By the time the series aired, however, there was a change of plans, and Eugénie became the love interest of Albert de Morcerf, whose feelings she returns. Such conservative sensibilities did not appear to stand in the way of an early 2004 promotional trailer for the anime adaptation Gankutsuou, which showed Eugénie and Louise going in for a kiss (a scene not even described in the book). One such subject of controversy was the homosexuality of Eugénie Danglars, and her relationship with Louise d’Armilly, which, though perhaps marketably salacious during the work’s initial publication, were in the eyes of some future editors too offensive to include in their subsequent abridgements and adaptations. When writing the now classic The Count of Monte Cristo, published in installments from 1844 to 1846, Alexandre Dumas (and his uncredited collaborator Auguste Maquet) did not shy away from subject matter controversial for its time. Spoilers: For Gankutsuou and The Count of Monte Cristo novel. Soon, all of Paris, including Albert’s own mother and father, will feel the terror of the count’s vengeance.Content Warning: Discussion of queerphobia and transphobia Fascinated by the count’s sophistication and intelligence, Albert is unaware of the older man’s dark purpose: to enact revenge for a terrible act of betrayal committed against him twenty-five years ago. Summary: While vacationing on the moon, Albert de Morcerf, a young Parisian nobleman, meets the Count of Monte Cristo, a fabulously rich aristocrat from the far reaches of the galaxy. The manga is also dramatically darker and more grotesque than the anime, suggesting a far different and much more depraved and violent ending for Villefort.Ĭhapitre 1: " At Journey's End, We Meet" ( 旅の終わりに僕らは出会う,, Tabi no Owari ni Bokura wa Deau ?)Ĭhapitre 2: " The Public Execution" ( 公開処刑,, Kōkai Shokei ?)Ĭhapitre 4: " Ominous News" ( 不吉な知らせ,, Fukitsuna Shirase ?)Ĭhapitre 5: " Chateau d'If" ( シャトー・ディフ,, Shatō Difu ?)Ĭhapitre 6: " The Avenging Angel of the East" ( 東方より来たりし復讐鬼,, Tōhō Yori Ki Tari Shi Fukushū Oni ?) While the anime focused on the young characters of Albert and Franz, Maeda focused the manga on the machinations and inner workings of the Count himself, expanding upon events either briefly mentioned or left out of the anime. Maeda commented that he would have stopped the manga project quite early without the support of staff from both the anime and the manga. It then was decided that manga should use a traditional handdrawn style rather than emulating the anime's artstyle, a decision made by Maeda. He thought it was a good opportunity to introduce more people in the series. While Maeda was making the anime, he was approached by a manga editor who asked him if he has any interests on turning Gankutsuou into a manga series, to which, he then thought it was a good idea- so he agreed to do so. The three volumes were published in English by Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Random House, between November 11 of 2008 and August 2009. It ran in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon issue lasting from May of 2005, to May of 2008 while the tankōbon volumes published by Kodansha lasted from December of 2005, to July 2008. The manga was published by Kodansha and lasted 3 volumes. Little does the starstruck youth know, the Count has already formed plans far beyond the comprehension of Albert or his friends and relatives to utterly destroy everything that they hold dear. After being tricked by a potential concubine and taken hostage by the notorious Luigi Vampa gang, his friend Franz is forced to ask for the assistance of their recent acquaintance, the fabulously wealthy " The Count of Monte Cristo".Īfter easily freeing Albert from the clutches of the bandits, the Count is invited into Parisian high society. A wealthy parisian youth named Albert de Morcerf travels to Luna with his best friend Franz d'Epinay to join a massive party so as to take his mind off the "boring" lifestyle he leads back at his mansion in Paris.
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