Baccano!
Puzzle plotNonlinear timelines, twists and structural games that reward attention.This show: 9/10AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 9/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 9/10Criminal underworldOrganized crime, gangs and the criminal life seen from the inside.This show: 8/10Heists & consCapers, con artists and elaborate schemes.This show: 7/10Chaotic energyLoud, frenetic and gleefully anarchic.This show: 7/10Graphic violenceExplicit, unflinching violence.This show: 7/10Dark comedyFinding the laughs in grim and taboo material.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Michael C. PizzutoJ. Michael TatumCaitlin GlassAkemi KandaMaxey WhiteheadMasaya Onosaka
Starring
Michael C. PizzutoJ. Michael TatumCaitlin GlassAkemi KandaMaxey WhiteheadMasaya Onosaka
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Baccano! Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | ||
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| S1 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 7.8 |
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About
"A jazz-age gangster puzzle with immortal wildcards"
Set among Prohibition-era gangsters, thieves, and immortal alchemists in 1930s America, Baccano! centers on a hijacked train and the chaotic aftermath that ripples across several years. The story is told wildly out of order, jumping between timelines until the pieces click into place. It's violent, funny, and stylish all at once, powered by a huge cast of scheming mobsters and unkillable oddballs. The pace is brisk and the tone swings from slapstick to brutal without warning. What carries it is the sheer charisma of its ensemble and the puzzle-box structure holding everything together.
Watch it for
the fractured, jigsaw-like storytelling that rewards patience and rewatching once it clicks.
Maybe skip if
you find nonlinear timelines confusing or want a single clear protagonist to follow.
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Season 12007
7.74K1624m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | The Assistant Editor Refuses to Discuss the Possibility that He Is the Main Character | 7.0 | 304 | — | |
| ▶ | 2 | In Spite of the Old Woman's Anxieties the Trans-Continental Train Departs | 7.5 | 268 | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | Randy and Pezzo Are Busy Getting Ready for the Party | 7.4 | 247 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | Ladd Russo Enjoys Talking a Lot and Killing a Lot | 7.5 | 241 | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | Jacuzzi Splot Cries, Cowers, and Shows His Mettle | 7.5 | 235 | 24 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | The Rail Tracer Maneuvers Through the Train Slaughtering Many | 7.4 | 231 | — | |
| ▶ | 7 | Everything Began on Board the Advena Avis | 8.1 | 256 | — | |
| ▶ | 8 | Isaac and Miria Spread Happiness Without Realizing It | 7.8 | 239 | — | |
| ▶ | 9 | Clare Stanfield Faithfully Executes His Professional Duties | 7.9 | 229 | — | |
| ▶ | 10 | Czeslaw Meyer Reflects on His Scheme of Being Frightened by the Shadow of an Immortal | 7.6 | 221 | — | |
| ▶ | 11 | Chane LaForet Is Silent Before the Two Mysterious People | 7.9 | 223 | — | |
| ▶ | 12 | Firo and the Gandor Brothers Are Shot Down | 8.1 | 237 | — | |
| ▶ | 13 | Both the Life of an Immortal and a Mortal Are Equally Glorified | 8.6 | 259 | — | |
| ▶ | 14 | Graham Spector's Love and Peace | 6.8 | 175 | — | |
| ▶ | 15 | The Juvenile Delinquents Who Arrived at the Upscale Residential District Are Still the Same as Always | 7.5 | 175 | — | |
| ▶ | 16 | Carol Realised There Was No End to This Story | 7.8 | 187 | — |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Michael C. Pizzuto Dallas Genoard (2009)
J. Michael Tatum Isaac Dian
Caitlin Glass Miria Harvent
Akemi Kanda Czeslaw Meyer
Maxey Whitehead Czeslaw Meyer
Masaya Onosaka Isaac Dian
Sayaka Aoki Miria Harvent
Sanae Kobayashi Ennis
Kunihiro Kawamoto Nick, Old Conductor
Bryan Massey Ladd Russo
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