Bonnie and Clyde are boring as rain compared to Isaac and Miria - an awesome duo of crazy but kind hearted thiefs.
Baccano is not about those two, at least intirely.
A group of alchemists summon a demon aboard the ship ''Advenna Avis'' so they can learn the secret of immortality.
Somehow that event is connected with a series of incidents that took place on the train ''Flying Pussyfoot''.
Storytelling takes a diferent aproach here. You will be presented with diferent angles of the same scene and that will either make love the series or make you feel utterly bored.
Baccano is about immortality and what you can do with it. A burden? A gift?
Those issues will be explored and displayed during the story.
The art? Very Simple. I will say 'old shcool'. But super pleasant. It fits the story perfectly. It gives you a rough kinda feel but proper of the 1930's. Prepare yourself for being blown away away with brutal scenes, funny scenes, witty ones and breath-taking others.
The music? The best part! Mostly jazz and even if you're not a fan of the genre (such as me) you will love it. There is not a SINGLE moment where the sound is misplaced. From the opening to the even more irrelevant parts.
It's pretty impressive how good they explored the background of each character, in a way you will feel sympathetic towards them, in only 13 episodes. No, they won't make an episode dedicated to a certain character but they will give you the necessary information so that you understand the actions of the people involved.
This is NOT my favourite anime genre. However I decided to give it a try and I don't regret that decision.
Overall, Baccano is something that will make you laugh, will make you angry, will make think and cry.
If you can make past the 1st episode then you'll be hooked.
You will be spared the overused clichés and fanservice (Although I found those features healthy) and given a great story.
Mostly it will make you say: ''13 episodes are NOT enough''
Now go watch it.
