Baccano!
Baccano! is a Japanese light book series written and illustrated by Ryohgo Narita and Katsumi Enami. The series, which is frequently recounted from numerous points of view, is largely set in a fictional United States during various time periods, most notably the Prohibition era. It follows a group of characters who are unrelated to one another, such as alchemists, thieves, thugs, Mafiosi, and Camorristi. After an immortality elixir is developed in 1930 Manhattan, the characters begin to meet paths, sparking events that spiral out of hand. The first novel was published in February 2003 under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko banner, and as of March2013, twenty novels had been published. Takahiro Omori directed the anime television series, which was produced by Brain's Base and Aniplex. The first thirteen episodes broadcast on WOWOW from July26, 2007 to November1,2007; the remaining three were released direct-to-DVD. The series was also turned as a two-volume manga, an adventure video game for the Nintendo DS, and two drama CDs. An additional novel was issued with the first drama CD, and two gaiden novels were released in parts with the anime adaptation DVDs.
Released: 2007-07-27