So, I know this thread is old but I felt like posting anyway since I read Vampire knight in 2013 and I still remember every excruciating detail of the whole messy series. For all those saying YuMe isn't "technically" incest because Kaname is just in her brother's vessel, sorry to say this, that's not true. While, it is true that he's her ancestor, that just means he's her great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great (I think you get the gist) grandfather. Because ancestor means Yuuki descended from him, thus, Kaname's soul is the soul of her grandfather! Um... Ew?? I mean seriously that's gross! That's why I never liked YuMe after THAT poor excuse of a plot twist. However, I am not a Zeki shipper either.
In the manga, and even sometimes the anime, Yuuki flip flopped SO MUCH. And it seemed like after she woke up and became a pureblood and started having to choose between Kaname and Zero, she was all sad and not herself. To be honest, I liked Yuuki at one point. She was cute and happy, but then, after she started dating Kaname and "loving" Zero, she always seemed sad or acted like she didn't know what to say or do. She wasn't the Yuuki some of us fandom actually found tolerable. In the manga, it seemed like she could only be herself around Aidou. And thus, I ship Yuuki and Aidou. I know it's strange, but come on guys, at least say you get where I'm coming from.
As for the ending, I was so pissed. Zero was TOTALLY a replacement. And, it felt like she just dated him out of pity. Even in the manga she just said "He's brought me a lot of happiness" (something like that) She didn't say she truly loved him through those 1000 years. At least, not that I can remember. Honestly she should have just left Zero alone after that. Zero could have found another girl, I would have loved that! Or hell, he could have changed to liking guys and go be gay with Kaito. I WOULD HAVE LOVED THAT WAYY MORE THAT WHATEVER TRASH THIS ENDING WAS.
Vampire knight had a good plot, it was interesting and engaging and pretty unique, but boy did Hino screw it up with the character's illogical actions and emotions. Seriously, Yuuki is the reason I now hate VK. Agree or not, this mess would have been better off as a straight action anime where Zero is the lead or as a Yaoi lol XD
Overall, I will most definitely not be re-reading this or re-watching. In two years I have never returned and I don't plan to.
Honestly, Ichiru was my favorite character. He was chill. Zero and Kaname, though I love them, they were just real stupid sometimes.
Don't even get me started on my loathing hatred for Yuukk.