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Silent_Seinen_
(Durarara!!x2 Ten Review)
This part of the series focuses on the chaos rising in Ikebukuro, where stories get tangled between gangs, supernatural beings, and hidden schemes.
While the first part was more about introducing the characters, Ten focuses on how their relationships grow and how the tension reaches its peak.
(Awesome Things About the Anime)
1. The amazing storytelling web:
One of Durarara’s strongest points is how it tells the story from multiple points of view. In Ten, this gets even more complex and polished, making you feel like every character is a chess piece, every move changes everything. 2. Character development:
We see new faces playing bigger roles (like Aoba and Vorona), while the old ones (Mikado, Anri, and Kida) start showing who they really are.
Mikado’s psycholo…
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Well, well, well, if it isn't the second season of Durarara!!, and it's back with a vengeance. Durarara!!x2 Ten takes everything that was great about the first season and cranks it up to 11, with even more drama, suspense, and supernatural phenomena.
Once again set in the bustling city of Ikebukuro, Durarara!!x2 Ten picks up right where the first season left off, with our favorite cast of characters dealing with the aftermath of the chaos that ensued. But things are far from settled, as new threats and challenges arise, and secrets are revealed that threaten to upend everything we thought we knew.
But fear not, my dear review reader, for this anime is just as captivating and entertaining as its predecessor. The storytelling is top-notch, the characters are just as quirky and lovable as b…
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My full ratings gonna go in (8,75) and fyi,the rating is for Drrr! Ten/Durarara S3 and not the whole Durarara series.
In the third season, this anime seems to have reached a period of calm before the storm hit. Many twists were raised and of course it was well executed which is expected in the next season to repay the conflict developments that have been made in this third season.Characterizations that are truly realistic with current life. And also characterizations that feel somewhat similar to 'Naruto' but with their own characteristics so they can still be enjoyed.
There's nothing new in the design because there aren't many new characters. To be honest, I like the design aspect in this anime quite a bit because somehow it gives a unique impression but is still relatable to today's ti…
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For some reason I was under the impression that this is the last season of the series and I was actually really curious how it'll all settle, but here I am, I reached the last episode and everything is still far from getting resolved.
I really liked the character's evolution so far, especially Mikado's. I think he was the most affected by everything that's been happening around him and it's interesting seeing him react to everything.
I really love how the other characters too complicate things, you just don't know who's plotting what or what randos are going to show up. Speaking of, I also like that the story was not limited to only the main characters, there are plenty of secondary characters that show up and help shape the others and their relationships.
As for the plot, I'm really…
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Mikado and Kida will Clash……..
I kinda saw this coming in the earlier episode, that Mikado and Kida will eventually came across against each other….. and the story of all gangs and mafia just keep growing…. I know why Oihara is the best character in the series because being the master mind of all conflict and chaos in Ikebukoro. I know a lot of the villain master mind but Oihara just beyond my expectation…. He can predict about 3 moves ahead from his opponent although in the last episode he got strike by his own men
Well, overall this series keep growing and the climax will be in the Durarara Ketsu so I can’t wait to watch it.
Storyline: 8
Character: 8
Art: 7
Sound: 8
Overall: 8
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The story is okay, the beginning was kinda boring and nothing really happens.. It do get better as time passes by and we get to see these characters evolve and their way of thinking.
I do like this anime and especially this season since it got lot better with the characters and a lot more drama-
I'm that type of person to watch everything about an anime and that's also why I haven't given up on this anime. It's not really my type of anime and the anime is also very popular for some reason.
I do enjoy the voice actors tho (japanese voice actors). Many good voice actors and I enjoy that indeed.
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Oh, yeah. It's all coming together.
Okay, so here we stand in the third season of Durarara!! Finally, things are starting to make sense, and we're getting the payoff we've been waiting for all this time. I thought this season was full of a lot of great moments that made it more enjoyable for me to watch than it has been in the past. One of the things that really irritated me about this anime was that it never seemed to focus on the right things. However, I was happy to see the cast of characters being used to a satisfying extent this season. Since many of the crucial characters got good screen time to go along with their intriguing stories, it allowed for equally intriguing character development. Rather than the characters feeling inconsistent, as they have in the past, it's finally begin…
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Oh the beloved Durarara franchise, you're always a beautiful mess. This new installment into the series didn't help either, but is it such a bad thing?
Creativity is a thing I always thought about when mentioning Durarara! The way each characters' stories steps on each other but still connect in some ways is not necessarily a new thing but did it like in Durarara! feels fresh. It made this mess of a show looks more promising and more complex than it actually is and trick the viewer into thinking that it's something good.
Now into this season, it focused more on the side characters' stories, not our 3 main young kids. I actually love it more than the previous season, Shou, imo. Because Mikado is just so annoying to watch, his action sometimes make no sense but what highschooler's action d…
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Picking up from the momentum of the last season (or...the last third of a season, who cares), durararararararararrararax2 ten is the show hitting the ground running, and just GOING for it man, and i mean going for it.
Tension that has been finely building and simmering and bubbling for the past two seasons is exquisitely sidelined and simultaneously built-up for this season's arc. the new characters introduced to us in the last season are given more time to grow, and time to spread their wings. lots of small open-ended subplots and intrigues as far back as the first season are brought back with MINIMAL time for the audience to even remember them (thank God, because FUCK exposition), and again, the entire experience had me reeling.
This is durarara! striving to achieve its full potentia…
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Durarara!!x2 Ten starts with a pretty solid opening, giving you a taste of the setting and the characters with a song that reminds me a bit of the openings used in the original show. Once the opening ceases, Durarara!!x2 Ten proceeds to spin its wheels for the next 20 or so minutes. And eventually, it just gets stuck in the mud.
I had my problems with Durarara!!x2 Shou, the follow-up to 2010's Durarara!!. My main issues with Shou were that it seemed to meander aimlessly for long stretches of time, its comically bad animation, and its disinterest in actually keeping the audience engaged with its characters. It was ugly, unfocused, and boring. So going into x2 Ten I thought "surely, this has to get better."
It doesn't get better. It gets much, much worse.
If you cared about the lingering…
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I am very disappointed by the gradual fall in the quality of Durarara. It was one of the most innovate and interesting stories, with all the light novels and manga volumes they had. At first I was very happy that the series will have so many seasons, but, as usual, quantity reduces the quality. To be honest, the last season i kind of forced on myself, since I just wanted to have a complete finish. But it was rushed, there wasn't the same excitement about episodes like it was before. The only thing that I really liked was OST. I think it's okay if you dont expect much of it, but the last season cannot be compared to the first one in any way.
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Durarara is a story about lots of fun personalities who are all less human than the headless biker dullahan usually referred to as monster.I love all the characters in the show.But my problem with the series in general is the conclusion to every season or event. Durarara is solid 8 without the ending of a season.Imagine if there wasn't an ending at all and It concentrated on all my favorite characters. Most of people love the first season and disregard the rest but I felt like this is where the show gets interesting.Mikado and Masaomi get character motivations as well as going into Mikado's character arc.I'd compare it to the D. gray-man case where their motivations get introduced in the second half which I don't agree which is a weird example to choose.Episode's where Shinra and Izaya get…
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The cold shower is a ritual designed for the vitality, cleanliness, and improved mental outlook of a person in the morning. The history of this seemingly masochistic feat reaches back as far as the ancient Greek civilization, who encouraged bathing in ice water.
If an individual starts their day with a cold shower, the impact upon the body that just woke up is rousing in both the mental and physical sense and will provide energy for the tasks later that day.
If an individual, in the middle of the day, decides to take a cold shower, they may perhaps treat the cold rush against their sun-soaked skin with ecstasy.
If an individual takes a cold shower at night, however, their friends will label him as a masochist.
In my personal experience, the more one does an originally shocking action (th…
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This is the second half of the second season.
If it's been a while since you watched the stuff before, unless you have an amazing memory, it's probably in your best interest to catch up, because you're going to get more new characters and information to go with them.
Mikado is in a bit of a power struggle, both with himself and the Dollars. Things can't be changed now, they have no rules, there's nothing he can do.. Until he's given a rare opportunity.
Masaomi finally returns to Ikebukuro. He's mostly the same as he was before, but the place where he's returning as changed.
Izaya is up to his tricks, which are starting to get him in serious trouble. Shinra and Celty are being adorable. Anri is left wondering about a lot of things and Aoba got exactly what he wanted.
We also get more of V…
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You know what this series didn't need? More characters. But we got them anyway. If its been a while since you watched season one or the first arc of season two i recommend you rewatch them before starting this so you can keep track of who everyone is, who knows who, who is who in the chat room and who knows who's real identities.
I personally think several of the storylines they've introduced since the beginning of the second season are completely unnecessary and they've now introduced even more loose threads that we don't know where they tie in yet. However it is interesting to see how everyone fits in and knows everyone else and this arc sets up an interesting dynamic for an explosive finale. I hope the ending is worth all the confusion.
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[Adapted From Original Blog Post]
[Mini Review]
Ten constitutes somewhat of a return-to-formula for the Durarara franchise. While Shou mostly spent its time setting up the overall conflict for the season that would be reimbursed in Ketsu, Ten sets most of that to the edge of the narrative frame, which is brilliant conveyed in possibly the best opening the franchise has had thus far. The random comings-and-goings of the city are the focus in this cour, whether that be detailing a unwary stalker obsessing over a monster pretending to be a human, or a Russian assassin reexamining her life in a new situation that seems to be treating her well.
Some of what Ten dabbles around with is relevant to the overall plot and some of it is not, but it at least provides context to the overall frame of…
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*****Spoiler free review********
Weesh, now that's tough.
I've been a fairly big fan of Narita's work for a while now, yet i can't say i'm entirely subjective as i'd be with other anime.
What mainly made me write this was the particularly aggravating nature of some people's claims when it came to durarara!! x2, some in this review board, others in places here and there.
While Shou! to me was weak because it had very little to tell, and probably was one of the most filler-full (that's redudant) set of arcs so far, Ten! has decided to change the pace up a bit.
You see, Durarara!! has never been a particularly well paced show. Hell, its pacing was so dreadful i still can't recommend it to most people. But that's part of its charm. As you waste your time away in seemingly unimportant storyl…
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(This review has been adapted from my blog/reddit thread. Spoilers ahead!)
I am a suburban-born kid. I had the backyard, the nice house, and the friendly neighbors. I was not surrounded by shops or tons of cars or a plethora of people. Going to the city was an adventure. Usually for a sports game or a get-together with the extended family. Either way, I always felt out of place. I felt as if the city would consume me. That the city would take me in and never let me leave.
Ikebukuro, the setting within Durarara!!x2 Ten, would be another city where I would most certainly not feel at home. The lights and the bustle would contribute to this feeling, but the people – the super-strong butler, the headless rider, and the demonic slasher – would influence me the most. Yet the people in Ten, whil…
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Hey folks, this will be a review for Durarara!!X2 Ten. Finally is the word I come up with to describe this season. Durarara has been, and still is a long journey that seemingly keeps pushing its own goal line back so as to broaden its scope. This season was joy to watch overall as the last season was an immense drag and it even promises an interesting next season. Anyway onto some more descriptive bits.
As always the story is told through the lives of our characters. We don't have many new characters and some of the old ones that didn't have much to do the last season have made a reappearance. The one thing that has changed is the basic framework for how the story is transmitted. The first season did an amazing job of interweaving these mini stories together to make the world feel natura…
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Durarara!!!×2 Ten...
An interesting anime indeed. We watch Mikado join the "dark side" of Ikebukuro in order to do what he feels is right.
To be honest, the story is alright. But let me just say one thing. Something about the vibe of Ikebukuro and the anime itself feels utterly wrong. DRRR's ability to competently inspire such convincing auras is its strength, and it delivers as usual.
But honestly, this review wasn't really written to review the anime. It ended up doing so, but what I really, really, really wanted to say is... GOD DAMN, I WANT TO BEAT THE SHIT OUT OF RYUUGAMINE MIKADO.
tl;dr Anime delivers vibes well but induces rage
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