Monday, January 16, 2012

Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Review

Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo Anime Review




Gankutsuou is one of the best Anime's ive ever seen, period. Everything about this this Anime just screams perfection. The Animation, perfect. The story, brilliant. The characters, well there good except for one but we'll get to that later. 


Story
The story of this anime is based off of the classic novel "The count of Monte cristo" written by Alexander Dumas. As I said before the plot to this anime is brilliant, so I'll try to keep spoilers to a minimum. The plot is basically the revenge scheme of Edmond Dantes (The count) against his 3 friends who betrayed him and left him to rot in the scariest prison you've ever seen. That's the jist of it anyway, because I cant really do justice to the story unless I told you every last detail. So just take my word for it and understand that it's one of the most intricate plots you've ever seen. 



Characters
One of the things that makes this Anime so compelling is it's realistic and human characters. Considering that theres son many of them I'll just stick to our two main characters. 
The count

The count (Edmond Dantes) is a seemingly immortal vampire with unlimited resources to acomplish his goals. He is incredibly charismatic and charming and it impossible not to like him. Almost everyone in the show can't help but be entranced or engrossed or infatuated by him. Even when he is doing evil things you still root for him because his charms even effects the audience watching. His voice has such a sense of coldness and arrogance to it that it grips you with every word he says. In short he is one of the best           Anime characters ever.

Albert Morcerf
On the other end of the spectrum is our whiny, retarded main character Albert. He's naive, oblivious, and you cant help but feel sorry for him. In short I hate him. I'd say more but i'm afraid id kill myself if i did. 











Animation

This Anime is a treat for the eyes. It was made by GONZO animation studios so of course there is some cg but it's not too bad. Everything seems to be made of.....ummmmm.......how would I describe.... wallpaper, everything is made of wallpaper. Its way to hard to explain so here are some pictures. You know what they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. 









Final Thoughts
Gankutsuou is a underexposed masterpiece that everyone needs to see. Strong characters, a interesting plot, and some of the best animation you'll ever see, this anime definitely gets my recommendation. 




Score
10/10












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