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megaload said: By the way. Vorona must be written Varona (it is written "ворона" in russian but is pronounced "варона"). It means hooded crow (corvus cornix - more common in Eastern Europe). Sloan must be written Slon (it is written and pronounced "слон"). It means elephant (explained in this episode). Drakon (Vorona's father) means dragon too. Their codenames seem to have some animal theme going on. I dunno it Egor fits the pattern however. |
| I'm a little disappointed that Vorona's backstory turned out to be the typical childhood of a psycho character. I'm not liking her much, idek know why yet. I think she's just too conventional. Mikado, I knew you were never exactly the brightest crayon in the box, but I didn't think you would be dumb enough to think that Izaya's a good guy. How many people have given you perfectly sound evidence that he just manipulates people for a laugh. I really want the plot to move forward o.o (By the way, what was with the animation this week?) |
KageNoAbisuFeb 25, 2015 4:17 PM
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| This episode's visuals looked unfinished. Hope next week is better, because I really don't feel like waiting for the blu-rays. |
| Aside from some bad visuals stellar ep, hmm when I read the light novel I did not get the impression that Vorona got knocked back so hard from Anri. But Celty scaring the crap out of them, good job! |
| Wow the animation this week ... was pretty bad :S Some backstory into Vorona and the Russians ... kinda typical I guess, left alone with only books but enjoyed killing. Seems like she ended up firing that weapon she stole too ... man it looks strong O_O Fight with Anri could've been more intense I think, but the car chase with Celty was pretty cool. Then they go off together. Mikado and Izaya's talk was interesting too, especially when they talked about the direction of the Dollars (or the lack thereof?). Hope we get to see more of Izaya :D Sounds like Kida narrating the preview so maybe we get to see him too next episode?! Or Aoba, who came in search of Mikado ... I just want more to happen lol :P |
yuigadokusonmaru said: I don't think that's conventional. Psycho characters usually experience very traumatic events or have a sad childhood and end up hollding a certain grudge against others. The anime overdid it a bit but in the novels Vorona was only a bit scared during the robbery and didn't think too much of it after that. Isn't it though? There are many different ways to have a traumatic/sad childhood but hers is very generic. Parents weren't around, other children/people avoided her, books were her only companion, she killed a person, then started killing more people because she thought it was fun. Her personality and overall character are also quite typical for a psycho. Beautiful, smart/clever, more or less emotionless... I just don't find her very unique, that's all I'm saying. |
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i know it*s probably just an english idiom but it it still made me chuckle.  |
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| at the end the narrator said the two types of japanese men both read situations better than they need to and then the two men were not shown in mikado's view when he opened the door. Is something going to happen?! |
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| We already knew everything we needed to know about Vorona, this episode was mostly filler. Guess with 2 more cours to go they're padding as much as possible. Once the 3rd cour is done it will probably be worthwhile to edit them all down into 1. |
| The reason the animation is bad is because the sales numbers are coming back and they are shit. Sokah said: We already knew everything we needed to know about Vorona, this episode was mostly filler. Guess with 2 more cours to go they're padding as much as possible. Once the 3rd cour is done it will probably be worthwhile to edit them all down into 1. You cannot have filler in a show with no actual direct plotline. If you want that, please go watch Hunter x Hunter and leave shows with character driven stories alone. Durarara doesnt need a villain to defeat. |
| Awesome episode, especially past the Russia part. Whoooouh!~ |
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| I wonder why they choose Russia for this kind of group ._. Good job author lol Nice Episode. Varona vs Anri is the best i saw in this episode :3 Aishiteru Saika~ This episode shows that there will be Mikado development, i want it so bad =.= |
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ChairForceOne said: The reason the animation is bad is because the sales numbers are coming back and they are shit. Anime production doesn't work like. The budget and cours are set in long before any show actually airs. The reason the animation like this is because wasn't quite able to fine tune the episode in time. KageNoAbisu said: Isn't it though? There are many different ways to have a traumatic/sad childhood but hers is very generic. Parents weren't around, other children/people avoided her, books were her only companion, she killed a person, then started killing more people because she thought it was fun. Her personality and overall character are also quite typical for a psycho. Beautiful, smart/clever, more or less emotionless... I just don't find her very unique, that's all I'm saying. Dude, she became a killer through reading books, not because she had some sob story childhood where parents died and she pick by some shady organization. Hell her father put her in said group initially as protection. That is far from generic. And if think she is emotionless then understand the "Ivan concept/stereotype and why she is both. Beside she was terrified of Anri at first which doesn't happen to psychopaths. |
Iron_MawFeb 28, 2015 11:11 AM
| I feel like eating sushi after this episode. Nice to learn about Vorona, but this felt like a filler episode almost. I know what it is, NO TWINS!!! |
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| The animation was unbearable to watch, but the story writing for this episode made up for it. Why did Vorona attack Anri again? |
| The animation was choppy this episode. Some of the backstory was interesting, but it's not really that engaging. |
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| Varona reminds me of old school Noir villains. I feel like rewatching another episode now. |
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Jagd84 said: ChairForceOne said: The reason the animation is bad is because the sales numbers are coming back and they are shit. Anime production doesn't work like. The budget and cours are set in long before any show actually airs. The reason the animation like this is because wasn't quite able to fine tune the episode in time. KageNoAbisu said: Isn't it though? There are many different ways to have a traumatic/sad childhood but hers is very generic. Parents weren't around, other children/people avoided her, books were her only companion, she killed a person, then started killing more people because she thought it was fun. Her personality and overall character are also quite typical for a psycho. Beautiful, smart/clever, more or less emotionless... I just don't find her very unique, that's all I'm saying. Dude, she became a killer through reading books, not because she had some sob story childhood where parents died and she pick by some shady organization. Hell her father put her in said group initially as protection. That is far from generic. And if think she is emotionless then understand the "Ivan concept/stereotype and why she is both. Beside she was terrified of Anri at first which doesn't happen to psychopaths. Her dad only occasionally showing up and not really giving her any attention (and idk what happened to her mom) still means that she was pretty much alone. So she read books, and yes learned from them ways to kill people. But it's not that she became a killer because she read books, she's clearly pretty messed up to repeat what she read about. A natural killer, I guess. As for why she's both, the two Russian dudes were kinda questioning whether she really could, weren't they? It seemed to me like they were. And I wouldn't say she was terrified of Anri, yeah she was shocked but terrified? I also read some comments from manga readers saying that the anime overdid it and she wasn't actually that scared. I wasn't hating on her or anything, I'm just not liking her so far, maybe I just haven't seen enough of her personality yet. |
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| Lmfao shitty animation for a mediocre first half second season. |
Z4KMar 8, 2015 6:22 AM
| Vorona underestimated things too much! She pissed herself, and felt she had to use that weapon! Celty & Anri good combo! |
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| Haha wow Vorona's dad Dracon is awesome. I dig how psychotic he is! |
| the fuck is up with the animation in this episode? dd they just completely forget about the existence of in-between animation? |
| We got to see more about the Russian folks, was pretty cool. What wasn't as cool this episode was the lack of frames. ヽ(ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ Mikado will probably get rekt by his "friend" next episode. :'o |
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| Quite nice episode actually, liked the action and backstory! Let's see what's next. |
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| Great episode, much better then the past few. I'm also loving Varona, shes pretty badass. I do hope we get to actually see her kick some ass soon though, her getting beaten back so easily by Anri was a bit disappointing honestly. |
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| 4/5 |
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| Well, I guess they didn't want to use much of their budget on this episode lol. The scenes with the old russian guys were terrible... |
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| I was seriously laughing when Mikado was thinking that "Izaya really is a good guy!" I don't think anything good has ever come from that. Just look at Kida. xD But I liked this episode although the animation was quite horrific at times. We get to see more Izaya which is always a plus. |
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xXAnimefanXxx said: yeah Mikado will eat those words. I was seriously laughing when Mikado was thinking that "Izaya really is a good guy!" Also those Russian duo are obnoxious as fuck especially the blonde bitch. What the hell are they doing in Ikebukuro anyway? |
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| The scene with Verona was pretty interesting but I found the rest really dull. |
| "Izaya's a good person"... you haven't learned Mikado have you? 4/5 |
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| The animation was pretty fking bad this episode. Also don't fall for Izaya's traps Mikado! Anri showing up that Russian girl was pretty cool. It seems that Durarara shows tend to lose their edge in the 2nd halfs :/ First half was good, but this is only alright. |
GokuApr 6, 2016 10:08 PM
| Yeah Mikado, Izaya is the nicest guy in the city. He only tried to involve Dollars into an all out war a few months ago :D Vorona had to learn the hard way that Ikebukuro isn't boring at all haha. At least she didn't run into Shizuo ..yet 😋 I thought the animation diring some parts were just a stylistic choice during the Russian scenes, but then it continued and I realized that they seemed to be short on time/money for this episode 😵 But hopefully this is just a 1-episode thing! |
Ok, there was a lot of backstory for Varona. Even Simon and Dennis appeared in it. There's a bunch of russian characters in this arc it seems! jaja. This is going to unfold in some brutal way, I know it. So far I don't understand the big picture but I know Narita will surprise me with later episodes. I don't know if in the Shou arc or in later arcs but he will. Damn, Varona almost really kills Celty. She was pissed, and she was coming for her! Izaya? A good guy? Oh, this is a good joke. PD: Celty, baka... you can make your own helmets xD - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ando- said: Vorona had to learn the hard way that Ikebukuro isn't boring at all haha. At least she didn't run into Shizuo ..yet 😋 Yeah, I want that to happen. For various reasons jajaja. |
HumbertoZeroDec 7, 2016 5:43 PM
| DAT BACKSTORY! Home Alone. Varona goofed when she decided to approach my waifu, Anri. Oh, Mikado. The other Taro is here. |
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| Watched 7 eps so far. Sooooo boring :( and stupid. Sometimes (well, most of the time) it is better to leave original show alone and never make dumb sequels. |
nick_el_sonDec 2, 2017 11:45 AM
| Interesting back story for Varona. I don't like her though. I hope Celty kicks her ass. |
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| That bitch Verona for what she deserves. I hope she'll now think with her brain for one's not her ass hole. F*ck that bitch |
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