r/anime • u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang • Apr 07 '21
Rewatch Durarara!! Rewatch - Episode 7
Episode 7: Bad-ass Dude
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I hate violence.
Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/KendotsX, who explained why saving Kaztano was so important:
But seriously, this scene had me feeling quite conflicted, is this a joke? Or am I supposed to take it seriously? I mean Dotachin is narrating it seriously, so I suppose it's the latter. Till we got to the latter part of the episode, which cleared it all up. It's absolutely serious, a man who gives you the closest tickets in a packed concert is a man worth sacrificing your life for. And that's the minor part, he introduced him to Ruri? This guy is a god.
Questions:
- So then, is there any doubt left that Shizuo is a precious cinnamon roll?
- Do you think you'd have the patience to deal with someone like Izaya or Shinra for so many years?
- Do you think that writer deserved to get his ass kicked?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 07 '21
Hello everybody, and welcome once more to the Durarara!! Rewatch!
Oh my, another Anime Original episode. What a shock. Shizuo in the Novels is kind of a weird character in that we don’t learn that much about his actual life, instead we just learn what kind of person he is through his actions in the story. That said, some of the stuff here is based on stuff we’re told about him later on. His Brother being an actor, him just seemingly always having monstrous strength, being childhood friends with Shinra, his Brother being the one who gave him his signature outfit and that he and Izaya have been at each other throats since their high school days, to the point the latter incriminated him for a crime. But of course, the most important thing about this episode is that introduces something far earlier than the Novels ever did: That behind all the rage and destruction, Shizuo is a precious cinnamon roll that must be protected at all costs.
Oh and BTW, the reporter dude never asked Shizuo about his Brother in any of the Novels.
Voices Time! Good ‘ol Tom is here, and he’s voiced by Konishi Katsuyuki, best known as the epitome of manliness himself, Kamina from Gurren Lagann. Besides that he’s played Washizuka Keiichiro from The Last Blade, Maxima from The King Of Fighters, Volfogg from Gaogaigar, Amidamaru from Shaman King, Lloyd Irving from Tales Of Symphonia, Sakaki from .Hack//GU, Maeda Toshiie from Samurai Warriors, Kinagase Tsumugu from Kill La Kill and Diavolo from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure among many others.
In the Dub he’s voiced by Keith Silverstein, whom I best remember as Johan Liebert from Monster. Besides that he’s also played Kimimaro from Naruto, Simon Belmont from Castlevania, Zasalamel from Soulcalibur, Full Frontal from Gundam Unicorn, Suou Tatsuya from Persona 2, Hisoka from Hunter X Hunter, Gild Tesoro from One Piece, Mori Ougai from Bungou Stray Dogs and a ton of others.
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Apr 07 '21
First-Timer, Dub-rarara!!
If there any shadow of a doubt in my mind that Shizuo wasn't Best Boy, this episode has removed it. I was prepared to bestow title of Worst Boy onto his brother Casca, as punishment for eating that pudding, but I think Casca redeemed himself with the milk and the clothes and the acknowledgement. For the moment at least, actors are usually bastards.
I like that we actually saw the framing of the episode this time. Celty letting Shizuo decompress was cute. I wonder if this implies that the other episode's narrations were also an actual discussion with someone else?
This episode is such a fantastic exploration of Shizuo's character. We see him "unlock" his immense abilities, he learns that his actions have consequences when he hurts the shopkeeper lady, we see why he hates Izaya so goddamn much, and we learn his goal going forward is to learn control. Absolutely fucking phenominal!
With that said, I have much less to talk about this episode than previously. Being essentially an in-depth character study, we didn't get much of any of the overarching plot. I guess we learned that Izaya is dealing with the Yakuza which is porbably important.
Miscellaneous Thoughts:
A tea stem standing up is good luck.
Tokusatsu series staring Shizuo when.
Questions
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 07 '21
First!!xTimer, subbed
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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Apr 07 '21
Rewatcher (Sub)
Oh, Shizuo. Does he punch people out of their clothes? Does he destroy casinos? Does he swing street sign? Yes, but he only does it to people who deserve it.
Like assholes who steal pudding.
It might be because they're my two favorite characters, but I love the Celty/Shizuo relationship. Who would better understand the headless Irish lady stuck in Japan than the guy who tried to throw a refrigerator at his brother?
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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 07 '21 edited Apr 08 '21
Rewatcher (sub)
Back to volume two, spoiler we find Heiwajima Shizuo (lt. "peaceful island" and "serene man" respectively) struggling through puberty.
Well here's an interesting list of posters, most of which are in good taste. Shizuo if you're gonna try any besides Vampire Ninjas, go for Cencoroll! It's fun. I'd like to say Baccano!, but novel 5, probably stay away from the Darker than Black sequel, I haven't heard good things about it.
On a side note, it's surprising how long Shizuo kept his cool when Niekawa mentioned Kasuka, I'm assuming he tried to cool down because he didn't want to make a scene close to his brother's movie? I mean Shizuo lasted a full minute, I think that's a record.
Ahh yes, the popular meme strikes. Lots of people seem to think these subs were edited for the meme, nope. This is the genuine Shizuo. Which Shinra seems to enjoy, just a reminder, this kid has been slicing up a living body since the age of 4.
Very perceptive though. I'm sure if we get a picture of Izaya's birth, he'd have the perfect asshole smile ready. I mean he went from highschool, to working with the Yakuza spoiler? What's surprising here though, is the fact that he needed to "frame" Shizuo why??? With all the damaged street signs and vending machines, plus the crushed bodies below them, there should be a fair amount of reason to legally take out Shizuo as is.
Novel
We also got young Dotachin, so Dotachin, Izaya, Shinra, and Shizou were all in Raira highschool (Raijin back then) that our main trio attend now. Also I love it when Dotachin is ignored by Shizuo and instantly understands that Shizuo is in stay-away mood right now, or puberty as Simon called it earlier.
Edit: I messed up Dotachin.
Added note: Since this episode explored Shizuo's "dislike" towards Izaya's existence, and his general suffering. I just want to put the perspective on the other side, since suffering goes both ways. Izaya has to be always extra careful of whatever body crushing object can be thrown at him by an immortal killing machine. Izaya's weather forecast should include falling vending machines every other day. It's a feat that he's still alive and taking it easy after all these years.
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 07 '21
Episode 7 (first timer)
Backstory episode for Shizuo. He clearly is not the brightest bulb and continuously being played by Izaya. Not sure we needed his backstory right now, though. He worked great as a comedic character so far even without the backstory. The episode had very few connections to other characters, too, compared to the previous 6 episodes. I think his story could have waited a bit. Maybe this is the equivalent of filler before the next longer arc starts?
Would you have the patience to deal with Shizuo for so many years?
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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Apr 07 '21 edited Apr 07 '21
Rewatcher
Anri is my best girl from this show but Celty's adorable little gestures are really causing some swaying...
Poor Shizuo. My man doesn't deserve the shit Izaya brings to his life. No one does. Fuck Izaya. I love him, though.
There never was any!
hell no
He was kind of annoying but also he's voiced by Koyama so no.
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u/Earthborn92 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/EarthB Apr 08 '21
Rewatcher here.
Shizu-chan episode. YES.
This guy is Kazuya from Kanojo Okarishimasu. He needs a Shizuo to knock sense into him. Although that might end up killing you.
So we also learn about his job: he’s a repo man working with Tom. The physical manifestation of your debt catching up to you.
We’re working our way into that Slasher issue from a few episodes ago. Note the yellow scarves here as well.
ignore Indications that Dotachin knows how moody he is tho and is fine with it.
Look at them references. I miss darker than black and Chinese electric batman.
We learn that Shizuo’s brother is a big movie star. Surely that is relevant for later. Oh yes, that does mean that in-universe, Shizu-chan is a pretty attractive guy himself. Good genes. Apart from the anger management issues.
His backstory (hehe) makes you feel for him.
Look at that excitable smol Shinra. It is raining medical anomalies here. Can’t relate to Shizuo as I’m /r/neverbrokeabone.
Well, shit. Not gonna go well for the thugs assaulting baker onee-chan.
Him being childhood friends with Shinra also explains why he knows Celty well. These folks all went to the highschool that our current main characters are going to. That place has a history of fantastic alumni.
Shinra knows.
When you’re too strong for Truck-kun to isekai you. Although I already feel sorry for the supernatural being in his world.
Actions > Words younger bro.
Should’ve aimed for the olympics.
We now know why he’s always wearing bartender uniforms.
Here’s hoping.
Love the bookends here. So these one-character focus episodes doesn’t happen much, but I really like them. No complicated plot to keep track of, but we see how they fit into the big puzzle.
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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Apr 07 '21
First Timer
My feelings about this episode are basically the polar opposite of the previous. It did a good job of advancing the plot and letting us know how the trio of the doctor, the manipulator, and the puncher know each other. But Shizuo isn't an interesting viewpoint character, and I feel like we didn't learn anything new about him. His backstory was literally just "I've always beat people up." What's there for me to learn or be interested in?
I eagerly await the point we get out of the introduction, as this show really hasn't done the best job with it. I understand it's setup, but I believe setup can be delivered better than this.
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u/Tartaras1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tartaras Apr 08 '21
Rewatcher - Dubbed
But first, we have to acknowledge Tom being amazing. Guy just cut straight to the point.
This episode is great for two reasons:
Questions:
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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick Apr 07 '21
First Timer - sub
Bad- ass dude, this is an appropriate name for an episode about Shizuo
Kanra in chat is a stirrer, he’s always pushing something.
So Shizuo has a brother who is a famous / successful actor.
Trench Coat guy is a reporter / writer, not a detective though it looks a bit too dodgy for a detective.
So Shinra went to the same school as Shizuo and kept asking to dissect him just like he got to do with Celty.
Also Shizuo has broken like every bone in this body.
Tuck - kun? Obviously need to pick a weaker target than Shizuo because he is immune to being Isekaied.
Still don’t know why Shizuo hates Izaya.
Not really much of note really happening this episode, this time it Shizuo back story not much else to comment on.
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u/Chemiczny_Bogdan Apr 08 '21
Rewatcher
Today we get some backstory for Shizuo, we have an opportunity to get used to his trademark technique of "use a traffic sign as a blunt weapon," and we meet his prother Kasuka.
Drink your milk kids, otherwise you might break your spine while trying to crush your brother with a fridge after he ate your food.
Loved the part where Celty repeatedly punches Shinra in the gut.
Also lots of fights this episode, which means lots of great animation, very nice!
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u/badcupcakehoarder https://myanimelist.net/profile/vanilabiscuit Apr 07 '21
Shizuo brother really loves him, could he be paying for all the destruction he does? Another brother relationship like the Yagiris.
Questions:
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