Anime of the Week : Durarara!!
March 12th, 2010This week’s AotW is a newer anime, but great nonetheless. I admit, I picked it because I liked the Opening song Uragiri no Yuuyake – Theatre Brook
Genre : Action, Romance, Supernatural,
Information:
Alternative Titles: Dulalala!!; Dyurarara!!; Dhurarara!!
Type: TV Series, 24 episodes
Year: 7 Jan 2010 to ?
Age rating: R – Mature (violence & profanity)
Summary:
Ryuugamine Mikado is a boy who longs for the exciting life of the big city. At the invitation of his childhood friend Masaomi, he transfers to a school in Ikebukuro. Masaomi has warned him about people he doesn’t want to cross in the city: a champion fighter, an informant, and a mysterious gang called “Dollars.” Nervous from Masaomi’s stories, Mikado witnesses an urban legend on his first day in the city, the Headless Rider astride a black motorcycle. From then on, the existence of supernatural cases and a gang called the Yellow Turbans will rise to the surface, and Ikebukuro will pushed to the breaking point.


