While waiting for Ghost Hound and Moyashimon, I’ve been watching Baccano! Four episodes in I’m beginning to get some idea of the story. The series could be first-rate, or it could be a massive trainwreck (in more than one sense). We’ll see. It’s set in Prohibition-era America. The characters cover a wide ethnic range — can [...]
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Synopsis: Dallas asks the Gandors to help him exact his revenge on Firo but is denied, Eve is kidnapped by Gustavo, and Ennis finds Dallas. Nicholas and Elean, the guy who attended to Eve, are in the director's office. Word of how Nicholas appeased Gustavo by telling him of Dallas' sister has reached the director. He doesn't seem pleased. Nicholas explains that he was threatened and Gustavo Bagetta's power would be too much for him. Afraid that he'd be killed, Nicholas says he accidentally told Gustavo of Eve (It didn't look accidental to me though). Elean tells Nicholas that it's no reason to say things that would put Eve in danger. Nicholas says he understands that it's no excuse. He says he has taken the proper measures. The director tells him that even if he thinks his life may be in danger, he doesn't agree with the idea of using the little girl to get out of the situation. He says, like Elean, he can't sympathize with Nicholas. He then tells Nicholas to take... [ This is only an excerpt for the post! Go the the website for the full content + pictures + links. ]
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Oh my god, this was such a fun episode! THIS is exactly the power of a good mystery-series: and this episode continues to deliver revelation after revelation and everything keeps coming more and more together! I kept wondering how Firo and Isaac would be linked together, and I can’t believe that we were already shown [...]
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Damn you anime, I want to live! Due to an unmanageable amount of releases this week, some titles have been postponed until next round-up. Reviewed this week: Baccano! 8, Doujin Work 8-12, ef- a tale of memories 1, Gundam 00 1, Kaiji 1, Koutetsu Sangokushi 14-15, MariMite OVA 5, Mokke 1, Mononoke 10-11, Oh! Edo Rocket [...]
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Synopsis: Quates instructs Ennis to find the men who took the bottles of medicine from Barnes, Firo joins the camorra, and the Rail Tracer comes. In 1931, in a dark alley, Jacuzzi Splot is being surrounded by gangsters with guns. Frightened, Jacuzzi tells the men that they can settle things in a peaceful manner. He asks the men that they lower their guns. He tells them that he doesn't have money with him. Eventually, Jacuzzi cries. The men are surprised. They wonder if he really is the one in the wanted poster. There's no doubt about it but they think Jacuzzi is too pathetic. A man tells Jacuzzi to stop crying. He says he isn't crying but he cries some more. The man grabs Jacuzzi by the collar and orders him to tell his name otherwise they will put a hole in his head. Jacuzzi does so. [ This is only an excerpt for the post! Go the the website for the full content + pictures + links. ]
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Synopsis: Before the Flying Pussyfoot's fateful trip, Ladd is already planning to kill a lot of people In 1931, aboard the Flying Pussyfoot, Ladd Ruso hears machine guns. He thinks the night has become interesting. Bruno passes him in the hallway. Ladd skips his way to the dining car, wondering what's going on there.
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Synopsis: Eve searches for her brother Dallas, Firo is about to be welcomed to the camorra, and the Rail Tracer catches up with the train. Now that I have caught up with my Seirei no Moribito and Mononoke backlog, it's time to work on my Baccano! backlog. The episodes just lay in my hard disk, unwatched. Thankfully, the series isn't over yet so my backlog isn't that big.
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Oh god, just when you think you understand everything, this episode comes and smacks you in the face with new revelations that were completely different from your assumptions! Here I thought that Dallas was Rail Tracer. Here I thought that the girl in work-uniform was Vino. Here I thought that Chezlaw was subtle in his [...]
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Reviewed this week: Baccano! 7, El Cazador 24, Clannad 1, Darker than Black 24-5, Higurashi Kai 12-13, Mononoke 9, Mushi Uta 11, Oh! Edo Rocket 16-18, SaiMono II 20, Seirei no Moribito 24 …and in manga: Bartender 2, Chokotto Sister 45, Spiral Alive 8-10
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How would one define the Summer 2007 anime season? That is a question that has many different answers, each one dependent on the otaku asked that question. Some might say Baccano, as is the case with our very macho Fuhrer TJ Han. Others might say School Days, if only perhaps for the pleasure of seeing [...]
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