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| Is it me or the animation quality dropped a bit in this episode. There was that very ugly out-of-focus shot of Anri. That ending with Simon speech left me wondering : is Aoba a russian? There is zero hints that lead to that, but the timing Simon said that the other kind of Ivan is the kind that wait for the good opportunity to get into action left me thinking that Aoba might be a foreigner. Anri is damn badass when she fight. You know you're badass when that super strong and professional assassin back off from you. It made laugh out loud when Mikado said that Izaya was pretty nice after all. Ohhh sweet innocence. |
| «Time is passing so quickly. Right now, I feel like complaining to Einstein. Whether time is slow or fast depends on perception. Relativity theory is so romantic. And so sad.» - Kurisu Makise a.k.a. The Zombie |
| Izaya. Good guy. HAHAHAHAHAHA. Quality animation, but still enjoyed it. Loved Vorona's backstory, DAT younger Simon! |
| A lot of focus on Varona this week. Nice to see her past. Her strategy at killing that burglar was pretty smart. So Simon trained her. Pretty badass for taking out that rival gang of her father's. So she broke into Anri's apartment. Bad idea. Saika not going to like that. Great to see Celty back and try to take out Varona and Sloan. Too bad her helmet got crushed. Wonder what Aoba wants with Mikado? |
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| content aside nice to know more about Varona, but this episode just felt so strange i feel most of it had to do with the animation |
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| Wow such a good episode somethings started to get clear like who attacked anri also it seems like ryugamine is caught in izayas web net just like kida was since the war is about to break out things are starting to get insteresting |
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| maybe it was just me but the animation seemed rough in areas in this episode. Hope its not an omen. Varona and Sloan are in over their head coming to this city! They weren't ready for the super natural! Don't trust Izaya, Mikado! Or your new "friend" either I think! |
| I say "I'm speechless" to tell you I want to say something though am not sure how... |
| and i have no idea whats going on as usual with drrr or baccano ill have to wait till the half way point before stuff start making sense |
| "among monsters and humans, there are only two types. Those who undergo suffering and spread it to others. And those who undergo suffering and avoid giving it to others." -Alice “Beauty is no quality in things themselves: It exists merely in the mind which contemplates them; and each mind perceives a different beauty.” David Hume “Evil is created when someone gives up on someone else. It appears when everyone gives up on someone as a lost cause and removes their path to salvation. Once they are cut off from everyone else, they become evil.” -Othinus  |
| NO! Mikado you can't trust Izaya wow all that knowledge and being trained to fight by the members of Russia Sushi, Vorona is not someone to mess with. But everyone in Ikebukoro most likely heard that gnshot Anri's strength really is quite amazing Celty mentioned in season 1 that even she wouldn't be able to beat her I am really interested to see whats going to happen with dollars and I can't wait to see Masaomi next ep!!! |
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| Yay, more Varona and her back story. So that's where the Ruskiis came from, I honestly never though about it during the first season, so I have to give them props for that. Rest of the episode was sorta slow though, but we know who tried to attack Anri and Aoba's back for more. Basically an info-dump episode, but DRRR does it well so I don't mind at all. |
| Why do people have such bad taste? Anime isn't subjective anymore. |
| Really good episode, too bad the animation was terrible. Looking forward to seeing how this arc will wrap up next week. |
GanbatFeb 21, 2015 8:40 PM
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TwoPrusTwo said: Did anyone else noticed at 14:18, the password to the dollars site is baccano? Love that reference :) http://imgur.com/a/00il3 It's already appeared on first season, and has baccano couple cameo. |
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| Vorona is interesting character. |
But it's important to remember that a movie review is subjective;it only gives you one person's opinion. http://www.classzone.com/books/lnetwork_gr08/page_build.cfm?content=analyz_media&ch=30 It doesn't matter if you like LoGH,Monster etc.If you are a jobless or college/school dropout living in your mom basement, you are still an unintelligent loser. Taste in anime does not make you a better person.If elitist don't exist, casual pleb and shit taste also don't exist. |
| This episode is so good, man Varona is so pretty. She's also super badass and smart. What the heck. But needs a sense of morality? I just keep admiring how this series connects everything and everybody together. How awesome. Celty is still my #1 fav female of this show though. Though many of the other females are also waifu material too~ 5/5 for this episode. So awesome to see Varona's backstory~ ^_^ |
| "No one knows what the future holds. That's why its potential is infinite.” - Okabe Rintarou "El Psy Congroo." Kirino Kyousake Picture  |
| Vorona sure does have one interesting backstory. Animation was all over the place this episode, just hope it doesn't happen again, or frequently at least. I'm glad we're getting character development and all that but, where's my Akane?? |
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| Are you fucking kidding me with this animation?? what is this shitty 7 fps Could have been such a good episode |
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| Wow the drop in visual quality was astounding. Not just the animation itself which suffered from a lack of inbetweens but the stills as well. The moment when Vorona and Anri where facing of on the balcony was a terrible looking still that lasted like ten seconds. Not to mention the moment she stood up. Could have been a really intense moment but I just couldn't take it seriously. What happened? Didn't expect this at all with such a popular show |
| Voran's past and how she became an assassin Saika appeared and face Vorona. Cetly came too Izaya being good? Aoba revealing himself next time? |
| Dat #quality animation... Let's just hope they were saving money for something epic And aww Izaya's a good person naw Mikado <3 Ganbat said: |
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| damn this was intense, i don't really like Varona she's so conceited. Izaya's up to something i'm sure |
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Comic_Sans said: Dat #quality animation... Let's just hope they were saving money for something epic And aww Izaya's a good person naw Mikado <3 Ganbat said: Which vol is covering anime now? Was first season adapted 2 vols? |
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| one more week for next episode, no!!!!!!!! |
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| So much QUALITY, hope they fix it in the Blu-rays |
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| Another great episode! Finally we get to know more about Varona. And I really liked how Sonohara handled herself back there in the end. Can't wait for next week's episode. |
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TwoPrusTwo said: Did anyone else noticed at 14:18, the password to the dollars site is baccano? Love that reference :) http://imgur.com/a/00il3 oh, i never noticed it 0_0 well, there are really strong new characters but of course anri and celty is number one ! lol no orihara twins, no shizuo, no kida this episode :( but still entertaining, still interesting. thats why i like drrr, every single character has a potential to be a main character. |
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| The first anime season covered up how many of the light novel's volumes? |
| A Lesson without pain is meaningless. For you cannot gain something without sacrificing something else in return. But once you have overcome it and made it your own... You will gain an irreplaceable fullmetal heart. |
| Found this episode a bit draggy.... Didn't really like the animation of the creepy new characters.... Especially the bathtub guy who looked really sloppily done. The allusion to Izaya being a nice guy was a good touch though. |
IndependentSK said: So much QUALITY, hope they fix it in the Blu-rays that was kinda painful to watch, seeing how popular the first season is why don't they have more budget to work with? because it's a different (new) studio? why the change, then...? |
| Ohhh they left me scared for a moment back there. Took way to long to reveal Anri blocking the attack and fighting back(seriously considering the events of the first season I thought Vorona wouldn't even get as close as she did). And the way Izaya talked to Mikado... He's definitely still plotting something. Well now I have to wait again :( Maybe I'll start rewatching S1. Can't bear to wait one week for just one more episode of DRRR D: |
| The Russian part really really dragged. Although Vorona's back story was sort of interesting. The rest of the episode was pretty good. The Russians are practically declaring war. I have to say, this season clearly has a smaller budget than season one had. All around it just looks cheaper. Which is unfortunate. There was a lot of text to read this episode, makes me want to see this dubbed even sooner now. |
| It was interesting being introduced to Varona and I'm definitely psyched to see what shes gonna get up to in the coming episodes, but fuck I just wanna see more of Aoba, that cliff hanger got me at the edge of my seat |
| This is the worst episode so far in the 2nd season, it was not that bad though. It's okay. The animation was absolutely choppy & bad. I could not believe what I saw! Wow. Really, what happened? And this episode was not that well written. Too much exposition for Vorona's backstory which was not that interesting in the first place. That's the worst character introduction/backstory so far in Durarara!! anime series. This 2nd season just took a nosedive & I hope the next episode will be better than ever. Please? |
Pat_To_Do-ListFeb 23, 2015 2:18 AM
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| I couldn't care less about the animation. I never even noticed until you guys pointed it out. Nonetheless, I'll give this ep a 4/5. While I admit that the story is consistently interesting, I don't like how some main characters are forced to take a backseat while these newly introduced characters are undergoing "development". |
vlaine said: While I agree that the animation quality is lower, It at least fit the style of DRRR really well. they missed a few spots here and there, but the episode as a whole was actually presentable. At least none of the animation scenes got completely skipped.vno matter how bad you think this animation was, it was at least relatively consistent.(just watch wizard barristers 11 if you want to see truly horrible animation) Yeah, basically the content is what saved this episode, which is a testament to staff's writing ability and original source. supracseduch said: While I admit that the story is consistently interesting, I don't like how some main characters are forced to take a backseat while these newly introduced characters are undergoing "development". DRRR! has always been like that. This is why it does not really have a main character. You could easily levelled this complaint at say the Van Gang if were introduced here instead of S1. Furthermore S1 had lots portions where characters like Mikado or Shizuo barely appeared and instead new characters at that time like Haruna, Haruna's father's Shuji, Shingen or Mika would get most of the focus. Constant shifting focus is one of things this show is best known for after all. |
Iron_MawFeb 23, 2015 4:19 AM
| Love the duo of Anri and Celty. Varona doesn't have a chance. Is Aoba russian? That last voice over scene and while showing Aoba makes me think yes. That was an interesting conversation between Izaya and Mikado. |
| Eh |
| For about 5 minutes I honestly thought that they made the character's move 'sketchy' on purpose, but damn how naive I was. It's such a pity, the story progressed quite a bit but they just had to ruined the animation now of all time. And yes, Mikado, I believe it's you who spread this naive virus. Now man up and try to take some responsibility. |
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Jagd84 said: supracseduch said: While I admit that the story is consistently interesting, I don't like how some main characters are forced to take a backseat while these newly introduced characters are undergoing "development". DRRR! has always been like that. This is why it does not really have a main character. You could easily levelled this complaint at say the Van Gang if were introduced here instead of S1. Furthermore S1 had lots portions where characters like Mikado or Shizuo barely appeared and instead new characters at that time like Haruna, Haruna's father's Shuji, Shingen or Mika would get most of the focus. Constant shifting focus is one of things this show is best known for after all. Completely agree. However, it's simply too easy to just introduce a new character we never heard of before and explore their background just to make something happen (like, Vorona, Chikage, Akane, Aoba, etc). It sometimes appears like a desperate move to make a story drag on. However, in Durarara's case so far, the only reason I don't hate it is that the new characters are interesting in their own right. And Aoba, Chikage, and Vorona at least seem to have been introduced for a purpose i.e. challenging Ikebokuro's local legends. But if it keeps this habit of introducing completely new characters rather than making something happen with what it already has for the next two cours, I will seriously doubt the author's creativity. |
yuigadokusonmaru said: But if it keeps this habit of introducing completely new characters rather than making something happen with what it already has for the next two cours, I will seriously doubt the author's creativity. The plot twists will start soon enough the latest episodes were meant to set that up. The next volume that will be adapted is the 6th. Mikado and Aoba will have a good development and we will see the plots planted by Izaya unfold. We will see a good portion of Shizuo, Dotachin and Rokujo. Akabayashi will be the next "new" character that will be developed, but I think that it will happen in the next cour since it's volume 7. I think people will complain a little about this volume because of the characters in it. |
| The instincts of Vorona is very high when it comes to a greater force that is definitely not human like. but wow even Vorona could escape two powerhouses Saika & Celty. Good episode nonetheless. |
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| Hmm, Russians. Vorona's so dangerous the Russians had to send Egor to kill her. But I don't think Egor can do it by himself. I mean Vorona has Sloan at her side. But then again, Egor has Simon and Dennis. Vorona wants to fight Anri some more, but Celty's appearance prevented that. Damn, Celty almost got shot. (T_T) That would have been it for her if she did. Lol Mikado, Izaya's not a good guy. To be honest, Aoba isn't either. |
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