“Oh yes, a girl from my school with glasses and big boobs. That sounds just vague enough to be Anri.” I know it’s nitpicking what I’m doing here, but when this episode kept repeating it I really couldn’t help but notice how such a vague hint convinced everyone immediately about Anri’s identity. In any case though, [...]
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This week, the Yellow Scarves are on an Anri hunt as the gang war truly begins, and Izaya tralls from the background like always. Kanra haunts the chat room amusingly, and Kida gets pissed off at his...
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Seems appropriate that the first time we see Kida exercise any sort of physical control over his group, the mutiny against him is starting to reach its fever pitch. :p In a way, doesn’t that represent everything we have seen from Kida so far? People have been wondering just how in the hell Kida keeps [...]
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As if Masaomi, Mikado and Anri weren't already deeply enough intertwined in Ikebukuro's goings-on, the assault by a handful of Yellow Scarves members on their school mate Takiguchi only serves to accelerate the breakdown in communication between the three as they all find themselves having to live with their own perceived parts in what has happened.In Kida's case, that means disappearing from the
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So I guess I’ve been designated as the Durarara!! blogger for episodes that are 0 mod 3. Anyway, I’ll be doing this week’s post again instead of Rakuen. This was another pretty slow paced episode. Can’t really say that too much happened, with the episode mainly focusing on Mikado’s internal struggles with his responsibility as [...]
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Durarara!! Original Soundtrack Vol.1 – Psychedelic Dreams Izaya in Pink?! Yes, indeedy~! Somehow it seems very appropriate even with such an evil & smexy personality. Artist: Makoto Yoshimori Tracklist: 1. Ikebukuro nishiguchi go mata-ro kōsaten 2. Akogare no hi nichijō 3. Naname-jō o aruke 4. Waraeru hodo hikyō na yatsu 5. Russia no [...]
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So now what? Summary Kida discusses the matter of the Slasher and the Dollars working together with Kadota and the rest of the gang in the mini-van over a cup of tea and some sushi. Kadota clears up the growing misunderstanding that the Slasher is in no way associated with the Dollars, and upon further [...]
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Durarara!! OP2 Single Complication Artist: ROOKiEZ is PUNK’D Tracklist: 1. Complication 2. Fortune 3. BUMP ON da STYLE 4. Complication -TV Size Opening Ver. 5. Complication -TV Size Long Ver. >> Download Here
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Durarara » Episode 11 » Storm and Stress Anri's missing friend, the Dullahan, the girl with the scar on her neck, Yagiri Pharmacuticals, the kidnappings, and the Dollars. The pieces are all falling into place. On a busy street in Ikebukuro, Mikado faces off with Namie. He's afraid, but his eyes are staring straight through her soul. He's there to reveal the truth behind the mysteries. Atop a building above them, Celty remembers Shinra's words and asks herself: what has her reason for living been while she's searched for her head? And then people begin to appear, one after another after another...
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Summary: Masaomi tells Kyohei about what happened last episode, and Kyohei points out that Masaomi’s theory makes no sense.  The Dollars barely do anything and have no reason to fight the Yellow Scarves, and Selty and Shizuo had beaten up Slashers before.  Walker is pissed that Masaomi has the balls to even accuse them when he [...]
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I think the mark of a well-developed character is that you sympathize with and root for him/her, even if you don’t always agree with him/her or even totally like him/her. Kida is one of those characters for me and the episodes that tell his story tend to be the ones that resonate with me [...]
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A turn for the supah srs this week in DRRR!! as Walker and Erika narrate this episode about Kida not running from reality. Izaya tralls everyone, so there’s no surprise there, and Kida finds...
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This picture just about sums up how I looked throughout this episode – amused, but dangerously skirting around bored; things need to start happening!  Erika and Walker were the narrators this week, but we don’t get much of an insight into their characters and they don’t really add much to the episode – I’m a [...]
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E Gawds! Can Izzy get more manipulative? Heck yes! =.=; That little bit of recap about Masaomi in the beginning was crisp indeed. The narrator is Karisawa this time around and as I love her antics, this has been long timing coming. Warning for this episode is that be ready [...]
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Izaya loves a good cup of tea before plotting his evil plans. Episode 20 review! Today’s episode follows Kida and his attempt at playing detective for a day! as he joins Kadota and his crew for some sushi,( Simon was great in the episode!) Kida visits with them in hopes [...]
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I had fully intended to make this post yesterday, but two problems got in my way.  First, I didn’t have access to a computer for most of the evening, and that’s mostly my own fault.  It didn’t matter anyway though, because after watching episode 20, I really had no idea what to make of its [...]
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Durarara manages to explain what the vast majority of what’s written on the internet is. Especially internet forums and chatrooms, [...]
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Well, my positive feelings about Kida from the last episode did not last very long! To be fair, it’s still uncertain whether Kida is yet willing to launch into a full-on war with Dollars, especially now that he knows Mikado is the group’s leader; Kida is at least telling the Yellow Scarves to gather definitive [...]
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I LOVE THAT LINE!!!! NAMIE'S SO AWESOME!!!!IZAYA JUST HAD THE LUCK OF HAVING THE MONEY! LOLz[ CHEF IS AWESOME; SIMON IS LOVE ]I guess it shouldn't have been a surprise that the friend which Simon is helping out is also some battle expert. Haha! The stories that are adorable otaku couple have come up with for that Russian guy are so cute~Speaking of cute, everything that Simon had been doing and saying in this episode is just so adorable~ It appears that they have overheard the conversation and he wants to really really discourage them not to start a war. It didn't really work though.... but somehow lessened the tension.[ GENERAL CAN'T HANDLE THEM ]About war, Masaomi only wants to declare war if ever Dollars is really behind the Slasher incidents. His subordinates, however, are doing things on their own. As Kyohei had pointed out, they have changed. They don't follow the shogun's orders anymore. Poor leader... I wonder if he'll even think of punishing them... and if so, how?[ REALITY AND FICTION ]The otaku couple had been musing some deep stuff in this episode... particularly on what's considered as reality and fiction. But Erika mentioning that the wonderful world is full of moe, tsundere, and BL made me forget to take the topic seriously. Made me chuckle too much. Hahahahaha! So those are the good ones in your mind, Erika? HahahahahhaI love it when the otaku characters in a show aren't just some hyper idiots... they can be really dangerous when in battle mode... we have already seen that side of the two when they were torturing someone and when Walker does a hero act.... then in this episode we see them pissed off. And they don't make exemptions on to whom they're gonna express their anger to. I love how much you can't mess with them. I wonder if Izaya had dared.... I want Izaya to be their victim xD Bwahahahahahha![ AT THE OTAKU STORE ]Well, Izaya had been their victim... sort of by having some female action figure represent him. OH I CHUCKLED SO HARD xD Fine, not only Izaya, the rest are presented as females as well.... but.... I may not know/remember who that black haired girl is (is it Shana?) but the representation for Izaya seems to be the closest xD heheheheheThere had been so many references in that otaku source... and I think I saw Kuroshitsuji 2 in the trailer at the background.... I can't ever identify all of them!!! But it looks like the staff knows fanservice to different types of fans! From ecchi to moe to shounen to BL! Hahahaha![ IZAYA'S AT IT AGAIN ]Back to the episode.... ohmygod... Masaomi's under Izaya's spell again.... Izaya did tell the truth but it was necessary to his plan ^^; But he added some uneccessary things (specifically the "maybe you're the only one who thinks you're friends" part). Thank goodness it didn't made Masaomi think badly of Mikado (you know your best friend more than Izaya!!! good decision) and instead....[ CANNOT FIGHT BEST FRIEND ]Because his best friend is the leader of Dollars, I think he not only doesn't want to be at war with him... but he also believes that his best friend couldn't do such a thing (YOU'RE THE ONE WHO KNOWS HOW MUCH OF A PURE PURE BOY MIKADO IS xD AND MIKADO'S CRUSH ON ANRI IS TOO OBVIOUS xD). He gave a strict order to his men not to have a fight with Dollars peeps.... but according to spoilers something bad will happen to Masaomi because of that *cries*.... I think I'm gonna be teary in a future episode...[ HE IS STILL THE CLUELESS ONE ]MIKADO YOU IDIOT!!! Anri knows Masaomi's secret. Masaomi knows your secret. BUT YOU'RE STILL CLUELESS =_= Or maybe this will be a chain... wherein Mikado will find out Anri's secret next, hehe (which he certainly will, according to spoilers, but I'm not sure if that'll be before Anri or Masaomi would know more).[ NEXT EPISODE ]It looks like next episode is going to be intense.... PLEASE MIKADO!!! IT'S YOUR TURN NEXT TIME!!!! I MISS YOU BEING BADASS!!!! xD
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Durarara » Episode 10 » Never Before Seen Mikado bumped into a girl with a scar on his neck on a street corner. With a sense of déjà vu he hears the sound of a whinnying horse. The girl was being chased by the headless rider. He quickly decides to keep her safe, and takes her home. However, she says she has amnesia. Unsure of what to do, Mikado speaks to Masaomi, but the only conclusion they can reach is that they have to wait and see. The next day, as Mikado returns home from school, he finds the information broker Izaya and the headless rider waiting for him.
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