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Gankutsuou anime Series

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The Synopsis

The story is based on The Count of Monte Cristo. However, there are new twists and turns in this animated version. For those of you who don't already know the story of Monte Cristo, the short and sweet version is: A man was betrayed by his best friend, a judge, and a banker, and sentenced to life imprisonment for a crime he didn't commit. He returns several years later, bearing the title of Count and filthy rich with gold discovered on his escape journey home, to find his once-betrothed married to his best friend, the judge at the highest seat of the court, and the banker a rich moneylender. The Count discards his morals to seek the ultimate revenge.

The Details

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction
Age Rating: Mature Teen for drugs, alcohol, sex, and violence.
Artist(s): Alexandre Dumas

ANIME Episodes: 24 total

01: At the End of Our Travels, We Meet 02: Until the Sun Rises on the Moon 03: 5/22, Tempest 04: Mother's Secret 05: Do You Love Your Betrothed? 06: Her Gloom, My Gloom 07: The Secret Nectar of the Flower Garden 08: A night in Boulogne 09: I Had a Dream of the Color of Darkness 10: A Letter from Edmond 11: Engagement, Broken 12: Encore

13: Hayd?e 14: Wandering Heart 15: The End of Happiness, the Beginning of Truth 16: Scandal 17: Confession 18: Duel 19: If I Had Become Unlike Myself 20: Farewell, Eug?nie 21: The True Identity of the Nobleman 22: Counterattack 23: Edmund Dant?s 24: By the Seashore