Durarara!! , 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 i ...

'' is a 2010

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series directed by

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and produced by

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. The episodes are adapted from the

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s of the same name, written by

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and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. The series follows several people in

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: Celty Sturluson, a

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working as an underground courier while looking for her lost head; an internet-based anonymous gang called the 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

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television network, followed by the TBS,

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, and

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networks.

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s 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.

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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

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episode. The anime series is licensed in North America by

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, while

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holds the license in UK and Germany. Dybex holds the rights in France and Benelux. Aniplex USA released ''Durarara!!'' in three

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, 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

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's The Store. The anime was also broadcast in the United States on

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programming block from June 26 to December 18, 2011. The anime uses four pieces of theme music. For the first twelve episodes, by Theatre Brook is the opening theme, while "Trust Me" by

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is the series' ending theme. "Trust Me" and "Uragiri no Yūyake" were released as singles on February 17, 2010, and February 24, 2010, respectively. From episode thirteen onwards, the opening theme became by ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D, and the ending theme became "Butterfly" by On/Off. __TOC__

Episode list

References

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2010 Japanese television seasons