List of Baccano! light novels explained

Baccano! is a light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Katsumi Enami. The series, often told from multiple points of view, follows many loosely connected people brought together by immortality. The events are mostly set within a fictional United States during various time periods, most notably the Prohibition-era.

Originally, Narita entered the first novel into ASCII Media Works' ninth Dengeki Novel Prize in 2002 and the novel won the Gold Prize, placing third.^[1] The first novel was released in February 2003 under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint,^[2] and as of August 2016, twenty-two novels have been released.^[3] In addition, one novel accompanied the first drama CD, released on March 31, 2006,^{[4] [5]} and two gaiden novels were released in parts with DVDs of the anime adaption, released from October 24, 2007 to May 28, 2008.^[6] Daewon C.I. licensed the Korean-language release of the series in South Korea and releases the novels under their Newtype Novels imprint.^[7] A Chinese-language release in Taiwan and Hong Kong is licensed by the Taiwan branch of Kadokawa Media.^[8] It was announced at the 2015 Anime Expo that Yen Press will start publishing the Baccano! novels in English in 2016.^[9] The English edition of the first volume, The Rolling Bootlegs, was published in May 2016.

The novels have been adapted into an anime series, directed by Takahiro Omori,^[10] two drama CDs,^{[4] [11]} a video game^[12] and 3 separate manga.^[13]

Volume list

Additional novels

• 1931? The Grand Punk Railroad, released March 31, 2003 with the 1931 The Grand Punk Railroad drama CD.^{[4] [5]} Later expanded into 1931 Another Junk Railroad: Special Express.
• 193X A man in the killer, released in five parts from October 24, 2007 to February 27, 2008 with DVDs 1 to 5.^[6] Later expanded into 1932 Summer: Man in the Killer.
• 193X The Time Of the Oasis, released in three parts March 26, 2008 to May 28, 2008 with DVDs 6 to 8.^[6] Later expanded into 1931 Winter: The Time of the Oasis.

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://archive.asciimw.jp/award/taisyo/09/. ja:第9回 電撃ゲーム3大賞. ASCII Media Works. Japanese. October 14, 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090218232913/http://archive.asciimw.jp/award/taisyo/09. February 18, 2009.
2. Web site: バッカーノ！ The Rolling Bootlegs. Dengeki Bunko. Japanese. March 31, 2022.
3. Web site: Official Baccano! site - Release Book. baccano.jp. Japanese. October 14, 2009.
4. Web site: 『バッカーノ！ 1931 鈍行編・特急編 The Grand Punk Railroad 』ドラマCD. MediaWorks. Japanese. October 14, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20060510055617/http://www.dengekiya.com/ditails.asp?prdid=T0522811. May 10, 2006.
5. Web site: ドラマCD バッカーノ! 1931 The Grand Punk Railroad 鈍行編・特急編 . suruga-ya.jp . Japanese . October 23, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080616003720/http://www.suruga-ya.jp/database/120029976001.html . June 16, 2008 . dead .
6. Web site: Official Baccano! site - Release DVD. baccano.jp. Japanese. October 14, 2009.
7. Web site: 바카노! 1 The Rolling Bootlegs. Daewon C.I.. Korean. February 27, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110722140225/http://www.dwci.co.kr/newtype/02newtype01_write.asp?p=1&seq=13236. July 22, 2011. dead.
8. Web site: BACCANO！ 大騷動！The Rolling Bootlegs – 成田良悟. Kadokawa Media. Chinese. February 27, 2010. February 11, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100211015716/http://www.kadokawa.com.tw/details.asp?ID=2965. dead.
9. Web site: Yen Press Announces New Manga and Light Novel Plans at Anime Expo.
10. Web site: 裏話が満載!? TVアニメ「おお振り」＆「バッカーノ！」記者発表会 in TAF2007. March 23, 2007. ASCII Media Works. Japanese. October 14, 2009.
11. Web site: Official Baccano! site - Release CD. baccano.jp. Japanese. October 14, 2009.
12. Web site: Official Baccano! site - Release Game. baccano.jp. Japanese. October 14, 2009.
13. Web site: Official Baccano! site - Release Comic. baccano.jp. Japanese. December 23, 2009.