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    Gankutsuou

    Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo / 巌窟王 / The King of the Cavern
    Gankutsuou
    Genres: Award Winning, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Supernatural, Suspense
    Studios: Gonzo
    Producers: Future Vision Music, GDH, Media Factory, Sotsu Music Publishing, TV Asahi
    Licensors: Funimation, Geneon Entertainment USA
    Rating: 8.11 / 10
    Rank: #532
    Popularity: #1016
    Users Listed: 263,577
    Users Scored: 77,685
    NSFW: No
    Last Updated: 04/08/2023
    Aired: October 6, 2004 – March 30, 2005 (Fall)
    Type: tv
    Source: novel
    Age Rating: R
    Episodes: 24
    Broadcast: Tuesday at 02:12 (JST)

    Synopsis:

    Set in a futuristic 5053, *Gankutsuou* explores themes of longing and retribution against a backdrop of lunar society. Aristocrat Viscount Albert de Morcerf encounters the enigmatic Count of Monte Cristo during a moon city carnival. The Count, a man burdened by a past injustice, seeks to reclaim what was lost through calculated vengeance. Albert's fascination with the Count leads to an unexpected alliance, drawing him into a world of intricate schemes and moral ambiguity. As their paths intertwine, the series examines the complexities of friendship, loyalty, and the consequences of pursuing revenge. *Gankutsuou* offers a contemplative narrative, delving into character motivations within a visually rich and subtly unsettling environment, prompting reflection on the human cost of seeking justice.

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    Episodes:

    • Episode 1: At Journey's End, We Meet (Aired: 10/06/2004)
    • Episode 2: Until the Sun Rises on the Moon (Aired: 10/13/2004)
    • Episode 3: 5/22, Tempest (Aired: 10/20/2004)
    • Episode 4: Mother's Secret (Aired: 10/27/2004)
    • Episode 5: Do You Love Your Betrothed? (Aired: 11/03/2004)
    • ... and 19 more episodes

    Characters:

    • d'Epinay, Franz (Main) - Voice Actors: Hirakawa, Daisuke, Di Benedetto, Massimo, Corsetti, Sérgio, Weisz, Ezra, Szabó, Máté, O, In Seong, Indriago, Héctor, Alcântara, Pedro, Mesa, Sergio, Nemo, Fabrice, Semm, Johannes
    • de Morcerf, Albert (Main) - Voice Actors: Bosch, Johnny Yong, Fukuyama, Jun, Perino, Davide, Créton, François, Markovics, Tamás, Bastidas, Rolman, Kim, Il, Navarro, Jordi, Ferreira, Matheus, Araújo, Márcio, Endou, Aya, Lee, Wendee
    • The Count of Monte Cristo (Main) - Voice Actors: Nakata, Jouji, Price, Jamieson, Tomé, Antoine, Kárpáti, Levente, Wait, Russell, Hong, Si Ho, Redondo, Óscar, Celestino, Paulo, Farina, Raffaele, Bastos, Manuel
    • Ali (Supporting)
    • Baptistin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tobita, Nobuo, Thornton, Kirk, Iacono, Gianluca, Megyeri, János, Noérie, Patrick, Rocabayera, Ramón, Marchetti, César, León Pecheco, Rubén
    • Beauchamp, Robert (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shiratori, Tetsu, Scattorin, Lorenzo, Davies, Erik, Seszták, Szabolcs, Soares, Renato, Pellegrin, Patrick, Kotulla, Robert
    • Bertuccio, Giovanni (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ishii, Kouji, Billingslea, Beau, D'Errico, Alessandro, Maday, Gábor, Gradi, Emmanuel
    • Biori, Rocca (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tomé, Antoine
    • Cavalcanti, Andrea (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Seki, Tomokazu, O'Brien, Liam, Campos, Marcelo, Popovic, Frédéric, Calindri, Gabriele, Grimm, Jesse
    • Château-Renaud, Raoul (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Lowenthal, Yuri, Novara, Renato, Pálmai, Szabolcs, MIKI, Chesman, Yuri, Lladó, Carlos
    • Countess (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Escobar, Françoise
    • Danglars, Jullian (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tsuji, Shinpachi, Stone, Doug, Németh, Gábor, Souterelle, Frédéric, Romanò, Sergio, Moreno, Antônio, Socías, Albert
    • Danglars, Eugénie (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ruff, Michelle, Nakamura, Chie, Escobar, Françoise, Mazza, Sonia, Csondor, Kata, Concepcion, Priscilla, Oeffinger, Leoni
    • Danglars, Victoria (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Devon, Mari, Matsui, Naoko, Kiss, Erika, Mun, Seon hui, Falcinelli, Valeria, Baroli, Rosa Maria, Muntané, Isabel, Burguet-Le Doze, Marie-Madeleine
    • Debray, Lucien (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Domon, Jin, Erholtz, Doug, Bodrogi, Attila, Yang, Seok jeong, Rosa, Luigi, Andreatto, Rodrigo, del Río, Ángel, Gradi, Emmanuel, Stamme, Patrick Adrian
    • Gankutsuou (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Torii, Yoshinari, Varga, Rókus, Wait, Russell, Vitale, Carlos
    • Michelle (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hollingshead, Megan, Sági, Tímea, Santos, Angélica, Natsuki, Rio
    • Morcerf, Fernand (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kosugi, Juurouta, De palma, Ivo, St. Peter, Paul, Juhász, György, Yang, Seok jeong, Gradi, Emmanuel, Moreno, Sérgio, Pérez, Luis Miguel
    • Morcerf, Mercédès (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inoue, Kikuko, Strassman, Karen, Orosz, Helga, Cericola, Dania, Scalvi, Patrícia, Collomb, Catherine
    • Morrel, Maximilien (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Inada, Tetsu, Oliver, Tony, Fagundes, Vagner, Sótonyi, Gábor, Lelyon, Fabrice, Semeraro, Luca, Latorre, Ignacio
    • Narrator (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Epcar, Richard, Torii, Yoshinari, Vitale, Carlos
    • Peppo (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nakahara, Mai, Savage, Carrie, Volpé, Isabelle, Bogdányi, Titanilla, Garcia, Melissa, Mottola, Patrizia, Mun, Seon hui, Eikermann, Elise
    • Tebelin, Haydée (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yajima, Akiko, Sheh, Stephanie, Spinelli, Elisabetta, Keplmair, Tatiane, Tamási, Nikolett, Manoury, Agnès, Mun, Seon hui, Wardzinska, Maria
    • Teresa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Hollingshead, Megan, Shirakami, Naoko, Thovez, Marina, Noël, Colette
    • Vampa, Luigi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Knight, William Frederick, Bolla, Róbert, Souterelle, Frédéric, Sobami, Tamio, Lopes, Guilherme, Yang, Seok jeong, Gaude, Gianni, Lee, Victor
    • Villefort, Héloïse (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taylor, Julie Ann, Watanabe, Kumiko, Manoury, Agnès, Song, Do Yeong, Carli, Cláudia, Fanfani, Donatella, Böttcher, Jennifer, Aponte, Rebeca
    • Villefort, Edward (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kitou, Noriko, Ruff, Michelle
    • Villefort, Gerard (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Akimoto, Yousuke, Paiola, Antonio, Wyner, Tom, Yang, Seok jeong, Cerdal, Frédéric, Holdorf, Jürgen
    • Villefort, Valentine (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Elias-Fahn, Dorothy, Ponticelli, Benedetta, Volpé, Isabelle, Vadász, Bea, Miura, Junko, Morales, Pilar

    Staff:

    • Hashimoto, Taichi (Producer)
    • Nishiguchi, Naomi (Producer)
    • Maeda, Mahiro (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation, Original Character Design)
    • Tsuruoka, Youta (Sound Director)
    • Ichimura, Tetsuo (Episode Director)
    • Kanbe, Hiroyuki (Episode Director, Key Animation, Special Effects)
    • Karato, Mitsuhiro (Episode Director)
    • Katou, Toshiyuki (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Matsubara, Hidenori (Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Animation Director, Key Animation, Animation Director, Character Design, Layout)
    • Nakayama, Katsuichi (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
    • Okazaki, Yukio (Episode Director)
    • Seo, Yasuhiro (Episode Director, Animation Director, Key Animation)
    • Wada, Takaaki (Episode Director, Key Animation, Animation Director)
    • Yamada, Hirokazu (Episode Director)
    • Takahashi, Natsuko (Script)
    • Yamashita, Tomohiro (Script)
    • Fukuda, Michio (Storyboard, Key Animation)
    • Kubooka, Toshiyuki (Storyboard, Key Animation)
    • Satou, Hidekazu (Storyboard)
    • Burnel, Jean-Jacques (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Lyrics)
    • Abe, Tatsuya (Key Animation)
    • Abe, Misao (Key Animation)
    • Amemiya, Akira (In-Between Animation)
    • Asaki, Akiko (Key Animation)
    • Byun, Eun Soon (In-Between Animation)
    • Chopin, Frédéric (Music)
    • Choung, Yoon Hee (Digital Paint)
    • Donizetti, Domenico Gaetano Maria (Music)
    • Dumas, Alexandre (Original Creator)
    • Ebara, Yasuyuki (2nd Key Animation, Key Animation)
    • Emoto, Masahiro (Key Animation)
    • Gouda, Hiroaki (Key Animation)
    • Hamakawa, Shuujirou (Key Animation, Animation Director)
    • Hanamura, Yaso (Key Animation)
    • Harada, Hiroki (Key Animation)
    • Hisatsune, Naoki (Key Animation)
    • Honda, Keiichi (Key Animation)
    • Honda, Takeshi (Key Animation)
    • Hori, Motonobu (Key Animation)
    • Hwang, Su-Jin (In-Between Animation)
    • Ichihara, Keiko (Key Animation)
    • Iijima, Hiroya (Key Animation)
    • Inoue, Toshiyuki (Key Animation)
    • Ishimoto, Eiji (Animation Director)
    • Jang, Kil-yong (Key Animation)
    • Jang, Hee-kyu (Key Animation, 2nd Key Animation)
    • Jun, Jong-min (Key Animation)
    • Kagawa, Hisashi (Key Animation, Assistant Animation Director)
    • Kaihoko, Shigenobu (Special Effects)
    • Kajita, Kouji (Production Manager)
    • ... and 89 more staff

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