Saturday, December 27, 2014

Review of Pandora Hearts Volume 2 by Jun Mochizuki

Link to book: Pandora Hearts Volume 2

Holy crap. That is the best cover I have ever seen. This guy is awesome (in both character and looks). If he existed in real life, there would be mobs of women going completely insane. Ah, Gilbert Nightray, you are one attractive dude.

Whoo, now that's out of the way (you seriously don't understand how heavily I was fangirling about this cover), I can move on to the excellence that is this book. This is seriously one of the best mangas I have ever read. Right up there with Ouran High School Host Club.

(Fangirl mode on: I'm getting the first volume of Attack on Titan very soon [hehehe yes, best anime ever] and then Fullmetal Alchemist.) Sorry. Ahem, back to the review.

Minor spoilers ahead for this book and the previous one. 

Review of Pandora Hearts 4 (Pandora Hearts) by Jun Mochizuki

This story... It never fails to surprise me just how incredibly complex it can be. Mochizuki-san is an incredible author. I couldn't for the life of me be able to ever create something as intricate as this story.

Okay, that bit's over. Let me just express my love for this series. Awesome plot line and awesome characters.

And my favorite character. Oh yes, the ever eccentric and lovely: Xerxes Break.


Xerxes is literally the most fun character and his strangeness makes him so intriguing, especially when he obviously knows what he's doing (even though he acts like he doesn't). Also, I think it's especially awesome when he brings out his creepy side and his protective side and his many, many sides. Yes, Xerxes is my favorite.

Oh ok, a close second would be Gilbert. Aghhh his fear of cats and his protectiveness and his badassness... yes, Gilbert is a close second. I mean, look at the adorable idiot.


Okay, on to the story. Just wow, there was so much going on in this installment. Reading these are purely a pleasure because just watching the story unfold is fun. The reader is slowly learning more about the characters and the deep and intricate past of the Pandora Hearts universe. And damn, we ended on a cliffhanger, one that certainly makes things much more interesting.

Yes, this book is a great installment in my ever-favorite Pandora Hearts series and it is very good.

Basically my review for this is done, but I just want to address Mochizuki-san's brilliant ability to draw hands. She is so good at it. I seriously love how she draws them. (Sorry, that may have been pretty random.)

If you made it through this review, I thank you. This was done extremely late at night and I am not exactly coherent whenever I do reviews for books that I love (or at this time in the day).

How many stars? Oh, of course 5.

This review was originally posted on my GR account, but it's here now as well. (I updated it a little bit too)