: a vampire vs. the evils of the night.)
Zero. Play your role. Do SOMETHING and for the good of the story get over yourself.
To Cas:
Weird, but anyway the anime will show all VK manga readers the clear picture instead of reading the manga several times. :P Yes, I did.
Stephanie, thank you for the spoiler. I was thinking along the same matter with your first reason except that he's thinking of protecting her from that one major danger (as oppose to any man like Zero).
mutant_myth, thank you for the flattering comments and for reading the blog. And glad to know someone else is as obsessed with the OP and ED. I think it's one of the few OPs and EDs which fit the series. ps: there's another poster called Myth here. Are you the same or different person?
@Garten:
Nope, I'm different from the other Myth. Sorry for the confusion. :) I'll always post as mutant_myth though, so hopefully no major conflicts will come up.
Yeah, I was really impressed by the OP and ED. The OP had very ominous sounding lyrics, and I really liked the insistent piano chords that punctuated each line in the lyrics. And the ED, I really liked the oddly dreamy character of the song, and the asymmetric way the song ended (of COURSE I had to put it on repeat then :P ), a very unfulfilled ending :P
Ack, my obsession is showing :)
The person on the last picture is a guy?!?! I've read the manga and I seriously though that this person was a woman -_- Is it just me or the quality of this episode is better than the others? At least, it seems to have a lot of vivid colors into it :)
I think you need to give Kaname the benefit of the doubt he does do certain things for a reason.
Also i heard it was going to 26 episodes not 13.. so that means it will probably do fillers and some major manga stories lines...
Also i think the anime is making Yuuki seem like shes going to end up with Zero cause as i said the anime is going to be 26 episodes long so its either going to leave an open ending making us wait for the manga or its going to leave us on a HUGE CLIFFHANGER then wait to see if theres going to be a 2nd season
Judging from what I have seen after 4 episodes, I can't recommend this anime to guys (or anyone). This is definitely targeted to girls. Don't try to say otherwise. The cast itself is proof that fangirls will go crazy over (Fukuyama Jun, Daisuke Kishio, Suwabe Junichi, Miyano Mamoru, Hoshi Souichiro). As for the plot itself, it's a bad lame soap opera. Every scene requires some kind of deep meaning or dramatic music. It's sickening and boring. I usually watch everything from almost every genre (excluding yaoi), but this is just.....terrible. I feel sorry for the fans though because the production is done by Studio Deen. Lately, their production has been inconsistent. If you don't believe me, you should take a look at You're Under Arrest: Full throttle and Amatsuki
WOW, those graphics are really good!
the third episode was a mess... x_x
Zero looks sexy (well, he IS sexy) and Yuuki looks soooo cute. >3
I can't barely wait for the " almost kiss" scene and the bite in the bathroom! *_*
I believe the last picture is a woman. I remember in the manga, there's this this lady that supposed to be a head of the vampire hunter organization (?). I remember her outfit reminds me of those Ancient Chinese attire.
I agree Stephanie. As much as I pity Zero, I perfer Yuuki w/Kaname. Even though Kaname can appear to be "deceiving" at times, it's obvious he's doing it to protect Yuuki. He can't just scream out Yuuki's real identity to the world.
Garten: BTW love the picture captions! I just realized that you type a comment for each image. It's quite hilarious! (^__^)
LOL at everyone wondering if that person is a guy or a girl. I think unless the person said it or if someone take a peek at the person's skirt, it's hard to tell one way or another.
@Alisha: OH GOD you're absolutely right. I didn't even notice the alt-image tags! That just made my night.
I'm so glad someone else finds Kaname too patronizing and controlling to be a romantic interest at least for my taste.
@Stephanie and Reamee:
Omg, I missed that important info! Thanks for alerting me to this. Is it possible to pinpoint to which chapter in which he said/revealed that?
@Cas: It's around chapter 36 or so. It's a fairly recent development.
Thanks Stephanie! Will re-read the chapter again :)
When I saw the initial character designs I knew it was not going to look like the manga in terms of eroticism. I knew that the blood sucking scenes would not be done the way I and others would have liked. So it's cool to know they are at least trying.
Is this the one where he tells her the whole "can you hear the sound I make as I suck your blood" thing? lol
to me, kaname is more handsome in the manga than in the anime. his hair is longer and he's not as perverted-looking as many sees him in the anime. yup, im a kanameXyuuki fan YET im not sure the ending wud b this pairing T-T
kyouXtohru i luv u 2 2geder!!!
What's the latest chapter of the manga? I assume 36 is not really the latest just the last one translated?
yunyun,
try onemanga.com for the latest Vampire Knight 39 for online reading or u cn download at vk.rinne.nu for da latest download
yuuki x zero
Hi ! I really liked this episode. I think the quality of the animation was awsome.
I have a question. At the end of the episode, it is shown a message that apparently the next episode will be aired later, but is it because of what will happen on the next episode or the reason is another one ? O.o
haha i just realized your alt tags (pointed out by someone above)
i love the one "don't use it when you are emo" picture
i finally watched episode 4 and i thought the hand on the neck thing would be more erotic...but i guess now, it was PRETTY subtle =p
Does anyone know where I can get stills from Vampire Knight episode 2?
The vampire film you're thinking of is Dracula 2000 (2001 in some countries apparently) and it didn't cleverly suggest the original was Judas, it just out-right said it, lol.
Personally I think your perceptions and ideas about Kaname are effecting your analysis of the story line; I didn't see anything creepy in what he said when Yuuki entered the Moon Dorm.
I have to agree with Oliver about Kaname not being a creep. Of course, if he loves Yuki, it's only natural for him to have a problem with Zero going so far as to take blood from her. I mean:
I think he's adorable and noble calling her precious. Saying something is precious means it's more valuable to you than anything. His love is very elegant, and to me that is extemely appealing.
i think that its really unfair on kaname because he has allways looked after yuuki but she gose with zero all the time and not him
Well, I'll just say my two cents. I'm a Zero x Yuki shipper and I just feel that their relationship is just a lot better to watch than Kaname and Yuki. I've read the manga and I'll say this flat-out. Kaname, to me, is weird. I find nothing attractive about him whatsoever.
@lauren - that's because Zero has been taken care of by Yuuki since they were young. She's grown attached to him of course and she's always going to have the need to be there for him.
BTW Garten, glad to know you're a Yuki and Zero shipper. :D
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