
Also known as バッカーノ!
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During the early 1930s in Chicago, the transcontinental train, Flying Pussyfoot, is starting its legendary journey that will leave a trail of blood all over the country. At the same time in New York, the ambitious scientist Szilard and his unwilling aide Ennis, are looking for missing bottles of the immortality elixir. In addition, a war between the mafia groups is getting worse. On board the Advena Avis, in 1711, alchemists are about to learn the price of immortality.
Based on the award winning light novels of the same name, this anime adaptation follows several events that initially seem unrelated, both in time and place, but are part of a much bigger story—one of alchemy, survival and immortality. Merging these events together are the kindhearted would-be thieves, Isaac and Miria, connecting various people, all of them with their own hidden ambitions and agendas, and creating lifelong bonds and consequences for everyone involved.
(Source: MAL Rewrite)
Baccano! is based on Ryohgo Narita's award-winning light novels of the same title and mainly adapts the first 4 novels. While more faithful to the first 3 novels, the 4th novel (1932) is followed more loosely and is mostly an anime-exclusive story. In addition, content from later novels is briefly included in the anime as well. Unlike the novels however, which follow a mostly linear narrative per book, the anime adopts a non-linear storytelling style; the tale of each novel is told simultaneously with one another, with the focus jumping back and forth in time between and within the different plotlines.

Avaro, Maiza
Main
Voice: Miyamoto, Mitsuru (Japanese)

Dian, Isaac
Main
Voice: Onosaka, Masaya (Japanese)

Ennis
Main
Voice: Kobayashi, Sanae (Japanese)

Gandor, Luck
Main
Voice: Koyasu, Takehito (Japanese)

Harvent, Miria
Main
Voice: Aoki, Sayaka (Japanese)

Laforet, Chane
Main
Voice: Hirohashi, Ryou (Japanese)

Meyer, Czesław
Main
Voice: Kanda, Akemi (Japanese)

Prochainezo, Firo
Main
Voice: Yoshino, Hiroyuki (Japanese)

Cook, Justin
Producer

Harp, Clarine
Producer

Satou, Yumi
Producer

Yokoyama, Shuko
Producer

Kananiwa, Kozue
Assistant Producer

Oomori, Takahiro
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Openings
"Gun's & Roses" by Paradise Lunch
Endings
"Calling" by Oda Kaori
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
English title
Baccano!
Romaji title
Baccano!
Japanese title
バッカーノ!
Synonyms
Unknown
Main studio
Brain's Base
Producers
Aniplex, Movic
Licensors
Funimation, Aniplex of America
Japanese title
バッカーノ!