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Baccano is a one true example of an anime that breaks all stereotypes.It has no fanservice,a great interesting story and various intriguing characters.It is a truly unique anime in itself.
The story is set in the late 1930's in North America.The story follows a number of charcters and their lives,which basically revolve around the same thing.The place of the plot either takes the place on the contraversially-named train Flying-Pussyfoot or the city known as the base of large mafia families,Chicago.The lives of characters get intertwined accidentaly,or purposely,and the thing that connects them and which the whole story revolves around is the immortal elixir.
Baccano begins its story ... rather confusingly and slowly,the viewer might find himself in daze because of the large number of characters introduced in first few episodes,as well as the time flips between the plot happening on the train and the one happening a year earlier in Chicago.However,the show comepnsates for its lack of clarity after the few episodes with its various types of interesting characters and their clash of diffirent motives ,as well as tragic back stories.Every character gets their own spotlight and a chance to tell their story,and as the story proceeds it becomes absorbing and leaves you wanting to know more about them.The diversity of characters makes the story,which is intersting for itself given its odd unstereotyical setting ,all the more enjoyable.It can range from bubbly euophoric robbers to witty bloodshedding psychopaths.The only thing that I could against it,are a lot of unnecessary inserted charcters ,which contribute close to nothing to the story and take the space up for the main charcters,which there are MANY,so that there isn't enough screen time for everyone.The one good example of it is the supposedly main character Firo Prochainezo,it makes it real shame for a character like him to show up so rarely.However,all these mistakes don't make Baccano a less enjoyable show,although at the same time ti isn't something I could completely overlook.
Now,what makes this show truly amazing,besides alll the little faults,is the capability of the makers to merge the detective aspect with the supernatural elements and make it fit so smoothly.After reading the synopsys,some may think how the storyline sounds absurd,but actually it makes it more amusing and adds to the complexety of the story.Also,the comedic and light-hearted moments of the show mix perfectly wiht the serious and dark aspect.
However,I wouldn't call this show only amusing,being introduced to a number of diffirent back stories,which takes us deeper behind the motives of characters thus showing us the emotional side of Baccano,beside all the blood-shed and violence it is inundated with.It makes Baccano a truly mind-boggling,exhilirating show that leaves the viewer in awe.
The music of the show is as show itself unique and fits perfectly,though it is not a masterpiece itself,but the imoprtant thing is it contributes to the atmosphere of it.
I have to mention ,having watched Baccano dubbed,I whole-heartedly recommend it to everyone,since it contributes to a very Chicago-esque feeling and gives a new look to the characters with the unique Chicago accent they use.Also,it is one of the rare good dubs out there.
In the end,because of the confusion the first few episodes make,it can leave the viewer without the will to continue.However,this show develops into something so marvelous,that it counterweights the lack of a good introduction.I would also recommend,watching the Baccano specials ,which are a direct contunation of the show and are in my opnion even better,and who loved this show,will love them just as much.

When I first started watching School Days,I was a aware of its reputation,being such a contraversial anime,I decided to give it a try and it has certainly lived up to its name.
On first sight,School Days seems like and average Romance,School,Slice of life anime.However,after a few episodes in,I realized it is everything,but average.

The story starts with an average japanese guy,Itou Makoto, who frequently rides the metro to school and has recently caught an eye for a girl in the metro Katsura Kotonoha ,to wich he has taken the liking of.The guy being shy and inexpiernced couldn't gather any confidence to confess to the girl.On the other ... hand,in his new class he meets a girl,Saionji Sekai who sits beside him and befriends her.Sekai then finds out Itou has started fancying Kotonoha and so decides to help him gather confidence to ask her out.

Now,Everyone keeps calling this anime either an utter disaster or a psychological materpiece.I,on the other hand,don't think that either is true.
One thing that I can definatley conclude is that the anime is certainly something new and unexpected,as well as surprising.What is odd inthis anime is that it tangles with a contraversial idea of cheating.Some aspects in it could definately be considered realistic.Through the main character in practically represents everything that shouldn't be done in relationships.And although,some people may be in dissmay,calling him immadiately a jerk,having thought a bit about,I have realized not only are there guys like that,but in this time of increasing insolence in sexual acts and decreasing values of relationships,this anime could just be the right thing for opening eyes to people if only looked at in the right way.The characters in the anime do develop,but in a negative way.While the main character develops from a shy unexperienced guy to a lust-craving,sexuall addict and playboy,the girl he first starts dating becomes an obssesingly,attached ignorant girlfriend.As the episodes keep progressing their personality traits keep getting worse and worse,so basically there is no positive character in the story.They all keep lying,cheating,obsessing,lusting ,all of the seven great sins depicted in each person,only in a diffirent way.It's a donwnward spiral of innocent kids who believe that maturity is being in a relationships and engaging in various sexual acts and being badly influenced.It's a sad thing that this could be transeferd onto the real world and it's clear that this becomes worryingly frequent as time progresses and children keep entering puberty earlier ,so they keep DOING mature things without their mind keeping up and results in a series of consequences and that is what this anime is trying to present or maybe it is consequence itself of a growing deviation and regression in our society?
The very title 'School Days' opposed to the story of the anime clearly states the changes in our societys' perspective towards what School days should really be like.But maybe I'm delving into psychology a bit too much.
It woudl be fair to say that watching this anime was a bit amusing for me,as it was something diffirent,but at the same time I was often frustrated because of various things,such as poor dialogues,annyoing music,shallow and ignorant characters or sometimes over dramatized situations which can sometimes make an american-like soap opera feel ,only in form of a japanese anime.
Overall,I can't call this anime neither good nor bad,but bearing in mind it hasn't exceeded in any of the categories such as art,story,character or sound it is bound to get a low mark.However,I would recommend people to watch either way,it might not be a true quality or completely enjoyable,but it offers a diffirent perspective on things and can be thought provoking,which is why some people my call it psychological,although in the essence it is not that.It can make us question the values we bear nowadays.