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ヴァンパイア騎士 memories [Vampire Knight: Memories] #2
Vampire Knight: Memories, Vol. 2
Immortal tales of the past and present from the world of Vampire Knight.
Vampire Knight returns with stories that delve into Yuki and Zero’s time as a couple in the past and explore the relationship between Yuki’s children and Kaname in the present.
Neither the vampire aristocrats nor the vampire hunters approve of Yuki and Zero’s relationship. Zero must face opposition from the Hunter Society while also becoming the target of a vampire assassin. Meanwhile, Aido and Yori face obstacles as a pureblood vampire and human couple.
Vampire Knight returns with stories that delve into Yuki and Zero’s time as a couple in the past and explore the relationship between Yuki’s children and Kaname in the present.
Neither the vampire aristocrats nor the vampire hunters approve of Yuki and Zero’s relationship. Zero must face opposition from the Hunter Society while also becoming the target of a vampire assassin. Meanwhile, Aido and Yori face obstacles as a pureblood vampire and human couple.
208 pages, Paperback
First published June 5, 2017
About the author
Matsuri Hino
105 books1,682 followersName 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.
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.
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October 4, 2018
I’m so excited this is turning more into a cohesive storyline!! I love the idea of the short chapters about the past but I am really loving how they’re all linking up to the present!
I’m so happy every time I see little Ai, she’s so much like Yuki and I just die bc she’s so cute!!
Also Hanabusa and Yori I love themmmmm 😭😭
I’m so happy every time I see little Ai, she’s so much like Yuki and I just die bc she’s so cute!!
Also Hanabusa and Yori I love themmmmm 😭😭
July 23, 2021
Reading the messy main series was only worth it because of this!
July 13, 2022
I continue to love this series and I feel super nostalgic for Vampire Knight. It was the first manga I bought, and I'm so happy this exists. It feeds my Zero loving heart.
March 21, 2022
Anche questo secondo volume l'ho completamente divorato e adorato.
May 19, 2019
Zero et Yuki a jamais dans mon cœur je crois.
J’ai du finir Vampire Knight il y a bien 5 ans voire plus mais c’est toujours un plaisir de m’y replonger ❤️
J’ai du finir Vampire Knight il y a bien 5 ans voire plus mais c’est toujours un plaisir de m’y replonger ❤️
January 30, 2022
Este segundo tomo me ha parecido espectacular 🖤
Me ha encantado todo lo que descubrimos en él, las relaciones entre todos los personajes, los sentimientos expresados… Una auténtica maravilla.
Debo reconocer que se me ha saltado alguna que otra lagrimilla en más de una ocasión… ☺️
Me ha encantado todo lo que descubrimos en él, las relaciones entre todos los personajes, los sentimientos expresados… Una auténtica maravilla.
Debo reconocer que se me ha saltado alguna que otra lagrimilla en más de una ocasión… ☺️
October 8, 2019
Pues estuvo bien pero no me encantó.
June 20, 2018
I liked it.
September 23, 2018
I think if there were any reason to at least enter the realm of Vampire Knight again, this spin-off/one-shot side stories would be it. I feel like they make the characters more likable and flesh them out a bit.
December 24, 2017
Et bien après avoir le lu ce second tome, je peux dire que je ne vais pas suivre cette nouvelle série. J’ai du mal à y accrocher, je trouve les histoires un peu décousues, j’ai du mal à suivre. Tant pis. Malgré tout, les dessins restent très jolis.
June 5, 2019
While Kaname is still in the future getting to know his two children(?) and the past he doesn't entirely remember(?), we go back into the past to see the events that happen during Sayori's lifetime. As Yuuki and Zero are navigating the new world order where vampires are working alongside humans, and Hanabusa is still exploring Kaname's research, the political landscape of is still unstable. Yuuki, being the leader of the vampires, is in an exalted position, there are many who don't approve of her relationship with Zero, or having him as an equal to her. This means that there are attempts on his life, as well as other people close to Yuuki. Meanwhile, Zero is facing grumbling from his own association as vampire hunters, and they don't necessarily have a problem with him being a vampire or her being his girlfriend, but they do have a problem with their leader being a consort to the leader of vampires.
While Yuuki's and Zero's romantic relationship is still in stasis, much like Kaname in his ice cube (ba-dum-tsss), there are other relationship developments. Hanabusa and Sayori move forward with theirs, and while the different species thing remains a thorn even after marriage, they are still able to be happy in their family. Ai's developing as a little princess, coming into her vampire side, and her feelings for Zero also deepen, which she confesses to. Her feelings about her mother's relationship with Zero change from when she was small and rooting for them, to hoping for Kaname's waking up, to realizing how deep the bond between the three of them goes. Yuuki's feelings over the matter, over her still not being over Kaname and not ready to pursue a love with Zero all over again, take their time.
As a whole, this manga felt like two polarized feelings of humor and darkness, which didn't always blend well together. As for the plot, there's not much, but there is enough to point towards a direction for this series now.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Viz Media LLC, via Edelweiss.
While Yuuki's and Zero's romantic relationship is still in stasis, much like Kaname in his ice cube (ba-dum-tsss), there are other relationship developments. Hanabusa and Sayori move forward with theirs, and while the different species thing remains a thorn even after marriage, they are still able to be happy in their family. Ai's developing as a little princess, coming into her vampire side, and her feelings for Zero also deepen, which she confesses to. Her feelings about her mother's relationship with Zero change from when she was small and rooting for them, to hoping for Kaname's waking up, to realizing how deep the bond between the three of them goes. Yuuki's feelings over the matter, over her still not being over Kaname and not ready to pursue a love with Zero all over again, take their time.
As a whole, this manga felt like two polarized feelings of humor and darkness, which didn't always blend well together. As for the plot, there's not much, but there is enough to point towards a direction for this series now.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Viz Media LLC, via Edelweiss.
July 3, 2018
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I don't think fans of the series will mind that these short stories are more vignettes than tale; there's enough in here to see how the characters have grown and how their lives went after the ending of the manga series. Each story flows into the next seamlessly and we get a picture of several people and how they are doing through time.- The Warmth of the Princess of My Memories. While Kaname gets to know Yuki's children in the future, we are brought back to a time when Ai was writing memories in a book with Zero when she was a child. Yuki has to deal with vampires trying to assassinate Zero as an unfit consort while Zero also has the suspicions and doubts of the vampire hunters. Yuki is still unable to move on to fully commit to zero at that time. Yori is determined to remain a human despite her relationship with Hanabusa.
- Stars That Shine In Darkness: When vampires attempt to attack Yori in order to protest Yuki and Zero's relationship, she is saved by Hanabusa. A sweet romantic moment ensues between the two.
- The Box In The Depth Of One's Soul That Must Not Be Opened. Ai is young and attending her first soiree. But it doesn't go as planned and she runs into Zero's arms in tears. She chides herself for wishing her mother would reawaken Kaname so she could have Zero to herself. But the incident is the catalyst to learning the truth about Kaname, Yuki, and Zero's relationship.
- Ai and her first love. When Ai tells her feelings to Zero in a special moment, he has a very expected answer to her. But Ai learned about love then and was able to move on.
- You are my North Star. Ai is going through her transformation and doesn't want to hurt other people from her thirst for blood. Yori worries that her determination to stay human is a detriment to Hanabusa. And Yuki and Zero finally find the opportunity to move forward.
At the end of the book there is a nice description of why Hino named the characters as she did. In all, a very well written book that flows smoothly through time, with each story ending on a thematic note that leads to the next tale. Reviewed from an advance reader copy provided by the publisher.
November 11, 2020
I have questions. But first I need to get this off my chest.
I don't like Yuki. Maybe it's because I don't remember how VK ended so I'm lost. But I don't care for her being childlike, when she gets like that it rubs me the wrong way. She was a competent female character now she's tripping and acting like a doof. Maybe it's her true personality. There was more of it in the 1st volume.
I CANNOT STAND AI. I don't find her interesting or endearing. What was the point of her crush on Zero? He's basically her Dad. Why have her crushing on him to the point of asking to be his wife on day.
Okay that aside. Here's my questions.
- What is the point of this series?
- Was it written to appease the Yuki/Zero shippers? Since Yuki basically ends up with Kaname at the end of VK.
- Am I not enjoying this series because the events have happened in the past. And we are getting them as they are being told to Kaname?
- Do I feel lost because everyone is a fucking vampire so no one is aging? They all maybe look 2-3 years older than they did in VK. So it's kinda hard to tell what is the current timeline and what is the past.
Maybe if I read the author notes I'd have answers for my questions. Oh well 🤷🏾♀️.
I feel like there's more. But it's late and I wanna sleep.
I don't like Yuki. Maybe it's because I don't remember how VK ended so I'm lost. But I don't care for her being childlike, when she gets like that it rubs me the wrong way. She was a competent female character now she's tripping and acting like a doof. Maybe it's her true personality. There was more of it in the 1st volume.
I CANNOT STAND AI. I don't find her interesting or endearing. What was the point of her crush on Zero? He's basically her Dad. Why have her crushing on him to the point of asking to be his wife on day.
Okay that aside. Here's my questions.
- What is the point of this series?
- Was it written to appease the Yuki/Zero shippers? Since Yuki basically ends up with Kaname at the end of VK.
- Am I not enjoying this series because the events have happened in the past. And we are getting them as they are being told to Kaname?
- Do I feel lost because everyone is a fucking vampire so no one is aging? They all maybe look 2-3 years older than they did in VK. So it's kinda hard to tell what is the current timeline and what is the past.
Maybe if I read the author notes I'd have answers for my questions. Oh well 🤷🏾♀️.
I feel like there's more. But it's late and I wanna sleep.
April 29, 2023
My poor heart! This series spans the growth of a relationship between Zero and Yuki. The only thing that bothers me is that the time between the original Vampire Knight series and Vampire Knight: Memories is supposed to be 1,000 years and that seems like quite a lot of time. A century or two would be pretty believable, but it doesn't look like technology has advanced that much in 1,000 years from the original series.
That aside, this was an emotional volume to read. Hanabusa and Sayori's moments together were my favorite to read. It was absolutely heartbreaking and bittersweet, but such is what happens when an immortal and a mortal fall in love.
I feel like the two daughters are a great representation of Yuki's relationship with each father. Ren's name means romantic love, which is what we get to see between Yuki and Zero develop. Ai's name means an unconditional, unending love, much like what we see as Yuki still holds a place in her heart for Kaname and their short time together even after he's been encased in ice. I do look forward to reading the rest of the series and the slow burn romance that occurs between Zero and Yuki as Yuki finally moves on from her grief of losing Kaname.
That aside, this was an emotional volume to read. Hanabusa and Sayori's moments together were my favorite to read. It was absolutely heartbreaking and bittersweet, but such is what happens when an immortal and a mortal fall in love.
I feel like the two daughters are a great representation of Yuki's relationship with each father. Ren's name means romantic love, which is what we get to see between Yuki and Zero develop. Ai's name means an unconditional, unending love, much like what we see as Yuki still holds a place in her heart for Kaname and their short time together even after he's been encased in ice. I do look forward to reading the rest of the series and the slow burn romance that occurs between Zero and Yuki as Yuki finally moves on from her grief of losing Kaname.
August 9, 2018
Vampire Knight Memories takes place after the conclusion of Vampire Knight. It’s 1000 years in the future, and Ai is reminiscing on her mother’s (Yuki) life.
Although I’ve enjoyed reading what happened to Yuki, Zero, and the other characters, I’m torn by the bittersweet tone.
If you��re a fan of the series, you’ll want to know what happened. Each vignette gives you a glimpse into the future. It’s a must read for fans.
Although I’ve enjoyed reading what happened to Yuki, Zero, and the other characters, I’m torn by the bittersweet tone.
If you��re a fan of the series, you’ll want to know what happened. Each vignette gives you a glimpse into the future. It’s a must read for fans.
August 11, 2018
Like i said in my other review, I'm not a ZeKi shipper. I'm just reading these because i want more of a story from Yuuki's kids and the glimpses of Juuri and Kaien's meetings are really cute. This manga was fan service to begin with, everyone knows it. With that being said, it's cute, i like the storyline and i like the other characters.
May 17, 2019
I am totally psyched that Matsuri Hino finally continued the vampire knight series and added so many bright new characters. I need to find a place where I can get volume 01 of the series so I can read the series in order. the one thing I'm not a big fan of is yuki using her heart to turn Kaname human.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 29, 2024
En este segundo tomo conocemos un poco la historia entre Aidou y Yori. Nunca pensé que terminarán juntos porque en la historia de Vampire knight no se hablaban, no tenían contacto hasta después de lo que ocurre al final.
Y Zero y Yuuki cuidándome uno al otro. Ai, Ren y Kaname conviviendo juntos... Ufff, quiero llorar.
Y Zero y Yuuki cuidándome uno al otro. Ai, Ren y Kaname conviviendo juntos... Ufff, quiero llorar.
December 31, 2018
This volume had stories of both the 1000 year interim untold in the original series as well as glimpses of Kaname's life after he awakens. I especially enjoyed Yori's story in this volume as well as the continued struggle between Zero and Yuki.
February 9, 2020
Melancólica y confusa.
Que bonito que Yuuki y Zero tuvieron tanto tiempo para pensar y estar uno al lado del otro.
Pensaba dejar de leer VKM con este volumen, pero de verdad quiero mucho a los personajes.
Me gusta ver a Yuuki siendo autosuficiente y mostrando que no es una niña llorona débil.
Que bonito que Yuuki y Zero tuvieron tanto tiempo para pensar y estar uno al lado del otro.
Pensaba dejar de leer VKM con este volumen, pero de verdad quiero mucho a los personajes.
Me gusta ver a Yuuki siendo autosuficiente y mostrando que no es una niña llorona débil.
December 3, 2020
Ohlala.. je meurs.
Je suis tellement contente de retrouver ce monde. J'aime la tournure que l'histoire prend. Découvrir de nouvelles facettes des personnages que j'aime depuis 10 ans.
J'ai attendu 1 mois pour recevoir les deux premiers tomes.. j'attends de recevoir la suite au plus vite.
Je suis tellement contente de retrouver ce monde. J'aime la tournure que l'histoire prend. Découvrir de nouvelles facettes des personnages que j'aime depuis 10 ans.
J'ai attendu 1 mois pour recevoir les deux premiers tomes.. j'attends de recevoir la suite au plus vite.
August 21, 2022
This is a super emotional volume and I loved every bit of it.
My only complaint is there are some major time skips in this. However, it does make sense since the series is supposed to span over 1000 years.
My only complaint is there are some major time skips in this. However, it does make sense since the series is supposed to span over 1000 years.
December 10, 2022
I can’t believe that the main series led to this… This series is beautiful so far. I love Zero and Yuki’s dynamic. And Ai is so adorably funny! Yuki and Zero deserve to be happy while Kaname is asleep… especially since when he wakes up, they’ll both be gone….
August 26, 2018
4 stars
My love for this series is so strong!
My love for this series is so strong!
December 20, 2018
OH THE NOSTALGIA
December 29, 2018
Hanabusa and Sayori are #relationshipgoals
January 9, 2019
Love that they are continuing the story
February 7, 2019
Honestly liking forward to the next volume.
October 15, 2019
So melodramatic! Ha!
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