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sesame_seed Saturday night 8:30pm-2:30am. No one mentioned the important thing about this series, which is that it is not a tightly-plotted thriller about rival Mafia groups vying for the Secret of Eternal Youth, but instead a madcap comedy about vrs insane people trying to kill each other.
This series is hysterical. And I don't even enjoy senseless violence! It wouldn't probably have been even funnier if I did. Baccano! seems to have made it onto quite a few "best anime" lists, but I haven't seen much discussion of it on livejournal. I think I can see why, though: the show throws a ton of competing factions and plot points at the viewer, and half the fun is seeing how they shake out. (And then wondering what happened to the ones that disappeared, XD.) I would hate to spoil the surprise for someone else.
There are three major plotlines:
1930: Two bottles of Immortality Elixer are misplaced in New York. Who'll end up with them?
1931: Various crazy murderers are on board a transcontinental express from New York to Chicago. Who'll kill whom?
1932: Aftermath and reunion in NYC.
Characters: ( believe it or not, there are no spoilers here )
Questions not answered by the series: ( there are spoilers here however )
Series is totally recommended, especially to people who love or can appreciate senseless violence/absurdity/great comic timing.
EDIT: Watch out for spoilers in comments.
sesame_seed Saturday night 8:30pm-2:30am. No one mentioned the important thing about this series, which is that it is not a tightly-plotted thriller about rival Mafia groups vying for the Secret of Eternal Youth, but instead a madcap comedy about vrs insane people trying to kill each other. This series is hysterical. And I don't even enjoy senseless violence! It wouldn't probably have been even funnier if I did. Baccano! seems to have made it onto quite a few "best anime" lists, but I haven't seen much discussion of it on livejournal. I think I can see why, though: the show throws a ton of competing factions and plot points at the viewer, and half the fun is seeing how they shake out. (And then wondering what happened to the ones that disappeared, XD.) I would hate to spoil the surprise for someone else.
There are three major plotlines:
1930: Two bottles of Immortality Elixer are misplaced in New York. Who'll end up with them?
1931: Various crazy murderers are on board a transcontinental express from New York to Chicago. Who'll kill whom?
1932: Aftermath and reunion in NYC.
Characters: ( believe it or not, there are no spoilers here )
Questions not answered by the series: ( there are spoilers here however )
Series is totally recommended, especially to people who love or can appreciate senseless violence/absurdity/great comic timing.
EDIT: Watch out for spoilers in comments.