Review of Durarara!!

"Durarara!!" was a fun ride... for the most part. With a intriguing premise, and a HUGE and fun cast of characters, the show held a lot of promise. However, expectations were quickly diminished after the first 12 episodes... The story itself is rather simple, yet expansive. We're given a deep look at a lot of the character's lives, and that's mainly what the show revolves around. Episodes 1-12 were enough to make you interested, and held promise. However, the story drops off after that, and until the end of the show, we spiral downwards into a sea of unrealistic character actions and motivations, as well asgeneral plot points.

The main three (who are the primary focus 13 and onwards) have to be some of the blandest characters I've seen in a while. Their interactions are annoying, and none of them never really grow or develop into something better.

Celty's storyline is dropped half-way through, with what feels like half-assed reasoning. Izaya is interesting and fun, but his record-player statement of "Humans are interesting!" certainly isn't enough to back up his actions. Shizuo is awesome. Simon is weird, but cool. Kyohei's crew is awesome, especially Erika.

Art is good and conveys the setting well, though the quality drops off a bit after the half-way point, but it still gets the job done. Both OPs and EDs are FANTASTIC!

In regards to episodic value, it was below average. I wish I could say otherwise, but if 45% of your show is sub-par, there's obviously something wrong.

"Durarara!!" was a fun start that held a lot of potential, but panned out to be something that wasn't cohesive, and lacked direction.