There are three parts to the Baccano story. When you first start this show, these three stories are shown to the viewer out of order and with no true protagonist. These stories may seem unconnected at first ,but as you progress through the series, the stories and what happens within them begin to make more and more sense.
Some friends of mine have dropped Baccano either because they thought the first episode was slow paced or because they didn't get the story, but when you watch it to the end, it becomes am action filled wild ride with a great story.
Forgive me again. I didn't really find anything spectacular about the art style. The animation was good, but just the art didn't leave a big impression on my mind, but that's likely because I prefer more shows that do more with color. Within the context of the show, however, bright colors definitely wouldn't fit.
The opening theme is great! It gives us the names of most of the characters in our HUGE cast and is very fun to listen to. I wasn't really impressed with the ending theme however.
This show does a wonderful job with managing all its characters. In fact, it does a better job in 13 episodes (not counting the OVAs) and an out of order storyline than most series with the same amount. Nobody's really the main character and morality isn't black and white when it comes to them. The characters you might consider "good" are more of shades of grey and when it comes to the villains, though they are evil, evil is not their only characteristic.
I give my enjoyment a 10. In all honesty, it's rare for me to finish a whole series within a week, even if it's only 12 to 13 episodes. Baccano was one of the rare instances where I finished an anime in less than two days. I stayed up late at night watching this show, eager to see what happened next in the three intertwined stories, eager to have my questions answered. If you dropped this anime without getting far into it because none of your questions were being answered or you had no idea what was going on, watch it till the end. When I did and it all made sense, it felt so good.
