Baccano!

Wow, such violence! Wow, such violence.... oh wait, i already said that. I thought Black Lagoon was violent with tons of senseless gore, but this tops it off by buckets! If you can get past the violence, then you're in for a great anime. The thing is, this is one of those stories where if you DO NOT pay attention to every detail of the plot, through every episode, you will get lost instantly. From beginning to end, there's one story arc after another, jumping from 1700's to 1932. Ya, that's right, between years too. Not only that, there are so many characters, each playing a role that somehow, eventually all ties together and ends up being a spectacular story.

The animation is great. The characters are well layed out with smooth animation and each character has a unique look and feel... unlike many anime where a difference between the appearance of couple of characters is simply different hair color.

This is simply one of those anime you just can't miss.

This anime is spectacular! It doesn't get as much attention as it deserves. It might even be on par with Gungrave. (Dare I say it!?!) Expect an awesome plot, great action, thrills, comedy, and some beautiful violence. There's only one reason I can think of why some action fans might not like this anime. You have to get into it without expecting to understand everything in the beginning. This is one thing many anime fans must hate. Don't get me wrong, I love Naruto and Bleach, but let's face it, like many animes, their story lines are needlessly explained to death. I find a little mystery refreshing. Don't expect the plot to be spoon-fed to you. You might need to pay attention or actually THINK a little to understand everything that's going on. But don't worry, you won't have to think too much. Also, the plot progresses like a novel and isn't always in chronological order, but this just make Baccano! much more interesting.

If you love Quentin Tarantino's works as much as I do, you'll LOVE this! Give it a try.