Review of Durarara!!

Well, Yeah! I gave it a 10/10 I wouldn't say it was completely rational for me to give it a 10, but the entertainment level , the characters and just how they put everything together is just completely amazing! Like Hisashi Sasaki , the editor in Bakuman, said "as long as the Manga is interesting, people will like it!" I think this statement is the same for anime. Story: 8/10 Imagine this: You are nearsighted and you don't have glasses or contacts. You never knew if you are going to get one at all so you start looking at people really closely in order to seetheir details. But one day, someone forcefully puts a pair of glasses on you and now, you not only see the people you want to see, you also remember every detail about them! This is basically how the story of this anime is set up.

The story of this anime is narrated by different characters throughout the story and most of the the first half of the anime is about introducing the main characters through some events they go though and most of these episodes are narrated by the characters themselves. To be honest, even though it took them about 12 episodes to introduce most of the important characters, it is not the most easy-to-understand character introduction and I am sure that is also what makes this anime so interesting. After the first half(not exactly first 12ep. but around there) Hell breaks loose and everything starts to come together. That is all I'm going to say because saying anything becomes a spoiler.

PS: If you like to guess what happens next you will either have no clue about what is happening at all to the extent that you cannot even make a single guess or, if they want you to know, you will get exactly everything right.

Art: 9/10

There is seriously nothing too great about the art itself, but this art style is perfect for Durarara! If someone looks weird, he is supposed to and vise versa.
The atmospheric feeling of the art is often in somebody's perspective, often expressing what the person is observing at or tries to know about.

Sound: 9.5/10

The music of the OP and ED is great and what makes it better is the opening animation! The opening also contains a review of some information that is essential to the current episode. I watched and listened to every single OP without skipping a second! It is THAT exciting ^_^

The sound tracks of Durarara! is an amazing mood creator, sometimes it is really subtle and sometimes it is really strong, but I never found it annoying.

Character 10/10

First, I would Like you to decide for yourself what makes a character interesting. Maybe it's their past experiences and the things that they've gone through. Perhaps it is their personality.

There are TONS of main characters in this anime including three high school students, an information seller, an abnormal doctor with a headless rider and a guy who is always in a bartender suit. Connect them, I dare you. One of the most amazing thing about these characters is that they are all connect in some way and through some events but they are not always connected but almost every single one of them effect each other greatly.

At this point, many would ask about the character development. Well, many of them do change and "grow up" through major events but in many cases their personality and their past itself is already interesting enough that I don't think it can get much more interesting. The most interesting characters may not always be the dynamic ones!

No matter what type of character you are looking for, Cool, Badass, Ambitious and about everything else you would think of. This series truly contains so many interesting characters that I guarantee you will at least find a few, both main and supporting, characters really interesting.

Entertainment 10/10

For me, this is definitely the most important aspect of an anime. The entertainment section is basically the byproduct of every other aspect of an anime working together and the resonance of the story, characters, sound art, of Durarara! is just so great that every moment is fun.
Generally, this is neither the anime that makes the audience laugh out loud nor cry. Instead, it is able to bring the smile out of an audience while making him constantly think.
I know many people, including me, likes to watch anime/films with a critical mind, but C'mon, I am positive that 99% of you are watching anime for entertainment, so let us try to not let that aspect carry us away. If you are seriously someone who just watches an anime to find out good and bad aspects of the anime, Durarara! will not disappoint you either. And maybe you can tell me the reasons behind Durarara! being so F**king Cool and interesting!

In general, I would recommend this anime to everyone in both sexes since it is just so unique in style. Trust me, this anime will not disappoint you and watching it will be a fantastic experience！