91 Days (ナインティワンデイズ, Nainti Wan Deizu) is a Japanese TV anime show set in the United States during the Prohibition era.
Synopsis[]
A story told through the perspective of Avilio Bruno (real name: Angelo Lagusa), who hopes to avenge the death of his family by killing their murderers and well-known mafia family, the Vanettis.[1][2]
Story[]
The stage is a city named Lawless, a bustling town corrupted by the mafia enters Avilio Bruno (formerly known as Angelo Lagusa). His family, who once lived happily in Lawless, was murdered in cold blood. After seven years have passed since that night, Avilio receives a letter which sparks his need for revenge, sending him back to his hometown. The letter details who killed his family those years ago and the writer remained anonymous but claimed to be a 'family friend' of his father, Testa Lagusa. Once returning to Lawless, Avilio commences his vengeance by befriending Nero Vanetti, Don Vincent Vanetti's son, the leader of the Vanetti family and one of the four-men group which allegedly murdered Avilio's family. As Avilio carries out his mission, he begins to wonder if his vengeance is his reason for living or his reason for dying. This is the sorrowful story of a man's thirst for blood and desire to avenge. [3]
Cast[]
- Avilio Bruno
- Takashi Kondō
- Nero Vanetti
- Takuya Eguchi
- Vanno Clemente
- Daisuke Ono
- Corteo
- Sōma Saitō
- Fango
- Kenjiro Tsuda
- Frate Vanetti
- Kotaro Nishiyama
- Ronald Galassia
- Yūichi Nakamura
- Barbero
- Takahiro Sakurai
- Vincent Vanetti
- Kazuhiro Yamaji
List of Episodes[]
Screenshot | Title | Airdate | |||
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"Night of the Murder" | 9 July 2016 | ||||
On his birthday, the young Avilio's happy life comes to a sudden end as mafia feud results in the death of both of his parents and younger brother. Seven years later, he receives a letter from an unknown person, and grins in quiet glee. The letter spurs him to return to Lawless, where he reunites with his childhood friend Corteo, and encourages him to sell his moonshine liquor to the Vanetti Family. | |||||
"Phantom of Falsehood" | 16 July 2016 | ||||
Don Vanetti's mansion is hosting a wedding between the Don's daughter Fio and a man named Ronald. But behind the scenes of this grand party, the family feels uneasy. Relations with the Orco family have been getting worse every day, and Vanno, in particular, can't restrain his anger after the death of his friend Tronco. Nero decides to form a plan to strike back at Fango... and he's recruiting Avilio to play the central role. | |||||
"Where the Footfalls Lead" | 23 July 2016 | ||||
Avilio has taken the first step towards his revenge. But Serpente's body, which he needs to provide his cover story, has suddenly disappeared, casting suspicion on Avilio. Nero orders him to bring back Serpente's body at gunpoint. Meanwhile, Fango is also looking for Serpente. Exactly what did happen in those missing hours? | |||||
"Losing to Win, and What Comes After" | 30 July 2016 | ||||
After the incident with Vanno and Serpente, a war between the Vanetti and Orco families is all but guaranteed. Nero goes on the run with Avilio, where the two learn a great deal about each other's personality and past. But a huge man and his hunting dog are relentlessly pursuing them... | |||||
"Blood Will Have Blood" | 6 August 2016 | ||||
Avilio and Nero shake off the Orco family's assassin and continue to lie low, until Nero's regular call to Barbero reveals a new development in the conflict: Orco wants peace with the Vanetti family. Still, Barbero suggests that it might not be best for Nero to return to Lawless immediately, and tells Nero and Avilio to meet him at "the Lodge" in two days. | |||||
"To Slaughter a Pig" | 13 August 2016 | ||||
Frate's betrayal has left Nero on the run with the Vanetti family in pursuit. To save the badly injured Tigre, Nero, through Avilio, seeks the aid of Fango, who is currently holed up on the Island. In exchange for his help, Nero agrees to bring Don Orco to Fango alive. To that end, Avilio and Nero head for Orco's base of operations, Ottimo Orco. | |||||
"A Poor Player" | 20 August 2016 | ||||
The Fango family has taken the place of the Orco family. Fango is grateful to Nero and Avilio for their hard work and allowing him to take Orco's place, and asks them to continue to work with him. But Nero is worried that Fango is going to use him and then kill him. It's then that Frate declares war on his brother, and things get to where there's no turning back. Nevertheless, Fio asks Ronald to make peace with Nero... | |||||
"Brief Candle" | 27 August 2016 | ||||
A compilation and recap of Days 1-7. | |||||
"Behind the Curtain" | 3 September 2016 | ||||
A hard-nosed Prohibition Bureau agent, Delphy, is installed in Lawless. He claims he will cut out the mafia's power in the city, and begins clamping down on bars that sell bootleg liquor. Naturally, the Vanetti family considers him an unwelcome presence. While keeping one eye on Fango, Nero comes down hard against Delphy, and Avilio stands with him. But another man watches them with complicated feelings about the situation... | |||||
"Black and Deep Desires" | 10 September 2016 | ||||
The identity of the traitor who leaked information to Fango and tried to kill Nero has been revealed. With Corteo taken into custody, the Vanetti family has been thrown into an uproar. But Corteo stubbornly refuses to confess anything, a fact which will likely lead to his death. Though he won't admit to it, Avilio is unusually shaken by this. And then Cerotto pays him a visit... | |||||
"Proof of Good Faith" | 17 September 2016 | ||||
Having succeeded his father as the Don of Vanetti family, Nero decides to send a shipment of Lawless Heaven to Don Galassia to make way for the family's expansion. While the rest of the family searches for Corteo, Nero assigns Avilio to the task. He boards a boat to Chicago with his trunk. But where is Corteo? And what was the motivation behind the one who sent him the letter? | |||||
"All for Nothing" | 24 September 2016 | ||||
Vincent's dream, the Vanetti playhouse, is now complete. Don Galassia and his nephew Strega, have been invited. In public, they are friendly with Nero, but they are the large family that controls the entirety of Chicago. The playhouse's opening the next day is wreathed in tension. And at last, the day Avilio's been waiting for has arrived... | |||||
"Slipping Through the Dirty Sky" | 1 October 2016 | ||||
A violent gunfight erupts at the playhouse. Black smoke and fire arises from explosions on the Island. The Vanetti family is on the brink of its imminent destruction, and Avilio has accomplished his revenge. Where does he go from here? And what will Nero do, having lost everything at Avilio's hands? | |||||
"Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" | 21 May 2017 | ||||
Vanno and Nero try and go to the circus. A young man approaches Ganzo with a request. Nero falls ill while travelling with Angelo. | |||||
Sales[]
○91Days 【全7巻】[4]
Volume | Date | Initial | Final |
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1 | 16.10.26 | *,623(*,573) | 1,196枚 |
2 | 16.11.30 | 553(*,345) | 898枚 |
3 | 16.12.21 | ||
4 | 17.01.25 | 468 | |
5 | 17.02.22 | 434 | |
6 | 17.03.29 | 444 | |
7 | 17.07.05 | 498(*,260) | 898枚 |
Inspiration[]
The series is said to draw inspiration from various American crime movies, such as Road to Perdition, Miller's Crossing, Lawless, Godfather, Reservoir Dogs, and Good Fellas.[5] Many of the episodes' titles are from Shakespeare's Macbeth.