Reddit reviews Baccano [Standard Edition] [Blu-ray]

/u/rookierach The streaming rights for Netflix, yes (though 'two' years rather than 'years'), but not the DVD Rentals. I come across and deal with the Baccano! and 'legal watching' question a lot, so I hope you don't mind if I copy and paste another response I recently gave on this topic:


> Hi, /r/Baccano! mod here. The reason you can't find any legal streams of it is because there aren't any; Funimation and Hulu's distribution license expired on February 08, 2016. (That's also why you can no longer purchase the season from Google Play. Used to go for $1.99/ep).

> However, this doesn't mean you're necessarily out of legal ways to watch it. If either of you have Netflix (*and live in the USA), you can still rent the DVDs using Netflix's rental service! Or you can always try looking for the DVDs at your local libraries.

> (And honestly, the great thing about the DVDs is that you'll be able to listen to the English dub commentary for episodes 04, 07, 09, and 15 - which you wouldn't be able to through streaming).

> Also: I know that the USA DVDs/BDs are way more expensive and hard to find now post-license expiry, but the UK editions by Anime Ltd (like this BD) are actually still relatively affordable if you were thinking you might like to own Baccano!. (You'll need a player that can play region B/2 discs, though).

> (As for dub vs sub recommendations, I say watch Baccano! in both languages because rewatching Baccano! is always the best of ideas. Rewatching it in all three languages (Japanese, English, French), rewatching it after you've read all the novels currently out and then rewatching it again...oughta be a national pastime.)

Depends on your country, OP never stated where they are from.

Licenses and distributors expire sometimes, which seems particularly problematic for more niche titles in the US. If you can free yourself of region constraints though, the standard edition BD is still available in the UK.