Baccano!

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Aboard the 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. Soon after, one among them begins to devour his companions. Realizing the danger posed by staying together, they scatter across the globe.

Centuries later in 1930's America, a certain federal investigator tries his best to combat the rise of organized crime during Prohibition, send a particularly infuriating terrorist to Alcatraz, and catch an outrageous thief duo. Meanwhile, the transcontinental train, the Flying Pussyfoot, begins its trail of blood across the country.

In 2002, a small group of the original Advenna Avis alchemists are on a journey to find the rest of their fellow immortals. However, there is one companion they did not expect to meet again.

Seemingly unrelated events, from a sleepy Italian city in the early 1700's to a modern luxury cruise ship traveling across the Pacific, reveal themselves to be far more connected than anyone could imagine...

(Source: Wikipedia, MAL Rewrite) Baccano! won the Dengeki Novel Gold Prize in 2002. Two drama CDs were released; the first was 1931 The Grand Punk Railroad, a retelling of the second and third novels, released on March 31, 2006. The second was Firo Prochainezo witnesses the 53rd death of Pietro Gonzalez released on October 24, 2007.

The series was published in English by Yen Press under the Yen On imprint in hardcover format from May 24, 2016, to May 23, 2023.

Associated Names

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Japanese: バッカーノ!
English: Baccano!

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  • Maiza Avaro (マイザー・アヴァーロ)

    Avaro Maiza

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    Bookkeeper of the Martillo family and one of the Advena Avis immortals. His younger brother, Gretto, was one of the first to be "devoured" for knowledge of the elixirs recipe.In the 1970s, he leaves his post as bookkeeper to Firo and along with Czes begin...

  • Huey Laforet (ヒューイ・ラフォレット)

    Laforet Huey

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    One of Advena Avis immortals. Aside from Elmer, Huey sees everyone, including his own children, as possible test subjects for his experiments.Huey has many groups, of both humans and non-humans (his homunculi), working under him, like the Lemures and the ...

  • Czesław Meyer (チェスワフ・メイエル)

    Meyer Czesław

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    The youngest Advenna Avis immortal. His guardian, Fermet, tortured him to test the limits of immortality. Czesław manages to devour Fermet, ending his suffering. Unfortunately, he learns from Fermets memories that he was simply being tortured for Fermets ...

  • Firo Prochainezo (フィーロ・プロシェンツォ)

    Prochainezo Firo

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    Classification: Immortal humanGender: MaleAge: 18 (1930) ; 90 (2002)Height: 169 cmEye Color: AmberHair Color: BrownOne of the youngest members of the Martillo family and is a skilled fighter. He was orphaned at the age of ten and picked up by the head of ...

  • Jacuzzi Splot (ジャグジー・スプロット)

    Splot Jacuzzi

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    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 ...

  • Claire Stanfield (クレア・スタンフィールド)

    Stanfield Claire

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    The youngest train conductor for the Flying Pussy Foot, he tells Miria and Isaac the story of the dreaded "Rail-Tracer," a story about a brutish beast that causes passengers in a train to disappear one by one. He also seems to be the only one who knows ho...