History Headscratchers / Baccano

* I think it takes a really long time to distill it properly. Remember Szilard also seemed to know the product was done before Barnes told anyone. Presumably, it takes twenty years, and that's why he came back at that point. They weren't really willing to wait another twenty
years.

* I think it takes a really long time to distill it properly. Remember Szilard also seemed to know the product was done before Barnes told anyone. Presumably, it takes twenty years, and that's why he came back at that point. They weren't really willing to wait another twenty years.

The wine-switching trick as described in the light novel is preposterous. Firo supposedly switches the contents of the finished product bottles with two bottles of wine he happens to have on him (which didn't encumber him at all in his fight with Dallas and his gang), in punishment for the old man's anticipated rudeness? This makes no sense at all and is out of character for Firo.
* The anime fixes this by rearranging events so it is Isaac and Miria who end up with the wine and share it with their new-found friends.

* This is a plot hole in the anime version only. It motivates Gustavo to search for Dallas and kidnap Eve, replacing a sub-plot from the light novel.
* It had to be someone else pretending to be Dallas, communicating without revealing his face. It could be one of the Gandors, pretending Dallas was still in circulation to cover their tracks.
* Most likely, Don Bartolo Runorata made up the story that Dallas fingered Gustavo. The last episode establishes Runorata and Senator Berium were in alliance in order to study immortality. Gustavo was tracking down Dallas for Old Man Runorata without even realizing it.

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Why the hell does Claire have so many fangirls? HE'S INSANE!!!
* Maybe his fangirls are insane like he is.
* No, a lot of people like Claire and they're completely normal.
* Maybe all of his fangirls dig psychos.
* One could, in a way, separate Claire and Vino (and even [[spoiler: the Rail Tracer,]] if you felt like it) into different personalities. In the last three episodes, Claire is shown to be rather adorkably sweet, in a slightly off-the-wall manner. Thus, one could be absolutely terrified of Vino [[spoiler: and the Rail Tracer]] without being afraid of Claire.

* One could, in a way, separate Claire and Vino (and even [[spoiler: the Rail Tracer,]] if you felt like it) into different personalities. In the last three episodes, Claire is shown to be rather [[Adorkable sweet, in a slightly off-the-wall manner]]. Thus, one could be absolutely terrified of Vino [[spoiler: and the Rail Tracer]] without being afraid of Claire.

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* Most likely, Old Man Bartolo made up the story that Dallas fingered Gustavo. The last episode establishes Bartolo and Senator Berium were in alliance in order to study immortality. Gustavo was tracking down Dallas for Bartolo without even realizing it.

In the first episode, there's a short scene where Adele cuts Isaac's ear with a spear, and you can see Maria and other novel-only characters in the background. This is the only scene shown that isn't later expanded upon or explained in any way, and upon rewatching the series, it seems really random. Was that storyline originally planned to be part of the anime?

** It seems like only things that cause cell damage or wounds incite the healing factor, so it's entirely possible to make non-injury related modifications. In the light novels, for an example, there's an immortal who became a drug addict and still hasn't recovered even decades after being admitted to the hospital.