CrystalHeart950's Anime List: Pandora Hearts

Title: Pandora Hearts
Type: anime(ongoing), manga(ongoing)
Genre: comedy, romance, action, supernatural, fantasy, tragedy, drama
Episodes: 25
Chapters: 99 (as of November 10, 2014)
Synopsis:
The Abyss. The place where sinners are sent to be punished through certain death. Once one enters the Abyss, they will never leave... or that was what the stories told.
Oz Vessalius, son of one of the four great noble dukedoms, the Vessalius household, is about to turn 15. For that, he must undergo his coming-of-age ceremony. As the ceremony draws near, the shadows begin lurking in the dark. When Oz touches the clock of silence to fulfill his vow in the ceremony, the hand of the clock moves, and out of nowhere, people in red cloaks appear... and drag Oz into the Abyss.
In the strange Abyss, Oz meets the girl the people in red cloaks called "B-Rabbit". She says that she has a special name, "Alice", for the one who will be her contractor. She explains that in order to escape the Abyss, he needs to form a contract with her so that she can draw her power out, and blast their way through "the way".
After forming a contract with Alice the B-Rabbit, the both of them encounter a strange organization known as Pandora. In order to find answers to their questions, they both join and begins learning more about themselves, their pasts, who they really are... and the danger the world is in.
My Review:
First of all, I apologize for my long synopsis... Well, my synopses are always long... But I felt this one was especially long. But anyways, let's get to the point.
I really, really, really love this story. It really kept me on the edge of my seat, it really made me laugh, and it really made me cry. But it really made me happy, too! It was so enjoyable to read. The plot got confusing at times, but everything was explained in the end. But before it was explained, when it was full of mysteries, that's what made it so interesting!
The characters were funny, hilarious, cool, cute, mysterious, and interesting! You could really see their developments and maturity, through the problems they faced and everything... But they were also funny, and it always made me laugh... The story itself was very interesting and easy to understand(once the feel of it sinks in), but of course, that's aside from the mysteries, which, as I mentioned, were all very interesting and kept me wanting to read more!
And then, there were the times it made me cry... I mean, seriously... I think I cried four or five times, separately. Maybe I'm just easily moved, but yeah... It's really tragic, too. The tragedy's not the main focus of the story, especially not at the start, but it's definitely there. It's so sad, but that just makes it even better!
Other Information:
As you may or may not have noticed, I used the term "read" more, because, in my opinion, the anime's... not that good. The bad animation and the fact that it's probably not gonna continue... yeah. So, I advise you read the manga before you attempt to watch... If you manage to watch all the way until episode 25, then good for you. I mean, even I haven't finished it. I was only able to make it until episode 11, I think...
My Favorite Quotes:
"Break... Perhaps you are far weaker than I thought you were. But, I think you must be far stronger than you think you are." (Oz Vessalius, to Xerxes Break)
"Well, what exactly is real, Oz? What exactly... is the problem with being fake? It's alright to be fake. I don't care about that. As long as... you're Oz!" (Gilbert Nightray, to Oz Vessalius)
"It is precisely because... you keep looking to the past for salvation that you can't move on! It's time you realize it! Even if you tamper with the past, there is no future for you there!" (Xerxes Break, to Vincent Nightray)
"Echo... does not know... Did I really do the right thing? Of course... no one... can answer... that... And that is... exactly why... I had to stand up... for what I believed in..." (Echo, to Oz Vessalius)

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