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In Japan, Pandora Hearts and The Case Study of Vanitas have been marketed in combination as "PanVani" (パンヴァニ, PanVani) to reflect the overlap in community for each.
Crimson-Shell[]
Crimson-Shell (クリムゾン·シェル) Jun Mochizuki's first published work, being published on a monthly basis in GFantasy by Square Enix in 2005. Due to its nature as a one-shot, Crimson-Shell never surpassed 6 chapters - though its only volume has since been published in English by Yen Press - and it lacks an anime and OVA adaptation as of yet as a result.
Pandora Hearts[]
Pandora Hearts (パンドラハーツ, PandoraHearts) is the first major series to be written by Jun Mochizuki, beginning publication in 2006. It ran in Square Enix shounen magazine GFantasy (alongside titles such as Black Butler and Durarara!!) for about nine years before ending in 2015. In 2009, it received an anime adaptation directed by Studio XEBEC. It was primarily a supernatural mystery series with dark fantasy elements, drawing on Gothic literature and Western fairy tales as a motif.
Considered a critical success (though never attaining wide reaching commercial popularity), Pandora Hearts was praised for its complex plot, strong character writing, and frequent subversion of the shounen genre. It received praise from such figures as Hiromu Arakawa, author of Fullmetal Alchemist.
The Case Study of Vanitas[]
The Case Study of Vanitas (ヴァニタスの
Bibliography[]
Manga[]
- Crimson-Shell (September 2005 - February 2006)
- Pandora Hearts One-Shot (October 2011)
- Pandora Hearts (May 2006 - March 2015)
- The Case Study of Vanitas (December 2015 - present)
Light Novels[]
- Rolan the Forgotten King (2010) — illustrator, written by Yoshino Takumi.
- ~Caucus Race~ Volume 1 (2011) — illustrator, written by Shinobu Wakamiya.
- ~Caucus Race~ Volume 2 (2012) — illustrator, written by Shinobu Wakamiya.
- ~Caucus Race~ Volume 3 (2013) — illustrator, written by Shinobu Wakamiya.
Artbooks[]
- 〜Odds and Ends〜 (2009)
- 「There is.」 (2015)
Guidebooks[]
- Pandora Hearts 8.5: Mine of Mine (2009)
- Pandora Hearts Official Animation Guide (2009)
- Pandora Hearts 18.5: Evidence (2012)
- Pandora Hearts 24 + 1: Last Dance (2015)
Other[]
- Comic Anthology Kiwami - Fushigi no Kuni no Alice (2012) - cover illustration
- Kakegurui Yorozu: Kakegurui Koushiki Anthology (2017) - page illustration
Staff in[]
- Pandora Hearts (TV) (2009): Original creator
- Star Driver (2011): Ending Card Illustration
- Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne (2012): Ending Card Illustration
- Vanitas no Carte (TV) : Original creator (July 2021 - April 2022)
Links[]
- Hobby Twitter
- Pixiv
- Blog (Inactive)
Trivia[]
- She claimed to be 163cm (5'4") in the Guide Book Pandora Hearts 18.5: Evidence.
- She was born in Kanagawa Prefecture.
- Her birth date is December 22nd.
- She is a Sagittarius-Capricorn cusp.
- She usually represents herself as a fat black cat with a pink mustache, called Jun-Cat (
淳 きゃっと, Jun-kyatto). - She is the youngest of four siblings.
- She was friends with Cocoa Fujiwara, author of Inu x Boku SS, prior to Fujiwara's death.
- She is friends with Yuki Kajiura, who has composed the soundtracks for the anime adaptations to both of her major series, Pandora Hearts and The Case Study of Vanitas.
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v - e - t | Crimson-Shell |
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Characters | Main: Claudia • Shion Liddell • Xeno Crimson-Shell Division: Baines • Gerhardt Bathler • Les • Melissa • Robin Wingfield • Ruskin • Victoria • Wilhelm |
Terminology | Objects: Crimson-Shell • Death Scythe Species & Factions: Black Roses • Crimson Rose • Crimson-Shell Division • Premier Rose • Roses • Thorns |
Manga | 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • Volume • Author's Note |
Author | Jun Mochizuki |