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Funimation gets license for Baccano! Fri, 25 Jul 2008

Ever continuing to announce new anime licenses, this time Funimation have revealed their acquisition of 2007's Baccano!, an action-packed, gangster-filled and stylish 16 episode TV series with a fractured narrative style that's often compared to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction. Funimation are streaming the entire first episode, subtitled, on their website right now (password is 'Flying Pussyfoot').

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