![]() ![]() Likewise, if you hate these things or simply aren’t looking for them, you probably won’t enjoy it. If you enjoy complex stories that can manage to surprise even the most seasoned viewers, you will find a lot to enjoy. If you have similar tastes to me, you will love it. It was an incredible ride of fun, comedy and tension that I won forget any time soon. Don’t get me wrong, the character design was great and some of the more focused shots were beautiful, but every time it went for a wider shot, the art crumbled and became underwhelming.Īs I love gangster and crime movies and supernatural twists, I felt right at home while watching Baccano!. The one thing that didn’t impress nearly as much as everything else was the art. A big part of that is how authentic everything looks, from the clothes to the guns, but another thing that helps is the soundtrack, composed mostly of jazz and blues songs that fit the setting perfectly. ![]() ![]() It feels like a gangster movie and shows a great fun and jazzy side of the Prohibition Era of the United States. Pretty much every character has a substantial amount of depth and evolves during the anime.īaccano! knows how to use its setting to its advantage. But what is truly impressive is how masterfully they are explored in such a short runtime. All of them are unique and have as much charm as the setting. ![]() These are only some of the important characters, not all of them.ĭespite the huge cast, it is very easy to identify them because of the incredible character design, that makes one glimpse enough to recognize them. Going clock-wise, Czeslaw Meyer is an immortal who is forever stuck as a child, Firo Prochainezo is a suave gangster, Isaac and Miria are a duo of robbers who possess incredible luck, Claire Stanfield is a mysterious man with a strange sense of justice, Chane Laforet is a mute assassin, Jacuzzi Splot and Nice Holystone are lovers and lead a gang, Eve Genoard is a kid in search of her brother, Ladd Russo is a crazy man fixated on killing his wife and, finally, Ennis is a homunculus who doesn have any emotion. Speaking of characters, these are (most of) them. These feel to inconsequential and end up diminishing the quality of the story. Sadly, what I just said does not apply to the specials. But it is not only composed of high-tension moments and horror, the story also manages to be funny, light-hearted and even touching when it needs to be. It also is important to note that it is not predictable, it is frequently throwing curve-balls and keeps the viewer on the edge of their seat. Despite that, it never is confusing to watch the story unfold. The whole story is told in a non-linear fashion, which means it is frequently jumping in time and between characters. The specials tell what happened to the characters before and afterwards the events of the regular season. Finally, in 1932, the search of a little girl for her older brother is shown. While in 1931, the story of what happened aboard the train The Flying Pussyfoot is told. In 1930, we get to know how the central characters first came into contact with the Immortals. Set in three different years in the early 1930’s, Baccano! tells the story of a wide group of people who get involved with Immortality, demons, gangsters and strange cults. It was produced by the studio Brain’s Base and directed by Takahiro Omori, a veteran director who later went on to direct Durara!! and Hotarubi no Mori e. In that regard, Baccano! is the opposite of a normal story, specially for anime.Īiring initially in 2007, Baccano!’s last three episodes were released straight-to-DVD and are recognized as specials. Stories are normally quite predictable: they have a beginning a middle and an end, a well defined protagonist and follow a pretty linear structure. ![]()
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