91 Days is a 12 episode original period drama by Studio Pierrot. The series originally aired in Japan over the summer of 2016.
Set in a fictitious Midwestern American town during prohibition the story follows Angelo Lagusa as he exacts revenge on the people responsible for killing his family. When Avilio was a child his father, mother and brother were gunned down one night by members of the Vanetti Family. Avilio's father was a book keeper for the mob and for some reason a hit was put out on him. Seven years after the murder he returns to his home, the town called Lawless, on an anonymous tip as to who pulled the trigger.
Angelo, using the pseudonym Avilio, infiltrates the Vanetti Familly in order to get closer to his targets, still unsure of everyone involved. He, with the help of a childhood friend, work their way into the mob's lucrative bootleg business. Unfortunately his presence and his friends liquor stir up a sleeping rivalry between Lawless' rival mafia families. Angelo see's this as a perfect opportunity to kill the people responsible for the deaths of his family. Time for a whiskey soaked blood bath.
The quality of the artwork and the sometimes ridiculous characters detract from what is actually a pretty engaging story with some good development and secrets. It does suffer at times from pacing issues, particularly when a good chunk of time is used in a story where Angelo helps the son of the Vanetti don skip town after war breaks out with a rival family. The second half of the story seems rushed at times, but I think production was behind schedule and in serious danger of not meeting deadlines. At one point there was a recap filler episode and the final episode was delayed and broadcast as an hour long. Production errors aside the story its self was pretty good. Not heavy on character development the real meat was the unfolding revenge story its self. With its massive flaws 91 Days still ended up being a relatively enjoyable story. It could have been a lot better in many area's but the story it's self was well done, even if it has some problems with its execution and pacing. Have I mentioned the artwork is low quality for modern standards?
Angelo is an emotionless uncaring character who at times can be difficult to root for. The character I had the most sympathy was the Vanetti son, Nero, who seemed to be the most empathetic member of the entire cast. Though at the end of the day he was still a hardened criminal and murderer. There is no attempt at salvation and forgiveness for Angelo, he fully dirties his hands and is only driven for revenge. Nothing else matters to him and you wonder if he even has any drive to survive his revenge. It seems that once he has achieved it he will lie down and die, his life's purpose being complete. Some of the other characters are interesting and note worthy as well, but over all much of the focus is on Angelo and Nero.
The series simulcast on Crunchyroll and also received a dub treatment. Since the dub exists I expect there might be some disc release at some point, but I wouldn't be surprised if it never actually materialized. The series was a nice change of pace though.
Set in a fictitious Midwestern American town during prohibition the story follows Angelo Lagusa as he exacts revenge on the people responsible for killing his family. When Avilio was a child his father, mother and brother were gunned down one night by members of the Vanetti Family. Avilio's father was a book keeper for the mob and for some reason a hit was put out on him. Seven years after the murder he returns to his home, the town called Lawless, on an anonymous tip as to who pulled the trigger.
The quality of the artwork and the sometimes ridiculous characters detract from what is actually a pretty engaging story with some good development and secrets. It does suffer at times from pacing issues, particularly when a good chunk of time is used in a story where Angelo helps the son of the Vanetti don skip town after war breaks out with a rival family. The second half of the story seems rushed at times, but I think production was behind schedule and in serious danger of not meeting deadlines. At one point there was a recap filler episode and the final episode was delayed and broadcast as an hour long. Production errors aside the story its self was pretty good. Not heavy on character development the real meat was the unfolding revenge story its self. With its massive flaws 91 Days still ended up being a relatively enjoyable story. It could have been a lot better in many area's but the story it's self was well done, even if it has some problems with its execution and pacing. Have I mentioned the artwork is low quality for modern standards?
The series simulcast on Crunchyroll and also received a dub treatment. Since the dub exists I expect there might be some disc release at some point, but I wouldn't be surprised if it never actually materialized. The series was a nice change of pace though.
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