Anime Spotlight - Durarara!! x 2 The Second Arc
by Anthony Foronda,
Key Staff
- Director: Takahiro Omori
- (Baccano!,Natsume's Book of Friends)
- Series Composition: Noboru Takagi
- (Baccano!, Kuroko's Basketball)
- Character Design: Takahiro Kishida
- (Arjuna, Final Fantasy: Unlimited)
Introduction
The gang is back in Ikebukuro―and they're ready to make trouble!! All New Series DURARARA!! x 2 is green lit!
Story
The anime series DURARARA!! captivated the audiences everywhere with its innovative visuals and compelling story. Now 5 years after this sensational series has aired, the colorful members are back on the streets of Ikebukuro for their highly-anticipated sequel. Fans will enjoy this extended tale through 3 separate chapter installments.
Ikebukuro… A city brimming with trouble…and the people who are swayed by them. The leader of the “Dollars” wanders, the missing “Yellow Scarves,” the wavering wielder of the demon sword “Saika,” the headless rider and the underground doctor couple and the young informant who fights the most vicious man of Ikebukuro. For this new series new players will be joining these familiar faces: a very inquisitive transfer student, a beautiful Russian handy woman, a handsome motorcycle gang leader, and a scared gangster…each one will surely add to the drama! Once again, the streets of Ikebukuro will witness a series of mysterious incidents involving these eccentric characters.
For the creative staff, Takahiro Omori will once again be directing alongside many members from previous series while they welcome new team members from the new studio, “shuka”. This will be shuka's first major project.
What will be waiting at this epic tale's conclusion?! Here is the long-awaited finale of the first chapter!
Characters
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Celty Sturluson
VA:Miyuki Sawashiro Kari Wahlgren The "Headless Rider" who appears in Ikebukuro. She is joined by her familiar--Cóiste-bodhar (a headless horse). She is a Dullahan originally from Ireland but came to Japan in search of her missing head. |
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Mikado Ryugamine
A high school student who moved to Ikebukuro to attend Raira Academy.
He admires the irregular lifestyle in the city. He is one of the founders of the infamous color gang "Dollars."
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VA: Toshiyuki Toyonaga Darrel Guilbeau |
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Masaomi Kida
VA:Mamoru Miyano Bryce Papenbrook Mikado's childhood friend and the one who actually convinces Mikado to transfer to Raira Academy. His jokes are on the lame side but his personality helps make people feel comfortable. He was the leader of the color gang, "Yellow Scarves," but disappeared after their clash with the "Dollars." |
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Anri Sonohara
She is a bespectacled busty beauty with a reserved personality.
She controls the demon sword "Saika" and wields a katana.
VA:Kana Hanazawa Michelle Ruff |
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Izaya Orihara
VA:Hiroshi Kamiya Johnny Yong Bosch An informant mostly active within Shinjuku. Shizuo is his arch nemesis. He also possesses Celty's head and is very interested in this specimen.
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Shizuo Heiwajima
A loan shark known as "Ikebukuro's strongest and most dangerous man."
He hates Izaya immensely and is ready to kill him whenever they cross each other's paths.
VA:Daisuke Ono Crispin Freeman |
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Shinra Kishitani
An underground doctor of Ikebukuro.
He speaks using four-word idioms. He has been in love with Celty since he was very young and now that they share their feelings for each other, he lives a very happy life.
VA:Jun Fukuyama Yuri Lowenthal) |
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Kyohei Kadota
He acts as the big brother within his crew.
He was classmates with Izaya, Shizuo and Shinra. He is very manly and is respected by people around him.
VA:Yuichi Nakamura Steve Blum |
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Walker Yumasaki
One of Kyohei's buddies and is a hard-core otaku.
VA:Yuki Kaji Brian Beacock |
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Erika Karisawa
One of Kyohei's buddies and Walker's partner.
Just like Walker, she is also a hard-core otaku.
VA:Ayahi Takagaki Mela Lee |
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Saburo Togusa
One of Kyohei's buddies.
He owns the van that the crew uses as their mode of transportation.
VA:Takuma Terashima Spike Spencer |
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Aoba Kuronuma
A new student at Raira Academy.
He is a member of "Dollars" and is intrigued by Mikado.
VA:Hiro Shimono Kyle McCarley |
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Varona
A mysterious Russian beauty who works as a handywoman.
She speaks in weird Japanese.
VA:M・A・O |
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Chikage Rokujo
The leader of a large biker gang from Saitama called "Toramaru."
He is a ladies man.
VA:Yuki Ono |
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Mizuki Akabayashi
A high ranking member of the Awakusu yakuza group.
He is known as the "Red Devil of Awakusu" and usually lets his fists do the talking.
VA:Kappei Yamaguchi |
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Kururi Orihara
A new student at Raira Academy.
Izaya's younger sister and Mairu's older twin. She attends school in her gym clothes.
VA:Hisako Kanemoto Bridget Hoffman |
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Mairu Orihara
A new student at Raira Academy.
Izaya's younger sister and Kururi's younger twin. She may look like she is reserved, but she is really chatty.
VA:Eri Kitamura G.K. Bowes |
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Kasuka Heiwajima
Shizuo's younger brother.
He is a popular up-and-coming actor who goes by the stage name "Yuhei Hanejima."
VA:Daisuke Kishio Vic Mignogna |
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Ruri Hijiribe
She is a popular celebrity known for her doll-like looks and mysterious aura.
VA:Saki Fujita |
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Shingen Kishitani
Shinra's father.
He is a very perculiar man always wearing a lab coat and gas mask.
VA:Akio Otsuka Doug Stone |
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Seiji Yagiri
Mikado and Anri's classmate.
He is Mika's boyfriend and is obsessed with the subject of "heads."
VA:Kazuma Horie David Earnest |
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Namie Yagiri
Seiji's older sister.
She was a former employee of Yagiri Pharmaceuticals but is currently working under Izaya as his secretary. She loves her brother Seiji a little too much.
VA:Sanae Kobayashi Bridget Hoffman |
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Mika Harima
A friend of Anri's since middle school.
She fell in love with Seiji since the first time she saw him during the high school entrance exams.
VA:Mariya Ise |
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Saki Mikajima
Masaomi's girlfriend.
She had been hospitalized for a long time but disappeared with Masaomi.
VA:Misato Fukuen Cassandra Lee Morris |
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Tom Tanaka
Shizuo's upperclasmen from middle school and his superior at work.
VA:Katsuyuki Konishi Keith Silverstein |
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Haruya Shiki
A high official of the Awakusu yakuza group.
He is acquaintances with Izaya, Shinra and Celty.
VA:Hochu Otsuka Dan Woren |
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Kinnosuke Kuzuhara
A motorcyle police officer who has the tendency to pursue his targets to the extreme.
VA:Keiji Fujiwara Christopher Smith |
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Simon Brezhnev
A Russian man who works at a sushi restaurant in Ikebukuro called Russian Sushi.
He is the only person that can stop Shizuo when he goes berserk.
VA:Takaya Kuroda Patrick Seitz |
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Max Sandshelt
He is the president of Kasuka's management company "Jack-o-Lantern Japan Office."
VA:Masaya Onosaka Doug Erholtz |
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Akane Awakusu
The daughter of Mikiya Awakusu who is the heir to the Awakusu Yakuza group.
She was raised until recently without knowing about her family's business. Ever since then she…
VA:Misaki Kuno |
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Mikiya Awakusu
The young heir of the Awakusu Yakuza group.
He loves his daughter dearly and kept their family business a secret from her.
VA:Yasuyuki Kase |
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Dogen Awakusu
The head of the Awakusu Yakuza group.
He is a powerful leader to many subordinates.
VA:Shozo Iizuka |
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Egor
A russian hitman.
He is known as the "Philosophical Killing Machine."
VA:Toshiyuki Morikawa Lex Lang |
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Sloan
A huge man who is usually seen with Varona.
When he finds something interesting, he will not stop thinking about it.
VA:Satoshi Mikami |
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Emilia
Shingen's second wife and Shinra's step-mother.
She has a personality as tricky as her husband.
VA:Atsumi Tanezaki |
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Shu Aozaki
A high official of the Awakusu yakuza group.
He is known as the "Blue Devil of Awakusu" and is a renowned fighter.
VA:Kiyoyuki Yanada |
Cast
- Celty Sturluson
- Miyuki Sawashiro
Kari Wahlgren - Mikado Ryugamine
- Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Darrel Guilbeau - Masaomi Kida
- Mamoru Miyano
Bryce Papenbrook - Anri Sonohara
- Kana Hanazawa
Michelle Ruff - Izaya Orihara
- Hiroshi Kamiya
Johnny Yong Bosch - Shizuo Heiwajima
- Daisuke Ono
Crispin Freeman - Shinra Kishitani
- Jun Fukuyama
Yuri Lowenthal - Kyohei Kadota
- Yuichi Nakamura
Steve Blum - Walker Yumasaki
- Yuki Kaji
Brian Beacock - Erika Karisawa
- Ayahi Takagaki
Mela Lee - Saburo Togusa
- Takuma Terashima
Spike Spencer - Aoba Kuronuma
- Hiro Shimono
Kyle McCarley - Varona
- M・A・O
- Chikage Rokujo
- Yuki Ono
- Mizuki Akabayashi
- Kappei Yamaguchi
- Kururi Orihara
- Hisako Kanemoto
Bridget Hoffman - Mairu Orihara
- Eri Kitamura
G.K. Bowes - Kasuka Heiwajima
- Daisuke Kishio
Vic Mignogna - Ruri Hijiribe
- Saki Fujita
- Shingen Kishitani
- Akio Otsuka
Doug Stone - Seiji Yagiri
- Kazuma Horie
David Earnest - Namie Yagiri
- Sanae Kobayashi
Bridget Hoffman - Mika Harima
- Mariya Ise
- Saki Mikajima
- Misato Fukuen
Cassandra Lee Morris - Tom Tanaka
- Katsuyuki Konishi
- Haruya Shiki
- Hochu Otsuka
- Kinnosuke Kuzuhara
- Keiji Fujiwara
- Simon Brezhnev
- Takaya Kuroda
- Max Sandshelt
- Masaya Onosaka
- Akane Awakusu
- Misaki Kuno
- Mikiya Awakusu
- Yasuyuki Kase
- Dogen Awakusu
- Shozo Iizuka
- Egor
- Toshiyuki Morikawa
- Sloan
- Satoshi Mikami
- Emilia
- Atsumi Tanezaki
- Shu Aozaki
- Kiyoyuki Yanada
Staff
- Original Story
- Ryohgo Narita "DURARARA!!" (published in Dengeki Bunko)
- Original Illustration
- Suzuhito Yasuda
- Director
- Takahiro Omori
- Series Composition
- Noboru Takagi
- Character Design
- Takahiro Kishida
- Chief Animation Director
- Akira Takata
- Action Director
- Tatsuo Yamada
- Art
- Akira Ito
- Art Settings
- Tomoyasu Fujise
- Prop Design
- Eri Yamasaki
- Color Design
- Hiromi Miyawaki
- CG Producer
- Norikazu Kanbayashi
- Editing
- Kazuhiko Seki
- Photography
- Hitoshi Tamura
- Music
- Makoto Yoshimori
- Animation Production
- Shuka
- Production
- Ikebukuro Dollars
©2014 Ryohgo Narita/PUBLISHED BY KADOKAWA CORPORATION ASCII MEDIA WORKS/Ikebukuro Dollars
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