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03-23-2010
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Durarara
Has anyone else seen this anime? I think it's awesome!!!
I especially like Izaya and Mikado  Especially when Shizuo wants to kill Izaya I wonder why no one has made a thread for this anime? So any other Durarara fans out there? 
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03-24-2010
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I wonder too, lol. I'm definitely a fan, the violence makes me squeal. >xD
I've gotta say Izaya is character I simply adore. The way he deals with people is fabulous, especially the people that want to commit suicide. And don't get me started on Walker and Erika,lmao. Truth be told, the only character that I can say that I don't like is Seiji, and thats only because of his whole "love" deal.
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03-24-2010
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03-24-2010
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I think we'd be lucky if he did have OCD, then he would probably be a more interesting character. The only time he seemed mildly cool to me was when he beat the hell outta Harima's head with a baseball bat. But that's just because I'm a violence junky.
Have you read any of the light novels?
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03-24-2010
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Oh, I watch this series.
It has some plot holes I hope will be resolved by the end of the series.
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04-04-2010
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Heyhooo :'D
Love Shizuo and Izaya, yehaa~ <3 Aaaan~d Selty, Masaomi and Shinra >//<ö Yeah, Drrr! is rly good `_´ö
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#7
03-14-2011
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DURARARA!! is such a kick-ass series. Does anybody here follow the light novel instead of the manga/anime?
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#9
06-27-2011
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I want to watch it, but the only TV I have in my house is right next to my parent's bedroom... ;___;
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06-30-2011
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I freaking love this anime. The number of hilarious moments in it is simply amazing - it seriously never gets old.
Shizuo and Izaya are my favorites... though anyone that pairs them can die in a fire. So effing tired of looking up fanart of one of them and finding that the yaoi-fangirls have gone crazy with it. RAGEFACE.
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#12
07-04-2011
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Well I'm only about 9 episodes in (thank god for legal online streaming since I gave up pirating/torrents) so I'll give my first impressions.
I'm certain this is a problem that applies solely to the anime but why does it take 6 episode for the plot to actually kick in? Hell, the 2nd episode only has about 8 minutes of new footage because the majority is taken up by sequences from the FIRST EPISODE. That does not inspire confidence. But anyways, now I'm a little more intrigued, I just wish the show could have a little more focus.... I'm always wary of shows that have more than a dozen cast members because quite often, only about 3-4 of them are ACTUALLY necessary, rendering the entire ensemble completely and utterly pointless (Bleach). I'll withhold final judgment until I finish the entire series but atm it seems wholly average to me. I will admit, however, that I enjoy the unmolested application of the old Irish legend, Dullahan (which I learned about after a boss of the same name kicked my ass in Golden Sun about 50 times in a row). Of the folklore and mythology that doesn't get used enough in anime, it's the Olde English legends.
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#13
07-04-2011
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I'm watching it on adult swim, because I don't think its worth actively pursuing. I thought the first episode was boring, and the second raised more questions than it answered. There obviously must be something to this show to warrant the praise its received, but I'm just not enjoying it so far.
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#14
07-05-2011
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So here's my verdict after my Durarara marathon(anime only): Average. It's completely average, but more specifically, episodes 1-5 are boring as shit, 6-12 are great and feel like they're building to something, 12 1/2 (wut?) is filler so fuck it, 13-25 just.... huh? What happened to the previous plot? It just skips ahead 6 months and nearly every plot point is just DROPPED. What happened to that whole "people are disappearing and being experimented on" conspiracy? You don't seriously expect us to just FORGET THAT HAPPENED DO YOU? What were the consequences? What were they being USED FOR? Why were they doing it in the first place?! And honestly, the only reason I cared was because Celty is the real main character (honestly I didn't care for the main trio we're supposed to identify with). Episodes 6-12 actually delved into some seriously fucked up, creepy shit and I LOVED IT. Give me the weird stuff, I eat it up, but no, apparently following a headless Dullahan isn't that interesting. The second half of the series just bored me. The only interesting parts to me personally were the obvious allusions to Anonymous, but even that sort of petered out by the end. No, I think the best part of the series (at least in the second half) has to be Izaya, and by that I mean I literally want to obtain the secret to immortality just so I can give it to him and then murder him endlessly for all eternity. Never have I hated a villain more in my entire life and for that I have to give major props to.... (wikis Durarara) Ryohgo Narita. I'm being completely serious, this kid is the most diabolical little fuck you will ever encounter. He's the internet troll manufactured and condensed to a weaponized level so potent that if touched, your head may literally boil itself from the inside with hatred. I do have a few scathing criticisms though. A problem from a storytelling aspect, is that his shenanigans are ultimately harmless because no one is ever permanently disabled or killed because of them and therefore, the entire time I was watching I never sensed any real danger in what was happening. He was just fucking with people and that's all he ever does. Sure he emotionally damages them almost to the point of suicide but they'll get better eventually. The heart of the problem, or rather the HEAD, is in fact, that his motives seem to be rooted in trying to figure out Celty, which is undermined by the fact that she's pretty much a secondary character by the second half of the series. Never again is she really in the spot light but the useless main trio is hogging it to.... get into shallow, worthless, violent gang wars? And of course Izaya is all master hand about it with his "bwahaha, this is so funny I love humans because I can look down on them as though I were a god" bullshit. But what really bothers me is Light Yagami, Izaya is not. I'll compare the two just because it's the closest comparison I have, but let's dissect this for a moment. Light Yagami was also a villainous puppet master with a god complex but what made him so interesting was how he interacted with the other characters, PARTICULARLY the main antagonist, L. Light IS vulnerable and can actually be affected by L's actions. Light has to actively outmaneuver L's attempts to catch him. Izaya, however, is untouchable because, er.... he just is. Nobody actively pursues him outside of Shizuo and even when he is met with hostility by multiple parties, he just calls upon the power of plot convenience to "Aizen" out of harms way (yes I'm using Aizen from Bleach as a fucking verb, that cock sucking bullshit villain has earned it). I can buy him being an information specialist but I'm of the belief that every character must HAVE A FUCKING WEAKNESS, even villains. Izaya has none and that just adds to the frustration I have with the series. If L had decided to just say "fuck it", he could have just had Light shot and end everything right there, however a weakness both of them shared was that neither could proclaim nothing less than absolute victory over the other and that produced fucking brilliant chemistry. I suppose I've been rambling on much longer than I should have but I suppose I'll just end with this: Watch Death Note again instead of this. PS Again, this is for the ANIME ONLY. If you're not a fan of my opinion, let me know why you think differently or the usual blurb about how much better the manga is. Last edited by TitanAura; 07-05-2011 at 04:55 PM.
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#15
07-05-2011
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A word of advise with this anime, don't watch past ep 12 and you will love it (13-16 are completely pointless)
=On the Izaya point, Titan, I think your over thinking the point, the show is not Death Note, Izaya has a god complex yes, but this show is not meant to be dangerous or anything, it is as you said, about a group of internet trolls and so you are meant to take the acts as one big joke/with pinch of salt If Izaya faced light, he would probably crap himself, because he is not god, he just has no real threats
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#16
07-05-2011
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Also, I would argue with you over why you don't like it, but that would be silly, as everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I still love it, I actually really liked the gang war cause it brought the three kids closer together, and proved the power of heart or something. Like I said, everyone has their own opinions. For instance, I was disappointed with Adult Swim cause I found the dub to be a bit annoying. Last edited by TheOcean; 07-07-2011 at 06:57 AM.
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#17
07-05-2011
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2. I pointed out that Death Note was the closest comparison I had. Unless Durarara is directly ripping off something I don't know about, I have no other reference point. I was simply stating that it's alright to make a villain that is easy to hate, but I hate Izaya for the WRONG REASONS. You can easily hate Light Yagami, but you can also sympathize with him. You can't say that about Izaya. He was specifically constructed to be hated and while that's the reaction you're trying to achieve with a villain, it's a fallacy to think you need to add baby-eating and nun-slaughter to their list of favorite hobbies. *Spoilers Ahead YAR* But here's what I take issue with: The series has a FIGURE OF DEATH in it. This is usually a telltale sign that the series is going to take a darker tone, what with all of the darker colors and abundance of grey background characters (though honestly on that last point, they were just being lazy because they couldn't think of a better way to draw your eye to a main character in the shot). For the first half, yes, it kind of does, but then it kind of doesn't.... For one thing, we never get to know any of the victims of the disappearances. We meet 2 who ALMOST become victims but one, they both get away, and two, they never show up again except briefly in the background. We're never even emotionally invested. What I was expecting from all of the creepy foreshadowing was by the second half of the series, one of the main/secondary characters were going to fall victim to the machinations of the shadowy medical facility and that uncovering the mysteries of their research would be the focus but then the whole series just bails out and shifts focus to something that could also have been a good story IF THE FIRST HALF OF THE SERIES HAD BEEN INTERESTED IN SETTING IT UP.... and had been in another anime altogether. They're two completely unrelated stories with great elements to both of them but they just don't mesh together. It's like starting off a movie with a plot about a rich-white kid and his hot super model girlfriend having relationship problems while the second half of the movie is about giant robots from outer space tearing apart Chicago. 
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#18
07-06-2011
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Saw the 2nd dub episode on AS and thought it was confusing but interesting. I'll hold off on reading much of this thread because of spoilers, but it's on my list of things to see over the summer.
That being said, what's the best way to watch it that you all have found? Dubs? Subs? And from what source?
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#20
07-06-2011
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While I don't blame them for trying to keep the audience from getting bored (a problem that I fault the source material for), I don't think filling our ears with noise is the solution. A lot of the dialogue in this series is conveyed via reading text messages (both silently and with character voice over) but I won't say the addition of a narrator is inherently a bad idea. It IS, however, poorly executed because it's pretty obvious that it did not exist in the original screenplay. *EDIT* I don't know precisely why this popped into my mind but one example of why added narration absolutely murders the viewing experience of a movie is "The Thief and the Cobbler". If you're a fan of Nostalgia Critic, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Last edited by TitanAura; 07-06-2011 at 08:41 PM.
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#21
07-07-2011
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-The whole point here is that there is no main character par-say, it about the sublte effects all the characters have upon each other, whether realise it or not. I think how many people probably effect you every day and you will never know they even existed, this anime is trying encapsulate some of that feeling of monitory. Not saying they did it perfectually by any means, but I respect their attempt And if you think old Salt is symbol of Death, I must descent, she is meant to be a symbol of our own fear of the mystifying and misunderstood. The point of Salty is she is like the Monster under the bed, we fear what we think she is, not the harmless tube sock with bit too much mould that she really is. Quote:
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#22
07-07-2011
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If the first had been properly resolved, I would have been more inclined to call them "story arcs" however I don't think this is the case. To me, it seemed as though the second story interrupted the first without the first ever having any definitive resolution. It certainly TRIES to have a resolution by involving several main characters learning each others' true identities and providing a solid direction for the next story, however it just leaves way too many loose ends that are neither mentioned nor referenced ever again. I know a significant portion of this is my own bias because the direction the story was diametrically opposed to the path I was expecting it to take but I'm entitled to my attachment to the fantastical and stubborn loathing of teen angst drama. *EDIT* I'm also curious as to whether the manga does this in a similar fashion. Since the manga wouldn't be restricted by seasonal production schedules in which the story CAN AND WILL BE RESOLVED BY THE END OF THE SEASON, it leaves the writer free to revisit previously unresolved plot threads and mysteries whenever they want allowing them to expand the narrative at a pace more comfortable to themselves and the audience. Quote:
PS I'd also like to point out that obviously, despite my criticisms and statements of inadequacy, if the series is worth this much discussion, it is clearly worth watching regardless of it's flaws. Last edited by TitanAura; 07-08-2011 at 02:03 AM.
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#23
07-10-2011
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Durarara is great. Shizuo, Celty, and Izaya are my faves.
Yes, there is no arguement; Izaya is a messed up fuck who would make a great troll. But I still like him cause he amuses me sooo~ Nonetheless, I am still going to Hell for shipping Shizaya, but oh well.
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#24
07-10-2011
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=On topic, the points you made which were relevant to this topic, I agree with completely. Quote:
That is the point of this show, it is not 1 A plot with several effecting B plots, it is 5 A plots with indirect links. So I guess again, if you call into that kind of story telling, you will this show, you do not, thus dislike it. Quote:
The resolution thing is another of this shows writers quirks, he doesn't like nicely wrapping up his shows, because like to make point, who's life actually does have a definitive conclusion =sometimes things occur which we are not able to resolute to a gratifying manner. The Cohen brothers like doing this as well, but I feel they are far more talented at it, so may feel less trite when they do it actual spoiler about no country for old men [ unless watching no country for old men where they completely flattened what could have been their best movie by doing it ] -Again ether buy into that or don't Quote:
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#25
07-10-2011
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I only watched derpisode 1 in which character introduction, attempted rape and mindscrewery ensue
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07-10-2011
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Look, I can understand you trying so hard to defend the story but you've only strengthened my argument. What you're saying is that the entire story is composed of several people with indirect connections to one another (friend of friend) and that telling a story through multiple perspectives is not inherently bad. CRASH is a great example of this form of narrative (2004 film of the year) and while I think its internal social commentary was as flimsy as a piece of shit, I still think it was a well written, well acted, and well directed. Here's the difference between Crash and Durarara though. The number of main characters is limited to about (it's been awhile since I saw it so my numbers are not exact) 7 or 8 main characters with just as many secondary characters (that 1:1 ratio is rare), but what Crash did well was establish the initial relationships and then go about introducing each main character to at least 2-3 other main characters, meaning that for each character in the story, they know approximately half of the other characters. The narrative then set up the cause-and-effect reaction of each character's actions. Example: Early on two characters, who are black gangsters, car jack the attorney general and his wife at gun point. After the husband and wife arrive home they have their locks changed but because the wife is somewhat of a biggot she asks to have the locks changed AGAIN because the locksmith was a latino man, who is ANOTHER main character. BAM, that's several relationships establish within approximately 5-6 minutes of actual screen time and the movie spends about 45 minutes just setting up these connections before the beefier segment of the plot kicks in. This is not the case in Durarara. The problem with Durarara is that there are far too many characters who are connect to the main plot through maybe 1 other character. They have no reason to be there. They provide minimal service to the plot and have little development BEYOND knowing one of the main characters and that doesn't fucking count. Last edited by TitanAura; 07-10-2011 at 06:15 PM.
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#27
07-10-2011
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-I was just trying to explain that it was different form to normal writing and is not lots of B plots based around one main A plot but instead is several A plots in one, which seems to be centre of your problem with it, because makes more convoluted and dilutes lot of its main direction as story. Clearly, this is difference of opinion in regards to how feel about this and so guess not much else to say, I liked this, you didn't <<
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#28
05-30-2013
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I have all three seasons.
Izaya is my favorite, his lack of morals make him very interesting.
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06-01-2013
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