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Jan 10, 2015 6:54 AM
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I like the OP song already and it was a nice way to reintroduce the main characters.

Very happy to see Celty back of course. Actually, I think the best parts of the episode involved her whether it's the Engrish or just her being herself. A refreshing start with a decent amount of comedy. Lol, police are still looking for Celty..

Poor Ikebukuro. RIP normal life. Definitely a fun start and looking forward to more. Oh and I like Celty's horse. Good ED theme as well.
Jan 10, 2015 6:55 AM
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That was a great first episode! The OP and ED are both awesome!
Jan 10, 2015 6:57 AM
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Ahhhh, it's so good to be back in Ikebukuro again with all of our crazy friends! LOVED THE OP. Got the same feels as S1 OP 1. Even the same intro method and the recap during the song! Great to see all of the characters staying in character still, their interactions are as great as ever. Shinra's stepmom is just as crazy as her family. Celty was as cute as ever, and she's still scared of the cops! Despite being 5 years the staff managed to retain the same tone and style of DRRR!! which was really nice, and some of the OST tracks used were nostalgic. Even the ending was reminiscient of Trust Me. Overall a great introduction episode to get us back in the DRRR!! world. It only gets crazier from here.
Jan 10, 2015 6:57 AM
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OP w. flashback from first season and similar style of coolness.

Celty chase stealing the attention of TV from that new character (a talent)'s interview. 6 months after 1st season, huh... A horrible news and that group rarely appeared in first season is talking about light novels as always.

Massaging? lol @ FukuJun's character's father remarried to a foreign lady, who does the massaging of Celty.

Seeing Celty making main guy remember the time seeing her with Mamo's character. There's also another new character (Shimono-san's character, probably?)

ED with similar scrolling style.
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Jan 10, 2015 7:12 AM
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Not sure if anything noticed, but

> Samurai Flamenco cameo



> Aldnoah.Zero cameo

Psyche_IzayaJan 10, 2015 7:23 AM
Jan 10, 2015 7:48 AM
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I heard that they had some Black Bullet, Mahouka and Index references in the episode xD

Man I can't wait for the subs!!!!!!! (I saw the OP though and it was amazing)
Jan 10, 2015 8:10 AM
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That OP

That imouto incest innuendo

That Izaya

That naked Celty

That Shizuo cameo

That Engrish

That new character

That ED

That Ikebukuro

That everything

THIS IS FUCKING PERFECTION
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@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite
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Jan 10, 2015 8:10 AM
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RIP normal life.


Welcome to Ikebukuro.

OP and ED animation did not change from the first season. Something does not need to be changed.

Official commercials. The van's new door is Mahouka (why?).

A lot of new characters introduced in this season. Can't wait to discover more about them.

Celty and Shinra's interaction is cute as usual. Mikado is poetic as usual. Izaya just as sadistic, and others retain their personality.

Ah, 2015 is a year of DRRR cliff-hangers.
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Jan 10, 2015 8:25 AM
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Kyaa! Chikage is in the opening! >.<
But I don't like how different Izaya looks...
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Jan 10, 2015 9:00 AM
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Did not like the opening too much, and the ending was just the 1st ending with the new characters added.
It was enjoyable but it felt a bit like a recap of what happened in S1 and who the characters are..... which is OK but I was hoping to get thrown into the action right away. But hey, a slow start is ok too, just not was I was expecting. They hinted at some important plot points and showed briefly one or two new characters.
Also, the blond American is Isaac, right? Why does he get so much screen time, it's not even his own show.
Jan 10, 2015 9:04 AM

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Ahhh never get tired of all the references.
Jan 10, 2015 9:04 AM

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Out on crunchyroll now
Jan 10, 2015 9:11 AM

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I forgot this series would aired today O.O
Holy shit, off to watch it right now >.>

Jan 10, 2015 9:22 AM

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Damn,so many references.

Never been much of a Durarara fan (always preferred Baccano tbh),so hope this cour will be better than S1.

Okay episode,not much happened just Celty being chased around & reintroduction/appearances of characters from S1.
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Jan 10, 2015 9:27 AM

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Cool first episode. Liked the opening and a bunch of characters introduced.

Dem references doe! XD

Gotta love that Celty fanservice ;)

The visuals of the ending is just like the old one but the music is very differently. It makes it feel kind of weird.
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Jan 10, 2015 9:36 AM
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It was a pretty entertaining start as usual with a great atmosphere. Loving the new OP and ED theme songs already. I missed Erika's LN fangasming. They didn't spare a moment with that chase.

bunny1ov3r said:

Official commercials. The van's new door is Mahouka (why?).

Because of Onii-sama/Jesus-kun's blessing. They could use it, especially with Togusa's crazy driving habits.
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Jan 10, 2015 9:40 AM

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I forgot how much I love Celty :3 She was extra cute and Hot this ep <3
Dat seduction and squishy Body *A* and Dem "blushes" when the black smoke puffs out XD
Shinra's one lucky bastard having her as his "wife" technically.

Dat Emilia :O what a clumsy cute hot waifu :3 And Celty being Jelly was kawaii. Poor her at the end losing the money XD

Loved seeing the Otaku group again XD TAMNI! Black bullet, GGO, OreImo and Mahouka lol XD
Jan 10, 2015 9:43 AM

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*all caps mode activated*

It was just pretty awesome to see everyone again! Erika and Walker with their talk and just the rest of the Kadota gang!

Celty seems busy as always with addition to a mother-in-law!

Fun episode and interesting as always!
Jan 10, 2015 9:48 AM

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Great first ep..really brought back the atmosphere from the first season and it felt like a nice transition. id watch this show just for celty alone :D

i just wish they woudl stop talking about anime like The irregular at magic high school and SAO. they were both shit.one much more than the other.
Jan 10, 2015 9:49 AM
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Really happy to have this show back. Looking forward to Hollywood making her first proper appearance too.
Jan 10, 2015 9:53 AM

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Well the tagline for this episode was "nothing has changed", and I think I'd agree. This episode keeps with the last season almost perfectly.

Celty is still charming
Izaya is still a devious bastard
Shizuo still gets way too little screen time
Shinra is still an idiot
Mikado is still irrelevant
Kyouhei and his gang are still more likable than the 3 main characters

4/5 Entertaining first episode. Establishes the tone and nature of Ikebukuro very well. Felt like returning home :)
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Jan 10, 2015 9:54 AM
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DRRR is Back!!
Reintroducing characters and cameo the new ones
Nice OP and Ed
Erika and Walker references Tho Lol XD
A mother in law that came out of no where.
Cant wait for more.
Jan 10, 2015 9:55 AM

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I'm so happy that it feels just like the 1st season. I love Celty so much.

I want to read everyone's reactions to the episode but I'm afraid of seeing more spoilers.
I was going to read the novels before season 2 started but I never got around to doing it. And last I saw, volumes 11 and 12 weren't translated.
Jan 10, 2015 9:55 AM

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I am so happy DRRR is back!but damn,it has been four years since i watched it so i totally forgot about some things...
Anyway,it's nice to see Celty and Shinra being cute:*


also,Samurai Flamenco...bless.
Jan 10, 2015 9:56 AM

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The feels...
Celty was awesome, as usual. New OP is great, and the ED is alright... hopefully this lives up to the hype! ^^
Jan 10, 2015 9:56 AM

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damn! this was awesome and it still feels like durarara, dis gonna be good
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Jan 10, 2015 9:57 AM

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Wait! who were the two sisters, with one pepperspraying the other?? Did i just Forget them or are they new??
Shirayuki= Most Perfect Female MC ever
Jan 10, 2015 9:58 AM

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Great first episode, Ed is awesome.
All those cameos though, and goddamn Celty has a fine body.
Man I've missed all these characters. Feels good to be back.
Jan 10, 2015 10:00 AM

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abyss333 said:
Wait! who were the two sisters, with one pepperspraying the other?? Did i just Forget them or are they new??
They are Izaya's adorable sisters.
Jan 10, 2015 10:00 AM

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Mahouka ლ(ಠ_ಠლ)

At first I was like "eh" on the opening but the more I listen to it the more I like it haha

I've felt the chronology in the episode was quite baccano-ish, did the first drrr! season also had it, since I don't remember?
Jan 10, 2015 10:01 AM

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One must wonder what happened between this and baccano, did the author just became terrible at writting? was baccano actually good because of the adaptation or is drr adaptation actually bad?

I dunno, either way, this was bad as expected.
Jan 10, 2015 10:01 AM

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Beautiful, just beautiful. Not one flaw in the first episode. Amount of references were insane, and there's still more in store. Also, the OP might just grow on me. ED wasn't that bad, but it just felt weird with the visuals imo.

DRRR fans rejoice!
Jan 10, 2015 10:01 AM

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They are back! *.*

DRR as always subtly promotes other anime series! :)

That ending!
Is like right in kokoro!

Really nice start!
Can't wait to see next episode!
Jan 10, 2015 10:02 AM
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abyss333 said:
Wait! who were the two sisters, with one pepperspraying the other?? Did i just Forget them or are they new??

:O

vv less Kida makes for a better Drrr!! season.
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I am so happy to have this show back omg ;w; I got so happy when the OP/ED had a similar layout to the first season's!!! Like yeeeeee.

I missed everyone (Esp Masaomi asdfghj), and I can't wait to see the other characters (I'm an anime-only watcher, so I'm probably not as informed as most of you, maybe...)

Welp, good episode. I am happy.

abyss333 said:
Wait! who were the two sisters, with one pepperspraying the other?? Did i just Forget them or are they new??


They're the Orihara twins :D (So, Izaya's sisters.) They appeared in an OVA of DRRR once.
Jan 10, 2015 10:02 AM

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Loved all the anime references they had in this episode. (Won't lie, I gasped pretty loudly when I saw Aldnoah.Zero) I forgot how much I loved seeing Mikado and Anri interact with each other, just seeing the together kind of added more love for this episode.

Quick question. Is Kida a supporting character in this season? We didn't see much of him and I have a feeling that we won't see much of him at all in season 2.
Jan 10, 2015 10:04 AM

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Wow.... Nostalgia... This was awesome... I can not believe that I am gonna watch more Durarara for one more year... This feels so good to be true... Just wow, episode 5/5, first season vibes, just omg..... so awesome. Great OP and ED as well...
Jan 10, 2015 10:06 AM

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Holy fucking shit. I love this. 6/5
Jan 10, 2015 10:10 AM

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Goddamn i missed this show. the ED is fucking glorious, Best ED of the season.
Jan 10, 2015 10:10 AM

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Season 2 is out! I'm so happy!! :D

Loved both; the OP and ED

A serial killer? Hmm... Interesting

Poor celty gets in trouble and loses 1mil ¥

Celty x Shinra forever

Can't wait for episode 2!
Jan 10, 2015 10:11 AM

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I have been waiting for this anime to begin. This was a good first episode. Yep nothing has changed indeed. Can't wait for the next episode.
Jan 10, 2015 10:12 AM
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It was not bad I did not enjoy this episode much.

I wonder whether my tastes have changed so much since I watched first season or whether it is actually worse.
Jan 10, 2015 10:12 AM

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It was really awesome! Glad to see everyone again especially Celty. And the new characters are fun too.

Love the OP and ED as always!

Jan 10, 2015 10:13 AM

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BASEDDURARARARA already love the ost reminds me of baccano <3
Jan 10, 2015 10:14 AM
*hug noises*

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well it's Durarara
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that's about all I have to say about this :>

4/5 I guess
Jan 10, 2015 10:14 AM

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This is awesome, this is going to be one hell of ride.
THE HYPE IS REAL
Jan 10, 2015 10:17 AM

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The feels. This is gonna be so awesome.
Jan 10, 2015 10:21 AM
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This episode was too awesome

OP and ED were amazing
Jan 10, 2015 10:23 AM

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DRRR's back like nothing's changed, and I couldn't be happier.

Actually I could be. Baccano sequel when?
Jan 10, 2015 10:24 AM

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Lovin it. ED is pretty nice
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