Creative Staff
Story/Art: Matsuri Hino
Translation: Tetsuichiro Miyaki
Adaptation: Nancy Thistlethwaite
What They Say
Kaname has returned to Cross Academy to kill Sara Shirabuki. Zero has joined forces with Sara, leaving Yuki in the middle of the conflict. Even if Kaname’s ultimate goal is to kill all purebloods, is Yuki ready to fight him?
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers):
Though Yuki is excited at the sight of Kaname, when Zero pulls her back she realizes that he isn’t actually there in person. However, he does take the time to taunt Zero, admitting that he facilitated the death of the hunter’s parents in order to turn him and his brother firmly against the purebloods. Meanwhile, the vampires continue to argue and pick sides.
Later on, we see Ichijo’s awkward captivation towards Sara, which is rooted in the power of the purebloods. Additionally, Zero and Yuki decide to team up once more in order to bring a stop to Kaname. Furthermore, the other hunters seem determined to look the other way and let Kaname and Sara wipe each other out. Even so, when Kaname breaches the hunter HQ, the headmaster finally manages to get them to mobilize. When a fight between Zero and Kaname reaches its climax, Ruka jumps in and is injured, and as a result Kaname abandons her. As the volume comes to a close, Yuki cuts her hair back to its previous length, and takes her place once more alongside Zero.
In the bonus chapter, we are treated to a touching little story about a grumpy baker.
In Summary
Things seem to be finally reaching a climax in this volume, with the characters directly clashing with one another. There’s still some question as to Sara’s role and exactly how far Kaname is willing to take things, but this is probably the best that the series has been since the “twist” midway through. There’s actually some decent fight scenes contained within, Kaname has some scenes that are just plain cool, and Yuki is the closest she’s been to her original personality in quite a while. Though it still isn’t perfect, this book gives me hope that the series may be able to end on a strong note, something that I had given up on quite a few volumes back.
Content Grade: B
Art Grade: A
Package Rating: B+
Text/Translation Rating: B
Age Rating: 16+
Released by: Viz Media
Release Date: November 5th, 2013
MSRP: $9.99
