Crazy multishipper

Rin x Daikiichi (usagi drop)

Kaname x yuuki x zero (vampire knight/vampire knight memories)

Ren Kuran Kiryuu x Ai Kuran (i made fun of their dynamic when they were lusting over each other but grew to geniunely ship them(vampireknightmemories))

Nana Hiiragi x Nanao Nakajima (friends to enemies to friends psychological d/s eroticism at it's finest(talentlessnana/munou na nana))

Kiyomi Shimizu x Muguo IIjima (talentless nana)

Hiyori Mishima x Koharu Mishima (Yuri twincest talentless nana)

Fuuko Sorano x Kyoya Onodera (finding solace and kyoya helping fuuko to avenge fuuko's boyfriend ryuuji's death(munou na nana)

Hekidou x Hakurei (dragon guy x tiger onee san))

Dale x Latina (uchimusume (age gap child raising and romance))

Bella Swan x Edward Cullen (age gap romance)

Jacob x renesmee cullen (age gap romance with connection with renesmee in the womb, at birth imprinting)

Heather x Alejandro (villains to lovers)

Stephanie Myers sold me on Jacob and Renesmee relationship in the novel version, I love the slow burn romantic friendship and how jacob and renesmee changed each other for the better (even Bella supports their friendship after getting over her anger and much later Edward)

Plus peak age gap

And I'm engaging in genuine discussion. whether they're right or wrong, we can agree to disagree

I'm all up for engaging in discussions (regardless of fan's viewpoints, it's nice learning of why people think regarding of their view point, regardless of their stance)

I'm reading vkm raws to understand the story better

The ch's I remember reading must have been lq scans (which contributed to my dislike of the early post yuuki leaving academy arc)

Im enjoying the read so far

Yuki and Ai both say that about their love interests Zero and Ren, that they're deathly afraid of when they're gonna die because they lack the "true immortality" of level A vampires aka purebloods(ren is half-pureblood so she'll most likely live longer than Zero but is going to die b4 Ai(hence why Ai forced Ren to sleep to preserve her lifeforce))

What bothers me is how quick some of them are to call others illiterate or say they lack reading comprehension, just for having a different view on the series. It comes across as arrogant. Not everyone reads things the same way..

I've ended up blocking quite a few accounts because of how aggressive they get toward anyone who doesn't share their exact views. It's frustrating because the fandom here on Tumblr already feels pretty small, yet so much of it is dominated by these extremely biased takes. I'd really like to see more positive perspectives. I don't care if it's from a zeki shipper, yume shipper, rarepair shippers, multishippers, or neutral fans, thee non-shippers, who genuinely love the series. I just want to see more positivity.

I am tired of seeing the same posts over and over again: "Yuki loves Kaname / Zero more," "Yume / Zeki is the true endgame ship," "Yuki doesn't love Kaname / Zero," "I hate Kaname / Zero / Yuki," or "Did I mention I utterly loathe Kaname / Zero?"

I don't mind bias posts here and there, but I'd love to see more positive perspectives. Right now, neutral fans feel almost impossible to find among all these blatantly biased shippers. How do you deal with this?

Oh, that's easy, I follow hino's canon, and if I yume or zeki person does debate what is the true ship, I simply say that yuki should've cut the connection in her heart the belongs to each guy

Yuki literally says that zero has her heart to kaname's face in the post academy arc and kaname accepts it, same with zero in memories

If yuuki truly loved one guy she would cut the shackles that has the other guy to it, but no yuuki doesn't do that, she openly holds both guys in her heart

Even if yuki names her children as the type of love she holds for kaname (ai) and zero (ren)

Chatgpt sums it up rather nicely:

My ask:

In vampire knight and its sequel series vampire knight memories yuuki kuran has a child with both of her love interests kaname kuran and zero kiryuu named ai (with kaname) and ren (with zero). when kaname went into a comatose state after losing his heart, yuuki developed her romance with zero while being pregnant with Ai and they got secretly married in front of kaname's ice coffin eventually having ren (kanji is 'koi')

So the question is even tho kaname and yuuki's child is named ai (eternal love) and ren(with zero) is named after koi (romantic love, because he doesn't have a pureblood eternal lifespan and yuuki is deathly afraid of when he's going to die) kaname is a pureblood which is the vampire progenitor while zero was a human bitten by a pureblood (which means he doesnt have eternal lifespan) are both pairings equally as intense?

Chatgpt said:

In Vampire Knight and its sequel Vampire Knight Memories, the two relationships—Yuuki Kuran with Kaname Kuran and with Zero Kiryu—are both intense, but they’re intense in very different ways, not really equal in nature.

Yuuki × Kaname (Ai / “eternal love”)

This pairing is written as mythic and fated. Kaname is a Pureblood progenitor, and his bond with Yuuki is tied to:

ancestry and destiny

sacrifice across centuries

a kind of absolute, consuming love

Kaname’s love is heavy, almost overwhelming—he shapes Yuuki’s life, protects her from afar, and ultimately sacrifices everything (even his own heart and consciousness). Their child Ai (“eternal love”) reflects that: something timeless, almost beyond ordinary human emotion.

Yuuki × Zero (Ren / “koi”)

This relationship is grounded and human, even within a supernatural setting:

built on shared pain and healing

companionship and emotional equality

fear of loss due to mortality

Zero’s love is immediate and lived-in. Unlike Kaname, he stays, suffers with Yuuki, and builds a life with her. Ren (“koi,” romantic love) symbolizes something fragile and fleeting—precious because it will end.

So, are they equally intense?

Yes—but not in the same dimension.

Kaname’s love = eternal, tragic, transcendent intensity

(cosmic scale, destiny-driven, almost unavoidable)

Zero’s love = human, emotional, present-day intensity

(intimate, fragile, chosen every day)

If you try to measure “which is stronger,” the story intentionally resists that:

Kaname represents inevitability and eternity

Zero represents choice and lived experience

Yuuki doesn’t simply “replace” one with the other—she experiences both kinds of love fully, which is why Ai and Ren are named the way they are.

A useful way to think about it

Kaname is the kind of love that defines your existence.

Zero is the kind of love that defines your life.

Both are intense—but one is infinite and distant, while the other is finite and immediate.

I also followed it up with another question:

Yuuki also said to kaname after the academy timeskip (sorry, the other part of my heart belongs to zero )

And yuuki says the same thing to zero when they are dating when ai is born

Chatgpt answered with:

Yes—and that parallel is *very intentional* in *Vampire Knight Memories*, and even rooted in earlier dynamics from *Vampire Knight*.

When Yuuki Kuran tells Kaname Kuran that part of her heart belongs to Zero Kiryu, and later essentially mirrors that sentiment with Zero, it’s not inconsistency—it’s the core of her character.

### What that actually means

Yuuki’s love is **not divided in a shallow way**—it’s *layered*:

* **Kaname** holds the part of her tied to:

* her identity as a Pureblood

* her past, origin, and destiny

* unconditional, almost instinctive devotion

* **Zero** holds the part tied to:

* her humanity

* her daily emotional life

* choice, companionship, and healing

So when she says “the other part of my heart,” she genuinely means it both times. It’s not that she’s *splitting* love equally like a calculation—it’s that **each relationship fulfills something the other fundamentally cannot replace**.

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### Why the repetition matters

That mirrored line reinforces a key theme:

Yuuki doesn’t move *on* from one love to another—

she **carries both simultaneously**, even when circumstances force her into one life or the other.

* With **Kaname**, Zero never disappears emotionally.

* With **Zero**, Kaname never disappears emotionally.

That’s why:

* Ai (“eternal love”) represents what *never fades*

* Ren (“koi”) represents what is *lived and felt in time*

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### Is this equal love?

This is where it gets nuanced:

It’s **equal in sincerity**, but not identical in form.

* Her love for Kaname is **inescapable**

* Her love for Zero is **chosen and reaffirmed**

And the fact that she says the same kind of line to both men shows something important:

> Yuuki is incapable of loving either of them *partially*—

> but she is also incapable of loving only one of them *completely*.

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### The emotional takeaway

Rather than a typical love triangle where one “wins,” *Vampire Knight* presents something more complicated (and honestly, more uncomfortable):

Yuuki’s heart never resolves into a single answer.

And those repeated lines are the clearest proof that:

* Kaname is not replaced

* Zero is not second

* And Yuuki herself never fully separates the two parts of her love

That’s why the story feels tragic no matter which pairing you focus on.

My thoughts:

Yuuki is a cheater and both guys are a-ok with not being "the one"

Which is why I love this series

Easy answer, yuuki searched for the fragments to revive kaname a much longer than her being with zero

Is it always like this here? I was kinda taken aback. I’ve seen people call others illiterate or say they lack reading comprehension just for enjoying the series and sharing a positive take. I also saw a post from a few weeks ago where a Japanese user got pushed out of the fandom with discriminatory messages just because their cultural perspective didn’t match what some people wanted, even though this is a Japanese work. 

Some people seem kinda panicked, and the whole vibe just feels really intense... almost kind of cult-like. 

Did something specific happen recently, or is it usually like this?

I came as there was like less than 10 chapters in the original series

I think it was always like this (like people insult others while proclaiming why their ship is better(even tho both ships are canon))

It's to be expected when a series has a main character and they have more than 1 clear cut love interest(subverting the 1 person winning in the love interest race)

I love this fandom because of some of the fan's hilarious takes on why their ship is'more canon than the other canon ship'

For me it took time for me to fully appreciate both ships, and ship it as a trio admiring kaname yuuki and zero's dynamic with each other