In contrast to everyone who has already watched Baccano, then Durara, I watched this first and then watched Durara. Albeit, the pacing might be fast and irky to someone who is accustomed to the manga's old work. I find this pacing got me hooked quicker than Durara, and given today's competition and how fast paced anime are I feel like the mangaka has recognised the need of the age and delivered. A great start, but I recommend going into it without any expectations or biases from the previous works of the mangaka and it will truly be a rewarding experience.