In every aspect, Baccano sounds terrific. Indeed, each vocalist puts a huge amount of feeling into every scene and congratulations must be given to the director in this regard. While these accents are not entirely perfect, they suit the feel of the show perfectly. This is in part due to the fact that this anime is set in 1930's New York and the dub uses both period slang and the actors adopt local accents. In terms of voice acting, this remains the only anime I've ever seen where the English dub is actually better than the Japanese dub. Every minute sounds like something out of a gangster flick and by the end of this series, your feet will be tapping. The opening theme is a rollicking roller-coaster of brilliant music, featuring a terrific saxophone solo and from there on the music suits every scene. The music is pitch perfect for the period, all jazz and big band.

In terms of audio this show scores high once again. These characters vary differently in their personalities, agendas and motivations - from the eccentric duo of thieves, Isaac and Miria, to the psychotic Ladd Russo, to the enigmatic Chane, to the cool and sophisticated Luck. Also unlike most other anime, Baccano! eschews the typical angst filled teenager that populates most anime and instead goes for an older cast with only three characters under the age of eighteen. In total there are 21 major characters in the story and in a first, each character gets sufficient character development to stand out on their own.

The story line is set over the course of three years, 1930, 19 and focuses on around five stories, which intersect one another at various intervals, with their own clusters of characters. Each theme plays out with just enough attention given to it to make it poignant without becoming overbearing or overplayed.īaccano! also has a shockingly large cast.

Comedy, romance, action adventure, murder mystery, horror and tragedy. This show will make you laugh, make you cry, make you shiver, surprise you and that opening theme will make you dance. In every consideration it gets full marks, something very few television shows in general can say.īaccano! (the name is an Italian slang word meaning ruckus, chaos or noise) manages to weave several different themes together in perfect harmony. Baccano! is one of the few anime out there which distinguishes itself for all the right reasons and continues to give every time watched.

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