And, eventually, all the plot fragments cohere in a nail-biting quadruple show-down: a siege at Russian Sushi with ‘Saika Zombies’ massing outside Shizuo versus Izaya Celty versus Kasane Kujiragi and – worst of all – Mikado, visibly cracking under the strain, going to meet with his friend and rival Masaomi, armed with a handgun that he’s been given by Aoba’s thuggish older brother, Ran Izumii on behalf of…. The night shots of Ikebukuro are still the visual star of the show, glistening with coloured lights and rain-slicked pavements.
And Durarara!! x2 has corrupt and corrupted humans in plenty. If there’s an underlying theme, it’s that of ‘who’s really a monster?’: those with supernatural powers, such as Celty or the Saika-bearers, or, indeed, preternaturally strong Shizuo – or those humans who seek to use and abuse them for their own nefarious ends. The only way to watch this is to put aside any questions and just go with the flow, let yourself be carried along by the (mostly) inspired craziness. From the urgently pounding beat of its new OP ‘Steppin’ Out’ by FLOW – and the desperate expression on Mikado’s face – we get the message that things have really got out of hand. Which is a shame, because, at its best – and there are some excellent moments in Ketsu – it’s still one of the most imaginative and watchable urban legend anime to appear in the last years. What will happen if Celty and her head are reunited? Will she forget the life her body has been living in Ikebukuro and all the people whom she has come to know? And can anyone save Mikado – not just from the rival gangs, but from his worst enemy: himself?ĭurarara!! x 2 reaches its climax in these final twelve episodes and threatens to implode under the sheer weight of extra characters and plot-lines. And at the heart of it all, Mikado looks as if he’s going to break under the pressure. To Izaya, it’s all a game in which he enjoys playing god – but to the real people whose lives he’s been messing with, it’s become a matter of life and death. All the while, information broker Izaya watches events that he’s set in motion, rubbing his hands in glee. Except that now the yakuza are involved and it seems there’s more than one Saika.
It’s all over the mass media: a woman’s head has been found in Ikebukuro! This dramatic revelation seems to act as the catalyst to an interrelated explosion of events, not least, Mikado Ryugamine’s Dollars versus Masaomi Kida’s Yellow Scarves versus Saika’s red-eyed Zombie Army. Unavoidable Spoilers – just to whet your appetite! ‘This is a twisted story… a story of twisted love.’
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