Tactics, v.3 by Sakura Kinoshita

Tactics, v.3 by Sakura Kinoshita - 180 pages

This continues the story of Kantarou and the demon eater Hakura.  This volume contains two stories.  The first is of two sisters and the men in town who are being killed.  It was fairly obvious who was behind the killing but I have to admit the motivations were not what I thought they would be.  The second story is the search for a magical item versus an old school rival.  I believe this story is setting up a future arc with the introduction of a couple new characters and the revelation about a previous character.  I'm enjoying this series more with each story.  I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

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.