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Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte CristoReviewed by Sean McDonald
Originally written in the mid 1800s by Alexandra Dumas, the great story of the infamous Edmond Dantés (or the more familiar Count de Monte Cristo), still lives on. From over countless remakes and dozens of instigated copies, the story The Count of Monte Cristo has now progressed into an anime. Desperately seeking a small moment of salvation from his pampered life on Paris as well as his father's spread reputation, Albert joins his friend Franz on journey to tour the galaxy, and on their last stop before returning home, Albert and Franz decide to attend a festival that is being held on the moon. At the festival Albert and Franz attend an opera where they make their first encounter with the mysterious Count De Monte Cristo. Albert, almost immediately taking interest in the Count, befriends him. Pleasure soon turns into pain when Albert is lured and kidnapped by a group of thieves. Unable to come up with the thieves' requested ransom, Franz turns to the Count for help. The Count is able save Albert and completely earns his trust; but unaware to Albert, the man that was so quick to befriend him may be an even greater enemy then those thieves. For those who usually complain about how book versions of movies or television series are better, some might want to rethink that about this anime. Although re-edited, the story alone was able to grasp my attention. The artwork of the charters was amazing; I liked how they were able to take fabric patterns or tapestry patterns and outline them as part of the character. The music was kinda dull for the most part, but I guess that is what you would expect from a tragedy.
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Director:
Mahiro Maeda 
I gave Gankutsuou a high Evolution Factor rating because the story was excellent and the art work went with it perfectly. The series runs for about 24 episodes so it is totally worth the money. 
