I agree with you vietangelix, if not because what my brother told me, I would have skipped this series. Watched the anime first and it turned out to be good, I finished ep 1-17 in just two days. Haven't watched ep 18 and the others yet.
Shonen manga? This surely become some revolution in shonen genre, not just the typical battle-become strong-friendship shonen.

I read a lot of mangas and PH is one of my favs.

The art: it's wonderful... Pure eyecandy! (same as Kuroshitsuji..*drools*)

The Plot: It's difficult not to spoil but I can say one thing: It's like wet soap. Everytime you think you know what's happening and you're holding the truth in your hands, it suddenly slips away.
So if you're looking for a good, complicated and long manga that will break your heart in to tiny pieces and rape your sanity. Read it. NOW! READ IT!

Evil plot-twists, heart-breaking pasts, guilt, innocence, friendship and love.Those are the keywords why everything is so messed up and f*cking sad!

Warning: If you get too atached to the characters you'll probably have a mental breakdown.
I still don't know how it will end (we're on Ch. 84), but I doubt that there will be a happy ending (but I hope it does, I really do!).

I seldom give a 10.
For this manga it depends on the ending (is the ending unsatisfying it'll be a 9...with a great ending a 10).
Enjoy reading. (and buy some tissues, if you're an emotional p*ssy like I am ^^)

... Last updated on June 16th, 2013, 5:37am

I mean first of all the plot is just fascinating, unpredictable, mysterious, and just great! All the character trying to understand the true history of this one event that will explain who they are and why they are who they are. The emotions, action, and reasons for their actions is interesting in of itself, I'm never disappointed thinking, oh this is so typical because each one is different and unexpected! But at the same time, as soon as you do now it, so much makes sense. The author is great at building suspense and mystery, but also good at explaining a lot while at the same time creating new questions that need to be answered! Then the art is just amazing! I can't think of one thing that annoys me, i don't even mind that its not heavy on romance because the relationship she's created between alice and oz shows how much they care for each other in their actions and expressions, its much deeper and understandable than most rushed romances i've seen. I recommned this 100% And i wish i could give it an thousand out of 10, but the website won't let me...Anyway, I love it and want to own all the books so that i can read them over again if i want to!~ Can't wait for the next chapter~

If you had to pick any manga book to read I would tell you to read Pandora Hearts. It is one of the best books I have ever read. I want every single book that is made for Pandora Hearts, because thats how good it is!

I started PH when it first got scanlated, there were reasons why I wanted to try it, and it was worth it all. Although it took a long time and a lot of intentional drops (to spam read instead of waiting slowly for a single chapter)...including my laziness, I was finally in the mood to catch up to the end. Sometimes the series might test your patience but so to say, there is merit.

The entire series doesn't rush itself, it takes its' time to develop wonderfully, which I want to say, this is not a self-butchering series. Love, tragedy, pschological, light humor, philosophy, and action, it's all there including the darkness and my favorite theme, Alice in Wonderland. It was the easiest bait for me to give into this series along with the artwork that I end up loving.

My major credit and utmost respect for the entire series is that each chapter or every few chapters, you get a new development and plot twists, and the most important factor, is the foreshadowing (includes plot twists).
Despite the patience-testing occasionally, after certain major events, bits by bits, everything fits in but not completely in a sense. It draws you back into recalling the various hints and moments that might not have seemed too important but ends up being crucial. This was the sensation that I've always loved because it rattles your mind only to throw you off sometimes.

Every character has a role or a connection to every factor, if not, it relates to the story to some extent or beyond. They blend well, they don't totally miraculously appear from nowhere whenever a new character is introduced.
I don't think I've ever disliked any characters after finishing Pandora Hearts, in fact I loved them to a certain extent even if I was previously annoyed before. Maybe it was due to the anime, but it felt much easier to read, imagining how the characters' voices from the anime did its charm sometimes. Not to mention once you've seen their backgrounds, you can't really dislike any either, each character has their own philosophy as humans we are as well.

Nonetheless, I grew fond of most characters, the theme being an instant bait for me, and how the series advances slowly but with regards as it is a mystery as well... I believe Mochizuki executed everything splendidly befitting of it's contents and what it is.
Honestly, I wish for a Pandora Hearts anime reboot so it can adapt everything that the anime couldn't have done as it was still progressing at that time. Pandora Hearts is a series that I love, for the set up and the development that it was underestimated but regardless, it is beautiful and spectacular.

... Last updated on December 29th, 2016, 2:07am

Pandora Hearts is good at a few things. Its art is unique and beautiful, with much improvement from the author as it progresses; the humor mostly (yes, mostly...) works, because it delightfully defies anime stereotypes; it creates a wonderful, refreshing atmosphere of mystery with its setting and plot; and its characters, like its humor, like to turn your expectations for them on their head. Mostly.

But there is one thing that I just cannot overlook with Pandora Hearts, no matter how much I love it and wish to pet it and call it pretty: I don't know what's going on (mostly with the setting).

Where in God's name is this happening? Okay, yes, Baskervilles, okay, yes, Four Houses/Dukes, contracts, yes, good. I can follow the storyline and tell someone what's happening, but I would understand it about as much as the person I'm telling it to. They would naturally ask me, what exactly is the Abyss? The Four Dukes? Dukes of what? What country? What world? Where is everything in relation to everything? And I would be able to explain to them absolutely nothing about the setting and the plot, though I would be able to say with some certainty that it borrows from England and Alice in Wonderland.

But I still enjoy it - because enjoyable characters are everything nowadays. And I don't particularly mind that the setting and plot are rather crazy and vague - it's almost an homage to Alice in Wonderland with its madness and un-expectations, and somehow that's okay with me. The plot is pretty good itself, anyway - doing great, once again, at turning things and expectations on their head. I'll keep reading!

... Last updated on June 6th, 2012, 3:52pm

It's a good quality manga, simple as that!

Solid characters, offers great humour, with deep and complex enough plot. When the twists happen, they don't seem repetitive, or forced, or stretched out. Just enough of linger, clues, curiousity, and growing revelation. If you like talking about theories or predictions, or overall a manga that makes you think, this is the one for you.

And of course, the art is quite lovely - well paced and well drawn.

It says a lot too, because prior to reading the series I was already VERY sick and tired of the Alice in Wonderland themes going on everywhere. So it goes to show how intriguing it was to actually lug my arse into trying it.


Fair warning though, read carefully or it can get confusing. No lazy reading, glazing or skipping chapters. It looks like a pretty manga, but it isn't a fluffy or typical one. You might have to get used to some aspects of the storyline overall. Once you do though, it will feel more smooth.

Some of the characters *can* be a tad cliched (Or can do the odd cliched thing) but the majority are intriguing, unique and likable, with plenty of growth surrounding them.


It is not my all time most favoured series of all time, but it it's a top contender. It keeps me going at least. Highly recommended!

This is one of my favourites. It has a great semi-historical fantasy setting with a large cast of great characters. The artwork is good and the story was a little confusing at first but things get explained as you move along. I really like the pacing of the plot – so many other series leave me bored or impatient while Pandora Hearts keeps surprising me. Like most of my favourite series it also manages to combine character development and a mystery plot with humour and quirky characters. Overall it is great fun to read.

I wonder why I skipped this manga when I first saw it.
But when I saw it again I decided to start it and the manga turned out pretty good. So this is one of the manga you shouldn't skipped out on. I'm not going to give it a rating until the end though
@Kujika:
It doesn't describe the art, it's the demographic it belongs to.
Like Shounen (means "boy") is manga marketed toward boys.
Josei (means ladies) is manga marketed toward older women..and etc. But anyone can still like read those demographics.

This is an excellent manga thats lots of fun to read and keeps you on edge wanting more only down side is that there haven't been any new chapters for a while.
cant wait to see what happens next in this exciting series.

Art.
9/10 Very good an clear easy to see whats what.

Story.
Do not no for sure yet as not enough releases really but very good with what have so far.

review.
Oz Bezarius, heir to one of the duke houses, has just turned fifteen. His life is rich and carefree, darkened only by the constant absence of his father. At his coming-of-age ceremony, however, everything changes. For no reason that he can discern, he is cast into the prison known as the Abyss, only to be saved by a chain known as Alice, the bloodstained black rabbit. Why was he cast into Abyss, how does Alice factor into it all, and what does the organization known as Pandora want with him...?

... Last updated on February 20th, 2011, 4:43pm