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before I forgot, for you newfags in this blog,
here some information:
red one is Dwi_Edge (me)
and black one (futsuu-normal-not special) is Falost aka the boss of Crane
before I forgot, for you newfags in this blog,
here some information:
red one is Dwi_Edge (me)
and black one (futsuu-normal-not special) is Falost aka the boss of Crane
yet, another anime review by me... heh?
don't expect too much... coz I already watched dRR long time ago... so you can't blame me for forgotting things... and DRRR isn't one of the anime I watch several times... (I did on Sei*Zon and Lucky*Star)
let's start... hawahawhaw...
* Based on a light novel series written by Narita Ryougo and illustrations by Yasuda Suzuhito.
The author Narita and illustrator Yasuda Suzuhito's "distorted love story" is set in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, and revolves around an ensemble cast including street thugs, high school students, a female radio host, an underworld doctor, a young information vendor, and a headless Irish fairy.
Narita Ryougo may be better known to English speakers as the author of the Baccano! novel series.
don't expect too much... coz I already watched dRR long time ago... so you can't blame me for forgotting things... and DRRR isn't one of the anime I watch several times... (I did on Sei*Zon and Lucky*Star)
let's start... hawahawhaw...
Title : Durarara!!
Japanese Title : デュラララ!!
Official Site : http://www.durarara.com/
Category : TV
Total Episodes : 24 (24 x 25 min)
Genres : Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Supernatural
Year Published : 2010
Release Date : 2010-01-07
Broadcaster : MBS (25:25)
Studio : Brains Base (Animation Production)
US Distribution : -
Japanese Title : デュラララ!!
Official Site : http://www.durarara.com/
Category : TV
Total Episodes : 24 (24 x 25 min)
Genres : Action, Adventure, Comedy, Romance, Supernatural
Year Published : 2010
Release Date : 2010-01-07
Broadcaster : MBS (25:25)
Studio : Brains Base (Animation Production)
US Distribution : -
* Based on a light novel series written by Narita Ryougo and illustrations by Yasuda Suzuhito.
The author Narita and illustrator Yasuda Suzuhito's "distorted love story" is set in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, and revolves around an ensemble cast including street thugs, high school students, a female radio host, an underworld doctor, a young information vendor, and a headless Irish fairy.
Narita Ryougo may be better known to English speakers as the author of the Baccano! novel series.
OST + Characters Song
Durarara!! OP1 Single Uragiri no Yuuyake by Theater Brook http://www.mediafire.com/?anthjtymgzj
Durarara!! ED1 Single Trust Me by Yuuya Matsushita http://www.mediafire.com/?vlmzc3m3jju
Durarara!! OP2 Single Complication by ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D http://www.mediafire.com/?zknywgyhm1d
Durarara!! OST 1: Psychedelic Dreams http://www.mediafire.com/?ymmneemkyzd
Durarara!! Cover Song Collection Vol.1 Kida Masaomi http://www.mediafire.com/?g2mmwv5tzm2
Durarara!! Cover Song Collection Vol.2 Heiwajima Shizuo http://www.mediafire.com/?0yhymcjozzb
Durarara!! ED1 Single Trust Me by Yuuya Matsushita http://www.mediafire.com/?vlmzc3m3jju
Durarara!! OP2 Single Complication by ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D http://www.mediafire.com/?zknywgyhm1d
Durarara!! OST 1: Psychedelic Dreams http://www.mediafire.com/?ymmneemkyzd
Durarara!! Cover Song Collection Vol.1 Kida Masaomi http://www.mediafire.com/?g2mmwv5tzm2
Durarara!! Cover Song Collection Vol.2 Heiwajima Shizuo http://www.mediafire.com/?0yhymcjozzb
Characters
hell... I just copassing this from wiki... well it's great coz I edit it a lot... cost me about 30 minutes...
coz it's from wiki then you can consider it as spoilers... if you don't want to be spoiled please skip this part and go on to next part...
Seiyuu: Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Japanese), Darrel Guilbeau (English)
A first year high school boy who moved to Ikebukuro with the encouragement of his best friend, Masaomi Kida. He moved in order to search for unusual beings and adventure. His greatest fear is having a normal life. Mikado tries hard to change his image but so far he has not had any luck, although he does get up enough courage to become the Class Representative along with Anri. Mikado has had moments where he speaks his mind, and Masaomi claims to admire this about him. He is the only remaining creator of the infamous Dollars. He seems to be infatuated with Anri Sonohara, but has never found a chance to tell her. Whenever he is close to confessing, she leaves. Mikado often gets advice from Izaya, particularly in relation to the Dollars and his need to seek out a life that isn't ordinary. He is the leader of Dollars.His online chat screenname is "Taro Tanaka" (田中太郎, Tanaka Tarō?).
Seiyuu: Mamoru Miyano (Japanese), Bryce Papenbrook (English)
A resident of Ikebukuro and Mikado Ryūgamine's best friend from childhood. He was the one who encouraged Mikado to come to Ikebukuro. He is enthusiastic about picking-up girls, but he seems to fail at it. He was depressed and lonely before Mikado arrived because his girlfriend was kidnapped and injured during a gang war between the Blue Squares and Yellow Scarves, which he led at the time. After Anri is injured during the Slasher incidents and the rising presence of the Dollars, he is forced to become the leader of the Yellow Scarves once more. He despises Orihara Izaya for manipulating him when he first formed the Yellow Scarves, but returns to him again for information about the leader of the Dollars and discovers it is Mikado. He leaves Ikebukuro with his ex-girlfriend, Saki Mikajima, during the conflict between the 3 main forces in Ikebukuro. Masaomi has commented on not letting Mikado "go to the dark side", claiming that he has already gone through it.His online chat screenname is "Bakyura" (バキュラ?)
- Anri Sonohara (園原 杏里)
- Seiyuu: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English) [Kanadeeeee seiyuuu]
- A spectacled girl who attends the same school as Mikado and Masaomi. She is the class representative along with Mikado. She is rather quiet and timid and seems very close to Kida and Mikado, but she tends to keep to herself. Though she knows Kida and Mikado's feelings for her, she considers herself unable to feel "love" towards either of them. She is very busty and cute, which makes her somewhat popular, even though she feels uneasy about it. She feels as if she needs to rely on somebody to move on, and thus considers herself a parasite. Instead of Niekawa Haruna, Anri is revealed to be the real owner of the blade "Saika". She has shown great control over it as she is not possessed by it. This is due to a traumatic experience during her childhood, when her mother killed her abusive father and then herself with Saika. Her inability to love negates Saika's "love" for humans and thus makes Anri able to control the blade. She seems to be a skilled swordsman, being able to handle Saika with great skill. After defeating Haruna, she gained control over the "Saika-children" that Haruna created. After a talk with Celty, she decides to use this ability for the best of the city. Anri also becomes aware of Kida's identity of the leader of the Yellow Scarves, but does not understand why he has taken the position.Her online chat screenname is "Saika" (罪歌?).
Celty Sturluson (セルティ・ストゥルルソン)
Seiyuu: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese), Kari Wahlgren (English)
- The heroine of the series. Also known as "The Black Biker" or "The Headless Rider", she is a Dullahan from Ireland who came to Japan looking for her stolen head. Her motorcycle is actually a horse in disguise. She has no heart and perceives via unknown sensors that are not located on the head. The physical strength she possesses is above human, though not quite on par with Shizuo Heiwajima. She is also capable of manipulating a shadow-like, durable substance to form objects ranging from gloves to chariots at her will.
- Celty lives with Shinra Kishitani, and the two are romantically involved. She works as an underground courier. She wears a helmet when she goes out and communicates via a PDA. She enjoys online chatting, television and DVDs. She is one of the minority who knows the creator of the Dollars and that Anri is in control of Saika. Over the course of the series, her relationship with Shinra intensifies; eventually, she says that she is in love with Shinra. She has a habit of punching Shinra in the stomach whenever he talks about his love for her. She tends to get mad when Shinra says she does not need her head. Despite being a supernatural creature, she is afraid of extraterrestrials and has developed a fear of traffic officers as they started pursuing her frequently. Her biggest fear, however, is that if her head is destroyed, the same may happen to her. She is a member of Dollars.
- Her online chat screenname is "Setton" (セットン).Well in the latter part, she traumatized by the city police.
Shizuo Heiwajima (平和島 静雄)
Seiyuu: Daisuke Ono (Japanese), Crispin Freeman (English)
(My favorite character of this anime)A blond young man who is always seen to wear sunglasses and a bartender's suit. Although quiet and nondescript while not angered, he has a very short fuse and fights with incredible strength, though he claims he hates violence. Despite his simple and unrefined fighting skills, namely his use of road signs, trash cans, and vending machines as weapons, he is considered the strongest fighter in the series. In the novels his power is described as the naturally unlimited form of human strength and likened to "adrenaline power" that can give people superhuman strength in times of emergency. In addition, Shizuo is capable of often superhuman parkour moves, a skill he obtained naturally from years of hunting down Izaya Orihara. He is also a member of Dollars.He works as a bodyguard for a debt collector in Ikebukuro and carries intense animosity towards Izaya. He has a younger brother, Kasuka, who is a top idol under the showbiz name of Yuuhei Hanejima. He is also a long-time acquaintance of Celty. Although he and Izaya Orihara are on bad terms, Shizuo is actually well-acquainted with Izaya's younger sisters, Mairu and Kururi (on the novel, bcoz they didn't appeared on Anime version).His first and last name translates literally into "serene man" and "peaceful island" respectively. On TV version, he got his power when he broke all his bone one day, by lifting a heavy object (well, I if I remembered correctly, it a refrigerator) and the next day (it 3 days actually), somehow he became so much stronger, well I somehow (I think) it possible to strengthen your bone by broke your own bone, and let the bone reform itself using the calcium, and it the bond of the bone tissues are stronger than before (well, If I'm not mistaken that is, so don't throw yourself out of multilevel building's window yet! before you know the right theories )
Seiyuu: Daisuke Ono (Japanese), Crispin Freeman (English)
(My favorite character of this anime)A blond young man who is always seen to wear sunglasses and a bartender's suit. Although quiet and nondescript while not angered, he has a very short fuse and fights with incredible strength, though he claims he hates violence. Despite his simple and unrefined fighting skills, namely his use of road signs, trash cans, and vending machines as weapons, he is considered the strongest fighter in the series. In the novels his power is described as the naturally unlimited form of human strength and likened to "adrenaline power" that can give people superhuman strength in times of emergency. In addition, Shizuo is capable of often superhuman parkour moves, a skill he obtained naturally from years of hunting down Izaya Orihara. He is also a member of Dollars.He works as a bodyguard for a debt collector in Ikebukuro and carries intense animosity towards Izaya. He has a younger brother, Kasuka, who is a top idol under the showbiz name of Yuuhei Hanejima. He is also a long-time acquaintance of Celty. Although he and Izaya Orihara are on bad terms, Shizuo is actually well-acquainted with Izaya's younger sisters, Mairu and Kururi (on the novel, bcoz they didn't appeared on Anime version).His first and last name translates literally into "serene man" and "peaceful island" respectively. On TV version, he got his power when he broke all his bone one day, by lifting a heavy object (well, I if I remembered correctly, it a refrigerator) and the next day (it 3 days actually), somehow he became so much stronger, well I somehow (I think) it possible to strengthen your bone by broke your own bone, and let the bone reform itself using the calcium, and it the bond of the bone tissues are stronger than before (well, If I'm not mistaken that is, so don't throw yourself out of multilevel building's window yet! before you know the right theories )
Izaya Orihara (折原 臨也)
- Seiyuu: Hiroshi Kamiya (Japanese), Johnny Yong Bosch (English)
A young man who sells information for his own enjoyment and the main antagonist. He claims to love the entire human race except for Shizuo Heiwajima, and exhibits said love by putting humans in often miserable conditions and observing their reactions.He attended Raira Academy with Shizuo, Shinra and Kadota. According to Shinra, Izaya and Shizuo hated each other with a passion almost from the point they met. In the novels, Izaya framed Shizuo for crimes on several occasions. In the anime he gives Shizuo constant problems, from daily attacks from gangs to framing him for crimes.He is a master of parkour, and also quite skilled with his flick-blade, as he is implied to be the only one capable of leaving numerous cuts in Shizuo's bartender suit after a fight in the novels. In the anime, he shaves a gang member's head bald without him noticing it. Izaya has two younger sisters, Mairu and Kururi, who are twins and troublemakers. It seems that from the beginning Izaya had a hunch about Mikado being the creator of Dollars, which was proven correct. He is a member of Dollars and the one who began recruiting people after Mikado stopped sending invitations to Dollars.He is behind the most relevant events of the series. He knows the identities behind each of the leaders of the three main forces in Ikebukuro.One of his main goals is to create a war in Ikebukuro that will "wake up" Celty's sleeping head.His name comes from a combination of the biblical Isaiah and Japanese for "the one who looks over the crowd".He is usually seen pretending to be female online and talks in a feminine manner in the chatroom. His screennames are "Kanra" (甘楽?) and "Nakura".
- Seiyuu: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese), Yuri Lowenthal (English) A young underground doctor who lives with Celty and is also in love with her. He stays indoors mostly, and wears a white lab coat even when not working as a doctor. He went to the same primary school as Shizuo, and has since then been interested in his unlimited strength in times of anger. In fact, he rather enjoys it when Shizuo makes use of his strength. His father is a doctor. Shinra has participated in surgeries with his father since childhood, most notably a vivisection on Celty. He went to the same middle school as Izaya and has been friends with him since then. He is amused by Shizuo and Izaya's fights. Shinra is also well-informed with news of Ikebukuro's underground, such as the location of Celty's head and the sword 'Saika' which allowed Celty's head to be severed from her body. Despite knowing this, he keeps a secret from Celty out of fear that he will lose her if she finds her head, as the head may have a different will than Celty herself.Shinra seems to have the "capacity" to tell what Celty is feeling, much to her surprise since she doesn't have a head to show her emotions. He has a great interest in unexplainable phenomena.
Seiyuu: Takuma Terashima
A member of Dollars. He is the driver for Kadota's group. He can very mad when his van is being damage, but when it was Shizuo who grabbed his van's door, he cannot do anything. The famous singer Ruri Hijiribe is his goddess. He was also a member of the Blue Squares, but quit with the others. His name is a reference to Dengeki Bunko novelist Soichiro Watase.
- Seiyuu: Takaya Kuroda (Japanese), Patrick Seitz (English) A tall Black Russian who came to the city to help out his Russian friend who runs a sushi shop. His real name is Semyon (Russian: Семён) but everyone just calls him by the name "Simon". Even though he is a friendly person, it has been shown that he is a force to be reckoned with as he is able to stop a fight with a man his size with just a single arm and also able to fight on par with Shizuo, who is one of the most feared men in Ikebukuro. He is another member of Dollars.
Kyohei Kadota (門田 京平)
Seiyuu: Yuichi Nakamura (Japanese), Steven Blum (English)
Originally part of the Blue Squares, he is now a member of Dollars. He was nicknamed Dotachin, much to his annoyance, by several characters in the series (mostly Izaya and Erika). He quits the Blue Squares after finding out their leader kidnapped Saki Mikajima and subsequently rescues her along with his gang. His name is a reference to Dengeki Bunko light novelist Kadono Kōhei.
Originally part of the Blue Squares, he is now a member of Dollars. He was nicknamed Dotachin, much to his annoyance, by several characters in the series (mostly Izaya and Erika). He quits the Blue Squares after finding out their leader kidnapped Saki Mikajima and subsequently rescues her along with his gang. His name is a reference to Dengeki Bunko light novelist Kadono Kōhei.
- Erika Karisawa (狩沢 絵理華)
- Seiyuu: Ayahi Takagaki (Japanese), Mela Lee (English) Erika is a very passionate otaku and manga reader. She and Walker are usually together, and it is implied, on occasion, that the two are romantically linked. She is equally enthusiastic about manga or novel inspired torture. It is noted she is a fujoshi or a Boys Love fan. Like Izaya, she calls Kadota "Dotachin". She is a member of the anonymous online gang Dollars and Kadota's gang. She was also a member of Blue Squares.Her name is a reference to the Dengeki Bunko light novelists Mamizu Arisawa and Erika Nakamura.
Walker Yumasaki (遊馬崎 ウォーカー)
Voiced by: Yuki Kaji (Japanese), Brian Beacock (English)
Like his female friend and companion, Erika, Walker is a very passionate otaku and manga reader. He and Erika are nearly always together, and it is implied, on occasion, that the two are romantically linked. He also likes to perform torture by letting the victim to choose a light novel or manga, and carrying out the contents.He seems to be carefree. He also keeps a wide dumb smile most of the time. But this smile can hide more than people can see at first glance. He was also a member of Blue Squares but quits with Kadota. He helps save Saki Mikajima after she is kidnapped by the Blue Squares by setting the kidnappers' van on fire and escaping with her in Saburo's van. Like Erika he is very mysterious person. His name is a reference to Dengeki Bunko light novelist Masaki Okayu.He is a member of the anonymous online gang Dollars and Kadota's gang.
Like his female friend and companion, Erika, Walker is a very passionate otaku and manga reader. He and Erika are nearly always together, and it is implied, on occasion, that the two are romantically linked. He also likes to perform torture by letting the victim to choose a light novel or manga, and carrying out the contents.He seems to be carefree. He also keeps a wide dumb smile most of the time. But this smile can hide more than people can see at first glance. He was also a member of Blue Squares but quits with Kadota. He helps save Saki Mikajima after she is kidnapped by the Blue Squares by setting the kidnappers' van on fire and escaping with her in Saburo's van. Like Erika he is very mysterious person. His name is a reference to Dengeki Bunko light novelist Masaki Okayu.He is a member of the anonymous online gang Dollars and Kadota's gang.
Seiji Yagiri (矢霧 誠二)
Seiyuu: Kazuma Horie
- A classmate of Mikado's. He quits school claiming he has something more important to do with his life - to find his "love" and run away with her - and seems to rely on his sister's money for that. It is revealed that he is in love with Celty's head. After learning the truth of Mika's surgery, he decides to accept her love.
Namie Yagiri (矢霧 波江)
Seiyuu: Sanae Kobayashi
The Chief of Yagiri Pharmaceuticals and sister of Seiji Yagiri. She harbors feelings for her brother. She is behind the recent human hunting in Ikebukuro which involves kidnapping people whose disappearance would not be noticed for unknown experiments. She seems to rely on Shinra for some tasks, including keeping their secret. She doesn't like the fact that Seiji is in love with Celty's head. She wants to get rid of what she calls "that thing". After Yagiri Pharmaceuticals ends up merging with another company, she makes a deal with Izaya and becomes his secretary.
Mika Harima (張間 美香)
Seiyuu by: Mariya Ise
Seiji's stalker. She is a friend of Anri whom she has been looking for as she has disappeared from her home. They were very close to each other but they also used each other to look better. While stalking Seiji, she broke into his apartment and discovered Celty's head. Seiji attacked her, and called his sister, Namie, after believing that he had killed Mika. Namie made Mika undergo surgery to her badly-beaten face and added a "scar" to make it appear as though Celty's head had been surgically attached. After confessing the truth to Seiji he accepts her and is with him since then.
Seiji's stalker. She is a friend of Anri whom she has been looking for as she has disappeared from her home. They were very close to each other but they also used each other to look better. While stalking Seiji, she broke into his apartment and discovered Celty's head. Seiji attacked her, and called his sister, Namie, after believing that he had killed Mika. Namie made Mika undergo surgery to her badly-beaten face and added a "scar" to make it appear as though Celty's head had been surgically attached. After confessing the truth to Seiji he accepts her and is with him since then.
Shingen Kishitani
Seiyuu by: Akio Ohtsuka
Shinra's father, a mysterious figure that appear on episode 13. A person who always wear a masker, because he said that the air in tokyo is filthy (well, this "masker" thing give him additional point on his mysteriousness). He is a professional surgeon. He teach Shinra to do surgery since he was kid. Actually he was the one who stole Selty's head. In Anime, his motive remains hidden till the end of the series (sorry, I did not read the light novel version). One thing for sure, he and Izaya knew each other from a long time.
CREW Opinion
Dwi_Edge's
hmm... DRRR! is... rather slow in character development... let's say the first part of the anime is introducing all of the character and their traits to us... with some conflict added in some events... and the second half of the anime is the real story... even though it's unfinished (I think) hell... They just don't care about some shitty background of some parts (even though I think you can understand it very well) Drrr! have a good sense of art... it's simple but good... simply put it's normal though... and the BGM.. ah... dunno.. I forgot... the most intriguing things from this Anime is the OP + ED... men, every single song of their OP + ED is kick ass... except the 2nd ED... it's just mediocre... remember my post about rookiez is punk'd - Complication? it's chosen as their OP even though it's "underground" music...
hey" it's not like I'm doing this half-assedly... but there's no one helping... T_T
I'm forgot about most of the DRRR story and so on... ah... maybe some of the characters... zzz... such misfortune...
FUKOU DAA!!
hmm... DRRR! is... rather slow in character development... let's say the first part of the anime is introducing all of the character and their traits to us... with some conflict added in some events... and the second half of the anime is the real story... even though it's unfinished (I think) hell... They just don't care about some shitty background of some parts (even though I think you can understand it very well) Drrr! have a good sense of art... it's simple but good... simply put it's normal though... and the BGM.. ah... dunno.. I forgot... the most intriguing things from this Anime is the OP + ED... men, every single song of their OP + ED is kick ass... except the 2nd ED... it's just mediocre... remember my post about rookiez is punk'd - Complication? it's chosen as their OP even though it's "underground" music...
hey" it's not like I'm doing this half-assedly... but there's no one helping... T_T
I'm forgot about most of the DRRR story and so on... ah... maybe some of the characters... zzz... such misfortune...
FUKOU DAA!!
Falost
Weew, sorry, I had just read it, don't worry, I'll help you ( a little, since I forgot most of this anime already too) haha
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