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Episode Summaries

Episode 1

A young vampire boy saves a girl from a bloodthirsty vampire. Years later, Yuki Cross, a member of the school’s Disciplinary Committee, recalls how Kaname Kuran, one of the Night Class students, saved her life. The headmaster explains his hope for Cross Academy to be a start for the coexistence between vampires and humans, which Zero finds unrealistic. After a confrontation with Aido and Akatsuki, who attempt to drink Yuki’s blood, Kaname intervenes. Zero’s deepening conflict with vampires and his struggle with his own bloodlust become more evident. 

Episode 2 

Zero struggles with his worsening bloodlust as Cross Academy prepares for St. Xocolatl’s Day, where Yuki plans to give chocolates to Kaname to thank him for saving her life. At the event, Zero throws Yuki’s chocolates to Kaname, leading to a minor squabble between them. Later, the Night Class confronts Zero over his attitude, but Yuki intervenes before a fight escalates. Yuki offers Zero her handmade chocolate and discovers a blood tablet where Zero was sitting as Kaname reflects on Zero’s traumatic past. 

Episode 3

As disciplinary committee members, Zero and Yuki hold dorm inspections. After Yuki unknowingly pulls out Zero’s blood tablets, Zero leaves the school with Yuki following. Yuki ends up encountering a vampire boy who bites her, forcing her to flee. Zero confronts the vampires but the vampire boy gets away. Kaname intervenes, killing the boy and comforting Yuki. During their discussion, Cross and Kaname reveal that Zero was bitten by a pureblood vampire and the grim fate of those bitten by pureblood vampires. Later, Zero loses control and bites Yuki, leaving her in shock. He apologizes, but both struggle with the aftermath of his actions.

Episode 4

Kaname intervenes after smelling blood, protecting Yuki from Zero and taking her to the infirmary, where Cross reveals Zero’s tragic transformation into a vampire after a pureblood attack. Yuki overhears Kaname and Cross discussing transferring Zero to the Night Class, leaving her conflicted about his fate. Seeking answers, Yuki visits Kaname at the Moon Dormitory but is confronted by Aido, whose probing questions and actions lead to Kaname stepping in to protect her. Kaname warns Yuki not to visit alone and refuses her plea to keep Zero in the Day Class, explaining his inevitable descent to Level E. Meanwhile, Zero, overcome with despair, attempts to end his life but is stopped by Yuki, who promises to stand by him. As Cross works with the Hunter’s Society to manage the situation, Kaname watches Yuki comfort Zero, his feelings for her evident but unspoken.

Episode 5

Cross activates an old vampire hunter spell allowing Yuki to immobilize Zero if necessary. A Level E vampire attacks Yuki, but Zero and Night Class members intervene, leading Yuki to the Moon Dormitory for answers. There, she learns about the vampire hierarchy and Kaname's influence as a pureblood. Tensions peak when Zero points a gun at Kaname, highlighting the fragile peace between them. At Ichijo’s birthday party, Yuki feels out of place and leaves. Zero’s inability to suppress his bloodlust nearly leads him to bite her, but she calms him down by throwing them into a pool. Yagari’s sudden intervention reveals his connection to Zero.

Episode 6

Yagari, Zero’s former mentor and a renowned vampire hunter, confronts Zero about his deteriorating state and readiness to face his fate as a vampire. While Yuki intervenes to protect Zero, Yagari recounts his past sacrifices, including losing his eye to save Zero during a traumatic encounter with a Level E vampire. Struggling with guilt and his growing thirst for blood, Zero resigns himself to his fate, but Yuki refuses to let him give up, offering her blood to keep him from succumbing to his instincts. Meanwhile, Yagari questions Kaname’s motives for sparing Zero, to which Kaname reveals it is to avoid losing Yuki. Later, Yagari tests Zero’s resolve, urging him to fight his fate, and cryptically reveals that "that woman" is still alive, leaving Zero shaken yet determined not to run away.

Episode 7

Zero reveals he can sense Yuki’s desire for Kaname in her blood, leaving her feeling vulnerable and uneasy. Flashbacks show Yuki’s initial fear of Kaname, her gradual trust in him after Cross adopts her, and her first meeting with a traumatized Zero, who struggles with memories of a vampire attack. The flashbacks continue on to show Zero’s first meeting with Kaname in which he stabs him, accusing him of being like the vampire who hurt his family, though Kaname remains composed. In another flashback, Yuki sneaks into the Night Dormitory to see Kaname, but witnessing him drink Ruka’s blood frightens her, reinforcing Zero’s warnings about vampires. In the present, as Yuki reflects on giving Zero her blood, she acknowledges her lingering feelings for Kaname. Meanwhile, Kaname tells Zero he spares him because Zero is loyal to Yuki and can protect her, further complicating the dynamics between them.

Episode 8

Ichijo learns his powerful and feared grandfather, Asato "Ichio" Ichijo, will visit the Moon Dormitory, sparking unease among the Night Class. Despite Ichijo's concerns, Kaname insists on greeting Ichio, who arrives dramatically and reminds Kaname of his rejection of his guardianship. Appearing as if he seeks Kaname’s pure blood, Ichio grabs Kaname’s hand, prompting Hanabusa and Ruka to intervene. Kaname apologizes for Aido’s rudeness before Ichio kneels and kisses his hand. Later, Ruka laments Kaname’s refusal of her blood, while Ichio warns Ichijo to observe Kaname. Meanwhile, Zero receives his first vampire hunter assignment to eliminate a Level E serial killer and tracks the target to an abandoned building, where Rima, Shiki, and Yuki also converge. Zero ultimately kills the vampire, but a mysterious girl observing the scene resolves to join Cross Academy.

Episode 9

Zero dreams of a woman suggesting an unbreakable bond between them, while Yagari informs Cross that the woman Zero despises is still alive. At Cross Academy, excitement over an upcoming ball causes chaos, and new transfer student Maria Kurenai arrives, quickly stirring tension with her bold actions. Maria’s playful antics continue as she disrupts the Night Class and requests to move to their original dormitory, which Kaname permits. Zero grows suspicious of Maria, speculating that Shizuka may have altered her appearance. Kaname reveals to Ichijo that Maria’s presence and the assembly of her “pawns” at the academy are part of his plan. Elsewhere, Maria hints at an interest in Zero, teasing the masked man who accompanies her.

Episode 10

Zero recalls the night his family was killed by Shizuka Hio, seeing his brother Ichiru with her after being bitten and left traumatized. In the present, Maria’s arrival at the academy raises tensions as she taunts Zero and reveals herself to be Shizuka in a different body. She incapacitates Zero, and Kaname erases Yuki’s memory of the confrontation to protect her. Yuki later learns from Maria that Zero risks degenerating into a Level E vampire, and Maria offers a mysterious trade to save him. Flashbacks reveal Ichiru’s admiration for Shizuka, their family’s murder, and Zero’s unresolved pain. In a shocking twist, Zero confronts the masked man aiding Maria and discovers he is Ichiru, who is somehow still alive.

Episode 11

Ichiru confronts Zero, revealing his bitterness and resentment, claiming that Zero doesn’t understand his struggles and admitting his hatred for him. He offers Zero the chance to join him and Shizuka as her servant in exchange for his life. Yagari arrives but is attacked by Ichiru, leading to Ichiru fleeing and Yagari getting wounded. Zero takes him to Cross for treatment before finding Yuki and drinking her blood. Yuki recalls Maria's offer to save Zero in exchange for Kaname’s life or her own. At the ball, Yuki confronts Kaname about erasing her memory, with Kaname defending his actions. Meanwhile, Aido and Akatsuki question the new transfer student and later discover Shizuka Hio's frozen body. Seiren warns them not to investigate further, and Akatsuki realizes Kaname likely has a plan in motion.

Episode 12

Yuki offers herself to Maria to save Zero, and Maria switches to her original body of Shizuka Hio. Shizuka tells Yuki that giving Zero her blood will save him. Shizuka demands Yuki’s blood for power, but Zero intervenes before she can bite Yuki. Yuki blocks him, explaining Shizuka can prevent Zero from becoming a Level E vampire. Shizuka orders Zero to hold Yuki still and drinks his blood. Before she can bite Yuki, Zero shoots himself and Shizuka. Ichiru stabs Zero and insists to Shizuka that they leave before being pursued. Cross talks to Yagari about vampires, and Aido is confronted by Akatsuki at Maria's dorm. Ichiru reveals he has gained power from drinking Shizuka’s blood, and the brothers fight. Meanwhile, Kaname kills Shizuka, who warns him that drinking another pureblood’s blood will give him new power but an ominous future. Aido overhears and realizes Kaname has killed Shizuka. Ichiru finds Shizuka dying on the floor.

Episode 13

Shizuka refuses Ichiru's offer of blood, explaining that it’s too late for her. In a flashback, she reveals to Ichiru that she turned Zero into a vampire because he would continue to resist unlike Ichiru. She acknowledges that she likes Ichiru but keeps her distance to avoid his destruction. Meanwhile, Zero finds Shizuka’s shattered body, and Ichiru reveals she never drank his blood. Later, Kaname reflects on Shizuka’s past and her search for something at Cross Academy. Kaname learns to control his new power and apologizes to Yuki for getting her involved in an issue between vampires. Cross checks on Zero, who struggles with his thirst, and Kaname forces him to drink his blood.