Durarara!! - Q & A

[Pellissier]

This thread is for those of you with questions about the Durarara!! anime or manga. There are many questions that don't need a whole thread to discuss them. A simple practical answer straight from the anime or manga without any speculation can solve these connundrums. If someone has such a question about Durarara!! which can be solved by answering with facts from an official source, then please ask that question here.

Please don't post in this thread unless you are asking a question or answering one. Please remember that it only takes 1 person to answer a question. And don't speculate! You can only reply with cold, hard, merciliessly unforgivable facts. If you have to speculate, then please just tell the querrant that no answer is known, but here are some facts that might help him make up his own mind.

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[LKK]

Can someone tell me which episode it is that has our otaku couple dancing with that Baccano reminiscent dip?

[Vicious108]

Originally Posted by LKK

Can someone tell me which episode it is that has our otaku couple dancing with that Baccano reminiscent dip?

That would be episode 8. Right before the end.

[LKK]

Originally Posted by Endless Twilight

That would be episode 8. Right before the end.

Thank you for the answer.

[Malkuth]

In my understanding the anime and manga are fairly similar, but how close are they to the novels, more precisely, are they following the general plot and do they preserve the storytelling sequence?

[Noata]

Originally Posted by Malkuth

In my understanding the anime and manga are fairly similar, but how close are they to the novels, more precisely, are they following the general plot and do they preserve the storytelling sequence?

Quoting myself from another thread:

Anime is combining novels 1-3, and it messes up the time line. Novel 1 is first year of high school, and 2+ is second year. If they do a second season, they'll probably make that the second year to get the twins+Aoba in.
They also added 3~? anime original character/story lines.

[blewin]

So how many episodes is this series? Is it around 12ish like Baccano?

[Natsuki Hyuga]

Originally Posted by blewin

So how many episodes is this series? Is it around 12ish like Baccano?

According to how many episodes is going to be aired, 24 episodes.

Total episodes according to DVD count is 26 episodes though (13 DVDs, 2 episodes each), so... Until there is concrete info, it's still a mystery of what is the last 2 episodes are (DVD-OVA ala Baccano? Maybe.)

IIRC at the moment (ep 10), we are actually still at novel volume 1.

[Demoned Away]

This question goes for Baccano! as well... but does anyone know if any company plans on translating the novels into English like Little Brown Books is doing for the Haruhi novels?

Also, @Noata: do you think the changes are enough to make the Anime not as good as the novels? Or do you think that it will turn out fine?

[Noata]

Originally Posted by Demoned Away

This question goes for Baccano! as well... but does anyone know if any company plans on translating the novels into English like Little Brown Books is doing for the Haruhi novels?

Also, @Noata: do you think the changes are enough to make the Anime not as good as the novels? Or do you think that it will turn out fine?

The anime is ok I guess, seems like they're toning it down to appeal to more people. While the manga is slow, at least it did the torture scene right.

[wandering-dreamer]

There hasn't been any word yet but Yen Press seems to be the best bet these days. DRRR stands a better chance than Baccano at this point (especially since YP strategy seems to be to license manga/light novels while they're still hot in Japan/have an anime running with them and then release the first volume not too long after the show ends). I believe they are going to make some announcements at SDCC but that isn't until July and, in this economy, I'm not holding my breath on anything before then.

[Haak]

The answers probably on wikipedia or something but I don't wnat to go there in ace i get spoiled. So...does anyone know why the show is called Durarara!!? I figured it might be to do with Celty's motorcycle, but i'm not sure.

[DrCnCh]

Originally Posted by Haak

The answers probably on wikipedia or something but I don't wnat to go there in ace i get spoiled. So...does anyone know why the show is called Durarara!!? I figured it might be to do with Celty's motorcycle, but i'm not sure.

I'm thinking that it has more to due with the fact that Celty is a Dullahan; with the whole "with Japanese R and L can be interchanged" the title could be Dulalala!! But it could be a pun on both this and the sound of a motorcycle. Well, that's what I think at least.

[Iron Maw]

Originally Posted by Haak

The answers probably on wikipedia or something but I don't wnat to go there in ace i get spoiled. So...does anyone know why the show is called Durarara!!? I figured it might be to do with Celty's motorcycle, but i'm not sure.

The author explains it here:

http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/in...rarara!!:Title

Quite a fun read.

[DrCnCh]

Originally Posted by Iron Maw

The author explains it here:

http://www.baka-tsuki.org/project/in...rarara!!:Title

Quite a fun read.

That is a monumentally better explanation. Sometimes the most ridiculous ideas end up being the best.

[Haak]

Epic Lol.

"Du...Durarara?"

I can almost see the expression on the editors face. XD

Thanks you guys.

[wandering-dreamer]

Early in episode 6 there was a tail light flare/drag effect during the car chase scene, was this supposed to be reminiscent of another show or just cool looking? I thought it was a shout out but had no idea whom it could be for.

[LKK]

Question about episode 11 versus the novel account of the same scene. I'll spoiler the question just in case someone hasn't seen ep 11 yet.

Spoiler for ep 11:

Do Isaac and Miria show up in the novel at during the Dollars crowd reveal? Or is their appearance simply an anime addition?

I'm asking the question here rather than in the novel discussion thread because I don't want to be accidentally spoiled by venturing into that dangerous territory.

[Noata]

Originally Posted by LKK

Question about episode 11 versus the novel account of the same scene. I'll spoiler the question just in case someone hasn't seen ep 11 yet.

Spoiler for ep 11:

Do Isaac and Miria show up in the novel at during the Dollars crowd reveal? Or is their appearance simply an anime addition?

I'm asking the question here rather than in the novel discussion thread because I don't want to be accidentally spoiled by venturing into that dangerous territory.

Spoiler for answers:

No, as I said in the 11 discussion thread, the anime has been toned down and made scenes more "light". Examples being the Walker+Erika torture scene from ep6 and Dollars meeting

[Justice Knight]

i have watch only a few ep and was wondering if this anime has no story plot at all....