Phillipe is from a wealthy family and his mother had died, but he loves his father very much. Oz saved Phillipe from some bullies. Oz saw a reflection of himself in Phillipe and was happy that his father was not like Oz&#039;s own. Phillipe was then attacked by Echo, who was in pursuit of an illegal contractor. Oz thought that Phillipe was the contractor, but it was actually his father. Phillipe&#039;s father made an illegal contract to try and bring his wife back to life, but lost control and was eventually killed by Vincent.      ~!After the death of his father, Phillipe was taken to the Nightray&#039;s orphanage at Sabri&eacute;. There, Oz meets him again. Oz tries to apologize for not being able to bring his father back, but surprisingly, Phillipe is in denial and says that he has received letter from his father.!~    (Source: Wikipedia)

The air of celebration surrounding fifteen-year-old Oz Vessalius&rsquo;s coming-of-age ceremony quickly turns to horror when he is condemned for a sin about which he knows nothing. He is thrown into an eternal, inescapable prison known as the Abyss from which there is no escape. There, he meets a young girl named Alice, who is not what she seems. Now that the relentless cogs of fate have begun to turn, do they lead only to crushing despair for Oz, or is there some shred of hope for him to grasp on to? 
(Source: Yen Press)
 
Note: Includes two extra chapters and the pilot one-shot.

Oz Vessalius, 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. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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