I’m still waiting for that magic moment, but this week didn’t bring it. I find myself in a funny sort of limbo with Durarara, both as a blogger and as a viewer. At the risk of becoming a broken record, the experience of watching it is peculiarly hollow for me […] Read more
If I’m honest, I have to admit I’m starting to get a bit worried. If this post sounds a bit like it’s recycled from last week’s Durarara post, I apologize in advance. But the issue is that my feelings after this ep are pretty much indistinguishable from what they were […] Read more
Don’t try this at home. It occurs to me in watching Durarara unspool again, five years on, that this is a pretty dangerous formula in the wrong hands. It would be wrong to say Narita-sensei invented it – and the accompanying tropes which populate his works, especially DRRR – but […] Read more
Considering how much has changed, watching Durarara!! is a remarkably familiar experience. OP: “Headhunt” by Okamoto’s 5 years and 2 says after the first anime premiered, Durarara!! is back with one of the most long-awaited and eagerly-anticipated sequels in recent anime history. This show holds a particular place in my […] Read more
Durarara is back with another DVD-only episode, this one a postscript to the events of the series. And it hearkens back to the first (and better) half of the TV series, with multiple subplots running at the same time and a heavy emphasis on humor. The vehicle this time is […] Read more
I somehow missed the fact that this OVD episode of Durarara was subbed about 6 weeks ago. These DVD extra episodes can be pretty hit or miss – very often there’s a good reason they weren’t part of the original series. But on balance, this was a fully worthy addition […] Read more
Well, I suppose that counts as a happy ending… I don’t see too much point in plot summaries, since if anyone is reading this they’ve probably seen the final episode. As always with this show, a lot happened – Horada was betrayed by the Otaku Gang, Shizuo kicked ass, Izaya […] Read more
I’ve seen some mixed reviews of this episode, but I thought it did a very nice job setting up next week’s finale. Thematically consistent, the story focused on the three kids wrestling with their regrets over past actions and puzzling over what to do in what, for each, feels like […] Read more