[Anime] Gankutsuoh

Originally Posted by Enkidu

I could go on for hours about the disappointment that Gankutsu Ou turned out to be in comparison to the book, but I'll limit myself to my main complaints:

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-The Count's character was changed too much. In the book he is a rather kind and caring man, but in the anime they turned him into a weakling who gave in to some space ghost to get his revenge. The biggest disappointment was his confrontation with Mercedes, one of the best scenes in the book, where they really fucked him up, making up for an even worse result when he kills Franz.
-The ending was way too lame. Fernand was turned into a megalomaniac, while he at least had a kind character in the book. He just wasn't who I wanted him to be.
-The biggest disappointment was without a doubt the count's death; How can you kill of a great character in such a lame way?! Yes, the good guys did beat the evil Gankutsu Ou, but how lame did it all happen.

The anime did have some good aspects though:

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-Haydee was wonderful, especially in her confrontation with the parliament.
-Animation and design was simply astonishing/
-Cool ending theme.
-Benedetto was even better than in the original book, one of the best evil characters.

I would have to admit that I stopped watching the anime when I picked up the book, resulting in yet another anime I left unfinished. However, I don't regret my decision.

Seeing those ending spoilers...

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The Count dies? What... that's ridiculous. I guess I should see it for myself. And I agree, Edmond's confrontation with Mercedes in the book left me yearning and tearing up. Sigh.

As for David4516's spoiler:

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Albert in the end didn't hook up with anyone in the book either. And I think it turned out better that way. Eugene and Albert never really had a relationship in the book, unlike the anime.

Jam it back in, in the dark.