Gankutsuou — Season 1

Episodes

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  E01 At Journey's End, We Meet

  ★ 7.0

  Oct 6, 2004 · 25m

  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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  E02 Until the Sun Rises over the Moon

  ★ 8.0

  Oct 13, 2004 · 25m

  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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  E03 5/22, Stormy

  ★ 7.0

  Oct 20, 2004 · 25m

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

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  E04 A Mother's Secrets

  ★ 7.0

  Oct 27, 2004 · 25m

  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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  E05 Do You Love Your Fiancee?

  ★ 8.0

  Nov 3, 2004 · 25m

  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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  E06 Her Melancholy, My Melancholy

  ★ 8.0

  Nov 10, 2004 · 25m

  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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  E07 The Secret Flower Garden

  ★ 7.0

  Nov 17, 2004 · 25m

  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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  E08 A Night in Boulogne

  ★ 8.0

  Nov 24, 2004 · 25m

  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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  E09 I Dreamed a Dark Dream

  ★ 8.0

  Dec 1, 2004 · 25m

  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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  E10 The Letter from Edmond

  ★ 8.0

  Dec 8, 2004 · 25m

  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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  E11 An Engagement Broken

  ★ 8.0

  Dec 15, 2004 · 25m

  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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  E12 Encore

  ★ 8.0

  Jan 5, 2005 · 25m

  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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  E13 Haidee

  ★ 9.0

  Jan 12, 2005 · 25m

  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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  E14 Lost Souls

  ★ 9.0

  Jan 19, 2005 · 25m

  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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  E15 The End of Happiness, the Beginning of Truth

  ★ 9.0

  Jan 26, 2005 · 25m

  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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  E16 Scandal

  ★ 9.0

  Feb 2, 2005 · 25m

  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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  E17 Confession

  ★ 8.0

  Feb 9, 2005 · 25m

  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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  E18 The Duel

  ★ 8.5

  Feb 16, 2005 · 25m

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

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  E19 Even If I Should Stop Being Me

  ★ 9.0

  Feb 23, 2005 · 25m

  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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  E20 Farewell, Euganie

  ★ 8.0

  Mar 2, 2005 · 25m

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

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  E21 The Golden Boy's True Identity

  ★ 9.0

  Mar 9, 2005 · 25m

  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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  E22 Counterattack

  ★ 9.0

  Mar 16, 2005 · 25m

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

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  E23 Edmond Dantes

  ★ 8.0

  Mar 23, 2005 · 25m

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

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  E24 At the Shore

  ★ 8.0

  Mar 30, 2005 · 25m

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