[first of all]
this anime has a very pulp fiction-y vibe with multiple stories following multiple very intresting characters that all eventually intervene with one another.
the story happens across 3 years, 1930, 1931 and 1932.
this is quiet a violent anime so do beware of that but that dosen't mean it's greedy at all times, it's actaully preety funny and i swear you'll find yourself laughing out loud more than once, that is most of the time because 2 main characters but we'll get to that later.
[story]
the story is mostly set on a train called The Flying Pussyfoot
and when the train is hijacked a gang war begins on the train as a creature known to audience only as the Rail Tracer is awoken.
the audience are constantly flashed with very cryptic images of the results of the hijacking and are left to piece them together
[art]
the art and visuals as a whole in this show are great, movement from the characters is fluint and full of life and the violence is eye grabbing and viceral, there's nothing much more to say about the art not to say that it's bad in anyway, it's really great, but their is just nothing much to say not really that big a deal or something to write home about.
[sound]
first of all, the opening is fantastic.
the sound editing as most other things in this show is really just great.
but as i said about the art, it's really nothing to write home about.
(exept the opening god damn it is so good)
[character/s]
first of all there are:
isaac dian and miria harvent, the comic relief characters if you will.
across the series they are alot of times a bridge between characters,
they are a couple of thives with a heart of gold and not alot of smarts but you'll absouletly love them.
then there's:
firo prochainezo
you cold say he's one of the most main characters and rightfully so by my opinion, firo is a kind hearted man who puts his friend at top priority.
and also there is:
maiza avaro who is one of the most crucial characters later to the plot.
after that with have:
the gandors, a mafia family which includes keith gandor, berga gandor and luck gandor. they are also the rivals of the genoard family and dallas genoard to be exact.
then there is the villanous:
szilard quates and his assistant ennis.
saying anything important about them will be very big spoilers so i can't say much for now.
there is also the quiet:
lua klein, and her less than lovely psychotic boyfriend, ladd russo.
the leader of one of the gangs which started the war on the train and a man who takes alot of pride in his... "art".
then of course there's the mysterious:
chane laforet, who is sadly also spoiler territory.
then of course there is the brave yet cowardly:
jacuzzi splot and his lover, bomb expert and quiet literally partner in crime:
nice holystone.
then there are the genoard siblings:
eve and dallas genoard. while eve is constantly searching for her ungreatful brother dallas is being held captured as is illustrated by the opening.
and last but not list.
cheslaw meyer:
and immortal child chasing after someone who killed his parents.
[enjoyment and overall]
i had fun watching this to the end the entire 13 episodes and i think 13 is just enough, not to say that it wasn't fun to watch or got boring just, would you want pulp fiction to go on forever, of course not, it's a really good movie and it's length dosen't change it.
and that also implies to baccano. it's areally and i mean REALLY good anime and of course it has flaws but their is no such thing is a flawless masterpiece. for a masterpiece needs flaws to truly be, a masterpiece.
and that's why i give baccano a 10/10.
it's a fun lighthearted yet greedy anime that deserves your time.
