Vampire Knight is a long-finished Matsuri Hino manga that is being revived for LaLa's 50th anniversary and is part of a Lawson convenience store tie-in. It is also among the Viz Media anime titles headed to the RetroCrush streaming service.
Vampire Knight has returned to print magazines and merchandise in 2026, tied to Hakusensha's LaLa 50th anniversary. The first sign came in the September issue of LaLa, which revealed on July 24 that Matsuri Hino would write a new one-shot chapter for the magazine's next issue on August 4. The chapter is set before the characters enter high school. Shinobu Amano's Last Game received a one-shot in the same issue, and the anniversary also brought back Maid Sama! and Soredemo Otōto wa Koishitagaru.
The anniversary then moved into retail. LaLa's 50th anniversary campaign at Lawson stores nationwide runs from Tuesday, October 27, 2026, with original goods for Snow White with the Red Hair, Ouran High School Host Club, Vampire Knight, and Natsume's Book of Friends. Buying three eligible sweets earns one of five art sheets, limited to 20 per store. Acrylic stands, badges, nail tips, and reservation items go on sale, and Mamoru Miyano hosts an in-store broadcast.
Separately, the anime adaptation is part of a Viz Media slate coming to RetroCrush. The free streaming service will add several Viz films and series, including Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow, Sailor Moon R: The Movie, Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse, Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge, Hikaru no Go, Accel World, both Captain Tsubasa series, and Vampire Knight. The three stories place the series in magazine, retail, and streaming contexts at once, with the manga one-shot and the Lawson goods tied to the same anniversary.
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LaLa's 50th anniversary campaign runs at Lawson stores nationwide from Tuesday, October 27, 2026, with original goods for Snow White with the Red Hair, Ouran High School Host Club, Vampire Knight, and Natsume's Book of Friends. Buying three eligible sweets earns one of five art sheets, limited to 20 per store. Acrylic stands, badges, nail tips, and reservation items go on sale, and Mamoru Miyano hosts an in-store broadcast.
RetroCrush will add several Viz Media anime films and series to its service, including Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow, Sailor Moon R: The Movie, Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse, Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge, Hikaru no Go, Accel World, both Captain Tsubasa series, and Vampire Knight.
The September issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine revealed on July 24 that Shinobu Amano's Last Game and Matsuri Hino's Vampire Knight will each receive new one-shot chapters in the magazine's next issue on August 4. Both chapters are part of the magazine's 50th anniversary celebration, which also featured one-shots of Maid Sama! and Soredemo Otōto wa Koishitagaru in the latest issue.