Durarara!!
{{Short description|Japanese light novel series}}
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| image = Durarara!! vol01 Cover.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first light novel
| ja_kanji = デュラララ!!
| genre = {{ubl|Action{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-20/durarara-fumihiko-sori-to-video-clips-streamed|title=Durarara, Fumihiko Sori's To Video Clips Streamed|publisher=Anime News Network|date=November 20, 2009|access-date=November 27, 2009|archive-date=March 8, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110308093011/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-20/durarara-fumihiko-sori-to-video-clips-streamed|url-status=live}}|Suspense|Urban fantasy{{cite web|title=Aniplex of America Announces Durarara!! Series Official CD Imports|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2017-10-01/aniplex-of-america-announces-durarara-series-official-cd-imports/.122120|publisher=Aniplex of America|via=Anime News Network|access-date=August 29, 2018|date=October 2, 2017|quote=A hilariously unusual juvenile urban fantasy from the mighty creative staff behind Baccano! Durarara!! the animated TV series is based on the eponymous hit novel by RYOHGO NARITA|archive-date=April 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425165304/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2017-10-01/aniplex-of-america-announces-durarara-series-official-cd-imports/.122120|url-status=live}}}}
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| type = light novel
| author = Ryōgo Narita
| illustrator = Suzuhito Yasuda
| publisher = ASCII Media Works
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Yen Press}}
| demographic = Male
| imprint = Dengeki Bunko
| first = April 25, 2004
| last = January 10, 2014
| volumes = 13 + side story
| volume_list =
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| type = tv series
| director = Takahiro Omori
| producer = {{ubl|Akeko Yokoyama|Atsushi Wada|Hiro Maruyama|Kozue Kaneniwa|Yasuyo Ogisu}}
| writer = Noboru Takagi
| music = Makoto Yoshimori
| studio = Brain's Base
| licensee = {{English anime licensee
| AUS = Siren Visual
| NA = Aniplex of America
| UK = Anime Limited
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| network = JNN (MBS, TBS, CBC)
| network_en = {{English anime network
| UK = Viceland
| US = Adult Swim
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| first = January 8, 2010
| last = June 25, 2010
| episodes = 24 + 2 OVA
| episode_list = List of Durarara!! episodes
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Durarara!! 3way standoff -alley-
| author = Ryohgo Narita
| illustrator = Izuko Fujiya
| publisher = ASCII Media Works
| demographic = Shōjo
| magazine = Sylph
| first = July 22, 2013
| last = August 22, 2014
| volumes = 2
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| type = manga
| title = YZQ ✕ DRRR!!
| author = Suzuhito Yasuda
| publisher = Kodansha
| publisher_en =
| imprint = Sirius KC
| demographic = Shōnen
| magazine =
| published = December 18, 2013
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| title = Durarara!! SH
| type = light novel
| author = Ryohgo Narita
| illustrator = Suzuhito Yasuda
| publisher = ASCII Media Works
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Yen Press}}
| demographic = Male
| imprint = Dengeki Bunko
| first = April 10, 2014
| last =
| volumes = 4
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| type = manga
| title = Durarara!! Relay
| author = Ryohgo Narita
| illustrator = Izuko Fujiya
| publisher = ASCII Media Works
| demographic = Shōjo
| magazine = Sylph
| first = October 22, 2014
| last = November 21, 2015
| volumes = 2
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| type = tv series
| title = Durarara!!×2
| director = Takahiro Omori
| producer =
| writer = Noboru Takagi
| music = Makoto Yoshimori
| studio = Shuka
| licensee = {{English anime licensee
| AUS = Siren Visual
| NA = Aniplex of America
| UK = Anime Limited
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| network = Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, MBS, CBC
| network_en = {{English anime network|SEA=Animax}}
| first = January 10, 2015
| last = March 26, 2016
| episodes = 36 + 3 OVA
| episode_list = List of Durarara!! episodes#Season 2: ×2 (2015–16)
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| title = Orihara Izaya to, Yūyake o
| type = light novel
| author = Ryohgo Narita
| illustrator = Suzuhito Yasuda
| publisher = ASCII Media Works
| demographic = Male
| imprint = Dengeki Bunko
| first = July 10, 2015
| last = October 8, 2016
| volumes = 2
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| title = Durarara!! × Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens
| type = light novel
| author = Chiaki Kizaki
| illustrator = Hako Ichiiro
| publisher = ASCII Media Works
| demographic = Male
| imprint = Dengeki Bunko
| published = October 8, 2016
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|title = Related
|content =
- Manga adaptation (2009–present)
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{{Nihongo|Durarara!!|デュラララ!!}}, shortened to DRRR!! in some official materials, is a Japanese light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita, with illustrations by Suzuhito Yasuda. Durarara!! tells the story of a dullahan working as an underworld courier in Ikebukuro, an internet-based anonymous gang called the Dollars, and the chaos that unfolds around the most dangerous people in Ikebukuro. The series ran for thirteen volumes, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A sequel series, titled Durarara!! SH set two years after the events of the original series, started in 2014.
A manga adaptation of the same name, first illustrated by Akiyo Satorigi and later by Aogiri, has been serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy since July 2009. A 24-episode anime television series adaptation was broadcast from January to June 2010. It was followed by a 36-episode second season, titled Durarara!!×2, broadcast from January 2015 to March 2016.
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Plot
{{main|List of Durarara!! characters{{!}}List of Durarara!! characters}}
Mikado Ryūgamine, a young boy who longs for the exciting life of the big city, moves to Ikebukuro to attend Raira Academy with his childhood friend Masaomi Kida, whom he has not seen since he was young. After the two meet at the train station, they set out to explore the streets of Ikebukuro. Masaomi warns Mikado about people he does not want to cross in the city such as the violent and superhumanly strong man Shizuo Heiwajima, the information broker Izaya Orihara, and the mysterious gang known as "The Dollars". After running into some of the side characters, Mikado sees a local legend called the "Black Rider" who is rumored to have no head and rides around Ikebukuro on a black motorcycle that occasionally neighs like a horse. The "Black Rider"'s real name is Celty Sturluson; she is a creature from Irish folklore known as a dullahan who is in Ikebukuro looking for her stolen head while working as an underworld courier. The narrative follows all of the characters equally, showing how their lives intersect and create a greater plot line from each character's knowledge about a common incident.
The story is told from the perspective of approximately eleven of the main characters, with the perspective changing in every episode in the anime, sometimes even more often. One of the few constants given in every episode is that the narrator gives his own opinion on the current situation that he is in as well as talking about what things that make them tick and keep them going in Ikebukuro: a city with a large underbelly that is the medium for the majority of both the plot's development and random violence throughout the series.
Production
Although it has commonly been claimed that the title "Durarara" is an onomatopoeia for the "revving of an engine", Narita states specifically in the first light novel volume that the name means absolutely nothing. He had been editing the finished draft of his book, when his editor called. When prompted for a title, Narita "...just randomly gave a name, 'Du...Durarara?'" Upon hearing this, his editor responded with a positive remark as he liked ambiguous titles."{{cite web|url=http://differentclouds.livejournal.com/16825.html|title=Durarara!! Volume 1: Afterword|access-date=November 13, 2012|url-status=dead|work=Different Clouds|via=Live Journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111155001/http://differentclouds.livejournal.com/16825.html|archive-date=January 11, 2015}} English Translation of the First Light Novel
Media
=Light novel=
The Durarara!! light novels are written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. The first novel was released in April 2004 under ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint and the thirteenth and final novel was released in January 2014. A sequel series, titled {{Nihongo|Durarara!! SH|デュラララ!! SH|Durarara!! SH}}, started in 2014.{{cite book|script-title=ja:デュラララ!! (電撃文庫 (0917)) (文庫)|trans-title=Durarara!! (Dengeki Bunko (0917)) (Paperback)|language=ja|id={{ASIN|4048702742|country=jp}}}}{{cite web|url=http://asciimw.jp/search/isbn/978-4-04-868276-3|script-title=ja:デュラララ!!×7|trans-title=Durarara!!x7|publisher=ASCII Media Works|language=ja|access-date=March 14, 2010|archive-date=February 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100220183942/http://asciimw.jp/search/isbn/978-4-04-868276-3|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-18/durarara-novels-change-title-with-2-year-jump-in-story|title=Durarara! Novels Change Title With 2-Year Jump in Story|date=January 18, 2014|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 4, 2014|archive-date=June 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606152959/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-18/durarara-novels-change-title-with-2-year-jump-in-story|url-status=live}} Four volumes of Durarara!! SH have been released, but the series has not continued, likely due to Narita's health conditions.{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|title=Health Condition Prompts "Durarara!! SH" Author To Write Latest Follow-Up Novel On Smartphone|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2016/2/19/health-condition-prompts-durarara-sh-author-to-write-latest-follow-up-novel-on-smartphone|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=October 14, 2023|date=February 19, 2016|archive-date=December 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229054847/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2016/2/19/health-condition-prompts-durarara-sh-author-to-write-latest-follow-up-novel-on-smartphone|url-status=live}}
A Chinese-language release in Taiwan and Hong Kong was published by the Taiwan branch of Kadokawa Media under their Fantastic Novels imprint.{{cite web|url=http://www.kadokawa.com.tw/details.asp?id=3017|title=無頭騎士異聞錄 DuRaRaRa!! ×1|trans-title=Dullahan Tensei DuRaRaRa!! x1|publisher=Kadokawa Media|language=zh|access-date=March 14, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100227022203/http://www.kadokawa.com.tw/details.asp?id=3017|archive-date=February 27, 2010 }} Daewon C.I. licensed the Korean-language release of the series in South Korea and released the novels under their Newtype Novels imprint.{{cite web|url=http://www.dwci.co.kr/newtype/02newtype01_write.asp?p=1&seq=12297|script-title=ko:듀라라라!! 1|publisher=Daewon C.I.|language=ko|access-date=March 14, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722140232/http://www.dwci.co.kr/newtype/02newtype01_write.asp?p=1&seq=12297|archive-date=July 22, 2011 }} As of January 2015, it was announced that Yen Press would be releasing the Durarara!! novels in English under their Yen On Imprint.{{cite web|url=http://www.yenpress.com/2015/01/new-licenses-for-the-new-year/|title=New licenses for the new year!|website=Yen Press|date=January 9, 2015|access-date=January 18, 2019|archive-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119174303/http://yenpress.com/2015/01/new-licenses-for-the-new-year/|url-status=live}} In October 2020, Yen Press announced it had licensed the Durarara!! SH novels for release.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-11/yen-press-licenses-durara-sh-novels-bofuri-novels-and-manga-more/.165072|title=Yen Press Licenses Durarara!! SH Novels, Bofuri Novels & Manga, More|website=Anime News Network|date=October 11, 2020|access-date=October 13, 2020|archive-date=December 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229054834/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-11/yen-press-licenses-durarara-sh-novels-bofuri-novels-and-manga-more/.165072|url-status=live}}
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==''Durarara!! SH''==
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==''Orihara Izaya to, Yūyake wo''==
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=Manga=
{{main|Durarara!! (manga){{!}}Durarara!! (manga)}}
A manga adaptation of the first arc, written by Narita and illustrated by Akiyo Satorigi first appeared in the May issue of Square Enix's Monthly GFantasy in April 2009 and became a regular series starting with the magazine's July issue released June 2009.{{cite web|url=http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gfantasy/new/2009_05.html|title=Monthly GFantasy May 2009 issue|publisher=Square Enix|language=ja|access-date=March 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100112012936/http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gfantasy/new/2009_05.html|archive-date=January 12, 2010|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gfantasy/new/2009_07.html|title=Monthly GFantasy July 2009 issue|publisher=Square Enix|language=ja|access-date=March 14, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310110558/http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gfantasy/new/2009_07.html|archive-date=March 10, 2010|url-status=dead}} Four tankōbon have been released.{{cite book|script-title=ja:デュラララ!!4|id={{ASIN|4757532768|country=jp}}|language=ja}} The sequels, starting with Durarara!! Saika Arc followed. The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press who released the first volume in January 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-22/yen-press-adds-durarara-kore-wa-zombie-desu-ka-olimpos|title=Yen Press Adds Durarara, Kore wa Zombie desu ka, Olimpos|website=Anime News Network|date=July 22, 2011|access-date=July 23, 2011|archive-date=April 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120407191638/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-22/yen-press-adds-durarara-kore-wa-zombie-desu-ka-olimpos|url-status=live}}
A manga adaptation of the Durarara!! 3way standoff -alley- video game was serialized from the September issue of ASCII Media Works' monthly Sylph magazine released on July 22, 2013 to the October issue released on August 22, 2014 and was collected in two volumes.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-23/durarara-3way-standoff-alley-psp-game-inspires-manga|title=Durarara!! 3way standoff -alley- PSP Game Inspires Manga|website=Anime News Network|date=June 23, 2013|access-date=February 8, 2014|archive-date=July 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721091621/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-23/durarara-3way-standoff-alley-psp-game-inspires-manga|url-status=live}} Another two-volume adaptation of Durarara!! Relay video game was serialized in the same magazine from October 22, 2014 to November 21, 2015.
A crossover manga with Yozakura Quartet, titled YZQ ✕ DRRR!!, was released with the limited edition Blu-Ray of Yozakura Quartet ~Hana no Uta~.{{cite web|last=Green|first=Scott|title=Second "Yozakura Quartet" x "Durarara!!" Crossover Manga Planned|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2013/10/1/second-yozakura-quartet-x-durarara-crossover-manga-planned|website=Crunchyroll News|access-date=June 27, 2023|date=October 14, 2023|archive-date=December 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229055326/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2013/10/1/second-yozakura-quartet-x-durarara-crossover-manga-planned|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Yozakura Quartet's Yoza-Quar! Spinoff Manga Gets Anime Shorts|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-20/yozakura-quartet-yoza-quar-spinoff-manga-gets-anime-shorts|website=Anime News Network|access-date=October 14, 2023|date=October 20, 2013|archive-date=June 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620164614/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-20/yozakura-quartet-yoza-quar-spinoff-manga-gets-anime-shorts|url-status=live}}
=Anime=
{{see also|List of Durarara!! episodes{{!}}List of Durarara!! episodes}}
An anime adaption of the light novels was announced in the wraparound sleeve of the sixth volume of the light novel.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-03/dhurarara-light-novels-to-be-animated|title=Durarara!! Light Novels To Be Animated|website=Anime News Network|date=July 3, 2009|access-date=December 22, 2009|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707043224/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-03/dhurarara-light-novels-to-be-animated|url-status=live}} The anime is produced by Brain's Base and started airing on January 8, 2010, on MBS, TBS, and CBC. The anime was simulcasted for English-speaking audiences within 24 hours of its Japanese premiere.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-01-06/crunchyroll-and-aniplex-bring-some-durarara-action|title=Crunchyroll and Aniplex Bring Some Durarara!! Action|date=January 6, 2010|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 7, 2010|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707043227/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-01-06/crunchyroll-and-aniplex-bring-some-durarara-action|url-status=live}} The anime adapted the first three novels, and it was licensed by Beez Entertainment for European release;{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-29/durarara-vampire-knight-eden-of-the-east-more-licensed-in-u.k|title=Durarara, Vampire Knight, Eden of the East Licensed in the UK|website=Anime News Network|date=May 29, 2010|access-date=May 30, 2010|archive-date=May 31, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100531215545/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-29/durarara-vampire-knight-eden-of-the-east-more-licensed-in-u.k|url-status=live}} while at Anime Expo 2010, Aniplex of America confirmed that they have the license to Durarara!!, later producing an English dub for a January 2011 release.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-03/aniplex-of-america-adds-durarara-anime|title=Aniplex of America Adds Durarara Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=July 3, 2010|access-date=July 3, 2010|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706093556/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-03/aniplex-of-america-adds-durarara-anime|url-status=live}} The English dub was produced at Bang Zoom! Entertainment. The music for the first season was composed by Makoto Yoshimori, who also wrote the music for Baccano!.
Aniplex of America 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 were exclusively sold at RightStuf.com and at Bandai Entertainment's The Store.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-10-08/aniplex-bandai-and-right-stuf-team-up-for-durarara-dvd-distribution|title=Aniplex, Bandai and Right Stuf Team Up For Durarara!! DVD Distribution|website=Anime News Network|format=Press Release|date=October 8, 2010|access-date=October 8, 2010|archive-date=October 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009014518/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-10-08/aniplex-bandai-and-right-stuf-team-up-for-durarara-dvd-distribution|url-status=live}} As of March 29, 2011, Durarara!! (Eps. 1–9, dubbed) have been added to the U.S. PlayStation Network Video Store.{{update after|2014|4|30}} The anime began its U.S. broadcast on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim programming block on June 26, 2011, and aired its last episode on December 18, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-28/durarara-to-run-on-u.s-adult-swim-network-in-june|title=Durarara!! To Run on U.S. Adult Swim Network in June|website=Anime News Network|date=May 28, 2011|access-date=May 28, 2011|archive-date=May 31, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531105932/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-28/durarara-to-run-on-u.s-adult-swim-network-in-june|url-status=live}}
On March 15, 2014, a new TV anime series was announced, titled {{nihongo|Durarara!!×2|デュラララ!!×2}}.{{cite web|title=Durarara!! Gets New TV Anime Series|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-15/durarara-gets-new-tv-anime-series|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 16, 2014|archive-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801045430/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-15/durarara-gets-new-tv-anime-series|url-status=live}} The main staff from the first series returned, though it was produced at studio Shuka instead of Brain's Base.{{cite web|title=New Durarara! TV Anime's Promo, Chocolate Mural Posted|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-16/new-durarara-tv-anime-promo-video-chocolate-mural-posted|website=Anime News Network|access-date=March 16, 2014|archive-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801043924/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-16/new-durarara-tv-anime-promo-video-chocolate-mural-posted|url-status=live}} It aired in three different cours, or quarters of a year. The cours are subtitled {{nihongo|Shō|承||lit. "Understanding"}}, {{nihongo|Ten|転||lit. "Motion"}}, and {{nihongo|Ketsu|結||lit. "Conclusion"}} respectively. The first cour began in January 2015, the second cour began in July 2015, and the third cour began in January 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-04/durarara-2-casts-m.a.o-kappei-yamaguchi-hiro-shimono-yuuki-ono/.79552|title=Durarara!!×2 Casts M.A.O, Kappei Yamaguchi, Hiro Shimono, Yuuki Ono|website=Anime News Network|date=October 4, 2014|access-date=March 28, 2015|archive-date=February 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217024526/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-10-04/durarara-2-casts-m.a.o-kappei-yamaguchi-hiro-shimono-yuuki-ono/.79552|url-status=live}} Crunchyroll simulcasts the series in North America, Central America, South America, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-01-09/crunchyroll-announces-durarara-x2-streaming-details/.83106|title=Crunchyroll Announces Durarara!!×2 Streaming Details|website=Anime News Network|date=January 9, 2015|access-date=March 28, 2015|archive-date=April 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404102600/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-01-09/crunchyroll-announces-durarara-x2-streaming-details/.83106|url-status=live}} Aniplex of America licensed the series and is streaming an English dub via Crunchyroll,{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-12-30/crunchyroll-to-stream-durarara-2-the-third-arc-anime/.97071|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Durarara!! ×2 The Third Arc Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=December 31, 2015|access-date=January 4, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200104074439/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-12-30/crunchyroll-to-stream-durarara-2-the-third-arc-anime/.97071|url-status=live}} Funimation and Hulu.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-19/aniplex-usa-adds-durarara-2-tv-anime/.81223|title=Aniplex USA Adds Durarara!!×2 TV Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=November 19, 2014|access-date=March 28, 2015|archive-date=April 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403222014/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-19/aniplex-usa-adds-durarara-2-tv-anime/.81223|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-06/durarara-2-english-dub-to-premiere-march-10/.85701|title=Durarara!!×2 English Dub to Premiere March 10|website=Anime News Network|date=March 6, 2015|access-date=March 28, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402085922/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-03-06/durarara-2-english-dub-to-premiere-march-10/.85701|url-status=live}}
=Radio=
An internet radio show called {{Nihongo|Durarara!!Radio: Duraradi for Short!!|デュラララ!!ラジオ 略して デュララジ!!| Durarara!!Rajio Ryakushite Duraraji!!}} was aired on February 26, 2010, and ended as of March 25, 2011. The hosts were Toshiyuki Toyonaga and Kana Hanazawa, the voices for Mikado Ryūgamine and Anri Sonohara respectively.{{cite web| url = http://www.animate.tv/radio/drrr| script-title = ja:『デュラララ!!ラジオ 略して デュララジ!!』| publisher = Animate.tv| language = ja| access-date = November 7, 2011| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111104105515/http://www.animate.tv/radio/drrr| archive-date = November 4, 2011}}
=Video games=
Two games based on the series have been released, both visual novels. The first one titled {{Nihongo|Durarara!! 3way standoff|デュラララ!! 3way standoff}} was released for PlayStation Portable on September 22, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://d-game.dengeki.com/drrr/|script-title=ja:PSPソフト｢デュラララ!! 3way standoff｣公式サイト|publisher=Dengeki|language=ja|date=April 10, 2010|access-date=April 10, 2010|archive-date=January 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130032834/http://d-game.dengeki.com/drrr/|url-status=live}} An updated version with new routes, also for the PSP, titled {{Nihongo|Durarara!! 3way standoff -alley-|デュラララ!! 3way standoff -alley-}} was released on August 25, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://d-game.dengeki.com/drrr_alley/|title=PSPソフト『デュラララ!! 3way standoff -alley-』公式サイト|publisher=D-game Dengeki|access-date=February 8, 2014|archive-date=February 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222195104/http://d-game.dengeki.com/drrr_alley/|url-status=live}} It was also ported to Android under the title {{Nihongo|Durarara!! 3way standoff "mob"|デュラララ!! 3way standoff "mob"}} on November 22, 2011. As part of the Durarara 10th anniversary project, a port with new minigames titled {{Nihongo|Durarara!! 3way standoff -alley- V|デュラララ!! 3way standoff -alley- V}} was announced; and was released on June 19, 2014, for PlayStation Vita.{{cite web|url=http://gematsu.com/2014/02/durarara-3way-standoff-alley-v-announced-ps-vita|title=Durarara!! 3way Standoff: Alley V announced for PS Vita|publisher=Gematsu|date=February 7, 2014|access-date=February 8, 2014|archive-date=July 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220708140951/https://www.gematsu.com/2014/02/durarara-3way-standoff-alley-v-announced-ps-vita|url-status=live}} Another PlayStation Vita game titled Durarara!! Relay was released in January 2015.{{cite web|last1=Loo|first1=Egan|title=Durarara!! Gets New PS Vita Game in 3D in January|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-07/durarara-gets-new-ps-vita-game-in-3d-in-january/.77389|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 4, 2019|date=August 7, 2014|archive-date=April 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406044137/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-08-07/durarara-gets-new-ps-vita-game-in-3d-in-january/.77389|url-status=live}}
Reception
According to Oricon, the ninth volume of Durarara!! was the first to sell the most over a week in its bunkobon for February 7–13; previously, the highest-ranked DRRR!! volume had been the eighth, which ranked second.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-16/durarara-scores-1st-weekly-no.1-with-9th-volume|title=Durarara!! Scores 1st Weekly #1 with 9th Volume|website=Anime News Network|date=February 16, 2011|access-date=March 27, 2016|archive-date=July 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706144820/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-02-16/durarara-scores-1st-weekly-no.1-with-9th-volume|url-status=live}} By March 2018, the light novel had over 5.6 million copies in circulation.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「電撃文庫」創刊25周年 ＆「電撃文庫MAGAZINE」創刊10周年 各種記念企画が4月よりスタート！新規TVアニメ化決定やオリジナルゲームも開発進行中!!|url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000004286.000007006.html|publisher=Kadokawa Corporation|via=PR Times|access-date=January 4, 2024|language=ja|date=March 10, 2018|archive-date=July 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712182858/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000004286.000007006.html|url-status=live}}
In a 2019 Forbes' article about the best anime of the 2010s decade, Lauren Orsini considered it to be one of the five best anime of 2010; she wrote: "{{sic|With one is}} the largest casts I've ever seen in a show, all introduced at once, it's a wild ride with something for everyone".{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenorsini/2019/12/02/the-best-anime-of-the-decade2010-and-2011/#1321fdd423f8|title=The Best Anime Of The Decade - 2010 And 2011|first=Lauren|last=Orsini|date=December 2, 2019|work=Forbes|access-date=December 3, 2019|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212120404/https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurenorsini/2019/12/02/the-best-anime-of-the-decade2010-and-2011/#1321fdd423f8|url-status=live}} Crunchyroll staff also included it in such a list; writer Sergio Vaca said, "Despite including numerous elements, the anime manages to have multiple characters show us different perspectives of these events, making us feel really involved with the story and always keeping us on the edge of our seats with unexpected twists".{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/pt-br/anime-feature/2019/11/25-1/crunchyroll-editorials-top-100-anime-of-the-decade-100-26|title=Crunchyroll Editorial's Top 100 Anime of the Decade: 100-26|first=Cayla|last=Coats|date=November 25, 2019|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=December 3, 2019|archive-date=December 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203042219/https://www.crunchyroll.com/pt-br/anime-feature/2019/11/25-1/crunchyroll-editorials-top-100-anime-of-the-decade-100-26|url-status=live}}
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