How closely does this series follow the unabridged book? To me

It follows the theme and major plot points in a very loose sense, but they are mostly preserved. Still, there is an obvious disconnect between this and the original.

Still, not a bad watch.

>>153684411
Compared to the unabridged book, the series veers off pretty far. The basic premise is there and a lot of the characters, but it drifts of into its own original fanfiction in large parts. The POV was shifted from the Count to Albert, making him the mc and turning the Count into an antagonistic figure, without the redeeming points that made the Count such a joy of a character in the book. Characters are being shifted and changed a lot. For instance Eugenie's plot was completely rewritten (no lesbian eloping for her, but plenty of original male homo innuendo instead).

Taken as its own thing, it's still pretty engaging, though I think the book is a stronger story and it would have made for a stronger series if they had stuck to the original plot. The nifty shift to the scifi setting and maybe some restructuring of the events told (flashback to the counts origin, instead of linear), would have been enough of a novelty to make it feel fresh.

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>>153684411
I actually watched the anime then read the book right after.

The anime jumps in about halfway through the book and it follows Albert's perspective. The book follows The Count's perspective. Most of the story is "exactly the same" if you allow the anime creator to take some liberties since it's in Albert's perspective. A few difference according to my memory are:

-The baby that died then came back (in the anime)
-The ending (the anime's was better in my opinion, the book's is like "pls stop" "ok"
-How some of the killing of the 3 former friends happened

The anime is FAR CLOSER to the book than the """"Count of Monte Cristo"""" movies though, which are completely different and just use the basic plot to cash grab.

>>153685318

God(dess) tier trap.

>>153685398
>-The ending (the anime's was better in my opinion, the book's is like "pls stop" "ok"
I wouldn't say it's better or worse, but it does completely change the meaning of the story.