Pandora Hearts Manga Gets Stage Musical in November
Jun Mochizuki's Pandora Hearts manga is inspiring a stage musical adaptation that will run in Tokyo's Theater H from November 7 to 16. Akira Yamazaki is directing and writing the script, with Ako Takahashi writing lyrics, and Harumi Fuuki composing the music.Yen Press released the manga in English, and describes the manga's story:Mochizuki launched Pandora Hearts in Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magazine in 2006, and the manga ended in 2015 with 24 volumes.Yen Press licensed Mochizuki's Pandora Hearts and Crimson-Shell manga, as well as Shinobu Wakamiya's side story novel Pandora Hearts: Caucus Race, for North America. NIS America released the 25-episode anime adaptation by Xebec, which premiered in 2009.Mochizuki launched the The Case Study of Vanitas (Vanitas no Carte) manga in Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine in December 2015. Square Enix published the 11th volume in April 2024. Yen Press has been publishing the manga simultaneously in English since its debut. BONES' television anime of the manga premiered in July 2021. The anime's second part premiered in January 2022. Funimation streamed the first part, and it also streamed an English dub. Both Funimation and Crunchyroll streamed the second part as it aired, and Crunchyroll also added the first part.Sources: Pandora Hearts musical's website, Comic Natalie
