

It seems plausible that _Vampire Knight_ could be set in Japan, but I'm
wondering if there is any more specific or concrete than that given either in
canon or by one of the authors. If it is set on earth, where are the vampires
from, because most of them are blond and blue-eyed, which would imply that
they aren't from Japan.

Is there any evidence of whether Vampire Knight is set in Japan, or even on
Earth?


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Where is Vampire Knight set?


I'm not sure how reliable is this source but according to
[TvTropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Manga/VampireKnight),

> It's easy to miss the fact that the series is set in the far future, after
> the apocalypse, long enough after for things to have been rebuilt to about
> the same level. In a recent flashback, Juri tells a story of her adolescence
> to the young Yuuki; we've heard before that she was about three thousand
> years old, and **the architecture and setting appears to be roughly modern
> day Japan** , certainly within the last 30 years or so.

But I think the setting where _Vampire Knight_ is set most likely fictional.


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The physical setting, given the types of plant and animal life, I would assume
is on earth, but definitely not in Japan. Just because it is an anime/manga
series, it doesn't mean that the setting must always be exclusively in Japan.

It seems to be in more of a rural, European area. The reason I say that is
because the architecture of the buildings seem to have more of a western world
design, and the occasional runes that one would see whilst focusing on the
background of certain episodes/chapters tend to look as if they were more from
the middle ages or the Renaissance period than feudal era of Japan. If I were
to be a little more specific, I would say somewhere in the northern UK. Also,
yes there are scenes in which it seems like they are in a very busy town, but
the surrounding area suggests that it is in a northern wooded area that's
rather secluded.

As for the time period, I would like to say that during the recent events in
the series (meaning when it's not a flashback moment) the time period would be
somewhere between the mid 90's and mid-2000's. This is because though it seems
like there is recent technology in the town area, there doesn't seem to be any
trace of the new technology that we have today such as smartphones and
tablets.

The vampires themselves I would also assume are not Japanese, but European
with the exception of Shizuka Hio. The fact that many of the names are
Japanese could be the fault of the author for not taking in to account that he
set the characters in a European-like setting.

When one steps back and looks at the age of the vampire race that the series
suggests and compare it to that of the history of Japan as a country, the
vampires have a longer history and have been around longer than the country of
Japan has. The purebloods would be no doubt from one ethnic decent such as
English or French while the nobles could have more than one ethnic decent. The
physical traits of commonly having blond hair and blue eyes suggest that
German decent is common.

The "level E" vampires are what I assume to be just what the series describes
them as. As for where the vampire race came from in general, I'm not entirely
sure, but I do have a theory that their origins are similar to that of the
main characters in the movie _Hancock_ starring Will Smith & Charlize Theron.


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I have the hunch that it may be set in a European country. Here's my evidence:

  * Most of the characters have light coloured hair and light coloured eyes. In fact, dark hair seems to be a rarity.
  * The layout of the classroom looks like a lecture hall, whereas all Japanese schools are set on one template, sliding doors, and single desks.
  * The town looks like pre-modern Germany or some Nordic town.
  * There are too many vampires. In Japan, with that many vampires, we would have found out by now.
  * The strongest bit of evidence I think is the first scene we ever see. Notice what species the trees are? Pine and Fir. And what does Yuki describe the place as? A snowy tundra. Seems like an insignificant detail but: Japan doesn't have tundras. And those evergreen trees I mentioned don't grow there either. At least not in the multitude shown.

So with all this evidence in mind, I honestly believe it is set in an Eastern
European or Nordic country.


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