Baccano! (Japanese: バッカーノ!, Hepburn: Baccano!, Italian for "ruckus", Italian pronunciation: [bakˈkaːno]) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. The series, often told from multiple points of view, is mostly set within a fictional United States during various time periods, most notably the Prohibition era. It focuses on various people, including alchemists, thieves, thugs, Mafiosi and Camorristi, who are unconnected to one another. After an immortality elixir is recreated in 1930 Manhattan, the characters begin to cross paths, setting off events that spiral further and further out of control.
The first novel was released in February 2003 under ASCII Media Works' (formerly MediaWorks) Dengeki Bunko imprint, and as of March 2013, twenty novels have been released. The novels were adapted into a sixteen episode anime television series directed by Takahiro Omori and produced by Brain's Base and Aniplex. The first thirteen episodes were aired on WOWOW from July 26, 2007, to November 1, 2007; the final three were released direct-to-DVD. The series was also adapted into a two-volume manga, an adventure video game for the Nintendo DS and two drama CDs. An additional novel was released with the first drama CD and two gaiden novels were released in parts with the DVDs of the anime adaption.
Itsumo yori sukoshi toomawari shite aruita kaerimichi
Natsukashii fuyu no nioi ni futoashi ga tomaru
Osanai koro kokoro ni ukabe teta yume
Kanaeta kazu dake yubiori kaunto shite mo
Shiroi tame iki...
Kigatsukeba hoshin to jounetsu no hazama
Utsurou kisetsu ni yudaneru hodo
Kasumu ano koro omoiegaita mirai
"Demo, korede ii" tte kokoro ga iu
Miraizu wo nazoru kawari ni
Te ni shita ima wo daite
Susunde de yuku dake I SEE ME
Nakushita mono, tsukanda mono
Kakenuketa hibi wo
Asu e tsumuide yuku
Kono nigami ga watashi no michishirube
Shingou machi de futo omoikaeshita kotoba wa
Watashirashi-sa o mamoru katedatta no ka naa
Kasena no ka naa
Kotae nado imi no nai kotoba asobi
Demo toikakete sagashite ashiato nokosu
Hie kitta te nigirishimete
"Demo, korede ii" tte kokoro ga iu
Miraizu wo nazoru kawari ni
Te ni shita ima wo daite
Susunde de yuku dake I SEE ME
Nakushita mono, tsukanda mono
Kakenuketa hibi wo
Asu e tsumuide yuku
Kono nigami ga watashi no michishirube
Furui yume ni se wo mukete hitomi tojirunara
Watashi, hontou ni kanaetakatta no?
Natsukashii itami ga kono mune no naka de uzuita toshite mo
Obutsukanai hibi no +wake ni wa dekinai
(I will never can let go, let it go, let it go)
Keep on keepin' on I'll keep it on
Tooi fuukei ni
I SEE ME... I SEE ME
"Demo, korede ii" tte kokoro ga iu
Miraizu wo nazoru kawari ni
Te ni shita ima wo daite
Susunde de yuku dake I SEE ME
Nakushita mono, tsukanda mono
Kakenuketa hibi wo
Asu e tsumuide yuku