Capture Baccano!, Vol. 4: 1932 Drug The Dominos (Baccano!, #4) Authored By Ryohgo Narita Shown As Script
think this is probably my favorite book out of the entire Baccano series so far, Once again, another great read from Ryohgo Narita, This one slowed the action down a bit from the Grand Punk Railroad but had some great character interactions,
Luck continues to be one of my favorites from the mafia characters! 意外与巧合的要素不是很多总体来说并没有TV版好 Genialne, genialne i jeszcze raz genialne, Uwielbiam twórczość Ryohgo Nairy styl pisania, fabułę i bohaterów, których kreuje, Autor zaskakuje, śmieszy i rozwija różne postaci, Pokazuje nam okrutny świat, w których mimo wszystko jest jeszcze miejsce na honor, miłość, przyjaźń itd, Bohaterowie potrafią być okrutni, ale nadal pozostaje przy nich reszta godności, szacunku wobec drugiego człowieka i w tej części rodzina Gandorów jednoznacznie udowodniła, że pomimo całego zła wciąż istnieje dobro.
Naprawdę cudowny tytuł, cudowny tom : One of my favorite Baccano! books, I dont need to say anything more My ratings for this series will probably all be totally random betweenanddepending on my mood.
Did I enjoy this more than books
Not really sure, but as opposed to the previous ones, I wanted to rate thissomehow.
It really does depend on my mood most of the time,
"Long story short, those guys aren't cut out to be mafia bosses, That's the straightup truth. "
It keeps going with the same overall atmosphere of the previous books, both because it's the same universe of course, but also because it's a similar structure.
One that never fails to entertain me,
It has a whole "this is going somewhere, not really sure where, but I know that eventually it will reach a conclusion based on all of these puzzle pieces" vibe to it.
In this case in particular, it's the whole Ouroboros feeling, with how everyone's chasing someone else, . .
Before I started it, I thought I was done with whatever I saw in the anime well except with the scene with Isaac and Miria in american indians costumes, if you've seen it, you know what I'm talking about, but I was pleaseantly surprised to realize more of it was included in the anime.
And now that I think about it, yes, the domino in the title should have been a clue, Again, if you've seen the OAVs, you know,
Anyway. We're back in New York, in Prohibition era, with our mafia gangs, so it's more of the same blood as the first book than the Flying Pussyfoot books.
In terms of cast this time, I found the information brokerage to bring a new dynamic to the story, And let's be real, they're the ones who actually drove the story where it went, But the ones I really appreciated seeing more where the Gandors I think,
Just gonna say that the one scene where the Gandors are discussing what to do with Edith not gonna say anymore so as not to spoil is hilarious.
At least, for me it is,
If anything, I'd say that this one is more about the human side of the characters than any of the very few previous books.
Also, as usual, you can probably read this as a standalone, but it's much better if you've read the previous ones because of events mentioned in it but also because some scenes about certain characters make more sense.
And they end up being funnier too, It should be said first and foremost that I adore this series, So if that is all you need as far as the question on if you should read this volume of Baccano!, then read no further and go pick up this installment.
I use the word installment because I don't even view these books as separate stories, Which works since Drug amp Dominoes starts practically at the same time that The Grand Punk Railroad: Express wraps up, Baccano! is just one long, crazy story filled with coincidences and over the top characters that his been chopped up into different sections that just happen to be in book form.
I am a huge fan of the anime and Drug and Dominoes is where the books starts to depart from the story that was covered there.
The notintheanime characters introduced in this volume are Roy: the drug addict, Edith: the lady love of Roy, Begg: the sad immortal chemist, Kate: the wife of Keith Gandor and a unnamed dual katana wielding Mexican girl in a mariachi costume.
For me the stand out among them is Kate, I was shocked at what a subtle, powerful affect her character would have on me as a reader, Her explanation as to why a normal woman like her loves or would even be interested in a dangerous man like Keith really resonated with me.
Her back story shows that Narita really did his homework when it came to the finer details of's America, I hope we see more of her and Keith in future volumes,
Now out off all of the characters introduced in the anime, I'd have to say that Eve Genoard had the biggest changes to the anime adaptation.
I always felt she was more of a supporting character just used to tell the questionable end of Dallas' story, However, what I see of her in this story changes my mind, She is a strong character who is able to shed off her demure demeanor when push comes to shove, While I still think she is naive, I now know that beneath that naivety is noble bravery,
Special character shout outs go to Vino and Luck Gandor, Vino is of course always fun to watch or read and he is by far my favorite character, Luck really surprised me in this story with how kindly he treated Eve and his fight with Gustavo had me on the edge of my seat the entire time.
I didn't think it possible, but I enjoy Luck even more that I did prior to reading Drug and Dominoes, Which, by the way. was a lot.
All in all: this was a very enjoyable, quick read, I am excitedly looking forward to what happens next on Baccano! This is the volume where the story gets different from that in the anime adation.
In the Lightnovel the attack on the Daily Days was much more longer and complex and also involved more characters, . . The anime made it appear as if that attack played before the Flying Pussifoot incident but that apparently wasn't the case,
The new characters
introduced include Eve Genoard who bored the crap out of me in the anime but I liked her a bit more in the novel.
. . she still has that whiny lawful good attitude and I don't understand what she likes so much about her useless brother,
Another new character introduced is a Mexican assassin fighting with two katanas, I thought of her as quite loud and annoying at the beginning but she turned out to be funny and now we finally have a sword fighting Baccano characters, yeah!
Another new character is Henry, who works for the Daily Days and used his information broker knowledge to try to make things more chaotic and violent sounds quite familiar for Narita readers, riiight
Well, he tried because boss ass bitch assassin Claire entered the stage and taught him a lesson
In that case, let's go catch a night train.
Find out what the guys who got killed were feeling through an inpersona simulation, Get a good, solid feel for power You can pay in terror
Claire has absolutly zero chill and you know what else gets a good, solid feel for power Chanés underwear in their wedding night Went into this expecting it to be a standalone, but it starts a bit before the events of volumesand.
The cool thing is the characters we met back then arrive in the train midway through this one,
Ryohgo Narita is hands down my favourite LN author, This volume focuses a bit more on Gangster organisations in New York, Drug trade and information traffic, And all that with the traditional back and forth between points of view and timelines, Awesome series! Exceptional Part of this story was animated so it feels familiar for those whove seen it, But it also feels fresh because not everything was, We mostly deal with the aftereffects of the previous books, as actions do have consequences in this crazy world, I have to admit, its not at the same level as the previous books, Still a very fun romp though,
One of the reasons why Baccano is so great because every character, even a side character, feels like the hero of their own story.
Eve in particular feels like the hero of this story, And she does get portrayed better here than in the anime in my opinion, as shes simply given more time to establish herself, Though, she isnt exactly the star of this story, This book is the last I believe that is covered by the anime, though with some key differences,
In a way, I think this might be why I've enjoyed it most of the Baccano! volumes so far, I was aware enough of how things might go, but didn't know everything, and so spent less of my time reading "waiting for the good bits" as it were, so enjoyed everything that much more.
Of course, this volume proves to be as chaotic as ever with both characters from previous volumes, and new faces, all mixing together.
there are a number of crossing plot threads, involving gangturf wars, drugs and Eve looking for her lost brother, Another strength of this volume is how all these stories build up to one converging point, which acts as a great finale, I wanted to like the Baccano! series, The concept seems great. But if you look at my history I find them just soso, Not bad, just not great, This one is no different for me, There are a few moments I rather like interspersed with sections that I would rather just skip, But I don't know where one of those good moments is going to be so I read it all,
For those of you who are bigger fans I believe I shall leave it to you, I need to spend my time reading things I enjoy more than things I can set down so easily, .