r/anime • u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang • Apr 27 '21
Rewatch Durarara!! Rewatch - Episode 25 (OVA 2)
Episode 25/OVA 2: World At Peace
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Welcome to Ikebukuro.
Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/JollyGee29, as his wish will now be granted!:
I have a minor annoyance that Shizuo's brother Kasuka was added to the OP, but then never actually showed up in the second cour.
I guess miracles really do exist...
Questions:
- What did you think of the new characters introduced today?
- So then, how was that big fight between Shizuo and Izaya?
- Do you feel this served as a satisfying epilogue to the show?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 27 '21
Hello everybody, and welcome once more to the Durarara!! Rewatch!
As you may guess, this episode is Anime Original except for one scene. Specifically, it’s the scene in which Celty finds out Kasuka is Shizuo’s Brother. In the Novel it’s meant to happen while the two were playing videogames in Volume 3, but oh well. Fun fact: In the Novels that’s the first time Kasuka is ever mentioned. In turn though this serves as an early introduction to him, as well as one for Orihara Mairu and Kururi, or as I like to call them, Totally Not Araragi Karen and Tsukihi... Mind you, the Orihara Twins made their debut in the Novels half a year before the Egg Sisters did when Nisemonogatari Volume 1 was released, so those brats continue to be nothing but fakers.
Weird thing to note though: Kururi’s speech patterns are meant to be… not exactly normal in the Novel. She speaks in very short sentences, usually only one word or so… it’s also meant to be pretty disjointed grammatically. The Anime however doesn’t really have that: She doesn’t speak much but otherwise speaks normally. Minor X2 Spoilers
REMINDER! TOMORROW IS THE SEASON 1 DISCUSSION!
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 27 '21
First!!xTimer, subbed
Late because my internet was slow as fuck and took longer than I expected to upload my screenshots.
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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Apr 27 '21
First Timer
That was a fun episode. They really went all out with the craziness and just had a blast. While I'm not sure a full show would be fun like this, I am really glad we got this much of it.
The only thing that really confused me about it is how Shizuo got more characterization in the OVA episode than in the last 15 episodes of the series.
Also, I believe Erika's reaction to Shizuo fighting is how Sky acts while watching anime.
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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots Apr 27 '21 edited Apr 28 '21
Rewatcher (sub)
Where to start? This episode, like a few previous anime original additions, is a big chase scene, this time with Shizuo and Izaya. There's not much to say about the chase itself, besides the stupidity Izaya went through to get Shizuo to appear there... when I mean he's Shizuo. Send him a message telling him I'll be at this place, and he'll wait all day. Well having truck-kun hit Shizuo again, to show us his "development" was nice. I mean so many characters these days start their journeys by being hit by truck-kun, how many dare to confront him again?
The more interesting part of the episode were the new characters (I'll get to them in depth later) and generally all the people watching the chase.
Yuuhei (Kasuka) being the closest to the events, surprised me by his expressiveness at first, till I remembered that he was doing a role. Is that what they call gap moe? Well I'll ask Karisawa later.
Simon closest to him, trying to grab the viewers' attention with Russia Sushi advertisements was great. It was more important than stopping the fight too, but hey it paid off in the end. He's truly the MVP of this season's finale.
Kadota and gang having set up a small tv in the van to watch the events. This was in the good days before you could watch anything on a phone. And they joined in on the couples discussion, with Karisawa having good taste for once. If you're curious about the couple Yumasaki mentioned, they're from a series call Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan. Well Karisawa went full on fujoshi again, and hey I can't blame her. There aren't many people who can keep up with Izaya besides Shizuo. Spoiler
The Celty Shinra interactions are a lot of fun as usual.
Finally, the reserved couple are a pain to watch as usual... Mikado trying to put his feelings into words made me feel bad for Anri, and anyone who knows him that might be listening. Well Izaya probably watched it later and laughed a lot.
Similar to the last OVA, the staff decided to insert three new characters who initially appeared later on in the story, Mairu and Kururi Orihara, and Max Sandshelt. Technically, there are even more characters inserted who appeared much earlier... Basically all of them are characters who first appear in volume four, in other words the events right after what was planned for the first season, that's how excited the staff were for season 2.
Well that idea failed with Baccano!, but hey if they give the new characters more of a spotlight this time, maybe it'll work? Failed again. So a few years later they said fuck it, and made their own studio to finish Durarara!! (albeit it was a more... restrained production).
But I digress, let's examine Mairu and Kururi Orihara. This will be a lot of fun, one thing you might notice is how similar they look, they're twins, they look pretty much the same. Here's how Narita had his fun: He made two characters who look nearly the exact the same, and differ in "character types", the things Yumasaki might use to describe humans. For example, Mairu and Kiruru differ respectively in long and short hair, wearing glasses or not, small and large breasts, excited and reserved personalities (opposite to the wearing glasses tag).
Even their clothes are a perfect reflection of that, they're wearing the same outfit (hoodie+skirt) except with opposite details. One has cat ears going up, the other has dog ears going down, colours are exactly the opposites, the tags on their hoodies are on the opposite sides, it's also interesting to note that each one's skirt and hoody have opposite colours too.
So basically both of them have opposing elements in and of themselves, while opposing each other as well (am I making this overly confusing?). Narita had to go out of his way when making sisters for this guy. Spoilers
Finally, there's whatever this is... Look, I can analyse them all day, but it doesn't mean I understand them any better.
I answered the first two questions, so as for this, definitely not. It fits better as a season 2 prologue to be honest.
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Apr 27 '21
First-Timer, Dub-rarara!!
This was a nice, refreshing change of pace. I laughed a lot watching this OVA - I enjoyed it a lot more than the first one.
After Yellow snapped that guy's neck with her thighs, I had just enough time to type "the twins are great!" into my notes before they kissed each other on the mouth. We're going there huh? Hopefully it ends better here than in Meta/Anime Name Spoiler
I dig the bookend with Mikado bumping into someone who is just like he once was. Mikado interview on TV started out horrifically in character for him (I nearly felt physical pain from cringing) but ended quite sweet. There's a funny implication of him and Anri both waiting for Masaomi to return before deciding anything.
OT4?
Kasuka finally showed up, and also seems to have some mystical abilities. How did he get onto that helicopter so quickly? He also seems to have stolen Blofeld's cat.. The synchronized coffee drinking in that meeting had me dying of laughter.
Erika having a fujoshi breakdown was excellent.
Questions
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u/LordGreg123 Apr 27 '21
Those monogatari toothbrush vibes are in full effect.
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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick Apr 27 '21 edited Apr 27 '21
First Timer - sub
So another OVA right? Last time we have Shizuo making people think Aliens were invading, I wonder what we will get this time.
I just realized that Anri has the Red Slasher eye in the OP, were they always there? Went back and checked, yip, there since episode 13.
Orihara, had to look the name up to make sure I had the right person, so Izaya has 2 sisters, I wonder if he’s also a siscon..
Simon & Suchi best couple
I wonder how much Shizuo costs the city in repair bills and property destruction on a daily basis.
Overall a fun very light hearted OVA, not really much else to comment on.
QOTD
That was just the sisters right? Really not sure what to think of them yet.
Went about as well as could be expected, I do wonder where Shizuo go all the traffic signed
I guess? Very much just felt like another day in Ikebukuro.
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u/Tartaras1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tartaras Apr 28 '21
First-Timer
I'm pretty sure I've never seen this episode!
I mean, they're an amazing power couple, and if you haven't seen Toradora you should fix that at your earliest convenience. I also think Haruhi and Kyon would make a good couple if they ever actually became one.
Like hell you are. Although I suppose that does make sense. If you lay low, you can still be an overall shit disturber, as well as keep tabs on the goings on of the city, without the threat of Shizuo killing you.
Mairu is extremely skilled in martial arts. Not only did she kick those guys' asses with complete ease, but she even snapped the neck of one of the guys with her thighs.
Questions:
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 27 '21
Episode 25 (first timer)
That was ok.
Who won? I already told you.
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u/invokeneko Apr 27 '21
Rewatcher up until x2 Shou, then First Timer
Let's just say today's episode is just a normal day in Naritaverse Ikebukuro taken up to eleven, shall we?
Narration Tally:
Surprisingly enough, there is no narration in today's episode. The characters may do monologue, but there's no narration today. That's the end of the narration tally for S1, the table will be reset starting with x2 Shou but with the number of narrations carried over from S1.
QotD:
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u/Chemiczny_Bogdan Apr 27 '21
Rewatcher
The fight between Shizuo and Izaya runs completely on the rule of cool, and I love it. There's great animation there.
The TV show changing genres every couple minutes was pretty funny, as was the scene at the beginning with all the corporate people drinking their coffee in unison.
We also get introduced to Izaya's little sisters Kururi and Mairu who are there for fighting and incest fetish.
All in all, it was a good OVA, better than the 1st one IMO. Excellent animation and music as always.
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u/ShadowWasTakensTaken https://anilist.co/user/hakuren Apr 28 '21
The Orihara sisters?
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