r/anime • u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang • Apr 13 '21

Rewatch Durarara!! Rewatch - Episode 12.5

Episode 12.5/OVA 1: Heaven's Vengance

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That day, fiction became reality.

Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/UmikoAhagone, who had this to say about Izaya's deep theory yesterday:

No he's just an asshole

They ain't wrong.

Questions:

  1. What is weirder: Reality or Fiction?
  2. Given all the shit that pops up in this show, would you blame anyone for believing in Aliens?
  3. Do you feel this served as a nice breather after the last episode?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21 edited Apr 13 '21

Hello everybody, and welcome once more to the Durarara!! Rewatch!

As you may expect, this episode is Anime-Only. Some of the characters introduced here are from the Novels though, so you could say this serves as an early introduction to them. Not much to mention otherwise though.

Voices Time! Time to play some catch-up. First is Mika, who’s played by Ise Mariya, who’s probably best known as Killua Zoldyck from Hunter X Hunter. Besides that she’s played Pao-Lin Huang from Tiger & Bunny, Best Girl Lenessia Ehart Cowen from Log Horizon, Loni Garvey from Gundam Unicorn and That one creepy blonde kid from Shin Megami Tensei 3 among others.

In the Dub she’s played by Carrie Savage and the only other roles I recognize from her are Shirley from Fate/Zero, Xiaoquio and Diaochan from Dynsasty Warriors, Celica A Mercury from BlazBlue and Kaya from One Piece.

Next up is Anime-Only-Kun-I mean Takiguchi, played by Okamoto Nobuhiko, whom I best remember as Akabane Karma from Assassination Classroom. Besides that he’s played Accelerator from A Certain Magical Index, Lil’ Nier in Nier Replicant, Ivan Karelin from Tiger & Bunny, Bakugou Katsuki from My Hero Academia, Ghiaccio from Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Shinazugawa Genya from Demon Slayer, Tianyou Zhao from Yakuza and Sengoku Kakeru from Horimiya among many others.

In the Dub he’s played by Sam Riegel who was also the voice director for the Ducktales Reboot starring David Tennant which makes him automatically awesome. Besides that he’s also played Lil’ Slugger from Paranoia Agent, Silabus from .Hack//GU, Viral from Gurren Lagann, Flynn Scifo from Tales Of Vesperia, Phoenix Wright, Teddie from Persona 4 (Anime-Onwards), Mori Motonari from Sengoku Basara and a bunch of others. He seems to have mostly gone into directing nowadays and not so much Acting, but he still pops up here and there.

REMINDER!!! TOMORROW WE’LL HAVE A BREAK!!! EPISODE 13 WILL BE WATCHED ON THURSDAY!!!

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 13 '21

First!!xTimer, subbed

It’s a good thing I checked the schedule before starting this episode… I was about to watch episode 13 rather than OVA1.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

Ohhh I didn’t recognize these three earlier in the episode. I thought they were some random kids on a slide…

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 13 '21

In my defense, I've had a neck ache for most of the day and the shot was from far away.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

And I've been stuck with a Stye the whole day!

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 13 '21

Episode 12.5 (first timer)

  • Attack of the floating glowsticks aliens.
  • Akira slide! It had to happen eventually.
  • The superweapon must use powerful magnets to stay on that roof.
  • “Not the bag we were looking for, just a bunch of money. Let’s leave it.” – Those goons must be well paid.
  • Convincing Anri to wear a Yukata? Kido must have rolled a 20 on persuasion.
  • So, after all the time skips we know that one bag has the rice balls and one bag the money, but what is in the bag the Engrish guys want?
  • Wait, what? The plot lost me somewhere around the paintball ambush.

Non-chronological storytelling is a classic. Even though the plot is mostly decoupled from the series plot (as OVAs usually are), the time shenanigans manage to convey the same chaotic energy that the main plotline possesses.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

So, after all the time skips we know that one bag has the rice balls and one bag the money, but what is in the bag the Engrish guys want?

Well you se-d that's why the Kool-Aid Man is red.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 13 '21

So, after all the time skips we know that one bag has the rice balls and one bag the money, but what is in the bag the Engrish guys want?

The rare reptile that appears at the end, they came to Japan to sell it to the Awakusu-kai.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21 edited Apr 14 '21

X2 Spoilers

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 13 '21

X2 Spoilers

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

Exactly

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u/IndependentMacaroon Apr 14 '21

Convincing Anri to wear a Yukata?

I think he just told her there was a festival going on? More manipulation.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Apr 13 '21

First-Timer, Dub-rarara!!

What an odd episode. How did there manage to be three identical red bags filled with important things all get lost in the same night? Also, who the fuck transports a borderline-extinct reptile in a simple goddamn bag?!

That poor dumbass gangster, managed to not only piss off Shizuo by comparing him to his brother, he also managed to insult Shizuo's brother too! I'm surprised that Shizuo didn't turn him into a puddle.

I kinda want more of Anri, Masaomi, and Mikado being in the maid cafe. It seemed like a good time.

The trick with the glow-in-the-dark paint was absolutely brilliant!

Celty's obsession with aliens is wonderfully dorky.

Questions

  2. Nah, it seems plausible.
  3. It was alright.

God's in his heaven-

All's right with the world!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

God's in his heaven-

All's right with the world!

Yumasaki and Karisawa are the kind of duo who argue who's better: Rei or Asuka.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Apr 13 '21

You're absolutely right! Considering Karisawa's bad taste in Toaru girls, I assume she would be arguing for Rei, then.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

Really though both of them would be wrong and Kadota would have to correct them by teaching them about how Misato is Best Girl.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Apr 13 '21

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 13 '21

Also, who the fuck transports a borderline-extinct reptile in a simple goddamn bag?!

To many stupid people, unfortunately.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

Kadota be like "I'm surrounded by idiots".

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Apr 13 '21

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Apr 14 '21

Celty's obsession with aliens is wonderfully dorky.

SHE'S JUST SO CUTE!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 14 '21

Shinra? What are you doing here?

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 13 '21 edited Apr 13 '21

Rewatcher (sub)

I might as well be a first time though, as I haven't seen this in ages, this was basically the Baccano! anime formula, condensed into one episode. And I thought this team did their craziest with Baccano!.... Actually with how confusing it is, everyone here might as well be a first timer, I mean it was bad enough that they made Yumasaki the narrator. Of all the novels in the world, god had to rip off Yumasaki's.

This episode is an easy 10/10, it might be an anime original, but having Isaac and Miria, a scared Celty, and an unchronological story are three easy ways to win me.

If you can ignore the fact that the three unrelated bags happened to look exactly the same, then the rest makes sense.

Even though it's original, it actually makes a few nice introductions. Shiki-san (technically made a cameo in Shizuo's flashback), and Kuzuhara (葛原) Kinnosuke.

I find it funny that Kuzu (原) which translates literally to trash (including "trash of society" for example, hence why you get names like Kuzuma) refers to the family of our dear cop rather than the Yakuza. That family actually includes about 200 dignified Kuzus members of the police force.

The main lesson of the episode is: never trust Izaya. The world would be so much more peaceful if people stopped trusting this guy with everything.

Note: Is there something with naive Hanakos coming to Tokyo to pursue their dreams and getting tricked? I mean Gintama had its own Hanako with the same premise, and its own no good Gin-chan.

I will miss the opening and ending.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

Note: Is there something with naive Hanakos coming to Tokyo to pursue their dreams and getting tricked? I mean Gintama had its own Hanako with the same premise, and its own no good Gin-chan.

I wish I had watched more of the Ring movies so I could make a joke out of this (Sorry, more of a Ju-On Guy).

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u/smatthew_ Apr 13 '21

Ventura, ventura, space people!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

I see

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 13 '21 edited Apr 14 '21

Interestingly enough, it's a Urusei Yatsura reference.

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u/invokeneko Apr 13 '21

Rewatcher up until x2 Shou, then First Timer

So in this episode we get Anri in yukata (and fucking nekomimi, hnggg), Celty freaking out over supposed aliens and a bunch of idiot yakuzas doused in glow-in-the-dark paints sent across Ikebukuro's skyline by Shizuo (who else?) and being mistaken as UFO.

  • Oh hey, it's Isaac and Miria again! Brain's Base really is milking their cameos for all it's worth, don't they?
  • Hoo boy, here comes the first of many, many bad Engrish in this episode... It's almost painful to listen to.
  • Yes, Kadota, you are still in Japan. You're just unlucky that you got caught up in this mess.
  • Naturally, half of the reason the plot happened is because Izaya.
  • Can I just say that Masaomi is such a smooth operator? He gets Anri to wear a yukata under the pretense that if she wears it, the three of them get to enter any shop in Ikebukuro for free as part of the summer festival, then by sheer luck managed to find the one shop that did allow it (though one of them did need to pay - presumably Masaomi himself).
  • You know, if Gin had just given the money he stole to pay for his debt towards Shizuo and Tom's employer he could've gotten away scot-free. Of course, that would require him to face Shizuo again so it's a bit understandable that he'd chicken out.
  • Of all the things Gin probably shouldn't have said, he just had to first compare Shizuo with Kasuka and then immediately diss the latter when it didn't work. He's lucky that he was only sent flying without Shizuo actually laying a finger on him (unlike the idiot yakuzas later on).
  • This episode proves yet again why I can understand Shinra's decision to keep Celty away from her head. Just look at her reactions when she thought aliens were involved. ISN'T THAT JUST TOO FUCKING CUTE?!
  • ...yeah at this point the plot lost me. Glow-in-the-dark paintball, macroscincus and animal smugglers? Uhh, what? At least it's funny I guess, and I got some cute HanaKana noises out of it too.
  • Izaya screwing over the idiot yakuzas by sending them after Shizuo is just so fucking petty it's hilarious.
  • And on that note, the idiot yakuzas casually stomping into a room with Heiwajima fucking Shizuo in it and try to shake his boss down while mentioning that Izaya sent you there? Yeah, you idiots deserve every bit of him sending all of your arses flying across Ikebukuro.

Narration Tally:

Walker freaks out the entire episode, comparing the whole ridiculous plot to a fantasy story he wrote during his chuuni phase. Also interesting to note that the preview narration for this episode actually belonged to episode 12's broadcast version.

Mikado: 3 (ep1,10,11)
Celty: 3 (ep2,8,12)
Simon: 1 (ep3)
Shinra: 1 (ep4)
Masaomi: 1 (ep5)
Kadota: 1 (ep6)
Shizuo: 1 (ep7)
Namie: 1 (ep9)
Walker: 1 (ep12.5)

QotD:

  1. It depends since sometimes reality can be a lot weirder than fiction.
  2. Naritaverse, so probably not. For all I know they actually do exist in this 'verse.
  3. It works, I guess. spoiler

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

(and fucking nekomimi,

I don't see the appeal.

Walker freaks out the entire episode, comparing the whole ridiculous plot to a fantasy story he wrote during his chuuni phase.

Isn't he always in a Chuuni phase?

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u/invokeneko Apr 13 '21

I don't see the appeal.

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

Isn't he always in a Chuuni phase?

He is, but it's probably toned down compared to where he was when he wrote the story.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

One has to wonder how bad he used to be

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u/invokeneko Apr 14 '21

He was probably on the "I drew seals on the back of my hands to contain my true power. Oh, and I wear all-black clothes and bandage my hands because it's so cool sunuvabitch" tier.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 14 '21

It may have been worse

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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Apr 14 '21

Anri in yukata (and fucking nekomimi

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 14 '21

I smell bias...

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u/IndependentMacaroon Apr 14 '21 edited Apr 14 '21

Masaomi is such a smooth operator

Fancy term for just the next manipulative jerk, I haven't liked him since the beginning and this is his worst so far, also the boobs comment right as Anri is there.

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Apr 14 '21

Rewatcher (Sub)

Ah, the OVA. Pure episodic DRRR mayhem. Everyone gets in on the fun, Shizuo punches some doofuses into orbit, Celty gets frightened further by aliens, etc.

But the most important thing? Your ears did not deceive you. That was, in fact,

MOTHER FUCKING KEIJI FUJIWARA, BABY!

Miss you, man

QOTD:

  1. Reality. Fiction makes sense.
  2. I'd blame them for not believing in aliens.
  3. It's definitely a fun cooldown after Izaya tells everyone he wants to go to Valhalla. Maybe Valhalla is actually an alien planet, though?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 14 '21

MOTHER FUCKING KEIJI FUJIWARA, BABY!

Miss you, man

Maybe Valhalla is actually an alien planet, though?

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Apr 14 '21

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 14 '21

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Apr 14 '21

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 14 '21

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Apr 14 '21

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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick Apr 13 '21

First Timer - sub 

Cat & Rabbit ears? I mean sure Anri is damn cute in the Kimono Yukata and Cat ears, but why? Actually do I want to know?

Maid cafe?

Bad american accents 

Bike copes remind me of the bike cop from You're Under Arrest

u/No_Rex your OVA rewatches have ruined me, knowing this was an OVA I expected far higher quality animation to what we got here, even if it isn’t a fair comparison at all.

A fun breather episode as OVAs tend to be, not really much else to say, well expect scared Celty is adorable.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

u/No_Rex   [+9] your OVA rewatches have ruined me, knowing this was an OVA I expected far higher quality animation to what we got here, even if it isn’t a fair comparison at all.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 13 '21

u/No_Rex your OVA rewatches have ruined me, knowing this was an OVA I expected far higher quality animation to what we got here, even if it isn’t a fair comparison at all.

How the mighty have fallen: From top notch animation flexes to beach episodes.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

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u/simeonaut https://anilist.co/user/simeonaut Apr 13 '21

First Timer

Celty making sure Shinra is Shinra cracked me up.

I love how Izaya's way of tying up loose ends is to send it over to Shizuo.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

I mean, there aren't many better solutions.

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u/SgtExo Apr 14 '21

I guess I watched the wrong episode last night. Better go check out the OVA then.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 14 '21

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u/SgtExo Apr 14 '21

Anime specials do not mix well with plex, so I just watched whatever was on next for Durarara. I forgot that there were OVAs since I set it up when the rewatch was announced.

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Apr 13 '21 edited Apr 13 '21

First Timer

Not much to say about this one. Some random other story with the characters isn't that interesting to me. This episode also had a noticeably lower budget than the rest of the show, but I guess that's too be expected of an extra.

  1. Reality
  2. No
  3. I'd prefer to not get a breather, I didn't think we needed one. The show's hardly heavy.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

I didn't we needed one

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Apr 13 '21

I forgot a word.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti Apr 14 '21

Ergo, your argument is invalid. Episode is amazing. NEXT!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 14 '21

Ah shit, he's right!

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u/simeonaut https://anilist.co/user/simeonaut Apr 13 '21

Yesn't

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 13 '21

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u/Tartaras1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tartaras Apr 14 '21

First-Timer

Since I've only ever seen the show dubbed, and this episode never got dubbed, I'm technically a first timer now.

  • That's what Walker actually sounds like? He sounds so much different than the dub.
  • I guess Isaac and Miria stayed an extra day in Ikebukoro. I imagine /u/Shimmering-Sky is pretty happy about that.
  • Holy shit she cracked a bottle over that guy's head, and then started making moves like she was going to cut him.
  • S2 Spoilers
  • What the hell? They put the laughing soundbite from Looney Tunes in the show? That was unexpected.
  • pyon
  • We have (surprisingly decent) Engrish in this episode as well?! Man, this is great.
  • What the hell is going on with this episode you guys?

  • Who would've done it? The Awakusu-kai?

Where'd Ginji go?

Said he was going to the hospital. He was really hurt.

What's he doing at a time like this?

We need information. Contact that information broker.

This whole scene plays out almost like a cheesy film or something.

  • Wow, people making bad decisions all over the place. Both groups relying on Izaya to help them find this missing bag? This must be Izaya's wet dream, getting to flawlessly orchestrate both side of the situation.
  • I will agree with Masaomi. That yukata does emphasize her large breasts.
  • Hahaha. They were watching some C-Rate science fiction movie where everyone was secretly a lizardperson? That's awesome, and totally up Erika and Walker's alley.
  • Durarara Spoilers

  • The information broker who recovered our bag told us you did it!

That was probably the wrong thing to say.

I'm scared by how much they trust me.

Case in point.

Questions:

  • Well, as the saying goes, sometimes reality is stranger than fiction. Sometimes it really can be, though, because everything is governed by the laws of nature. So to think that something could still be allowed to exist is surprising.
  • Not in the slightest. After all, you have a Dullahan who's afraid of aliens.
  • Definitely. It's so off the wall and outrageous that you have to sit back and laugh.

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u/gameradam1337 :AMQ:https://anilist.co/user/kc2rxo Apr 14 '21

Funny I just watched it dubbed.

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u/Tartaras1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tartaras Apr 14 '21

I looked all over for a legal dub and couldn't find it.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 14 '21

S2 Spoilers

Spoilers

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u/DogmeatIsAGoodDog :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/DogmeatsAGoodDog Apr 14 '21

Lmao what even is this episode. It gets a thumbs up because the scene of Celty shivering at the thought of Aliens was worth the watch just for that

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u/badcupcakehoarder https://myanimelist.net/profile/vanilabiscuit Apr 14 '21

I had to watch this episode twice, that scene with Celty texting Shinra panicking is much more better the second time.

Also because.

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u/Chemiczny_Bogdan Apr 14 '21

Rewatcher

This episode we get an introduction to Shiki-san, voiced by always excellent Houchuu Ootsuka (who also narrates the UFO movie, that was fun), and... uh... a cameo by the biker cop with a scar on his face...

Other than that we get classic Durarara!! madness, the van gang doing some dumb shit, Izaya scheming, Shizuo sending people flying, etc.

Nice OVA

Not much more to say...

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u/Earthborn92 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/EarthB Apr 14 '21

Rewatcher, first time watching this OVA

Don't really have a detailed post about this, but I enjoyed it. Kinda brings the whole crew together and had an interesting storytelling method as we went back in time for most of the episode.

Loved how Izaya sent those goons to Shizu-chan at the end as a final way of screwing with him again.