Durarara
5/10
Ah man what a let down. Well first off, ill start with the things i liked:
The story started off well, I especially liked its non-linear type of story telling, it reminded me of Baccano! (i loved isaac and mirias cameo). The backgrounds were amazing! they are some of the most detailed backgrounds i've seen in an anime. Even if it was just a street corner, it was perfectly detailed. And lastly the soundtrack. The music definately fit the mood of some scenes.
Now for the things i didnt like and brought it done for me:
i didnt like most of the characters. Most of them were cardboard cut-outs with no personality what so ever. the only ones i liked were Shizuo, Simon and Celty and her relationship with the scientist. Also after the first 12 episodes the story went completely silly and all over the place. The whole Saika thing was the biggest load of **** ive ever heard and it was hard to follow. Plus the whole Dollars and Yellow Scarves dragged on a bit and at the end, i just didnt care anymore. My last complaint is that it was overly confusing near the end and there were so many things that i didnt understand! WHat was Izayas trying to accompish?!?
I also have a complaint with the actual subtitles aswell. They were too small and went too fast. For example, near the beginning Mikado and Kida are talking. Kidas going on about something and Mikado is having a monologue. WHile this is going on the subtitles are going way too fast. WHat they should have done is having the subtitles near the person when there is more than one person talking at the same time.
Overall, not the worst anime I've seen, But it isnt recommendable. Successor to baccano! my a**e