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Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo

2004 · TV Series · TV-MA · 25 min · ★ 7.3

DramaMysteryAnimeScience Fiction

In a lavish future version of Paris, a mysterious nobleman enters high society with a carefully hidden past and a plan for revenge against powerful people who once betrayed him. What follows is a tense mix of intrigue, obsession, and rising fallout as old sins resurface.

Based on The Count of Monte Cristo

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Streaming on Crunchyroll.

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Details
Original title
巌窟王
Years
2004–2005
Release date
2004-10-06
Network
tv asahi
Language
Japanese
Rated
TV-MA
Runtime
25 min
TMDB rating
7.3/10 (51 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a stylish, suspenseful revenge drama with aristocratic intrigue and a bold sci-fi twist, especially if you like Black Butler or Hell Girl; Not for you if you dislike melodrama or slow-burn buildup.

Pros: striking visual style; suspenseful revenge story; rich, dramatic atmosphere | Cons: heavy melodrama; divisive lead viewpoint; ending may disappoint

Themes

  • france
  • based on novel or book
  • future
  • supernatural
  • futuristic
  • revenge
  • romance
  • betrayal
  • conspiracy
  • tragedy
  • coming of age
  • anime

Cast & crew

Episodes1 season · 24 episodes

Season 124 episodes
  • S1E1At Journey's End, We Meet25m
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  • S1E2Until the Sun Rises over the Moon25m
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  • S1E35/22, Stormy25m
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  • S1E4A Mother's Secrets25m
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  • S1E5Do You Love Your Fiancee?25m
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  • S1E6Her Melancholy, My Melancholy25m
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  • S1E7The Secret Flower Garden25m
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  • S1E8A Night in Boulogne25m
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  • S1E9I Dreamed a Dark Dream25m
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  • S1E10The Letter from Edmond25m
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  • S1E11An Engagement Broken25m
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  • S1E12Encore25m
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  • S1E13Haidee25m
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  • S1E14Lost Souls25m
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  • S1E15The End of Happiness, the Beginning of Truth25m
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  • S1E16Scandal25m
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  • S1E17Confession25m
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  • S1E18The Duel25m
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  • S1E19Even If I Should Stop Being Me25m
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  • S1E20Farewell, Euganie25m
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  • S1E21The Golden Boy's True Identity25m
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  • S1E22Counterattack25m
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  • S1E23Edmond Dantes25m
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  • S1E24At the Shore25m
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