Talk:Junior Xiong/@comment-6003266-20150810201253/@comment-4010415-20150813165355

Baccano! is also a really good anime, which I mentioned above. Like I said, its novels were written by the same person who wrote the Durarara!! novels, and it was animated by the same company that animated the first season of Durarara!!.

Though, Baccano! is one of those series where you really have to pay attention. It jumps between three different stories taking place in different years, and it jumps between a pretty good size cast of characters, none of whom can rightfully be labeled a "main character." Some of the characters are immortal and have a super healing ability, and you find out how they became immortal. It starts out showing basically the endings of the various stories, but with no context, then goes back and starts revealing the pieces of the stories so you find out what happened. Oh, yeah, and it takes place in the USA.

1. In the year 1711, a group of people were on a ship sailing to America. Stuff happened that I won't spoil.

2. In New York City in the year 1930, there's... crazy stuff going on. It's hard to explain. Gangs and an alchemist and two weird crazy idiots who commit goofy crimes and have the best most long-running dumb luck ever.

3. On a train late in the year 1931, up to New Years 1932, three different groups and a few other characters cross paths completely by chance, resulting in chaos.

Basically, you've got the story on the ship in 1711, you've got the story on the train in 1931-1932, and there's also the story in 1930 of how this one guy wound up disappearing (his sister is looking for him) as well as how... some other stuff happened.

Some people think Baccano! has 13 episodes, but it really has 16. So if you watch it, keep that in mind.