Baccano! (バッカーノ！, Bakkāno!?) is a light novel series by Ryohgo Narita, with illustrations by Katsumi Enami. The first volume won Gold in the 9th Dengeki Novel Prize and the series has been made into a TV anime which started July 26, 2007 by Aniplex and Brains-Base. The second storyline in the series has also been adapted into a manga.
Alternative title:
バッカーノ！ (Japanese)
바카노 (Korean)
Genres: action, adventure, comedy, fantasy, horror
Summary: Baccano is Italian for noise, but Narita translates it as "stupid commotion." Each of the stories in the series involves several unrelated plots intersecting and crossing each other as events spiral farther and farther out of control. Immortal alchemists, mafia operated speakeasies, and many other elements of pulp fiction mashed together for a world straight out of the movies.
official site:
-BACCANO! -バッカーノ-
-WOWOW's BACCANO! Website
I've just finish marathoning this series. My first impression on the first few episode, I was left bewildered with all those jumping from scenes to scenes in different year, but later (especially after episode 7) I can finally grasp the story together. Weird but awesome, in a good way that word can't describe how amazing this show is. Like Cowboy Bebop and FMA, Baccano! has an interesting, unique style that brings you right into the craziness that permeates this show (of which there is quite a lot). Backgrounds, especially New York, are crisp, colorful and clean, while the character designs (both men and women) are sharp and attractive. Movement is believable, the action scenes thus far are close to flawless, and facial expressions are nice and varied.
Then the music selection, the OP and ED song. Surprisingly this is one of the few anime which I can't resist watching the whole OP sequence (Gun and Roses by Paradise Lunch) in every episode, where they introducing all main characters, whilst in the middle they include the summary of previous episode. The same goes for the great ED (Calling by Oda Kaori), one of the best slow-paced anime-related song that I like.
So many people said that Baccano is an underrated anime, and I have to agree with them. Theme-wise it may not be appealing to some audience, considering the massive amount of bloody-gore scenes which appears in almost every episodes. The main theme seems to focus on the competition between famous mafia family in New York (on 1930), but can also be focused on the train hijacking and murderous act by Rail Tracer (on 1932), or even the craziness of Isaac and Miria, 2 retard lovers that cause unsuspecting troubles everywhere they go. This duo couple almost always makes me laugh with their whimsical behaviour. And Baccano mixed all these plot into a perfect setting, jumping from one scene/year to another in those range of 3 years. For sure, Isaac and Miria present in all these plot, except in the 200 years ago flashback. The ending was perfect, just what an ending should be, concluding everything that most audience would want.
Well not much to say, this is simply one of the best 2007 show I've watched (although I only finished watching recently).
Baccano! Opening, Gun and Roses by Paradise Launch
Baccano! Ending, Calling by Oda Kaori
my rating: 9/10
Then the music selection, the OP and ED song. Surprisingly this is one of the few anime which I can't resist watching the whole OP sequence (Gun and Roses by Paradise Lunch) in every episode, where they introducing all main characters, whilst in the middle they include the summary of previous episode. The same goes for the great ED (Calling by Oda Kaori), one of the best slow-paced anime-related song that I like.
So many people said that Baccano is an underrated anime, and I have to agree with them. Theme-wise it may not be appealing to some audience, considering the massive amount of bloody-gore scenes which appears in almost every episodes. The main theme seems to focus on the competition between famous mafia family in New York (on 1930), but can also be focused on the train hijacking and murderous act by Rail Tracer (on 1932), or even the craziness of Isaac and Miria, 2 retard lovers that cause unsuspecting troubles everywhere they go. This duo couple almost always makes me laugh with their whimsical behaviour. And Baccano mixed all these plot into a perfect setting, jumping from one scene/year to another in those range of 3 years. For sure, Isaac and Miria present in all these plot, except in the 200 years ago flashback. The ending was perfect, just what an ending should be, concluding everything that most audience would want.
Well not much to say, this is simply one of the best 2007 show I've watched (although I only finished watching recently).
Baccano! Opening, Gun and Roses by Paradise Launch
Baccano! Ending, Calling by Oda Kaori
my rating: 9/10
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