Commemorating the 15th anniversary of the end of the broadcast! Masterpiece TV anime "Gankutsuo", Blu-ray BOX Compact Edition will be released on February 26, 2020 (Wednesday)!

A compact edition Blu-ray BOX commemorating the 15th anniversary of the end of the broadcast of the classic TV anime "The King of Gankutsu" will be released on February 26, 2020 (Wednesday).

Directed by Maeda Masahiro of "The Animatrix" and "Blue No. 6," "The King of Gankutsu" is a full-fledged drama TV animation series produced by GONZO that is characterized by its gripping dramatic development, based on the masterpiece "The Count of Monte Cristo" by French literary giant Alexandre Dumas.
The series, which has been loved for a long time and will be adapted for the stage in December 2019, will be released as an easy-to-handle Blu-ray BOX compact edition to commemorate the 15th anniversary of its broadcast.

Gankutsuo," which aired on TV Asahi and other networks from October 2004, became a hot topic that created a new sensation in the animation and video industry as a "genuine entertainment work for adults" with unprecedented visual impact and a dramatic and thrilling storyline. It won the "Tenth Animation Kobe Award" in the Best Picture Award, TV category, and the "Tokyo International Anime Fair 2005" in the TV category of the Tokyo Anime Awards.

Using state-of-the-art HD remastering technology, the film's aesthetic, gorgeous and gorgeous images with texture and CG, which have been the talk of the town since its first broadcast, are vividly revived with the latest technology, with dramatic scenes that will bring tears to your eyes.

This product comes with a special repaint design jacket by digital director Soejima Yasufumi, using director Maeda Masahiro's line drawing illustrations, so be sure to check it out.

Product Information
Gankutsuo Blu-ray BOX Compact Edition
Release date: February 26, 2020 (Wednesday)
Product specifications and release date are subject to change without notice.
Part number: [BD BOX] KAXA-9834
Price: [BD BOX] 18,000 yen ( excluding tax) / 19,800 yen ( including tax)
Contents: Total 24 episodes

＜Special bonus for each episode
Illustrations by director Masahiro Maeda
Special repainted jacket design by digital director Soejima Yasufumi

<Specs
Blu-ray BOX] 3 double-layer discs, 1 single-layer disc / Stereo, Linear PCM (Dolby Digital audio) / Screen Size: 16:9 (1080p Hi-Def) / Japanese / Color / Approx. 562 min / 2004 / Japan / TV Animation
Publisher: KADOKAWA Co.

Film Info.
The King of Gankutsu
＜Broadcast Information
Broadcast on TV Asahi from October 2004, on Animax from November 2004, and on NHKBS2 from June 2008, for a total of 24 episodes.

<Story
Spring, when I was 15 years old. The first person I admired was a vengeance demon.
Albert, a boy from an aristocratic family, sets off on a journey with his best friend to escape from his boring life. In the lunar city of Luna, they meet a wealthy man named Count Monte Cristo. With a beautiful woman by his side and a strong subordinate at his back, he exudes an overwhelming presence. Intrigued by his mysterious and all-seeing charm, Albert invites the Count to Paris society. However, Albert still does not know. The Count's true purpose is to take revenge on Albert's father, who once upon a time falsely accused him of a crime and stole his fiancée, and his mother, who was his fiancée. He also knows that he himself, born between the two, is also the target of his revenge.

<Cast
Count Monte Cristo: Joji Nakata
Albert: Jun Fukuyama
Franz: Daisuke Hirakawa
Mercedes: Kikuko Inoue
Fernand: Jurota Kosugi
Eugenie: Chie Nakamura
Ede: Akiko Yajima
Peppo: Mai Nakahara
Maximilian: Toru Inada
Doprey: Hitoshi Domon
Chateau Renault: MIKI
Beauchamp: Tetsu Shiratori
Batistan: Nobuo Tobita
Bertuccio: Yasutsugu Ishii
Valentine: Junko Miura
Marquise G: Natsuki Rio
Danglar: Shinpachi Tsuji
Victoria: Matsui Nasuko
Villefort: Yosuke Akimoto
Héloise: Kumiko Watanabe
Edouard: Noriko Kito
Cavalcanti: Tomokazu Seki

<Staff
Planning Concept/Character Planning/Director : Masahiro Maeda
Original Story: "The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas
Series Composition/Screenplay : Shuji Kamiyama
Screenplay : Natsuko Takahashi, Tomohiro Yamashita
Character Design: Hidenori Matsubara
Friendship Design: Makoto Kobayashi
Art Director: Hiroshi Sasaki, Yusuke Takeda
Color Design: Eriko Murata
Digital Director: Soejima Yasufumi
3DCGI Animator: Akira Suzuki
Director of Photography: Takeo Ogihara
Editing: Kengo Shigemura
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Music: Jean-Jacques Burnel (The Stranglers)
Animation Production: GONZO
Production: Media Factory, GDH

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