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“5053: Albert befriends enigmatic Count Monte Cristo, unaware of his vengeful plot against French aristocracy.”
Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo
巌窟王
8.11
574 rank · 272,081 viewers · 4,081 favorites
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Synopsis
5053: Albert befriends enigmatic Count Monte Cristo, unaware of his vengeful plot against French aristocracy.
In the year 5053, French aristocrats Viscount Albert de Morcerf and Baron Franz d'Epinay attend the festival of Carnival on the moon city of Luna. While Franz is just looking to have fun, Albert is seeking something more to fill his life—but he finds more than he bargained for in The Count of Monte Cristo, a mysterious and charming self-made nobleman who meets his gaze during an opera performance. Through a few twists and turns, Albert befriends the Count and introduces him into French society. The Count, however, has more on his mind than just friendship; he plots to finally unleash his vengeance on those who wronged him years earlier. Gankutsuou follows Albert and the Count's intertwined destinies and the ultimate price paid for enacting revenge.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 139 sampled reviews
8.5
/10
What 139 viewers settled on.
94%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.91
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.91 · split reception
The polarity gap
6.3 pts
Recommenders 9.1 · others 2.9
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Score over time
↓ 1.48
Running avg · Jun 2007 → Feb 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “Gankutsu is an piece of work. I had read the orignal novel- the Count Of monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and found it interesting. The plot was very well laid. i had'nt planned of watching the...”
- 10 “The anime was just brilliant, it really will make you feel onto what you believe what is right and wrong. Trust me, the anime is 100% worth watching, IT is a MUST-WATCH FILM before well...you grow...”
- 10 “I really like this anime, not only because it's visually stunning and extremely vivid, but also it seems to follow the lines of the actual story, The Count of Monte Cristo. I can only hope that the...”
Verbosity
Short · 25%
Medium · 28%
Long · 47%
Watch Order & Related
A self-contained story.
No sequels, spin-offs or alternate tellings — Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo begins and ends here.
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- Format 24 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 36m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2004 – Mar 2005 Fall 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-0216 catalog
Produced by
- GDH Producer
- TV Asahi Producer
- Media Factory Producer
- Sotsu Music Publishing Producer
- Future Vision Music Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Geneon Entertainment USA Licensor