Durarara!!

[Yukimura]

Durarara! - 04 - [gg]

Is the forum really boycotting gg?

[Archangel]

They're not so bad, but when you have frostii as an option...

[Pandadice]

i've been getting gg for durarara and baka to test. :\. I honestly don't know why i don't wait for frostii on durarara.. i guess i really am just that impatient O_o.

[Marik]

[Frostii] ​Durarara!!​ 04​ - HD | SD

I've been eagerly awaiting this, because episode 3 was so good.

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The ending theme is really catchy. I liked it immediately upon hearing it.

Matsushita Yuya - Trust Me [PV]

Single out 2/17.

[Marik]

[Frostii] ​Durarara!!​ 05​ - HD | SD

[Marik]

[100217]TVアニメ 「デュラララ!! 」ED 「Trust Me」／松下優也[320K].rar（Durarara!! Ending）

I'll post one with translated text when someone releases one.

[Nipponsei] Durarara!! ED Single - Trust Me [Matsushita Yuya].zip

[masamuneehs]

so, um, like, people, this is still the best new series out there!

Frosti - Durarararara!!!!!! - Episode 000000000006

so first off i wasn't too into this. no, wait, that's a lie. i was immediately sold on Izaya being a good guy, the kidnapped girl getting a love interest, and, well, topsy-turvy. I think someone said it a way's back, this show is intelligent without having to be all pompous. i'm also a sucker for telling a story out of order, and a lot of the episodes have been doing that.

i absolutely love the way people react to Simon, because it's exactly what happens when you see the dark skinner hawkers out in Shibuya or Shinjuku or anywhere.

Izaya is remarkable because he is just a pure bastard (the scene where he's stomping on the cell phone is priceless). Bartender is there for comic relief (so far), and I like that they kept some of the violence intact in this show, and Simon is the middle ground.

Selty. Well, hell. I strongly suggest that ANN description be removed (although it's a bit late now) because it's talking about things 6 episodes in... Needless to say, Selty is cool with me. I would like an explanation, eventually.

Kido, Kido, Kido. It's always the happy-go-lucky guy who has the most baggage and one of the harshest challenges to overcome. always.

i think the characters i like the least are the manga fiends. they're somewhat funny, but i don't find it terribly humorous the way they make all their little airheaded mistakes. That one guy is cool though.

The music works, and i'm so so so glad that all the unimportant people are greyed out. This one's going in the archive.

Oh, and I am waiting on Frosti versions as well.

[Yukimura]

I think this Frostii or nothing obsession is killing discussion on a rather discussable show. Where is all the Frostii or nothing grandstanding when an episode of lolimonogatari come out? Anyway, Episode 8 was quite interesting in the development area with some suspicions confirmed and new questions raised. Celty's head has been pretty definitively found, Shinra is even more shady than ever, Mikado got a bit of exposition which could help solve the mystery of why he's considered the main character despite being seemingly the least interesting cast member.

[masamuneehs]

episode06

well, i'm still not very much into these four, and i was downright shocked to hear they could be involved with a group like the Dollars until it was explained that only the kickass guy was a member and the rest of them just back him up. some of the humor really clicked in this episode, and i'm even getting to like the three unlucky goons

but, most important has to be the appearance of Seiji's sister. not only is she completely in on this whole human experimentation thing, but her little brother's girlfriend got involved. and from that quick flash we saw of the head in a bottle, I've got a sinking feeling that isn't her head she's got on (she's also, notably, the only one of the characters in the OP who doesn't have a name, which firms my resolve that, whatever she is, she is not the girl Seiji thinks she is.). The real questions are about Seiji's sister, her company, and what connection they have with Selty (because you don't get a theme like "having no head" and retain it to one character, not in a show like this). My bet is on them trying to make more Dullahans.

[Kraco]

The real questions are about Seiji's sister, her company, and what connection they have with Selty (because you don't get a theme like "having no head" and retain it to one character, not in a show like this). My bet is on them trying to make more Dullahans.

Ho... That never visited my mind. I got an impression Seiji's sister is trying to save somebody (the one who's head is in the jar) and they are collecting people to experiment on the whatever treatment the head-in-a-jar could require. But I like your theory a lot more.

[shinta|hikari]

This is probably the best series this season, but due to people watching it in different paces, discussion is not flourishing, like Yuki said.

So for those who do watch until the latest subbed episode, do you guys think Celty's head has a different consciousness and personality than her body? The guy called the girl with her head attached "Celty", and she seemed to know who she was and what she wants to do. Does separating the head and the body of a Dullahan create two distinct personalities? If that is the case, and that weird guy really is Celty's head's original love interest, I wonder how things will go between Celty's body and Shinra.

[Yukimura]

That's an interesting idea. I have been assuming that silent neck scar girl didn't have much of a personality and Seiji fell in love with the idea of her and was projecting his romantic ideals onto her. It seemed/I would like to believe she was more along for the ride because he seemed nice enough and she didn't know any better. It could be that while her body desperately seeks to reunite with her head her head has somehow been 'tricked' into accepting her current body and is satisfied with her state and is moving on with life.

There is most likely some sort of link between the pharmaceutical place and Seiji beyond just the fact that his sister works there and the hints we've gotten so far seem to point to Silent Celty being a product of whatever program the pharmaceutical place is working on. I wouldn't be surprised if Seiji was at least partially aware of the circumstances surrounding Silent Celty's current state and trying to keep her for himself.

On an unrelated note, domestic Celty succeeded exceptionally in pushing my moé buttons with her reactions to Shinra eating her food. So cute.

[shinta|hikari]

Indeed, that scene was really great, especially with Celty's voice. I also liked how Shinra seemed to genuinely enjoy Celty's cooking. He was honest about how strange it tasted, and it seems he was also sincere when he told her he liked it. Maybe it is a combination of his weird thought process (falling in love with a headless girl) and his affection for her that overrides his actual taste sensation.

I assume that the body where Celty's head is attached no longer has any personality since it does not have a brain, so all of what we see should belong to Celty's head. I wonder if a Dullahan is originally not a single entity, but a pair composed of a head and a body with different identities.

I also think that Seiji is acting really suspicious, but I don't like him at all so he can be a complete villain and I won't care.

I find the behavior of glasses girl (what's her name again?) really strange. Why does she treat Mikado so coldly when all he has done so far is be nice to her and give her good advice? This is especially true when he went all the way to return her shoes. I know I would be pissed if that is all the thanks I get.

[Yukimura]

I am putting my money on a screwed up home life that she is ashamed of (in addition to her already bully filled school life) as the explanation for Anri's behavior. She seems to be devoid of hope past the point of being able to enjoy even small victories. It seemed like she gave up looking for her shoes because she just couldn't deal with trying anymore and getting them back didn't put a dent in her general malaise/despair.

I might also put a side bet on an extra long shot just for the lulz. Maybe she wanted Mikado to spend time with her so she tossed her own shoes. Then midway through looking for them with him she realized she hated herself for being such a shady character and went home dejected, hoping he would give up too (retarded I know, but this is for the lulz). Then when Mikado showed up at her house having found the shoes, likely having worked hard looking for her sake to do so, she felt even more dejected at what she had put him through thus inducing a cold response.

[shinta|hikari]

If it is just family circumstances, she could have at least said a word of thanks, and not act like she wants him to disappear the moment he hands her the shoes. I hope it is a more important and stranger reason, just so that I can get to like her character.

[Marik]

[Frostii] Durarara!!​ 07​ - HD | SD

[masamuneehs]

episode 07

didn't really love this episode, and that was disappointing, because Shizuo-chan is one of my favorite characters. it was very interesting to get the backstory on him and his brother (who i don't recall ever being mentioned before, and that felt like some piss-poor writing), and also see how he knows Selty (through Shinra, surprisingly).

the way Simon talks is always hilarious for me. the intonation and rhythmn is just too awkward, but almost melodic and even patronizing. and i can't say there's a character less intriguing than Izaya. what the hell is that guy's story?

the scene with the train warning lights and a dramatic/violent scene has been done a few times before, but i still like it.

looking forward to the next one

[RyougaZell]

Not really about the plot, but I was kinda surprised they had such a recent show like Darker than Black Gemini of the Meteor as a poster here.

I overall love the disjointed plot and none of the characters have dissapointed me so far. That said, I don't discuss because like most here I wait for Frostii.

[Marik]

[Frostii] Durarara!!​ 08​ - HD | SD

[masamuneehs]

i just don't read when i know someone's said they're a few episodes ahead. i do need to go back and see what comments they made on episodes that i've watched though.

i was wondering, each episode seems to be centered around one particular character, with that character doing the narration as well, but i haven't been able to figure out what happened with episode 02. maybe it was so long ago, but it seemed like an older woman's voice narrating, and the only one i could figure who it might be would be Selty (who had episode 08). i know she's sorta done narration before, but i figured it was because she's sorta a main character and can only really "talk" with mental dialogue and the phone...

any clues?

episode 01 - Mikado
episode 02 - ?
episode 03 - Simon
episode 04 - Shinra
episode 05 - Kida
episode 06 - Kadota Ryouhei
episode 07 - Shizuo-chan
episode 08 - Selty

i really liked the scene in 08 with the fortune cookies. the blonde girl's perfectly flawed Japanese was strange, too. seriously, though, nothing tops Simon and his ridiculous sushi.

and, yeah, there it is. thought we could have had a little more drama about that reveal, but... well, things in the OP make a lot more sense now. Shinra has almost certainly got to know what's up... (also about the OP, i always thought it looked like he was carrying something suspicious under his coat, but...

i was also extremely disappointed with Frostii on episode 08. not only did they totally neglect Simon's lines for a scene, but then they made the cardinal sin of subbing a character responding to his unsubbed lines. i also thought they cut a few corners, and so i'm going to take a look at the other people releasing this

edit - and Ecleptic-BSS did translate the part where Simon was talking to Karisawa (and it actually explains the weird sushi at the end of the episode). I'm switching it up.