Baccano! The Complete Series Box Set
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Actor: Caitlin Glass, Ian Sinclair, J. Michael TatumDirector: Tyler Walker
Brand: Funimation
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language); English (Dubbed)
Format: Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 400 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-12-29
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Funimation Prod
DVD Reviews of Baccano! The Complete Series Box Set
DVD Review: a good watch, but to own....
Summary: 3 Stars
An interesting anime, certainly worth a watch.
The story is quite captivating and had me enthralled while watching it, but there were some issues. My first issue was that the timeline is a little hard to follow. They tend to jump around quite a bit following each characters actions during three possibly four events (like I said hard to follow.) It is a great concept but it could have been executed a little better.
The next problem that I had was that the characters are a little... extreme. Certain characters that seem to be the main characters through out are a bit over the top. Whether it is being very whiny by crying almost all the time (something that got quite obnoxious), very psychotic and (multiple characters fit this bill), extremely stoic and submissive, idiotic to the point of possibly mentally handicapped, or loyal to the point of giving up ones voice. It seemed that the writers' favorite characters were the ones trying to overcome or embracing their extreme personalities, unfortunate the extreme tended to take away from the characters themselves. This being said there were several characters that were well written and I would have liked to have seen them take a more center stage role.
This leads me into the next problem. There are too many characters. When there are more than 8 main characters each doing their own thing and sometimes an entire episode where you don't see them you can forget about them and what they were doing. This in combination with the not quite chronologic time line does make it quite confusing at times.
The last thing which is only a minor thing is that when I saw the preview I thought this would be a more serious and dark anime. And while it has its moments there are certain characters that in their extreme nature tend to take away from this. So you end up with a forced goofy feeling throughout. It seemed that they were trying to mimic trigun or bebop with certain very goofy or silly moments but it just did not seem to fit with the story. There was also a scene towards the end with dominoes that just seemed... out of place. I think this could have been a better anime if they had just stuck with a dark or serious tone throughout.
All this being said the animation was great and the story was fun. It is certainly worth a watch and is worth owning but I would not pay more than $15 or $20 for it. I am looking forward to lending it to certain friends that I know will love it. And I will probably watch it three maybe four more times, but I would be fine with not watching it again. It is worth a watch for any anime enthusiast though and is a great way to kill some time. I would give it 3.5 stars if I could. So at least check it out at some point.
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