hellzabeth

So I got into Durarara! recently, aka DRRR!, which was totally worth spending and entire afternoon getting up to date with watching. That said, I don't really understand the hype; it's not the best thing since sliced bread or anything. However, it is worth a watch, mainly because of Shizuo.

Nena, you're infecting me with your "instant-minor-character-love" syndrome.

Alright, he's not that minor. On the scale of things, he's more of a middle-ground character, with people like Celty (awesome), Kida (crazy awesome) or Mikado (SECRETLY EPIC AWESOME, only the effect is kind of ruined by the fact that Pocky in England has been renamed Mikado) in the fore ground and the main leads.

But holy shit does this guy rock.

Our introduction to him? He picks up and throws a vending machine at a guy.

Does he have genetic modification? No. Has he drunk a magic potion? No. Was he specially trained for this? Unless you count the fact he tends to do this a lot, no. The man is 100% epic win.

I think what's making this series all the more cool for me is that the places that show up in the anime (which is set in Ikebukuro, an area of Tokyo) actually exist. I kid you not. The artists went out and painstakingly photographed and recorded every backdrop for every scene they did in the anime. The vending machine that Shizuo picked up actually exists, the apartments where Mikado stays are really there (and have vacancies, which I doubt will last long once the otakus get hold of the info) and hell, even the trees and fountains and stores are real places.

But yeah, the interactions (read as: fights) between Shizuo and *clears throat* IIIIIIIIZAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! (/vending machine) are definitely worth watching the show for. For serious.

Also Issac and Miria show up for like, three seconds at one point, since this is by the same author and set in the same universe, and lo, it was epic.

Pidge: *sips tea while watching bemusedly*
Speakers:"NE, AI-ZA-KU~" "NANDAAAI MIIRIAAAA~?"
Pidge: *AJASKJFH CHOKES ON TEA*

So yeah, mini rant over. Go watch Baccano and Durarara, in that order.