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Face? "There´s a legend here, that the person riding the black bike, actually has no head..." Durarara tells a history of Ikebukuro, a district of Tokyo full of maffia, teen gangs, illegal doctors, murderers and former KGB agents as supernatural elements seep into the neighbourhood and it all starts falling into chaos. Also, Shizuo throws whatever is at hand: street lights, signposts, motorbikes, vending machines... As for linked animes, Isekai Quartet links Re:Zero, Overlord, Evil Tanya and KonoSuba. And in season 2, it also links Shield Hero and Overly Cuatious Hero Other shows linked together are the Clamp trio: Sakura Cardcaptor, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle and XXXHolic.
Firstly: Definitely check out the endings. Secondly: the story is hard to reveal without spoilers, but I'll boil it down as bare-bones as possible: there isn't just one storyline. Every character and group of characters you see in the openings has their own story- some smaller, some larger, that all interconnect. It makes for fantastic storycrafting and worldbuilding. It contains everything from information brokerage to gang wars, a serial slasher attacking people in the night to local legends about a "Black Rider" (which happen to mostly be true). There's a human trafficking case, a missing girl, it's just a wild ride from start to finish. But it's beautiful and clever in its storytelling and narration because the first season is very, very slow-burn... At first. It's similar to Attack on Titan in how, as you get further along, you can see more and more threads connecting, but more still extending out into the distance, connected to plot points you have yet to come across. I *highly* recommend this one, Luke, ngl
The story is pretty chill at first but becomes a bit dark as the story progresses. Watch it 😊 When will you react to more IU and SB19 songs? 😁 Try the ed songs for durarara as well they are great.
Durarara is like the anime version of Pulp fiction, not in terms of the plot but the narrative style A bunch of independent stories taking place in the same city that occasionally overlap with one another It's honestly a 10/10 show, would definitely recommend checking it out
adding something to your description... when watching Durarara... do not expect to see the main character; everyone in this anime is the main character of their own story
Durara is definitely the definition of "Wildly Entertaining". It's chaotic city life turned into anime. Music is solid too. All in all, one of the best anime of the decade.
Agree with you there. At some point I really need to finish watching the series but that blend of chaotic city life combined with the few fantasy elements they have in the show is great. which opening is your favorite? I've always been partial to the 2nd one.
Durarara and another series by the same author in the same world called Baccano are both ensemble shows. They follow large casts of characters with disparate but interconnected stories. Durarara focuses on the Ikebukero district in Tokyo and an eclectic group of people who live there. There are some supernatural elements and there is some action but neither are the focus. There is no real main character and certain parts of the cast become more or less important at various parts of the story. There are elements of drama, psychological thriller, gang/mafia stories, and much much more. Baccano which as I mentioned is by the same author is instead set in America and largely follows several mafia families. It likewise has some supernatural elements and has a large cast with a similar structure of interconnected stories. Both shows are quite good and worth watching. Durarara covers the entirety of the light novels it's based on, while Baccano only covers a handful, though it's constructed in a non-linear storytelling fashion that does an excellent job of excluding plotlines that the show otherwise wouldn't have completed. I highly recommend both shows. Baccano is shorter because it's just one season and a few OVAs (3 iirc, but might have been 4).
@@GKRcnnctBaccano is one of my all time favorites. It’s a shame it’s not on any streaming platforms right now, and I don’t even think you can buy physical or digital copies of it either. Literally the only way to watch this amazing show is to pirate it.
This anime is like a lot of people already commented about certain people who live in a big city. It's chaotic, dramatic, slice of life and a little bit of fantasy. Every person you see in the openings basically has their own story going on, their own motivations, which one way or another connects them to the others. I find it hard to describe the anime more without spoiling anything, but it's also been years since I saw it.
Been ages since Season 2 released and I remember crying nostalgia-tears rewatching it. SUCH a good story, excellent worldbuilding, fantastic characters. Highly recommend
Something I love with this openings is that before the last chorus the opening makes a bridge with some instrument solos, no lyrics, while they recap some of the important points needed for the current chapter during the solo, then the recap stops and they throw the last chorus to the face. It's those kind of openings you never skip from how good they are.
The famous racing anime you said you wanted to check out is called initial D. It has one of the best and most unique soundtracks in anime, with a lot of its music being eurobeat. You should definitely check out some of its music and the openings. Inital D is also the anime that popularised the running in the 90s song and meme.
This story has a unique way of telling its story/ stories. It's about the different lives of the people living in this city and slowly intertwined with each other. They don't show you everyone story in a straight line but rather bits by bits and they come together as you watch the show. Each character is unique, has their own secret as they slowly get revealed a story of gangs, love and supernatural
Woah Durarara! I'm happy you've reacted to its openings, Durarara is one of my favourite anime, it was pretty popular back when it aired in 2010. It's quite hard to briefly describe the plot of this anime but I think its official description, which is roughly "A story of twisted love set in Ikebukuro" fits really well. It's about all these characters living their lives in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, and how they interconnect so yeah, the main appeal is in the characters, not in the plot. Definitely recommended, although if it doesn't suit your taste you're probably not going to like it much, since it's so unique. Fun fact, the character that is constantly throwing signposts is voiced by the same VA as Erwin and the black haired guy that is chased by him is voiced by Levi's VA in Japanese (they're very close irl and they frequently voice characters in the same anime)
Omg, Durarara is an amazing show~ Kinda wild but really enjoyable, with such good written characters and their connections Definitely one of my favourites💘 (And maybe I would recommend reacting to endings too cause they're also pretty fire))
*Durarara is on my top 10 favorite anime. I'm a huge fan of how it flows.* Without spoilers, there are a bunch of people and different, separate plots going on that somehow connect in surprising ways. It's impossible to explain exactly what it's all about without explaining it all and after you watch it, you understand that's why it turns out as amazing as it does. Another anime based on the work of the same author, who is called Ryougo Narita, is *Bacanno,* and that one also works like that, except the plots happen in 3 different moments in time, separated by years, and are still connected despite that!
I know this is late, but interesting fact, the city in the anime "Ikebukuro" is 100% modelled to the real city of Ikebukuro in the Tokyo district. You can actually navigate throughout all the city just using the scenery from the anime. I did it 5 years ago and took pictures from the real city vs the anime, it unreal how detailed the anime is
The song you sang at the end is "Deja Vu" from Initial D, a racing anime with really good euro beat music XD Loved that you reacted to Durarara openings. Most of the anime you have checked are shounen (oriented to young male audiences), but this one is a seinen (oriented to more adult audiences), that's why is clearly different, and there is also that Durarara is really unique in its style
Absolutely underrated anime, you should definitely watch it eventually as there isn't nearly enought people who reacted to it. However, since you're a newcomer to anime, you should give priority to watching the classics first, just please remember this little hidden gem :)
i think it's not as highly rated because of how long it took to release all its seasons. In my case I loved it but I haven't watched season 3 due to not remembering almost anything from Season 2 (season 1 I remember more than 2 but not much either). To really enjoy it I would have to watch S1 and 2 all over again.
I'm so happy you reacted to Durarara, I frigging love that Anime XD. Describing Durarara would be hard even with Spoilers, let alone without them XD. If I had to tell what the show is about without spoiling it... In Durarara, it feels like the city itself is the main character. Lots of people go around, forming their own groups, making friends, losing them, making enemies, making them allies, finding the occult hidden inside the city, completely ignoring it and continuing their lives... It's not about a character in specific, but about everyone. If I had to talk about a specific point for what all the differnet stories eventually drive towards, it would be about the face of that masked rider, and the whims of an information dealer called Izaya that REALLY loves people, and loves smaking people hate him... Except for a specific man that he hates from the bottom of his heart XD. It's truly a fantastic show that I can't recommend enough.
For me Durarara is GOLDEN. It's a series with multiple characters which every gets some story time and everything is connected. I recommend to check Baccano! because it's very similar show in way the story is told.
durarara is one of my favourite shows. while actually watching it you have no idea where they are going with it. seems like a jumbled mess but by the end of it its like one of those magician knots you tug one string gently and it all falls into place. if you like solid storylines and genius character placement and development this is the show for you.
Never really realized how little you can tell about the show based just on the openings event though they showcase the characters so well. Really makes me want to rewatch DRRR, but maybe I'll wait and see if you end up watching it at some point and stick around for that journey.
Thank you for your reaction! Durarara is funnn, it's basically just about the lives of various people who live in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Some are normal people, some are people of the underworld (like gangs and mafia?), and some are... not quite people... LOL. It's just so fun to see how their lives tangle with each other, and it gets chaotic lol. My fav character is easily the motorbike lady
Fun fact: the anime character illustration that was on the door of the van that is always in the opening songs is actually a real anime character from a different anime series. She's Miyuki from Irregular at Magic High School. It's funny how an anime character is watching an anime lol.
The sheer nostalgia I get from hearing these openings. To this day, Durarara is unlike any other anime I’ve ever watched. It’s got a little bit of supernatural stuff but most of it is gangs and a LOT of internal conflict. At least from what I remember. I’d recommend it to anyone looking to watch something unique.
I really love Durarara, it’s an amazing anime. I feel one of the reasons why the openings are just showing the characters and their names is mainly because there are a LOT each with a different story arch wether intertwined or not and they only increase by the season so it’s a nice way to keep track of them. 10/10 would recommend! ❤
I know this video is old, but the fun thing about this anime is it takes place in the same world as Baccano!, another really well done anime. Two characters from Baccano! make an appearance in this anime, my favorite too.
This is one of those animes where if you start telling people what it is about you realize how many elements there are that sound like they wouldnt or shouldn't go together but they do. So well. I love this anime. Shizuo is my boy.
There are good explanations over here... I'd only add, that if you're gonna watch DRRR!, be ready to fast *READ* a lot, and tryna catch up with everything happening almost at the same time. Get used to get thousand questions being answered all together in 1 episode just to break ya brain, then reboot and start over for the "next" story lol.
Durarara!! Is one of those shows that changes you as a teen. I was about 15 when I first saw it it blew me away. The story is all over the place because all characters have a role to play and even though some may have little screen time, all of them are part of the whole big story. It's about friendship, crime, gangs, mythology, supernatural events and many, many things. Oh! About Celty... You already saw her face behind the helmet....
Late to the party, but here's my take on Durarara: It's a story about the mundanity vs the wildness of life and how different people choose to live their lives in that respect. As you can tell from the opening, there are so many characters and they're all doing their own things, and they all end up interacting with one another Out of the three main characters, one tries his best to make the mundane life more amazing, one tries to keep his mundane life safe, and one tries to force their life to be mundane I think the main appeal of Durarara is how it demonstrates how fragile, boring, exciting, horrifying, sweet, terrible, and beautiful life can be, all in the same place
The subtitle work on these videos is really good, but the inclusion of 6-digit codes had me rolling lmfao (but PSA for anyone curious, you'll probably want to avoid the ones on the last opening)
BACCANO and DURARARA are based on the same author and BACCANO is the earlier novel; I recommend you watch BACCANO first as BACCANO and DURARARA have some of the same characters. Both stories are ensemble dramas containing mystery and action. BACCANO takes place mainly in Prohibition-era Chicago, while DURARARA is set in modern-day Ikebukuro/Tokyo. The music of BACCANO is Jazz and very good.
In short, and without spoiling anything, Durarara is about the city of Ikebukuro and the crazy things that happen to the many different characters we follow. It's also a deep dive into the human psyche and a wonderful anime, highly recommend it!
Well seeing as I'm a DRRR fan seeing this video bc of smth else I was searching, all I can say is hope he saw it and hope he enjoyed, this show has the vibe I hope to find in most things I watch, reason why it's a fav.
A lot of people have already commented some good descriptions of Durarara!! Like they said, it's a fantastic show, but it's definitely one that almost requires watching it multiple times because each time you watch it you'll notice something else you missed on your previous viewings. As for recommendations, you should definitely check out Man With a Mission! I feel like they'd be right up your alley, music-wise.
This is definitely not a racing anime. It’s like a perfect slice of life one, just about a bunch of people living in Ikebukuro. Always remember. Russia sushi is good. Taste sushi, good for you!
Please check out "The Ancient Magus' Bride" next. It is the first Drama anime most people will think of if you ask about the genre. Absolutely recommend watching it, in your free time atleast.
Just had so many amazing Flashbacks. This was one of my top 5 anime for the longest time, the franchise as a whole (which includes Baccano!) will always have a special place in NY heart.
Face of the one on the motorcycle was shown but you'd need to watch the show to realize when. The show follows various characters, has multiple themes including drama, action, comedy, supernatural elements, gangs, school life. It's incredibly diverse. The racing anime is Initial D and worth checking out.
Durarararararara.... I do recommend it. Sadly this one gets forgotten a lot in the community but it's definetly a great show. It's mainly about big city life and gangs. So there are a lot of characters each with their own affiliation and goals. Things overlap, people from different groups know each other and yes a lot of drama and conflict arises because of that. Now sprinkle a tiny bit of supernatural into it and you get this chaotic but masterfully written show. Hope you will watch enjoy it G.O.T.
Oh, I haven't thought about Durarara in a while, it's quite good. Durarara first released in 2010, then took a bit of a break before having a revival in 2015 as Durarara x2 (that was opening 3-5). It is definitely more character focused than a lot of the shows you've reacted to so far, and the quite expansive ensemble cast and the way the various characters from all walks of life have their stories intersect is a big part of the appeal for this show. I don't really want to say much more than that, considering it's very easy to spoil if you get into details, but it's safe to say that this anime's main point is that everyone has their own story and nobody is a background character. I never heard anyone say that Mikado looks like Subaru from Re:Zero before, but I see what you mean when I look at them side by side. Durarara has no connection to Re:Zero whatsoever, so don't worry about that. And the racing anime you're thinking of is called Initial D, and yes, "Deja Vu" is a song from that anime.
In general its about a huge cast who lives their life in the same part of the city where each indivudual story overlapps with the next one. Love the OP as its flawlessly shows one char to the next char .
Woke up in the middle of the night while a random episode from season 1 was playing on adult swim one night in middle school and found out what it was a couple years later, it’s been one of my absolute favorite series ever since. I highly recommend checking this one out, even just in your own time. It’s one of the best I’ve ever seen and deserves so much more attention than it already gets tbh. I’ve been watching anime since i was a toddler and this one will always be in my top 10
You would definitely enjoy this kind of anime! This is an anime that's actually directed to a more adult viewership. I have watched it and I enjoyed it a lot. It's writing is simply amazing.
Durarara! is the modern continuation of a series called Baccano! I highly recomend you check out the opening for Baccano! as well as it's essentially a anime made by the same folks, with a amazing opening. Essentially if Durarara is modern pulp fiction, Baccano is the classic 1920s pulp brought to life in anime form complete with cammora and mafiso.
I've watched this a couple of times, and if anyone asked me "what is this about" my answer would be "no idea"... it's just weird in a good way. Like, there's a lot going on with the different groups of characters that amounts to almost nothing, and it's pretty mundane most of the time, but it's still entertaining to watch because it's all interconnected. As for recommendations, I'm still on the team asking for "That time I reincarnated as a slime" and "So I'm a spider, so what?", the songs on these are amazing.
They don't show it in these videos, but tevery OP has a point where it switches to an instrumental section for about 20 seconds as clips from the last episode play. They put the recap smack in the middle of the theme song instead of before. It's one of the coolest parts about these themes. (and its sister series, Baccano)
Excellent show, very original in it's own way, it's chill and psychological sometimes, I can't really define it properly but it's definitely a 10/10 anime
When watching this anime, people often get confused about who is the main character. This author loves to tell the story from all kinds of perspectives and everyone is important. In the end the main character is more like the city, where this story takes place. It's interesting how you piece story like puzzle based of different points of view
Probably other people did better summary to the story but it's actually quite simple, It's "fantasy" + Normal life + gangsters life + city life + night city life, Overall It's all about "the city" and the interconnection between the city and the characters. The *story is not linear*, every episode usually show random points of what happen in the city at different time, (sometimes it start with end of an episode and then middle then start and connect everything into a LINE and connect the story making it making sense). Lots of drugs, illegal stuff, deaths, accidents | (Basically you the viewer are the GOD and see every aspect of the city and its people)
Everyone I know that watched Durarara said its masterpiece and I can't dissaagree 10/10 and the opening perfectly fit with what's happening in the show
9:08 If I remember right, the guy who is throwing stuff is super strong, but not in like a superhuman way exactly. He just can ignore the whole part of your brain that says, don't do that you'll probably hurt yourself. So he gets angry, that part flips off and he throws like a vending machine, though he might injure himself in doing so. That is pretty much his thing without too much spoiler. The girl on the bike, I can not say anything about her without spoiling, just that she is pretty cool. There are some characters who are from the anime Baccano too, I believe it is the same author and they cameo in pretty much everything so that is a neat Easter egg. If you like this, youd probably like Baccano as well, it is the same style of storytelling set in the 1920's I think, mob era, in the US.
Durarara is one of those bucket list anime that you need to see before you die. All of the characters have their own story that's intricately woven into the main story. Every character is relevant and related in some way. Seemingly unrelated events are connected in some way and it's all centered around the many gangs and inhabitants of the city, with a mix of the supernatural included. Durarara is special in that it doesn't actually have a main character and that's because everyone is their own main character to their own story. In reality, it's more like the city itself is the main character. In my opinion, Durarara is a must watch
Well, Durarara is a bit special, since you dont have 1 set plot that is happening, but a bunch of smaller stories that all play into a bigger one, be it directly or indirectly. It has drama, comedy, some fantasy elements (mainly with the chick in black with the yellow helmet) and a ton of plot twists. Some things without spoiling much: It is not connected what so ever with re:zero, there are a shit ton of characters, the blond guy that keeps ripping out street poles and stuff is probably my favorite character and hes badass af, finding out what the chick with the yellow helmet looks like is kinda part of the big overarching plot, there some are gang fights and some more fantasy esk things happening. Its definitely worth a watch and you might also like the endings for the show. As for the drifting anime you were asking about, I think you were referring to Initial D. Older anime, the opening for it became a famous meme for any and all drifting, not really my thing, but yeah, some people love it. As for a recommendation for an anime this time I would like to recommend you 2 of my favorite anime, Violet Evergarden and The Ancient Magus Bride. Both managed to bring me to tears a few times. Both have fantasy elements(The Ancient Magus Bride more so, since yeah, the whole magic thing) The Ancient Magus Brides story follows a girl, that has lost her will to live and gets picked up by an ancient mage, to become his apprentice. It plays in a somewhat modern day setting, where magic, mages and fae are fading into obscurity. Violet Evergarden follows a girl, that was a child soldier and has to try to reintegrate into society after the war ended. It touches a lot on topics like ptsd, treatment of war veterans, the aftermath of war and the slow rebuilding of society. There are some scenes that will straight up just make you sob like a child. Hope this helps in any way. Thanks for the vidz :D
The main story of Durarara, sort of, is this: After talking to his childhood friend online, Ryugamine Mikado decides to go to the city of Ikebukuro to go there to high school with his friend, Masaomi Kida. There he interact with plenty of weird and eccentric people, while also follows some urban legends, like the mysteries black rider, or the strongest person of Ikebukuro, or the mysteries group known as the Dollars. Though, while Mikado is the character who introduces us to the series, he isn't completely the main character. The author of the series considered, at least at the beginning, Celty to be the main character, while viewers of the show prefer to think that Ikebukuro itself is the main character. It's a weird show with weird people, and the thing that connects them to one another is that almost everyone have a very strange stance regarding the concept of love.
2:00 Initial D is the racing anime that is most famous for it's soundtrack. Story of a professional driver who sees driving as boring work, but takes up street racing to help out a friend, and starts to rediscover his love for driving. "Deja Vu" is it's most famous track, but almost every episode has a new rival driver with their own burning hot Eurobeat theme song. 9:00 "The guy from Re:Zero" AKA Subaru Natsuku looks like all these other guys on purpose, as a sort of joke. The generic anime protagonist haircut and tracksuit are a meme at this point, and he plays into and subverts it. Anime writers love playing with audience expectations, so memes are like candy to them.
Oh Durarara! You should definitely give Baccano a chance later. It's by the same creator and takes place before Durarara in 1900s America. Personally, I like Baccano just a little better. But they're both real good.
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The endings of DURARARA are also some of the best endings I heard, might wanna try it
Face? "There´s a legend here, that the person riding the black bike, actually has no head..."
Durarara tells a history of Ikebukuro, a district of Tokyo full of maffia, teen gangs, illegal doctors, murderers and former KGB agents as supernatural elements seep into the neighbourhood and it all starts falling into chaos. Also, Shizuo throws whatever is at hand: street lights, signposts, motorbikes, vending machines...
As for linked animes, Isekai Quartet links Re:Zero, Overlord, Evil Tanya and KonoSuba. And in season 2, it also links Shield Hero and Overly Cuatious Hero
Other shows linked together are the Clamp trio: Sakura Cardcaptor, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle and XXXHolic.
Firstly: Definitely check out the endings.
Secondly: the story is hard to reveal without spoilers, but I'll boil it down as bare-bones as possible: there isn't just one storyline. Every character and group of characters you see in the openings has their own story- some smaller, some larger, that all interconnect. It makes for fantastic storycrafting and worldbuilding. It contains everything from information brokerage to gang wars, a serial slasher attacking people in the night to local legends about a "Black Rider" (which happen to mostly be true). There's a human trafficking case, a missing girl, it's just a wild ride from start to finish. But it's beautiful and clever in its storytelling and narration because the first season is very, very slow-burn... At first. It's similar to Attack on Titan in how, as you get further along, you can see more and more threads connecting, but more still extending out into the distance, connected to plot points you have yet to come across.
I *highly* recommend this one, Luke, ngl
The story is pretty chill at first but becomes a bit dark as the story progresses. Watch it 😊
When will you react to more IU and SB19 songs? 😁
Try the ed songs for durarara as well they are great.
How did you ended up thinking it was a racing anime ? There's just one bike on first opening 😂
Durarara is like the anime version of Pulp fiction, not in terms of the plot but the narrative style
A bunch of independent stories taking place in the same city that occasionally overlap with one another
It's honestly a 10/10 show, would definitely recommend checking it out
Great description!
yep, the story is definitely nice, :D would not be mad if the guy reacted to it :D
same with baccano btw. god tier stories. shizuo goat 2nd opening goat especially with the recap cut ins
nicely put i oh so love that username too that is if you truly an Irishman it would just be ironic if not haha lol don't take me seriously dude
adding something to your description... when watching Durarara... do not expect to see the main character; everyone in this anime is the main character of their own story
This show came way before re-zero. It’s a pretty chill anime with a little supernatural and gang activity sprinkled in it. One of my favorites.
Oh yeah?
I liked the look of the anime a lot! Very different! Didn't get supernatural vibes at all 🤔 that's interesting
@@GOTGames it's a must watch 👌😁
Ch-chill?.... I... I think we saw different animes
Chill? I think we are talking about different animes here.
Yeah, Celty (the motorbike person) rarely takes off her helmet, but she is one of the most expressive characters in the show (which is a bit ironic).
Lol
Durara is definitely the definition of "Wildly Entertaining".
It's chaotic city life turned into anime. Music is solid too.
All in all, one of the best anime of the decade.
This has never been said better
Agree with you there. At some point I really need to finish watching the series but that blend of chaotic city life combined with the few fantasy elements they have in the show is great. which opening is your favorite? I've always been partial to the 2nd one.
"chaotic city life turned into anime" is def accurate
+ a little bit of supernatural touch
@Xion Noctis Best for me is 3rd, then 4th.
I like the band's approach, and the MV hits deep (3rd op).
Meanwhile, the MC sang 4th op.
Except 2nd half of season 1 it was a snooze fest atleast for me
"Oh, Durarara. Never whatched it. What's it about?"
"Well..."
"Ok, who's the protagonist?"
"Ehm...you see..."
"Ok, but what happens?"
"....yes"
relatable
if you tell something it ruins the experience XD
Durarara and another series by the same author in the same world called Baccano are both ensemble shows. They follow large casts of characters with disparate but interconnected stories. Durarara focuses on the Ikebukero district in Tokyo and an eclectic group of people who live there. There are some supernatural elements and there is some action but neither are the focus. There is no real main character and certain parts of the cast become more or less important at various parts of the story. There are elements of drama, psychological thriller, gang/mafia stories, and much much more.
Baccano which as I mentioned is by the same author is instead set in America and largely follows several mafia families. It likewise has some supernatural elements and has a large cast with a similar structure of interconnected stories. Both shows are quite good and worth watching. Durarara covers the entirety of the light novels it's based on, while Baccano only covers a handful, though it's constructed in a non-linear storytelling fashion that does an excellent job of excluding plotlines that the show otherwise wouldn't have completed. I highly recommend both shows. Baccano is shorter because it's just one season and a few OVAs (3 iirc, but might have been 4).
I preferred baccano story wise
@@GKRcnnctBaccano is one of my all time favorites. It’s a shame it’s not on any streaming platforms right now, and I don’t even think you can buy physical or digital copies of it either. Literally the only way to watch this amazing show is to pirate it.
@@SatchelGizmo I mean I pirate pretty much everything anyway so I wouldn't know but yeah it is unfortunate
@@SatchelGizmo I own Baccano on DVD, but I bought it a long time ago. Maybe it might be possible to find a pre-owned copy of it?
Haven't heard the other anime recommended before but would be happy to check it out 💯
This anime is like a lot of people already commented about certain people who live in a big city. It's chaotic, dramatic, slice of life and a little bit of fantasy. Every person you see in the openings basically has their own story going on, their own motivations, which one way or another connects them to the others. I find it hard to describe the anime more without spoiling anything, but it's also been years since I saw it.
Been ages since Season 2 released and I remember crying nostalgia-tears rewatching it. SUCH a good story, excellent worldbuilding, fantastic characters. Highly recommend
Feels like one I'm going to have to watch 💯
Durarara is really good. The way all characters connect to each other is brilliant.
Durarara is one of my all time favorites. It's all over the place and barely makes sense sometimes but it's chaos in the best possible way!
Something I love with this openings is that before the last chorus the opening makes a bridge with some instrument solos, no lyrics, while they recap some of the important points needed for the current chapter during the solo, then the recap stops and they throw the last chorus to the face. It's those kind of openings you never skip from how good they are.
The famous racing anime you said you wanted to check out is called initial D. It has one of the best and most unique soundtracks in anime, with a lot of its music being eurobeat. You should definitely check out some of its music and the openings. Inital D is also the anime that popularised the running in the 90s song and meme.
Deja Vu is also from Inital D
This story has a unique way of telling its story/ stories. It's about the different lives of the people living in this city and slowly intertwined with each other. They don't show you everyone story in a straight line but rather bits by bits and they come together as you watch the show. Each character is unique, has their own secret as they slowly get revealed a story of gangs, love and supernatural
Woah Durarara! I'm happy you've reacted to its openings, Durarara is one of my favourite anime, it was pretty popular back when it aired in 2010.
It's quite hard to briefly describe the plot of this anime but I think its official description, which is roughly "A story of twisted love set in Ikebukuro" fits really well. It's about all these characters living their lives in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, and how they interconnect so yeah, the main appeal is in the characters, not in the plot.
Definitely recommended, although if it doesn't suit your taste you're probably not going to like it much, since it's so unique.
Fun fact, the character that is constantly throwing signposts is voiced by the same VA as Erwin and the black haired guy that is chased by him is voiced by Levi's VA in Japanese (they're very close irl and they frequently voice characters in the same anime)
That was a fun fact. I never knew that thank you.
Durarara!! is one of the best episodic slow burn shows out there and all of the characters matter. definitely worth checking out
Other show's openings worth checking out are Jormungand, Darker than Black, Drifters and Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad.
Omg, Durarara is an amazing show~
Kinda wild but really enjoyable, with such good written characters and their connections
Definitely one of my favourites💘
(And maybe I would recommend reacting to endings too cause they're also pretty fire))
*Durarara is on my top 10 favorite anime. I'm a huge fan of how it flows.* Without spoilers, there are a bunch of people and different, separate plots going on that somehow connect in surprising ways. It's impossible to explain exactly what it's all about without explaining it all and after you watch it, you understand that's why it turns out as amazing as it does.
Another anime based on the work of the same author, who is called Ryougo Narita, is *Bacanno,* and that one also works like that, except the plots happen in 3 different moments in time, separated by years, and are still connected despite that!
You got good taste like me, I see
I personally adore this series! There’s so much going on and it’s very interesting to see how everything plays out
Calling out grim reaper.....he's not far wrong. And yeah the strong guy has rage issues, especially when it comes to the other guy
I know this is late, but interesting fact, the city in the anime "Ikebukuro" is 100% modelled to the real city of Ikebukuro in the Tokyo district. You can actually navigate throughout all the city just using the scenery from the anime. I did it 5 years ago and took pictures from the real city vs the anime, it unreal how detailed the anime is
The song you sang at the end is "Deja Vu" from Initial D, a racing anime with really good euro beat music XD
Loved that you reacted to Durarara openings. Most of the anime you have checked are shounen (oriented to young male audiences), but this one is a seinen (oriented to more adult audiences), that's why is clearly different, and there is also that Durarara is really unique in its style
It's regarded as one of the best animes. A very unique show
Absolutely underrated anime, you should definitely watch it eventually as there isn't nearly enought people who reacted to it.
However, since you're a newcomer to anime, you should give priority to watching the classics first, just please remember this little hidden gem :)
i think it's not as highly rated because of how long it took to release all its seasons. In my case I loved it but I haven't watched season 3 due to not remembering almost anything from Season 2 (season 1 I remember more than 2 but not much either). To really enjoy it I would have to watch S1 and 2 all over again.
I'm so happy you reacted to Durarara, I frigging love that Anime XD.
Describing Durarara would be hard even with Spoilers, let alone without them XD.
If I had to tell what the show is about without spoiling it...
In Durarara, it feels like the city itself is the main character.
Lots of people go around, forming their own groups, making friends, losing them, making enemies, making them allies, finding the occult hidden inside the city, completely ignoring it and continuing their lives...
It's not about a character in specific, but about everyone.
If I had to talk about a specific point for what all the differnet stories eventually drive towards, it would be about the face of that masked rider, and the whims of an information dealer called Izaya that REALLY loves people, and loves smaking people hate him... Except for a specific man that he hates from the bottom of his heart XD.
It's truly a fantastic show that I can't recommend enough.
Street gangs, action, romance, and a little bit of supernatural would be the essence of Durarara!
For me Durarara is GOLDEN. It's a series with multiple characters which every gets some story time and everything is connected.
I recommend to check Baccano! because it's very similar show in way the story is told.
It's really just a show about how all these people's lives intersect and affect each other. I loved it and honestly need to rewatch it.
durarara is one of my favourite shows. while actually watching it you have no idea where they are going with it. seems like a jumbled mess but by the end of it its like one of those magician knots you tug one string gently and it all falls into place. if you like solid storylines and genius character placement and development this is the show for you.
Never really realized how little you can tell about the show based just on the openings event though they showcase the characters so well. Really makes me want to rewatch DRRR, but maybe I'll wait and see if you end up watching it at some point and stick around for that journey.
Thank you for your reaction! Durarara is funnn, it's basically just about the lives of various people who live in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Some are normal people, some are people of the underworld (like gangs and mafia?), and some are... not quite people... LOL. It's just so fun to see how their lives tangle with each other, and it gets chaotic lol.
My fav character is easily the motorbike lady
I have to say, durarara is probably on top 10 best animes ever. Izaya (the antagonist) is so well done, very different
Fun fact: the anime character illustration that was on the door of the van that is always in the opening songs is actually a real anime character from a different anime series. She's Miyuki from Irregular at Magic High School. It's funny how an anime character is watching an anime lol.
One of the best opening roaster out there. This show has such a style. Definetly worth checking out.
Durarara is described as "the everyday life of extraordinary people"
The sheer nostalgia I get from hearing these openings. To this day, Durarara is unlike any other anime I’ve ever watched. It’s got a little bit of supernatural stuff but most of it is gangs and a LOT of internal conflict. At least from what I remember.
I’d recommend it to anyone looking to watch something unique.
I really love Durarara, it’s an amazing anime. I feel one of the reasons why the openings are just showing the characters and their names is mainly because there are a LOT each with a different story arch wether intertwined or not and they only increase by the season so it’s a nice way to keep track of them. 10/10 would recommend! ❤
I know this video is old, but the fun thing about this anime is it takes place in the same world as Baccano!, another really well done anime. Two characters from Baccano! make an appearance in this anime, my favorite too.
This is one of those animes where if you start telling people what it is about you realize how many elements there are that sound like they wouldnt or shouldn't go together but they do. So well. I love this anime. Shizuo is my boy.
There are good explanations over here...
I'd only add, that if you're gonna watch DRRR!, be ready to fast *READ* a lot, and tryna catch up with everything happening almost at the same time.
Get used to get thousand questions being answered all together in 1 episode just to break ya brain,
then reboot and start over for the "next" story lol.
Durarara!! Is one of those shows that changes you as a teen. I was about 15 when I first saw it it blew me away. The story is all over the place because all characters have a role to play and even though some may have little screen time, all of them are part of the whole big story.
It's about friendship, crime, gangs, mythology, supernatural events and many, many things. Oh! About Celty...
You already saw her face behind the helmet....
The style of the anime (in terms of storytelling but also animation as well) is so amazing! I highly recommend it.
Late to the party, but here's my take on Durarara:
It's a story about the mundanity vs the wildness of life and how different people choose to live their lives in that respect. As you can tell from the opening, there are so many characters and they're all doing their own things, and they all end up interacting with one another
Out of the three main characters, one tries his best to make the mundane life more amazing, one tries to keep his mundane life safe, and one tries to force their life to be mundane
I think the main appeal of Durarara is how it demonstrates how fragile, boring, exciting, horrifying, sweet, terrible, and beautiful life can be, all in the same place
The subtitle work on these videos is really good, but the inclusion of 6-digit codes had me rolling lmfao
(but PSA for anyone curious, you'll probably want to avoid the ones on the last opening)
oooh man of culture here
Durarara openings and endings are so good!I’m glad you’re reacting to it! This anime is amazing
BACCANO and DURARARA are based on the same author and BACCANO is the earlier novel; I recommend you watch BACCANO first as BACCANO and DURARARA have some of the same characters.
Both stories are ensemble dramas containing mystery and action. BACCANO takes place mainly in Prohibition-era Chicago, while DURARARA is set in modern-day Ikebukuro/Tokyo. The music of BACCANO is Jazz and very good.
In short, and without spoiling anything, Durarara is about the city of Ikebukuro and the crazy things that happen to the many different characters we follow. It's also a deep dive into the human psyche and a wonderful anime, highly recommend it!
Well seeing as I'm a DRRR fan seeing this video bc of smth else I was searching, all I can say is hope he saw it and hope he enjoyed, this show has the vibe I hope to find in most things I watch, reason why it's a fav.
07:38 This guy hate violence, don't annoy him
A lot of people have already commented some good descriptions of Durarara!! Like they said, it's a fantastic show, but it's definitely one that almost requires watching it multiple times because each time you watch it you'll notice something else you missed on your previous viewings.
As for recommendations, you should definitely check out Man With a Mission! I feel like they'd be right up your alley, music-wise.
This is definitely not a racing anime. It’s like a perfect slice of life one, just about a bunch of people living in Ikebukuro.
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Please check out "The Ancient Magus' Bride" next. It is the first Drama anime most people will think of if you ask about the genre. Absolutely recommend watching it, in your free time atleast.
The title is suppose to be a sfx of a motorcycle’s engine which is something the motorcycle person’s motorcycle lacks
The 2nd opening is one of my favs too and wanted to recommend it.
Just had so many amazing Flashbacks. This was one of my top 5 anime for the longest time, the franchise as a whole (which includes Baccano!) will always have a special place in NY heart.
OMG I didn't expect you to react to durarara ;') This is my favorite anime for over 5 years. IM CRYING OK
9:44 they’re different, both just have a generic/average guy design theme. It’s pretty common in anime.
I recommend to hear the endings its so amazing!!
Face of the one on the motorcycle was shown but you'd need to watch the show to realize when. The show follows various characters, has multiple themes including drama, action, comedy, supernatural elements, gangs, school life. It's incredibly diverse.
The racing anime is Initial D and worth checking out.
Durarararararara.... I do recommend it. Sadly this one gets forgotten a lot in the community but it's definetly a great show.
It's mainly about big city life and gangs. So there are a lot of characters each with their own affiliation and goals. Things overlap, people from different groups know each other and yes a lot of drama and conflict arises because of that. Now sprinkle a tiny bit of supernatural into it and you get this chaotic but masterfully written show.
Hope you will watch enjoy it G.O.T.
13:00 Yes Deja Vu is a song from a racing anime.
It's called Initial D.
11:50 "that's interesting, the openings never show the face of who is riding the motorcycle"
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Oh, I haven't thought about Durarara in a while, it's quite good.
Durarara first released in 2010, then took a bit of a break before having a revival in 2015 as Durarara x2 (that was opening 3-5). It is definitely more character focused than a lot of the shows you've reacted to so far, and the quite expansive ensemble cast and the way the various characters from all walks of life have their stories intersect is a big part of the appeal for this show. I don't really want to say much more than that, considering it's very easy to spoil if you get into details, but it's safe to say that this anime's main point is that everyone has their own story and nobody is a background character.
I never heard anyone say that Mikado looks like Subaru from Re:Zero before, but I see what you mean when I look at them side by side. Durarara has no connection to Re:Zero whatsoever, so don't worry about that.
And the racing anime you're thinking of is called Initial D, and yes, "Deja Vu" is a song from that anime.
In general its about a huge cast who lives their life in the same part of the city where each indivudual story overlapps with the next one.
Love the OP as its flawlessly shows one char to the next char .
Woke up in the middle of the night while a random episode from season 1 was playing on adult swim one night in middle school and found out what it was a couple years later, it’s been one of my absolute favorite series ever since. I highly recommend checking this one out, even just in your own time. It’s one of the best I’ve ever seen and deserves so much more attention than it already gets tbh. I’ve been watching anime since i was a toddler and this one will always be in my top 10
You would definitely enjoy this kind of anime! This is an anime that's actually directed to a more adult viewership. I have watched it and I enjoyed it a lot. It's writing is simply amazing.
My comfort anime. I can't explain why I love this show.
this is one anime i genuinely believe any non anime fan would enjoy watching, its been my favorite show for awhile now
Durarara! is the modern continuation of a series called Baccano!
I highly recomend you check out the opening for Baccano! as well as it's essentially a anime made by the same folks, with a amazing opening. Essentially if Durarara is modern pulp fiction, Baccano is the classic 1920s pulp brought to life in anime form complete with cammora and mafiso.
durarara is cool animation!XD
I've watched this a couple of times, and if anyone asked me "what is this about" my answer would be "no idea"... it's just weird in a good way. Like, there's a lot going on with the different groups of characters that amounts to almost nothing, and it's pretty mundane most of the time, but it's still entertaining to watch because it's all interconnected.
As for recommendations, I'm still on the team asking for "That time I reincarnated as a slime" and "So I'm a spider, so what?", the songs on these are amazing.
I have a feeling that you'll love "Golden Kamuy" openings! Please react to those too! Especially Opening 4 is the most insane one.
They don't show it in these videos, but tevery OP has a point where it switches to an instrumental section for about 20 seconds as clips from the last episode play. They put the recap smack in the middle of the theme song instead of before. It's one of the coolest parts about these themes. (and its sister series, Baccano)
Excellent show, very original in it's own way, it's chill and psychological sometimes, I can't really define it properly but it's definitely a 10/10 anime
"The more things change, the more they stay the same" is the best phrase to get what this is about.
Durarara is a crazy anime about life crime and mysticism ;)
Durarara is pretty fun. First opening is a banger.
Racing anime that gets meme'd a lot is Initial D. Everyone loves the Eurobeat. lmao
When watching this anime, people often get confused about who is the main character. This author loves to tell the story from all kinds of perspectives and everyone is important. In the end the main character is more like the city, where this story takes place. It's interesting how you piece story like puzzle based of different points of view
You should check out Baccano!, its made by the same people that made Durarara and the opening is banger! :D
Probably other people did better summary to the story but it's actually quite simple, It's "fantasy" + Normal life + gangsters life + city life + night city life, Overall It's all about "the city" and the interconnection between the city and the characters.
The *story is not linear*, every episode usually show random points of what happen in the city at different time, (sometimes it start with end of an episode and then middle then start and connect everything into a LINE and connect the story making it making sense). Lots of drugs, illegal stuff, deaths, accidents |
(Basically you the viewer are the GOD and see every aspect of the city and its people)
9:12 "Is that the guy from Re:Zero? Am I going fuckin' crazy"
You sure are, 'cause they aren't connected at all lol
That racing anime is probably the Initial D, the soundtrack for it is 🔥, it's highly energetic music in genre called EUROBEAT.
And the most popular songs are "Deja Vu" and "Gas gas gas"
Everyone I know that watched Durarara said its masterpiece and I can't dissaagree 10/10 and the opening perfectly fit with what's happening in the show
The racing anime you refer to is Initial D
9:08 If I remember right, the guy who is throwing stuff is super strong, but not in like a superhuman way exactly. He just can ignore the whole part of your brain that says, don't do that you'll probably hurt yourself. So he gets angry, that part flips off and he throws like a vending machine, though he might injure himself in doing so. That is pretty much his thing without too much spoiler. The girl on the bike, I can not say anything about her without spoiling, just that she is pretty cool.
There are some characters who are from the anime Baccano too, I believe it is the same author and they cameo in pretty much everything so that is a neat Easter egg. If you like this, youd probably like Baccano as well, it is the same style of storytelling set in the 1920's I think, mob era, in the US.
Durarara is one of those bucket list anime that you need to see before you die. All of the characters have their own story that's intricately woven into the main story. Every character is relevant and related in some way. Seemingly unrelated events are connected in some way and it's all centered around the many gangs and inhabitants of the city, with a mix of the supernatural included. Durarara is special in that it doesn't actually have a main character and that's because everyone is their own main character to their own story. In reality, it's more like the city itself is the main character.
In my opinion, Durarara is a must watch
Well, Durarara is a bit special, since you dont have 1 set plot that is happening, but a bunch of smaller stories that all play into a bigger one, be it directly or indirectly. It has drama, comedy, some fantasy elements (mainly with the chick in black with the yellow helmet) and a ton of plot twists.
Some things without spoiling much:
It is not connected what so ever with re:zero, there are a shit ton of characters, the blond guy that keeps ripping out street poles and stuff is probably my favorite character and hes badass af, finding out what the chick with the yellow helmet looks like is kinda part of the big overarching plot, there some are gang fights and some more fantasy esk things happening.
Its definitely worth a watch and you might also like the endings for the show.
As for the drifting anime you were asking about, I think you were referring to Initial D. Older anime, the opening for it became a famous meme for any and all drifting, not really my thing, but yeah, some people love it.
As for a recommendation for an anime this time I would like to recommend you 2 of my favorite anime, Violet Evergarden and The Ancient Magus Bride. Both managed to bring me to tears a few times. Both have fantasy elements(The Ancient Magus Bride more so, since yeah, the whole magic thing)
The Ancient Magus Brides story follows a girl, that has lost her will to live and gets picked up by an ancient mage, to become his apprentice. It plays in a somewhat modern day setting, where magic, mages and fae are fading into obscurity.
Violet Evergarden follows a girl, that was a child soldier and has to try to reintegrate into society after the war ended. It touches a lot on topics like ptsd, treatment of war veterans, the aftermath of war and the slow rebuilding of society. There are some scenes that will straight up just make you sob like a child.
Hope this helps in any way.
Thanks for the vidz :D
Bro I’m so happy I been asking for this , it’s literally my favorite
Peak fiction
"looks like a chill anime."
That just made me laugh so hard.
The main story of Durarara, sort of, is this: After talking to his childhood friend online, Ryugamine Mikado decides to go to the city of Ikebukuro to go there to high school with his friend, Masaomi Kida. There he interact with plenty of weird and eccentric people, while also follows some urban legends, like the mysteries black rider, or the strongest person of Ikebukuro, or the mysteries group known as the Dollars.
Though, while Mikado is the character who introduces us to the series, he isn't completely the main character. The author of the series considered, at least at the beginning, Celty to be the main character, while viewers of the show prefer to think that Ikebukuro itself is the main character.
It's a weird show with weird people, and the thing that connects them to one another is that almost everyone have a very strange stance regarding the concept of love.
I recommend checking out op and ed for "Akudama Drive" and to change things up "Fruits Basket" (Most recent version).
Let’s goo op 1 is one of my all time favorites
Durarara is a anime about how strangers can come across each other and change each other's lives
2:00 Initial D is the racing anime that is most famous for it's soundtrack. Story of a professional driver who sees driving as boring work, but takes up street racing to help out a friend, and starts to rediscover his love for driving. "Deja Vu" is it's most famous track, but almost every episode has a new rival driver with their own burning hot Eurobeat theme song.
9:00 "The guy from Re:Zero" AKA Subaru Natsuku looks like all these other guys on purpose, as a sort of joke. The generic anime protagonist haircut and tracksuit are a meme at this point, and he plays into and subverts it. Anime writers love playing with audience expectations, so memes are like candy to them.
Definitely one of my favorites, and practically the definition of "going down the rabbit hole"
This show is so good 😭 I remember watching these episodes when they were coming out and being so intrigued
Oh Durarara! You should definitely give Baccano a chance later. It's by the same creator and takes place before Durarara in 1900s America. Personally, I like Baccano just a little better. But they're both real good.
11:55 The face...
Durarara was so wild you forget its a supernatural anime. The narrative and drive of the course throughout the story is crazy