On the Verge of Lunacy

This 12-episode sequel to Durarara!! features the same cast of characters and a few additions. Celty Sturluson seems to have become a favorite target of the enforcers and the media following the chases. Apparently, there is a bounty on her head and the police were not the only ones looking for her. The murders of a serial criminal named Hollywood is also a favorite subject by the media. The killer wears a different getup in every crime scene. Ryuugamine Mikado is approached by a classmate who claims to know his connection to the Dollars.  Ikebukuro seemed peaceful six months after the events of the first season, but there is a lot going on in the background. The series retained its signature storytelling which uses different perspectives from so many characters then tie them all up towards the end. It tried to replicate the pace and the intensity of the first season but it has failed in its job to keep me interested. They just added a few more characters th...

A short series (24 episodes and 2 specials) with a plethora of characters each with their own interesting story to tell would seem too ambitious. Durarara!! not only surpasses that expectation but it is probably one of the best series in its genre. Ryugamine Mikado decides to attend high school in Ikebukuro with the idea that he wants to experience more things. He meets his long-time friend Kida Masaomi, a lively young man who introduces him to several people and shows him amazing things including a headless rider, later revealed to be a Dullahan named Celty. Masaomi seems to be friends with everyone including the weird sort like Simon Brezhnev, Heiwajima Shizuo, and a suspicious guy named Orihara Izaya. Mikado and Masaomi later become friends with Sonohara Anri, a tough, mysterious girl. Masaomi, Anri, and Mikado Meanwhile, a group called Dollars is making a name for itself. There are rumors however that this gang is nonexistent even though some people claim the...