the anime adaptation of "baccano!" has received positive reviews. several critics from various websites have praised the series for its plot, characters, animation, musical score and its voice acting, especially the english dubbed version. for example, them anime reviews gave the entire series a score of 5 out of 5 stars, with reviewer bradley meek stating that the show was "a joy to watch" and despite the fact that "the series ends on an epilogue that feels a bit flat", it left him with "the best possible feeling: a mixture of contentment and a hunger to see more". he also praised the series for its animation which looked "great throughout, especially for a tv series" before summarizing the series as a "beautiful, confounding mess of chaos and delight".