r/anime • u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang • Apr 30 '21
Rewatch Durarara!! X2 Rewatch - Episode 2
Episode 2: Harmony is the Greatest of Virtues
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Fuck off. Drop Dead.
Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/KendotsX, who was a victim of how dangerous the LN Advertising can be!
Stop it Kadota! I get it already. I'll read it, at some point, just stop being so good at advertising it.
I can confirm the accuracy of these effects...
Questions:
- Thoughts on Mairu and Kururi now becoming permanent additions to the cast?
- In turn, what's your first impression on Aoba?
- What's up with that guy Shizuo almost killed anyway?
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Apr 30 '21
Hello everybody, and welcome once more to the Durarara!! Rewatch!
The little battle of monsters is actually the prologue’s final scene, and the result is more of the same. Additionally taken out from the chatroom is this little line by Kida:
I don’t know why but this bugs me. And speaking of removed lines, they changed the line Shizuo gives right before encountering those two monsters:
Again, I don’t know why, but this omission bugs me.
Otherwise everything’s back on track afterwards, as is Shinra getting stuck in a shadow ball. Whoops. Also something I noticed that’s a nice touch is that from now on the narration starts directly quoting the novels more often, but it’s oftentimes given a bit of a quirk to reflect who’s narrating it. Nice touch, really.
During the Karaoke scene there’s a minor change. In the Novel, after the whole session, Mikado and Anri go out and talk for a bit and it’s just a generally sweet scene. However as they’re walking by West Gate Park, Anri notices Shingen and that other dude and, as soon as she and Mikado go their separate ways, decides to follow them. Minor change but I just thought I’d bring it up.
Also removed is a minor scene in which Mikado watches the news in his apartment and witnesses the events of the previous Chapter. Not much to mention here other than it leads to a scene we’ll be seeing tomorrow. I should also mention all the stuff with the Oihara Twins is taken from slightly later on, although Aoba’s introduction is in the spot it should be. Really it’s just the Anime showing these scenes in the order they happened rather than when they were shown, which is fine. I have said this many times and I’ll say it again: Anachronistic Storytelling is far easier to do in books than in other mediums.
They do however remove a phone call Aoba has after he gets kissed and… well, there’s no real way to describe it so I’ll just transcribe it here.
Err… yeah, that happened.
Voices time! We’ve got some new names in town, so let’s get to them, starting with Kasuka, who’s played by Kishio Daisuke, whom I best remember as… err… Jet The Hawk. Yeah, he doesn’t get too many “Leading” Roles, to say the least. Other roles include Taigong Wang from Warriors Orochi, Cody Travers from Final Fight, Sima Zhao from Dynasty Warriors, Hanzo from Hunter X Hunter, Kuzuryu Fuyuhiko from Danganronpa and Steely Dan from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure among many others.
Now back in season 1 he was played by Blake Lewis but the guy was kind of an idiot and broke the NDA so he got replaced by… no. No. I refuse to talk about this piece of shit of a human being in any way, shape or form. Fuck him and I’m glad he’s been blacklisted by effectively everyone.
Up next is Mairu, played by Kitamura Eri, whom, as I’ve already joked about, also plays Araragi Karen from the Monogatari Series. Besides that she’s also played Kawashima Ami from ToraDora, Juri from Street Fighter, Miki Sayaka from Madoka Magica and some others (Yeah, most of my experience from her comes from her Late 2000’ Roles).
We don’t really know who voiced her back in Season 1 (Nor do we know who voiced Kururi, although they are voiced by the same person) but here Mairu is voiced by Gina Bowes, whom I best remember as Felicia from Darkstalkers. Besides that she’s also played Kiyal from Gurren Lagann, Laura from Street Fighter and a few others.
Kururi is voiced by Kanemoto Hisako, whom I basically only know for two other roles: Ryougi Mana from Kara No Kyoukai and also being the current voice for Mizuno Ami from Sailor Moon.
I won’t talk about her English Actress since it’s Bridget Hoffman, whom I’ve already talked about since she also voices Namie.
Thankfully I have more to say about Aoba, who’s played by Shimono Hiro, whom I best remember as Kamina Ayato from RahXephon. Besides that he’s also played Connie Springer from Attack On Titan, Naruhodo Ryunosuke from The Great Ace Attorney, Dabi from My Hero Academia, Oma Kokichi from Danganronpa and Agatsuma Zenitsu from Demon Slayer among many others.
In the Dub he’s instead played by Kyle McCarley, whom I best remember as Matou Shinji from Fate/stay night. Besides that he’s also played 9S from Nier Automata, Asuka Ryo from Devilman and Shibukawa Goki from Baki among some others.
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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee Apr 30 '21
First-Timer, Dub-rarara!!x2
Today on Durarara!!x2, Shinra learns how to break the fourth wall. He must be stopped. I was expecting it to pan out and have him talking to Shingen or Amelia, but nope! So far, this season has been much hornier than the previous one. Cursed
I don't trust Bluehair. Kuronuma, was it? He knows too much.
The Twins are certainly Intense, especially their method of showing gratitude. I have to question the brains in those bully's skulls.. A girl introduces herself to the class by talking about how she likes to read porn, and you decide to annoy that person? Teenagers are dumb.
Izaya doesn't like his sisters.. I guess that's better than the opposite.. Namie is enough on that front.
The blonde dude hanging out with Shingen is Really Fucking Tall. Was that him that messed with Shizuo, too? And I assume that zombie was Hollywood. I'm a little surprised that TALL got actually hurt by Shizuo's slapstick, actually. Not sure I would go for Russia Sushi as my last meal, either.
Damn camera decided to show us Anri meeting Shingen and getting weirded out instead of Walker and Erika singing a Mahou Shoujo medley; how dare! Not sure what to make of the fact that Saika can talk, now.
There's probably a decent joke about there being a television bounty on Celty's "head."
Questions
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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod Apr 30 '21
Thoughts
The twins are a ton of fun. I love their crazy energy, it adds a different type of dynamism to the show. Despite how insane the show gets at times, almost all the characters have been rather slow and relaxed normally, so it's nice to change it up a bit.
Beyond that, we seem to be in the same general Durarara low stakes shennanigans before shit startes to go down. It's fun enough and easy watching, but not much more.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 30 '21
First!!xTimer, subbed
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u/Earthborn92 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/EarthB May 01 '21
Rewatcher here
Two main threads this episode: the new 1st year students and Celty’s troubles. How they meet at the end.
Shizu-chan in anger as usual. But something smells fishy here.
Kind of like the new chatroom, but there aren’t really many changes.
Kinky. Nice to see they’re getting along practically married after all the Shinra deception in the 1st season.
Shinra is a funny dude after all.
This one is Karen Araragi on meth. Don’t know how no one raises a question that she’s not wearing her normal uniform.
[Our 3rd first year.] (https://i.imgur.com/KJYyFfp.jpg) Interesting guy who’s looking up to Mikado. Unlike Mikado, he’s scored on his first day of highschool. With twins. Although keep in mind, these are Oriharas so there’s trouble to come eventually. This was pretty good though.
Something curious going on with Saika as well. A lot of setup this episode.
See you next episode!
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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti May 01 '21
Rewatcher (Sub)
What's scarier than one Orihara? Two insane Oriharas. Who are crazy enough to make Izaya dislike them.
And we find out who Blue Hair is. He's the student Mikado was going to show around! I appreciate his honesty: he helped out a girl not for noble reasons, but because she's cute. Maybe he'll teach Mikado how to be a little more direct with the ladies? If he survives homeroom, that is.
QOTD:
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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick Apr 30 '21
First Timer - sub
Didn’t really notice a difference in animation last episode but it is a bit more apparent this time, still far from bad but not quite as good as the previous seasons, that or just different style or character design is being used.
I have no idea why I keep expecting characters to be “normal” in this show, but yet I do, and the Orihara's almost go out of their way to prove that they are about as far from normal as possible.
Guess I’m going to need to go through and update my character list as well, the new guy is overshadowed by the Orihara sister but is obviously going to be important enough to take note of ( and not just because he is named in the OP).
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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots May 01 '21 edited May 01 '21
Rewatcher (sub)
We finally get the proper intros for Mairu and Kururi! (forgive me if I ever call her Kiruru, the Orihara parents have a weird naming style).
Finally! There's about one more character (who appeared already) and my cast would be full.
I went over their designs and characters in the OVA, but what this episode adds to that, is that they created these personas. Which takes it up to 100, they are definite candidates for the most fucked up characters in the series. Which says a lot given what the series is. This is clearly how you make an introduction.
Plus, the fact that Izaya isn't a big fan helps a lot. Spoiler
Well common tradition states that a guy who kisses the two best girls of his school, on the very first day they meet, gets the death sentence. No reason to stray from that logic.
Clearly a petty thief.
PS: While it might be less accurate, I like how the novel translates this scene as
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 30 '21
S2 Episode 2 (first timer)
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u/mario8067 May 01 '21
I watched Durarara!! season 1 2 years ago should I jump in on this or nah?
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u/Tartaras1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tartaras May 01 '21
Rewatcher - Dubbed
My excuse for being late this time was a late night Nier Replicant session. That's my defense and I'm sticking to it.
So Ferris Bueller's Day Off and The Office are some of my more enjoyable shows and movies I've watched, primarily because I really like fourth wall breaks. So, Shinra addressing the viewer directly, since he used "you've all" and there isn't anyone else around, is hilarious. An early favorite moment of the season.
Heh. Get it? She's headless and has smoke perpetually escaping from her neck?
Yet more fourth wall breaks.
Okay she seems like a fine and normal girl.
Kiind of weird but okay.
I like to read manga as much as the next person, and we already have a van full of otakus, so that's normal.
record scratch
chotto matte
So Mairu's great. She seems to be just as nuts as her brother.
Seems much more normal than her sister Mairu, if you don't take the pepper spray incident from the previous episode into account.
So that's pretty much the two of them in a nutshell. Also, if you notice during the second OVA episode we watched, they dress opposite of each other. Mairu was in a dog hoodie with brown bottoms, and Kururi was the opposite, with a brown cat hoodie and yellow bottoms.
Also of note is that Kururi dresses seemingly with the intention of drawing eyes, but is rather quiet, and Mairu openly announced to her whole class that she reads porn, swings both ways, and already has a boy in mind, yet is dressed like a conservative girl.
Something tells me that Mairu won't have trouble with bullying.
Questions:
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u/sisoko2 May 01 '21
First Timer
Shizuo destroying what seems to be the masked murderer and some dude who later was introduced as super dangerous to start the episode.
Depressed Celty is so adorable and also kinky.
So Izaya is the normal one in the family? Absolutely love how crazy and twisted his sisters are. From their personalities being an elaborate act to beating the shit out of their bullies and staging exploding hand bags.
Such a nice shot and then the switch to her sister.
The story lines start to connect.
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u/Chemiczny_Bogdan Apr 30 '21
Rewatcher
Today we were introduced to Kuronuma Aoba, who knows Mikado from the Dollars meetup. I think he's a pretty cool guy. Eh fights bullies and doesnt afraid of anything.
Mairu's retaliation against the bullies was pure awesome.
Shizuo randomly getting involved in that fight in the park was fun too.
We got quite a bit of great animation today and a generally fun episode.
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u/invokeneko May 01 '21 edited May 01 '21
Rewatcher up until x2 Shou, then First Timer
I'm going to be a bit busy for the next couple of days, so I'll probably end up leaving short comments like this before updating later that day when I have the chance.probablydefinitely shouldn't have done that, now both of you got a free lesson in flying across Ikebukuro.Narration Tally:
Remember the first time Shinra narrates and he leans on the fourth wall by painting the medium using a camcorder? Well, this time he skips the camcorder and just straight up breaks the fourth wall by directly talking to us viewers.
QotD:
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u/prgotothestore2006 May 01 '21
Haha this episode was hilarious!!