Pandora Hearts

Pandora Hearts, is one of those gripping, manga full with twists at every turn, and makes you feel strong emotions towards the characters. It is brilliantly written.

Story - great plot, at times it was a bit confusing and I had to reread to understand, but the plot... holy shit is so good!

Art - love it, all the covers are beautiful and detailed (omg the colour scheme though! ♥)

Character - really interesting to see the character development, e.g. learning more about Echo, and seeing her changing was cute. I especially liked Gilbert and Alice. Gilbert's loyalty was so touching, Alice was cute and passionate.

Overall I found Pandora Hearts really intriguing. The story was fantastic, the art was beautiful, the character development was interesting. This story really has it all. I found myself attaching to Gilbert and Alice (you gotta love them..)

I don't know why this manga is so underrated! Maybe because its anime hasn't got same story as manga has. For those who has doubt about reading this i suggest check it out, the real story will begin after 25 chapters. No spoiler at all, feel free to read this post.

Story 10/10:

Pandora heart is a rather complicated yet easy to understand story which has one of the most shining ending ever. Story begin with "Your sin is... your very existence." which somehow at the first doesn't make any sense but it will be more clear as story progress. A tragic event was happened long ago, and its detail is being revealed by every flash back, however it doesn't mean that all of story is about past. To put it in the simple way, PH is like a puzzle that its pieces place in the right position with every chapter. I felt sadness, happiness and so on with plot. Don't let that first light chapters deceive you. It will be changed to something very dark soon.

Character 9/10:

Well at the first glance characters are strange. Some character like break or will of abyss seems exotic. But when their past is manifested, their behavior will make more sense. I don't want to compare PH to Mirai Nikki, though Mirai Nikki has got many strange character, aside from main characters their behavior don't have any good explanation. For example Reisuke Houjou or Akise, Aru and so on. PH doesn't fail to make sense from none sense!
More importantly, characters are gray. there is no absolute good or evil in PH.

Vessalius, Oz: Main character. His behavior changes as he understands himself more. At the first sight he seems a typical duplicated protagonist. He is not! If you don't believe me, just read story to the end.

Nightray, Gilbert: A loyal servant or friend? He is an usual character. Nothing strange about him! He has got a well written past with Nightray, Vincent.

Alice: The master. She is a weird character with a lot of odd behavior. She makes Gilbert angry by disturbing OZ. Her past is a key to the story.

Break, Xerxes: Clown. He is one of the most astounding character in PH story. I bet he likes sugar more than his life. He assists OZ to comes to term with himself.

Vessalius, Jack: Multiple personality. An other unique character in PH (well i don't understand him, even by knowing his past.)

Overall and Enjoyment 10/10:
After this manga i read black butler and d.gray man in this genre. In my opinion they are all good, but PH is something else.

First of all you have to know that I read this manga expecting nothing, at that time I was fairly bored after my exams and decided to give this a go, which of course I did not regret. Writing this review really made me think about why this manga is the only 10(and favourited) I have in my list.

Story:10
By far one of the best stories in all of the mangas I've read.
Pros:
-Superb story telling by Jun Mochizuki which kept you intrigued because of the unknowns the manga contains. In addition, the manga gave information to the readers at a comfortable pace, but not too fast. This I find is hard to do because if it was any slower I would be pretty annoyed, and if it were faster then the story would have definitely progressed too quickly. Furthermore, even during the last few chapters where things could get very confusing, the good story telling was able to bring across the complex point with minimal confusion.

-The plot twist. While many mangas have attempted at plot twists in order to stir things up, most were predictable. The plot twist in Pandora Hearts is without a doubt one of the best I have ever read(not just among mangas but across all forms of story entertainment). I'm going to try and be as vague as possible about why it's good because it would definitely spoil the story if I do not. Simply put, the manga leads you on through their adventure, giving info here and there. Suddenly *WHAM* you are left there confused about what was just revealed. At that point, you WILL be very confused, I can assure you.

Cons:
-While the story telling and plot twist are excellent, I'd say that the plot itself is a typical shounen plot(at surface value). Boy with super power meets a girl and goes on an adventure. Also, at times, the settings can be rather cliche(at the start at least, before they explained stuff)

Art:9
I have to be honest with you, I am bad at art, so please do bear with my amateurish explanations and opinions.
Pros:
-Art is extremely detailed. While this may not hold through for characters(will be further explained later), the Chains(monsters) in the manga are always very well drawn. The designs of the Chains themselves are pretty well thought out as well, they were able to give off an eerie feeling.

-Character designs are simple and distinct. While it being simple may not be to the liking of others, I personally enjoyed the simple character designs because it helps me to read it better and enjoy the story, rather than focusing too much on the art. At the same time, the characters all have very different looks, making it easier for us to distinguish between characters before we really get into the story.

-Background was okay I guess, so this doesn't exactly qualify as a pro, but not as a con either. Even though I say that, I do feel that the background was accurate about the Victorian Era.

Character:8
Pros:
-The characters had a lot of substance in them, almost all of them had a past that was show, making the feelings for the characters much clearer. Much like their designs, their characteristics were also distinguishable(mainly from speech style). Well considering the small amount of characters in the manga, it would be weird if time was not put into each character.

Cons:
-I feel that there was little character development. Maybe it's because they all started off with a strong personality.

Enjoyment:10
I'll be very truthful, this 10 came entirely from the plot twist and the plot twist alone. It was probably the best thing about the manga for me.

Overall: 10

I highly recommend this manga!

This is my first review and I chose Pandora Hearts because this manga is simply a masterpiece!!! why? you'll see in the next few words;

Firstly, when you start reading the manga the story may seem mysterious but it reveals itself bit by bit, what I like about this manga is that every little detail is important and it will make much more sense as the story goes on, it's like putting pieces of puzzle all together to get a bigger picture! I like how the mangaka combined history, dark humor, mystery, detective and fantasy all in one without looking absurd. The plot twists are like a punch in the guts, you will never be able to predict anything which is a huge plus for me, I hate to predict something in a book/movie and it happens. You'll always be excited to read the next chapter ♥

Secondly the Art and Characters, I really don't have to mention how amazing Jun Mochizuki draws, all those small details and beautiful designs can be noticed from the first page and it even gets better on the next pages, you'll feel like you've traveled back in time to the Victorian age. I like to pay attention to every detail, the buildings, the ceilings, the clothes and the streets... it's just so detailed and I've never read a manga yet with so much details in drawing and yet so beautiful. sometimes you'll have just to pause to admire the artwork.

For the characters you'll get mixed feelings between love and hatred, there aren't certain characters that you MUST hate, it's just a matter of different perspectives and how you view that character, the mangaka didn't force an "evil" or "good" character in this story, they are all kinda complicated and many of them hide secrets. the character development is just amazing, it has a huge impact on the reader.

Lastly, I want to say that I enjoyed reading this manga so much, time went fast while reading it! it will make you cry, laugh, furious, shocked and confused sometimes. the characters will leave a deep mark in your heart after finishing it. ♥

First things first. My "reviews" system is explained on a blog entry. Which can be found through my profile.
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Get a feeling this is one of the reviews that I'll be quite likely re-writing in future.
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✦Story
I'm not sure to what comment about story, so I'll keep it simple. It has this empty/depressive presentation which I'm really fond of, lot of things there contained aspects of which I can relate to. Story is vast and rich, but as an Anime viewer and as a person who isn't fond of reading nor used to it, I found story became really hard to keep track on. Eventually I forgot lot of things about story which made it harder to connect dots later on. Story era/creatures, ideas and so one were superb. The whole topic of abyss/void and main characters venture through that all pain is superb. But yeah, story gets quite a fair amount of confusion which is the cause to lower my enjoyment for the story. I really hope it will get fully adapted as an Anime. That way information would come in more ways. I also weren't that fond of such massive amount of betrayal and tragedy... was painful in various ways.

✦Art
Beautiful. A lot of was shown, whole architecture & era, character designs were superb, emotional presentation was superb, action was cool and the creatures were fantastic.

✦Character
There a lot of characters so I'm gonna sum it up in the following way. Lot of unexpected twists and things I were not fond of at all. But I grew onto most characters, even the ones I hated(still hate) and disliked. Very depressive, empty, desolate characters with an need/search/urge for hope and their adventure throughout all of it.

✦Enjoyment&Overall
I did love Anime, seen multiple times, so finally picked the Manga, lowed it the like'wise but of course I enjoy Anime more for it's colors, music, animations and emotional presence. The whole topic of Abyss/void and all sorts of strong negative feelings were my jam. I also loved the main character himself being sort of in the midst feeling desolate. Which made that even stronger was that even leaked outside so some other characters could recognize that emptiness. But as always with any sort of work eventually there comes the "good" .. where main character meets people who care, who save him, encourage, help to move and so on. Lot of strong good emotional impact from outside which also leads him towards better from the inside, which also helps him grow stronger. When starts my life "good" development, where are those fateful encounters, the motivational saviors.

Anyhow, I loved almost everything about this manga/anime. Only issue I had with this Manga was that it was eventually very difficult to understand what was going on as I forgot lot of things I had read previously. As well a bit too much tragedy. And I'm not sure how to feel about the ending.

The start of this manga was a little bit puzzling, throwing us immediately in a dark, mysterious world, and then it got better and better with time. The plot, the characters' development, the twists (oh, how I love those mesmerizing plot twists) and the art are extremely well-made and perfectly thought out.

And then there's the end.
It's unfitting for such a great story in my opinion. It looks extremely rushed to me and ... "narrow". I expected either a more open end or a much more developed one. It leaves me with an unfinished taste.
Too bad, it could have been an amazing 10/10 if not the disappointing end.

LISTEN UP ERRBODY

This is literally the best manga I have ever read, hands down.
I'll admit... the reason why I started reading it originally was because I saw a picture of Gilbert somewhere and fell in love with him, making me want to read the series...
When I first started I found it pretty dull and normal, which is a sentiment most of the fandom would agree with. But since I had watched the anime first and read some spoilers online, I just had to keep going... and boy did I not regret that.

The characters have an undeniable depth to their personalities, the concept is pretty damn ingenious (the whole Alice in Wonderland-like theme was incredible), the storyline is complex, well thought out and uses perfect plot devices to carry the story along smoothly, they make ample and appropriate use of plot twists, and they somehow manage to hit you harder and in ways you've never thought you could be hit before at the sad/impactful parts.

I loved this series more than words can describe.
I loved it so much I spent $500 buying every volume of the manga.

I highly recommend everyone give it a shot. I have never recommended a series to so many people before in my life until I read this.

No doubt one of the best investments of time and money I have made.

Might pick this one up again if I can find the next volume secondhand at Book Off, but I'm not 100% sure considering the beginning of the story was really bizarre/confusing for me. I had a hard time following it, though it did start to make a little more sense after a few chapters. It just didn't grab my interest enough.

Again, I'll probably pick it up another time because it comes highly recommended to me from SO many people and I have a friend that absolutely loved it so I feel a little bad marking it as 'dropped' but... I'm just not motivated right now to finish the series.

I have to confess, going into this series I was a bit slow on the uptake. I couldn't really follow everything at first, but that certainly was not enough to make me stop reading it!

Pandora Hearts is truly a wonderful manga with so much to offer! As I continued to read it, I was able to pick up on things that I was confused about initially. Everything fell in to place especially when I went back and re-read it. The second time around everything made totally sense and I caught both crucial and funny details I hadn't noticed before. It just made me love it all the more!

Pandora Hearts has exquisite art, story and characters! I really love how in-depth the characters are. To follow them on their journey from beginning to end, seeing how each event affected them and made them grow or stumble, and especially their interaction with one another was really enjoyable and heartfelt.

A great and very fun perk to this series is that Mochizuki provides her readers with a lot of super awesome bonus content at the end of each volume and in between chapters. Such as skits, fun facts about the series and its characters, and other helpful or just plan hilarious features!

There was clearly a lot of love and care that went into this series! Jun Mochizuki is an incredibly gifted Mangaka! I love her work and am greatly looking forward to her new series, Vanitas no Carte!

I would definitely recommend Pandora Hearts! And while this is my favorite manga of all time (and I could go on and on about how awesome I think it is), I know and respect that everyone has their own unique tastes. For those who are a fan of Gaslamp fantasy, Mystery, Psychological thrillers, Alice in Wonderland themes, Beautiful art, Fantastic characters, and/or a truly Gripping story, I would highly recommend Pandora Hearts as a must read!

p.s.
I apologize if my review is too long-winded! ^-^;

Pandora Hearts is one of the very first manga I'd ever read at the time. Immediately upon reading around 70 chapters, it was uncontestedly my absolute favorite. I thought at first that it was caused by the small number of manga I'd read, however, throughout the years, and having read many more manga, novels, and watched many more anime, it still reigns supreme.

Story: 10/10
The story in itself, one of retrieving lost memories, isn't necessarily a unique premise in an of itself. However, Jun Mochizuki did an IMPECCABLE job weaving the plot in such a way that I doubt it could leave anyone indifferent towards it. The story starts fairly slowly, with a jolly 15 year old noble getting ready for his coming of age ceremony. However, the status quo of his life is soon shaken when he is punished for the sin of merely existing. We follow his quest in search of the truth. How is his existance a sin? How is it related to the characters he meets throughout the series?
Chapter in & chapter out, we learn more and more disturbing truths about the story through the different memory fragments the cast stumbles upon and through the different antagonists that they meet. The reader can clearly tell that they're all related, however, they're left puzzled because it's unclear how they could possibly be. Each little character, whether from the side or main cast, plays an important role in the overall development of the story. As one reads, they discover the bonds that tie everything together, the characters, the memory fragments that we stumble into, the main character's sin... The story evolves faster and faster without ever getting too fast, but while getting us excited and worried about what the events will turn into. Soon, we reach the climax that has left truly left its mark on me and everyone who I've spoken to that has read it. Each little piece of the puzzle that we had learn serves for the greater purpose of the story. So many lines that we don't pay much attention to by the characters were foreshadowing it, yet it came as such a shock that I literally had to stop reading for a while to catch my breath and process what I'd just read. The show is full of amazingly written plot twists that never fail to amaze me.
The manga explores so many philosophical ideas throughout its run time and manages to make the reader actually ponder about so many things about real life. It makes you think about so many things all the whilst getting you hooked. I truly think Pandora Hearts is the best story that I've ever read.

Art: 9/10
The story starts off with okay art. It does convey the dark vibe of the series correctly but it fails to be outstanding. However, throughout the chapters, it improves so much while still giving off the same feel. By the end of the manga, the art is top tier.

Characters: 10/10
Many artists fail to make their characters human. They can't make the reader attached to their cast so they opt for some less than ideal strategies in my opinion. Many anime & manga that I've seen with a similar theme to Pandora Heart's employs strategies like showing graphic abuse towards the cast as a means of making us care for them through basic human empathy without the scene adding anything to the plot itself. Pandora Hearts, though, makes you care about the characters because the writer was so adept at making them human. You understand why Alice feels so lonely when you've been told that she'd survived many years without any memories in a world where she alone was human. You understand how deep its impact on her was when (mini spoiler:) you see how insecure she gets and how bad she feels whenever she is left behind, alone and watches as a third party whenever Oz moves ahead of her & interacts to someone else. We understand why Break is so cynical when we learn about his loss from his backstory. Why understand why Oz remains unphased about so many things that would have ruined anyone else's mood because of what we're told about his childhood. Mochizuki Jun doesn't have to hammer their traumatic past over our heads over and over. We just see its impact and understand it ourselves. You can tell that she knows her characters perfectly and you can understand every one of their actions and why they would choose it after having gone through whatever they've been through. Truly one of the manga with the best, most human cast I've ever seen

Enjoyment: 10/10
To me, a piece of art (be it music, litterature, painting, movies, ...) is only a masterpiece so long as it makes you feel something. If it touches the audience in any way after experiencing it. Pandora Hearts excelled at that. The story left me on the edge of my seat, always thirsty for more and more of the manga every month that I had to wait for a new chapter (once I caught up). I cared for the characters and was attached to them. They felt so human an organic that I couldn't help but empathize with them. Their philosophies did change my point of view about many real life topics. I really enjoyed the series.


Overall: 10/10
Truly my favorite manga of all time. The story is amazing, the cast gets you so attached. No scene is unnecessary, everything is linked. Each time I re-read it I'm amazed by the intricacy of every event that occurs in the manga and the crazy amout of foreshadowing throughout the chapters. I also enjoy the Alice in Wonderland references. Highly recommended

Alright, first very important thing I need to say. I am anime only fan. To be honest I don't like manga at all and I don't see any difference in enjoyment between manga and classic western comics. I started to read this manga because as you probably know, anime has unfortunately no more seasons. (the anime really got me by the way,one of my favorite ones)

Anyway, I really enjoyed this. Even though it is manga I found it very interesting and good that I almost forgot that I read black and white still pictures instead of watching animation with sound and music.

I can understand now why is this manga so popular and well-rated. The story is very good. There is a lot of mind-blowing moments where you find our that everything is totally different than you thought.

The art is very nice too. I find manga sometimes very confusing. I cannot recognize what is happening on some pictures but here that happened only few times to me.

My advice is, watch the anime (really beautiful piece, especially the soundtrack from anime music prodigy Yuki Kajiura) and then continue with manga from chapter 32 (there ends the anime more or less).

This is a relatively spoiler-free review.

I'll start with this: It's Jun Mochizuki, what else is there to say?

Jokes aside, I loved everything about it, although it did take me a few years to finish it (shame on me). It is full of twists and turns, so much foreshadowing it's crazy and do not get me started on the plot twists hoo boy it's like she invented it. I am not the one to cry but this manga- it got me a few times. Mochijun knows when to [spoiler] kill off a character without it being in vain and the ending of the story was a perfect fit.

Her art style is simply beautiful - in a 2010s art style way and, of course, there is no Jun story without her characteristic over the top clothes that her characters wear.

Overall I truly enjoyed it and I am glad I never dropped it. Be advised Mochijun is heavy on dialogue and for someone as dumb as me it is sometimes hard to grasp what she is trying to convey but nevertheless I think by the end I managged to comprehend what happened almost fully.

Great art, great characters, awesome enjoyment level, and overall score is 10.
The only thing that has a 9 in my almost-perfect review, is story. For some people (unlike me) it's easy to get the story the first time you read it. For some (like me) it's hard and you need to think long and hard about it before it starts making sense. Plus with the chapters coming out once a month, your brain forgets.
However, it is DELIGHTFUL. You can't see anything wrong with Pandora Hearts. It tugs at your heartstrings, it makes everything so...so depressed when you think about the events occurring on Oz and his companions. Without spoiling much, let me say this one thing.
You will NOT regret reading it, because it would be the best choice of your manga -reading life.

At the time of writing this, I’m… Overwhelmed. I’m confused. I’m pretty emotional. My feelings are complicated, but I'm convinced that what I've read is a stone-cold classic.

No manga encapsulates the idea of “It gets better later” than Pandora Hearts. At least, for me. You see, nearly all of the manga I like are generally good or at least hold my interest from the outset, and on the first read. Not the case with Pandora Hearts; It took me several attempts to get into it. The reason that this attempt worked was because I loved The Case Study of Vanitas, so I wanted to give Pandora Hearts a real fair shake.

Pandora Hearts can be confusing to the point of frustration; The amount of confusion caused by the series during the first few chapters was what caused me to drop it during the first few attempts. But I ended up starting over, and persevering, realizing that I was gonna need the occasional wiki summary of the chapter that I had just read, and that I was occasionally gonna have to go back, and re-read the last few pages if I realized I was getting lost. Once I did this, the story was a lot more manageable. So, I guess that’s my advice for reading Pandora Hearts; You’re gonna have to constantly refresh your memory, and give your full attention to it.

So, onto the actual story; There’s no way I can effectively summarize it. It’s way too complex for me to do so. But I will say this: Stick with it. It’s confusing, non-linear, and convoluted, but I promise that your patience will be rewarded. When it happens will vary somewhat; Some say that it’s great from the beginning, some say around volume 7, some say around volume 11, but for me, it was pretty damn late. Around volume 16. But once Pandora Hearts hooks you, you’re in for a wild ride that can only be described as a complete mindfuck. And when certain events happen, hopefully, you remembered certain plot points from earlier; Because if you do, you’ll be able to predict what happens a page in advance, and when you’re right, you’ll be shocked at how much of a mad lad Mochizuki was to set this shit up, and you’ll be satisfied at yourself for calling it. And from then on, I was hit with some of the most emotional beats that I had ever experienced when reading a manga, all while still being slightly confused as to what was happening. This might take a re-read for me to understand more. I give this aspect of Pandora Hearts a 10/10.

The art’s real good. Everyone’s a fucking supermodel here, and have the most over-the-top fashion sense that you can imagine. And it works super well here. The art’s solid from the outset, but gets better, and better over time until it eventually turns into the wonderfully polished artwork that’s also showcased in Vanitas from the very start. This aspect is definitely a 10/10.

The weakest point of the manga is the characters; While the cast is all well-developed, likeable, and have motivations that make enough sense in the context of the story, I can’t really say that there’s a single character in the cast that became an all-time favourite of mine, compared to characters like Guts, Koro-sensei, Kaiji, Luffy, or… Well, Vanitas. As I said, none of these characters are bad, there just really wasn’t a super huge standout for me. But YMMV on that front, because I know that people have gotten super attached to these characters. The characters get an 8.5/10 from me.

Enjoyment’s an odd one. At the start, I was only a step above tolerating it. Next, I thought it was fairly interesting. Then, I was completely shocked to my core, and finally, I was confidently thinking to myself: “Yep, glad I gave this another chance!” It was very much something that I consistently enjoyed more as I went along. But I think because of how a lot of the later beats ended up re-contextualizing earlier scenes, I ended up retroactively enjoying those scenes more. In that regard, I’m willing to score this as a 9/10.

Pandora Hearts is something, to say the least. As stated earlier, it started off slow, but then improved as time went on, and then it became one of the hardest-hitting manga I had read in quite a long time. It’s absolutely worth your time, and admittedly, some patience. You’ll think “Nothing could possibly be worth this wait” at the start, and once you really get to the meat of things, you think “This actually was worth the wait!”. Because that’s exactly how I felt. I’m feeling a 9.5/10 on this one. So, what are you waiting for? Give this a read.

(On a side note, while I said that I probably need to re-read it to fully understand, knowing myself… I’m probably never gonna get around to doing so.)

Okay, so this is my first review so it will suck... Haha, I hope not.

First off, Pandora Hearts is my favorite manga of all time. And please beware of some subtle spoilers in this review, I'll try not to spoil big things though.

Pandora Hearts is in the era of Victorian London, now don't let this bring you down! It barely has the 'Victorian London History' bringing it down! Or, instead of 'barely' it doesn't at all. This is in no way a historical manga.

There is only really one historical thing in this manga, and it was made up for the story.

The tragedy of Sablier, where Sablier was pulled into the abyss.

Now, what is the abyss? The abyss is- In short- a messed up toy box. Okay, I'm sorry, that wasn't funny. The abyss is basically a place where 'Chains' reside in. Chains... As in Demons basically.

It starts off with Oz's coming of age ceremony, now with a twist. His most loyal friend and servant Gilbert betrays him! Stabbed him! And-

Hold our horses! Gilbert wasn't really in his right mind master Oz!

Oz gets dragged into the abyss and wakes up, seeing floating toy boxes, dolls, and other creepy stuff floating around. He's walking on a floor which is basically made of water... Which is completely normal!

Oz is the first to get out of the abyss alive and on his own, unfortunately becoming an Illegal contractor in the process. Making a contract with the chain the B-Rabbit. Which stands for, the Bloody Black Rabbit.

Now, small spoiler here. The B-Rabbit isn't actually the... B-Rabbit.

And so you are now in a manga full of Twists and pulling-your-hair-out-opps-I-need-a-brush moments. (Does that even make sense?)

Story/Plot: Okay, so... This is one of the most complicated parts of the manga. It's all over the place. Not in a bad way, but in a way where you don't really know the exact goal of the manga. But it's extremely clear AS you are reading... I WOULD tell you but it would be a major spoiler so... The plot/story starts off pretty easy, dragged into the abyss and became an illegal contractor... Oh! Oz's contracted chain is named Alice! Like Alice in Wonderland? Yes! Like Alice in Wonderland! This story is like an extremely twisted version of Alice in Wonderland... Though it basically has almost nothing to do with the plot of Alice in Wonderland... It just gives you the feels that it's similar. I cried many times during this manga.

Now, they need to find Alice's lost memories. Oh yay, this lasts for only 2-3 chapters (I'm joking.) Now there is a different plot.

As more things get revealed, the plot thickens and depends until all you have left are character guesses and emotions.

Characters: Okay, this is the strongest point for this manga. All the character's here are extremely unique, all with their each styles of art and dressing.

We have Oz, our main character who has one of the most complicated personalities in manga history. First, we have his occasional romantic-flirtanious side, then we have his happy-go-lucky side... Then there is his scary side. The one where he will kill anyone to get what he wants-- What am I saying, he's adorable! And quite innocent. Who knew that--

Next, we have Alice. The not-very-tsundere-like-tsundere. First she has this little 'Man servant' thing going on for Oz.

"Oz! You're my manservant! Get me my meat!"

"Haha~ Okay Alice, here's your meat."

But if there is something Oz doesn't want to do, he won't do it. (For more serious matters).

Then, we have cute innocent Gilbert. He puts up a tough act of wearing all black and takes a gun with him everywhere, while smoking. A habit Break got him into. But really, inside is a little innocent boy with a phobia of cats and can't stand to see his master- Oz- hurt.

Then we have the creepy 'clown', Break. Who has a (alive) doll named Emily riding on his shoulder at all times. Now, here is where things turn a little cold. He is extremely mysterious and somewhat cold hearted. Hiding his true thoughts under the facade of playfulness. Who will come out from under your bed to say good morning to you and go back into Narnia or somewhere through a cabinet in your room. Wonderful.

In actuality, he is the least suspicious and creepiest of the whole cast of Pandora Hearts.

Since the whole cast of Pandora Hearts are all two-faced, you really don't know who or what to trust when reading the manga. Even Oz's own thoughts.

In a jumble, this is some twisted cast.

This, all in all gets a 10/10 rating. One of the best masterpieces out there.

From the watercolor covers to the victorian style clothes.This manga has been always my favorite, creative design, and gory scene that will make even the reader cringe.Even Though this series can get a bit complex.But for the avid reader i do recommend this.It a hardcore tragic romance.At first the character development seem basic, alice seems like the bossy tsundere but after completing the series, she is just the most misunderstood, reasonable character.

All the reactions are raw and even though it a fantasy genre it lays down some hard cold truths.My Favorite quote is from elliot is:

" People who think so lightly of their own lives do not have the right to protect anyone".

Oz the main character gets in a spat with elliot because elliot basically tell oz his favorite character is complete trash.What was interesting is elliot reasoning on why self sacrificing characters are the worst.You see it all the time in movies and books of the proclaim hero that gives his life to save others.But elliot explains that way of thinking is flawed that people that give up their life to another, are willing to just throw their life away and doesn't solve anything.I always thought that was quite a interesting perspective.


Overall, what really won was this manga isn't written like any other manga, no anime troupes no overused story and plot arcs.Just meaningful ,original and poetic .

It's not written like Manga it's written like an actual book.

This review has no spoilers

story: 10
beginning, in chapters 7 to 18 mainly that despite giving you precious information for what will happen in the story later, you can’t get past reading 5 chapters a day (the chapters have 30 to 60 pages varies a lot from which) but apart from this is really incredible, it is plot twist behind plot twist mainly after this part mentioned above.


Art: 9

I think it's amazing how the art of Jum Mochizuki evolves, not that it's bad in the beginning, but really remarkable the evolution of its trait. I wanted to highlight the direction of the manga or quadrinization, it is impeccable, possibly the best I have ever read, it really controls the mood that the manga is going through (comedy, terror, tension, etc.)


Characters: 9

They have an excellent cast, all very well developed and written, they are very charismatic, especially the Xerxes, and the villains also have extretrincity that makes the liking of some.

Enjoyment: 10

Despite the only category I gave 10 was history, it doesn’t take away the fact that I made the most of how incredible this work is, the moments of comedies are very good, the audiences are incredible, the narrative is sensational and an ending that I could only say how beautiful.

Overall: 9.5

This manga was absolutely on of the best and most entertaining manga i have ever read. I was very moved reading all characters tragic pasts. In the beginning I did not really enjoy this manga that much but I soon became hooked. The story is tragic and fun. Overall: 10/10

STORY: the story is very complex with a lot of twists, as the past of characters is uncovered bit for bit. A lot of interesting things happens and you never know what will happen next. Nothing is as it looks to be and I like that very much. The story is a bit confusing but everything becomes clear in the end.

ART: The art is detailed and beautiful. I am no expert in art and cant write so much about it. but I really liked the art and it never goes bad.

CHARACTERS: all characters had their own unique personalities and they were funny and you could easily like them. Like Alice´s never-ending pranks and caring for Oz and Xerexs playful but still serious persoanlity. I liked almost all characters. and in the end, no character was really pure evil so it was hard for me to dislike them. They also bit for bit realizes their own problems and what they can become better on.

ENJOYMENT: I never got bored reading this manga. A lot of unforeseen events happens, or jokes. sometime the story is tragic, sometimes it is amusing.

OVERALL: I really liked everything with this manga except the ending. I wish it was a little more happier ending. But I give this 10/10 since everything else was so engaging and great.

Simply one of the best manga I've ever read, and is my favourite of all time.

First off, the art is amazing. It's okay in the earlier chapters, but you can see the artstyle and art improving chapter by chapter. The style of colouring is unique, one look and I can easily tell it's done by Mochizuki-sensei.

Secondly, the plot. Some plot are already foreshadowed in earlier chapters but it's really subtle, you don't really notice it until you went back to re-read the manga. It shows that this story is planned in mind from the beginning, it does not go off track like some other manga. This manga can get a bit confusing due to the twists, hence it makes this manga good for re-reading. You'll notice the foreshadow moment only when you really pay attention to it.

Thirdly, the character. The main characters get their necessary development, but one big development that is really good is Xerxes Break's development. Also, Mochizuki-sensei made it a point on what is lost is lost. This works great for character development, so that the character's change feels realistic.

Best points of this manga are probably the plot and the character development. Totally recommended.

Honestly, I usually don't tell people I've read Pandora Hearts, 'cause its so goddam clichéd: gothic, angst, hidden personalities, beautiful bastards, glory in death, etc. But I will review it because despite the fact that I only tolerate it as a piece of work, I actually do enjoy it a lot.

This is the story of a bunch of personality disorders. It is not a story about a boy who finds his true home, or about a girl who tries to recover her memories, or about fighting the 4th wall, it is first and foremost a story about therapy for personality disorders and how the entire plot convolutes to fit the narrative of this.

Anyways, I like reading it 'cause I like reading about personality disorders and self-victimization and man, this story is rife with the best of the best! You've got masks upon masks and a martyr fetish rivaling Harry Potter fanfiction! This is such a great guilty read.

Read if you're a masochist!