Pandora Hearts

Alternative title:
Сердца Пандоры (Russian)
パンドラハーツ (Japanese)
潘朵拉之心 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: adventure, fantasy, mystery
Themes: Alice in Wonderland, family, monsters, social classes, Through the Looking Glass
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Plot Summary: Oz Bezarius, heir to one of the duke houses, has just turned fifteen. His life is rich and carefree, darkened only by the constant absence of his father. At his coming-of-age ceremony, however, everything changes. For no reason that he can discern, he's cast into the prison known as the "Abyss", only to be saved by a "chain" known as Alice, the bloodstained black rabbit. It is unknown why was he cast into Abyss, how does Alice factor into it all, and what does the organization known as "Pandora" want with him.
User Ratings: 423 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 55 votes (sub:51, dub:2, raw:1, others:1
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Excellent: 121 votes (sub:109, dub:6, raw:3, others:3
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Polish subtitled
)
 Very good: 108 votes (sub:101, dub:2, raw:1, others:4
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Good: 71 votes (sub:68, dub:3)
 Decent: 27 votes (sub:26, others:1
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 23 votes (sub:20, dub:2, raw:1)
 Not really good: 5 votes (sub:5)
 Weak: 7 votes (sub:7)
 Bad: 5 votes (sub:4, others:1
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 875 users, rank: #777
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.870 (Very good-.13), std. dev.: 1.687, rank: #635
Weighted mean: 7.689 (Very good-.31), rank: #698 (seen all: 7.84 / seen some: 7.59 / won't finish: 5.03)
Bayesian estimate: 7.686 (Very good-.31), rank: #461
Running time: 24 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 25
Episode titles: We have 34
Vintage: 2009-04-02 to 2009-09-24
Opening Theme:
"Parallel Hearts" by FictionJunction
Ending Theme:
"Maze" by savage genius
#2: "Watashi wo Mitsukete" by savage genius
Official website:
TBSアニメーション 「PandoraHearts」公式ホームページ (Japanese)
Links: We have 1
In the news 13 times:
2010-07-19 Savage Genius' Aa Reveals Marriage, Pregnancy, Hiatus
2010-03-02 Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, February 22-28
2010-02-20 Nippon Ichi Software Sales/Marketing Head Satō Resigns
2010-02-11 NIS America Licenses Toradora! as Its First Anime (Updated)
2010-01-26 Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, January 18-24
2009-12-01 Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, November 23-29
2009-10-27 Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, October 19-25
2009-10-07 Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, September 28-October 4 (Updated)
2009-09-29 Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, September 21-27 (Updated)
2009-09-02 Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, August 24-30
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 Japanese staff
 
Japanese cast
Director: Takao Kato
Series Composition: Mayori Sekijima
Screenplay:
Hiroaki Kitajima (5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 11, 17, 22
)
Kenichi Araki (5 episodes
eps 3, 7, 13, 15, 19
)
Masashi Kubota (6 episodes
eps 2, 6, 12, 16, 20, 23
)
Mayori Sekijima (eps 1, 9, 14)
Storyboard:
Akira Nishimori (eps 4, 9, 11)
Harume Kosaka (ep 7)
Ryouki Kamitsubo (eps 5, 20)
Satomi Nakamura (eps 2, 15)
Seung Hui Son (eps 8, 19)
Takao Kato (ep 1)
Yukio Kuroda (4 episodes
eps 6, 12, 16, 21
)
Episode Director:
Akira Iwanaga (eps 4, 11)
Ryouki Kamitsubo (eps 5, 13, 20)
Satomi Nakamura (eps 2, 15)
Seung Hui Son (ep 8)
Shigeru Ueda (eps 1, 7, 14)
Yoshihiro Oka (ep 9)
Yukio Kuroda (4 episodes
eps 6, 12, 16, 21
)
Music: Yuki Kajiura
Original creator: Jun Mochizuki
Character Design:
Chizuru Kobayashi
Shinichi Yamaoka
Art Director: Keito Watanabe
Chief Animation Director:
Chizuru Kobayashi (4 episodes
eps 2, 10, 20, 22
)
Shinichi Yamaoka (4 episodes
eps 2, 10, 20, 22
)
Taeko Hori (ep 11)
Animation Director:
Akira Takahashi (4 episodes
eps 2, 10, 14, 19
)
Chizuru Kobayashi (OP. eps. 10, 18, 25)
Futoshi Oonami (eps 3, 8, 23)
Hisayoshi Nagamatsu (eps 4, 11, 21)
Kyoko Taketani (eps 7, 15)
Natsuki Watanabe (eps 6, 12)
Shinichi Yamaoka (ep 10)
Taeko Hori (ep 1)
Yukiko Nakatani (ep 6)
Yuriko Nagaya (eps 3, 8, 23)
Producer:
Atsushi Iwasaki
Takatoshi Chino
Takeshi Tanaka
Yoshiko Nakayama

Acoustic Producer: Hiroki Urakari
Advertising: Mizuho Tanaka
Editing Assistant: Mayumi Komori (Jay Film)
Ending Key Animation:
Chizuru Kobayashi (ED1)
Jun Takagi (ED1)
Risako Yoshida (ED1)
Shintetsu Takiyama (ED1)
HP Official Design: Akiko Noguchi
Insert Song: Emily Bindiger (everytime you kissed me; ep 25)
Literature: Naoko Marukawa
Music Production:
Keiichi Nozaki
Yuki Kajiura
Music Vocals:
Eri Ito (Bloody Rabbit)
Wakana Ootaki (Bloody Rabbit)
Yuriko Kaida (Chorus)
Musician:
Hitoshi Konno (Strings)
Koichi Korenaga (Guitar)
Kyoichi Sato (Drums)
Rie Akagi (Flute)
Tomoharu 'Jr' Takahashi (Bass)
Yuki Kajiura (Keyboard)
Opening Key Animation:
Futoshi Oonami
Kazumi Ono
Kyoko Taketani
Makoto Oda
Masahiro Suwa
Natsuko Fujiwara
Sawako Yamamoto
Shinichi Yamaoka
Planning Cooperation:
Atsushi Higashiyama
Nobuyuki Kurashige
Yasutaka Kimura
Production Assistant:
Akihiko Okada
Tokiko Ookawa
Production Desk: Yasuyuki Nagai
Production Secretary: Hitomi Ishikawa
Production Setting: Yukari Matsumura
Sound Effects: Hiroki Nosaki
System Management: Takashi Hirota
Theme Song Arrangement: Yuki Kajiura (OP)
Theme Song Composition: Yuki Kajiura (OP)
Theme Song Lyrics: Yuki Kajiura (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
FictionJunction (OP)
Kaori Oda (OP FictionJunction)
Keiko Kubota (OP FictionJunction)
Savage Genius (ED)
Tomoe Oumi (ED1)
Wakana Ootaki (OP FictionJunction)
Yuriko Kaida (OP, as "FictionJunction")
 
Ayako Kawasumi as Alice
Junko Minagawa as Oz Vessalius
Kousuke Toriumi as Raven

Akira Ishida as Xerxes Break
Azuma Sakamoto as Gilbert
Daisuke Ono as Jack Vessalius
Jun Fukuyama as Vincent Nightray
Kana Hanazawa as Sharon Rainsworth
Kappei Yamaguchi as Cheshire Cat
Kishô Taniyama as Glen Baskerville
Ryoka Yuzuki as Rabbit
Ryou Hirohashi as
Echo
Zwei

Akeno Watanabe as Reo/Leo
Aya Hisakawa as Kate
Fuyuka Oura as young Vincent (ep 11)
Harumi Sakurai as Doldam
Hideyuki Umezu as Oscar Vessalius
Hirofumi Nojima as Elliot Nightray
Hiroshi Shirokuma as Dag
Junichi Suwabe as Leim
Kaori Fukuhara as Ada Vessalius
Kaori Nazuka as Flower Vendor Girl (ep 5)
Kumiko Higa as Phillip (eps 9-10)
Megumi Toyoguchi as Charlotte/Lotti
Mika Teratani as Doll (ep 1)
Ryotaro Okiayu as Philip's father (eps 9-10)
Saori Goto as Maid (ep 1)
Takashi Oohara as Grim
Takayuki Kondou as Fang
Toru Ohkawa as
Leader
Oz's father (eps 9-10, 19)
Yuya Uchida as Rufus Barma

Japanese companies

2nd Key Animation:
Digital Network Animation
Earl Anime
HEBARAKI
Production I.G
Statelite
TNK
Triple A
union CHO
Wao World
Wisker's
Animation Production: Xebec
Background Art:
Baku Production
Hijiri
KLAS
Production AI
Broadcaster:
BS-i (2009-04-25)
Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting Co., Ltd (2009-04-09)
MBS (2009-04-09)
TBS (2009-04-02)
Editorial Assistance: Jay Film
Finish Animation:
Albion
Asahi Production
Assez Finaud Fabric.
Echo
Fanout
Frontline
Hyashi
MSJ Musashino Production Office
R.I.C
Studio El
TNK
Triple A
Xebec
In-Between Animation:
A-Line
AIC PLUS+
AIC Spirits
Asahi Production
AZETA PICTURES
Beat Frog
Diomedia
Echo
Fanout
Frontline
GAINAX
Hal Film Maker
Hanjin Animation
Hayashi
I&S Factory
Inguressa
K-Production
MSJ Musashino Production Office
Nagoya Statelite Studio
Nakamura Production
Production Reed
R.I.C
Shanghai Dub
Studio Cockpit
Studio Comet
Studio Meta
Synergy SP
Triple A
Wao World
Xebec
Key Animation:
Hanjin Animation
Shanghai Dub
Studio Meta
Music Mastering Studio: Victor Studio
Music Mixing: Sound Valley
Music Production: Flying Dog
Music Recording:
Sound Valley
Warner Music Recording Studio
Production:
Pandora Hearts Project
TBS
Production Cooperation:
ARMS
FCC
Flying Dog
Hal Film Maker
Mangrove
Media Factory
MOVIC
Pony Canyon
Studio DEEN
Studio Guts
Xebec
Yumeta Company
Recording Studio: Half HP Studio
Sound Production: Half HP Studio
Sponsor: Flying Dog

 English staff
 
English cast
Recording Coordination: Cherry 'Kaoru' Huisey (New York)
Recording engineer: Anthony "Rocky" Gallo (NY; ep 25)
  (none)

English companies


Licensed by: NIS America
Music Recording: Cutting Room Recording Studio (New York)

 Chinese (Taiwan) staff

(none)
 
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
Licensed by: Mighty Media Co., Ltd.
 Chinese (Taiwan) cast

 (none)