Comments from Ryohgo Narita on the final volume of the Baccano! manga

Comments from the original author, Narita Ryohgo

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Mr. Fujimoto’s Baccano! manga was one new discovery after another for me.

Even as I supervised the new part of the story, I discovered new faces of the characters I myself had written novels about. And when the story was reborn in the visual format of a manga, I saw new potential for the world of Baccano!, different from what even the anime presented.

My original Baccano! story was originally pretty bland, but Enami Katsumi’s visuals first brought light and shadow into it. Then the anime brought movement and sound, and the enthusiastic performances of the cast brought “sound and passion” to the series. Baccano! has been fortunate enough to receive other adaptations as well, such as Dengeki’s comic version and drama CDs, but in Mr. Fujimoto’s manga version, the unique scent of the Prohibition Age (though of course I’ve never really smelled it myself) is expressed so clearly, and I felt like the world of Baccano! expanded once more.

The anime is over, and the novels are beginning to wrap up as well, so I am immeasurably grateful that I got to see Baccano! reborn in a new form like this. I have nothing but gratitude for Mr. Fujimoto and everyone at Young Gangan’s editorial department.

I hope that readers of the novels have discovered a new side of Baccano!, and that those who first encountered the series through Mr. Fujimoto’s manga will enjoy the novels and the anime, and that you will all continue to enjoy the world of Baccano!

To everyone who has accompanied me on this journey—Mr. Fujimoto, Shimizu and everyone else at Young Gangan’s editorial department, and of course all of the readers—thank you so much!! I hope we meet again!