The Count visits Albert in Paris and is introduced to his friends Albert becomes more starstruck towards the Count and blind to the true motives which slowly manifest themselves. The young group of friends are pawns in their parents' machinations for wealth and power.
Valentine's father remarried a gold-digging woman who is fiercely jealous of Valentine's inheritance status. Eugenie's mother beds young men while her husband ignores her in favor of amassing an even greater fortune. Albert's mother was in love with a man named Edmond Dantes who died in prison before marrying Albert's father. Each of the families harbor deep, dark secrets. The Count becomes Albert's mentor and confidanteĪrriving in Paris, the Count quickly ingrains himself with the leading aristocratic families through Albert. Franz is completely indifferent to his arranged marriage and fiancee, Valentine de Villefort, the daughter of the most powerful magistrate in Paris.
His father is the most powerful general in Paris and aspires to gain the presidency in the upcoming election. Albert longs for excitement and passionate love which seems out of reach under the stern gaze of his parents. The three were best friends, but their relationship strains as Albert seems to have changed after his exposure to the Count. Her father is the most powerful banker in Paris. He feels forced into the arranged marriage to his childhood friend, Eugenie Danglars, who shared a privileged upbringing with him and Franz. The two youths return to their opulent lifestyles in Paris, but Albert is unsatisfied with his life. The Count of Monte Cristo's intriguing visage Albert is tremendously grateful and promises the Count he will be welcome in Paris anytime he visits. The Count manages to rescue Albert from the kidnappers and this is the first time we hear the term Gankutsuou. It's too late as Albert ends up alone in the late evening of the festival and falls in with a lovely, but counterfeit young beauty. Franz immediately sees the Count's dangerous mystique luring in his best friend and warns Albert to be wary. While on Luna they meet an enigmatic nobleman from Eastern Space called the Count of Monte Cristo.Īlbert is particularly drawn to the Count's charismatic sophistication and participates in a particularly grave wager during a public execution at the festival. The two visit Luna to 'sow their wild oats' and gain exciting experiences. Both young men are approximately fifteen years of age and engaged to wealthy young ladies in upcoming arranged marriages.
We accompany two young aristocrats, Viscount Albert (pronounced Al-bear) de Morcerf and Baron Franz d'Epinay, on a trip to Luna (Earth's moon) during a grand festival (very much like Carnival in Rio de Janeiro). Paris is the center of the universe with an incredibly rich aristocracy ruling the vast expanse of colonized space. In the region called Eastern Space where many alien races live there has been a war raging for many years. Synopsis: It is the year 5053 and humanity has settled the stars. Japanese/English Audio - English Subtitles
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