Artificial Continuum
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Baccano!
5:24 PM | 
Posted by
Luke
Well with our main contributor stuck in a Mass Effect 2 vortex and myself soon to follow, I figured it would be a good time as any to review a good series.
~First Off~
I have to say that Baccano had me from the beginng. The opening is very well done and the high paced jazz is a good compliment to the artwork and animation. The series follows quite a few characters and is very reminiscent of the interchanging story of Heroes.
~Synopsis~
The story of the anime focuses on the events on and around the fabled train The Flying Pussyfoot in the early 1930's and the interactions between some very peculiar people. Everything seems like a normal mob run 1930's New York until a vagrant man attacks Firo Prochainezo, a young member of the Camorra family. When he defends himself, the man cuts off his fingers. Soon after the blood returns to his hand and his fingers fly back to his hand and reform. Obviously this is not normal. Well turns out that Firo is one of the many characters of the series that are immortal. To say who, how, and why would ruin the story but the events reach a climax when two mysterious groups of people attempt to take control of the train. How can one gain immortality? What happens when the immortals find out they're not as safe as they think? Well to find out you'll have to watch or read.
~My Thoughts~
*The Bad*
I thought Baccano was good but it had a few appearant flaws. For one, it can become confusing when the year changes so often to show the characters past and , while the main story is on the train, there are many different sub-plots going on at the same time. Another BIG thing is that there are parts the are funny that can immediatly switch back to something heavy or . . . well violent. The violence, gore, and blood in Baccano is INSANE at times. There were parts (no lie) that I had trouble watching yet I had to because they were important to the story. Keep in mind that the immortals can't die by any circumstance (that YOU know of) but they can still feel pain. Torture becomes a part of the development of one character and it's gruesome. Other than this there are a few little things like the series being too short (only 16 episodes).
*The Good*
The good definatly outweighs the bad on this one. With an interesting, Original combination of both story and setting it should be hard to stop watching til the end. The characters are odd to say the least and i've counted at least ten different types of insanity or mental problem but it's those characters that i've grown to love the most (my favorite character is Vino, which is awkward cause he is the most violent and screwed up character. He was the one I couldn't watch kill people). The characters are original and the line between good and evil is thrown way out of whack. One thing I was struggling with was deciding whether the english Dub deserved to be in the good or bad section. The english is good, the accents are a little funny but believable, and overall it's better than the majority of Dubs. Finally the art is a good fit for the story. The gritty, low color animation works well with the seedy underground and decade.
~Summation~
Overall the series is good:
Story: 8/10
Characters: 9/10
Animation: 9/10
Voice Acting: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
Truthfully I enjoyed this series and the end is one of the best I've seen. Exactly why? You'll have to watch. The anime only consists of 16 episodes and it doesn't take long. The rewatchability is not that great like most anime on DVD so in the end, go out and rent it. You'll be glad you did!
Lu~kun!!
~First Off~
I have to say that Baccano had me from the beginng. The opening is very well done and the high paced jazz is a good compliment to the artwork and animation. The series follows quite a few characters and is very reminiscent of the interchanging story of Heroes.
~Synopsis~
The story of the anime focuses on the events on and around the fabled train The Flying Pussyfoot in the early 1930's and the interactions between some very peculiar people. Everything seems like a normal mob run 1930's New York until a vagrant man attacks Firo Prochainezo, a young member of the Camorra family. When he defends himself, the man cuts off his fingers. Soon after the blood returns to his hand and his fingers fly back to his hand and reform. Obviously this is not normal. Well turns out that Firo is one of the many characters of the series that are immortal. To say who, how, and why would ruin the story but the events reach a climax when two mysterious groups of people attempt to take control of the train. How can one gain immortality? What happens when the immortals find out they're not as safe as they think? Well to find out you'll have to watch or read.
~My Thoughts~
*The Bad*
I thought Baccano was good but it had a few appearant flaws. For one, it can become confusing when the year changes so often to show the characters past and , while the main story is on the train, there are many different sub-plots going on at the same time. Another BIG thing is that there are parts the are funny that can immediatly switch back to something heavy or . . . well violent. The violence, gore, and blood in Baccano is INSANE at times. There were parts (no lie) that I had trouble watching yet I had to because they were important to the story. Keep in mind that the immortals can't die by any circumstance (that YOU know of) but they can still feel pain. Torture becomes a part of the development of one character and it's gruesome. Other than this there are a few little things like the series being too short (only 16 episodes).
*The Good*
The good definatly outweighs the bad on this one. With an interesting, Original combination of both story and setting it should be hard to stop watching til the end. The characters are odd to say the least and i've counted at least ten different types of insanity or mental problem but it's those characters that i've grown to love the most (my favorite character is Vino, which is awkward cause he is the most violent and screwed up character. He was the one I couldn't watch kill people). The characters are original and the line between good and evil is thrown way out of whack. One thing I was struggling with was deciding whether the english Dub deserved to be in the good or bad section. The english is good, the accents are a little funny but believable, and overall it's better than the majority of Dubs. Finally the art is a good fit for the story. The gritty, low color animation works well with the seedy underground and decade.
~Summation~
Overall the series is good:
Story: 8/10
Characters: 9/10
Animation: 9/10
Voice Acting: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
Truthfully I enjoyed this series and the end is one of the best I've seen. Exactly why? You'll have to watch. The anime only consists of 16 episodes and it doesn't take long. The rewatchability is not that great like most anime on DVD so in the end, go out and rent it. You'll be glad you did!
Lu~kun!!
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