← Gankutsuou

Season 1

24 episodes · 2004

  1. 1

    At Journey's End, We Meet

    Oct 6, 200425 min★ 7.7

    Young aristocrat Albert visits the city of Luna on the surface of the moon. He quickly falls under the spell of an enigmatic gentleman - the Count of Monte Cristo.

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    Until the Sun Rises over the Moon

    Oct 13, 200425 min★ 7.7

    Albert is kidnapped! Franz's frantic attempt to collect the ransom money comes up short, so he warily seeks the assistance of the Count of Monte Cristo.

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    5/22, Stormy

    Oct 20, 200425 min★ 7.5

    Back in Paris, Albert's sheltered friends grow suspicious upon the arrival of the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo.

  4. 4

    A Mother's Secrets

    Oct 27, 200425 min★ 8.0

    The questions surrounding the Count multiply when Albert visits the man's lavish mansion in Champs Elysees, which is filled with complicated tricks and gold ornaments.

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    Do You Love Your Fiancee?

    Nov 3, 200425 min★ 7.4

    During a pleasure cruise arranged by the Count, a disagreement leads to a duel between Albert and Maximilien. Albert's raw emotions allow his host to grasp even more sway over his destiny.

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    Her Melancholy, My Melancholy

    Nov 10, 200425 min★ 7.8

    The Count of Monte Cristo positions himself deeper into the lives of those around Albert after meeting a banker and his frustrated wife.

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    The Secret Flower Garden

    Nov 17, 200425 min★ 7.7

    The lives of Albert's aristocratic friends are full of secrets - and the Count is among those prone to whispering in the ears of ladies known to be spoken for.

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    A Night in Boulogne

    Nov 24, 200425 min★ 7.9

    At a party thrown by the Count, the guests play a game. They search for a secret room in the villa where a curse is sealed away. Albert has already discovered one secret kept between the Count and Heloise.

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    I Dreamed a Dark Dream

    Dec 1, 200425 min★ 8.7

    The charms of the Count are fading for some, as mysteries and suspicions multiply. The controversy surrounding the mysterious man can only grow when a hidden poisoner begins to ply their trade.

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    The Letter from Edmond

    Dec 8, 200425 min★ 9.0

    Villefort, Danglars, and Morcerf are invited to a funeral. Albert suspects something is wrong and follows them to an old church, where the lid of the casket is about to be opened.

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    An Engagement Broken

    Dec 15, 200425 min★ 8.8

    Three aristocratic households are growing aware that they are caught in a conspiracy. Franz immediately suspects the Count, but Albert won't hear of it.

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    Encore

    Jan 5, 200525 min★ 8.7

    Albert's engagement is in jeopardy; Baron Dangler prefers his daughter to marry into wealth. Albert rushes to the opera house to find Eugenie - but the curtain may have already closed on his love.

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    Haidee

    Jan 12, 200525 min★ 8.8

    Attorney General Villefort demands the arrest of the Count of Monte Cristo, but Heloise takes steps to prevent it from happening.

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    Lost Souls

    Jan 19, 200525 min★ 8.7

    After the announcement of Eugenie and Andrea's engagement leaves Albert feeling betrayed, the Count appears and invites him on a journey deep into the universe.

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    The End of Happiness, the Beginning of Truth

    Jan 26, 200525 min★ 9.1

    Aboard his spaceship, the Count of Monte Cristo tells Albert about an old friend who was betrayed and imprisoned. Back home, Franz is close to learning an important secret.

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    Scandal

    Feb 2, 200525 min★ 9.1

    Closing in on the secret of the Gankutsuou, Franz learns of a sailor named Edmond Dantes who had strange connections to many of the families in Parisian high society.

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    Confession

    Feb 9, 200525 min★ 8.9

    After the Count reveals a shocking truth, Albert is left shattered when Franz explains a horrible and twisted story of revenge.

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    The Duel

    Feb 16, 200525 min★ 9.1

    Mercedes enters the misty woods to meet the Count - but only a scene of violence is waiting for her.

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    Even If I Should Stop Being Me

    Feb 23, 200525 min★ 8.1

    The Count escalates his plan for revenge, launching a bitter blow at his next target, the Danglars Bank. The impact will be felt by many - including Albert.

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    Farewell, Euganie

    Mar 2, 200525 min★ 7.5

    Being rescued from danger by Chateau-Renaud, Albert learns about Eugenie's marriage and rushes over to the Danglars' home.

  21. 21

    The Golden Boy's True Identity

    Mar 9, 200525 min★ 7.4

    An abominable memory, consigned to the darkness of the past, has been resurrected by the hands of the Count and his plan of revenge enters its final stage.

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    Counterattack

    Mar 16, 200525 min★ 7.3

    The final target of the Count's rage returns to Earth and the bombardment of Paris begins!

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    Edmond Dantes

    Mar 23, 200525 min★ 6.7

    Albert and Mercedes are seriously wounded as Fernand prepares for his final showdown with the Count of Monte Cristo.

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    At the Shore

    Mar 30, 200525 min★ 6.2

    Five years later, Albert returns to Paris to visit the relics of his former life and the grave of a dear friend.