Franz x Albert
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Franz d'Epinay x Albert de Morcerf (Furantsu Depinē x Arubēru Do Morusēru) |
| Alternative name(s): | Franz/Albert, FranzxAlbert, Furantsu x Arubēru |
| Gender category: | m/m slash |
| Fandom: | Gankutsuou |
| Canonical?: | one-sided |
| Prevalence: | popular |
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Franz x Albert is one of the most popular ships in the Gankutsuou fandom, pairing Baron Franz d'Epinay and Viscount Albert de Morcerf, childhood friends based on Alexandre Dumas's characters of the same names.
Canonical Support
Many fans, even ones that don't necessarily ship Franz with Albert, agree that it is heavily implied in canon that Franz had romantic feelings for Albert, even if they do not agree about whether Albert returned those feelings. It has been rumored that director Mahiro Maeda confirmed that the Franz x Albert implications were intentional, but this remains unsubstantiated.[1][2]
Fans usually point to several scenes from the anime for evidence that Franz was in love with Albert, such as a conversation Franz has with Maximilien in which he says it is "impossible to stop loving someone ... even if you cannot marry."[3]
Fanworks
Because of Franz's death at the end of the anime, non-angst fanworks are either AU, denialfic, or set during or before canon.
There is a wide variety of Franz x Albert stories, including stories where their relationship is preestablished, first time fic, and stories where Franz's feelings remain unrequited. The Count sometimes assists Franz and Albert in admitting their feelings for each another, and sometimes also joins in.
Gankutsuou is a relatively small fandom, and as such fanworks can be difficult to find. Many Franz x Albert works are in the form of doujinshi. Franz x Albert fanfiction can be found on LiveJournal, FanFiction.net, and AO3.
Example Works
Doujinshi
- 14 sai no Karte (2005)
- 7-gatsu no Hanayome (2005)
- Ai no Hi (2005)
- Ai to Bara no Utsukushiki Hibi (2005)
- Beautiful Days (2005)
- Beloved (2005)
- Candy Stripper (2005) -- Genderswapped Franz
- CHERISH (2005)
- Eien no Himitsu (2005)
- Ever After (2005)
- Fly Me to the Moon! (2005)
- Fukushuu Ousama Game (2005)
- Honey Bunny (2005)
- Kawaii Ko niwa Tabi wo Sasero (2004)
- Kin no Fune, Kin no Hoshi (2005)
- Love Me Evermore (2005)
- Natsu no Tomo (2005)
- Seishoujo no Saigo no Nemuri (2006) -- Contains Count x Albert
- SMILE (2005)
- Soshite Bokura wa Ano Hibi wo Omoidasu (2005)
- Sweet On Smile (2006)
- Träumerei (2005)
- Vouloir, C'est Pouvoir (2006)
- WALTZ (2005)
- Zatsunen Entertainment (2005)
Resources
- works tagged Franz d'Epinay/Albert de Morcerf at AO3
- "It's Warm, isn't it..." by lefcadio, a Franz x Albert ship manifesto
- franz-x-albert club on deviantArt
- franzxalbert community on LiveJournal
References
- ^ Reply to a comment at the gankutsuou LiveJournal community. 30 March 2008. (Accessed 08 April 2012.)
- ^ HoYay: Gankutsuou at TV Tropes. (Accessed 08 April 2012.)
- ^ lefcadio at ship manifesto. "It's Warm, isn't it...". 23 September 2005. (Accessed 08 April 2012.)