Viz Media has acquired home entertainment, TV, streaming, DTO, and merchandising rights to the Vampire Knight anime.  The rights include IPTV, VOD, digital merchandise and mobile.

The Vampire Knight gothic romance manga by Matsuri Hino has been a significant hit in the U.S. for Viz, which also holds the manga rights.  Vampire Knight Vol. 7 was the #1 graphic novel in bookstores in August (see “Vampire Knight Is #1”), and the #3 manga property in Q2 (see “Top 25 Manga Properties Q2 2009”).