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Baccano!
Cover of Baccano! The Rolling Bootlegs
バッカーノ!
Genre	Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Light novel
Author	Ryohgo Narita
Illustrator	Katsumi Enami
Publisher	MediaWorks
Other publishers: Kadokawa Media Daiwon C.I.
Demographic	Male
Imprint	Dengeki Bunko
Original run	2002 – ongoing
Volumes	14 (List of volumes)
TV anime
Director	Takahiro Omori
Studio	Brain's Base
Licensor	Funimation Entertainment
Network	WOWOW
Other networks: Animax
Original run	July 26, 2007 – November 1, 2007
Episodes	13 (+3 DVD only)
Manga
Baccano! 1931 The Grand Punk Railroad
Author	Ryohgo Narita
Illustrator	Ginyū Shijin
Publisher	MediaWorks
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Dengeki Comic Gao!
Original run	December 27, 2006 – February 27, 2008
Volumes	2
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Baccano! (バッカーノ!, Bakkāno!^?, Italian noise) (Italian pronunciation: [ba.kka.no]) is a light novel series by Ryohgo Narita, with illustrations by Katsumi Enami. The first volume won gold in the 9th Dengeki Novel Prize. The series has been made into an anime by Brain's Base and Aniplex; it started on July 26, 2007.^[1] The second storyline in the series has also been adapted into a manga. "Baccano", which Narita translates as "stupid commotion", is Italian for "ruckus". Each of the stories in the series involves several unrelated plots intersecting and crossing each other as events spiral further and further out of control. Immortal alchemists, mafia operated speakeasies, and many other elements of pulp fiction are mashed together to form the setting of Baccano!.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 2.1 Main characters (in credits order) 2.2 Secondary characters 3 Production 4 Media 4.1 Light novels 4.2 Drama CDs 4.3 Anime 4.4 Manga 4.5 Video game 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Plot

Aboard the ship Advenna Avis in 1711, a group of alchemists summon a demon in the hopes of gaining eternal life. The demon gives them an elixir of immortality and the method of ending their existence, by "devouring" one another, and grants the summoner Maiza Avaro the formula of the elixir. Maiza and most of the alchemists decide that no one else must become immortal; only Szilard Quates opposes. The next night, the alchemists begin to disappear, devoured by Szilard. Realizing the threat posed by staying together, they scatter across the globe.

In New York City during 1930, Szilard succeeds in recreating the elixir, only to have it stolen by gangster Dallas Genoard. The elixir is passed around the city by Dallas, the three mafiosi Gandor brothers and the two eccentric thieves Isaac Dian and Miria Harvent. Szilard makes Dallas an incomplete immortal (meaning he still ages) to retrieve the elixir. However, the Gandor and Firo Prochainezo and his family, the Martillo, accidentally consume the elixir. Firo falls in love with Szilard's homunculus Ennis and devours Szilard to save her. The Gandor cement Dallas to a barrel at the bottom of the Hudson River to punish him for killing Gandor members.

In late 1931, the Gandor fight the Runorata family for control of the same area. In an attempt to resolve the situation, Luck Gandor asks Claire Stanfield, the legendary assassin, to travel to New York. Claire agrees to and boards the transcontinental train the Flying Pussyfoot, on which he works as a conductor. The train is hijacked by the Russo and Lemure gangs. Jacuzzi Splot, Nice Holystone and their gang attempt to protect the passengers while Claire assumes the identity of the Rail Tracer, a monster that eats train passengers, and slaughters the Russo and the Lemure. The train arrives in early 1932. Meanwhile, Eve Genoard searches for Dallas, putting her at odds with the Runorata, who want Dallas' immortality, and Luck, who is still angry over the deaths Dallas caused. Luck finally tells Eve where Dallas is, and with Claire's help, they end the turf war. Dallas disappears shortly after the barrel is pulled out of the water.

In 1933, Jacuzzi's operations begin to encroach on Gandor and Martillo turf. Representatives from both groups converge on Eve's home, where his gang is staying. At the same time, a mysterious group working for Huey Laforet arrives to enlist Jacuzzi's help; they have kidnapped Dallas to prove that immortality is possible, and convince Jacuzzi to join them. Elsewhere in New York, Mist Wall, the largest branch office of the military equipment researcher and developer Nebula, is bombed as according to Huey's plans.

The next year on Alcatraz Island, Ladd Russo, imprisoned for the slaughter aboard the Flying Pussyfoot, Firo, incarcerated for hiding a witness of the Mist Wall bombing, and Isaac, found guilty of various thefts, become friendly with one another and meet Huey, who was charged with treason and conspiracy years ago. Meanwhile, Christopher Shouldered, Huey's homunculus, and Graham Specter, Ladd Russo's loyal follower, cause trouble in Chicago. After, Jacuzzi and his gang return to Chicago while Ladd attempts to kill Huey.

[edit] Characters

[edit] Main characters (in credits order)

Isaac Dian (アイザック·ディアン, Aizakku Dian^?)

Voiced by: Masaya Onosaka (Japanese), J. Michael Tatum (English)

Isaac is an idiot thief who owes his success to the insanity of his crimes (i.e. stealing non-valuable items such as chocolate, or breaking into a watch shop to "steal time") and the garish costumes he habitually wears, leading witnesses to assume that he is a performer of sorts rather than a thief. He is in love with his partner-in-crime, Miria. He becomes immortal in 1930, after drinking the immortality liquor. He is caught in 1934, on his own, and sent to Alcatraz. He is later released in the same year.

Miria Harvent (ミリア·ハーヴェント, Miria Hāvento^?)

Voiced by: Sayaka Aoki (Japanese), Caitlin Glass (English)

Another idiot thief, she is the partner and lover of Isaac Dian. Miria wholeheartedly believes and supports everything Isaac says, often even going so far as to mimic his body language. She also unintentionally becomes an immortal in 1930. Together they appear extremely stupid, whimsical and oblivious, but they have great affection for the people they meet—whom they always make a big impression on—and always believe the best of them.

Firo Prochainezo (フィーロ·プロシェンツォ, Fīro Puroshentso^?)

Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Japanese), Todd Haberkorn (English)

Firo is a Camorra member who is an exceptionally skilled fighter. He falls in love with Ennis, later "eating" Szilard to save her from death. He is a good friend of the Gandors and Claire. Like a number of cast members, he becomes immortal in 1930, by drinking the liquor of immortality brewed by Barnes when the elixir is mistaken for a celebratory bottle of alcohol. In 1934 he is imprisoned in Alcatraz for hiding Ennis, who is witness of the mist wall bombing incident, from the FBI.

Maiza Avaro (マイザー·アヴァーロ, Maizā Avāro^?)

Voiced by: Mitsuru Miyamoto (Japanese), Sean Hennigan (English)

A Camorra member and one of the original immortals. He was the alchemist who summoned the demon aboard the Advenna Avis, and in turn the only one given knowledge of the immortality elixir's recipe. His younger brother, Gretto, was one of the first to be "eaten" for knowledge of the elixir's recipe. Despite being a camorra member, he does not advocate violence, and is rather tenderhearted. Maiza perenially wears a kind expression. After Czeslaw returns on the Flying Pussyfoot, he travels the world in search of immortals, in order to bring them together again, as Szilard Quates is no longer a threat to them.

Keith Gandor (キース·ガンドール, Kīsu Gandōru^?)

Keith is a mafia boss who perpetually scowls and remains silent throughout the series. He and his brothers all become immortal in 1930. He has a wife named Kate, who is a pianist for silent movies.

Berga Gandor (ベルガ·ガンドール, Beruga Gandōru^?)

Voiced by: Kenta Miyake (Japanese), Phil Parsons (English)

Berga is a very large and violent Mafia boss who enjoys softening up other thugs for Mr. Tick.

Luck Gandor (ラック·ガンドール, Rakku Gandōru^?)

Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese), Jason Liebrecht (English)

Luck Gandor and his two brothers lead the Gandor Family; he is almost always seen with a quaint smile. He is a good friend of Firo's, thus his family has a close relationship with the Martillo's. Luck is professional, but in accordance with his profession, is merciless against those who do his "family" harm.

Szilard Quates (セラード·クェーツ, Serādo Kwētsu^?)

Voiced by: Kinryuu Arimoto (Japanese), R. Bruce Elliott (English)

An immortal alchemist who is seeking the recipe of the immortality elixir. The first among the alchemists on the Advenna Avis to gain immortality, he went on a killing spree soon after, "eating" many fellow alchemists, including Maiza's brother, thereby obtaining part of the elixir's recipe. Using this incomplete formula, Szilard developed a potion that created "quasi-immortals" capable of healing from any wound, but still susceptible to aging and being "eaten" by full Immortals. He created Ennis as a homunculus. Despite having the body of an old man, Szilard is exceptionally fast and strong, capable of defeating most opponents in physical combat. By the 1930s, Szilard has tracked down and "eaten"' eighteen of the original Advenna Avis immortals.

Ennis (エニス, Enisu^?)

Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi (Japanese), Brina Palencia (English)

Szilard's homunculus, although not his first creation. She was created as his subordinate, and is supposed to have no thoughts or emotion when executing his commands; recently, however, she has been gaining more human emotions, as well as independent thought. Eventually, she helps Firo by giving him the necessary knowledge to destroy Szilard. After seventy years of developing her newfound emotions, she marries Firo Prochainezo in 2002.

Claire Stanfield (クレア·スタンフィールド, Kurea Sutanfīrudo^?)

Voiced by: Masakazu Morita (Japanese), Jerry Jewell (English)

Claire was raised with the Gandor brothers, and as such, is a part of the family. Claire is now an assassin named Vino—Italian for "wine"—earning the name because of his predilection for mutilating the bodies of his victims beyond recognition, which usually leaves him covered in a thick layer of blood. A former trapeze artist, he now works undercover as a conductor on the Flying Pussyfoot, and later happily takes on the persona of the vengeful "Rail Tracer" monster. Claire is a thorough-going solipsist who believes that the world is a show put on for him, and that he has complete control over it. He proposes to Chane at their first meeting, and searches for her in Manhattan in 1932. He finds her after clearing his contract with the Gandor family, assassinating members of the Runorata family for them. Because Claire Stanfield is legally deceased, he purchases a new name, Felix Walken, from a retired assasin, nicknamed 'The Freelancer'.

Lua Klein (ルーア·クライン, Rūa Kurain^?)

Voiced by: Eri Yasui (Japanese), Carrie Savage (English)

Ladd's lover and fiancée. She is fair-haired and beautiful, despite sporting a somewhat vacant (albeit serene) expression. She is completely devoted to Ladd and is likely a masochist, as she seems to take pleasure in his promise that he will be the one to kill her. She and Ladd are the only whitesuits to survive the Flying Pussyfoot incident.

Ladd Russo (ラッド·ルッソ, Raddo Russo^?)

Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara (Japanese), Bryan Massey (English)

Ladd is a sadistic hitman for the Russo family. His love for acts of violence shows in the maniacal glee he exhibits while fighting or killing. He is exceptionally skilled in hand-to-hand combat—particularly boxing—and the use of firearms. Ladd is deeply in love with his fiancée, Lua, although he expresses it through a promise to kill her someday. Despite pleading not guilty, Ladd is thrown into Alcatraz prison for murder of many of the deceased on board the Flying Pussyfoot. However, he is technically not guilty since only one civilian was killed, and was killed by Dune, one of Ladd's accomplices.

Chane Laforet (シャーネ·ラフォレット, Shāne Raforetto^?)

Voiced by: Ryou Hirohashi (Japanese), Monica Rial (English)

Mute daughter of Huey Laforet and an excellent knife fighter. She joins her father's followers in holding the passengers of the Flying Pussyfoot hostage, despite claiming to disapprove of such acts. She can communicate telepathically with Huey, though it is unknown whether the ability is hers, his, or mutual. Chane is devoted to her father, believing him to be the only person to ever love her. She later tells Claire to find her in Manhattan, saying she would always be waiting. It is revealed that, when offered anything for keeping Huey's secrets, she asked him to take her voice so that she would never betray him, something Huey finds highly interesting. After the kindness of Jacuzzi and his gang, and Claire's continued professions of love, her world begins to open up past the one that just included herself and Huey.

Nice Holystone (ニース·ホーリーストーン, Nīsu Hōrīsutōn^?)

Voiced by: Yu Kobayashi (Japanese), Colleen Clinkenbeard (English)

Explosive expert with a mellow disposition. Nice makes top-notch explosives, but lost her right eye and has extensive scarring on her body from an accident with her homemade explosives when she was a child. She and Jacuzzi are a couple, yet this isn't shown until Jacuzzi kisses her for the first time on board the Flying Pussyfoot.

Jacuzzi Splot (ジャグジー·スプロット, Jagujī Supurotto^?)

Voiced by: Daisuke Sakaguchi (Japanese), Joel McDonald (English)

A crybaby who is nonetheless capable of exceptional courage and leadership ability when the situation calls for it. At first, Jacuzzi seems almost cripplingly shy, even with a tendency to stutter in front of strangers. However, when his loved ones are in danger, he will summon the strength to face his problems directly, even though he'll continue to cry. After a member of his gang was killed, Jacuzzi robbed a record number of neighborhood stores, clutching a machine gun as tears streamed down his face. On board the Flying Pussyfoot, he says that he cries so he doesn't have to when he needs to put a brave face on. He even exclaims that a portion of what he's cried counts towards Nice, so that she doesn't have to cry if something bad happens. Here he is actually telling Nice not to cry if he dies in his fight with the Rail Tracer, which he was ready to fend off with his life, if only to save the train's passengers. Jacuzzi went out and received his "sword tattoo" on his face when Nice was injured in an explosives accident,so that they would both be similarly marked.

Eve Genoard (イブ·ジェノアード, Ibu Jenoādo^?)

Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese), Jad Saxton (English)

Eve is the little sister of Dallas Genoard. Despite her quiet personality and aristocratic upbringing, Eve has very little fear of the New York streets, going directly against the mafia as she searches for her brother. Eve truly believes that Dallas has a kind heart. She also allows Isaac and Miria to steal the family fortune when others are fighting over it.

Dallas Genoard (ダラス·ジェノアード, Darasu Jenoādo^?)

Voiced by: Atsushi Imaruoka (Japanese), Ian Sinclair (English)

Dallas is a small-time thug and brother of Eve Genoard, whom he treasures above all. When one of his guys mentions Eve Dallas brutally threatens him to leave his little sister out of it. After Isaac and Miria steal his family's fortune, Dallas goes on a string of robberies with his friends, and getting mixed up with Szilard's plans. He and his group are later captured by Szilard, and made into quasi-immortals (they can't be killed, but they do age). Dallas goes looking for revenge with his newfound powers, but eventually gets captured by the Gandors, cemented in a steel barrel, and dropped to the bottom of the Hudson river. Eve later agrees to allow him to be dredged up and experimented on, believing it preferable to his spending the rest of his life drowning and reviving. When the Runorata family retrieve the trio from the river, Dallas and his friends are not in them, as the lemures have beaten them to it. The Lemures then use Dallas' immortality to try and convince Jacuzzi Splot's gang to join them, and free Huey Laforet. Alongside, Senator Manfred Beriam attempts to capture him, in order to discover the path to immortality.

Czeslaw Meyer (チェスワフ·メイエル, Chesuwafu Meieru^?)

Voiced by: Akemi Kanda (Japanese), Maxey Whitehead (English)

Czeslaw is a young boy who gained immortality aboard the Advenna Avis. It is revealed that his father figure or guardian - also one of the original immortals - had 'experimented' on the boy with extensive torture, claiming he was testing the limits of the immortality. But in actuality it was out of pure sadism. Czes manages to 'eat' his caretaker, ending the suffering and abuse. Realizing there was no love nor care, only deception, he becomes paranoid, and trusts no one, especially other immortals. Despite being around 230 years old in 1931, he remains a child, his body destined to never enter puberty.

[edit] Secondary characters

Rachel (レイチェル, Reicheru^?)

Voiced by: Shizuka Itou (Japanese), Trina Nishimura (English)

A woman working for Daily Days information center. She sneaks on board the Flying Pussyfoot to collect information. She survives the train incident and reveals some important aspects of the incident on the train. She is later approached by Czeslaw, who offers to tell her everything about immortality.

Nicholas Wayne

Voiced by: Tohru Furuya (Japanese), Christopher Bevins (English)

A man working at the Daily Days information center whose intentions sometimes get the better of him. Working at the front desk of the Daily Days office, Nicholas supplies information to anyone who is willing to pay the price, regardless of who that person may be and who else may already know that information.

Chick Jefferson (チック, Chikku^?)

Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi (Japanese), Adam Dapkus (English)

A young man always seen smiling with a pair of scissors. He was sold to Luck Gandor by his stepfather as a means of payment for an overdue loan. Helps out in the Gandor family by 'taking care' of their enemies. While Funimation spells his name Chick, he has a brother named Tock, suggesting Tick would be a more accurate romanization.

Huey Laforet (ヒューイ·ラフォレット, Hyūi Raforetto^?)

Voiced by: Susumu Chiba (Japanese), Eric Vale (English)

The father of Chane Laforet and one of the first to gain immortality on the Advenna Avis, he is currently imprisoned by a government organization in Newfoundland. He has an avid following who go to great lengths to free him, including taking an entire train hostage in exchange for their leader's freedom. Huey does not agree with their methods and is aware that some of his followers only wish for the secret of his immortality.

Elmer C. Albatross (エルマー·C·アルバトロス, Erumā C. Arubatorosu^?)

Voiced by: Shintarou Oohata (Japanese), John Burgmeier (English)

One of the original members of the Advenna Avis. He is unnaturally optimistic about everything. During his time on the ship, he falls overboard and, while sinking to the bottom of the ocean, is granted a single wish from the demon. It is later revealed that his wish was for the demon to remain by Maiza's side as a human until Maiza can laugh out-loud and jokingly comments it may help the demon to be able to laugh too.

Sylvie Lumiere (シルヴィ, Shiruvi^?)

Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki (Japanese), Leah Clark (English)

One of the original members of the Advenna Avis. She is the only one who does not drink the immortality elixir immediately and instead saves her portion in a bottle. She was the lover of Maiza's brother, Gretto. In the 1930's, she has become a lounge singer.

Demon/Ronnie Sukiart (ロニー·スキアート, Ronī Sukiāto^?)

Voiced by: Nobutoshi Canna (Japanese), Chuck Huber (English)

Summoned aboard the Advenna Avis by Maiza. He bestows the entire crew of alchemists with the elixir of immortality and explains the rules of their immortality. He explains how to make more of the elixir, but only tells the secret to Maiza. He is currently disguised as a human and working as a member of the Martillo Family. When he is summoned he appears as faint shadow of a man, accompanied by a booming voice.

Graham Specter (グラハム·スペクター, Gurahamu Supekutā^?)

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese), Chris Patton (English)

A young man who was not directly involved with any of the main events in the anime. He harbours deep admiration for Ladd, whom he refers to as an "older brother", and can be compared to him insofar as his psychotic, murderous attitude. Graham is obsessed with breaking things, a complex that generally manifests in dismantling cars, but sometimes results in his wanting to "break" other humans as well. He dresses in a blue mechanic's outfit and carries an oversized monkey wrench. Graham also has a peculiar tendency to speak frantically, repetitively, and often philosophizes violently and contradictorily—he will lament about his current state of affairs in the most negative way possible, before changing his mood and suddenly view the same issue in the most positive way possible.

Ricard Russo (リカルド·ルッソ, Rikarudo Russo^?)

A young relative of the Russo crime family. Is under protection by Christopher Shouldered in 1934, and later is accompanied by Graham Specter as well.

Christopher Shouldered (クリスタファー·シャルドレード, Kurisutofā Sharudorēdo^?)

A homunculus created by Huey Laforet. Has constantly bloodshot eyes, and razor-sharp teeth. After losing a battle with Vino in 1933, he is rescued by Ricard Russo, and becomes his bodyguard. It is believed he has dolphin DNA.

Placido Russo (パラシド·ルッソ, Parashido Russo^?)

Voiced by: Kamei Saburo (Japanese), Bradley Campbell (English)

The boss of the Russo crime family. The uncle of Ladd Russo, and Ricard Russo's grandfather.

[edit] Production

To accurately portray Manhattan, art director Ito Satoshi and other staff members scouted the area, visitng the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, Chinatown, Little Italy, Grand Central Terminal and various locations in Brooklyn and along the East River. Many of these areas provide the backdrop for the events in Baccano!. The staff also visited the Steamtown National Historic Site to create accurate steam locomotives.^[2][3]

Tyler Walker, the ADR director of the English dub of the series, held auditions for six days, during which about 140 people came for the eighteen main roles. Walker states that this is probably the longest casting process Funimation has held. He comments that because there are a lot of characters and most of them are older men, a character type he does not work with often, choosing voice actors and familiarizing them with their characters was difficult. He asked many directors and actors for recommendations and mainly aimed to cast newcomers, as he felt Baccano! provided him a chance to discover newer talent. Walker wished to find actors who could provide the dialect and accents of the various time periods and locations, especially when casting for the characters with heavy European accents.^[4]

To prepare to write the script, Walker watched various movies featuring gangsters. He attempted to take what he could from the The Untouchables, especially Robert DeNiro's portrayal of Al Capone. Walker watched movies created and set in the 1930s, such as The Public Enemy, Little Caesar, Once Upon a Time in America, Miller's Crossing and various movies starring James Cagney, because he believed they would give him a truer feel on how people of the era sounded and talked. He wanted to capture the lingo and rhythm. Because Baccano! is a "stylized gangster flick" and because of the nature of anime, he made the dialogue more flowery and lingo-ridden than it would have been in reality.^[4]

[edit] Media

[edit] Light novels

The Baccano! light novels are written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. Originally, Narita entered the first novel into ASCII Media Works' ninth Dengeki Novel Prize in 2002 and the novel won the Gold Prize, placing third.^[5] The first novel was released in February 2003 under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint,^[6] and as of January 7, 2009, fourteen novels have been released.^[7][8] In addition, one novel accompanied the first drama CD, released on March 31, 2006,^[9][10] and two gaiden novels were released in parts with DVDs of the anime adaption, released from October 24, 2007 to May 28, 2008.^[11]

[edit] Drama CDs

The series has been adapted into two drama CDs. The first, titled 1931 Local Chapter ・ Express Chapter (鈍行編・特急編, Donkōhen ・ Tokkyūhen^?) The Grand Punk Railroad, was released March 31, 2006 by MediaWorks.^[10] Named after the second and third light novels, the CD retells the events occurring aboard the Flying Pussyfoot train.^[9]

The second CD, Firo Prochainezo witnesses the 53rd death of Pietro Gonzalez (フィーロ・プロシェンツォ、ピエトロ・ゴンザレスの五十三回目の死を目撃す, Firo Puroshientsuo, Pietoro Gonzaresu no gojū sankaime no shi o mokugeki su^?), was released by Movic on October 24, 2007. It follows Firo and Luck as they chase two men to a small village in Mexico and attempt to retrieve money stolen from the Martillo and Gandor families.^[12]

[edit] Anime

A 16-episode anime series directed by Takahiro Omori and produced by Brain's Base was adapted from the light novels.^[13][14][15] The episodes describe the events spanning from 1930 to 1932, including the recreation of the immortality elixir, the hijacking of the Flying Pussyfoot, Eve's hunt for her brother and the gang war between the Gandor and the Runorata. The first thirteen episodes aired in Japan from July 26, 2007 to November 1, 2007 on WOWOW and the final three were released direct-to-DVD.^[15]

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.^[11] On July 21, 2008, Funimation Entertainment announced that it has licensed Baccano!.^[15] They released four DVD compilations, each containing four episodes, with the first released on January 27, 2009 and the fourth on June 16, 2009. A complete collection will be released December 27, 2009.^[16]

The series' original soundtrack was released as Spiral Melodies on October 24, 2007 by Aniplex.^[17] Two singles, "Gun's & Roses" by Paradise Lunch and "Calling" by Kaori Oda, were released on August 22, 2007.^[18][19]

#	Title	Original air date
1	"The Vice President Doesn't Say Anything about the Possibility of Him Being the Main Character" "Fukushachō wa Jishin ga Shuyaku de aru Kanōsei ni tsuite Kataranai" (副社長は自身が主役である可能性について語らない[20])	July 26, 2007
The year is 1931, and Carol, assistant to the vice-director of the Daily Days, Gustav St-Germain, is researching on the extraordinary events that had been occurring in the past few years. She and St-Germain try and determine the lead character of Baccano, candidates of which include Isaac and Miria, Czes, and the Gandors, before Firo is thrown into the mix. The Runorata family is then revealed to have been trampling the Gandors' turf and having "killed" Firo and Luck, before Don tells his worthless second-in-command Gustavo to search for Dallas. Maiza, Ennis, Firo, and the Gandors are then seen to be awaiting Isaac and Miria, an old friend of Maiza's, and Claire, whom Firo and the Gandors seem to know well. Ladd and Lua are found as survivors of the Flying Pussyfoot incident, with Ladd missing a hand and threatening to kill Lua as usual. Nick and his colleagues are fishing out their treasure from the river, and Chane is found clinging to a piece of luggage. The Flying Pussyfoot arrives, and Rachel limps off. Behind her are Jacuzzi and co., with a wounded Jacuzzi crying as usual. Isaac and Miria meet up with Ennis and the rest.
2	"Setting the Old Woman's Qualms Aside, the Flying Pussyfoot Departs" "Rōfujin no Fuan o Yoso ni Furaingu Pusshīfutto Go wa Shuppatsu Suru" (老婦人の不安をよそに大陸横断鉄道は出発する)	August 2, 2007
The episode begins like the title says. Then in late 1930, Isaac and Miria are in California, trying to cash in on the gold rush with no success. A letter from Ennis in New York prompts them to return, but when they realize they have no money, they decide to do a "train robbery". They bat a couple of mafia hitmen dressed as Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb, steal the money, and then take the transcontinental Flying Pussyfoot to New York. An orchestra, Rachel, Czes, the Russo family, Natalie and Mary Beriam, and Jacuzzi and co. are also seen boarding. There are three conductors; a fat one, a young redhead and an old man, Tony, who is about to retire. The redhead is attracted by Chane, and Tony is killed by one of Ladd's men, who steals his conductor's uniform. Senator Beriam later makes whatever is onboard the Flying Pussyfoot his priority, rather than his family. Nice, Jacuzzi, Isaac, Miria, Czes, Mary and Natalie all meet in the dining car, where Isaac and Miria share the tale of the Rail Tracer. Jacuzzi is scared witless and runs to the conductor's car for a solution. The fat conductor is revealed to be part of the Lemures, a fanatical cult dedicated to releasing Huey Laforet from jail, and the redhead is held at gunpoint. Jacuzzi runs into Ladd, and Ladd recognizes him.
3	"Randy and Pecho Are Busy Getting Ready For the Party" "Randi to Petcho wa Pāti no Junbi de Isogashii" (ランディとペッチョはパーティの準備で忙しい)	August 9, 2007
In 1932, Eve is watching men dig up the Hudson River in New York. In 1931, Runorata men come to the Daily Days for information on Dallas, and when they resort to violence, find themselves firmly rebuffed. The official explanation as to why Runorata is searching for Dallas is in 1930, he beat up a member of the Runorata family pretty badly before being stopped by Luck. Back to the Pussyfoot in 1931, Ladd is dancing with Lua, going ballistic about how he's going to kill all these people. When he leaves to check up on Vicky in the dining car, he runs into Jacuzzi, who is wanted by the Russo family, and asks Lua to follow the boy to the conductor's car. In New York, a comedy duo are trying to work in a little pyrotechnics to their evening act, but end up setting a glove and a storehouse on fire. However, beneath the storehouse an old man Barnes has apparently attained the immortality elixir. But his laboratory burns down, and he only manages to escape with two bottles. Back to 1930, Eve goes to the Daily Days for information on Dallas. Maiza takes the about-to-be-inaugurated-into-the-mafia Firo to buy a hat, after which they bump into Isaac and Miria. Firo sees a fire and goes to check it out, meeting Ennis. She loses a button which Firo finds, and he runs after her. Instead he finds Dallas beating up Barnes, and rescues him. Meanwhile on the train Nice asks Nick to take care of things in the dining car. Eve's contact in Daily Days is unable to help her. Barnes stumbles away, but Dallas catches him, "killing" him, and taking the bottles of elixir from him. In the dining car of the Flying Pussyfoot, Lemures, Vicky of the Russo family, and Nick each try to take control of the car. Nick bows out, after realizing he only has a knife. Ennis finds a recuperating Barnes, and Jacuzzi finds two messed up bodies in the conductor's cabin.
4	"Ladd Russo Enjoys Talking A Lot and Slaughtering A Lot" "Raddo Russo wa Ōini Katari Ōini Satsuriku o Tanoshimu" (ラッド·ルッソは大いに語り大いに殺戮を楽しむ)	August 16, 2007
Ladd hears the gunfire from the dining car and is getting pumped on adrenaline. In Chicago, 10 hours before the Flying Pussyfoot departed, Russo is being told that a couple dressed as Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb stole his cash. One of his underlings was also supposedly well done by Jacuzzi. Ladd comes into the office, and kills the two men reporting to Russo. He then goes on to prove that he is definitely a homicidal maniac. Having entered the dining car on the Pussyfoot, Ladd finds Bicky dead, and kills two of the three Lemures. After Eve leaves the Daily Days, Elean accidentally lets slip to Nicolas that he has information on Dallas, but it is classified. After Isaac bumps into Maiza outside the hat shop, he and Miria enter and go crazy. They leave and dream about their wealthy future, but are hit by a car, which is being driven by Ennis, who chauffeurs Szilard to the secret society of old geezers. On the Pussyfoot, the last Lemure from the dining cart is reporting to Goose. Chane leaves midway, after which Goose admits his plan to kill her. Ladd gives his men free rein on the Pussyfoot. Szilard announces that he has remade the elixir, and tells Ennis to fetch Barnes, who has it. Dallas is beating up Barnes. Ennis arrives at the fire, and bumps into Firo. Nice and Donny go to the conductor's cabin to look for Jacuzzi, but there is something looking in on them too.
5	"Jacuzzi Splot Cries, Gets Scared, And Musters Reckless Valor" "Jagujī Supurotto wa Naite Obiete Banyū o Furū" (ジャグジー·スプロットは泣いて怯えて蛮勇を奮う)	August 23, 2007
The day before he boards the Flying Pussyfoot, Jacuzzi is held up by three Russo members. He cries and cowers, and the men are killed by Donny, Nice, and his friends. On board the Flying Pussyfoot, he is joined in the conductor's cabin by Nice and Donny, he freaks out at them, but comes to the resolution that he has to beat the Russo family and the Lemures in order to protect the people he met earlier in the dining car. In 1930, Barnes wakes up in the secret society, and Szilard eats him to gain the whereabouts of the two bottles of elixir. He sets Ennis to chase Dallas, and tells her that Firo is also looking for her. In 1931, Gustavo gets a call from Runorata, telling him his life is forfeit should Dallas not be found. He goes to Daily Days personally to extort information, succeeding in doing so, and leaves bent on kidnapping Eve. One of Gustavo's men is apparently loyal to Senator Beriam, who also seems friendly with Runorata. Beriam tells Runorata that Dallas is partially immortal, which appears to be the real reason why Runorata is so hellbent on finding him. Firo is inaugurated into the Camorras after a swear-in ceremony and a knife-fight with Maiza which he wins, and notices Maiza's regeneration abilities. Don fires a round to celebrate, but accidentally shoots Isaac. On the Pussyfoot, the Lemures take control of the dining car after Mary and Czes are instructed by Natalie to run away. The Lemures discover Rachel's disappearance, but something appears to be hunting them down alongside.
6	"The Rail Tracer Covertly, Repeatedly Slaughters Inside the Coaches" "Reiru Toreisa wa Shanai o Anyakushi Gyakusatsu o Kurikaesu" (レイルトレーサーは車内を暗躍し虐殺をくりかえす)	September 13, 2007
Nicolas and Elean report to the director what Nicolas let slip to Gustavo, and he appears to have his own agenda. On board the Pussyfoot, the Rail Tracer is human, and appears to be killing Lemures. Rachel sees him and he tells her something that scares her silly. In 1930, Dallas goes to Luck for help against Firo, not knowing that the two go way back, and is firmly rebuffed. They leave the elixir at the Gandors' as they are thrown out. Czes leaves Mary in a broom closet and goes to look for the Immortals. Nice, Jacuzzi and Donny rescue Nick, who was captured along with Lua and her bodyguard, although Ladd disdained to rescue Nick as well. Nick then spots blood pooling out of the next door cabin, and Ladd walks out. He introduces himself and is about to make a move on Jacuzzi when the latter mentions the carnage in the conductor's cabin, which momentarily diverts Ladd. Mary is discovered by one of the Russo's, who is then killed by Chane. Dallas gripes about the Gandors, and then reveals he still has a soft spot for Eve. They encounter Isaac and Miria, who are reminiscing about their shady past, and begin to beat Isaac up. Gustavo lures Eve out with information about Dallas and kidnaps her. When Jacuzzi and co. enter the bloody cabin, they find blood all over the ceiling as well. While puking, Nick sees someone outside, and they discover the Rail Tracer. Ennis finds Dallas beating up Isaac and inadvertently rescues the two of them. Elean, Nicolas and the director speculate on the outcomes of Eve's kidnapping. The director reveals that the legendary assassin Claire Stanfield, or Vino, is headed for New York aboard the Flying Pussyfoot on invitation from Luck. At the secret society, Ennis injects Dallas and his men with the incomplete elixir.
7	"Everything Starts Aboard the Advenna Avis" "Subete wa Adowena Awisu Gō no Senjō kara Hajimaru" (すべてはアドウェナ·アウィス号の船上からはじまる)	September 20, 2007
This episode shows the beginning of the immortal elixir aboard the ship, the Advenna Avis. Maiza leads a group of alchemists in summoning a demon to grant them the elixir. Members of this group are Huey Laforet, Maiza's brother Gerd, his girlfriend Sylvie, Szilard, Czes, his parental figure Fermet, Elmer, and other unimportant people. Three rules go along with the elixir: how to "eat" other immortals, the necessary usage of one's real name with other immortals, and that Maiza would be the only one to possess the recipe for the elixir. Maiza decides to seal the knowledge, and is backed by nearly all of the alchemists except Huey, who suspends his vote, and Szilard, who firmly opposes it. Maiza later shares half of the recipe with Gerd, not knowing that alchemists are being eaten outside. When Maiza goes to "eat" Szilard, Elmer tries to stop him, which is then they discover that Szilard is gone. He "ate" Gerd and was about to "eat" Sylvie when Maiza arrives. Szilard eventually falls off the ship, but so does Elmer when he tries to convince the old man. The demon, impressed by Elmer's sheer stupidity, grants him a wish. Huey and the demon have a little chat on the top of the ship. Presently, Ronnie (the demon) and Maiza are both working for the mafia, and Ronnie has a hunch that Szilard is right around the corner.
8	"Isaac And Miria Unintentionally Spread Happiness Around Them" "Aizakku to Miria wa Wareshirazu Shuui ni Kōfuku o Makichirasu" (アイザックとミリアは我知らず周囲に幸福をまきちらす)	September 27, 2007
Two FBI agents come to Chicago to enlist the help of the local police in finding Isaac and Miria, whom, we discover, are really quite whimsical. On board the Pussyfoot, the two faint upon remembering they forgot to buy Ennis a souvenir. Jacuzzi and co. see the Rail Tracer, and decide to climb onto the roof to investigate. In New York, Gustavo inflicts his disgusting behaviour on the kidnapped Eve, and reveals that he killed her father and oldest brother. In 1930, Eve is missing Dallas and crying over her photograph of them. She overhears Isaac and Miria's speculation about their 'tragic love' and goes to talk to them. Isaac and Miria are corrected, that Dallas is actually her brother, who, although from a rich family, has turned into a delinquent. Isaac and Miria decide to help Eve, and steal the Genoard family assets. They leave, telling Eve that she will always be able to find happiness. When Eve wakes, Dallas is there, and offers to teach her billiards. But he flies into a rage upon discovering all their money is gone. Eve's memories are all a dream, and when she wakes up her guard is asleep, and she quickly runs away. On the Pussyfoot, Jacuzzi and co. return to the dining car only to discover all their friends have disappeared. He instructs them to split up and search for them, with he and Donny headed one way and Nice and Nick the other. He kisses Nice before he leaves. He and Donny find Isaac and Miria at the conductor's cabin, lamenting loudly on Jacuzzi's surmised death. In one of the luggage cars, Jacuzzi explains their circumstances to Isaac and Miria, like how he robbed 18 Runorata stores in a day after finding out 8 of his friends had been killed. He regrets all the deaths he's inadvertently caused, and Isaac and Miria cheer him up before leaving to look for the Rail Tracer. In 1930, Isaac and Miria help Ennis load Dallas and gang into her car. Ennis says she's too afraid to face up to her sins, and Isaac and Miria cheer her on, before exchanging names and telling her to meet again, touching her.
9	"Claire Stanfield Faithfully Carries Out the Mission" "Kurea Sutanfīrudo wa Chūjitsu no Shokumu o Suikō suru" (クレア·スタンフィールドは忠実に職務を遂行する)	October 4, 2007
Ladd goes crazy upon discovering the bloody mess in the conductor's cabin, dancing in the blood pools and spattering his suit. One of the corpses is the fat conductor, while the other is Ladd's underling Dune who killed the old conductor for his uniform. This episode centers around Claire's backstory, revealing his history with the Gandors as well as his role aboard the Flying Pussyfoot. It is revealed early on that the Rail Tracer is a conductor; the young redheaded conductor held at gunpoint in the second episode in fact. He is the assassin Claire Stanfield, or Vino. He killed Dune, but not before torturing him to extort information. Blood-spattered and red-eyed, he is the Rail Tracer they see onboard the Pussyfoot. Rachel is also revealed to be an information gatherer working for the Daily Days, and shares with the director and Nicholas the events she saw unfold upon the Flying Pussyfoot. The director reveals he knows an awful lot about the incident for someone who wasn't there. He also appears to know that Czes is immortal. When the Pussyfoot arrives in New York, Claire meets the Gandors outside Grand Central instead, and tells them he is no longer Claire, but Vino. He wants a job that will make him work, and appears to be searching for someone. Szilard eats one of Dallas cronies, before unleashing the rest of them at the Gandors' head office when Luck, Berga, and Keith are away. Unfortunately, their men get caught in the crossfire. Mary is also held hostage by the Lemures, and Goose doesn't intend for her to live too much longer. At the very end, Czes is attempting to lure Ladd into killing all the people in the dining cart, but Claire is watching.
10	"Czeslaw Meyer is Forced to Rework His Tremble-Before-the-Specter-of-Immortals Strategy" "Chesuwafu Meieru wa Fushisha no Kage ni Obie Sakuryaku o Meguraseru" (チェスワフ·メイエルは不死者の影に怯え策略をめぐらせる)	October 11, 2007
Senator Beriam goes to see Huey Laforet in prison to get him to tell the Lemures to surrender quietly. Huey laughs off his family-centered concern, and tells him that he shouldn't worry since his daughter, Chane, is onboard and is absolutely loyal to him. The two of them communicate telepathically, and Chane reveals that she knows the Lemures' plan to kill her. Czes is still trying to bribe Ladd into killing the people in the dining car, only the man doesn't take the bait and blows his head off. Watching from the shadows, Claire seems rather incredulous after Czes regenerates and leaves the cart unharmed. Gustavo is finally alerted to Eve's escape as Beriam's mole fakes his own incapacity. Eve is saved by Elean, who reveals the Gandors were involved with Dallas' disappearance. Eve takes off for their headquarters immediately. In 1930, Isaac and Miria are plotting their next robbery when they see Dallas carrying the box of elixir and steal it from him. Ennis sees them run off with the box and follows them. Eve arrives at the Gandors and tries to find out about Dallas, but they are interrupted by Gustavo. On board the Pussyfoot, Nice reveals that was the first time she and Jacuzzi had kissed in 10 years of dating. Ladd encounters Chane on top of the train and engages her in a fight. Watching Ladd and Chane, Nice and Nick let their guard down and are captured by the Lemures. Gustavo shoots the Gandors, but they regenerate and take him out. Cut to Isaac and Miria who are let down by their robbery of Dallas, and they head to the Martillo family's office, which is under a restaurant. Ennis tails them there. Isaac is shot in the head due to celebratory gunshots for Firo's inauguration, but is seemingly unwounded and they meet up with Firo and Maiza again.
11	"Chane Laforet Remains Silent in the Face of Two Mysterious People" "Shāne Raforetto wa Futari no Kaijin o Mae ni Chinmoku suru" (シャーネ·ラフォレットは二人の怪人を前に沈黙する)	October 18, 2007
Firo talks to Maiza about his regeneration, but he sees Ennis and chases her to return her button. Atop the Pussyfoot, Chane is fighting Ladd, and Goose orders his men to shoot them both if possible. Ladd finds out and squeezes out information from the Lemures. Czes is plotting in one of the passenger cars and plays the fool when Claire finds him. They both try to unnerve each other with various ways of torture, culminating with Rachel seeing Claire take Czes outside and grind his limbs off. Chane and Ladd fight again, but are interrupted by Claire, who shoves his ideology into Ladd's face, infuriating him. Maiza returns to the restaurant where Szilard is waiting for him. Szilard guns down Maiza's friends, and Firo tries to interfere but is stopped by Ennis, who explains the circumstances surrounding Szilard and her existence to him. The Gandors go up to check on the firefight. Dallas and his thugs manage to corner Firo and Ennis. Back on the Pussyfoot, Donny knocks out the Russo members and Jacuzzi takes control of the dining car. In 1932, Runorata enters the Gandors' office, desiring to know Dallas' whereabouts.
12	"Firo and the Three Gandor Brothers Are Felled by Assassins' Bullets" "Fīro to Gandōru Sankyōdai wa Kyōdan ni Taoreru" (フィーロとガンドール三兄弟は凶弾に倒れる)	October 25, 2007
Rachel explains the origins of her injury, which was attained when she rescued Natalie and Mary Berriam, and Nice and Nick from the Lemures. Jacuzzi heads alone to look for Nice. In 1930, the Gandors arrive on the scene to rescue Firo and Ennis from Dallas, but they regenerate and kill them. Maiza tries to run away, and Szilard follows, and Isaac and Miria run him over with his own car after they run over Dallas first. He tells Ennis to take care of them, and then shoots Maiza, crippling him. In 1931, Czes, nearly limbless, is thinking about the life he spent tortured by Fermet before finally "eating" him, thinking this was retribution. Isaac and Miria try to rescue him, but Czes discovers they are immortal and panics, causing them to fall off the train. They are momentarily saved by Rachel, but she is unable to hold onto them. Claire takes the rope and makes Donny reel them in. On top of the train, Ladd and Claire continue their conversation, and Claire reveals he holds the trump card, Lua, causing Ladd to jump off the train to save her. Nice and Nick try and escape to the roof, but are confronted by Goose, who is then attacked by Jacuzzi. He tells Nice and Nick to escape while he draws off the rest of the Lemures. Goose follows with a flamethrower. When Donny is pulling the trio in, their rope knocks Goose over, damaging his flamethrower.
13	"Both the Immortals and Those Who Aren't Sing the Praises of Life Equally" "Fushisha mo sōde nai Mono mo Hitoshi Nami ni Jinsei o Ōka suru" (不死者もそうでない者もひとしなみに人生を謳歌する)	November 1, 2007
Claire continues his conversation with Chane and ends up proposing to her, surprising them both. He saves her from a Lemure sniper, and tells her to cut her reply into the roof. Nice and Nick re-ammunition and steal what they came for, with Nice remembering why Jacuzzi cries so much. On top Jacuzzi headbutts Goose, who has had a weapon malfunction. Nice hears shots, and tells Nick to go on ahead. Goose shot Jacuzzi, and is about to burn him with the flamethrower when they see Czes' blood. Goose panics and tries to burn it, and Jacuzzi throws the bomb Nice gave him, which blasts Goose to the edge of the train. He doesn't fall, but Jacuzzi takes a knife in his hand to push the Lemure off. His tank of gas explodes, killing him. Isaac and Miria see the blood and think it's the Rail Tracer come to finish off Czes and try to protect him, and Isaac gives another cringe-inciting explanation. Czes tries to "eat" him, but Isaac and Miria think he's trying to reach out to them, and Miria tells him that he can laugh now. Nice finds Jacuzzi and pulls him up, and they embrace. Jacuzzi tells her that he's cried enough for both of them, so when sad things happen she can't cry. She turns and sees Claire standing in front of them. Jacuzzi goes to attack, but Claire waves a finger, and disappears. In 1930, Ennis stabs Szilard just as he's about to "eat" Maiza, and he incapacitates her. He turns to threaten her, and Isaac and Miria go to her defense. Firo, the Gandors, and the Martillos appear, having recovered after being shot numerous times. They set Szilard on fire, and Ennis instructs Firo on how to "eat" Szilard. He does so, and also saves her from the brink of death. It becomes obvious that Firo and Ennis have feelings for each other. Maiza apologizes for having brought this "curse" upon them, but they teach him that there can be happiness in immortality as well. In 1932, Luck tells Eve and Runorata that he had Dallas cemented and thrown into the Hudson River. Runorata acquires property rights from Eve after shooting Gustavo, and they go search for him. In 1931, the Flying Pussyfoot finally arrives in New York, and Isaac and Miria greet Maiza, Ennis and Firo. They introduce Czes as Ennis' younger brother and souvenir from the west. Czes reveals that he came to New York with the intention of eating Maiza, but Maiza just wants to take care of him, and the two reconcile. Claire finds Chane's answer carved on the train and departs. Fast forward to 2001; Isaac and Miria finally realize that they're immortal.
14	"Graham Specter's Love and Peace" "Gurahamu Supekutā no Ai to Heiwa" (グラハム·スペクターの愛と平和)	February 27, 2008 (OVA, DVD volume 5)
In 1932, the majority of the protagonists (Firo and Isaac's groups) are relaxing (playing dominos) while meanwhile Graham Specter is outraged at the fact that someone was able to seriously injure Ladd, and relates the story of how the two had met—in 1929, Graham had attacked him for ruining a car he had been going to dismantle during a job of Ladd's to take out a group of men who had been selling the Russo family's goods illegally. Despite winning, Ladd had spared Graham, saying that he liked men like him. In 1931 again, it is revealed that Elmer was present at the train station during the reunion of Firo's and Isaac's groups, but chose not to introduce himself to them. Elmer then heads to the prison to meet with Huey, who asks him to find Chane and make her smile, doubting that the girl he had treated so dispassionately is capable of experiencing happiness anymore. Meanwhile, Graham plans to deal with Jaccuzzi's group as Czes explains the truth of what happened on the Flying Pussyfoot to Rachel.
15	"The Delinquents That Arrive at the High-Class Neighborhood Are the Same as Always" "Kōkyū Jūtakugai ni Tadoritsuita Furyō Shōnentachi wa sore demo Itsumo to Kawaranai" (高級住宅街に辿り着いた不良少年たちはそれでもいつもと変わらない)	April 23, 2008 (OVA, DVD volume 7)
Jacuzzi continues to recover from his injuries from the events of the Flying Pussyfoot with Nice at his side. The rest of his friends return after selling the items jettisoned into the river, but have also picked up Chane and are unsure what to do with her. Jacuzzi welcomes the reticent girl into the group, much to the uncertainty of the other members since she working with Goose's group on the train. Meanwhile, Czes and Rachel are met by Claire, who recognizes them as passengers from the Flying Pussyfoot. Chane receives a dress from Claire and goes out on a walk with some of Jacuzzi's friends only to be abducted by Graham Specter, who believes that she is Eve Genoard, whom he wants to kidnap will bring Jacuzzi to him. Jacuzzi goes to rescue Chane alone, as stipulated by Graham in a note, while Chane manages to hold her own in a fight against Graham until Jacuzzi's arrival. Before Jacuzzi is forced to fight, Nice and the others appear, as well as Claire, who has come to see Chane. Graham is furious with the interruption, but is more than happy to fight against Claire when Claire reveals that he is Rail Tracer and the one responsible for Ladd Russo's defeat on the Flying Pussyfoot.
16	"Carol Realizes That the Story Cannot Have an Ending" "Monogatari ni Owari ga Atte wa Naranai koto o Kyaroru wa Satotta" (物語に終わりがあってはならないことをキャロルは悟った)	May 28, 2008 (OVA, DVD volume 8)
Nicholas is able to conclude the events surrounding the Flying Pussyfoot incident with the Director of the Daily Days, including the fate of Ladd Russo, apparently demure and contained, recovers under the watch of interrogators. The Director reveals Rachel's past and her reasons for sneaking on board trains, which Rachel eventually resolves by using the reward money given to her by Natalie and Mary Beriam to buy enough train tickets to compensate for all the stolen rides she took. When Vino is brought up, Nicholas becomes traumatized and it is revealed that Claire learned Chane's whereabouts after a terrifying interrogation from Nicholas, who had been following Eve Genoard to the Gandors hideout when she went to find the circumstances of her brother's disappearance. Following Claire's meeting with Czes and Rachel, Czes promptly flees when Claire reveals himself to be Rail Tracer and Claire invites Rachel to lunch in order to get advice on how to win Chane's heart. However, he witnesses her abduction and goes to save her and his fight against Graham concludes when Graham realizes he is outmatched and reasons only Ladd can defeat Claire. Claire proposes to Chane, saying they could start off as friends, and asks her if she could fall in love with him. Question to which Chane answers with a nod of her head. Eve Genoard continues to wait for her reunion with her missing brother, Dallas, as he is retrieved from the Hudson River. Firo, Isaac, Maiza and their friends continue to play with dominoes, unaware that they are being watched by Sylvie Lumiere. Elmer meets with Ronnie, revealed to be the Demon, and Sylvie, who reveals her intention was to "eat" Firo but feels that Greto's memories are safe with him and she is happy enough to see Greto in Maiza. Meanwhile, Carol and Gustav St. Germain, the vice-director of the Daily Days, decide to continue searching for Immortals and that the story they were investigating has no beginning or end.

[edit] Manga

A manga adaption titled Baccano! 1931 The Grand Punk Railroad was written by Narita and illustrated by Ginyū Shijin.^[21][22] It was published in MediaWorks' Dengeki Comic Gao! magazine from December 27, 2006^[23] to February 27, 2008^[22] and was collected in two volumes released July 27, 2007^[21] and April 26, 2008.^[24] The chapters center around the hijacking of the Flying Pussyfoot train.^[21][24]

[edit] Video game

On February 28, 2008, MediaWorks released an adventure game, simply titled Baccano!, for the Nintendo DS.^[25] Based on the two Grand Punk Railroad light novels, the game recounts the events aboard the Flying Pussyfoot train and, like the light novels, tells the story from multiple perspectives.^[26] The player's goal is to help the passengers arrive safely in New York City by selecting the correct choices. The game can conclude with one of about fifty scenarios, depending on the player's decisions.^[27]

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[edit] External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• WOWOW's Baccano! website (Japanese)
• Baccano! (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia