2001 The Children of Bottle

The fifth light novel of Baccano! is 2001: The Children of Bottle.

It was published in February of 2004 and is 344 pages long.

ISBN 978-4-8402-2609-7

Synopsis
Maiza Avaro and Czeslaw Meyer are traveling around the world in search of their fellow alchemists from the Advenna Avis. They, along with Sylvie Lumiere and Nile, have just found Elmer C. Albatross. However, the nearby reclusive village views the immortals as demons, but Elmer still refuses to leave. This is due to the existence of (a) girl(s) named Phil, the abandoned research of Szilard Quates, and artificial consiousnesses.

Chapters

 * /Immortal - personal opinion on Elmer C. Albatross/
 * Written by Huey Laforet (Immortal, Terrorist)


 * /Immortal - a girl named Sylvie Lumiere/
 * Words of Denkuro Tougo (Immortal, Unemployed)


 * /Immortal - reports on Nile (Excerpts)/
 * Written by Victor Talbot (Immortal, FBI Agent)


 * /Immortal - dialogue between Isaac and Miria/
 * 2001, Summer


 * /Preface/
 * /Prologue - Smile Junkie/
 * /Chapter 1 - Emotion "Happiness"/
 * /Chapter 2 - Emotion "Sorrow"/
 * /Chapter 3 - Emotion "Joy"/
 * /Chapter 4 - Emotion "Anger"/
 * /Chapter 5 - Smile/
 * /Epilogue - The Children of Bottle/

Cultural References

 * The title of the volume is a reference to the band Children of Bodom.