##Welcome to Zefir's Abridged Reviews, episode 1 (and hopefully not the last): in which I talk about BACCANO!

Based on a ononymous light novel, it's a very refreshing experience if you're looking for something quite different from the rest.

A fair warning though: as far as I know during the production the novel was still running (and I remember I was preeetty miffed about this), so it doesn't cover all of the story. It's still very enjoyable, and while it was made with a second season in mind it doesn't really need one in order to feel complete. (While the same can't be said about other series, you know which ones. >->)

With its jazzy and cool atmosphere, dark setting and very entertaining plot it's really one of a kind.
Think alchemists, in a secret plot over the centuries with a focus on the Roaring Twenties. All of this with a very pulp noir feeling to it and memorabile characters.
Don't get confused if you feel like you're missing something at first, as there are frequent skips in the anachonistic narration and continuous changes of POV, so you may be able to connect all the pieces only when you're nearing the end.
One may says it's actually one of the strong points of this series.

I wont spoil anymore, I don't want to ruin your fun if you haven't seen this yet.

Also apparently the english dub is *awesome* (not that I would know, having seen it subbed but still).

While I would give it an heartfelt tenouttaten, I recognize it has it's faults (unfortunately it is not as fresh in my mind as I woukd like, so I can't be very accurate, my apologies).