Durarara!! | |
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Cover of the first volume DVD released in Japan, featuring Mikado Ryūgamine, Anri Sonohara, and Masaomi Kida.
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Country of origin | Japan |
No. of episodes | 25 |
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Original network | MBS |
Original release | January 8 – June 25, 2010 |
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Durarara!! is a 2010 anime series directed by Takahiro Omori and produced by Brain's Base. The episodes are adapted from the light novels of the same name, written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. The series follows several people in Ikebukuro: Celty Sturluson, a dullahan working as an underground courier while looking for her lost head; an internet-based anonymous gang called Dollars; and the chaos that unfolds around the most dangerous people in the city. The anime began airing in Japan on January 8, 2010. The series was aired by the MBS television network, followed by the TBS, CBC, and Bandai Channel networks.Crunchyroll simulcasts the anime within 24 hours of its Japanese premiere to its members, becoming a free-for-all a week later. The series was simulcast in French Speaking Europe by Dybex, starting January 14, 2010.
Aniplex released the first limited edition DVD, containing two episodes, on February 24, 2010, and as of March 24, 2010, two additional DVDs have been released. The seventh DVD, which was released on August 25, 2010, includes a direct-to-DVD episode.
The anime series is licensed in North America by Aniplex of America, while Beez Entertainment holds the license in UK and Germany. Dybex holds the rights in France and Benelux. Aniplex USA released Durarara!! in three digipak, two-disc sets. Part one was released on January 25, 2011, part two was released on March 29, 2011, and part three was released on May 31, 2011. They are sold at RightStuf.com and at Bandai Entertainment's The Store.