Pandora Hearts, by Jun Mochizuki

Pandora Hearts, by Jun Mochizuki, 576 pages
v.1 -192 pages
v.2 - 192 pages
v3. - 192 pages

I'm a little lost having read only the first three mangas of this series. Oz Vessalius is somehow transported to the abyss by a secret organization for the sin of being born. Oz's mother was murdered and his father wants nothing to do with his son even going so far as to say he wished his son was never born. Oz's servant, Gil is loyal to his master to a fault. When Oz is banished to the abyss, he returns 10 years later to find much has changed. With him is Alice, a chain that he has contracted with in order to exact revenge on those who hurt him, discover what his sin was and also find all of Alice's lost memories. With so much going on, it's hard to keep everything straight, but it appears that the mangas are all Oz's memories of what has already happened ... and he's just reminiscing.

Pandora Hearts, v.20 by Jun Mochizuki

Pandora Hearts, v.20 by Jun Mochizuki - 204 pages

This volume gives a little back story on Uncle Oscar Vessilius and his motivations.  It also gives some more information on Oz's father.
I'm still loving the series and can't wait for the next volume.

Pandora Hearts, v.1-3 by Jun Mochizuki

Pandora Hearts, v. 1-3 by Jun Mochizuki
v.1 - 192 pages
v. 2 - 192 pages
v.3 - 192 pages

Oz Vessalius doesn't really want to go through his coming of age ceremony but it is tradition.  Turns out his feeling that something is going to go wrong comes true.  He sent into the Abyss - a prison for those who sin.  There he meets B.Rabbit / Alice and contracts with her so they can both escape.

I picked up the manga after watching the first few episodes of the anime during the Teen Anime Club last week.  I had looked at the books several times but the plot didn't sound that interesting.  However, I liked the anime and I like the manga also.  I'm definitely going to keep reading the series.