It's bad at being The Count of Monte Cristo and worse at being Legends of Galactic Heroes.

It's actually pretty good

I want to see it. My friend keeps recommending it. He's kind of an anime freak though, and I'm really picky about which anime I like.

>Dantes actually evil
Cool adaptation skills Japan.

Don't get too caught up in where they diverge from the source material. For an anime its quite above average. I recommend it.

might be an okay anime but it's a shitty count of monte christo.

"let's demonize edmond and focus the story on albert"
they probably thought since there's a "count" in front of his name he might be related to dracula and they made him look exactly like that. haydee who is supposed to be a dark skinned greek girl, is a pale elf.

lots of batshit crazy japan shit like space battles and steam-punk weapons.

it's also made all "arty" with textures and what not.

I liked it. The fact that the story focuses more on Albert is kind of cool. The homo erotic tension between the Count and Albert is not cool though.

>>1267370
Hey man, I can take any kind of criticism against Gankutsuou as a matter of personal taste and because I know it has its faults, but I'll be damned if I let someone malign Haidee's design without contest!

Her design is gorgeous.

>>1267386

not saying the character design isn't pretty, just saying it's the exact opposite of what she oughts to be.

I didn't like it, but I liked the idea of adapting a classic like that into an animu.

What are some other animu adaptations of books?

Let me emphasize "books"

I don't mean "graphic novels"

>>1267445
there are very old three musketeers and robin hood animes.

>>1267449
Are they any good?

By which I really mean to ask: Are they absolutely terrible?