STORY: The story is simple enough but what makes it awesome is the non-linear narration style. Though not as fast paced as Baccano!, the story nonetheless sets folklores in modern settings which is very cool. The story does become linear by the end and it appears the writer was bored and does a half-assed job to the end. The ending feels forced with some important questions left unaccounted for. The story deserves a masterpiece title for the first half of the series because it breaks the traditional art of story telling and focuses on many different characters instead just on the protagonist.
MUSIC: 10/10 great OP and EP tracks. I really liked how they experimented with the soundtracks for particular sequences.
DUBS: Awesome dubbing as expected from Bacanno! creators, Steven Blum is always a pleasure to hear but in this series he has been overshadowed by some other great voice actors. :)
CHARACTERS: Cool, cool cool cool. Love how it breaks any preconceived notions about the characters. You may think you know how the characters are and what their job is. Like the tsundere, the loser protagonist, the joker friend. Well it challenges the your idea of what you think the characters are going to be! Every character is awesome and leaves you wanting more.
Bonus: The cross-overs with different anime especially with Baccano! was highly entertaining and amusing to watch.
I really enjoyed Durarara!! but I cannot give the masterpiece rating because of the second half story, which is not bad but the gang-war stuff didn't really appeal to me and I feel that it was not well done.
