Vampire Knight manga series by Matsuri Hino begins serialization in LaLa magazine.
The anime adaptation of Vampire Knight premieres in Japan.
The second season of the Vampire Knight anime, Vampire Knight Guilty, starts airing.
The Vampire Knight manga series concludes its run in LaLa magazine.
Viz Media begins releasing the English translation of the Vampire Knight manga in North America.
Cross Academy is founded as a unique school to educate and segregate pureblood vampires and humans.
Yūki Cross is born, destined to play a crucial role between the worlds of humans and vampires.
Kaname Kuran, the pureblood vampire and head of the Kuran family, awakens and begins shaping vampire society.
Rido Kuran finds Yūki and uses her as a blood source, leading to critical consequences.
Yūki Cross is appointed as the guardian for the human students in Cross Academy, protecting them from the vampire students.
Zero Kiryu's family is slaughtered by pureblood vampires, igniting his vendetta and transformation.
After being attacked by a pureblood vampire, Zero Kiryu becomes a vampire himself.
Yūki meets Kaname Kuran, who reveals important truths about her identity and their intertwined fates.
Yūki discovers she is a pureblood vampire born from the vampire blood manipulation of Rido Kuran.
Kaname and others confront Rido Kuran to protect Yūki and maintain peace between humans and vampires.
The final battle concludes the conflict between the vampire factions and clarifies Yūki's and Kaname's destinies.