I've been watching a new anime series as of late. Durarara!!, based on a series of light novels by Ryohgo Narita, the same writer as Baccano!. I'm guessing his next series will be called Manamana!!!. Nah, I kid.
Anyway, Baccano! was sort of the Pulp Fiction of anime. It revolved around a diverse group of characters, gangsters, thieves, alchemists and others, who were all searching for something, or who just get caught up in the craziness around them. The name was appropriate considering that it's Italian for "ruckus" or "noise." I'm not sure what Durarara!! is so far. It seems to sort of be about urban legends. One narrative device that is used is internet chat rooms that are used to spread rumors. Though, there is some truth to the strange things happening in Ikebukuro.
One thing that I can say that Narita excels at it creating a large cast of well developed characters. This is shown greatly in Durarara!!. From the headless motorcycle phantom, the psychotic super strong bartender to the giant black russian sushi shop owner, all of the characters are diverse and interesting. I still have about another 20 episodes to watch before I give my final conclusion on this series, but I'll let you know.
Oh, one other thing it has in common with Baccano!, they both have awesome theme songs.
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