TV series
Gankutsuou
Overview
In an elegant future Paris, a Count returns to wreak havoc on those that betrayed him.
Details
- First air date
- 2004-10-06
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 24 episodes
- Genres
- Animation, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Network
- tv asahi
- Production
- GONZO
- Country
- JP
- Original language
- JA
Cast
- Jun Fukuyama as Albert de Morcerf (voice)
- Jouji Nakata as The Count (voice)
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Franz d'Epinay
- Toshiko Sawada
- Nobuo Tobita as Baptistin (voice)
- Koji Ishii as Giovanni Bertuccio (voice)
- Akiko Yajima as Haydee (voice)
- Mai Nakahara as Peppo (voice)
Creators and crew
- Katsuharu Nagata - Executive Producer
- Mahiro Maeda - Executive Producer
- Shouji Murahama - Executive Producer
- Yasushi Uchida - Executive Producer
- Taichi Hashimoto - Producer
- Shinichiro Ishikawa - Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: At Journey's End, We Meet
Young aristocrat Albert visits the city of Luna on the surface of the moon. He quickly falls under the spell of an enigmatic gentleman - the Count of Monte Cristo.
Episode 2: Until the Sun Rises over the Moon
Albert is kidnapped! Franz's frantic attempt to collect the ransom money comes up short, so he warily seeks the assistance of the Count of Monte Cristo.
Episode 3: 5/22, Stormy
Back in Paris, Albert's sheltered friends grow suspicious upon the arrival of the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo.
Episode 4: A Mother's Secrets
The questions surrounding the Count multiply when Albert visits the man's lavish mansion in Champs Elysees, which is filled with complicated tricks and gold ornaments.
Episode 5: Do You Love Your Fiancee?
During a pleasure cruise arranged by the Count, a disagreement leads to a duel between Albert and Maximilien. Albert's raw emotions allow his host to grasp even more sway over his destiny.
Episode 6: Her Melancholy, My Melancholy
The Count of Monte Cristo positions himself deeper into the lives of those around Albert after meeting a banker and his frustrated wife.
Episode 7: The Secret Flower Garden
The lives of Albert's aristocratic friends are full of secrets - and the Count is among those prone to whispering in the ears of ladies known to be spoken for.
Episode 8: A Night in Boulogne
At a party thrown by the Count, the guests play a game. They search for a secret room in the villa where a curse is sealed away. Albert has already discovered one secret kept between the Count and Heloise.
Episode 9: I Dreamed a Dark Dream
The charms of the Count are fading for some, as mysteries and suspicions multiply. The controversy surrounding the mysterious man can only grow when a hidden poisoner begins to ply their trade.
Episode 10: The Letter from Edmond
Villefort, Danglars, and Morcerf are invited to a funeral. Albert suspects something is wrong and follows them to an old church, where the lid of the casket is about to be opened.
Episode 11: An Engagement Broken
Three aristocratic households are growing aware that they are caught in a conspiracy. Franz immediately suspects the Count, but Albert won't hear of it.
Episode 12: Encore
Albert's engagement is in jeopardy; Baron Dangler prefers his daughter to marry into wealth. Albert rushes to the opera house to find Eugenie - but the curtain may have already closed on his love.
Episode 13: Haidee
Attorney General Villefort demands the arrest of the Count of Monte Cristo, but Heloise takes steps to prevent it from happening.
Episode 14: Lost Souls
After the announcement of Eugenie and Andrea's engagement leaves Albert feeling betrayed, the Count appears and invites him on a journey deep into the universe.
Episode 15: The End of Happiness, the Beginning of Truth
Aboard his spaceship, the Count of Monte Cristo tells Albert about an old friend who was betrayed and imprisoned. Back home, Franz is close to learning an important secret.
Episode 16: Scandal
Closing in on the secret of the Gankutsuou, Franz learns of a sailor named Edmond Dantes who had strange connections to many of the families in Parisian high society.
Episode 17: Confession
After the Count reveals a shocking truth, Albert is left shattered when Franz explains a horrible and twisted story of revenge.
Episode 18: The Duel
Mercedes enters the misty woods to meet the Count - but only a scene of violence is waiting for her.
Episode 19: Even If I Should Stop Being Me
The Count escalates his plan for revenge, launching a bitter blow at his next target, the Danglars Bank. The impact will be felt by many - including Albert.
Episode 20: Farewell, Euganie
Being rescued from danger by Chateau-Renaud, Albert learns about Eugenie's marriage and rushes over to the Danglars' home.
Episode 21: The Golden Boy's True Identity
An abominable memory, consigned to the darkness of the past, has been resurrected by the hands of the Count and his plan of revenge enters its final stage.
Episode 22: Counterattack
The final target of the Count's rage returns to Earth and the bombardment of Paris begins!
Episode 23: Edmond Dantes
Albert and Mercedes are seriously wounded as Fernand prepares for his final showdown with the Count of Monte Cristo.
Episode 24: At the Shore
Five years later, Albert returns to Paris to visit the relics of his former life and the grave of a dear friend.
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