Forum - View topicHas anybody checked out Gankutsuou?
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darkchibi07
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All I have to say is that THIS is how you use eye-candy and abstract images combined with a damn good character development. And the Count is such an intriguing character; I always want to know what he's planning. Since I never read the Count of Monte Cristo, does anybody know if this series is a good adaption? |
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Tony K.
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"The Count of Monte Cristo" is a great book, probably my favorite out of all the ones I had to read in high school, which also included "To Kill a Mockingbird," "Crime and Punishment" (hated that one), "Brave New World" (I love the movie "Demolition Man"
 ), "The Great Gatsby," a little bit of "The Glass Managerie," and some others I don't care to remember.
I guess it's because of that somewhat fantasy element mixed with a little bit of real-world intrigue, or something. Now that I think about it, the story itself would be great in anime form. Maybe I should try checking it out sometime... 
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Rozzer
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If it's an adaptation of the Monte Cristo, then I am definitally gonna go find some episodes and see what this anime is all about. Thanks for the heads-up!
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littlegreenwolf
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I've seen it, and I've been hooked since ep 1.
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abunai
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It's not a faithful adaptation, but rather a science fiction psychological drama that takes its inspiration from the classic story. It's an interesting, somewhat decadent future setting, with a heavy emphasis on character development. The animation is stylistically very different from what we're used to, with an emphasis on optical effects.
Like Samurai 7, it takes an established story and plays with it in a science fiction environment. I like it. - abunai |
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manuverse
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I've watched a few episodes. Its very interesting once you get used to the style.
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DriftRoot
 Posts: 222 Location: NH |
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I loved the first episode or two, but haven't been as taken with the next few. I realize they're building up the characters and what-not, but the emphasis on the bizarre is getting a little too bizarre for my tastes. Does anyone else have a problem with the blades they whip out when obviously this is a very high-tech society? Every time something like that happens, I go through this mental wrench. I think I would have preferred they either abandon the more archaic roots of the story ornot made it into a sci-fi universe at all.
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darkchibi07
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I've just realized something.
spoiler[Beppo is a GUY?! WTF?!!!  ]
I can't believe it took me this long to figure it out especially when spoiler[the Count actually says it in Episode 2!] I feel sick. |
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Renaisance Otaku
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Easily among the few Gonzo titles I really enjoy. The CGI can look a little bland when they overuse it, but otherwise it's really well done. The Count is a very intriguing character, and it will be interesting to see where they take this. So far, it's already made up for Baku Ten in my book.
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abunai
Old Regular
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spoiler[But Beppo is so cute...  ]
It seems a quote from Dumas' original is appropriate here:
- abunai |
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jfrog
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Visuals are brilliant, the kind of innovation that we rarely see outside of the independant animation circuit. Unfortunately, the direction is rather obvious - there are no surprises in the storytelling. Not the story itself, but the way it's being told. And I don't get why they set it in space - smacks of Treasure Planet syndrome to me.
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