Baccano!
Who gets to be Baccano's main character?
A radio host tries to make sense of a story crowded with gangsters, passengers, and impossible coincidences. The series turns that uncertainty into a question about whose account deserves the center.
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Baccano!
Character essays, story and visual analysis about Baccano!.
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Baccano!
Isaac and Miria are delighted to meet you
Isaac and Miria’s comic confidence changes the temperature of every room they enter. Their partnership suggests that apparent foolishness can unsettle the rules other people rely on, even in a world of serious criminal plans.
Baccano!
Everyone has business aboard the Flying Pussyfoot
A moving train puts people with separate plans inside the same narrowing space. The Flying Pussyfoot gives the anime a setting where an ensemble’s competing purposes can press against one another without making any one viewpoint definitive.
Baccano!
Baccano's chronology rewards recognition before explanation
The anime asks viewers to recognize people and events before their relationships become easy to place. Its shifting chronology turns familiarity into a form of orientation, making attention more useful than a demand for immediate order.