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A gothic fantasy with an 'Alice in Wonderland' twist!
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Heir to an aristocratic family, Oz Bezarius is a carefree teen. That is until his fifteenth birthday. His entire world changes at his coming of age ceremony when dark forces rise to punish Oz for the sins of a past life. Incarcerated in a prison known as the Abyss, Oz's life and perhaps his sanity are saved by a black rabbit called Alice. As Oz plunges deeper down the proverbial rabbit hole, he must unravel the mysteries surrounding him before falling into the clutches of the shadowy cabal called Pandora!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The Pandora Hearts series is one i am a huge fan of, and have purchased and pre-ordered the manga's from various sites. the story is as follows.
It's 19th Century England. Oz Bezarius is an ordinary, if slightly spoiled, 15 year old child. Denied by his father, his only goal in life is to enjoy it. But when he begins his oath at his coming of age ceremony, the 'stopped clock', a clock which had been stuck ever since the tragedy of Sabrie 100 years ago, mysteriously starts moving again. The Baskervilles, with no prior warning, come to him, and banish him to the Abyss, a place told to be where people are taken should they commit grave sins. B-rabbit, a mysterious Girl, appears before them, stopping them, until she finds out their goal, and leaves Oz to them. After getting sent to the Abyss, he meets B-rabbit, now known to us as Alice, again, and later forms a contract with her, enabling them to escape back to Oz's world. the only thing is, the world they return to is foreign to the both of them. who is Pandora? Who can they really trust?
First, and this goes without saying, the authors artwork, though muddled at times, is absolutely beautiful. The characters are really brought to life, and the more you read, the more the story becomes clearer. This volume is the weak point of the series, as the difficulty in introducing the characters and plot is a big problem when the personalities are as distinct as this, but the author pulls it off towards the second half of the story.
The characters themselves are beautifully detailed, though due to the lack of colour, can be hard to distinguish at times. this by no means affects the story, which is something of a masterpiece. the series is a hit manga in both japan and the USA, and it really is something you can't miss out on.
Right now, with the price less than half the RRP, theres no reason not to get it.
It's 19th Century England. Oz Bezarius is an ordinary, if slightly spoiled, 15 year old child. Denied by his father, his only goal in life is to enjoy it. But when he begins his oath at his coming of age ceremony, the 'stopped clock', a clock which had been stuck ever since the tragedy of Sabrie 100 years ago, mysteriously starts moving again. The Baskervilles, with no prior warning, come to him, and banish him to the Abyss, a place told to be where people are taken should they commit grave sins. B-rabbit, a mysterious Girl, appears before them, stopping them, until she finds out their goal, and leaves Oz to them. After getting sent to the Abyss, he meets B-rabbit, now known to us as Alice, again, and later forms a contract with her, enabling them to escape back to Oz's world. the only thing is, the world they return to is foreign to the both of them. who is Pandora? Who can they really trust?
First, and this goes without saying, the authors artwork, though muddled at times, is absolutely beautiful. The characters are really brought to life, and the more you read, the more the story becomes clearer. This volume is the weak point of the series, as the difficulty in introducing the characters and plot is a big problem when the personalities are as distinct as this, but the author pulls it off towards the second half of the story.
The characters themselves are beautifully detailed, though due to the lack of colour, can be hard to distinguish at times. this by no means affects the story, which is something of a masterpiece. the series is a hit manga in both japan and the USA, and it really is something you can't miss out on.
Right now, with the price less than half the RRP, theres no reason not to get it.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was attracted to this manga because of the fantastic artwork on its cover and I wasn't disappointed when I started reading the inside. Our protagonist (Oz Bezarius) is sent to the abyss on his coming of age ceremony for a sin that he has no recollection of and meets a companion called Alice, leaving his faithful servant Gilbert pick up the pieces. If you are seriously interested in Pandora Hearts then buy volume 1 and 2 together because while volume 1 may lay all the foundation of where this series is going, it is volume 2 that actually gets round to explain it all. Multi-threads of stories take place which makes a bit confusing until you find your feet but well worth it.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Take some shojo artwork, add a heavy dollop of horror, a big chunk of cracked-out Lewis Carroll...
... and voila, you've got "Pandora Hearts." The first volume of Jun Mochizuki's manga is graced with lush artwork and a great combination of horror and fantasy, but it's also incredibly confusing at times (all these characters look alike!) -- all in all it's an enjoyable experience, but it will also leave you frantically headscratching.
Oz Vessalius is being appointed the future head of his family in an ancient ceremony... only to have it turn into a battlefield between a bunch of sinister hooded figures and a "Bloody Rabbit" that turns into a young girl. The hooded men announce that his sin is "your very being" -- and he's dragged into a bizarre, surreal other dimension called the Abyss, where magical "chains" try to snare him. The only exception is the B-Rabbit, aka Alice.
Obviously, Oz wants to escape the Abyss -- and Alice wants to go hunting for the memories she has lost. So when he's attacked by an enemy chain, Oz reluctantly enters into a contract with Alice -- only to find himself in the grasp of a mysterious organization called Pandora.
I have to say one thing about "Pandora Hearts" -- it doesn't lack for plot. Secret organizations, mysterious monsters, a magical watch and a mood-swinging girl who turns into a giant black rabbit-headed humanoid. It's like a manga Lewis Carroll on crack.
It's also incredibly confusing, since the surreal incidents, mysteries and battles are strung together right up until the end. It took a few repeat readings to figure out what was going on, especially since Mochizuki's artwork often makes the characters look rather similar (f'rinstance, it's hard to tell Sharon apart from Oz's little sister, and either Alice has a split personality -- or there are two Alices).
However, Mochizuki does an excellent job setting up a fascinating world and premise: a sort of 19th-century fantasyland, with an alternate-dimension prison filled with powerful "chains" that want to unite with a human. The first volume is pretty much about setting up that premise, and Mochizuki does it with plenty of humor and horror (creepy-grinning children, the Mad Baby, and other horrors of the Abyss).
He also produces some likable characters -- Oz is a likably mischievous, rather bored boy who seems to be neglected by his absentee father. Not exactly the sort of person you'd expect to be thrown into Abyss. Alice seems to have massive mood swings (tomboyish -> shy -> angry -> gleeful), but she's an intriguing character as well -- and it remains to be seen how she and Oz will mesh.
"Pandora Hearts" is a confusing muddle of beautiful art and intriguing ideas, which doesn't really gel into a story until the second half. Not bad, but a rather rough start.
... and voila, you've got "Pandora Hearts." The first volume of Jun Mochizuki's manga is graced with lush artwork and a great combination of horror and fantasy, but it's also incredibly confusing at times (all these characters look alike!) -- all in all it's an enjoyable experience, but it will also leave you frantically headscratching.
Oz Vessalius is being appointed the future head of his family in an ancient ceremony... only to have it turn into a battlefield between a bunch of sinister hooded figures and a "Bloody Rabbit" that turns into a young girl. The hooded men announce that his sin is "your very being" -- and he's dragged into a bizarre, surreal other dimension called the Abyss, where magical "chains" try to snare him. The only exception is the B-Rabbit, aka Alice.
Obviously, Oz wants to escape the Abyss -- and Alice wants to go hunting for the memories she has lost. So when he's attacked by an enemy chain, Oz reluctantly enters into a contract with Alice -- only to find himself in the grasp of a mysterious organization called Pandora.
I have to say one thing about "Pandora Hearts" -- it doesn't lack for plot. Secret organizations, mysterious monsters, a magical watch and a mood-swinging girl who turns into a giant black rabbit-headed humanoid. It's like a manga Lewis Carroll on crack.
It's also incredibly confusing, since the surreal incidents, mysteries and battles are strung together right up until the end. It took a few repeat readings to figure out what was going on, especially since Mochizuki's artwork often makes the characters look rather similar (f'rinstance, it's hard to tell Sharon apart from Oz's little sister, and either Alice has a split personality -- or there are two Alices).
However, Mochizuki does an excellent job setting up a fascinating world and premise: a sort of 19th-century fantasyland, with an alternate-dimension prison filled with powerful "chains" that want to unite with a human. The first volume is pretty much about setting up that premise, and Mochizuki does it with plenty of humor and horror (creepy-grinning children, the Mad Baby, and other horrors of the Abyss).
He also produces some likable characters -- Oz is a likably mischievous, rather bored boy who seems to be neglected by his absentee father. Not exactly the sort of person you'd expect to be thrown into Abyss. Alice seems to have massive mood swings (tomboyish -> shy -> angry -> gleeful), but she's an intriguing character as well -- and it remains to be seen how she and Oz will mesh.
"Pandora Hearts" is a confusing muddle of beautiful art and intriguing ideas, which doesn't really gel into a story until the second half. Not bad, but a rather rough start.
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