Gankutsuou 1
Albere, the son of a noble Parisian family, along with his friend Franz have arrived at a city on the surface of the moon, Luna, for a carnival. They go to an opera house, and there they see a strange man throw flowers down to the performer on stage. He's the Count of Monte Cristo... After the show Albere finds a pocket watch belonging to that man and tries to give it to him as he leaves.. on his CG spaceship. This is Gonzo, after all...
Later on, Arbel and Franz receive an invitation from the Count and go to eat with him and talk about things. Then he offers them an invitation to the carnival's big event the next day.. a public execution. There, the Count wants Arbel and Franz to play a little game with him to determine who gets the one letter of pardon he has. Frantz refuses, but Albere goes along and the man who murdered 10 people ends up being pardoned. Franz and Albere fight afterwards and go their separate ways.
A woman Albere had seen earlier, Peppo sees him by himself and talks to him a bit.. and then as the city grows dark Albere thinks he's going to get some.. but Peppo pulls a gun on him..
It might not be a great idea for me to write a lot about this since I haven't read The Count of Monte Cristo or seen the movie and whatnot.. but anyways :) Gankutsuou is very stylish as you can see by the screencaps. Of course, this being a Gonzo production, there is some CG that need not be CG in here.. the CG does look nice, though... But what is it with all these English songs these days? Opening and Ending are both in English... I didn't really like either all that much.. but the music in the show was fine.
Anyways, it was interesting, so I'll keep on watching.
I wouldn't watch the movie that came out a few years back. (in 2002?) It wasn't a very good adaption. Everything except the basic plot and characters were altered. I'm very interested to see how Gonzo is going to do with this title. If they stay close to the book, I'd say this is going to be an excellent series. The book itself was intricate, filled with surpises and drama. I'm kind of skeptical about the whole mecha fighting though. It's really unecessary to add that. We'll have to see how they are going to tie that into the story.
Heya, seems interesting this anime,
Could you maybe post a link to the torrent or something so I can download it?
I didn't find it on anime-source/animesuki/baka-updates.
That's where I normally find stuff :P
Ok, While I love Gonzo productions, this is a bit too far fetched for me. I loved the books so to see it transformed so totally is hard to take in although I might watch 1 more Ep. It might turn around......
Are you kidding me? The ED song must be one of the coolest this season. Sounds kinda french slash U2-ish.
I've watched up to episode 8 and I must say this anime is very intrigueing. The Count seems to be an extremely manipulative person, but his motives are still known to no one at this point. If you really like dramatic and intricate stories, I suggest you check this series out. Gankutsuou is probably going to be one of the best anime series out this year, so don't miss it! It's got really unique animation which you'll either love or hate. I find it quite stunning and I believe it adds to the atmosphere. Anyways, enough of my babble, CHECK IT OUT NOW!