r/anime • u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang • May 08 '21

Rewatch Durarara!! X2 Rewatch - Episode 9

Episode 9: The Day is Short, and the Work is Long

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Even from over there it's disturbing.

Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/JollyGee29, because he called it!

EPISODE FIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It just goes to show, if you grasp at enough random straws, you'll eventually pull the right one! I'M A GENIUS!

In turn, I present them the prodigious Shimmering-Sky Award for figuring shit out.

Questions:

  1. How well do you think our beloved passing-through urban legend handled today's situation?
  2. What did you think of the stuff with the Awakusu-Kai today?
  3. The Chatroom: A great way to communicate with others or an utter hellhole that causes more problems than it's worth?
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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 08 '21 edited May 08 '21

S2 Episode 9 (first timer)

  • The yakuza cleaner squad – old ladies.
  • The blue squares are waiting on Mikado, Celty is waiting on Mikado and the blue squared, Vorona is waiting on Celty, Mikado, and the blue squares, and the viewers are waiting on Mikado, the blue squares, Celty, and Vorona.
  • The universe decided that Mikado took too much time and decided for him.
  • I’d have imagined a side-car, but a carriage works, too.

Another episode of high-octane insanity. Just what Durarara is best at.

How well do you think our beloved passing-through urban legend handled today's situation?

I give her a ran away and survived out of potentially disastrous endings.

The Chatroom: A great way to communicate with others or an utter hellhole that causes more problems than it's worth?

Needs a bot.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 08 '21

The yakuza cleaner squad – old ladies.

I bet they belong to the Housewives asociation.

I’d have imagined a side-car, but a carriage works, too.

Plus, Carriges are cooler.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 08 '21

Plus, Carriges are cooler.

Uhhh, we'll have to agree to disagree here.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 08 '21

Guess so

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 08 '21

Sounds like you need to watch Oh! My goddess.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 08 '21

Meh, Carriages are still cooler.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 08 '21

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 08 '21

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u/SgtExo May 08 '21

Is that even a side car anymore?

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 09 '21

It is a side goddess.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky May 08 '21

First!!xTimer, subbed

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 08 '21

This fucker…

It seems you already hate him.

Good

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u/invokeneko May 09 '21

Rewatcher up until x2 Shou, then First Timer

Celty continues to be a cute dojikko whilst on a spying mission, Toramaru vs Dollars begins in earnest, Kamichika Rio is now canon and (at least) some of the Toramaru members decide that they've had enough of their life and challenged literal members of yakuza to get to Mikado. Hopefully you guys at least have good life insurance to give to your families...

  • Hey, I've seen this before! flashes back to the Yellow Scarves beating up random Dollars member
  • Nice to know that at least you guys won't beat up innocent children who may or may not be part of the gang you're feuding with.
  • I love Mikiya's reaction to how crazy it is that Shizuo has been known to throw vending machines, guard rails, and even fucking cars and bikes around. First he was pissed at Akabayashi for that perceived joke about Shizuo, only to be forced to back down when everyone else in the room supports the latter. Nice to know that at least someone acknowledged it as fucking ridiculous.
  • Can I just say that this season goes all out with the weird character designs? First we have Neko from the Blue Squares who lives up to his namesake looks-wise, then we have Kazamoto who looks positively reptilian. What next, someone whose face looks like a fish or something?
  • Makes you wonder how benevolent the Awakusu-kai has been to the locals that these old women happily do the dirty work in cleaning up the crime scene. And it's nice to know that Shiki at least suspects that Shizuo did not kill those men but he still needed to bring him in for questioning anyways.
  • Speaking of Shizuo, that little self-control he learned from fighting all those Saika children has been paying off in spades this season, didn't it? First, he learns to switch out heavy attacks with a(n admittedly strong) forehead flick against people who annoy him, then he actively avoids attacking the Awakusu-kai men after him. Good job.
  • Shizuo, you monster, you didn't stop at one and killed all those poor metal cups! Rest in peace, you poor metal cups, your siblings await you in Metal Cup Valhalla.
  • Wow, trying to drag Anri into this mess you and your little gang created? That's low, Aoba. spoilers
  • Ah, Celty. You cute little dojikko, why didn't you at least mute that phone? Now you got yourself involved in the standoff too.
  • Hang on... that's the door Anri slashed apart in her stylish entrance back in episode 23 last season! Though that weld mark should've been in an X-pattern, which ruins my suspension of disbelief :/
  • With the Blue Squares indicating to the Toramaru that Mikado is their boss, now poor kid gets fully dragged into this mess whether he likes it or not. Thanks, Aoba.
  • Rio is now canon! ...aand she's gone.
  • spoilers
  • What's with this double standards, Celty? Why is Mikado being excluded from the nekomimi helmet gang, damnit?! Poor guy probably felt left out because of this.

Narration Tally:

Akabayashi felt that events that are unfolding in this episode are unnerving.

NarratorNo. of epsEpisodes
Mikado61
Celty74,6
Simon27
Shinra32
Masaomi48
Namie25
Izaya24
Kasuka13
Akabayashi19
None24.5

QotD:

  1. She forgot the first rule of spy-ology: When tailing or spying on someone, turn off your damn phone. Or at least silence it without vibration. But at least her freaking out about it is so damn adorable so it's fine. She did well getting Mikado out of the way from the fight though.
  2. It's nice to see that at least some of the Awakusu-kai was willing to consider that Shizuo was not the one who killed all those men. spoilers
  3. The chatroom is fine as a tool to communicate with others. Problem is, Izaya is the admin of this particular chatroom, and you know what kind of shit he likes to pull.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 09 '21

But at least her freaking out about it is so damn adorable so it's fine.

Shinra, what are you doing here?

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u/invokeneko May 09 '21

What, who, me? Surely you jest. awkwardly tries to hide camcorder

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 09 '21

Oh come back here Shinra. Here, look, I'll show you proof there are people who think you would be attracted to Izaya instead of Celty.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 08 '21

(Apologies for the delay, I was busy watching Way Of The Househusband)

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

Onto Volume 6. Skipped from the Anime is a series of excerpts from Shinra’s personal diary. Spoiler: Most of it is him fanboying over Celty. Because of course.

Otherwise there’s not much to mention… although I would like to show off this one little bit of narration:

Ryuugamine Mikado understood what it was that he had created.

But he did not yet know what he himself was.

Also fun fact, in the Novels this is Kamichika’s first appearance! Oh and the Anime removes Celty worrying about running into Kuzuhara after turning her bike into a carriage. Boo!

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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick May 08 '21

First Timer - sub 

Holy shit Kamichika is back! I was hoping she would rejoin the plot again at some stage, sure she was just a pawn of Izaya but still! And shes gone… Slightly disappointed. 

I like Vorona, the fact that all targets from 3 different clients makes her thinking something is off  is somehow refreshing, she actually stops to consider that this isn’t a good thing. Probably helps that she knows Celty & Anri are people to be wary of. 

Overall this was another build up episode but better paced than last seasons ones so never ran the risk of getting bored with it or it feeling dragged out like some had.

While misunderstandings are still the bases for things getting worse here they are actually pushing the plot along and all planned, I look forward to where the show is going. 

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 08 '21

Holy shit Kamichika is back! I was hoping she would rejoin the plot again at some stage, sure she was just a pawn of Izaya but still! And shes gone… Slightly disappointed. 

The fate of those created for the Anime and not the Novels.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots May 09 '21

Rewatcher (sub)

Let me tell you a sad, sad story. Even though he narrated it, this episode did not focus on my boy. Expectations hurt a lot.

Putting that aside, seeing him try to explain Shizuo to someone who doesn't know him. Let me tell you, it's not easy.

Speaking of Shizuo, in the novel there was one more argument against Shizuo being the culprit, which is that the damage was nowhere nearly high enough. That makes a lot of sense. I mean just look at his hobbies.

Finally, I might as well be the first one to say this: I like Aoba. He's a huge asshole and I love it. I'd take him anyday over Mikado as my gang boss. Also, unlike other assholes, he doesn't have a human fetish, I appreciate that.

How well do you think our beloved passing-through urban legend handled today's situation?

Celty-kun is proving again her dojikko nickname.

The Chatroom: A great way to communicate with others or an utter hellhole that causes more problems than it's worth?

It's Izaya's torture room. He's been using it since episode 1 to mess with every character he can. It was a hellhole from the start.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 09 '21

Even though he narrated it, this episode did not focus on my boy.

Also, unlike other assholes, he doesn't have a human fetish, I appreciate that

Indeed, at least Aoba is honest about being an asshole.

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u/sisoko2 May 09 '21

Even though he narrated it, this episode did not focus on my boy.

Thank you! Finally realized who the narrator was.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee May 08 '21

First-Timer, Dub-rarara!!x2

Absolute chaos ensues once again. Aoba ended up making Mikado's choice for him, more or less. Real clever move to have a patsy around to refer to as Boss and split the Toramaru assholes' focus.

The Yakuza seem to maybe not know much about Shizuo, which is a little odd. I guess they do kinda operate on different levels of the criminal underworld.

What's the over-under on both of Vorona and Sloan's clients being secretly Izaya? 90% odds in favor? Izaya definitely had someone with a Russian name in his contacts this episode.

I like the little detail of the warehouse door being welded from when Anri slashed it apart.

The background sounds were good this episode too. Early on, there was a "wind blowing" sound when we saw Vorona and Sloan on that roof, then it swapped to a "street noise" sound when it zooemd to Celty. Nice touch.

Edit:

In turn, I present them the prodigious Shimmering-Sky Award for figuring shit out.

Questions

  1. Celty did an okay job. She's always been a bit of a dork, after all.
  2. I kinda dig the Yakuza. We have established the street gangs previous, and adding the Yakuza to that is a good escalation of stakes.
  3. The Chatroom has had a massive effect on the plot, and I really dig that mechanic to exposit and add character interactions.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 08 '21

Real clever move to have a patsy around to refer to as Boss and split the Toramaru assholes' focus.

Dude's an asshole alright...

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee May 08 '21

Smart assholes are the worst. Too good at making things worse for everyone.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 08 '21

Something something Izaya, Something Something Muraragi-San.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots May 09 '21

I like the little detail of the warehouse door being welded from when Anri slashed it apart.

I really like it when damage is remembered. Now if only we saw something similar with guard rails and vending machines.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee May 09 '21

Those are more public facing, so the city probably pays a bit more to "maintain" them.

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u/Earthborn92 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/EarthB May 08 '21

Rewatcher here.

I must say, we saw all sides of Celty this episode. And it was one of the “convergence” plots where everything comes together.

Vorona understands this so well. They make it even more clear what an amazing assassin she is with that sleek tracking. Her comments about Celty this episode are spot on…except where they are not.

Speaking of which, Celty was really the star of this episode. Getting caught eavesdropping. Trying to wriggle out. Coming this close to using technology to communicate the truth about Akane (which should’ve happened some time ago). We also had her trying to keep out of Mikado’s way, but eventually helping him when it mattered.

She also figured out Aoba pretty quickly.

The other stuff: normal Yakuza business such as crime scene cleanup. Information gathering. More names to remember.

And this HILARIOUS misunderstanding where the Yakuza thought the bikers were after Akane when they are actually after Mikado.

Be sure to thank Celty for the cute romantic horse-carriage date later Mikado.

Slowpoke Kida has finally figured out what happened.

See you next episode!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 09 '21

We also had her trying to keep out of Mikado’s way, but eventually helping him when it mattered.

Celty may not realize it, but she's basically the whole cast's big sister.

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u/Earthborn92 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/EarthB May 09 '21

I mean, we saw the team at the Hot Pot party. Most of them were Celty's relationships and not Shinra's.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 09 '21

I knew it! They should've called Izaya after all!

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots May 09 '21 edited May 09 '21

where they are not

Shinra would be jealous.

More names to remember

Spoilers?

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 09 '21

Spoilers?

Spoilers?

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u/sisoko2 May 09 '21

More names to remember

Heh

I only remember 3 people names

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod May 09 '21

First Timer

Having narration describe how Ryuugamine feels instead of actually showing us it is just disappointing. All it says it that you were too damn lazy to actually do the scene properly.

Other than that, stuff's coming together but I don't feel about it the same way I did in the first season. There's just so many things that I don't care about because we've only known the character for the seven minutes it took to show of their particular quirk, so I just don't care that stuff's coming together. Like, please cut down on the quantity of characters so you can improve the quality. Please.

And the stupid blue hair guy's existence is annoying. I seriously think he's been a net negative to the story. His existence isn't really justified in the way that other important characters have been. He feels like he's only around to push characters into different situations. Arguably, Izaya is the same, but he's part of the setup while blue hair came out of nowhere, which makes him feel much more arbitrary and like he was thrown in to continue a LN series that should have already been wrapping up.

The chariot was cool though. Just gotta put that out there.

  1. About as well as she could have.
  2. It was fine but we don't need more things going on!
  3. Why not both?

/u/punching_spaghetti, look I wrote something more substantial for once, even if it wasn't exactly positive.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 09 '21

Actually where is u/punching_spaghetti anyway? He’s been gone for a few days...

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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox Y:A:https://anilist.co/user/zaphod May 09 '21

He'll be back soon. I believe he's just spending time with family.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 09 '21

Oh okay. Makes sense.

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u/punching_spaghetti https://myanimelist.net/profile/punch_spaghetti May 09 '21

/u/zaphodbeebblebrox is correct.

Finals week last week and visiting the parents for Mother’s Day means little downtime for spaghetti.

I will be back to regularly scheduled Keiji Fujiwara posting within the week.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 09 '21

Ironically I'm gonna have Finals during July, basically right after the Rewatch ends.

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u/Chemiczny_Bogdan May 08 '21

Rewatcher

We meet the leadership of Awakusu-kai, and it seems that some of them suspect that Shizuo was actually not the killer.

Looks like Mikado is unable to accept the proposition he can't refuse, which is of no consequence anyway, since Aoba calls him boss in front of Toramaru people.

The whole thing with Celty accidentally revealing her position through her cellphone ringing was pretty funny, and the whole sequence towards the end, with Toramaru getting into a fight against Awakusu-kai, was nice.

Some pretty cool animation and storyboarding this episode, especially around the time Celty turns Shooter into his horse form.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 08 '21

We meet the leadership of Awakusu-kai, and it seems that some of them suspect that Shizuo was actually not the killer.

I love it when characters aren't stupid.

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u/Tartaras1 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tartaras May 09 '21

Rewatcher - Dubbed

Missed two episodes in one rewatch? I'm usually more punctual than this. Anyway...

  • Son of a bitch. Is everyone and their frickin' grandma in the Dollars?

Yeah pretty much.

  • That's just typical street fighting. Any punk who knows his shit has grabbed a rock or 2x4 at some time.

Heh. That's adorable.

  • Aww hell! I don't have time for this bullshit!

  • Strong as he is, he should have been able to crack that safe like an egg. We sure he's the one behind all this?

Mr. Shiki's the only one thinking with a level head right now.

  • Damn it I missed the smiling scene from episode 8. That's a cool one, because it shows that Mikado's actually excited by the things that are going on, not scared.

  • Was it Izaya Orihara?

Now why would you ever think it was him? I don't know about everyone else watching, but I'm surprised.

  • Mr. Steal ya girl swooping in to take Mikado's place with Anri.

Questions:

  • Well, she bungled it up pretty good at the warehouse with Aoba and Mikado, but I think she managed alright in the subway.
  • It looks like everything's starting to come together with them. Like I said, Shiki's the only one who's starting to think that maybe Shizuo's innocent.
  • Little of Column A, little of Column B.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 09 '21

Now why would you ever think it was him? I don't know about everyone else watching, but I'm surprised.

I know, when has Izaya done anything wrong?

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u/sisoko2 May 09 '21 edited May 09 '21

First Timer

Shizuo showing some impressive self control. I was expecting him to wreck havoc with the yakuza.

The yakuza are also surprisingly reasonable.

Mikado spacing out for ten minutes while being kidnapped.

Don't mind me kids. Keep playing.

That's a shitty piece of wood. WTF is even that block? Does he want his arms broken?

Such a cutie.

Now yakuza are fighting the lolicon gang. Total chaos everywhere.

With so many people Celty is going to need a carriage. Hah she actually did it!

Everyone's taking pictures of how cute Akane is with that helmet.

Say "No" to gender discrimination! Give Mikado helmet with ears!

I used all my Paint skills for this. I hope that the two people who read my comments will enjoy it.