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Old 2010-05-02, 11:24   Link #38
Buddy Waters
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Originally Posted by balolmeep View Post
So I'm not sure if I heard this somewhere, or if my brain just made it up because it makes perfect sense, but does the name "Durarara!!" come from the sound of a revving motorcycle? Just wondering. If no one has heard that before, consider me officially asking if you agree or not.
No. I have no idea where that rumor started. The afterword to the first novel makes it clear the title derives from the word Dullahan. Narita already had a vampire book called Vamp!, so they considered calling this Dura! and eventually decided Durarara!! would be even dumber.
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