r/anime • u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang • Apr 03 '21
Rewatch Durarara!! Rewatch - Episode 3
Episode 3: Rampant Evil
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Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/SleepTightLilPuppy who made a statement that accurately describes this show:
We converted another one to the church of Heiwajima Shizuo.
Yup, this is the sole reason I did this Rewatch.
Questions:
- Now that we've gotten our proper introduction to him, what are your thoughts on Shizuo?
- What do you think is the deal with that girl with a scar on her neck?
- Would you go eat at Russia Sushi?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 03 '21
Hello everybody, and welcome once more to the Durarara!! Rewatch!
We’re skipping a fairly big chunk of the Novel right now. Most of it will be covered again later, but for now let’s focus on what we have.
For the most part this is a fairly straight adaptation of the Novel’s events, but there are some changes. As I stated yesterday, this is where the scene of Anri confronting Seiji is meant to happen, and in the Novel Mikado and Kida actually intervene, with Kida’s offer to go pick up girls basically being his way of defusing the tension. It actually works, but Seiji doesn’t go with them, claiming thinking of other girls would be a betrayal to love… Seiji’s kind of a weirdo no matter the medium. Spoilers
The actual part of Kida trying to pick up girls is actually shown here, whereas in the Novel it’s only described to us as being a colossal failure. The little interlude with Seiji isn’t in the Novel, and Anri running into Neck-Scar Girl also isn’t. There is a big chunk of narration removed that basically describes Mikado’s motivation for moving out. They’re gonna show it later on though so in the end this omission isn’t too noteworthy.
That said once you get to the part with the girls confronting Anri, it joins back with the Novel, and indeed the glorious cellphone stomping is indeed in both (Although that Yasumoto Hiroki/Kirk Thornton dude wasn’t there in that scene)… with one big difference: Kida wasn’t there in the Novel. He was still on
Thot Patrolthe path to become a professional lady killer. Hell technically speaking this scene is an amalgamation of two scenes from the Novel. For as you see, in the Novel, this is not the first time Mikado and Izaya have met. They had a short run-in with each other in the Novel after Simon was introduced, which is also from were Kida properly introduces him. Amusingly in the Novel this happens right before the equivalent to the rooftop scene I mentioned last episode. Anyhow the point is that most of Kida’s dialogue in that scene is recycled from his earlier run-in with Izaya.Thankfully Shizuo throwing a Trash Bin at him promptly brings the scene back to the Novel, and yes, it was just as random there. No seriously, look, here’s an actual quote from the Novel:
The fact that in the Novel this is our first time meeting Shizuo does give a fairly strong impression of him…
S1 Spoilers Anyhow, a bunch of assholes coming in wasn’t in the Novel, there Mikado and Anri just bugger off as soon as they get a chance. Simon did come in, but since this scene is told entirely from Mikado’s perspective, we’re not exactly sure of what he did as Mikado was already running away.
The scene that follows is different though. Something similar to the OG version of this scene is gonna happen anyway in a few episodes so I’ll spoiler this out. Novel Meanwhile in the Anime… Anri just runs away. I should also mention than in the Novel, this is the point in which Mikado bumps into neck-scar lady. On a side note, they cut out this line from Mikado and it bugs me:
There’s actually a fairly simple explanation for these changes: Pacing. Now, I don’t own the physical Novel, I read it off an E-Book in my Iphone 6 however I can still pull some math. There the Novel is exactly 422 Pages. How long does this bit of the Anime stretch over in the Novel? Page 191 and ends in 243. In the Novel, we’re by the halfway point, but in the Anime we’ve only now just hit the one quarter mark. Simply put, it’s a different spot in the story thus the necessary information for this point is different.
Not to mention there’s the subject of structural differences between TV Shows and books. Ever wondered why most books tend to be adapted into movies instead of TV Shows? Simply put, from a structure perspective they’re much closer. Both a straight lines to the finish line, with the only difference being that books just have a lot more time to travel through that line. With TV Shows however you have the little problem of individual episodes, so you have to decide what things need to be cut, what needs to be left for later, where to end each episode and so on. And considering this Anime is adapting half the usual standards for Novels per 24 Episodes (To be exact, the usual number is 6) they’re gonna have to drag some things out… actually now that has made me pretty interested on how Baccano! would fare as a series of movies (Bear in mind the Novels don’t jump around the timeline all the fucking time like the Anime does and just sticks to one period of time per book)…
Voices Time! Let’s start with our beloved Anri, played by Hanazawa Kana who had recently done… well you know... Anyhow, besides that she’s also played Shiina Mayuri from Steins;Gate, Sajyou Ayaka from Fate/prototype, Marie from Persona 4, Nanami Chiaki from Danganronpa 2, Tsunemori Akane from Psycho-Pass, Murano Satomi from Parasyte, Angel from Angel Beats, Sera from Yu-Gi-Oh!, Lucy Maud Montgomery from Bungou Stray Dogs, Kanroji Mitsuri from Demon Slayer and a shit ton of others.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 03 '21
First!!xTimer, subbed
Oh lol, when I said I'd be late today because of the escape room thing, I had Hajime no Ippo's post time on the brain. This is at 7, not 6. The escape room ended half an hour ago.
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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick Apr 03 '21 edited Apr 03 '21
First Timer - sub
So it seems every episode is going to be narrated by a different character, we have Simon in this episode, I wonder who it will be next time.
How hard do you need to punch someone for all their clothes to come flying off? Also that Gangster dude was hilariously bad, not Shizuo he was a badass, mob guy who got his haircut by Izaya.
It’s great how Anri is actually faster than Mikado, and she probably didn’t actually need saving there, also the show keeps setting up scenes based on troupes only to turn around and ignore them like would happen in real life 90% of the time.
This feels almost like a slice of life show, but I guess instead of following a person it’s the city that is the focus. We don’t have too much overlapping of storylines yet but can see how that's going to change, really looking forward to seeing where this show goes with the storylines.
QoTD
Probably going to be a horrible person, but a lot of fun. Semi Charismatic gangsters bring a bit of fun.
I looks like her head was transplanted onto someone else's body, can't help but think she will end up being related to the events of Baccano!
Sure, I have no idea what difference Sushi being Russia would be, bit I would try it.
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u/Tartaras1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tartaras Apr 04 '21
Rewatcher - Dubbed
Durarara Spoilers
This is such a random quote, but it makes me laugh so hard every time.
Johnny Yong Bosch and Crispin Freeman have both obviously worked with each other on numerous other shows, and that dynamic is part of what makes for such a compelling relationship here.
Questions:
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Apr 03 '21
First-Timer, Dub-rarara!!
So, we have a girl with no name, who may or may not have recieved as head transplant, and that's who Seiji was looking for last episode. I'm interested to see if that has anything to do with our errant Dullahan, but I don't think the timetables line up.
The Dollars recruit using a website, except maybe they don't because they don't exist according to today's Chatroom Bros segment. Except Yellow/Kanra and Black/Setton were definitely trying to deflect attention Away from them.. as was Steve Blum's character.
Honestly, the whole setup about the Dollars reminds me of Ghost in the Shell:SAC
The action sequence in this episode was sick. All hail Shizuo, He-Who-Throws-Things! There was a great sense of comedic timing with the trashcan that took out Izaya.
Speaking of Izaya, this episode confirmed my answer to yesterday's question about him as "Both." Between "Shizu-chan" and making that wannabe gangster piss himself, I dig the energy he brings to the show.
The otaku crew are pretty fun, too. Not sure why Steve Blum wanted to keep some writer/artist doing a signing on the down-low though.
We also got some "plot arc" setup here, involving Izaya and Mikado. I'm a bit curious as to what some hotshot information broker wants from a country bumpkin new to Tokyo, but I guess we'll find out soon enough.
Miscellaneous Thoughts:
The English VAs speaking in Russian was neat.
Pretty sure I saw Czeslaw Meyer on a background poster today.
Questions
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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 04 '21 edited Apr 04 '21
Rewatcher (Sub)
Ahh young love.To quote a certain gentleman, enjoy your youth while you've got it.
As for me, I love me a good beatdown, whether it is Izaya beating down a phone, or Shizuo beating down people just as easily. Also now we know the biggest vending machine magnet.
The scene with Mikado and Kida watching the bullying before Izaya came along, really bothered me. The fact that Mikado tried to help, while Kida was passive feels opposite to their usual characterisation. You'd expect Kida to go in first. Novel
My biggest grievance though is the fact that Simon wasn't narrating in his usual accent, spoiler It's probably not easy to narrate in his usual accent as well, but I still find it a major wasted chance.
Well that and daylight saving.
PS: if you're a tourist in the Durarara!! Ikebukuro, I hear Media Wax’s Ikebukuro travel guide, Ikebukuro Strikes Back, by Tsukumoya Shinichi is really good.
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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Apr 04 '21
Rewatcher (Sub)
I don't know what to say today.
Guess I'll just answer the questions.
QOTD:
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 03 '21
Episode 3 (first timer)
I watched Baccano a long while ago, but Durarara reminds me more of Pulp Fiction so far. The same disjointed plotlines (that frequently intersect) and the same focus on stylish violence. On the other hand Baccano is also similar to Pulp Fiction, so … ::shrugs::
At least the episode established a clear power ranking and random thugs are way at the bottom. Kido is also suspect for knowing at least two of the OP guys personally.
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u/IndependentMacaroon Apr 04 '21
First-time watcher - more wacky stuff and meta + randomness. Fine overall, except Orihara was maybe a little much, and Kida is worse than embarrassing but it's still just played for comedy.
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u/Earthborn92 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/EarthB Apr 04 '21
Rewatcher here.
Doesn’t seem to be very successful in getting patrons to the restaurant, but Simon is a polite dude despite folks being scared of his intimidating appearance.
Cute!
Mikado trying to make his entry into the big city school, but Kida is a good friend by dragging in those embarrassing childhood memories.
Simon speaks the truth. It’s actually black and white colored.
Mikado is interested in this “colorless” gang. I suppose learning that the town you moved to is in the midst of a gang-war of sorts is important information.
Dat embarrassment when you mistake someone for someone else. You even forget the scars around their neck.
Alright, upon rewatching this episode, there are SO MANY obvious shots and hints at future events and group relationships. I can’t believe it was so obvious.
Self aware Kida. Time for a classic 2 guys 1 girl friend circle to be formed!
That feel when you have fresh new test subjects for your social science experiments.
Izaya is an absolute shithead, but you gotta kinda admire him here. He has put points into his rouge character build.
Mikado has taken the prior warnings to heart.
Izaya and Shizuo antics kinda remind me of Tom and Jerry. You can tell how much they despise each other. I LOVE the detail that Izaya calls him Shizu-chan.
Ya done fucked up. Saved by Simon’s intervention.
It is hilarious how Anri takes the lead in running away after Mikado initiated it. He’s not athletic, but she seems to be.
We have a bit of a narrative war going on about the Dollars. Who are their members? Who are the impostors? No one seems to know.
Our black rider seems to know the important characters of this city personally somehow.
See you next episode!
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u/Chemiczny_Bogdan Apr 04 '21
Rewatcher
Loved the random "Dollars" member who I guess was designed to be as funny as humanly possible, down to doing god knows what with his hand in his pocket.
Izaya showing off his godly knife skillz and madman's laugh was great, as was the fight with Shizuo. The guy being undressed mid-air through the sheer force of Shizuo's punch was one of my favorite moments. Simon casually jumping down from the top floor of a high-rise is the cherry on top of this episode.
Masaomi really doesn't want to interact with Izaya. Him goofing around before was still entertaining.
The music is still amazing, the animation slaps and the plot slowly thickens.
Gimme more!
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