List of Baccano! episodes

A DVD cover. A brown bar at the top reads "Baccano!" in red text; another brown bar at the bottom displays "The Complete Series", also in red. Between the two bars is a picture of a group of nine men, three women and a boy.
Cover art of Funimation Entertainment's complete Baccano! DVD box set, featuring many characters from the series

Baccano! is a 2007 anime series directed by Takahiro Omori and produced by Brain's Base and Aniplex. The 16 episodes are adapted from the light novels of the same name written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami.[1][2][3] Told in out-of-order sequences, the story spans three consecutive years of Prohibition-era America during which three seemingly unconnected events occur: two bottles of immortality elixir are passed around Manhattan by gangsters believing it is alcohol, a supposed monster massacres members of two gangs attempting to hijack the transcontinental train Flying Pussyfoot, and a missing man is tracked down by his sister and a gang.[2] The first thirteen episodes aired in Japan from July 26, 2007, to November 1, 2007, on WOWOW, a Japanese pay-per-view station, and the final three were released direct-to-DVD.[3] The series made its North American television debut when it started airing on the Funimation Channel after the channel transitioned to HD in September 2010.[4]

Eight DVD compilations were released by Aniplex, each containing two episodes, with the first released on October 24, 2007, and the eighth on May 28, 2008.[5] A Blu-ray boxset was released January 26, 2011.[6] On July 21, 2008, the English adaptation of Baccano! was licensed by Funimation.[3] They released four DVD compilations, each containing four episodes, with the first released on January 27, 2009, and the fourth on June 16, 2009.[7][8] A complete DVD collection boxset was released December 29, 2009, and re-released on December 28, 2010, as part of a lower-priced Viridian Collection.[9][10] A limited edition Blu-ray boxset was released May 17, 2011; the Blu-ray set was later rereleased on July 31, 2012.[11][12][13] The entire English-dubbed series was streamed through Hulu during October 2009 and English-subtitled episodes although once available for streaming, have been removed as of December 2017. Funimation streams English-subtitled and English-dubbed episodes through their website.[14][15][16] In Australia and New Zealand, the series is licensed by Madman Entertainment, who released the series over four DVDs between June 24, 2009, and October 21, 2009.[17][18] A boxset was released on March 17, 2010.[19] Baccano! is licensed in the United Kingdom by Manga Entertainment and was released in a complete boxset on October 11, 2010.[20][21] The series is aired in the Philippines, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia on Animax Asia.[22][23]

Two pieces of theme music were used for the series. "Gun's & Roses", performed by Paradise Lunch, was used as the opening theme for all 16 episodes, and Kaori Oda's "Calling" was used as the ending theme.[24] The two themes were released as singles on August 22, 2007. An original soundtrack titled "Spiral Melodies" was released October 24, 2007.[25]

  1. ^ "Official Japanese Baccano! site — Staff&Cast" (in Japanese). baccano.jp. Archived from the original on July 6, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "FUNimation Raises a 'Ruckus'". ICv2.com. July 21, 2008. Archived from the original on September 25, 2013. Retrieved September 20, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Beveridge, Chris (July 21, 2008). "FUNimation Acquires Baccano". mania.com. Archived from the original on January 23, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2009.
  4. ^ "Funimation Channel Goes High-Definition". Anime News Network. September 10, 2010. Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
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  6. ^ "Official Japanese Baccano! site —Blu-ray Disc Box" (in Japanese). baccano.jp. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  7. ^ "Baccano! Volume 4". Amazon. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  8. ^ "Baccano! Volume 1". Amazon. Retrieved August 25, 2011.
  9. ^ "Baccano! The Complete Series Box Set". Amazon. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  10. ^ "Baccano! DVD Complete Series (Hyb) - Viridian Collection". The Right Stuf International. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  11. ^ "Aniplex of America Brewing Up Baccano! Blu-ray Disc Box; On tap For Release on May 17, 2011". Anime News Network. March 29, 2011. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
  12. ^ "Aniplex USA to Rerelease Baccano! Anime on Blu-ray Disc". Anime News Network. April 27, 2012. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  13. ^ "North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 29-August 4". Anime News Network. July 31, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  14. ^ Rojas, Justin (October 1, 2009). "Baccano Hits Hulu!". Funimation Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 4, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  15. ^ Rojas, Justin (August 10, 2009). "More Streaming Madness!!". Funimation Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  16. ^ Rojas, Justin (February 24, 2010). "New Streaming Videos". Funimation Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 26, 2010. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  17. ^ "Baccano! Vol. 1". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 8, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  18. ^ "Baccano! Vol. 4". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  19. ^ "Baccano! Collection". Madman Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 27, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2010.
  20. ^ "Durarara!!, Vampire Knight, Eden of the East, More Licensed in U.K". Anime News Network. May 29, 2010. Archived from the original on May 31, 2010. Retrieved May 31, 2010.
  21. ^ "Baccano! The Complete Collection". Manga Entertainment. Archived from the original on September 27, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  22. ^ "Baccano!". Animax Asia. Archived from the original on February 12, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
  23. ^ "Baccano! 大騷動!" (in Chinese). Animax Asia. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2010.
  24. ^ "Official Japanese Baccano! site — Opening&Ending" (in Japanese). baccano.jp. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  25. ^ "Official Japanese Baccano! site — Media CD" (in Japanese). baccano.jp. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved September 15, 2009.