Comments on: Immortals and non-Immortals both Enjoy Life Equally, so says Baccano!

By: The snowy nights and racing trains of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood | Bateszi Anime Blog

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:58:27 +0000

[...] on a moving train between Scar and Zolf J. Kimbley. Suddenly, nostalgia; I felt like I was watching Baccano! all over again, with Kimbley’s smart white suit and insane bloodlust reminiscent of Ladd [...]

By: Johny

Johny — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:08:00 +0000

OK bateszi, I give up. First Dennou Coil and Shigurui, then Kaiba and Tekkkon Kinkreet, now this. How the hell do you keep finding all of these awesome anime? It’s a mistery to me…
Anyway, Baccano! has instantly and permanently become one of my personal favourites. The breathtaking narrative and action, both served in a Tarantino-esque fashion, took a hold of me at the very beginning and never let loose till the very end. Then there are the heroes. Even though there’s a myriad of ‘em, I’ve grown attached to every single one. Well, maybe besides the main villain, but that’s kind of obvious. My favourites are Isaac and Miria. I simply loved how wonderfully oblivious they were to, well… everything. I hope there’s going to be a second season. Right now I’ll have to settle for the OVAs.

By: bateszi

bateszi — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:15:40 +0000

@Dan: Thanks for the comment, Dan. It’s nice to know I prevented you from dropping Baccano! into oblivion. Also, it’s worth noting that two or three OVA episodes seem to be coming out at the moment, so it’s not over just yet.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:07:11 +0000

I just finished watching Baccano, and was totally surprised at how entertaining and refreshing it turned out to be. I started this show just like you, barely holding enough interest in all of these ongoing, independent subplots that jump back and forth, with an endless list of characters. Any show that starts out like that is a hard sell in my book. But when they finally began to add some background to this fractured mess, it all started to congeal together in a way that made the 2nd half totally involving, without losing its signature spontaneity. The comedy was light-hearted and fun, once I finally warmed up a little to Isaac and Miriam’s two-punch combo. The fights were orchestrated very beautifully. I would love to see another season of this show, as now the stage is set for a lot of the interactions that can occur between the Immortals and whatnot.
Thanks for the review; if not for it I probably would’ve dropped the show and never looked back.

By: What’s all the Baccano! about? | Sea Slugs! Anime Blog

What’s all the Baccano! about? | Sea Slugs! Anime Blog — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 04:55:22 +0000

[...] are shared below – massive spoiler alert! Also, alternative opinions on the show can be found at Bateszi, Kita Ze Inbou, Azure Flame, Nirai Kanai, and [...]

By: berkles

berkles — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:23:59 +0000

I agree with pretty much everything you had to say about the series. Only I didn’t have any trouble keeping up with it from week to week.

I do understand the need to marathon it though. I rewatched it in marathon form and was in awe.The show was brilliant, and there’s rumors of a 3 OVA sequel in case you haven’t heard.

This and Denno Coil, and Gurren Lagann, and Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei are my favorites of the year

By: Xerox

Xerox — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 02:42:50 +0000

Ahh!! How did I miss this post!? I’ve been waiting for ages to hear your opinion on this show! Ah!! For me, Baccano! was one hell of an experience, totally breath-taking. It was so complicated, but everything worked, every last piece of the plot, every last character, every last detail coming together, building up to that last monstrosity of a climax. Baccano! was beautiful, I had absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into when I started that first episode. It was just so crazy, so indulgent in every aspect, from the characters, to the action, the gore, even the romances, just indulgent fun. Definitely one of my favorite shows this year, right up there with Gurren Lagann.

By: bateszi

bateszi — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 14:34:14 +0000

@kauldron26

I do think the biggest difference in our taste is that your able to put up with certain GONZO anime and I’m unable to get past their opening episodes. You’ve always rated Chrono Crusade and Witchblade and now, R+J too, but other than Gankutsuou and Last Exile, I’ve never completely adored GONZO anime, something about their productions is way too generic for my liking.

@Kim

What is your favourite anime of the year? For me, it’s a three horse race between Baccano!, Gurren Lagann and Toward the Terra… I’m tempted to include Dennou Coil in that list too, but I’m still waiting for the last few episodes to be fansubbed.

Also, I know what you mean about the characters. I couldn’t name any names in this review precisely because I’d end up on a massive rant. My favourite couple was Ennis and Firo, and as far as odd-balls go, the Rail Tracer was very interesting by the end – especially when he found the message carved by Chane.

@Hige

Just make sure you blog it too, I’d like to know what you make of it.

@Celeste

Thanks for the info. Protodude said on my MAL profile that there will be 4 OVA episodes released with the DVD volumes, so it should be interesting to see whether or not they have anything new to offer the story.

By: Celeste

Celeste — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:58:51 +0000

There is hope for a sequel — Baccano! is based off of a series of light novels which, like the anime, jump about in time (there are a few in 2001, one or two in the 60’s but the bulk of them are in the 30’s if i recall correctly) so a sequel is entirely possible.

I agree though. Baccano! was easily one of the best series i’ve watched this year; that and Dennou Coil.

By: Hige

Hige — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 02:35:23 +0000

Baccano! is at the top of my download-the batch-when-it finishes list and bittorrent is busy making it happen as I write this. Thanks for the heads up on marathoning it to get the best experience; with Christmas break coming I’ll actually have the opportunity to do so. Sounds a lot more thrilling than having my mind molested by countless Moderism texts. -_-