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Durarara!!

Durarara!!

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Dhurarara!!, Dyurarara!!, Dulalala!!, Dullalala!!, DRRR!!
Japanese: デュラララ!!

Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 7, 2010 to Jun 24, 2010
Duration: 24 min. per episode
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
L represents licensing company

Statistics

Score: 8.631 (scored by 66043 users)
Ranked: #462
Popularity: #21
Members: 112,693
Favorites: 7,568
1 indicates a weighted score
2 based on the top anime page.

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Synopsis

In Tokyo's downtown district of Ikebukuro, amidst many strange rumors and warnings of anonymous gangs and dangerous occupants, one urban legend stands out above the rest – the existence of a headless “Black Rider” who is said to be seen driving a jet-black motorcycle through the city streets.

Ryuugamine Mikado has always longed for the excitement of the city life, and an invitation from a childhood friend convinces him to move to Tokyo. Witnessing the Black Rider on his first day in the city, his wishes already seem to have been granted. But as supernatural events begin to occur, ordinary citizens like himself, along with Ikebukuro's most colorful inhabitants, are mixed up in the commotion breaking out in their city.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Related Anime

Adaptation: Durarara!!
Side story: Durarara!! Specials

Characters & Voice Actors

Heiwajima, Shizuo
Heiwajima, Shizuo
Main
Freeman, Crispin
English
Freeman, Crispin
Ono, Daisuke
Japanese
Ono, Daisuke
...
Kida, Masaomi
Kida, Masaomi
Main
Miyano, Mamoru
Japanese
Miyano, Mamoru
Papenbrook, Bryce
English
Papenbrook, Bryce
Kishitani, Shinra
Kishitani, Shinra
Main
Fukuyama, Jun
Japanese
Fukuyama, Jun
Lowenthal, Yuri
English
Lowenthal, Yuri
...
Orihara, Izaya
Orihara, Izaya
Main
Bosch, Johnny Yong
English
Bosch, Johnny Yong
Kamiya, Hiroshi
Japanese
Kamiya, Hiroshi

Staff

Omori, Takahiro
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Sound Supervisor
Hachise, Yuuki
Episode Director
Baba, Makoto
Episode Director
Kawamo, Shinya
Episode Director, Storyboard, Assistant Director



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May 3, 2011
Atroxion
The world of anime never ceases to come up with new and fascinating series, original and interesting storylines, or iconic and highly memorable characters. There’s a reason why this form of entertainment (and art) has attained such widespread reach over the years, and I truly believe that its decisive power lies in the near unrestrained creativity present in each and every anime series, original video animation, and whatnot. This freedom of expression and imagination has become somewhat of a signature for the Japanese animation industry, acting as sort of an assurance that anime features plenty of exclusive elements and things you won’t get to see read more
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Jun 14, 2010
Alayna
This anime is... for lack of a better term, the most freaking amazing thing I've ever seen. At first I was a bit worried, since I usually hate anime with the whole gang war theme and all, not to mention the first episode was a little bit slow, as well as the whole 'headless rider' seemed a bit silly. The characters (namely Izaya, Shizuo, Celty, Shinra... hell, all of the,) were what got me. Even the protagonist, who may seem like an average, boring male protagonist had some of his own secrets. But I'll explain in detail.

Story: Like I said, I had my doubts, but read more
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Recommendations

Same author, same studio. Both animes focus on various characters from the underworld -- criminals, violent gangs and misfits -- with splashes of the occult and the supernatural but set in a thoroughly modern society not unlike ours. While Baccano! had immortals and mysterious elixirs propelling the story along, Durarara! has a dullahan, which according to Irish myths, is a headless rider. Like Baccano!, Durarara! is told by an all-seeing narrator, populated by a large cast, and initially seems very scattered in terms of its storyline but should begin to make sense the more episodes you see.
Both of these Anime are done in simular styles as each other and they start off being told from the same persepective, the point of view of the male character. There is a mystery element to both and the characters in both series have their own qwirks.

Opening Theme

#1: "Uragiri no Yuuyake (裏切りの夕焼け; Sunset of Betrayal)" by Theatre Brook (eps 1-12)
#2: "Complication (コンプリケイション)" by ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D (eps 13-24)

Ending Theme

#1: "Trust Me" by Yuya Matsushita (eps 1-12)
#2: "Butterfly" by ON/OFF (eps 13-23)

Recent News

Aniplex’s Durarara!! to Air on Adult Swim [Update Jun 14] ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page )
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11-03-11, 2:21 PM
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03-30-11, 8:37 PM

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