Jun 27, 2023
***This episode is Part 2 of our Gankutsuou series, which
contains spoilers for both the anime and the book. Please listen to
the previous episode first!
Welcome
to Masterpiece Theatre… I mean, Masterpiece Anime…
Here to fully make good on our podcast’s name, we’re ready to go
full Literature Analysis Mode on some actual literature with
Gankutsuou and its book of origin “The Count of Monte Cristo”.
Joined by Vrai Kaiser, we cover everything from the funny bits to
the twists, tragedies, and the Gay Stuff, including the gay stuff
from the book that the anime somehow redacted?? There’s lots to
unpack, and we bothered to read this entire long book, so prepare
to hear all about it and more!
The very cool early-in-production Gankutsuou trailer that we refer
to
Where to find us:
Vrai’s Twitter
and
Blog
Listen to more of Vrai on the
Anime Feminist podcast
and
Trash & Treasures pod
Follow us on Twitter:
@animeislitpod
Email: animeislitpod@gmail.com
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