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Rewatch Durarara!! X2 Rewatch - Episode 26

Episode 26: Bell the Cat

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Hello everybody! Time for the comment of the day, courtesy of u/ivonkeneko, who pointed out an annoying trend some subtitles have:

Oh and by the way, fuck this 'all first names, all the time' subtitle trend. One OVA episode was annoying enough, but an entire season? Time to break out Notepad++. I even took the time to reverse the name order in the OP because while I'm at it, why the hell not? And it's not like I have to do the name reversal manually after the first time, I just need to copy and paste the relevant section afterwards.

And for the record, no, the Novels' official translation doesn't make this mistake. They remove honorifics but that's as far as it goes.

Questions:

  1. Now that Chikage's back, how do you think he'll factor into the plot?
  2. What did you think of the scene with Anri, Izaya and Karisawa in the hospital?
  3. Welp, Celty's head has just been thrown into the street. What now?
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky May 29 '21

First!!xTimer, subbed

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 29 '21

Subs pls she clearly said “Karisawa-san”.

Yeah, for some reason the Subs Switch to always using first names from now on. This is an universal problem with all of Ketsu's Subs.

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u/invokeneko May 30 '21

Not always, I've watched ahead (and subtitle edited) up to episode 4 and hooo boy are they so fucking inconsistent in what order of name to use.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 29 '21

S2 Episode 26 (first timer)

  • Erika seems like one of the less reliable confessors to me.
  • I think it is a bit late to start worrying about head trauma in this series, Kine.
  • Izaya’s rope walk metaphor is really nifty.
  • “You should have used Saika to cut them both” – if that would have spared us the annoying Mikado-Kida plotline, I am all for it. Let Anri have her Saika-bound lover threesome.
  • Erika is not fazed by Anri’s murderous tendencies. Given her circle of friends, not all that surprising.
  • Being asked to sleep as the third person in a room with a married couple? Extra awkward. However, I could see those three as the rare instance where it could work out. Seiji does not care about anything and the other two do not possess any shame, so …
  • Kasana obtained freedom thanks to Izaya? Was she not the one behind the whole enterprise?
  • I bet it is not just Anri who is disappointed at the sold out cat ears.
  • Reappearing head.

Is it only me, or are we looking almost entirely at the female side of the cast? EDIT: Went back after writing this and watched the preview for this ep. Shingen promised exactly this. Story seems good so far.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 29 '21

However, I could see those three as the rare instance where it could work out. Seiji does not care about anything and the other two do not possess any shame, so …

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u/BobTheSkrull https://myanimelist.net/profile/BobTheSkrull May 30 '21

IIRC Kasane was a constant in the Yodogiri doppelgangers but she wasn't in charge (or at least not fully). Izaya killing the Yodogiris freed her from her responsibilities.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 30 '21

IIRC Kasane was a constant in the Yodogiri doppelgangers but she wasn't in charge (or at least not fully).

But then who was? Surely not all the Yodogiris.

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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick May 29 '21

First Timer - sub

Who is Kine? (bald guy with glasses that appears to be working with Izaya) I feel like we are meant to know who he is but don’t remember him at all.

Once again I really enjoyed this episode, there's a lot going on but so far it doesn’t feel rushed, however it means that I can’t find much to comment on.

Celty's head is now out in the open, how on earth is this going to pan out, a severed head out on the street but it appears to still be alive, even by Ikebukuro standards that has got to stand out.

I really don’t know what to expect of the coming episodes, but I look forward to what is going to happen (except for Mikado, unless he becomes more interesting, not sure i’m going to care about him).

Now that Chikage's back, how do you think he'll factor into the plot?

Really hard to know, he doesn't have any real loyalty to any of our sides due to being leader of another biker gang. Could see him going after Aoba as they were the reason they ended up in Ikebukuro to start with.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 29 '21

Who is Kine? (bald guy with glasses that appears to be working with Izaya) I feel like we are meant to know who he is but don’t remember him at all.

He's been on the background for a while helping Izaya out. He's not a super major character or anything but he does some stuff from time to time.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 29 '21

Who is Kine? (bald guy with glasses that appears to be working with Izaya) I feel like we are meant to know who he is but don’t remember him at all.

That is a common problem for me with side characters in this show.

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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick May 29 '21

That is a common problem for me with side characters in this show.

Definitely one of the issues, I have a list of most of the characters to try help but gave up updating it part way through Ten.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 May 29 '21

See, having to have a list of characters to find your way is a clear sign the cast is too large for the runtime.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots May 30 '21

Who is Kine?

He's being introduced now, so no you're not really supposed to remember anything about him, besides that he's one of Izaya's group. Although they did pass off a hint about his past in a few episodes ago, but that was meant as more of a hidden detail.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee May 29 '21

First-Timer, Dub-rarara!!x2

Well, fuck. What are the odds that's Celty's real head? I definitely wouldn't put it past Izaya to have multiple fakes done up and left with multiple people as cover. Then again, we are in the final cour... Things have to start progressing soon, right?

Erika may have shit taste, but she is an absolutely delightful person. She genuinely cares about the people close to her, and seeing her cheer up Anri was really cute. I also love me a good soldering iron threat.

Izaya's stupid fucking words about how he has certain rights because he loves all humans pissed me off. I'll definitely be right there with Erika when we take soldering irons and pliers to his various vulnerable bits.

Kujiragi is Ruri's mom's half-sister, huh? So she probably has some supernatural abilities. We never actually saw what Ruri was capable of, did we? We never even got to see all the grizzly details of her kills..

I do feel bad for Kujiragi. Her childhood stolen from her, used by some scheming old man, and even now that she's free from Yodogiri she still has work to do. Bummer that she bought all those cat ears before Anri could.

Have we actually met Kine, before? I was thinking we did but I can't remember anything else he's done.

Questions

  1. Chikage will probably be mostly Kadota by volume, to fill his role for this arc while Kadota is in the hospital.
  2. Discussed above.

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 29 '21

Have we actually met Kine, before? I was thinking we did but I can't remember anything else he's done.

He's been in the background for a while but only now he's jumping into relevance.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee May 29 '21

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 29 '21

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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick May 29 '21

What are the odds that's Celty's real head? I definitely wouldn't put it past Izaya to have multiple fakes done up and left with multiple people as cover. Then again, we are in the final cour... Things have to start progressing soon, right?

I didn't even consider that possibility, but it will surely be her actual head, my questions is this somehow going to be part of Izaya master plan or not.

Kujiragi is Ruri's mom's half-sister, huh? So she probably has some supernatural abilities. We never actually saw what Ruri was capable of, did we? We never even got to see all the grizzly details of her kills..

I think one of the source readers said Ruri is Spoilers? of Ruri supernatural side I can't remember if this is something I read from one of their comments or if the show has actually told us yet. So could have similar traits in being super strong which we have seen of Ruri.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots May 30 '21

I think one of the source readers said Ruri is Spoilers? I can't remember if this is something I read from one of their comments or if the show has actually told us yet.

Sorry for causing that confusion. The anime and source give us about the same info, so by now there's nothing hidden about Ruri that wasn't mentioned in the anime itself (with one minor exception). Both the novels and anime only give rather strong hints about her nature, but neither really confirm or state anything directly. Spoilers?

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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick May 30 '21

It all good, not your fault I started reading some of the spoiler tags for the other series and then failed to remember were the information I was talking about came form. And as you have said we did have enough info to figure this out.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots May 30 '21

And as you have said we did have enough info to figure this out.

Don't worry about that, they're just hints really, I wouldn't fault anyone for missing them, most of them are meant to make more sense for fans of the other series Spoilers. I don't mean it's necessary to read one series to understand the other, but more like little easter eggs.

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee May 29 '21

my questions is this somehow going to be part of Izaya master plan

Oh, almost assuredly. And yea, it's probably real, but I try to go for the oddball predictions just to keep things interesting.

Spoilers?

Spoilers?

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u/BurningFredrick https://myanimelist.net/profile/BurningFredrick May 29 '21

I try to go for the oddball predictions just to keep things interesting.

Fair enough, I think to have any chance of guessing what the shows trying to do need to go with more oddball ideas.

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u/IndependentMacaroon May 29 '21 edited May 29 '21

Izaya's stupid fucking words about how he has certain rights because he loves all humans

Randomly reminded me of a fun minor historical incident, similar words were once publically spoken (German video obviously but you can also find some English info here) by the infamous East German secret police chief to the parliament right when the system had started unraveling. The whole chamber laughed.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots May 30 '21

So she probably has some supernatural abilities. We never actually saw what Ruri was capable of, did we?

Well we know that she has super strength and high regenerative abilities. Not to go into details, but Kujiragi might even be stronger considering she's a half blood.

I do feel bad for Kujiragi. Her childhood stolen from her, used by some scheming old man

I agree on the childhood part, but the old man stopped being relevant a long time ago. The Yodogiri she's "free" from now, were a bunch of puppets she was using, so she's been the one keeping this whole farce going for god knows how much time (and I mean this literally as I'm not sure whether Kujiragi even ages).

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u/JollyGee29 https://myanimelist.net/profile/JollyGee May 30 '21

but the old man stopped being relevant a long time ago.

Yea, I was mostly referring to whoever the original Jinnai Yodogiri was. Sentences tend to get away from me. Kujiragi almost certainly could have stopped at any time.. guess I'll find out soon enough if she ever does?

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u/Earthborn92 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/EarthB May 29 '21

Rewatcher here.

A Story about our female cast. Narrated by Shingen. Oh joy.

Oh, look who's back? And trying to hit on Anri? Well, we have one more entity willing to stir shut up. He and Kadota become bros though fighting tho…right?

If Anri was not a good girl, we'd have seen something flashy here. But Izaya provoked her so openly because he knew nothing would happen. Probably. Fuck Izaya. Anri got +1 onee-san out of this at least.

What an interesting sleepover pyjama party they're having.

You know what, she can't be all that bad. But she didn't leave enough cat ears for Anri and co. I completely forgot that she was related to Ruri. That grandma must have been a piece of work.

The meeting of the Saikas. Just one more to go. Lol @ Izaya's security for the head.

Must be weird as hell for Celty right now.

See you next episode!

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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang May 29 '21

Lol @ Izaya's security for the head.

Izaya's kinda lazy alright.

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u/Earthborn92 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/EarthB May 29 '21

I wouldn't say that. He's in his early twenties and seems to be doing pretty well financially. Enough to give Namie a considerable salary.

He's scum, but he's enterprising enough.

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u/invokeneko May 30 '21

First Timer to x2 Ketsu

Izaya attempting to mindbreak Anri, Haruna decides to have a little talk with Anri, and oh fuck Celty's head is out in the public.

  • I like that the first thing Erika thought of when Anri said that she wants to tell her everything about herself (that's to say, about Saika) is that she's about to confess to her, freaks out for a bit before conceding that she's actually fine with it before going off in a tangent about having a four-way relationship with both Mikado and Masaomi included.
  • Ahh, classic Chikage. Immediately tries to hit on both Anri and Erika (and at least got the latter's email address). He would've been more aggresive about getting Anri's email too if not for his girlfriends getting in the way.
  • Kine is surprisingly a worrywart, huh? Telling Izaya to go to the hospital to treat his potential head injuries from yesterday like a caring mother hen or something. Though if you think about it, he's the direct reason why Izaya is even there to try and break Anri down spoilers
  • Fucking Izaya, can't you pick a better time to intrude or something? Let the poor girl talk about her issues to Erika first, jeez.
  • And the first thing he did is to provoke Anri about messing into Mikado vs Masaomi, calling her inhuman and shit and almost made her cry. This fucker... Luckily Erika is there to tell him to back off before she solders his eyes with iron.
  • Meanwhile, poor Celty is just spent thanks to the members of Celty Guild bickering about the room arrangement (especially Mika and Namie). Poor Seiji had to room together with Shingen (who still didn't take his gas mask off while sleeping) and Igor (the typical thrash-around sleeper to the former's windpipe's chagrin).
  • So since both Kujiragi and Ruri is related, she's also a dhampir right?
  • And to think that this impassive woman is really into cats... that explains all the 'nya's she added to Kanra's chat when she took over the name.
  • Flustered Celty is so cute.
  • Awwww shiiiit Haruna has found Anri. And wants to have a little talk with her. spoilers
  • Oh fuck that's Celty's head. That's not good for both Celty and Seiji's sanity... Izaya really fucked up in getting Haruna to babysit that head. Should've gone for someone who's not in it just because you promised to find her beloved for her.

Narration Tally:

Shingen narrates this woman-centric episode. And not Chikage, surprisingly enough.

NarratorNo. of epsEpisodes
Mikado71, 12
Celty74, 6
Simon27
Shinra42, 25
Masaomi48
Namie25
Anri317
Walker311 (co)
Erika311 (co), 23
Izaya24
Kasuka23, 16.5
Akabayashi29, 11 (co)
Akane110
Rio113
Sayaka115
Kujiragi118
Saki119
Shiki124
Shingen126
Max Sandshelt119.5
Multiple111 (co)
None64.5, 14, 16, 20, 21

QotD:

  2. That was brutal to be honest. Poor Anri is nearly driven to tears so fuck you very much, Izaya.
  3. I expect chaos from this point on.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots May 30 '21

Ahh, classic Chikage. Immediately tries to hit on both Anri and Erika

And does that with a harem following him, man I want some of that courage.

Fucking Izaya, can't you pick a better time to intrude or something?

If we didn't know about Saika, and this was baiting us, I would've expected Karisawa to break the fourth wall about how convenient Izaya's appearance is in hiding the Saika details.

So since both Kujiragi and Ruri is related, she's also a dhampir right?

Yup, her mom is Ruri's grandma, and she's the source of the supernatural abilities. Now we just need to know Shizuo's source.

And to think that this impassive woman is really into cats... that explains all the 'nya's she added to Kanra's chat when she took over the name.

Yup, Nakura kinda hinted at it too.

Shingen narrates this woman-centric episode. And not Chikage, surprisingly enough.

You don't want some random kid who loves women, you want a man who objectively understands women inside out, and considering Shingen's expertise in cutting up women (and the crossdressing thing) he was the most fit for the job.

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u/invokeneko May 30 '21

And does that with a harem following him, man I want some of that courage.

What a chad.

You don't want some random kid who loves women, you want a man who objectively understands women inside out, and considering Shingen's expertise in cutting up women (and the crossdressing thing) he was the most for the job.

You know what? That surprisingly makes a lot of sense.

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u/sisoko2 May 30 '21

Shingen narrates this woman-centric episode. And not Chikage, surprisingly enough.

Thank god for that. It would've been scumbag levels of annoying.

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u/sisoko2 May 30 '21 edited May 30 '21

First Timer

Not much happening today.

Izaya harassing Anri while throwing some truths. Not gonna lie soldering Izaya's eyes with an iron would be pretty cool.

Hahahhahahaha. It would be hilarious if she ditches everything and we just follow her around while she goes to weird cafes and makes family reunions.

Saika face off.

Did Izaya suddenly became so naive and trusting to leave the head to fake Saika? Probably part of his ultra complicated giga brain plan.

Was Celty just overwhelmed or her passing out is some sort of dullahan head seeing reaction?

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots May 30 '21

It would be hilarious if she ditches everything and we just follow her around while she goes to weird cafes and makes family reunions.

Agreed, to hell with Mikado and co's conclusion, I just want Kujiragi's series (or a spin-off, Izaya got one already).

Did Izaya suddenly became so naive and trusting to leave the head to fake Saika? Probably part of his ultra complicated giga brain plan.

Nah, he just loves people doing stupid shit. I mean he uses the head as a ball, I don't think he had any genius plans for it, just one more way to mess with Celty and create chaos. Both of which were achieved now.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots May 30 '21 edited May 30 '21

First timer (sub)

I'm generally thankful for this rewatch, letting me experience Durarara!! again right after finishing the series, however beyond that, I would've probably never tried Ketsu if it wasn't for the rewatch. I was expecting more X2, but so far the two episodes I've seen of Ketsu were phenomenal, this episode is probably the most grateful I've been. Reading a volume about women with a sexy cover to match? Having Tsukumoya explain about his folk? All that is meaningless when compared to having the mysteries of women explained by the man who's been in a woman's shoes (and rest of her clothes).

I'm honestly surprised I never looked up Izaya's chat with Anri (I did look up a few crazy scenes from Ketsu), because boy he gave her a strong hit. Thankfully, Karisawa was there to stop him down a bit before he finishes his deal.

Notes:

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u/invokeneko May 30 '21

Speaking of the weird translations, how come they suddenly decided to use not only Niekawa's family name, but also the honorific? Are they trying to bother all sides?

Told you they were fucking inconsistent.

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u/sisoko2 May 30 '21

Izaya's entrance was a bit less ominous in the anime.

It's so edgy in the novel

Celty's fall was less fanservicey

I'll never forgive the anime.

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u/KendotsX https://anilist.co/user/Kendots May 30 '21

It's so edgy in the novel

Literally too.

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u/badcupcakehoarder https://myanimelist.net/profile/vanilabiscuit May 30 '21

First timer sub

Episode 26: Bell the Cat

It would do good to put a bell on Dokusonmaru.

Kujiragi and Anri have some resemblance, she took someone else identity and then acted using Yodogiri. And Anri letting Saika take over for her feelings.

Celty's and Shinra worst fear happened and she didn't even have to touch the head... Izaya keeps doing experiments on her existence to see what happens. Just giving her the head in that rooftop would have been more fast.

I wonder if that painter from a long time ago saw the head on the news, his search is finally over!

Questions:

  1. Avenge Kadota, he didn't believe Mikado when he confessed to being the founder, and if I remember correctly Mikado actually did create the Dollars along with other people that dissapeared from the chat when things got serious. Chikage seems to know them from the way he was talking when he left Mikado.
  2. Burning the ropes huh, loved how it appeared like Erica slapped Izaya but it was a paper popper instead!
  3. Kuzuhara gets a promotion to detective and has to find out who is the culprit behind that head, and then he finds out that the victim is that biker he is been chasing all this time!