A book or tv show is invariably told from the perspective of one hero. Everyone else is defined in context of the hero. However, real life is not like that. Everyone is the hero from their own perspective. Everyone is the main character in their own life. For every event there are as many explanations as there are people involved.
And thus we arrive at Baccano!: an anime without a main character. Rather, Baccano! is the intersection of several independent stories, each with their own characters. The heroes of one tale are simultaneously the footnotes in another. The results are amazing and hilarious.
Baccano! itself is quite an unusual set-up. Set simultaneously in 1930, 1931 and 1932, the plot advances multiple stories at once, and somehow managing to weave a coherent whole. the characters include innocent heiresses, immortal alchemists, mafia executives, young punks, inept thieves and psychotic murderers.
Ultimately the sheer complexity of the plot makes Baccano! quite difficult to describe.
Depending on one's perspective the only possible downside of Baccano! is that it is infrequently quite gory.
Overall 10/10!
Has anyone else seen it?