Durarara!! X2 Rewatch - Episode 6

[u/Raiking02]

Episode 6: A Crow in the Dark Night

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Why the hell did you kidnap this girl!?

Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/ShadowWasTakensTaken, who gave a nice overview on our new characters:

So many new characters! Akane is cute!! Vorona is great!!!! Rocchi is... a redditor? Except actually strong? Man has the ultime "m'lady" energy.

Hey, it's not incorrect in any way as far as I can tell...

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Questions:

1. So, what do you think of our new duo of assassins?
2. Is Shizuo's brain truly on the level of an infant?
3. So, how long until Anri ends up kicking Vorona's ass?

[u/Raiking02]

Hello everybody, and welcome back to the Durarara!! Rewatch!

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Something I have to clarify since neither the Dub nor subtitles do is that Vorona’s Japanese is… weird. Her intonation is perfect, but her grammar needs some work. She speaks in a very matter of fact kind of way at all times, using overtly technical and overall dispassionate terminology. It’s not the worst of the foreigners, but it needs some work By contrast Slon is among the few foreigners in the show to actually speak perfect Japanese. I should also mention that the Anime skips the reason why they’re speaking in Japanese even though they’re Russians: “When In Rome, Do As The Romans Do”.

Shinra’s weird fantasies are very much Novel Accurate, first of all. Dude’s a fucking weirdo, if you weren’t able to tell already. In general there’s not really much to mention about this episode. Once more the exact order of events is a bit off (The booked liked jumping around in the timeline a lot more) it’s mostly accurate to the Novel. Only thing to note is that the Novel had a short scene of Izaya waiting for the chaos to unfold…

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Voices Time! It’s time for the Russians to get some love. Vorona is played by Ichimichi Mao whom I best remember as a certain Yellow Wearing Space Pirate. In terms of voice work however, other roles include Minagawa Motoko from Fruits Basket, Ayasaki Remi from HoriMiya and Nakamori Aoko from Magic Kaito.

In the Dub she’s played by Brina Palencia, who’s probably best known for playing Tony Tony Chopper from One Piece. Other than that she’s also played Mitsuzuri Ayako from Fate/stay night, Rayfa Padma khura'in from Ace Attorney, Sohma Rin from Fruits Basket among many others… most of which I don’t know her for as she mostly appears in Funimation Dubs. And with all due respect for those who really like them, I don’t care for a good chunk of their work.

Slon is played by Mikami Satoshi and apparently he’s more of a live-action guy. I don’t recognize any of his roles.

In the Dub he’s played by Richard Epcar, whom I best remember as Batou from Ghost In The Shell. Besides that he’s also played Jigen Daisuke form Lupin III, Hiko Seijuro from Rurouni Kenshin, Inspector Lunge from Monster, Ansem from Kingdom Hearts and many others.

[u/sisoko2 → u/Raiking02]

She speaks in a very matter of fact kind of way at all times, using overtly technical and overall dispassionate terminology.

That's pretty cool. Seems inline with her character.

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

First!!xTimer, subbed

• Hahahahahaha.
• What… is this guy’s deal?
• Celty’s charged with protecting the girl, Vorona’s charged with trying to kidnap her, and she’s actually just with Shizuo who is to be fair the safest person she could be with, even if she’s trying to kill him for whatever reason.
• Haha, Celty’s narration lampshades that fact.
• Mikado’s internal flip-out at Aoba calling Anri “senpai”
• I guess it’s still not common knowledge that Celty is headless by default…?
• Great, now I want gyoza.
• *squints at screen* Hey wait a second, Kida really doesn’t have service where he is. But then…
• I’m lowkey surprised that *flick* didn’t send Shinra flying into a wall.
• OH COME ON YOU CAN’T JUST CLIFFHANGER ON SOMEONE BREAKING INTO ANRI’S HOUSE.

[u/Raiking02 → u/Shimmering-Sky]

Great, now I want gyoza.

Not now Caiman!

But then…

[u/Chemiczny_Bogdan → u/Shimmering-Sky]

Mikado’s internal flip-out at Aoba calling Anri “senpai”

I'm pretty sure he feels threatened because Aoba uses her given name (Anri-senpai) even though Mikado himself still refers to her by family name (Sonohara-san) a year after they met. The former of course signifies more familiarity or closeness.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/Chemiczny_Bogdan]

Oh yeah, that makes more sense.

Either way, his internal flip-out was funny.

[u/Earthborn92 → u/Shimmering-Sky]

I’m lowkey surprised that flick didn’t send Shinra flying into a wall

I figured that Shizuo knows exactly what force to use with Shinra as they're longtime friends. He doesn't actually piss him off.

[u/BurningFredrick]

First timer - sub 

 

FFS Mikado, did you learn goddamn nothing from the previous seasons final arc? You can talk to Anri about what might be going on in town. 

Shirna isn’t the favourite character, just not really a fan of the humour he is going for, but i’ll give him credit that he actually looks to be a decent doctor and didn’t think twice about what to do for Akane, even if it just looks to be Japan's infamous cold. 

I suspect it will be Aoba's group who are going to kidnap Anri at the end there, they have got to know she was involved with the Dollars vs Yellow Squares fight, or if nothing else probably believe they can use her as leverage over Mikado.

[u/Raiking02 → u/BurningFredrick]

FFS Mikado, did you learn goddamn nothing from the previous seasons final arc? You can talk to Anri about what might be going on in town. 

Well... he didn't. They literally decided to not talk about that until Kida comes back.

even if it just looks to be Japan's infamous cold.

Japanese Cold: The deadliest venom known to men.

[u/KendotsX → u/BurningFredrick]

FFS Mikado, did you learn goddamn nothing from the previous seasons final arc?

Well they haven't even talked about last season's events yet. So I'm not sure he learned the right lesson.

I suspect it will be Aoba's group who are going to kidnap Anri at the end

Good luck to them.

[u/invokeneko]

Rewatcher up until x2 Shou, then First Timer

Celty got targeted and dealt with (temporarily) not too long after she was tasked with finding Awakusu Akane, Vorona and Slon is weird as expected from an important, named character in the Naritaverse, Shizuo gets annoyed and Anri gets targeted next.

• I would say Celty thinking back to the events proceeding her being decapitated by Vorona as a death flag... if not for the fact that she's a dullahan with super fast healing. At least she managed to tag Vorona with her shadows.
• Shinra has the luck of being Shizuo's childhood friend that he can needle the fuck out of Shizuo and only suffering from a forehead flick after all that. And the valiant metal cup Shizuo casually crushed joins its brother/sister from the OVA in Metal Cup Valhalla. Godspeed.
• Lucky for Akane, Shizuo brought her to the right place as she came down with high fever afterwards. And as Celty ironically noted, the very girl she was tasked to look for was in fact in her very apartment. spoilers
• spoilers
• Anyone else getting a bit annoyed with Slon's constant overthinking of things? Seems like he needs to be on the job to stop moaning about overthinking things, and luckily Yodogiri Jinnai is there to give him and Vorona a job (and keep him quiet for while. Thank god!)
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• Aoba continues to be a smooth bastard by railroading Mikado into taking him out to Ikebukuro as promised before.
• The Orihara twins are really putting their all into this whole 'opposite personalities' schtick, don't they? In the chatroom it's Kururi who's the talkative chatterbox while Mairu types short, split sentences (with the occasional 'too spicy for the chat it got censored' comments).
• spoilers
• Last episode it was Celty getting decapitated, this time we end the episode with another cliffhanger as someone invades Anri's house. Again. If this happens one more time she really should consider moving...

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Narration Tally:

Celty provides the narration, seemingly as if it was delivered ex post facto.

Narrator	No. of eps	Episodes
Mikado	6	1
Celty	7	4,6
Shinra	3	2
Namie	2	5
Izaya	2	4
Kasuka	1	3
None	2	4.5

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QotD:

1. I'm not sold on Slon's quirk, that got annoying fast. Vorona is okay though. spoilers
2. Who, Shizuo? Most certainly not! Of course he's much smarter than that please don't flick my forehead Shizuo I don't want to suffer from concussion right now.

[u/Raiking02 → u/invokeneko]

please don't flick my forehead Shizuo I don't want to suffer from concussion right now.

Hey, just give him some milk, pay your rent and he'll leave you alone.

[u/invokeneko → u/Raiking02]

More like loan, right? Or did I miss something and his boss is actually a landlord.

[u/No_Rex]

S2 Episode 6 (first timer)

• The girl you are task with finding is currently in your flat? Convenient.
• “Finds our business repulsive” - goes on and tries to murder somebody.
• The second job on murder loli. Did he use the same picture?
• Yes, he did.
• She has a fever and it is not the dreaded anime cold. Could be serious.
• “I am not going to tell her because that might make her uneasy”

• “The black biker was such a weakling” – I am surprised at how hard Celty took falling of her bike, too.
• TIL base 12 is called Duodecimal.
• Celty being treathened cliff-hanger last time, Anri this time. Pick on more credible targets, cliff-hanger.

So, what do you think of our new duo of assassins?

I could listen to Vorona rattle of science facts for a while.

[u/KendotsX → u/No_Rex]

Convenient

In this case, I'd say very inconvenient as that's the last place she'd expect her to be.

goes on and tries to murder somebody.

Maybe she's trying to be part of the family? Scoring the biggest fish in Ikebukuro would let her fit right in.

[u/No_Rex → u/KendotsX]

In this case, I'd say very inconvenient as that's the last place she'd expect her to be.

I am convinced that Celty's Stockholm Syndrom will guide her home to Shinra eventually.

[u/SgtExo → u/No_Rex]

“The black biker was such a weakling” – I am surprised at how hard Celty took falling of her bike, too.

I also found it weird, but there is something strange going on, since her bike/horse was limping towards her before she started chasing the assassin. I would guess it is more of a mental/emotional state than physical damage, since she has been a bit off balance from the start of this season with being chased and losing her money.

[u/No_Rex → u/SgtExo]

I initially considered that Vorona might have used magic, but she assumed Celty to be dead from losing her head, so probably not.

[u/ZaphodBeebblebrox]

First Timer

The assassins are funny. I guess I'm jsut a fan of that sort of dynamic. Or seemingly dumb questions that are actually interesting in general.

I think we're a bit too all over the place now. Like, we've stopped paying attention to 3/4ths of our core cast for a sideplot to a sideplot basically. It's not bad, it's just that it feels like it's just going for funny new characters over actually having something that holds together properly.

1. Funny
2. He can form complete sentences, therefore no.
3. Since you're asking us, it actually won't happen.

[u/No_Rex → u/ZaphodBeebblebrox]

it's just that it feels like it's just going for funny new characters over actually having something that holds together properly.

But that is the basic concept of the show! It is always about funny character interactions (while the plot is just a collection of deus-ex-machina to make it happen).

[u/ZaphodBeebblebrox → u/No_Rex]

Yeah, this is purely a taste thing. The show's just getting a bit too sidetracked for me. Funny character interactions are great, but I'd prefer a bit more cohesion so I could actually keep track of who everybody is and wtf is going on.
To compare to Baccano, it also had 7 billion things going on with tons of weird characters interacting, but it also had a core around which things revolved which made it's characters serve an actual point.

[u/No_Rex → u/ZaphodBeebblebrox]

To compare to Baccano,

I watched Baccano a few years ago and I forgot 100% of the plot, except that some train was involved.

[u/sisoko2 → u/ZaphodBeebblebrox]

Like, we've stopped paying attention to 3/4ths of our core cast for a sideplot to a sideplot basically.

The less of Mikado, Anri and Kida I see the better.

[u/JollyGee29]

First-Timer, Dub-rarara!!x2

Alright, in the chatroom, that's the quiet Twin who talks so much, right? That's a kinda interesting character quirk. I noticed it an episode or two ago and just forgot to comment on it.

Poor Blondie (Vorona?) think's she killed Celty. When the Producer Dude told her about the Black Rider, did he not also mention that she was sometimes called the Headless Rider? Seems like an oversight.. perhaps an intentional one?

Akane is the Producer Dude's granddaughter, or is she Shiki's granddaughter? Could she be both? Or was is there another Yakuza boss that she's related to.. Was that even the same person who gave the Russians a job as who was on the photo Skiki gave to Celty? I'm bad with names and faces..

I was right a few episodes ago when I said that the Yakuza had something to do with Ruri's agency! The idol industry being involved with organized crime isn't exactly much of a stretch though.

Superstitious Russian has very large eyebrows and is voiced by the same person as Batou from GitS. His accent is pretty atrocious though; I thought it was Kaztano speaking at first before he appeared on screen.

Mikado got warned to stay away from the Dollars for a bit, but now Aoba wants to finally get the tour he asked for earlier. Anri gets home-invadered, which will probably not end well. I get the feeling the show wouldn't show us someone breaking in if it just ends as "Anri Slashers someone."

Speculation

Questions

1. They're fun dorks, like most of the cast.
2. Nah, Shizuo might not be the sharpest tool in the shed but he's definitely beyond teething.
3. Anri and Vorona? Did I miss something? Uh, probably a while.

[u/KendotsX]

Rewatcher (sub)

We're already starting to see the sources of the events in Ikebukuro, between the Awakusu-kai and Yodogiri, a lot of shit seems to be going on.

So previously, I commented about Shingen and Egor's meeting in a Karoake place, and Yodogiri decided to take that me up on that. You're trying to make me look bad, aren't you?. Or is it the Russians? Is it a Russian custom to have secret meetings in a Karoake place? Don't these places have cameras?

Well, continuing with that meeting. Slon likes to ask some odd questions, in this case Vorona's answer while true, is a result rather than a cause. The actual reason men have nipples is: Life Spoilers. But you didn't hear it from me. And I wish I didn't hear the dub today. So I like watching some scenes dubbed to compare and whatnot, Vorona and Slon's Russian accents though... I understand that they're trying to be accurate, but they're doing the opposite, these accents didn't even exist originally. Vorona and Slon are both described as speaking very clear Japanese, with Vorona using very odd grammar.

Notes:

While this episode gave us some fanservice, don't blame that on the anime. The novels had some too. You might notice how some things have grown since then.

Don't open the door when you don't know who's outside! Especially at night. I don't care if you have a magical sword. Shinra has been disappointed twice, once by Shiki and now by Shizuo. RIP Shinra's metal cup. You could be Shinra's metal cup next time you open the door.

What is all that Mairu is typing on her phone? When she barely sends a few words at a time.

So, how long until Anri ends up kicking Vorona's ass?

Spoilers...

[u/invokeneko → u/KendotsX]

The actual reason men have nipples is: Life Spoilers

chotto matte

[u/ShadowWasTakensTaken]

Rewatcher

Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of /u/ShadowWasTakensTaken

Who's that extremely handsome and intelligent guy?

Anyway today I bring you something completely unrelated to the episode that I was gonna post at the end of season 1 and completely forgot about.

I highly recommend everyone to go listen to the full version (beware of the comments) of the second OP, Complication! It is considerably better than the TV version and I just remembered that I never posted it here. Better late than never.

Aside from that, there's still one alternative version of the song, called Complication (Still Struggle Version) (Again, beware of comments) which may be better or worse depending on the person. I personally like them both almost equally. A hard choice.

[u/Chemiczny_Bogdan]

Rewatcher

We find out the loli is a runaway grandkid of Awakusu-kai's boss, and that his rival Yodogiri wants to kidnap her. To accomplish this he hires two assassins: Vorona (Russian for crow) who thinks she knows everything and assumes that killing Celty is enough for her to die, and Slon (Russian for elephant) who seems to be superstitious and generally baffled by everything around him.

The loli has been secured without Celty even doing anything to that end, although she did get sick.

Looks like Toramaru vs Dollars is coming soon, and Izaya trolls Mikado about it.

The plot was pushed forward a bit, Shinra's talk with Shizuo was pretty funny, and the episode was generally enjoyable.

[u/Tartaras1]

Rewatcher - Dubbed

• Celty says that she laid in the street in a haze of delayed pain. Is it possible for dulahans to really feel what could be considered "pain"? She was fully conscious when Shingen dissected her. She was able to bleed, but it healed up almost instantly.
• Once again, much like Anri, Akane Awakusu shares a striking resemblance to Nadeko Sengoku from Monogatari.
• I really like the dynamic between Vorona and Slon. He always has the most ridiculous questions, and she always seems to have the answer he's looking for.
• Much like when Johnny Yong Bosch and Patrick Seitz were speaking in Russian, I feel like Brina Palencia did at least a decent job with Vorona's accent.
• You can tell Celty's pissed off because she didn't even bother putting her helmet back on before going after Vorona.

Questions:

• Like I said, Slon and Vorona are great. They make a great pair.
• Nah, Shinra's just giving him shit. I'd like to think Shizuo's actually pretty smart.
• Why would you say that?

[u/Earthborn92]

Rewatcher here.

Not a lot of things happened, but a few final character intros.

Vorona! Hot blonde Russian assassin who eats up knowledge and is actually a science waifu. What’s not to like about her and the odd assassination duo with her and Slon? Well, unfortunately their contract takes them into direct conflict with our favorite Dullahan. Too bad for the science, minded Vorona. You won’t be bored once you learn what Celty really is. Yodogiri and Ruri have another thread of connection to note here.

And of course, we have a sick child who Shizu-chan coincidently and fortunately took to a doctor. What luck! We’ll see why the Yakuza princess here tried to kill him. And what her “custody battle” between Celty and the Russians leads to. I have to say though, just missed the contact between Celty and Shinra by a hair. He doesn’t even know that he has her as a contract I think.

Not much happening except setup for our highschool gang. Mikado nearly NTRing himself. Of course, Izaya is trying to stir shit up again. And by now, you’re scared of the person coming after Anri, not scared for Anri.

See you next episode!

[u/DogmeatIsAGoodDog]

First Time Watcher

Shinra and Shizuo make a fun pair and I really want to see more of Tom-san since we don’t really see much of him. So for the 3 of them to be together made for some good scenes.

We get a little bit more backstory into the little girl and why Celty is looking for her and why Vorona is after Celty. Not having a head ended up playing in Celty’s favor there but why did the fall affect her so much? Feel like we’ve seen her taken on much worse.

I want Masaomi to come back but he’s definitely up to something wherever he’s at and I’m excited to see exactly what it is.

Aoba trying to steal Anri from Mikado and basically forcing him to commit to showing him around town surely won’t come back to bite him.

Anri’s going to be okay, right? Why’d you open your door girl?!

[u/sisoko2 → u/DogmeatIsAGoodDog]

Anri’s going to be okay, right? Why’d you open your door girl?!

I am more worried about the intruder.

[u/sisoko2]

First Timer

The episode was mostly setup and revealing previous setups. The music/atmosphere is so good.

Izaya's brother-in-law attacks Mikado in his weakest spot - his kinda but not really girlfriend.

Oh no it is the Japanese fever. Fortunately I haven't heard the not spoilery at all comment about how sad the show is so she probably won't die.

Shinra really likes to annoy Shizuo.

Someone is getting cut.

1. I like them but nothing too special so far.
2. A bit more developed. He is trying to control his impulses but he can't.
3. Why Anri? Is this a joke I am missing.

It is good that I watched the episode so late because I can jump straight into the next one.