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Aug 31, 2015 10:29 PM

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Makes me wonder how he was in Elementary lol.
Sep 1, 2015 1:01 PM

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Wow~! A day in the life of Orihara Izaya! I kind of had a gut feeling that Izaya was behind the two gang fights in the last episode, but I had no idea it started way back when he was in middle school!

Note to self: Do not mess with this guy! He's like an all-seeing god! Haha. Great episode though! Mini Shinra, Izaya and Shizuo were adorable! <3
Sep 1, 2015 3:11 PM

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The backstory of Izaya and Shinra was awesome. Nice friendship between the two.
The world shall know the truth soon.
Sep 2, 2015 7:53 AM

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love that scene when kururi & mairu holding izaya's hand
Sep 3, 2015 2:08 AM
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It felt a little slow tbh, it was a surprise though knowing that Izaya was basically behind the 2 groups he took down last time and I think I should’ve expected him to. The best part though was Celty knowing he’s got her head and I honestly can’t wait to see what she’ll do about it or if she’s ever going to get it back. The cop scene in the beginning was also as amusing as always.
Sep 3, 2015 7:53 AM

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Izaya is <3
Sep 3, 2015 2:30 PM
Ceasefire NOW

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IsGalis said:
Loved the high school flashback of Shinra and Izaya :D
I also liked how scared Celty was when trying to reason with the cop, that was quite funny


That was in middle school.


I don't like Izaya much, but I liked watching this flashback episode of him.

"If you try too hard to see the good in people, you'll get the rug pulled out from under you."

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Sep 3, 2015 4:22 PM

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Aww, loved it a lot :3 So Izaya is basically just a dishonest tsundere... This ep just made me love him even moar! The way he made revange on Nakura is priceless, I just wonder how his face looks like?
Sep 6, 2015 8:00 PM

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Izaya is still not to be trusted, that bastard.
Sep 7, 2015 5:24 PM

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Can't decide if Izaya is a "dishonest tsundere" as someone said above, or everyone else (in the anime) is mistaken about his motives. But I tend to think the latter. The flashback was too crazy. Best way to ruin Nakura's life was sending him to jail. Instead, Izaya dropped out of school and went to jail himself. How stupid was that! Maybe he wanted some exotic place to be and to hang out with juvenile criminals, but it was still spectacularly dumb... So to me it looked like he discovered a long-lasting way to mess with people's guilty feelings + obtained an exotic place to visit. It was that rather than an attempt to defend Shinra. Imho. Noone defends others like that, it was just an excuse.

Celty is unlikely to obtain her head, otherwise there'll be no headless rider anymore... Although I'd love her to! Unlike some people, I'm unable to appreciate her character without it or to think that she is cute. I guess I don't have taste for the headless. ;) And I always keep thinking that noone can type that fast. Or how she shows her phone or whatever to others... from a few meters. How can they see her words? Haha. They must have eyesight sharper than an eagle's.

When will the next episode be released? It should've been out by now.
a-naoto-fanSep 7, 2015 5:29 PM
Sep 8, 2015 10:38 AM

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nice episode even though i hate hate hate shinra. i wish he was gone already.
Sep 9, 2015 9:30 AM

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Izaya Y R U so adorable

So far I am enjoying this more than the first cour of S2. In fact, it's almost as good as S1
Nico- said:
@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite
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Sep 9, 2015 7:54 PM
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I still don't like Izaya, but I do like relationship with his sisters. Kinda cute.

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Sep 13, 2015 5:19 PM

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Awesomeness!
Sep 20, 2015 4:09 AM

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Izaya's becoming more fleshed out, as well as Shinra. This has to be one of the best episodes 2nd Season has to offer.
Sep 27, 2015 12:35 PM

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I love this episode! I'll have to watch it again eventually. It's so good! Another mostly Izaya centered episode. Since he's my favorite character, it's only natural that I'd enjoy it. Damn, can't stop smiling at this.

I really like the dynamic between Izaya and Shinra. It's interesting! Izaya being an a**hole was fun to see, but him protecting his sisters was pretty cute. I mean, he says that it was for a different reason, but I don't completely buy it. Yes, I have head cannons about him, but this is legit. He is an a**hole though. A cunning, wonderful a**hole.

Anyone know what all those animes were? I know one was Aldnoah.Zero obviously and there was also Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei, but I don't know the others.

Ugh, now I'll have to read more fanfiction to satisfy my desire for Shizaya. I refuse to be ashamed of my ship.

Until next time! It's already over, and I'm behind. I'm trying to finish today.

Still loving the ED. I'm literally using it as my alarm clock music.


"It's a conversation through instruments. A miracle that creates harmony. In that moment, music transcends words." - Miyazono Kaori
"Laziness is the mother of all bad habits. But ultimately she is a mother and we should respect her." - Nara Shikamaru
"You think you're special? You're not. Everyone lies, everyone hides things... Nobody makes it through this life being completely honest." - Orihara Izaya
Sep 28, 2015 7:48 AM
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I've only seen the first season once (when it first aired), but I really think this is the best episode of the series so far.
Sep 29, 2015 12:12 AM

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Great episode, it was really fun looking back into Izaya's and Shinra's childhood.

aldnoah.zero and some other cookies spotted
Oct 3, 2015 4:36 AM
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Good episode 4/5.
Oct 4, 2015 12:26 AM

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Fuck Izaya. Can we stop wasting precious screen time on that fuckhole? The only episode I want to see of Izaya is him dying a painful death for everything he's done to everyone.
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Oct 12, 2015 6:46 AM

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So many twists and turns! I had a feeling the Heaven's Slave guy's boss was imaginary, but I didn't guess that about the gambling group. Plus, who knew they'd be "based" on the same person!

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Fuck Izaya. Can we stop wasting precious screen time on that fuckhole? The only episode I want to see of Izaya is him dying a painful death for everything he's done to everyone.


Lol at this post. I mostly hate Izaya too since he's the ultimate slippery manipulative bastard, but I can't help but get seduced by his bizarre charm sometimes. I loved seeing him one up Heaven's Slave and that Gambling ring and I was glad he had hammer dude beat the fuck outa that lead stalker.

I don't want to see Izaya die yet, but I do want to see him pissed off due to a failure in his manipulative efforts and I do want to see my boy Shizuo (or someone) whoop his ass for good measure.
DaydreamHeroOct 12, 2015 6:55 AM
Love and Peace!!!
Nov 6, 2015 4:29 PM

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Pretty okay episode, 3 more left!
Nov 22, 2015 7:29 AM

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Dawwwww Protecting his little siter :D
Dec 26, 2015 5:53 PM

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Poor Nakura. Good flashback for Izaya and Shinra. Shoutout to Shizuo though!
Celty now knows where her head is. No changes so far.
I now have a better opinion of Izaya also. Unless! This is part of his manipulation!
I’m always searching for something, for someone. This feeling has possessed me I think, from that day… That day when the stars came falling.
Jan 15, 2016 5:20 PM

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Celty should have just stole the head from him. Stop being nice with scam Celty. Is you fucking head. You don't need to ask for it.
Jan 26, 2016 9:43 PM

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Celty's "EEEEPPP" is the cutest thing evar!
Jan 26, 2016 9:49 PM

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Monad said:
Celty should have just stole the head from him. Stop being nice with scam Celty. Is you fucking head. You don't need to ask for it.
She felt it, but she wasn't sure if it was her head or not, until she went back and felt it's residual whatever stuff left behind.
Feb 1, 2016 11:30 AM
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Apr 2015
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Lol at Celty's reaction to the cops. Nice to see some more depth given to Shinra and Izaya. Izaya's great!

5/5
Feb 6, 2016 2:48 AM
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I still find it funny celty find the cop so scary. I mean shes seen so much worse and all the guy wants to do is give her a ticket. It was nice to finally see the past of izaya and shinra. wow this nakura guy sure has crappy luck.
Feb 12, 2016 9:01 PM

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Apparently chasing after a speeder is more important than crimes and riots. Ikebukuro has the best cops ever.

Ok now I'm confused. So amphisBAEna and the heaven slave are both groups from Izaya's middle school life? And it just so happened that both have leaders pretending they're following orders from someone? And Nakura stabbed Shinra and Izaya swore to avenge him? Is Izaya actually a good guy? Did he use Celty's head for bj's? What the hell?
Jun 11, 2016 8:01 PM
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Wow! very interesting this episode, had new details of past and Shinra Izaya. Now I understand who founded amphisbaena. Also he gave understand how Izaya met Nakura. Could someone explain me what is this Kumoi, do not understand what is it?
I thinking that izaya cared for the sisters, but sometimes it seems cinico.O that annoys me a bit is the izaya winding the Celty to deliver or show her head.
Jun 11, 2016 8:03 PM
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IsGalis said:
Loved the high school flashback of Shinra and Izaya :D
I also liked how scared Celty was when trying to reason with the cop, that was quite funny

These were good parts of the episode. This flash back to the past added to Nakura, izaya and shinra.
Jun 13, 2016 12:29 PM

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Yay, backstories.

4/5
Dec 14, 2016 5:51 PM

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So this was the previous episode bulid up for...
So Izaya's nickname, Nakura, is actually a name... a guy who studies with him and we've seen he has gone thought some facial surgery (I bet he ended being handsome, you know how anime is jajaja)
More connections, Celty finally realizes Izaya has her head but, does she still want it as bad as she did before? Is she still scared that she may regain her memories and change the person she is now? maybe forget what she feels for Shinra? I doubt the last one but still...
I have no idea how the mind of someone like Izaya works...
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  • Celty plz, stop running away from da police!! xD It will get you no good!
  • Too many random names I've never read that I can't keep up
Jan 18, 2017 2:59 AM

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lol So that's why Celty was being chased.

DAT BACKSTORY!

Izaya really is a friend. Glad Nakura is paying the price for what he did to Shinra.

So Mimizu is messed up in the head. Still would hit it tho.

Celty got close to her head.
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Feb 9, 2017 1:29 AM
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Izaya being a nice friend and a sweet elder brother was definitely what I'm being happy for in this ep! And lol, middle school Izaya was hot, no surprises...Q_Q
Oct 21, 2017 4:49 PM

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Phenomenal episode. I love stuff like this!!
Jun 3, 2020 1:54 AM

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Can't wait until Celty finds out that Shinra knew that Izaya has that head all along, though even then I doubt she'd dump him.
Dec 28, 2020 8:01 AM

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Izaya has some humanity in himself.
Jan 29, 2022 12:40 PM

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Finally we're getting more and more about Izaya, though Celty getting to know about Izaya keeping her head all along was unsurprisingly something she was expecting.
Aug 30, 2022 4:56 AM

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The cops are too scary now T_T anyways nice to see that Izaya has a good side to him for once
Oct 2, 2022 9:49 PM

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decent episode, shinra and celti are the only characters right now that i like. there are others, like the crew driving around in the van but i'd really like to see some wrap up at this point, particularly with the frigging head in a jar. all the best characters are basically missing from this season as well, which is disappointing. i want a total rewind back to s1 with a resolution for the head and then just end it. that's how it should be. the rest of this is pretty much nonsense.
Nov 20, 2022 1:21 AM
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Good episode imo.
Mar 13, 2023 2:41 PM
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maybe izaya isnt so bad after all
Mar 28, 2023 5:13 PM

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Got to see more of Izaya in his younger days.
Didn't know that back in his school days he was close with Shinra in a way.
Celty's head doesn't seem to react in any certain way when she gets close to it, but she can sense that Izaya has it now.
Apr 17, 2023 10:36 AM
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Episode about Shinra memories next to Izaya in the school days!!! kekeke
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