(L) Gankutsuou (Count of Monte Cristo), Classical to Sci-Fi

[lolicon]

You know, I'm getting impatient with waiting to see what happens. Tomorrow I'm just going to buy the bloody book and read it asap.

[evil|plushie]

Originally Posted by lolicon

You know, I'm getting impatient with waiting to see what happens. Tomorrow I'm just going to buy the bloody book and read it asap.

Yes. you should -_-

[ato]

Or, if you really are the impatient type, you could try reading it online from Project Gutenberg. Here is the actual link

[Kimblee]

Just watch the movie they released a year or two ago.

[panianna]

No, don't watch the movie. The Hollywood product was a complete and utter disaster. I've rented the movie two weeks ago and was disgusted by the changes they made. I am a tolerant person, otherwise I would't watch the newest GONZO installment, but the way the Americans treated Dumas classic was unaccaptable. If you don't want to read the book, skip the movie and find either French TV series with Depardieu or Russian movie 'The Prisoner of Chateau d'If', the latest being the best novel adaptation I've seen so far.

[Albert]

http://a.scarywater.net/akeep/

[Kayoubi]

this new anime is totally stunning by everything visually~ can't believe how it is artistically done. its worth watching just to appreciate its style.

[BigFire]

Originally Posted by Kimblee

Ep 3 was interesting.

Spoiler:

So I guess it's safe to say the count is not human, eh? I suppose he probably was at one point, he looks pretty human on the horse in the opening. I do wonder if Albert's mom recognises him or not, they didn't really show it. Next episode I suppose.

Spoiler:

One simple explaination is that he carries privacy enhancing device that nullifies recording of his voice and image.

[TheLaughingMan]

Originally Posted by SidSavage

Spoiler:

I was also hoping for Mercedes to instantly react towards Edmond when they finally met. I guess I'll wait for the next episode to see what happens next. I just hope they don't change that aspect too much.

I'm still not too keen on the Count being some sort of vampire. I think it's kind of overblown, especially when he made his enterence.

I could also never picture Maximilian as some sort of hulk. At least they kept the romance aspects in place for now.

In the book, between Countess G and the others, it was often a tongue and cheek joke about him being a vampire. I also didn't expect Maximilian to look like the hulk, but his personality seems right.

Concerning Mercedes in the book

Spoiler:

How did you get the impression she reconized Edmond? I believe she just felt that the Count was someone she felt was familiar.

I really don't mind the adaption so far, except for the young bandit... boy showing up again.

[Ombrenuit]

Well, if anything this show is going to popularize the book some. I just picked it up last weekend, and am currently 50 pages into it . I'm really looking forward to it.

[FlyByNite]

Beppo is just too hot a girl to be a dude, geez...

Ep 3

Spoiler:

Is that Haydee in the coach with him? I like the elvish ears...nice.

i'm not sure I care for Eugenie's look, although I guess it's fitting for what's hinted at her characters future in the book. Valentine is pretty dead on, both in appearance and personality.

The hercules Max was a bit of a shock, but being in the military and having futuristic enhancements does make sense in the setting they're in.

I found this episode a lot easier to follow, maybe because there wasn't as much scenery changes and colors distracting me during the scenes.

One last thing though... Isn't it kinda creepy to have a hot painting of your Mom in your room?

[wsheit]

Originally Posted by panianna

No, don't watch the movie. The Hollywood product was a complete and utter disaster. I've rented the movie two weeks ago and was disgusted by the changes they made. I am a tolerant person, otherwise I would't watch the newest GONZO installment, but the way the Americans treated Dumas classic was unaccaptable. If you don't want to read the book, skip the movie and find either French TV series with Depardieu or Russian movie 'The Prisoner of Chateau d'If', the latest being the best novel adaptation I've seen so far.

There IS another movie version. It's a good deal older- maybe 20 years, but it is very faithful to the novel. If you must have your fix, I recommend watching that.


Oh, and this series is DEFINITELY my favorite for the moment. It's just so dark and artistic, it's telling the story well, and it hasn't descended into the realm of fanservice (unlike much of the rest of this season). The music, too is very well employed. And I love both the OP and ED.

[Joe Dalton]

Impresive so far. Being a fan of the story seeing it produced in this setting is allot of fun. They took some artistic liberties wich im enjoying greatly. I am looking forward to the new installments.

[LinChoiSin]

after rereading the novel and seeing ep 3 i can say that i 'm very pleased with Gankutsuou.So far the only thing that bothers me is the Beppo thing because since it's not in the book (the part with him being in paris) i don't know what's going to happen to him.Since the novel is complex i'm not looking for a faithfull adaptation,all i ask for is to keep the original ending.i really can't wait to see the next episodes.

[Retsoor]

Just saw episode four and they're holding the strings together pretty well, best episode yet in my opinion. It's obvious they can't bring all the material over but they're cutting corners skilfully. Peppo's character got a complete overhaul from episode two and no longer seems useless, quite the contrary.

Does anyone know who is Haidee's voice actor?

[BonBon]

I am very much enjoying this adaptation. I read the novel some years ago, and still remember it fondly. Things are far more overt in this version - the count's appearance, the fact that he cannot be seen in photographs, the way Vampa's knife didn't harm him at all...but this is, after all, set in the future; all these are feasible without having to have supernatural explanations.

It's true that there have been great liberties taken, from making Luigi Vampa much more of a brute than a gentleman, but to be honest, the tension of the episode was upped by this alteration, and even though it does not show the real intricasy of the count's plan having him just some arbitrary bandit, it DID make the count more of a formidable physical presence. I prefer the book's version - but like this version, too.

It's an adaptation. It's set in space. Changes are good.

In fact, rather than dreading them, I look forward to the changes and want to see what differences they make to the story.

I like the starting point. I like the younger Morcerf becoming protagonist. I like how the Count's mystery to us is just as it is to the members of society...and how we are not familiar with Dantes and how he came to be the man he is.

I am really enjoying what Gonzo are doing here. And that goes for the visual aspect, too.

-BonBon

[Otaprince]

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[auriya]

After episode 4, Beppo has definitely become my favorite character too.

Spoiler:

When she was first introduced I thought she was just going to be a generic, sweet and vulnerable bishoujo-type girl...well, actually, not exactly a girl...but it seems that all of that was just a ruse covering her true clever, devious nature, which makes her a far more interesting character. (And I continue calling Beppo a 'she' because I still can't really think of her as a boy.) I'm almost positive that she's working for the Count; that would explain how she managed to smuggle herself through space and into the Morcefs' mansion, and also how the Count knew her real gender. Maybe the Count even set up Albert's abduction, and Beppo was already working for him at that time--after all, she shielded Albert when the bandit woman was going to kill him and managed to delay his being chopped into mincemeat long enough for the Count to come and save the day.

Anyway, thus far Beppo and the other changes from the original novel seem to work well for the story. (I haven't read The Count of Monte Cristo, by the way, so I can't judge which version is better; take my comments for what they're worth.)

Episode 4 was great. I love the Count's house; the cg patterns were especially effective in this scene and made the gold walls dazzling. I also appreciate how General Morcef doesn't send out sinister-villian-vibes immediately, even though we know he must have wronged the Count in the past; he gives the impression of being a respectable guy. Poor Albert is such an impressionable boy, no wonder it's so easy for the Count and Beppo to manipulate him. His stupid pirate outfit was amusing.

And, there's a swordfight in the preview.

I think the Count is literally a vampire, but not in the traditional Dracula way... Maybe he encountered some strange alien technology in his travels? Maybe it's those pills he eats instead of food...

[ato]

Ah, it felt a bit like ep 4 was a bit of a set-up episode. Though the scene where...

Spoiler for Episode 4:

Albert says "It feels like you are a part of the family", the Count just smiles and you KNOW that harm is coming their way....

Ahhhh, wonderful!

Anyway, my take on the "mechas" is the ed is that a morally corrupt upper class with ultra high-tech at their disposal will probably find interesting passtimes to indulge in... Or have a duly appointed proxy participate in, should it happen to incorporate bodily harm, heh. My wild stab in the dark is that they are more powered suits than mechas, but I guess we'll see... Maybe it's just a ruse?

[Srin Tuar]

Originally Posted by auriya

After episode 4, Beppo has definitely become my favorite character too.

Spoiler:

When she was first introduced I thought she was just going to be a generic, sweet and vulnerable bishoujo-type girl...well, actually, not exactly a girl...but it seems that all of that was just a ruse covering her true clever, devious nature, which makes her a far more interesting character. (And I continue calling Beppo a 'she' because I still can't really think of her as a boy.)
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Spoiler:

Youre saying Beppo is bishonen? Yuck.
The way shes drawn there is no clue at all. I think in real life you can usually tell, even with extensive plastic surgery.

Anyway, after seeing episode 4 I'd say even if she was a girl she be a turbo slut, so who cares anyway much...