The reason I even decided to watch DRRR to begin with is because I got sick of the usual action plot anime/jdramas where some evil entity wants to destroy the Earth/kill everyone/do something really fucked up, and then these guys with superpowers show up to stop them. I mean, I still enjoy shows like that, but I've been watching shows like that since I was 4...I needed a change in pace, and so that's what led me to watching DRRR.
Anyways yeah, long story short, I was dead fucking wrong about this show, and I don't regret watching it at all.
First of all, the story is fucking amazing. I mean, it seems like it'll be a boring ass, slow paced anime at first, but within like 3 to 4 episodes, we meet people like Shizuo and Izaya and Kishitani and Celty and it just morphs into this action-pakced show. It's really amazing how they made it work that way. Is DRRR usually the kind of action anime I would go for? No. Do I think it should be associated with Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, DB, etc.? No, and the people who do that are delusional (no offense).
Comparing Naruto to DRRR and saying they're similar is like comparing the sun to the moon. They're both celestial entities but other than that there's nothing else that they share in common. Also another thing, why do so many people like Izaya? The guy is a bonafide asshole. Like I can understand people liking Yagami from Death Note, but Izaya...how can so many people like someone who enjoys fucking other people's lives up?
Which brings me to the topic of the characters...well I already discussed that a couple paragraphs before this one, but I'd just like to say Shizuo is probably my favorite. Anyways DRRR is freaking amazing and anyone wanting to get into it shouldn't make the same mistake I did and judge it by the first episode. It really picks up steam in episode 3; now I usually hate anime where I gotta wait for the anime to get good, but DRRR was worth it, and I highly recommend it to anyone contemplating watching.
You'll laugh and maybe even cry at this amazing modern epic.
