Senin, 12 Oktober 2009
BACCANO!
"Baccano", which Narita translates as "stupid commotion", is Italian for "ruckus". Each of the stories in the series involves several unrelated plots intersecting and crossing each other as events spiral further and further out of control. Immortal alchemists, mafia operated speakeasies, and many other elements of pulp fiction mashed together for a world straight out of the movies.
And The Story is Start!
Aboard the ship 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, and grants the summoner Maiza Avaro the formula of the elixir. Maiza and most of the alchemists decide that no one else must become immortal; only Szilard Quates opposes. The next night, the alchemists begin to disappear, devoured by Szilard. Realizing the threat posed by staying together, they scatter across the globe.
In New York City during 1930, Szilard succeeds in recreating the elixir, only to have it stolen by gangster Dallas Genoard. The elixir is passed around the city by Dallas, the three mafiosi Gandor brothers and the two eccentric thieves Isaac Dian and Miria Harvent. Szilard makes Dallas an incomplete immortal (meaning he still ages) to retrieve the elixir. However, the Gandor and Firo Prochainezo and his family, the Martillo, accidentally consume the elixir. Firo falls in love with Szilard's homunculus Ennis and devours Szilard to save her. The Gandor cement Dallas to a barrel at the bottom of the Hudson River to punish him for killing Gandor members.
In late 1931, the Gandor fight the Runorata family for control of the same area. In an attempt to resolve the situation, Luck Gandor asks Claire Stanfield, the legendary assassin, to travel to New York. Claire agrees to and boards the transcontinental train the Flying Pussyfoot, on which he works as a conductor. The train is hijacked by the Russo and Lemure gangs. Jacuzzi Splot, Nice Holystone and their gang attempt to protect the passengers while Claire assumes the identity of the Rail Tracer, a monster that eats train passengers, and slaughters the Russo and the Lemure. The train arrives in early 1932. Meanwhile, Eve Genoard searches for Dallas, putting her at odds with the Runorata, who want Dallas' immortality, and Luck, who is still angry over the deaths Dallas caused. Luck finally tells Eve where Dallas is, and with Claire's help, they end the turf war. Dallas disappears shortly after the barrel is pulled out of the water.
In 1933, Jacuzzi's operations begin to encroach on Gandor and Martillo turf. Representatives from both groups converge on Eve's home, where his gang is staying. At the same time, a mysterious group working for Huey Laforet arrives to enlist Jacuzzi's help; they have kidnapped Dallas to prove that immortality is possible, and convince Jacuzzi to join them.
The Main Char:
Isaac Dian (Aizakku Dian)
Voiced by: Masaya Onosaka (Japanese), J. Michael Tatum (English)
Isaac is an idiot thief who owes his success to the insanity of his crimes (i.e. stealing non-valuable items such as chocolate, or breaking into a watch shop to "steal time") and the garish costumes he habitually wears, leading witnesses to assume that he is a performer of sorts rather than a thief. He is in love with his partner-in-crime, Miria. He becomes immortal in 1930, after drinking the immortality liquor. He is caught in 1934, on his own, and sent to Alcatraz. He is later released in the same year.
Miria Harvent (Miria Hāvento)
Voiced by: Sayaka Aoki (Japanese), Caitlin Glass (English)
Another idiot thief, she is the partner and lover of Isaac Dian. Miria wholeheartedly believes and supports everything Isaac says, often even going so far as to mimic his body language. She also unintentionally becomes an immortal in 1930. Together they appear extremely stupid, whimsical and oblivious, but they have great affection for the people they meet—whom they always make a big impression on—and always believe the best of them.
Firo Prochainezo (Fīro Puroshentso)
Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Japanese), Todd Haberkorn (English)
Firo is a Camorra member who is an exceptionally skilled fighter. He falls in love with Ennis, later "eating" Szilard to save her from death. He is a good friend of the Gandors and Claire. Like a number of cast members, he becomes immortal in 1930, by drinking the liquor of immortality brewed by Barnes when the elixir is mistaken for a celebratory bottle of alcohol. In 1934 he is imprisoned in Alcatraz for hiding Ennis, who is witness of the mist wall bombing incident, from the FBI.
Maiza Avaro (Maizā Avāro)
Voiced by: Mitsuru Miyamoto (Japanese), Sean Hennigan (English)
A Camorra member and one of the original immortals. He was the alchemist who summoned the demon aboard the Advenna Avis, and in turn the only one given knowledge of the immortality elixir's recipe. His younger brother, Gretto, was one of the first to be "eaten" for knowledge of the elixir's recipe. Despite being a camorra member, he does not advocate violence, and is rather tenderhearted. Maiza perenially wears a kind expression. After Czeslaw returns on the Flying Pussyfoot, he travels the world in search of immortals, in order to bring them together again, as Szilard Quates is no longer a threat to them.
Keith Gandor (Kīsu Gandōru)
Keith is a mafia boss who perpetually scowls and remains silent throughout the series. He and his brothers all become immortal in 1930. He has a wife named Kate, who is a pianist for silent movies.
Berga Gandor (Beruga Gandōru)
Voiced by: Kenta Miyake (Japanese), Phil Parsons (English)
Berga is a very large and violent Mafia boss who enjoys softening up other thugs for Mr. Tick.
Luck Gandor (Rakku Gandōru)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese), Jason Liebrecht (English)
Luck Gandor and his two brothers lead the Gandor Family; he is almost always seen with a quaint smile. He is a good friend of Firo's, thus his family has a close relationship with the Martillo's because of this. Luck is professional, but in accordance with his profession, is merciless against those who do his "family" harm.
Szilard Quates (Serādo Kwētsu)
Voiced by: Kinryuu Arimoto (Japanese), R. Bruce Elliott (English)
An immortal alchemist who is seeking the recipe of the immortality elixir. The first among the alchemists on the Advenna Avis to gain immortality, he went on a killing spree soon after, "eating" many fellow alchemists, including Maiza's brother, thereby obtaining part of the elixir's recipe. Using this incomplete formula, Szilard developed a potion that created "quasi-immortals" capable of healing from any wound, but still susceptible to aging and being "eaten" by full Immortals. He created Ennis as a homunculus. Despite having the body of an old man, Szilard is exceptionally fast and strong, capable of defeating most opponents in physical combat. By the 1930s, Szilard has tracked down and "eaten"' eighteen of the original Advenna Avis immortals.
Ennis (Enisu)
Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi (Japanese), Brina Palencia (English)
Szilard's homunculus, although not his first creation. She was created as his subordinate, and is supposed to have no thoughts or emotion when executing his commands; recently, however, she has been gaining more human emotions, as well as independent thought. Eventually, she helps Firo by giving him the necessary knowledge to destroy Szilard. After seventy years of developing her newfound emotions, she marries Firo Prochainezo in 2002.
Claire Stanfield (Kurea Sutanfīrudo)
Voiced by: Masakazu Morita (Japanese), Jerry Jewell (English)
Claire was raised with the Gandor brothers, and as such, is a part of the family. Claire is now an assassin named Vino—Italian for "wine"—earning the name because of his predilection for mutilating the bodies of his victims beyond recognition, which usually leaves him covered in a thick layer of blood. A former trapeze artist, he now works undercover as a conductor on the Flying Pussyfoot, and later happily takes on the persona of the vengeful "Rail Tracer" monster. Claire is a thorough-going solipsist who believes that the world is a show put on for him, and that he has complete control over it. He proposes to Chane at their first meeting, and searches for her in Manhattan in 1932. He finds her after clearing his contract with the Gandor family, assassinating members of the Runorata family for them. Because Claire Stanfield is legally deceased, he purchases a new name, Felix Walken, from a retired assasin, nicknamed 'The Freelancer'.
Lua Klein (Rūa Kurain)
Voiced by: Eri Yasui (Japanese), Carrie Savage (English)
Ladd's lover and fiancée. She is fair-haired and beautiful, despite sporting a somewhat vacant (albeit serene) expression. She is completely devoted to Ladd and is likely a masochist, as she seems to take pleasure in his promise that he will be the one to kill her. She, along with Ladd are the only whitesuits to survive the Flying Pussyfoot incident.
Ladd Russo (Raddo Russo)
Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara (Japanese), Bryan Massey (English)
Ladd is a sadistic hitman for the Russo family. His love for acts of violence truly shows in the maniacal glee he exhibits while fighting or killing. He is exceptionally skilled in hand-to-hand combat—particularly boxing—and the use of firearms. Ladd is deeply in love with his fiancée, Lua, although he expresses it through a passionate promise to kill her someday. After the Flying Pussyfoot incident, is thrown into Alcatraz prison for murder of the many of the deceased onboard the Flying Pussyfoot, despite pleading not guilty, the murders being in self-defence. This is technically true, since only one civilian was killed, and was killed by Dune, one of Ladd's accomplices.
Chane Laforet (Shāne Raforetto)
Voiced by: Ryou Hirohashi (Japanese), Monica Rial (English)
Mute daughter of Huey Laforet and an excellent knife fighter. She joins her father's followers in holding the passengers of the Flying Pussyfoot hostage, despite claiming to disapprove of such acts. She can communicate telepathically with Huey, though it is unknown whether the ability is hers, his, or mutual. Chane is devoted to her father, believing him to be the only person to ever love her. She later tells Claire to find her in Manhattan, saying she would always be waiting. It is revealed that, when offered anything for keeping Huey's secrets, she asked him to take her voice so that she would never betray him, something Huey finds highly interesting. After the kindness of Jacuzzi and his gang, and Claire's continued professions of love, her world begins to open up past the one that just included herself and Huey.
Nice Holystone (Nīsu Hōrīsutōn)
Voiced by: Yu Kobayashi (Japanese), Colleen Clinkenbeard (English)
Explosive expert with a mellow disposition. Nice makes top-notch explosives, but lost her right eye and has extensive scarring on her body from an accident with her homemade explosives when she was a child. She and Jacuzzi are childhood friends, but the first time he ever kissed her was on board the Flying Pussyfoot.
Jacuzzi Splot (Jagujī Supurotto)
Voiced by: Daisuke Sakaguchi (Japanese), Joel McDonald (English)
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 danger, he will summon the strength to face his problems directly, even though he'll continue to cry. After a member of his gang was killed, Jacuzzi robbed a record number of neighborhood stores, clutching a machine gun as tears streamed down his face. On board the Flying Pussyfoot, he says that he cries so he doesn't have to when he needs to put a brave face on. He even exclaims that a portion of what he's cried counts towards Nice, so that she doesn't have to cry if something bad happens. Here he is actually telling Nice not to cry if he dies in his fight with the Rail Tracer, which he was ready to fend off with his life, if only to save the train's passengers. Jacuzzi went out and received his "sword tattoo" on his face when Nice was injured in an explosives accident,so that they would both be similarly marked.
Eve Genoard (Ibu Jenoādo)
Voiced by: Marina Inoue (Japanese), Jad Saxton (English)
Eve is the little sister of Dallas Genoard. Despite her quiet personality and aristocratic upbringing, Eve has very little fear of the New York streets, going directly against the mafia as she searches for her brother. Eve truly believes that Dallas has a kind heart. She also allows Isaac and Miria to steal the family fortune when others are fighting over it.
Dallas Genoard (Darasu Jenoādo)
Voiced by: Atsushi Imaruoka (Japanese), Ian Sinclair (English)
Dallas is a small-time thug and brother of Eve Genoard, whom he treasures above all. When one of his guys mentions Eve Dallas brutally threatens him to leave his little sister out of it. After Isaac and Miria steal his family's fortune, Dallas goes on a string of robberies with his friends, and getting mixed up with Szilard's plans. He and his group are later captured by Szilard, and made into quasi-immortals (they can't be killed, but they do age). Dallas goes looking for revenge with his newfound powers, but eventually gets captured by the Gandors, cemented in a steel barrel, and dropped to the bottom of the Hudson river. Eve later agrees to allow him to be dredged up and experimented on, believing it preferable to his spending the rest of his life drowning and reviving. When the Runorata family retrieve the trio from the river, Dallas and his friends are not in them, as the lemures have beaten them to it. The Lemures then use Dallas' immortality to try and convince Jacuzzi Splot's gang to join them, and free Huey Laforet. Alongside, Senator Manfred Beriam attempts to capture him, in order to discover the path to immortality.
Czeslaw Meyer (Chesuwafu Meieru)
Voiced by: Akemi Kanda (Japanese), Maxey Whitehead (English)
Czeslaw is a young boy who gained immortality aboard the Advenna Avis. It is revealed that his father figure or guardian - also one of the original immortals - had 'experimented' on the boy with extensive torture, claiming he was testing the limits of the immortality. But in actuality it was out of pure sadism. Czes manages to 'eat' his caretaker, ending the suffering and abuse. Realizing there was no love nor care, only deception, he becomes paranoid, and trusts no one, especially other immortals. Despite being around 230 years old in 1931, he remains a child, his body destined to never enter puberty.
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