Matsuri Hino Launches New Vampire Knight Manga in June 

Matsuri Hino Launches New Vampire Knight Manga in June

Sequel series following Yūki, Zero launches in

manga in the magazine\'s July issue, which will ship on June 10.

The announcement above reads: "New serialization!! The curtain rises on a new legend! Bloody legend

" and describes the new series as follows: "Yūki and Zero made their declaration to be together but...!?"

The first chapter will have 50 pages, and the manga will be on the cover of the July issue.

in May 2013, she published several extra chapters of the series in 2013-2015.

published the 19th and final compiled book volume in November 2013.

published the final volume in North America in October 2014. Viz also released the 2008

followup. The manga has also inspired two stage plays.

The manga revolves around Yūki, a high school girl whose unique school features a "day class" of normal kids and a "night class" of vampires. She works with her adopted father and headmaster to prove that vampires can coexist with humans peacefully, but the school — and the vampires — hide many secrets.

manga in North America. The company also previously published her

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