“Mikado moves to Ikebukuro, encountering the headless Black Rider amid supernatural chaos and urban legends.”
Durarara!!
デュラララ!!
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Synopsis
Mikado moves to Ikebukuro, encountering the headless Black Rider amid supernatural chaos and urban legends.
In Tokyo's downtown district of Ikebukuro, amidst many strange rumors and warnings of anonymous gangs and dangerous occupants, one urban legend stands out above the rest—the existence of a headless "Black Rider" who is said to be seen driving a jet-black motorcycle through the city streets. Mikado Ryuugamine has always longed for the excitement of the city life, and an invitation from a childhood friend convinces him to move to Tokyo. Witnessing the Black Rider on his first day in the city, his wishes already seem to have been granted. But as supernatural events begin to occur, ordinary citizens like himself, along with Ikebukuro's most colorful inhabitants, are mixed up in the commotion breaking out in their city.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 334 sampled reviews
What 334 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.58 · some divergence
5.5 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 3.3
↓ 0.68
Running avg · Jan 2010 → Sep 2025
- 10 “I really enjoyed this anime. It had a nice story line, and very interesting plot twists. My favorite part had to been when Kida was fighting the yellow scarves. ^~^ 10/10.”
- 9 “I just like this anime. The stories of the episodes arn't the best of this serie, but the character are so nice. Every character got her/his individual story/personality/secret and this makes this...”
- 7 “I honestly thought this anime moved a little slow. It had it's strong points, but as a whole it just wasn't my favorite. The characters were fun and well developed, it's just the story that fell a...”
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- Format 24 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 9h 36m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2010 – Jun 2010 Winter 2010
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-4713 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Square Enix Producer
- Mainichi Broadcasting System Producer
- Movic Producer
- ASCII Media Works Producer
Licensed by
- Aniplex of America Licensor