2002 [Side B]: Blood Sabbath is the thirteenth volume of the Baccano! light novel series and the second half of the 2002 arc.
Synopsis[]
Sylvie Lumiere, Denkurō Tōgō, Nile, and Elmer C. Albatross, at Huey Laforet's invitation, have boarded the cruise ship Exit en route to America from Japan. Also on board Exit are the Mask Makers, led by Luchino "Rookie" Campanella, and members of the religious cult SAMPLE. Chaos erupts both on Exit and its sister ship Entrance; meanwhile, a sinister surprise awaits Czeslaw Meyer in Japan...
Table of contents.
Chapters[]
| No. | Title |
|---|---|
| Color Insert 01 | A Surprise Interview with the Mask Makers |
| Color Insert 02 | Report on the Red-and-Black Group from a Journalist at the Daily Days |
| Color Insert 03 | A Warning to Copycat via Telephone |
Prologues
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| Chapter 4 | The Immortals Are in a Traveling Mood |
| Interlude | Interlude |
| Chapter 5 | The Boy Magician Evokes Smiles with Lies |
| Interlude | Interlude |
| Chapter 6 | The Veteran Berserker Laughs Off Despair |
| Interlude | Interlude |
| Chapter 7 | Entrance and Exit Meet on the Blood Sabbath |
| Epilogue 2 | Epilogue 2 |
| Middleword | Middleword |
| Interlude B | Interlude B |
Trivia[]
- According to Ryohgo Narita's afterword, his original plan was to write a C Side and made the 2002 arc a trilogy. However, after certain circumstances arose, he was told to contain the story to two volumes or less; this resulted in him cutting about two hundred pages' worth of story and around three new characters. The cut content included a fight between Nile and Aging, which he says to look forward to in future volumes.
Cultural References[]
- The title of the volume is a reference to the band Black Sabbath.
