I really need to finish Pandora Hearts. I had the opposite problem with that one as it feels like an entirely different beast.I'm still waiting for that shit hitting the fan moment like Pandora Hearts had where the series sucked me in, currently Vanitas just seems like it's building to that something. The series is enjoyable enough, but it hasn't hooked me yet like Pandora Hearts did. Noe is super cute though and I'm dreading the wringer the author is bound to put him through if Oz's journey says anything, let alone the suffering train inbound on probably most of the cast.
Really, I just hope that the anime might make them look into doing a full adaption of Pandora Hearts because that series really deserves it even if it might not be able to pull off the same heights.