I can't quite remember how this anime came onto my radar, but I ended up binging it in one day. It has 12 episodes and one that is a summary of "what's happened thus far" about halfway through. I skimmed that one.
Angelo witnessed his family get murdered in a mafia dispute when he was a young man. Seven years after the tragedy, he receives a mysterious letter that names the men that were present that night. It's then that he goes back to the city and infiltrates the mafia, getting especially close to Nero. He's the son of Don Vanetti, one of the men present the night of the murders, but Nero's name is also on the list.
Unfortunately, Angelo is solely focused on revenge. His close friend, Corteo, gets caught up in the mafia, something he never wanted. His moonshine was supposed to make some money for him to go to school, but now he's on this crazy mission with Angelo, and he's not able to escape.
Now to the spoilers: The thing about revenge is that since it's the only thing Angelo lives for, once it's over, he doesn't know what to do. He's lost everything, including the only person who really cared about him and would do anything for him. That bothered me, and it bothered him. But he was so determined to follow through with his plan that he was willing to sacrifice Corteo.
The end is somewhat ambiguous, but my take is that both Nero and Angelo die. And I'm going to tell you why. As much as I'm a happy ending person, and I'd like to pretend there's a happily ever after, these young men aren't going to find it. I believe Angelo is dead, because they made a choice to show that Nero missed when he had his eyes shut. This time, he's close range, his eyes are open, and he doesn't hesitate. Nero's fate is pretty easy to guess, since they made a point of showing the man in the car recognizing him while Nero drove past with his pineapples.
I'm not sure I need to say it, but I liked this show. It sucked me in, and I wanted to know what would happen next. Each episode is only 20ish minutes, so it doesn't take a ton of time (unless you binge it, but that's a personal problem). I will warn you, if you're interested in this one, don't become attached to anyone. You'll be sad. Except for the dog. I was glad they spared the dog, because I was truly worried about that. The only issue I had was the weird titles. The show covers 91 days (of course), but the episodes are labeled "Day 1" "Day 2" etc. But that makes no sense, because it doesn't line up. Anyway, personal annoyance, and it shouldn't prevent anyone from watching it. Good Show!
