Anime
Baccano! the animation is a collaboration effort between
Aniplex, MediaWorks,
Movic and Brains Base.
It is composed of 13 TV episodes plus 3 DVD-only OVAs?,
the former premiered in July 2007 under WOWOW network.
In terms of plot, a great emphasis had been placed on Year 1930 and 1931 from the original novels, accompanied by one flashback episode featuring Year 1711 (Episode 7) and short scenes from Year 1932. The 3 OVAs will only focus on the beginning of 1932 timeline and are expected to follow the plot of Grand Punk Railroad Revisited novel from Dengeki's drama CD package released in 2006.
DVD Information
There are 8 DVD volumes planned to be released, each containing one or more special features such as side novels and original video clips. This section will be updated with more details once I receive my DVD orders. Summaries and translations of the side novels will soon become available here.
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Episode Summary: Anime vs. Novel
There are two major differences between the anime adaptation of Baccano! and the original novels. First of all, the anime had to eliminate/modify a good portion of the original plot to satisfy certain production needs. Secondly, the anime took a different storytelling approach: the time switches were not as apparent in the books - a single novel would focus on one specific timeline only, often told in different character POVs. As a result, I've compiled a list of episode summaries in Anime vs. Novel style for your reference. Please contact me if you'd like to contribute extra details or if you've found any error in my writings. Enjoy!
Episode List (In Progress)
- Episode 1: The Vice President refuses to discuss the possibility that he is the protagonist
副社長は自身が主役である可能性について語らない - Episode 2: The First Transcontinental Rail pulls out aside the old lady's anxiety
老婦人の不安をよそに大陸横断鉄道は出発する - Episode 3: Randy and Pezzo are busy with party preps
ランディとペッチョはパーティの準備で忙しい - Episode 4: Ladd Russo enjoys talking much and killing many
ラッド・ルッソは大いに語り大いに殺戮を楽しむ - Episode 5: Jacuzzi Splot cries, fears and acts brave
ジャグジー・スプロットは泣いて怯えて蛮勇を奮う - Episode 6: The Rail Tracer lurks in train and slaughters en masse
レイルトレーサーは車内を暗躍し虐殺をくりかえす - Episode 7: Everything begins on board Advena Avis
すべてはアドウェナ・アウィス号の船上からはじまる