The episodes of the Japanese animated

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 TV series Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo

Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo

is an anime series loosely based on Alexandre Dumas, père's classic French novel, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo. Spanning 24 episodes, it was produced by Gonzo, directed by Mahiro Maeda and broadcast by Animax across its respective networks in Japan, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Latin America,...

are directed by Mahiro Maeda and animated and produced by Gonzo. Gankutsuou is based on Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas, père

Alexandre Dumas, , born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world...

's French novel, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo and is about the coming-of-age of Albert Morcerf and the revenge of the Count of Monte Cristo.

The series first aired in Japan on Animax

Animax

is a Japanese anime satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. A subsidiary of Japanese media conglomerate Sony, it is headquartered in in Minato, Tokyo, Japan, with its co-founders and shareholders including Sony Pictures Entertainment and the noted anime studios...

 on October 5, 2004, and the final episode aired on March 29, 2005. Media Factory

Media Factory

is a Japanese publisher. It was founded on December 1, 1986, and its headquarters are situated in Shibuya, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Recruit Co., Ltd...

 released the series to twelve DVD compilations in Japan between February 25, 2005 and January 25, 2006. On April 10, 2005, Geneon Entertainment received the license for U.S. releases. The U.S. version went straight to six DVD compilations of four episodes each between October 25, 2005 and September 12, 2006. Gankutsuou was also made available over the now defunct Akimbo video-on-demand service

Akimbo (on-demand service)

Akimbo was a video on demand system that allowed subscribers to download television shows, movies, and other video to a set-top box on demand....

, Xbox Live

Xbox Live

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, and via Vuze

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. On December 27, 2010, the series made its North American debut on the FUNimation Channel

FUNimation Channel

The FUNimation Channel is a 24-hour cable network which broadcasts anime series in the United States. OlympuSAT was chosen as the exclusive distributor of the network....

.

Gankutsuou only has one opening theme and one closing theme, both by Jean-Jacques Burnel

Jean-Jacques Burnel

J. J. Burnel , is a Franco-English musician producer and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist with the British rock band The Stranglers.-Life and career:...

. "We Were Lovers" serves as the opening theme for all episodes except episode twenty-three and serves as the closing theme for the season finale, episode twenty-four. "You Won't See Me Coming" was the ending theme for every episode aside from the season finale.

Episode list

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