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Jan 14, 2015 5:42 PM

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Finally after S1 re-watch, which i finished yesterday (i just had to do it because i didn't remember many things from it, and i hate not remembering things from prequels when watching sequels), i had a chance to finish this episode.God damn how much i missed Durarara - still one of my favourite supernatural series.
This is going to be a wild ride guys.Now if they gave us Baccano S2 i would probably start bleeding but yeah.
Can't believe i see some people complaining tho...and there are some who complain and didn't even finish S1, is this some kind of joke? ._. oh no wait! it's MAL <33

so yeah, hype.

Kondo-Isao said:
Just as excellent as the first season. Why only three more seasons tho.
Fixed for you mate!


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Jan 14, 2015 10:37 PM
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iLostReason said:
Can't believe i see some people complaining tho...and there are some who complain and didn't even finish S1, is this some kind of joke? ._. oh no wait! it's MAL <33


Objectively speaking, I don't think it was all that great of an episode. I loved every minute of it because it's Durarara!! and it's so awesome to get a new episode after 5 years, but honestly, it could have been handled better. One thing that comes to mind is the conversation between Izaya and Namie, which is just clunky, poorly disguised exposition.
Jan 15, 2015 3:02 AM

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i remember so little of the first season.
i watched the dub too which makes me consider rewatching the sub because everyone's voice is divine in cmparison to the stuff i remembr. still. i liked how the characters haven't changed much because i ultimately remember their personalities just none of the plot so i'll see how much i can follow along. lmao. nice opening episode though, celty was always the most bamf character so it's great they got my attention with her. :3
Jan 15, 2015 11:06 AM

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SamuraiChameleon said:
iLostReason said:
Can't believe i see some people complaining tho...and there are some who complain and didn't even finish S1, is this some kind of joke? ._. oh no wait! it's MAL <33


Objectively speaking, I don't think it was all that great of an episode. I loved every minute of it because it's Durarara!! and it's so awesome to get a new episode after 5 years, but honestly, it could have been handled better. One thing that comes to mind is the conversation between Izaya and Namie, which is just clunky, poorly disguised exposition.


Gonna have disagree with that so called objective analysis" chief. It's been 5 freaking years and most people remember jack all about the first season. This was not only absolutely necessary but it handle the best way it could have. Just because don't mind being confused doesn't means other do.

And exposition was no way near where clunky nor poor disguised. All of it from news about serial killer to an interview on Shizuo's celebrity brother were done in a complete natural fashion like you would see in real life. Izaya and Namie never even said anything that could be considered exposition unless count making fun her obsession like he always some really weird definition of exposition.
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Jan 15, 2015 3:06 PM
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Jagd84 said:
Gonna have disagree with that so called objective analysis" chief. It's been 5 freaking years and most people remember jack all about the first season. This was not only absolutely necessary but it handle the best way it could have. Just because don't mind being confused doesn't means other do.

And exposition was no way near where clunky nor poor disguised. All of it from news about serial killer to an interview on Shizuo's celebrity brother were done in a complete natural fashion like you would see in real life. Izaya and Namie never even said anything that could be considered exposition unless count making fun her obsession like he always some really weird definition of exposition.


It would seem we disagree on the definition of clunky.
Jan 15, 2015 6:49 PM

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Guys like...what even happened in the first season. Lol
I mean all the characters I recognize, no duh, but man...everything else. just poof.

What even.
Jan 15, 2015 10:08 PM

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EarlCiel said:
Guys like...what even happened in the first season. Lol
I mean all the characters I recognize, no duh, but man...everything else. just poof.

What even.


Seriously, you'd think someone would've made some kind of catch-up primer by now.

Yes I'm too lazy to read through the wiki.
Jan 16, 2015 1:53 AM

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Woot. It's been 5 years! I really miss this show. Hoping to have more fun watching Izaya and Shizuo.
Jan 17, 2015 1:48 AM

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Oh hey would you look at that

The 2 autistic sisters are here

1/10
Jan 17, 2015 10:56 AM

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meh
Jan 17, 2015 1:51 PM

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Yay more Celty. But really, Miyuki on the door, really? >.>

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Jan 17, 2015 2:38 PM
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Poor Celty D= lost her money and getting chased
Jan 17, 2015 10:51 PM

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HA HA!!! DRRR is back and it feels like it never left.
Jan 18, 2015 6:44 PM

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Why do I feel like this is going to be just as aimless as the prequel.
Jan 22, 2015 11:45 AM

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How come after 5 long years they do a sequel with worse animation than the last one?! It just baffles me... Even the Celty black mist turned into obvious CGI shit.
Jan 23, 2015 7:20 AM
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Celty is awesome as usual, I'm excited it's back and I'm looking forward to knowing the new characters.
Jan 24, 2015 2:43 PM

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It's a little hard getting back into it after all this time (probably should have done a rewatch of the first to refresh memory) but overall, it's good to be back.
Jan 25, 2015 10:05 AM

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It's great watching this series again.
Man, that's a lot of new characters to remember now after watching the OP given the recurring cast is already vast. Heck, I already forgot some of them. OP sequence is catchy as always. ED is ok.
Still loved that non-linear storytelling.
So much to say about this episode but overall, it was a good re-introduction of the characters.
Jan 25, 2015 7:46 PM

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Poor Celty! She just can't get a break.

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Jan 28, 2015 4:13 AM

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Damn, it's back! OP's awesome as always and ED reminds me of Season 1's first ED.
I just love the OP's transitions and how they introduce the characters.

Hmm, new characters include Kururi, Mairu, Max Sandshelt, and Emilia.
Dem references. Lol, News 666 introduces Hollywood.

I am so hyped! Can't wait for more to come!
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Jan 28, 2015 1:37 PM

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Yay, it's back!
So messy and chaotic
Celty dropping her money during the escape is such a pain

The pepperspray and 666 news is so insane
Jan 28, 2015 6:22 PM

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o man i dont remember most of these characters
Jan 28, 2015 6:33 PM

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Oh man so ... I have a feeling this is not gonna be as enjoyable as the first season :S
Don't remember too many of the characters except for the mains, but looks like there will be some new ones as well. One thing I didn't remember was how ANNOYING many of their voices are ... like holy crap. Though I can recognize more of them now XD Pretty chaotic episode, I have a feeling they just wanted to show the previous cast before doing more introductions. So this episode was kinda boring/"meh" IMO. Seems like they will be focusing on new charas + the murderer next episode hopefully!
Didn't really like the OP that much; ED was better, but the vocals were too auto-tuned for my liking >_<
Overall, I feel like I was so much younger when I watched the first season I greatly overrated it ... then again, I remember not liking the entire second half. Plus now so many of my non-ships are canon ... blagh, I hope I can still enjoy this season :S
Jan 30, 2015 4:33 AM

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Damn that Celty body examination.

Celty is love so a full episode of her troubles was very nice for a start. That little scream she made when she saw the cop behind her was so cute.
Also her shy body reactions while talking to her mama, lol.

How did she manage to lose her money after putting them in there and zipping up is beyond me. It sure wasn't the best day for her.
Jan 30, 2015 9:45 PM

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Started this one late.

Miyuki Sawashiro <3

I'm terribly disappointed that best boy didn't get any screen time this episode.

Looking forward to more.
Jan 31, 2015 12:26 PM

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Too many shit happening at once like always, good show. ^^
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Feb 2, 2015 6:44 AM

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It just feels great to be back.With a lot of new faces it seems.
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Feb 5, 2015 9:58 PM

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i'm not sure if i'm going to enjoy this series, my tastes have changed so much since i watched the first series
Feb 12, 2015 4:02 AM

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Kerozinn said:
i just wish they woudl stop talking about anime like The irregular at magic high school and SAO. they were both shit.one much more than the other.
Calm down, elitist, they're otakus.


It was an ok first episode, but I don't really like everything about it. The animations quality is toned down compared to S1 and some of the Seiyuus make me frown(seriously, Mikado?). The OP wasn't impressive, but at least the ED was likeable. There was one particular scene that I liked - the one at the end where Mikado reminisced about his first day in the city - it was enough to make me score the episode 4/5.

I do hope the season won't be a letdown though.


P.S. If I liked anything else about the episode, it was that Dotachin picked up Index as well. Way to go!
Feb 15, 2015 9:04 AM

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so many new characters!! and i liked that flashback at the end, i've been waiting patiently for this since the first season ended..
Feb 17, 2015 5:37 AM

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In the middle of escaping Celty-san lost her 1 million of payment of the services for a month... xD Also I enjoyed the OP and ED to revise all the characters from the previous season and introduce the news ones. ;)
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Feb 21, 2015 12:21 PM

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Finally started to watch this series.

I like the big boob girl, she looks fun.

More Celty is always great.
Eh
Mar 8, 2015 12:48 PM

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I'm late but better late than never!!!
LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOO IKEBUKUROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
EXCITED!!!!!
Those references LOL!!!!
Mar 28, 2015 6:34 PM
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I'm glad Durarara is back!
Mar 28, 2015 10:41 PM

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OMG, those references tho!!! :DD
Mar 31, 2015 12:57 AM

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Accurate portrayal of American people.
Apr 4, 2015 1:06 AM

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Finally, one of my favorite series returns. I liked this episode.

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Accurate portrayal of American people.


LOL!!!
Apr 18, 2015 9:32 AM

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Kida is now a supporting char. Boo hoo :(
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May 9, 2015 10:10 AM

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Well it was a nice catchup but to be honest the pacing here is a lot better for this first episode, I do wonder what this second season will offer us though!
May 31, 2015 5:59 PM

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Well, it was a pretty good first episode. I'm glad they gave us some *previously on* scenes, since Ive honestly completely forgotten what happened in the first season lol.

Also the new characters seem pretty interesting, especially the *Hollywood* murderer.
May 31, 2015 6:48 PM
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it was pretty nice
Jun 6, 2015 2:17 AM

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Finally I had the time to start this. I loved Durarara for it's complexity, so I expect the same from this too.

It was a nice start, the flashbacks appeared at the right time. Celty is still a great character.
Jul 7, 2015 3:49 AM

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AUUGHH I'm so late to the party ;w; I missed Durarara and this season looks just as good as last season
I accidently watched x2 Ten because I didn't know this part already came out but luckily for me it didn't seem to spoil much
Also is it ok if I don't remember everything from the first arc?? The summaries are so long....
Jul 7, 2015 9:59 AM

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Decent re-introduction episode.

4/5
Jul 14, 2015 1:50 PM

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oh poor Celty this traffic cop is giving her the creeps
If you are going to disagree with me, don't bother talking to me. I will seriously hurt you!
Jul 17, 2015 2:09 AM

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Dam it was a bad idea watching this episode before rewatching the first season lol. I've forgotten the events of S1 since I watched it 3 years ago. Gonna have to fix that.
Dec 23, 2015 6:39 PM

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ooo I may be late but at least I can marathon this. Anyway like this show, I too didn't change. I still think Celty is the main heroine (and she's incredibly hot too and damn that voice is just..) and Mikado's the protagonist. But I don't ship those two though. Not matter how they are all main character's, no matter how many points of view I see, I still can't help but choose a favorite

also, I'm still a bit confused. Been almost 2 years since I finished season 1
Jan 12, 2016 4:54 AM
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OP and ED are great. Poor Celty just can't get a break.

4/5
Jan 25, 2016 8:31 PM
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did that chick spray her own sis with pepper spray int he eyes lol. Im surprised that dude is still dating mikan. He is kind of a jerk if I recall saying he only cared for her face. dam that scientist kid is so lucky to be with celty.wow emilia sure is to touchy and now is a random mom. what an odd family. Pretty good episode nice to see everyone again.
Feb 29, 2016 8:31 PM

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Good to see lots of the characters back. Hope this season will be as good as the first. 4/5
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