Gankutsuou - Episode 01 [BD JP, 1080p, HEVC x265 10-bit, FLAC] [DEXA]

# Gankutsuou - Episode 01 (experimental 1080p)  **English Title:** Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo **Type:** TV Series, 24 episodes **Year:** 06.10.2004 till 30.03.2005 **Tags:** conspiracy, novel, thriller **Link:** [AniDB](https://anidb.net/a1868) Based loosely on the book written by Alexandre Dumas titled Comte de Monte-Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo), this story is set in a far future time against an intergalactic backdrop. Albert was a boy who had been born to a noble family in Paris. He made a journey to the moon with Franz to escape from their tedious lives. On the moon, he met a millionaire calling himself the Count of Monte Cristo. The Count lived a life of splendour in a rich hotel, with beautiful women waiting on him and strong men guarding him. Albert was fascinated by this Count who seemed to know everything, and the two became friends. Albert eventually invited the Count to visit him in Paris. The Count's past slowly resurfaces, to the greatest displeasure of everybody involved. --- About this release: **Group:** Deus EX Anima [DEXA] **Source:** retail Japanese BluRay box-set **Video:** 1080p, HEVC x265 10-bit, CRF16 **Audio:** Japanese, FLAC, 2ch **Subtitle:** English (based on [KAA] for the series, [Ani-Kraze] for OP, ED), ASS **Chapters:** Yes --- Comments about this release: + This torrent contains an experimental release of episode 01 of Gankutsuou in 1080p. My original release for the whole series in 720p can be found [here](https://nyaa.si/view/1395845). + Contrary to the [720p version](https://nyaa.si/view/1395845) version which only tried to address the sometimes quite horrendous banding, this episode is more intensively processed in order to enhance the overall image quality of an anime which was aired almost two decades ago in the pre-HDTV digital era, which is very difficult to remaster (if possible at all). + As with every applied filter and processing, you gain something and you loose something. It's highly subjective. + There are no changes related to audio and subtitles, so everything mentioned in the [720p version](https://nyaa.si/view/1395845) still apply. + As mentioned, this is just an experiment, a guilty pleasure. I might finish the whole series, or bin it. Uploaded because I was asked to. [Comparison with JP BluRay source](https://slow.pics/c/bC7C8QdZ) --- Seed speeds are slow. Very slow. Bear with it. Please seed this as long as you can, as I won’t be able to seed this for long.