A review by cornerofmadness
Pandora Hearts 1巻 by Jun Mochizuki

3.0

I had mixed feelings about this one. Over all it’s pretty good but occasionally the action is a bit muddy. Oz Vessalius is turning 15 and is about to celebrate his coming of age (though he’s drawn tiny, very shota). Oz is destined to be duke but he’d rather hang out with his friends and servant, a girl named Gilbert. While exploring the mansion which is now reserved only for coming of age celebrations, Oz finds an odd watch. However the celebration doesn’t go as planned and Oz is kidnapped and thrown into the eternal abyss which is a prison. He doesn’t know why and while fighting for his life he’s tempted to make a deal with the black rabbit, a demon-like girl but will that be a fate worse than the Abyss.

I do like Oz. He’s an interesting character. Black Rabbit rather annoyed me and like I said, there is some muddled scenes but overall it was pretty enjoyable, enough that I’ll go looking for #2.


ETA - yes yes I know Gil isn't a girl. I maintain from the editing I read you can not tell that, probably due to misplaced word balloons