“Oz Vessalius is cast into the Abyss, forms a pact with Chain Alice, and unravels century-old mysteries.”
Pandora Hearts
PandoraHearts
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Synopsis
Oz Vessalius is cast into the Abyss, forms a pact with Chain Alice, and unravels century-old mysteries.
Reminiscent of a broken toy box, the mystical Abyss is a terrifying realm home to monstrous creatures called Chains. Most believe it to be only a fairy tale, used to scare children who misbehave. Oz Vessalius, the cheerful and mischievous heir of the noble Vessalius family, is one such individual—until, at his coming-of-age ceremony, the mysterious Baskerville Clan arrives and condemns him to the Abyss for a sin he neither committed nor knows anything about. Oz then forms a contract with Alice, a unique Chain who can take on human form, in an attempt to escape from the Abyss. As Oz struggles to unravel the mysteries behind his sin, the Abyss, and a tragedy from one hundred years ago, he and his companions find themselves confronted by the Baskervilles and ghosts from the past. Meanwhile, his journey back home is plagued by relentless despair.Included one-shot: Volume 8: Pandora Hearts (pilot)
What people say
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What 20 readers settled on.
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σ 1.66 · some divergence
6.6 pts
Recommenders 9.6 · others 3.0
↑ 1.20
Running avg · Feb 2009 → Aug 2025
- 10 “Ok...I wrote 10 for everything. It's hard not too! I adore this manga...I first started reading manga Sailor Moon and that got me hooked. When I watched the Pandora Hearts anime I was; Meh...I...”
- 10 “I can't stress how completely amaing this manga is. I started out watching the anime and when the episodes wouldn't come fast enough I began reading the manga...and now I'm waiting for each chapter...”
- 10 “Sorry, I am going to make this review long so i can go into detail forgive me =) ~story~ The story line was brilliant and different from anything i had ever read/heard of and it was amazing. The...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 107 × 24 ch × vol
- Total read 14h 16m approx
- Published May 2006 – Mar 2015
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2627 catalog