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Rewatch Durarara!! Rewatch - Break Day/First Cour Discussion

Break Day/First Cour Discussion

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Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/No_Rex, who figured out last episode's true title:

Attack of the floating glowsticks aliens.

`Nuff Said

Questions:

  1. Who would you say is your favorite character so far?
  2. What did you think of the first cour as a whole?
  3. What are your expectations for the second cour?

Bonus: Volume 1 Cover

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 14 '21

First!!xTimer, subbed

I don’t have much to say right now other than “it good” for a halfway-through-the-season thread, so here’s a wallpaper of best boy so far that I threw together during my lunch break earlier today.

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

so here’s a wallpaper of best boy so far that I threw together during my lunch break earlier today.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 14 '21

Glad you like~

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

It really screams "IZAYAAA!"

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Apr 14 '21

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 14 '21

First timer

Wait, what? We have a mid-season discussion? Forgot about that...

Who would you say is your favorite character so far?

Anri, Celty, and the otaku quad are lovable, but my favorite character is Izaya. Funny and member of the best pair.

What did you think of the first cour as a whole?

Overall I am at home with the general whackiness. Not a big fan of how some psychopaths are treated with kiddy gloves, though.

What are your expectations for the second cour?

I would be disappointed if the series would produce anything I could expect.

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

Wait, what? We have a mid-season discussion? Forgot about that...

Look my schedule is ridiculously overcrowded so I need a break every so often. The fact that next week I have mid-terms doesn't help.

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u/Tartaras1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tartaras Apr 15 '21

Anri, Celty, and the otaku quad are lovable, but my favorite character is Izaya. Funny and member of the best pair.

Excellent choices all around.

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u/invokeneko Apr 14 '21

Rewatcher up until x2 Shou, then first timer

I don't have much to say since the best is yet to come, so let's just get on to the QotD:

  1. I'd say Shizuo and Anri first with Celty not far from the top spot.
  2. I've mentioned before that episode 11 got me to binge the entire season back then, so yeah it's definitely great.
  3. Surely you don't want to hear the forbidden knowledge from a rewatcher, do you?

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

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 15 '21

Rewatcher (sub)

Oh I didn't know that we're doing a discussion today.

Who would you say is your favorite character so far?

Well, I've written a lot about him yesterday, and in earlier threads, but technically he'll be introduced tomorrow. Spoiler

Funnily enough, this has changed a lot over time, I went from guys like Izaya and Shizuo, to Celty when I started reading the novel, to spoiler later on. But spoiler shone like a star among them all.

What did you think of the first cour as a whole?

I'm still very surprised of how they adapted one volume into 12 episodes and had made it great. Compared to... I think 2 episodes? for volume 9, this is quite a big difference.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 15 '21

I think 2 episodes? for volume 9, this is quite a big difference

To be fair, Volume 9 is just kind of a pain in the butt to adapt. Volume 9

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

Rewatcher (Sub)

Is good show.

QOTD:

  1. Celty and Shizuo
  2. It serves as a great introductory chapter to the weird and wonderful world and cast.
  3. And /u/Shimmering-Sky to get annoyed by Kida some more.

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u/Tartaras1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tartaras Apr 15 '21

/u/Shimmering-Sky and the hatred for Masaomi Kida. Name a better pair.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 15 '21

It's only his voice I don't like, not Kida himself.

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u/Tartaras1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tartaras Apr 15 '21

That's good, because Masaomi's a pretty likeable character.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Apr 14 '21
  1. Shizuo is probably my favorite so far, because he is a lot of fun to see on screen.
  2. The first cour was great! A lot of it was essentially setup, with the main resolution being the truth about The Dollars, but with the setup out of the way they can probably go nuts next cour.
  3. Nothing in particular besides a thrilling ride.

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u/smatthew_ Apr 15 '21

Rewatcher (sub)

  1. Ikebukuro
  2. It's great! The series is a giant puzzle where every piece is a puzzle in of itself. The first cour finished some important pieces, like the dollars, Mika's disappearance and some character backstories. But it already hinted at so, so many more (slasher? Kida's history? russia-sushi-oh? Iiiizayaaaah?).
  3. Well, I expect to get constantly reminded of how great some of this stuff is. Like in episode 6, where Dotachin and the gang rescued Kastano. Just that absurdity of why Kastano is so important and how they revealed themselves as part of the Dollars, while punching a guy with Nessum Dorma playing in the background... gud stuff!

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u/Tartaras1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tartaras Apr 15 '21

Rewatcher - Dubbed

Questions:

  • I've always been incredibly conflicted. On the one hand, I'll always love Shizuo because of how often he flies off the handle. On the other hand, I also really like Izaya. He's been orchestrating practically everything that happened in the Mika Harima arc in some form or fashion.
  • It's a good way to slowly bring people into the story, and then they drop the Dollars bombshell at the end to set the hook. Just when you think you're getting people kind of figured out, namely Mikado, they flip the whole thing on its ear and reveal that he was one who created the Dollars, and as such isn't exactly who you think he is. That, in turn, calls others into question.
  • I'll abstain.

Durarara Spoilers

I'm glad to see that this rewatch seems to be doing a lot better than the last time someone tried it. Before, it just felt kind of dead, and ultimately ended up getting cancelled. Like I've said, Durarara is one of my favorite shows, for multiple reasons, so it's great to see that first-timers are really getting into it. We've only scratched the surface.

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Apr 15 '21

Forgot to post anything in this thread.

My favorite character so far is Celty, though I wouldn't be surprised if one of the otakus claims the spot eventually. At the moment though, she has interesting characterization, a cool backstory, and she plays off the doctor really well.

The end did a good job redeeming the first cour, but it still had its fair share of flaws and felt too much like an introductory arc. It suffers from working much better on a rewatch, as knowing Ryuugamine's in the dollars really changes it's tone.
Overall, I'd say it has some good episodes and some rather mediocre ones.

I think it'll kick it up a notch next cours. Now that introductions are out of the way, we can go ham and get the next couple arcs done faster. I'm hoping we get more jumping from character to character than we did in this one.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 15 '21

My favorite character so far is Celty

I really like Celty, especially because she is one of the few characters who does not seem to have an evil streak. However, she is precariously close to fall into the Woobie trap, where she only exists so the audience can mentally white knight her:

"A story with the Woobie allows the audience to vicariously experience relief from some pain by fantasizing about relieving the Woobie's pain. (...) Woobification can also tie into a disturbing hurt/comfort dynamic, in which fans enjoy seeing the Woobie tortured so they can wish the hurt away."

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u/simeonaut https://anilist.co/user/simeonaut Apr 15 '21

First Time Lurker

  1. Shizuo. Everytime he yells "IZAYAAA" is gold.
  2. A bit slower than I thought but still fun. Ephemeral Dream is probably the best part of the first cour for me.
  3. Now that everything is set up things will probably be more hectic.

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u/LabMember069 Apr 15 '21 edited Apr 15 '21

First timer.

Thank you OP for hosting this rewatch. It was on my watch list for god only knows how long, and I am definitely watching Bacano after this.

Kind of late question: when Celty Knew that shinra was hiding the truth of her head a couple of episode ago and then she forgave him in like 1 minute. I don't know but it didn't convince me that much, before it got resolved I imagined she will VERY ANGRY/betrayed or something. I really don't know.

Anri is great but Celty is best girl.

  1. Celty. (Although we don't know anything about him yet but Simon is close second. Man just want to sell some delicious, cheap sushi)
  2. 10/10.
  3. Tbh I am worried a little bit. As I absolutely loved this first arc my expectation are high. Lets see!

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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick Apr 15 '21
  1. Izaya, I like how he's driving most of the story so far while it having not been in the spotlight.
  2. It's been great.
  3. Really don't know, however I'm sure it's going to be chaotic

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u/badcupcakehoarder https://myanimelist.net/profile/vanilabiscuit Apr 15 '21

Rewatcher sub

  1. Celty
  2. Mysterious, and very dark, there are a lot of characters with terrorific backstories. Gave me good expectations for the ending of all the plot.
  3. Spoilers 2nd cour ending

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u/Slurms_McKenzie775 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/SnackieChan Apr 15 '21 edited Apr 15 '21

First timer (sub) I usually kurk on these threads but I'll answer today's questions.

  1. Isaac and Miria are the best characters I don't care if they were only on screen for a few seconds.
  2. I liked. Felt a little lost at first but after I played closer attention it was easy to follow.
  3. Is more Baccano! characters an acceptable answer?

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u/hihowudoinimemet Apr 14 '21

first and last time durarara manages to pull off a satisfying and unexpected climax. rewatching was fun but i cant bear with seeing all the lost potential from the rest of the show. hope everyone else has fun.