Durarara!! Specials English Sub & Dub

About Durarara!! Specials

Durarara!! Specials blends action, comedy and supernatural by Brain's Base (2010). Below is a fresh retelling of what the story is about. The setup: Celty Sturluson is tasked to deliver a suspicious red handbag as part of her courier duties—the problem is: it is being sought by several organizations. As she makes her way through Ikebukuro toward the place the bag is supposed to be brought to, she is chased by unexplained men speaking a foreign language.

More of the story: Subsequently, famous actor Yuuhei Hanejima has just arrived in Ikebukuro as part of a special TV program, searching for the best couple to give them a chance to appear in one of his movies. However, Yuuhei Hanejima is actually a stage name for Kasuka Heiwajima, Shizuo's younger brother, and when an anonymous internet user threatens to kill the superstar, this user learns the weight of what that relationship means. Moreover, Shizuo finds out that the one responsible for the attempted attack is the meddlesome pest that he loathes with a burning passion.

In an action series like this, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. If you count yourself among viewers who like fast, high-impact fights, put it on your list.

Production & Appeal

Brain's Base is the studio behind Durarara!! Specials, and its direction shapes everything from character design to motion. Within the action category, fight choreography, pacing and sound design carry much of the weight. A 7.9/10 score points to a dependable, well-liked series. Released in 2010, it competed with that season's other new series for attention.