Baccano (Anime) Is Captivating and Totally Engaging

Baccano roughly translated means "ruckus or stupidrelate to each other and to the world around them.
commotion." Which is an apt description for thisTheir infectious thrill about life is adorable, and we love
uproarious show. It's set in New York City in the earlythe way they say each other's names before almost
1930s and is a delightfully unique anime. With its strikingevery sentence or question.
animation and magnificent voice actors, this may turnAnother element that gives this show some spice is
out to be many a teenagers favorite Funimationthe fact that they all talk with New York gangster-type
offering. I know its definitely one of my daughters, andaccents--plus it's good to note that the Mafia is one of
it completely tickles me too.the focal points, which may be why there is so much
Baccano can move from kind of gross (blood wise), toblood-n-guts.
tantellizingly goofy, to surprisingly sweet within minutes.All around I'd say (and so too would my daughter) that
With most of the characters being immortals you canBaccano is a whacked out crazy ride! The only
expect to see some not-so-subtle scary scenes (yes,down-side we found was that it's some what hard to
some body parts fly...but they do reconnect). But don'tfollow in sections because of the bouncing back and
worry, nobody important ever dies, "they just get reallyforth between 1930 to 1932. Other than that, it was
big boo-boo's" to quote the narrator of George of thefirst rate, top-notch fun. We can hardly wait for the
Jungle.rest of the series to come out. On a scale of 1-4 stars
What really made this anime for me and my daughterwe give it a hearty three.
were the two ridiculous thieves, Isaac and Miria, playedIt would be good to note that this is probably not
by J. Michael Tatum and Caitlin Glass. We foundappropriate for anyone under sixteen. It is rated MA
ourselves waiting with anticipation for them to comefor mature audience.
back on screen--they are wildly funny in how they