Pandora Hearts, Vol. 1
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The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius's coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. He is thrown into an eternal, inescapable prison known as the Abyss from which there is no escape. There, he meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, do they lead only to crushing despair for Oz, or is there some shred of hope for him to grasp on to?
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20 primary books22 released books#1 in Pandora Hearts
Pandora Hearts is a 22-book series with 20 released primary works first released in 2006 with contributions by Jun Mochizuki and 望月淳.
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Its interesting and strange, I'll tell you that first. I love fantasy but I'm all about urban fantasy so Pandora Hearts was a little hard to grasp since it is set in its own world. Oz Vessalius is our main character, he is a 15 year old boy and its his birthday so that means the coming of age ceremony, where no one under 15 can attend, is going to happen. He's to be the successor to the house of Vessalius which happens to be one of the four main Dukedoms but being an adolescent, who is also neglected by his father, he doesn't really care about all that. Oz just wants to have fun.
Now since this is the first volume in the series there were a lot of things that I didn't quite get and left me slightly confused but I am positive will be explained further in following volumes. The things that have been revealed are certainly something that has caught my interest.
Overall the art was excellent, the characters I've met very interesting and unique. The author/artist seems to really know what they are doing with world building, plot setting and pace.
Check it out, just make sure to have volume 2 to read next right after.
Solid start that sets up the tone of the series seamlessly. I liked the dark twist and inspiration from Alice in Wonderland.
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