May 13
the worst thing is i genuinely believe that if baccano were to get an actual full anime adaptation it would become the hottest shit in the world. i KNOW tumblr would love this. we would all hold hands and dance
seen from Sweden
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the worst thing is i genuinely believe that if baccano were to get an actual full anime adaptation it would become the hottest shit in the world. i KNOW tumblr would love this. we would all hold hands and dance
thoughts prayers? anything
also, my personal guide for which translation (official/fan translarion) to read for each baccano novel. credentials is i've experienced them both
1 (either) , 2&3 (fan), 4-5 (either), 6-7-8 (FAN), 9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17 (either), 18-19 (FAN), 20 (either), 21-22 (fan)
the best plot twist in baccano is realizing that post 1710 huey didn't snap/go crazy and has instead just been acting reaaal hard. world's first larper. like wow this is worse
the most fun part of baccano to me are the rules that narita sets for his characters and the conflicts that arise from each character having their own set of rules. ladd wants to kill people who are confident they won't die, and so when he's faced with czes (immortal) and claire (claire) it ticks him off. elmer is always lying, except when he explicitly states that he isn't lying, in which case we Know he's telling the truth. the way the reader's knowledge of these things is utilised is always so fun - like with the characters' speech patterns. you can tell who's speaking even if the identity of the character is purposefully hidden from you, like with ronny's "no matter" or nile's "i say this..." or begg's fast speech. all this combined with the rules of immortality makes for such Great moments which rely entirely on the reader's knowledge of how these characters and this world works. like the "my name is Le..." scene - it's all SO GOOD
obsessed with people's first impressions of elmer
my favourite thing about ironic light orchestra huey is how narita never tries to portray his dramatic, endlessly negative "everything is worthless!!!" worldview as anything other than ridiculous. not once are you made to think he's a cool kind of edgy because of it. it's always just Wow look at this loser. suffering the very real disease of being fourteen
same paragraph........1. which translator is just straight up lying to me 2. regardless - a moment of silence for everyone who has only ever known official english translation victor talbot