Better than sword of the stranger? no way! Get out!Originally Posted by Neversoft
I know, I'm still not sure if I should be ranking it above Utawarerumono or not, but if it isn't at number five, it's definitely at number six. I might change my list again soon, but for now Baccano remains at number five.
I watched the first nine episodes non-stop last night, then watched the last four episodes and all three episodes of the OVA with very few breaks inbetween today. In my opinion, Baccano is one of the most interesting and original anime series out there. If the story was told in sequence, then it wouldn't be that amazing, and thankfully it isn't told in the traditional format and thats what makes it so damn good. It's style is very familar to Pulp Fiction, it's non-sequential. Like most shows, Baccano does have a main storyline, but unlike most shows it presents you with many different stories which show how each of the character's lives have intertwined in the past to meet at the main story. That may be hard to understand while being read, but let me tell you, it's one of the most interesting ways of storytelling I've ever seen. You'll find that the surroundings the characters interact with, and the things they get up to all directly affect another character, and so on. It's extremely hard to explain, but if you'll watch it straight away you'll get what I mean. I can't think of one single bad thing about it. The first episode or two are quite confusing, and you are kind of thrown into the middle of a story, but once you pick up on whats actually happening it's beyond fantastic from start to finish. The characters are some of the best I've ever seen, and whats more it's kind of like there aren't any main characters since it focuses on so many. The animation is very slick and smooth and stood out as very fitting since it's set mostly in 1930, and eveything else is just perfect.
After all that, I think it definitely deserves to be above Utawarerumono, and maybe even Sword of the Stranger. You should watch it. Now!
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Sounds interesting if anything. I always find it difficult to rank one anime above another right after I start watching it though because normally w/e Im watching at the time seems the best, otherwise I'll just think that it's not doing it for me and abandon ship. I'm still trying to get up to speed with Gintama atm but if it's only a short one then I should fit it in.
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Time to do mine again actuallyyy, only top 5 though
1) FMA - I just thought about it, and realised thats it's truely amazing and has nothing bad about it, at all.
2) Sword of the Stranger - Brilliant movie ofc.
3) Death Note - Duh
4) Utawarerumono - Great ending
5) TTGL - Epic.Last edited by Nemo; 03-02-2009 at 07:01 PM.
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Sword of the Stranger is limited since it's only a movie and it is one specific genre. The fact that it takes it's limitation and spits in it's face and the fact that it takes a genre that has used to death but gives us one of the best damn presentations I've ever seen is why it's ranked very high on my list. Baccano is a mix of many genres. It mixes alchemy with the mafia, train robbery with horror and comedy with action. It's 13 episodes long as well, and there is also a 3 episode long OVA, so it's not so limited on time. That said though, Baccano was a surpringsly fast paced series, and the ending of each episode pretty much always ended on a cliffhanger, and it always worked well. There is not one single dull moment in it either. Since it is non-sequential, it just rules out the boring parts (if there are any...) and mixes them with awesome parts. Baccano remains at the same pace throughout, which happens to be one damn good pace. For now I'll leave Baccano at 5 and Sword of the Stranger at 4, but each one is as good as the other. Originally Posted by lNaughtynemo
I never wait to put anything in my top 10. If it has my attention, if I think it's good, then it's in there. Everything I've done that with hasn't dropped from my list in a hurry either, they're there to stay. I know a good anime when I see one. :8 Even though Gintama is the meaning of life, I'd say forget that for now and watch Baccano. I wanna just hype it and and prasie it but I don't want to rasie your expectations to amazing heights. Originally Posted by LoveToStack
It could not be better though. Also, it's probably best to watch in one sitting, of over the period of a few days.
Last edited by Neversoft; 03-02-2009 at 07:14 PM.
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I heart bleach and naruto
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Where would you be without me? Originally Posted by lNaughtynemo
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Originally Posted by lNaughtynemo
Huh? :S Originally Posted by lNaughtyNemo
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Double post much Chirs?
Anyway,
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya - It's awesome
TTGL - GIGAAA DRILLL BREAKKERRRRRRRRRRR. Nuff said.
Code Geass R1+2- Because LELOUCH DIED FOR YOUR SINS.
Bleach- Because I do.
Toradora- Because I am so into romantic comedies.
But my real list includes Junjou Romantica at the top, both seasons and knocks Bleach off instead of Toradora!
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Yes, but the meh is still good. Its just meh compared to the rest of the story Originally Posted by Neversoft
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I was adding more information in accordance with Rule A12. Originally Posted by Niall!
Meh cannot be good. Meh is just... meh. Originally Posted by lNaughtynemo
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