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Pandora Hearts (TV)

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[ adapted from Pandora Hearts (manga) ]
Alternative title:
Pandora Hatsu (Japanese)
Сердца Пандоры (Russian)
パンドラハーツ (Japanese)
潘多拉之心
Genres: adventure, fantasy, mystery
Themes: Alice in Wonderland, family, monsters, social classes, Through the Looking Glass
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: 223 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 34 votes (sub:32, Por.sub:1, dub:1)
 Excellent: 61 votes (sub:55, dub:2, Spa.sub:2, Pol.sub:1, raw:1)
 Very good: 57 votes (sub:54, Spa.sub:1, raw:1, Por.sub:1)
 Good: 42 votes (sub:41, dub:1)
 Decent: 9 votes (sub:8, raw:1)
 So-so: 9 votes (sub:8, dub:1)
 Not really good: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Weak: 3 votes (sub:3)
 Bad: 4 votes (sub:3, Rus.sub:1)
 Awful: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 534 users, rank: #1030
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.928 (Very good-.07), std. dev.: 1.7344, rank: #514
Weighted mean: 7.746 (Very good-.25), rank: #575 (seen all: 7.93 / seen some: 7.63 / won't finish: 3.95)
Bayesian estimate: 7.736 (Very good-.26), rank: #404
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 7 times:
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
2009-08-04   Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, July 27-August 2
2009-07-29   Japanese Animation DVD Ranking, July 20-26
2009-01-09   Pandora Hearts Anime's Comiket Promo Video Streamed (Updated)
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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 (ep. 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

Assistant Editor: 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 producer:
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 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 

Animation Production: Xebec

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

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:
FCC
Flying Dog
Media Factory
MOVIC
Pony Canyon
Xebec

Recording Studio: Half HP Studio

Sound Production: Half HP Studio

Sponsor: Flying Dog

English cast 
English staff 

Recording Coordination: Cherry 'Kaoru' Huisey (New York)

Recording engineer: Anthony "Rocky" Gallo (NY; ep 25)

(none)
English companies 

Music Recording: Cutting Room Recording Studio (New York)

 
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