That being said to any fan of the book going in expecting a story that follows the book entirely will be appointed and it was hard for me to go in with an open mind, or at the very least that is what I thought before I watched the first episode. Though inspired by the novel 'The Count of Monte Cristo' this anime is it's own modern masterpiece, is what I wish I could say but I'm getting ahead of myself.
The story for the series had me invested from the beginning to the very end and the art and music for the series was a pleasure to the sensors. The anime however does fall short in one aspect and that is it's characters. The main characters are brilliant but the rest of the cast were borderline bland and I found myself finding it hard to get invested in many of the side stories. It didn't get to the point where these stories felt like filler because the side stories were important to the overall plot of the series.
The main characters for the series were brilliant especially the Count and I highly recommend this series to anyone looking for something different.
