Tags:Anime, count of monte cristo, gankutsuou, studio gonzo
Not much happening in the world of Asian news today, so here’s some reviews from the old site. Hopefully you’ve forgotten them so they’re like new!
Japan’s Studio Gonzo has something of a reputation (whether it is deserved or not) for creating visually impressive anime with weak stories and flat characters. Using one of Western literature’s most enduring tales as a basis for a new show is probably one of the smartest things they could have done. Gankusuou is a sci-fi retelling of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel The Count of Monte Cristo and, somewhat surprisingly, it works.
