Pandora Hearts facts for kids
| Pandora Hearts | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Oz Vessalius
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| Genre | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Jun Mochizuki |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly GFantasy |
| English magazine | |
| Original run | May 18, 2006 – March 18, 2015 |
| Volumes | 24 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takao Kato |
| Written by | Mayori Sekijima |
| Music by | Yuki Kajiura |
| Studio | Xebec |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | TBS, BS-TBS, CBC, MBS |
| Original run | April 2, 2009 – September 24, 2009 |
| Episodes | 25 |
| Original video animation | |
Quick facts for kids Pandora Hearts Omake |
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| Studio | Xebec |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | July 24, 2009 – March 25, 2010 |
| Runtime | 3 minutes |
| Episodes | 9 |
Pandora Hearts is a popular Japanese manga series and anime show created by Jun Mochizuki. It's an exciting story filled with adventure, dark fantasy, and mystery. The manga was published from May 2006 to March 2015, with its chapters collected into 24 books. An anime TV show based on the manga aired from April to September 2009, with 25 episodes.
The story follows a 15-year-old boy named Oz Vessalius. His life changes completely during his Coming-of-Age Ceremony when he is suddenly sent to a mysterious, dark place called the Abyss. This place is said to be home to strange monsters called Chains.
Contents
The Story of Pandora Hearts
Oz's Journey Begins
Oz Vessalius is the heir to a powerful family. He lives a fancy life with his younger sister Ada and his best friend, Gilbert. One day, during his Coming-of-Age Ceremony, a group called the Baskervilles appears. They claim Oz has committed a "sin" and throw him into the Abyss. Oz doesn't understand why this is happening, but he wants to find out the truth.
Inside the Abyss, Oz meets a powerful Chain named Alice, also known as the Bloody Black Rabbit. Oz makes a deal with Alice to escape the Abyss. When they finally get out, they discover that ten years have passed in the real world!
Unraveling the Mystery
Oz is taken in by Sharon Rainsworth and her servant, Xerxes Break. They are part of an organization called Pandora. Pandora studies Chains and was created after a terrible event called the Tragedy of Sablier, where an entire city fell into the Abyss. Oz decides to help Pandora investigate the ruler of the Abyss, known as the Intention of the Abyss.
Oz gets help from Alice and an older Gilbert, who is now part of another powerful family. They learn that Alice, Gilbert, and Gilbert's younger brother Vincent were involved in the Tragedy of Sablier. They also meet the spirit of Jack Vessalius, a hero from the past who supposedly stopped the world from falling into the Abyss. Jack's spirit is somehow connected to Oz.
The Truth Revealed
As they investigate, more secrets come to light. Break reveals he met the Intention of the Abyss, who is Alice's twin sister. They also learn that Jack Vessalius, the supposed hero, might have been the one who caused the Tragedy of Sablier! It turns out Jack wanted to merge the world with the Abyss to be with someone he cared about.
Oz discovers a shocking truth about himself: he is actually the real B-Rabbit, a powerful Chain. He was once a doll that belonged to Alice's mother, Lacie, and was given life by the Core of the Abyss. During the Tragedy of Sablier, Oz became a Chain that could destroy the world.
A New Future
Oz and his friends decide they must stop Jack from changing the past and prevent the world from falling into the Abyss. They plan to destroy the Intention of the Abyss's body. During their difficult journey, Oz's uncle Oscar and Break pass away.
Oz and Alice travel back in time to the Tragedy of Sablier. Alice tries to convince the Core of the Abyss to separate from her twin sister. Oz tries to convince Oswald, the previous Glen Baskerville, to help them stop Jack instead of changing the past.
In the end, Oswald cannot bring himself to harm his sister and passes on. Oz and his friends manage to convince the Core of the Abyss to cut ties with the Intention of the Abyss, which helps restore the world to normal. Oz and Alice pass away, but Gilbert promises to wait for them to be reborn.
About a hundred years later, Oz and Alice are reborn. Vincent brings them to Gilbert, who is overjoyed to see them again. Gilbert welcomes them back, finally finding peace after a long wait. Pandora is disbanded, and the Baskervilles form a new connection with the Core of the Abyss.
About Pandora Hearts
The Manga Series
The Pandora Hearts manga was written and drawn by Jun Mochizuki. It was published in a Japanese magazine called Monthly GFantasy from May 18, 2006, to March 18, 2015. All 104 chapters were collected into 24 books called tankōbon volumes.
In North America, the manga was first licensed by Broccoli Books, but later Yen Press took over. Yen Press started publishing the English version in their magazine Yen Plus in June 2009. The first English book came out on December 15, 2009.
The Anime Show
A 25-episode anime TV show based on Pandora Hearts was made by Studio Xebec in 2009. Takao Kato directed the series. It aired in Japan from April 3 to September 25, 2009.
In North America, NIS America licensed the anime. They released English-subtitled DVDs of the show starting on October 26, 2010.
See also
In Spanish: Pandora Hearts para niños
