Gankutsuou: Difference between revisions

** People who call it [[Epic Fail]] usually fail to realize that {{spoiler|it wasn't Albert who triggered the reversal the transformation, it was Edmond's own feelings (his soul, even) that he'd tried to get rid of all along (which was the entire point of his duel with Albert, however Franz stepped in and ruined his plans), awakened by Albert's hugs and kisses.}}

* [[Pragmatic Adaptation]]

* [[Promoted to Love Interest]]: Eugénie Danglars. In the original novel she detested Albert ([[Does Not Like Men|and all other men for that matter]]) and ran away to have a lesbian relationship with her piano instructor. In ''Gankutsuou'' the instructor has been cut out and Eugénie's been changed to something similar to a [[Tsundere]].

* [[Princess Curls]]: Andrea Cavalcanti, a rare example of a male with this hairstyle

** It's interesting to note that the hairstyle was originally meant for Eugénie (as seen in the official trailer and concept art) - it was transferred to Andrea in the very last moment, when the writers decided that Eugénie would be a positive character and love interest.

* [[Public Domain Soundtrack]]: Tchaikovsky's "Manfred symphony" is used a lot - the first movement is the Count's own theme and excerpts from latter movements are also used here and there. Eugénie plays the first movement (edited, though) of Rachmaninov's "Piano Concerto No. 2" and [[Robert Schumann|Schumann]]'s "Traumerei" during her performance in the Opera, on Luna Albert and Franz meet the Count during a performance of "Lucia di Lammermoor", later in Paris the Count invites Albert to a performance of "Robert le Diable"... and the opening theme song is based partly on Chopin's "Etude Op.10 No.3."

* [[Race Lift]]: To preserve his status as ''[[Scary Black Man|exotic]]'' the Count's henchman Ali is changed from a black African to a green space alien.

* [[Recycled in Space]]