91 Days

91 Days is a good choice for you if you enjoy a revenge story where a character exploits other people's self interest and/or schemes them in order to achieve his revenge. 91 Days becomes a bad choice once you start expecting anything other than onedimensional characters, and also if you hate main characters that are displayed in a way that makes them feel flawless without giving them any personality traits, especially negative.

You see, what ruined this series for me was the characters. Most of the characters are presented as onedimensional, with each being from x side or the y side or the z side. If ... they're particularly important characters, they will have a trait or aspiration which will rule their personality without giving them any further complexity, like friendship, family, power, greedyness, psychopathy, etc. Each character will operate under one role and that role only and they won't have any sort of trait that would give them a more complex and more human personality. Thus they feel very onedimensional and they were hard to feel any attachment to, because you constantly knew which is their one and only priority. The two characters the series treats as the main characters are pretty much the only two people that feel like more or less people, because they do things that occasionally clash with their goals, but I didn't personally enjoy their portrayals.

One of said characters is the main character, Angelo, or Avilio as he's known by everyone other than a single person. Of the two I'll talk only about Avilio because the other character doesn't enough depth to live on its own. I didn't like Avilio's character. For the reason that he doesn't seem to have any flaws other than him being emotionally damaged and having no desire to live life outside of his revenge. But these are not used at all to impede his goal, so he's pretty much a Jesus character. Avilio manages to constantly scheme and use characters to his purpose, planning things just the right way through all adversity and always coming out unscathed 100% of the time pretty much because he's the main character who delivers his vengeance. There's not really any time where things seem to remotely go against him specifically. The group he is in may suffer. His "friends" might be in a disadvantageous situation. But as far as Avilio is concerned, he never seems to be at odds for the vast majority of the series, even in a situation where he's at a complete disadvantage. The one very good moment in the series, is when that actually finally happens, he finally is forced to do something he doesn't want to and has no other choice and can't create bullshit out of his ass. Which I can't talk about because it would be spoiled. Outside of that one moment he always seems to be the perfect man who's gonna reap vengeance and deliver his justice. Which isn't a good thing. The only thing flawed about him is his goal. Nothing else. As far as his actual personality goes, Avilio never displays enough emotions to engage his character from a viewer's perspective, merely showing short glimpses of very minor reactions that would build his character more as a person. Avilio is portrayed as a silent husk of a person, which makes him as engaging as a toenail, with the personality of the doorknob to boot.

I'm not gonna deny that the type of person Avilio is does deliver this series' point, but a good drama should have some way to make me care about its characters. And the main character is bland, and everyone else seemed even worse. For instance, in a setting where there's 3 big families from the mafia, other than power "levels", I can't tell you any thing that differentiates them from one or the other, except for their leading dons which are onedimensionally portrayed characters. And this is in a story where all of these families are relevant to the world and Avilio's goals, in a series where common traits might hint at things to exploit which would help Avilio. This is in a story where you should also empathize with another character that aspires to constantly help his family, with his family's only saving grace being... that they're related? I can't honestly find any side to root for, for neither a moral reason, or a reason based on ideals or anything of the sort. Everyone seems to be after the same thing, which is power and money. I'd classify henchmen that sacrifice for the family into the power category as well, because they might not be doing it to promote their own, they're doing it for the person who they're supporting. If the story is a drama, there's nothing that compels me to interact with the characters, because they feel too shallow.

The story is simply about revenge. But I can't be engaged in a story about revenge when I simply just don't care about the characters and simply see them as set pieces. Yes, there are one or two things that aren't purely minded towards that goal and it does present revenge in a negative light. The best moment of the series is when finally the main character has to do something he just simply would rather never do, which I've mentioned before. But otherwise, it's a story about a guy who lost his family killing those who wronged him. Which is a standard plotline. And any elements that could make it interesting, its setting, its characters, everything is not noteworthy.

However, despite everything I said, the story did have a theme that I felt it did get to go through. Due to its ending mostly and... that means I can only give you vague things to avoid spoilers and even then I can't guarantee there's nothing that is gonna give away how the series will end in this paragraph. So I advice you to just to skip this whole paragraph in order to avoid spoilers if you'd rather stay clean. The theme of the series is about living in the past. If you let your past define who you are today, once everything that kept you in the past is gone, you're a nobody. If that's what builds up your life, the only option left once all of that is gone is to move on. Power means nothing without the reason you've aspired to it. I know how vague all of this sounds, but I can't get into it any deeper. It's far bleaker and vague, however, this is the essence of it. Take it or leave it.

In terms of action, I wouldn't call this series an action series as much as I would call it revenge porn, with everyone falling in the front of the one and only God, Avilio. Most of the action is comprised of shootings but there's one or two more brutal moments, which I'll just leave unsaid since they bank on the shock factor to an extent.

In terms of artstyle, the series is mostly fine, but the overall color balance with cold colors and low saturation didn't really help make the world more vivid for me. I think the world is too bleak and makes the story too serious. Otherwise, I like the overall art, but for once I wish a series would be a little more colorful. In terms of sound, I found nothing noteworthy to be said, negative or positive.

91 Days was a dissapointing experience for me. Because, it had very little going on for itself and it failed to make me care about its world, its characters and its events. While I think it did succeed in its theme, there's a lot of moments that just didn't help and seemed to serve only simply as revengeporn. So ultimately, I think 91 Days can be a fun ride if you just wanna see how a character dismantles organizations in order to achieve the justice he thinks he deserves, and you just wanna see how he succesfully and consistently does it. Basically if you think the revenge porn aspect is the only thing that will carry you through. Because otherwise I can't really recommend it on any other factor, perhaps its theme, but I can't assure you that it will pay off for you. I think the series was ruined by character portrayal, and how nobody seemed to matter and have any value to the story. There were only a few people that really mattered and were focused on, and they aren't particularly engaging either, they're just there so that Avilio the doorknob wouldn't just boringly sit there and brood. The show lacked tension because the main character seemed to almost always achieve his goals, the show lacked engaging characters, because they were one dimensional, the show lacked drama, for the same aforementioned reason. It was lacking in a lot of ways, ways which make this anime hard to recommend. So if you think the said things would be roadblocks for you too, I suggest you avoid this. 91 Days is one of those series that I think are enjoyable only if they're exactly what you're looking for.

Good day, fellow enthusiasts of animation and dramatic storytelling. It's Kiba Snowpaw here, your icy guide through the blizzard of anime titles. Today we're going to dissect and critique a somewhat lesser-known piece, "91 Days."

First, let me clear my throat by declaring that the term "masterpiece" is tossed around far too freely in the anime community. It seems every season, there's a new "masterpiece" getting hyped, when in reality, it's often just decent and quite forgettable once the season ends. I bring this up because "91 Days" is one such anime that, upon release, was heralded as a masterpiece by some. Allow me to dive ... into the chilling winds of critique.

"91 Days" is essentially a Prohibition-era mafia revenge story. And when I say "essentially," I mean "painfully, suffocatingly essentially." It doesn't innovate; it doesn't create. The show is a throwback to a bygone era of crime dramas, which wouldn't be a bad thing if it weren't such a blatant display of tropes and cliches you'd expect from any gangster flick. One might argue that it's paying homage, but I see it as the anime simply resting on the laurels of those that came before it.

The series follows Avilio Bruno, or, as I prefer to call him, 'Revenge Robot'. This lad lives and breathes vengeance for his family's murder, and that's about it. His character development is as stagnant as a pond in winter. Even a frozen-over pond occasionally cracks, revealing depth beneath the ice, but Avilio? Nothing. By the time you reach episode 10, Avilio is about as emotionally diverse as a cardboard cutout.

Where "91 Days" does provide some entertaining moments is in its sporadic action sequences. They are well animated, tense, and come with the level of brutality you'd expect in a mafia story. However, a few flashy fights can't save this iceberg of a show from sinking into the cold depths of mediocrity.

The dialogue? Ho-hum. I could probably write a more engaging script if I'd been dipped in liquid nitrogen and had my paws frozen solid. Characters in "91 Days" have the personality of the iceberg that sank the Titanic - immense, sure, but cold, unchanging, and, ultimately, tragic.

You might wonder why I'm so hard on this series. Well, it's because anime, like any art form, should push boundaries, challenge expectations, and dare to innovate. But "91 Days" is content to tread the same well-worn paths that countless other gangster tales have walked before. It's like being offered a vanilla ice cream cone in the middle of winter - sure, you could have it, but why would you when there are so many more interesting and warming options available?

Now, let's talk about the music. It's fine. Just fine. It serves its purpose without adding anything of substance to the overall experience. It's the equivalent of a snowfall that's pretty to look at but ultimately just makes everything wet and uncomfortable.

As an Ice Wolf who's been wandering the tundra of media since the 80s, I've seen the highs and lows that anime has to offer. And I can tell you, without a shadow of a doubt, "91 Days" resides somewhere in the middle, buried under a snowdrift of mediocrity. This is not a series that will go down in the annals of anime history, and certainly not one I'll remember when the next snowfall comes.

In the end, "91 Days" feels as long and drawn out as an actual 91-day winter in the Arctic. It's the kind of anime you could put on in the background while you're doing something more interesting - like watching snow melt. I'm sorry, my fellow fluffs, but "91 Days" left this old Ice Wolf colder than a winter's night in the far North.

As they say in the Arctic, "If you're going to freeze, at least do it with style." "91 Days", my dear friends, lacks that style.

91 Days is a decent revenge story made unbearably excruciating by a terrible lead character, god awful animation and design and an incredibly confusing first half. Seriously, it’s the first time I had to watch a recap episode ‘cause I had no idea what the hell was going on.
Not to mention that, being a native Italian speaker, it was quite painful to see characters called “Mud”, “Bend-aid”, “Sorry” or “Cool Guy”.

*Mild Spoilers ahead*

Story
The story itself is pretty simple, too cool for school-kun receives a letter that lists the names of the people who murdered his family 7 years ago. He then sets a plan ... in motion to get revenge on those people and somehow destroy every mafia family.
The pacing is a little bit too rushed in the first episodes but definitely ok in the final ones. Right at the beginning of the story you’re introduced to a bunch of characters with totally made up italian names, you look at all of them and think “what is going on?”. It’s when they start to die that things get easy, don’t worry. But the story itself has some very serious issue, it wants to portray the cruel world of mafia during the prohibitionist era through the eyes of stereotypical anime characters, making it incredibly unrealistic. I really enjoyed the final two episodes cause it finally started to look like a mafia story, but again, some of the things that happened looked a little bit weird.

Characters
The only two decent characters were Vanno and Nero. Simple mobs who had a dream. That’s it.
And then we have the rest of totally useless characters, Uncle Fatguy and Hannibal Lecter-chan. But they’re not even the worst thing. Let’s talk about Avilio and Corteo. The first one acts like “cool people don’t turn to look at explosions”, the second one is the equivalent of someone looking for a friend on 4chan. We never know what happened to Avilio in his 7 years away from home, he just says that he learned how to steal wallets, he never shows any kind of emotion, he even does something very very bad in order to move on with his agenda. WHY?! Goddammit, it doesn’t make sense, I’m sorry but it doesn’t make sense. Revenge is something that should give you some kind of closure and enable you to move on with your life, Avilio’s revenge not only fails on both aspects, but doesn't even seem to be something he himself is enjoying. Again, WHY?
And then there’s Simple Guy Corteo. Simple Guy Corteo basically spent the past seven years waiting for Avilio to come back, he joins the mafia cause Avilio said it’d be cool, then he kills people cause reasons, then attempts to save Avilio. I mean, Best Friend Avilio disappeared for 7 years, but who cares? Simple Guy Corteo will always be there. Makes sense.

Art & Animation
Oh boy, I don’t even know where to start here. Let’s just say that everyone in Lawless drives the same car.

Music & Voice Acting
Music wasn’t too bad, the OP was quite decent and it really captured the spirit of the show. The music that plays in the opera scene in episode 11 is quite good too. Voice acting wasn’t the best imo, every voice kinda sounded the same.

Overall
Not a bad anime, per se. But if you’re expecting a realistic mafia story, relatable characters and pleasant visuals, better find something else. Also, WHY is the title 91 Days? Did I miss something?

One of the most prominent issues with original anime is how the story does in a medium that relies on its quirks and niche appeal. 91 Days has this initial problem as it's a classic prohibition era gangster anime. No immortal gang members, no stupidly overpowered hitmen, and no gimmicks that are often seen in most anime that make them, well, anime. While a straight to the point gangster plot is somewhat refreshing in an otherwise crazy market, 91 days finds itself being lackluster as you don't end up comparing it to anime like baccano, but rather you compare it to any other western gangster ... film that do it much better in a more suitable medium.

To start off with, the plot on paper is actually quite solid. We have a tale of revenge in which the main character's family is murdered by a mafia family that his father collaborated with, and he grows up trying to gain the trust of the gang while attempting to kill those involved with his family's murder While on paper this story is fine, there is this feeling where even though this anime is only 12 episodes, a lot of unnecessary things happen that aren't relevant to the plot. While there aren't any plotholes, there are many times that there isn't enough detail to really care about what goes on in the story. The pacing is actually a stronger component of the anime as I never felt that they were rushing the plot forward, but I do feel the end is somewhat disappointing and leaves a lot to be desired.

Next, the animation is extremely dull and at times has its QUALITY moments. When I saw that this was the same studio that ended up animating Durarara's sequels, I knew immediately that animation may be a problem. Sure enough, 91 days is severely lacking in the animation department. It isn't based off of style of art, as the style doesn't explain instances in which animated characters look barely recognizable, or that a car accident looks closer to an older looney tunes episode than what we would see in modern day anime geared towards adults. Overall, the biggest disappointment with this anime would for sure go towards its animation

That being said, the sound is actually fairly good at setting the atmosphere. TK has never disappointed in the music department, and the background music does a very good job creating a setting of prohibition America. The only concern is that while the music always seemed to fit the mood, it's very subtle and nothing really stands out musicwise aside from the OP.

The characters are a mixed bag. On one hand, these aren't your cookie cutter trope characters that only show personality that resembles their archetype, but on the other hand, none of these characters are really competitive against the likes in which this show can be compared to (baccano, black lagoon, any western gangster film). The main character is an anti-hero who has no real development, which isn't a problem as he's sort of a force of nature. There are a lot of characters that are introduced which are forgotten very early on, and you only really feel two characters are fleshed out well (Nero and Corteo) while the supporting cast does very little to make you involved with the exception of Fango. Another thing to note is that the characters don't particularly have unique personalities, and their interactions with each other are quite standard.

One of the things I noticed from watching this anime was that I never really cared what was going to happen right after each episode. While there were cliffhangers that piqued my curiosity on what would happen next episode, I found myself not wanting to continue and forced myself to watch the remaining episodes. It's not so much that this anime is bad, but it's very hard to casually watch it without paying attention. Add on the fact that it's quite boring at times, and you've got a show that requires your undivided attention while being just boring enough to make you not want to continue (kind of like a lecture you need to pay attention to in a class you're not really fond of).

Overall, this anime is a breath of fresh air from all the other generic anime, and does fulfill its role as a serious original anime with a relatively new premise. That being said, this premise has been done before in western media, and its been done much better by the likes of Scorsese. If you are a fan of crime dramas, 91 days won't bring anything new to the table, but it's worth watching if you've exhausted every other option for a crime drama.

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If you sit down for a second and think what kind of anime you like, a majority will undoubtedly say action. But action is nothing but violence. It's pretty twisted that we (me included) find murder and killing needlessly entertaining, but that's just the way we have trained our minds from infancy. If any sort of calamity, such as depicted in anime, were to befall us, I for one would be desperate not to shit my pants. Being enveloped by this fondness to violence creates a false sense of surety within. What do I mean by that? By watching “action” for so ... long, we are dulled to its reality. Statistically, if a hundred people read this, 99 will never kill someone, and less than 10 will ever experience a violent act first hand. Yet we think we know what violence is. Popular anime that depict violence as endlessly fun dull our minds to the horror and tragedy that is laced within death and killing.

Therefore, revenge cannot be accurately portrayed without violence, and even then no one seems to get it right. The typical revenge cliché is that if you seek out revenge, you won't be happy or satisfied in the end. (Why does every story have to adhere so closely to this!?! I, for one, would be beyond ecstatic to see a sadist as the protagonist). The main problem that arises when doing a revenge plot is that you realize that it's a cliché for a reason. So many stories have been written involving that strain of thought that it's been beaten to death. If you are going to stick to a cliché, your story better be damn well amazing. Otherwise, I can guarantee you more critical success by wasting your time elsewhere.

91 Days tried so hard to exit the whirlpool of the revenge cliché, but ended up drowning in the end after all. The biggest pitfall to the story was the pacing. The twelve episode restraint is perfect, but the poor pacing left a sense of emptiness after the conclusion. The story really doesn't pick up until a little over half way through. The first three episodes were solid, but it went downhill from there. The second pitfall goes hand in hand with the first: the story was juggling two different themes at one time. The first was the concept of revenge from the perspective of Avilio, the main character, and the second was the relationships that Avilio was forced to embark in. These two themes should not have been muddled up for they go well together, but poor scene placement ruined any chances.

There were two aspects that I feel needed improvement. Firstly, Avilio’s backstory is powerful and emotional, but all of that emotion is lost if the entire flashback unfolds in the first episode. The flashback is big enough to not have been told until crucial killing scenes. Secondly, watching Avilio indulge in vengeance will obviously leave him calloused to some extent. But calloused does not mean apathetic. I absolutely abhor the synonymity. The best example I can give is that of a guitarist. When you first learn to play guitar, an acoustic especially, your fingers will turn red and might even start to bleed if your dedicated enough. Eventually, you will grow extra skin on your fingertips from repeatedly pressing the strings to the fretboard. That's calloused. But if I prick my calloused fingers with a needle, I will still bleed. A calloused man isn't absent of all feelings, they are hidden behind stronger motivation to accomplish what's necessary. Avilio is depicted as apathetic when it should be calloused. He shows no emotion for a good portion of the show. If he was shown to cry a little more often or remember his childhood before killing someone, the story would be that much closer to escaping the whirlpool.

The rest of 91 Days was pretty subpar. I enjoyed the animation; the scenery was beautiful, like the older Disney films. I found the smoke animation rising from the cigarettes uncannily good. I pride myself in being able to differentiate between good and bad musical scores, and 91 Days was nothing special. The OP, on the other hand, was very… VERY… good. The animation to the OP was terrible. If I'm not mistaken, they're the same guys who did the OP for Tokyo Ghoul.

I wouldn't recommend 91 Days as a must watch anime. There are definitely better shows that involve revenge, but if you've got time on your hands and want some violent entertainment, 91 Days won't disappoint. I am also the guy that looks for hidden meanings behind every dialogue, so you can take my criticism completely at face value. You might thoroughly enjoy the show and find nothing wrong with it, but I feel that there is a lot more that could've been done. I found myself having to infer way too much to fill in some minor themeatic gaps.

Well I got to say that the storyline had an interesting base to it. I enjoyed Aneglo's cool character, and the way that his story evolved, on getting his revenge against the Vanetti family. Another good point, would be the way that the series did keep you on your feet a bit. I was a bit shocked when suddenly his attitude changed, towards Nero, and the way that Angelo went around the issue in a sneaky manner. But on the other hand, I feel like the story was too short, and there was so much more space to involve other characters much more.

Plot: 6/10

In my opinion the plot is neither exciting nor boring. It's interesting, yes but it does keep me on my toes or make me want to know about the story more. I do feel like the episodes are long maybe that's because how the plot, in my opinion lack of an element of excitement.

characters: 6/10

The characters are also so-so to me. None really stuck to me so I have no favourites.

Enjoyment: 6/10

The story is a little bit bland, sometimes predictable and has a slow pace. So my overall experienced is just fine. It would not be listed in my favourite anime list ... nor it's going to the bad bin. All I can say is don't expect too much from this in order not to ruin your experience with this story.

91 days is Japan's take on the whole mob type movie except in anime form. Overall it was alright for me not the greatest but passable.

I should mention I went through half of this show with a group of friends, but they never could get around to pinning a time to finish it. So after many months I finally decided to cap it off.

91 days is a classic revenge story. As a child Nero's ( the main lead) family is killed by the mob family the Vinetti's and he swears to murder them to get back at them. I don't remember much of ... the cast other than that Nero is the cool silent type, his friend had a lot of heart, there was a crazy guy that was Nero's rival for a bit, but he was forgettable. Honestly, the story was a blur to me it was okay but nothing that resonated with me.

The action scenes were cool, and they nailed the prohibition era aesthetic perfectly. I also should mention I watched the dub, and they try to do Italian accents which are somewhat cheezy, but I enjoyed it.

It's a good show but not the most incredible thing I have seen this year.

A strong start but a weak finish Overall Disappointed. The story lead on to give you a sense of originality. Only to to leave the viewer with a typical revenge epic that could of been summed up in a few episodes. Instead the Audience is left with an empty and anti-climatic ending. More can be said for the Art work in this series than the story or characters.
For an overall score I am personally awarding this ... an 6/10.
My breakdown score if anyone was interested is as follows.
Story: 6
Art: 10
Sound: 7
Characters: 7
Enjoyment: 6


Notes: As for sound the car chases and voice acting were very good but nothing outstanding enough to raise the overall quality for this anime.

91 Days is ambiguous but ambition alone doesn't make for a great watch.

Shallow would be decent one word description of the show, while on the surface it's a 12 episodes long mafia revenge story with all the story beats you'd expect, ruthless murder, betrayal, patricide, sacrifice. But if you were to bite into this bloody pie your upper and bottom jaw would meet prematurely. The constant problem with the writing is that there's no weight at all.
It all starts off well enough, poor Angelo's family is killed in front of him in cold blood and he's was barely lucky enough to run ... away, then, seven years later he receives an opportunity for revenge. Decent enough premise for a simple story yet it quickly becomes too ambitious for it's own good. Rather soon we're introduced to three major mafia families and power struggle between them but at no point they're fleshed out enough to give a damn, same goes for pretty much every character. Corteo is probably the closest this show comes to an interesting character. Smart kid who resents mafia had to drive into crime due to brotherly bonds between him and Angelo. Unable to see his brother turn into another criminal he takes action to make it stop, only to meet a very unfortunate end. Meanwhile our protagonist is just a guy who would do anything for revenge except for the part where he kills closest thing he got to family (for revenge), kills a mafia don which leads to collapse of Vanettis he's trying to kill but then doesn't kill one of the men on his hit list just cause didn't want to.
It's all topped off with a classic, bothched ending, a tradition all too common in anime and manga. Spoilers ahead. Nero, one of Angelo's targets kills him... or he doesn't. The ending is too vague and needlessly open ended. If Nero doesn't kill Angelo then Angelo lives on after being determined to meet his dead friend (that he killed) and without competing his long useless revenge. If he dies then sparing Nero was rather useless and makes him the biggest asshole in the whole show (yes, bigger than Fango). Just awful.

As far as animation goes the show got style and decent colour direction bit outside of episode 1 it's hardly impressive and at times looks pretty wonky and cheap. Music is pretty good, orchestral score fits the period and while not outstanding, serves as good background.

Watch this if you want but you should watch Godfather after that if you haven't already.

Right of the bat 91 days is a series that wants to establish itself as average. Sure it's not a highscool or robot anime and it deals with real life issues like gangsters and turf wars but it does so in a very bland and predictable way. The story focuses on revenge and it does a decent job of getting the point across. But it also uses lots of cheap tricks like underdeveloped characters, confusing pacing and killing off like 90% of it's cast. The writers seem to think that the Mafia world is nothing but murder all the time and while that is necessiraly ... true for the most part it fails to develop the characters further than "I want to kill you". A lot of the twists are shocking at first but then you realize that they only happen because the plot demands it and the characters are given temporary stupidity powers. Obviously in the actual world of gangsters people would be more complex and less trusting. For the most part it is not a bad series and it is worth a watch because not many animes focus on this type of material. I just wish it would have presented it in a deeper way instead of using it as an excuse to kill off characters left and right. In almost every single episode a character dies and after a while it's not even shocking or meaningful. Even the main character acknowledges that it may have been all for nothing. That doesn't stop it from coming across as bland though.

Story
Cookie cutter revenge plot with some twists and turns here and there but doesn't really go anywhere with it. The ending itself seemed anticlimactic and the overall story structure and pacing could have been delivered better. There are way too many plot convinieces that seem out of place and are just there to muddle the story even more than it needs.

Characters
For the most part they are varied but apart from that they all come off as very one dimensional with not a lot of motives to work with. The names fit the setting but other than that some characters are killed off too quickly and too carelessly that it's hard to take them seriously. Betrayals become the order of the day and it makes one wonder how the characters made it so far if they are so trusting. As stated before, some characters appear to get stupid out of nowhere just as an excuse to make it easier to kill them off later. So some times it's hard to even take them seriously.

Art/Sound
The presentation itself seems solid enough, although the animations do seem a bit clunky at times. The art does it's job and shows a certain style to it that reflects that prohibition era setting. But other than that it's nothing to write home about. As far as the sound goes, the opening seems a bit out of place and a big band number or something having to do with music from that era would have been more appropriate. The ending theme "Rain or Shine" seems to fit the series a whole lot better. The tracks used in the anime itself are not really memorable but they also don't distract from the plot.

Overall this series depicts life during prohibition era in a somewhat lose fashion. It gets the point across but it also takes a lot of unnecessary liberties like making the action take place in a fictional town and having some unknown brewer make what seems to be the equivalent of liquid gold in the form of lawless heaven. It gets confusing at first because you are not sure whether the story takes place in our universe or a parallel version of 1930's America. It seems unnecessary in my opinion and they could have made the story take place in a real town while still making references to bigger cities.

Worth a watch if you're looking for something other than high school anime. Just don't expect it to be anime of the year or anything like that.

One thing that anime tries to do often is imitate western film genres, and while you can have some very good shows that derive from this, you can never beat the originals. 91 days is a decent gangster/revenge show with some anime bullshit in there to remind you that this is indeed an anime. Its clear that the writers took inspiration(a bit too much inspiration) from the godfather trilogy and other mafia movies of the time. This is yet another anime that I feel drops in quality towards the end of the show where the writing really suffers. One death in particular is completely bullshit ... and purely for shock value. The ending of this show was nonsensical and it tried to preach to you that "revenge is not worth" sorta shpeel. Then, there is this crazy character thats only purpose is to well, be crazy sorta like ladd russo. The show just needed a crazy guy. For the most part, I enjoyed the main characters interacting with each other. The best part of this show is watching niro and the protagonist ride around in the car.

This is a decent, short mafia anime that takes alot of inspiration from classic mafia movies. Personally I watched this all in one go, and I do not regret it.

Don't watch this if you want a satisfying ending.
No I'm kidding. Do watch it just don't expect the ending to give you what you want. (maybe i'm just bitter.)
Also be aware this gets started really slow. However if your a fan of mob movies you'll be used to that kind of thing and probably like this. Actually I think this would be a good anime to show some one your just introducing to the world of anime because it really doesn't have an anime feel to itl It's an animated mob TV series completely with conspiracy, betrayal, prohibition era politics, and of course gun fights. ... I found the story to be slow and kind of lacking but then I usually feel that way about mafia inspired movies/series so again if you like that genre of western film you'll actually probably like this. I definitely think it was at least worth watching and it was a nice change from the sometimes zany and convoluted world of anime. You should definitely give it a try but be prepared to watch at least through episode 5 before giving up.
The only other things I've seen that I'd say somewhat compare to this are maybe darker than black (one of my faves) and phantom: requiem for the phantom (an anime i hated.) So take whatever you can from that lol.

Oh this show had so much promise, then just went down hill. I like great mafia and revenge stories and the story just never really got me invested. The progression was choppy and slow, character evolution never really materialized and through the entire show I was just wanting more of the it factor to keep me going that never came about. The beginning sets you up and has a great hook to get you invested but the middle and end is where it fails. If you have nothing else to watch and want to see a mediocre storyline, give this a shot.

This anime was and wasn’t what I expected. After the first episode I did expect a kind of revenge plot to take form and because it was dealing with mafias I also expected people to double cross each other and whatnot. I wasn’t terribly disappointed in how this anime turned out but I also didn’t think it was anything special.
If you are looking for a show that has some more adult themes and a pretty decent array of characters this is a pretty good show. It’s not one I would say was amazing though. I would categorize it as pretty average. The show didn’t ... do anything especially good or bad. The story was kind of interesting, the setting was different, but nothing in particular really stuck out to me.

Reviews if you don't have time.
*SPOILER-FREE*

Mafia shows are always beloved by the audiences and "91 Days" is right up there in the genre. The atmosphere, the world setup, cast, story, they all mix together to make up a really enjoyable show. "91 Days" is an original show by Funimation and Crunchyroll with studio Shuka steering the animation, and the boat set sail.

From the moment it begins, the cold nature of the show spurts out. The animation and art-style complement each other setting the violent and harsh tone of every character and scene in the series. And the ... flow of sequences and background immerse the viewer back to the Prohibition era.

The intricate interactions that occur along the story are one of the highlights as they define many actions and decisions which makes the show more complex, in addition to a good soundtrack and some exciting revenge plot, "91 Days" makes a name for himself.

However, since it is so complex but is only a 12-episode anime, it sometimes suffers from lack of time to develop some characters or plot points deeper. Therefore, few of these actions and developments were a bit predictable or not so elaborated, which in shows like this, matter.

Nonetheless, what takes the cake is the protagonist which, driven by a revenge plot, uses his well-honed skills and cold nature to find its way through the struggles and difficulties, and cleverly navigate through a world where every miss step might cost him his life, just for the sake of achieving his goal - revenge.

Story: So the plot and setup of the plot is rather self-explanatory: protagonist lost family to mafia, manages to get away, and plots revenge once the resources became available. There are a few reasons I wasn't fond of the plot, but the main one was rather personal. I think revenge is foolish and impulsive; it requires a lot of effort and you get little to no reward out of it. The main reason I continued was to see if the main protagonist would realize this and change his mind. (SPOILERS AHEAD) and he kinda sorta did in a way. He technically got his revenge, but ... didn't even nail the target he specifically went there to get. I felt like he targeted many people vaguely involved or nailed people majorly involved but were dying anyway. He put his only family left through hell and murdered him for the cause, BUT got weak-kneed when he finally earned Nero's trust. So, congrats, he changed his mind eventually, but could he had decided that BEFORE he pulled that s***? Like, what the hell do you think Corteo is thinking?! Some credit it to the dark mood of the anime, but there is a difference between dark and just tragically idiotic. It was like watching the end of Romeo and Juliet (if he just figured that s*** out beforehand, things would've been fine.)

Art: Don't have much to say about the art. I liked the design, the clothes, and the grunge look that matched the setting and plot.

Sound: I fell in love with LTS's Signal song. I also thought the sexy jazzy music of the sound track and ending were appropriate.

Character: If you read my regards on the plot, you probably know why I already didn't like Angelo. Looking back at it, there were no characters I was too attached to and felt like certain tropes or stereotypes were becoming constant: cocky ringleaders and bounty hunters, mafia grunts who aren't what they seem like at the surface, basic mafia grunts who ARE what you see and are just "following orders", 2nd hand men who feared losing respect and/or status. And the occasional irrelevant female character.

Enjoyment: It took me a while to write this review just because I couldn't remember important aspects and facts about the show. That in itself should tell you about my enjoyment (it was like a boring, forgettable chore for those who're up too late to use all their brain cells. No shame, no shade!! XD)

Though it shows potential to be a moody and satisfying tale of vice and revenge "91 Days" ultimately fails to be more than an incredibly middle of the road mobster show. Characters are understandable but lack depth and any real reason for you to route for them. Its revenge tale is painfully standard and the plot moves so fast that actions outside of the first few episodes lack a thematic edge that would have hooked me.

That's not to say the show is bad. All the ingredients are here for a revenge story set within a classic mobster setting. It's just there's ... very little on offer. The first two episodes have a snappy pace of editing and mood lighting but that is dropped rather quickly. Directing for most of the show is rather dull, same for the color pallet, and a lack of pop to the action even keeps the show from being the violent spectacle its OP promises.

I've been harsh. The show executes on its setting and character arcs with a degree of competence, but the morality tale has no edge and the characters have little personality. These factors make me unlikely to remember much of the show as time goes on.

I would recommend this only to avid fans of mobster flicks
4.5/10

*Minor spoilers*

91 Days is one of those animes that aren’t that great but are fun to re-watch if you have the time.

Story - 6
The story definitely belongs to the mafia genre. For better or worse, 91 Days is influenced by many major mafia films and TV series. The main plot (which is continuous) is rather complex enough to keep the viewer’s interest. Some parts of the story are genuinely creative, and the series does have some flashes of originality to the mob genre that were rather pleasant. There were a few minor plot holes, but one was too important to the story to be ... unexplained. The ending was a major letdown, with too little resolution to the characters’ stories. That may be because I got too invested in them, but there you go.

Art - 10
The art is quite good. The black outlining of the characters was nice and clear. I also liked how they managed to make the character’s designs distinguishable and unique. They really did look like people from the prohibition era. Every mob story involves alcohol, and in this anime, the art for the liquor was superb. I felt thirsty every time they poured a glass. Strangely enough, the water looked somewhat unappetizing. I don’t know whether this was due to bad animation or a desire to show how much people wanted alcohol during prohibition.

Sound - 7
Personally, I found the sight of American mobsters talking in Japanese rather ridiculous, so I was thrilled when the dubbed version came out. It was excellently done. Avilio had the perfect voice, and I liked how the actors added their own Italian accents. It helped add authenticity to the atmosphere. All the voice actors acted and sounded well. The only exceptions are Fio and Ganzo, whose voices are unbearably grating and croaky. The background music accompanying the story is alright. It definitely knows how to capture a sad tune. The opening and ending songs weren’t anything memorable.

Character - 9
The motivation of the main character was unoriginal, and it is pretty clear that he will achieve what he wants before the story’s over. At least the story provides enough twists and turns to keep it interesting. The protagonist was unusually smart and manipulating, but in a way that was fun to watch. Most of the characterization is good. The motivations of the secondary protagonist and his father were realistic. Fango was mostly fun to watch, even if his characterization was rather simplistic. The exception was Frate. You can chalk up the way he is due to poor parenting, but a little more explanation on his backstory would have been nice. At least none of the characters seemed overtly unnecessary to the story.

Enjoyment -
For some reason, despite all the pros of the series, I did not appreciate it as much as I felt I should have the first time around. This was largely due to the ending and plot hole aforementioned. I had much more fun watching the dubbed version (which I did several times), so maybe all I needed was more authenticity.

All in all, 91 Days is worth watching. The story is quite good, if you are willing to overlook the plot holes and the ending.