# Where to Watch Gankutsuou

**Gankutsuou streams on Crunchyroll. The Count of Monte Cristo reimagined as interstellar gothic opera — with textile-pattern visuals unlike anything else ever animated — is one of the mid-2000s' great cult masterpieces, and it's aged into legend.**

## Where to Watch

- [Crunchyroll](http://www.crunchyroll.com/gankutsuou)

Crunchyroll carries the complete series. Give your eyes an episode to adjust — the static-texture visual style is deliberate, and once it clicks, it becomes the show's signature spell.

## Synopsis

Young aristocrat Albert de Morcerf, bored with Parisian high society, meets a magnetic nobleman during a festival on the moon: the Count of Monte Cristo, impossibly wealthy, impeccably mannered, and luminous with secrets. Enchanted, Albert introduces the Count to his circle — his family, his friends, the cream of Paris — never suspecting that this is precisely what the Count has been engineering. Beneath the silk and courtesy, the Count has returned for a reason, and Albert's entire world is built on the crime he intends to repay. Dumas's revenge classic unfolds from the target's-son point of view, which makes every act of the Count's vengeance land as both triumph and heartbreak.

## Fast Facts

- **Format:** TV
- **Episodes:** 24
- **Premiered:** 2004
- **Studio:** gonzo k.k., gone-zo
- **Score:** 7.9

## If You Liked This

- **[Monster](https://hozuna.com/anime/monster)** — The other magnificent slow-burn about a brilliant man reshaping lives from the shadows — patience rewarded with devastation.
- **[Banana Fish](https://hozuna.com/anime/banana-fish)** — Beauty, obsession, and doom binding two young men — Banana Fish shares Gankutsuou's tragic romantic gravity.
- **[Land of the Lustrous](https://hozuna.com/anime/land-of-the-lustrous)** — The other great 'nothing else looks like this' show — where Gankutsuou weaponizes texture, Lustrous weaponizes CG, both in service of heartbreak.
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## FAQ

### Where can I watch Gankutsuou?

It streams on Crunchyroll.

### Do I need to know The Count of Monte Cristo?

No — the series tells the full story itself. Knowing the novel adds dramatic irony, but newcomers get the complete experience.

### How many episodes is Gankutsuou?

24 episodes — one complete, self-contained story.