Otaku Review

It may not rank anywhere on my ‘Best of 2009′ list but Baccano Vol. 1 from Funimation certainly qualifies as one of the hardest to review in recent memory! Filled with blood, violence and a twisted story involving alchemists creating the secret of eternal life Baccano does little to impress with its first four episodes.

For hundreds of years, a group of alchemists from around the world have been working on the secret to eternal life. In the year 1930 New York, one of them finally succeeds (but pretend like you don’t know that until episode three) but is unable to deliver it to his colleagues after being robbed in an alley. Fast forward a little and you get to five families within the city.

The Runorata crime family has declared war on the Gandof and Martillo families though they also have problems of their own. The missing Dallas Jenoua has pointed a finger at them from beyond the grave for the death of his father. Meanwhile, Luck Gandof and his brothers are trying to figure out who is making the call to have them rubbed out. While the newest rising star of the Martillo family, Firo Prochainezo, and his mentor Maiza are doing what they can to help out without getting involved.

All of these families are going to become even more involved with each other as a train heist begins to take shape. The ‘Flying Pussyfoot’ is leaving Chicago headed towards New York. On board is the psychotic killer Ladd Russo along with his fiancé Lua and his followers, two dim thieves names Miria and Isaac, the family of an influential senator, a gang made up of physically scarred criminals and other less than reputable characters. Most of them are on board for one reason though; the train is carrying a brand new type of bomb that will give a decided advantage to whoever has it and they all want it.

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