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Gankutsuou and Gundam Released Monday
posted on by Andrew Osmond
On Monday February 8, Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo.
Director won the award for the best television series at the 10th Animation Kobe Fair.
Instead of the post-revolutionary-era of the original novel, Gonzo's retelling takes place in a surreal distant future. Albert, the son of a renowned general, meets the enigmatic Count of Monte Cristo during a festival on Luna. Albert invites the beguiling count back to Paris. Unbeknownst to Albert, his father had once framed the count and destroyed the count's personal and public life. What follows is a dark age for Albert as he discovers the depths of the past wrongs and the lengths that the count is willing to go to avenge himself.
Anime Limited will also release the second half of the 1979 series Mobile Suit Gundam on Blu-ray.
Naruto Shippūden, carrying episodes 284 to 296 of the series.
