Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (巌窟王 Gankutsuou) is an anime series loosely based on Alexandre Dumas' classic French novel, Le Comte de Monte-Cristo. Spanning 24 episodes, it was produced by Gonzo, directed by Mahiro Maeda and broadcast by Animax from October 5, 2004 to March 29, 2005.
Geneon Entertainment acquired the North American release rights for Gankutsuou and released it under the title Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo. Since the collapse of Geneon, the rights to the series have since been acquired by FUNimation.
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Cast[]
| Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|
| Edmond Dantes / Count of Monte Cristo |
Jōji Nakata | Jamieson Price |
| Albert de Morcerf | Jun Fukuyama | Johnny Yong Bosch |
| Aya Endō (child) | Wendee Lee (child) | |
| Franz D'Epinay | Daisuke Hirakawa | Ezra Weisz |
| Haydée | Akiko Yajima | Stephanie Sheh |
| Giovanni Bertuccio | Kōji Ishii | Beau Billingslea |
| Baptistin | Nobuo Tobita | Kirk Thornton |
| General Fernand de Morcerf | Jūrōta Kosugi | Paul St. Peter |
| Mercedes de Morcerf | Kikuko Inoue | Karen Strassman |
| Baron Jullian Danglars | Shinpachi Tsuji | Doug Stone |
| Madame Victoria de Danglars | Naoko Matsui | Mari Devon |
| Eugénie de Danglars | Chie Nakamura | Michelle Ruff |
| Gérard de Villefort | Yōsuke Akimoto | Tom Wyner |
| Valentine de Villefort | Junko Miura | Dorothy Elias-Fahn |
| Héloïse de Villefort | Kumiko Watanabe | Julie Ann Taylor |
| Edouard de Villefort | Noriko Kitō | Michelle Ruff |
| Maximilien Morrel | Tetsu Inada | Tony Oliver |
| Lucien Debray | Jin Domon | Doug Erholtz |
| Robert Beauchamp | Tetsu Shiratori | Erik Davies |
| Raoul de Château-Renaud | Miki Akiyama | Yuri Lowenthal |
| Peppo | Mai Nakahara | Carrie Savage |
| Marquis Andrea Cavalcanti | Tomokazu Seki | Liam O'Brien |
| Gaspard Caderousse | Nobuo Tobita | Kirk Thornton |
| Marquise G | Rio Natsuki | Melissa Fahn |
| Gankutsuou | Yoshinari Torii | Richard Epcar |
| Narrator |
Additional Voices[]
- Joey Camen
- Joe Cappelletti
- Richard Epcar
- Jessica Gee
- Kyle Hebert
- Megan Hollingshead
- William Frederick Knight
- Wendee Lee - Franz D'Epinay (young)
- Tony Oliver
- Bob Papenbrook
- Patrick Seitz
- Melodee Spevack
- Julie Ann Taylor
- Kirk Thornton
- Tom Wyner
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ImaginAsian TV | United States | 
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| — | FUNimation Channel | ||
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Content | Region | Country | |
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| Geneon Entertainment | 2005-2006 | 
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The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States |
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| 6 Volumes | ||||||
| 2007 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 6 Discs | ||||||
| FUNimation Entertainment | 2009 | The Complete Series | ||||
| 4 Discs | ||||||
| Anime Limited | 2016 | 
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The Complete Series | B DVB-T |
United Kingdom | 
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| 3 Discs | ||||||
| 2017 | The Complete Series | |||||
| 3 Discs | ||||||
External Links[]
- Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo at the Internet Movie Database
- Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia