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Part 1 here: https://mlpforums.com/blog/2619/entry-17542-durarara-anime-review-and-thoughts-on-durarara-x2-shou/
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(Major spoilers are ahead... you have been warned)

This review is the follow up to my original thoughts on said series... but I am going to give my extra thoughts on 'Durarara' as well as give you the good, the bad, and the nerdy... yes the nerdy. So The Kibng Of Depravity here. And today? again... Durarara!! I would say let's rock/jam but I cant be asked to do it... so on we shall! And how are we?

THE BAD
Were going to the bad... becuase this series isnt 'perfect' by any means nothing is (EQG) but.. I do have a certain bone to pick with the BAD here.... yes. Indeed. Heard of Incest? Yeah... well, I am going on to that.

Incest: Most of us now what this term is but... in the show 3 characters, Name Yagiri and The Orihara Twins have this.... Yeah. I am exactly happy with this but the anime handels this well and it doesnt go 'overboard' but... Namie is somewhat of a stalker to her brother Saiji and has a dire hatred for Mika Harima (A plot point in the series). The Orihara Twins... the admiration for one and another is awesome and all... these characters will do anything for a 'inderict' kiss..... yes, how fitting. But this was the manga-ka's choice... so yeah. But yeah.. its goes in the bad, what do you guys think? Also the Orihara Twins were funny and dangerous at the same time.... like alot. (this is a recurring theme in said show)

Lingering Plotlines- In the show several characters were dropped... like Shingen Kishintani. His had some relavance to the plot at hand... But he was dropped of completely, and he wasnt shown much in x2Shou... maybe he is in xTen... bt regardless, his character being dropped, but thi series hasnt even finished completely so... we dont know what is yet to come, so yoyu cant really blame them for that. Also if you dont know, Shingen Kishitani is the farther of Shinira so yeah.... anyway these plotline things are alot in the series, but the series hasnt finished so we cant blame' em for that... so that's me adressing any complaint of that.

THE GOOD
Openings and Endings (Credits):The music as I said in (part 1) is really awesome. The ending song from season 1; The anime uses four pieces of theme music. For the first twelve episodes, "Uragiri no Yūyake" ("Sunset of Betrayal") by Theatre Brook is the opening theme, while "Trust Me" by Yuya Matsushita is the series' ending theme."Trust Me" and "Uragiri no Yūyake" were released as singles on February 17, 2010 and February 24, 2010, respectively. But the ending song 'Trust Me' I love it! (I will link the songs below). And the opening for the first 12 episodes has a high energy to it. So... then the second season. From episode thirteen onwards, the opening theme became "Complication" by ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D and the ending theme became "Butterfly" by On/Off. For Durarara!!x2 Shou, the opening theme is "Headhunt" by Okamoto's, and the ending theme is "Never Say Never" by Three Lights Down Kings. Both Headhunt (irony) and... "Never say never" are also amazingly awesome. So.. yeah. I love the music in both seasons... in xTen the music isnt as good but I havent seen it so I have yet to judge...

Izaya/Shizou: I love there dynamic throught the whole series... and as you see of the gif above us... its, well... very hateful. yet its 'hate at first sight' yes... I love this dynamic.... regardless, I this rivalary was awesome... and it seems to never end. Which is a good thing. I dont know about you. But... this hatred for one and another is a good parallel on Izaya and Shizou... the brains v the brawn... and some of the best episodes is with these 2... but meh, your choice... this is my review... So that is a thing. (enjoy...)

Final Verdict: B+
I loved characters, music, themes, animation style , the narration for each episode. Although some characters are completely dropped. The music for both OP and ED (opening and endings) are awesome, but I did reduce the rank for the characther drops but its stil a fun watch none the less.

I got an important announcement blog right up next... so watch out for that. Later my peps!