The Best Gangster Anime You Probably Never Heard Of
Italian mobster stories are not among the most common or most popular when it comes to anime, with most stories sticking to fairly normal storylines. For those seeking out anime about more realistic, down-to-Earth stories it seems as though the options come few and far between.
The majority of the popular shows in any given season come with fantastical worlds that, while often interesting and certainly don't make for bad shows, can sometimes not quite scratch a viewer's itch.91 Days is an anime that immediately stands out for the Italian mafia at its focus, America-based story, and an overall feeling that it would find itself much more at home with the likes of Martin Scorsese’s films. This doesn’t mean that these elements don’t work, however, as they work far better than one might think.
The Prettiest Anime You Probably Never Have Heard Of
91 Days is an anime set at the end of the prohibition era in America, where Italian mafiosos saw their rise to power selling illegal hooch. Years after witnessing his father’s murder at the hands of the mafia, Angelo Lagusa receives a mysterious letter from a friend of his father’s saying that it’s time to return to his hometown and exact his revenge. Hiding under the name Avilio Bruno, Angelo works his way up the ranks of the Venetti clan and edges ever closer to his vengeance.
An original anime by Shuka animation studio, 91 Days was released in 2016 on Crunchyroll. With 12 episodes and one OVA, this shorter series found mostly positive reviews with most who had seen it identifying it as something definitely worth seeing. Years later, it still stands out as a unique story to anime for many elements that perfectly come together to form this mafia story.
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