Gankutsuou (2004)
In an elegant future Paris, a Count returns to wreak havoc on those that betrayed him.
- Alexandre Dumas
- Mahiro Maeda
- Shuuichi Kouyama
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Episode 1 - At Journey's End, We Meet
Release Date: 2004-10-06Young 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.
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Episode 2 - Until the Sun Rises over the Moon
Release Date: 2004-10-13Albert 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.
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Episode 3 - 5/22, Stormy
Release Date: 2004-10-20Back in Paris, Albert's sheltered friends grow suspicious upon the arrival of the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo.
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Episode 4 - A Mother's Secrets
Release Date: 2004-10-27The 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.
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Episode 5 - Do You Love Your Fiancee?
Release Date: 2004-11-03During 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.
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Episode 6 - Her Melancholy, My Melancholy
Release Date: 2004-11-10The Count of Monte Cristo positions himself deeper into the lives of those around Albert after meeting a banker and his frustrated wife.
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Episode 7 - The Secret Flower Garden
Release Date: 2004-11-17The 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.
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Episode 8 - A Night in Boulogne
Release Date: 2004-11-24At 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.
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Episode 9 - I Dreamed a Dark Dream
Release Date: 2004-12-01The 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.
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Episode 10 - The Letter from Edmond
Release Date: 2004-12-08Villefort, 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.
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Episode 11 - An Engagement Broken
Release Date: 2004-12-15Three aristocratic households are growing aware that they are caught in a conspiracy. Franz immediately suspects the Count, but Albert won't hear of it.
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Episode 12 - Encore
Release Date: 2005-01-05Albert'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.
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Episode 13 - Haidee
Release Date: 2005-01-12Attorney General Villefort demands the arrest of the Count of Monte Cristo, but Heloise takes steps to prevent it from happening.
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Episode 14 - Lost Souls
Release Date: 2005-01-19After 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.
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Episode 15 - The End of Happiness, the Beginning of Truth
Release Date: 2005-01-26Aboard 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.
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Episode 16 - Scandal
Release Date: 2005-02-02Closing 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.
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Episode 17 - Confession
Release Date: 2005-02-09After the Count reveals a shocking truth, Albert is left shattered when Franz explains a horrible and twisted story of revenge.
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Episode 18 - The Duel
Release Date: 2005-02-16Mercedes enters the misty woods to meet the Count - but only a scene of violence is waiting for her.
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Episode 19 - Even If I Should Stop Being Me
Release Date: 2005-02-23The 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.
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Episode 20 - Farewell, Euganie
Release Date: 2005-03-02Being rescued from danger by Chateau-Renaud, Albert learns about Eugenie's marriage and rushes over to the Danglars' home.
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Episode 21 - The Golden Boy's True Identity
Release Date: 2005-03-09An 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.
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Episode 22 - Counterattack
Release Date: 2005-03-16The final target of the Count's rage returns to Earth and the bombardment of Paris begins!
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Episode 23 - Edmond Dantes
Release Date: 2005-03-23Albert and Mercedes are seriously wounded as Fernand prepares for his final showdown with the Count of Monte Cristo.
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Episode 24 - At the Shore
Release Date: 2005-03-30Five years later, Albert returns to Paris to visit the relics of his former life and the grave of a dear friend.