BACCANO!

is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryogo Narita, with illustrations by Katsumi Enami. The series began publication on February 10, 2003 by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko publishing imprint.

The series won a Gold Award in the 9th Dengeki Novel Prize.

The Series has been licensed for an english release by Yen Press under their Yen On imprint.

Synopsis
During the early 1930s in Chicago, the transcontinental train, Flying Pussyfoot, is starting its legendary journey that will leave a trail of blood all over the country. At the same time in New York, the ambitious scientist Szilard and his unwilling aide Ennis are looking for missing bottles of the immortality elixir. In addition, a war between the mafia groups is getting worse. On board the Advena Avis, in 1711, alchemists are about to learn the price of immortality.

Baccano! follows several events that initially seem unrelated, both in time and place, but are part of a much bigger story—one of alchemy, survival, and immortality. Merging these events together are the kindhearted would-be thieves, Isaac and Miria, connecting various people, all of them with their own hidden ambitions and agendas, and creating lifelong bonds and consequences for everyone involved.

Characters

 * Firo Prochainezo
 * Ennis
 * Jacuzzi Splot
 * Isaac Dian
 * Miria Harvent
 * Ladd Russo
 * Czeslaw Meyer
 * Luck Gandor
 * Claire Stanfield
 * Chane Laforet
 * Szilard Quates
 * Eve Genoard
 * Nice Holystone
 * Huey Laforet
 * Rachel
 * Dallas Genoard
 * Ronny Schiatto
 * Lua Klein
 * Maiza Avaro
 * Graham Specter
 * Elmer C. Albatross

Light Novel Volumes

 * A twenty-third and final volume of the light novel (BACCANO! 1935-E The Buss Messengers), was scheduled to release in November 2017 but was post-poned SEE MORE

BACCANO!: 1931 The Grand Punk Railroad
The first manga adaptation of the light novel. It adapts the 2nd and 3rd volume of the light novel, The Grand Punk Railroad. It features art by Shijin Ginyuu. It was serialised in Dengeki Comics Gao! and published under the Dengeki Comics Imprint.

BACCANO! (2015)
The second manga adaptation of the light novel. It adapts the 1st volume of the light novel, The Rolling Bootlegs. It features art by Shinta Fujimoto. It was serialised in Square Enix's Young Gangan Magazine and published under the Young Gangan Comics Imprint.

Anime
An anime adaptation of the first 4 volumes of the light novel. It aired for 13 episodes between July 27, 2007 and November 2, 2007.
 * see: BACCANO! (Anime)