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Gankutsuou

Gankutsuou:
The Count of Monte Cristo
Gankutsuou promotional.jpg
Promotional image for the anime series
巌窟王
(Gankutsuō)
Genre Science fiction, Drama
Anime television series
Directed by Mahiro Maeda
Produced by Osamu Ando
Minako Doi
Taichi Hashimoto
Naomi Nishiguchi
Written by Shuichi Kouyama
Music by Jean-Jacques Burnel
Koji Kasamatsu
Reiji Kitazato
Studio Gonzo
Licensed by
Original network TV Asahi, Animax, NHK BS2, AT-X
English network
Original run October 5, 2004March 29, 2005
Episodes 24 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written by Mahiro Maeda
Published by Kodansha
English publisher
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Monthly Afternoon
Original run May 2005May 2008
Volumes 3
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Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (Japanese: 巌窟王, Hepburn: Gankutsuō?, literally The King of the Cavern) is an anime series loosely based on Alexandre Dumas's classic French novel, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo. Spanning 24 episodes, it was produced by Gonzo, directed by Mahiro Maeda and broadcast by Animax across its respective networks in Japan, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin America, and other regions.

Gankutsuou's unusual visual style layers Photoshop textures into digital animation, with backgrounds often rendered in 3D. Gankutsuou is set in the far future, during the year 5053, whereas Alexandre Dumas's original novel takes place during the Bourbon Restoration. Though Gankutsuou incorporates elements of science-fiction and fantasy, it also retains many aesthetics of France in the 19th century, particularly in regard to social classes and wealth. In addition, each of the episodes (of the Japanese dub) begin with a summary spoken in French.

Geneon Entertainment acquired the North American release rights for Gankutsuou and released it under the title Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo. As of September 12, 2006, all six volumes have been released on DVD. A box set was also released as a compilation of the six DVDs. On December 27, 2008, Funimation announced that they had acquired the license and planned to release the series in 2009.


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