91 Days – A Slow-Burn Symphony of Revenge
Contains Spoilers – You’ve been warned!
Let’s be real — I wanted this anime to be in Italian. The setting, the vibe, the mob drama? It all screamed give me subtitles and espresso! But even though the voice acting was in Japanese, once I let go of that idea, 91 Days pulled me in deep.
Now, I’ll be honest — it starts slow. Not boring slow. More like mentally calculating slow. You’re watching this grimy, shaggy-looking man named Angelo (or Avilio, his alias) go through moves that feel less like action and more like chess. And you're playing along with him. Every decision matters. Every breath is part of something bigger.
A Letter, A List, and the Start of Bloodshed
It all kicks off when Avilio receives a mysterious letter — a list of names. The same men who murdered his family right in front of him as a child. The Vanetti family. Once allies of the Lagusa family, now traitors who chose power over loyalty.
And like that, the mission begins.
We get a haunting flashback of the massacre, and then we’re thrown into the prohibition-era town of Lawless. Avilio’s only family left is his best friend Colteo, a kind-hearted bootlegger making an illegal liquor called Lawless Heaven. With Colteo’s help, Avilio finds his way into the Vanettis’ inner circle through charm, manipulation, and — of course — violence.
Death Comes in Calculated Doses
Now this anime doesn’t waste time. Avilio doesn’t just kill people. He orchestrates their downfalls.
He tricks Vanno into killing Serpente. Then he kills Vanno, framing it as a revenge hit. No one questions him. No one suspects him. The guy is a ghost with a vendetta and a plan.
From there, he checks names off that list with quiet rage. Whether by his hand or through careful manipulation, his enemies fall — one by one. Even Nero’s little brother, Frate, ends up losing his mind and taking his own life.
But here’s the gut punch — Colteo, the one person he truly loves, gets caught in the crossfire. And Avilio doesn’t flinch. He can’t. If he breaks, his cover’s blown. So he keeps going, hollowed out and heartless.
The Opera House Massacre
In true mafia fashion, all the families gather for an opera. Avilio plans his grand finale with Ganzo, a traitor who also sent him the letter — and who foolishly thinks he can use Avilio to become Don. Big mistake.
Inside that opera house, secrets are exposed, alliances crumble, and people die.
Avilio confronts Vincent Vanetti and Galassia — gun in hand. Instead of shooting Vincent, he kills Galassia. Chaos erupts. Ganzo’s betrayal is exposed. Galassia’s faction retaliates.
Vincent, now emotionally wrecked, dies in Nero’s arms — not from bullets, but from illness and the weight of his failures. And Avilio, wounded and hallucinating his childhood, stumbles through the aftermath.
Two Broken Men, One Final Journey
Strega finds him first, but Nero comes for him. And instead of killing Avilio on sight, Nero takes him away. They travel together — two broken men with nothing left.
They talk. They sit in silence. And strangely, they start acting like old friends. Not out of forgiveness, but out of shared pain.
Nero keeps asking why — why did Avilio do it? What was the point?
Avilio tells him the truth:
He didn’t kill Nero because he didn’t want to.
He wanted Nero to feel it.
The loss. The emptiness. The void of having no one. The same curse Avilio lived with his whole life.
The Beach and the Bullet
They finally reach the beach. A quiet, peaceful end.
Nero pulls the trigger.
And honestly? It felt like mercy. Avilio had nothing left to live for. Revenge was his fuel, and it ran out.
But here's the genius: in dying, Avilio finished what he started. Nero now lives with the same hole in his heart — the same “what now?” that haunted Avilio.
That’s the brilliance of 91 Days. It’s not just about killing your enemies. It’s about making them live with the consequences.
“There are worse things than death.”
And now Nero knows that.
Final Thoughts
91 Days is not an action-packed, trigger-happy anime. It’s methodical. Emotional. Brutal in the quietest ways.
You won’t find flashy powers or giant monsters — just grief, vengeance, and the question of what’s left when you finally get what you wanted.
If you haven’t watched it, please do. Support it. Appreciate it. Let it haunt you a little.
Until next time,
Queen Lexi out.