‘Durarara!! X2’ English dub debuts next week

Anime publisher Aniplex of America, today announced that the English dub of its upcoming anime series, “Durarara!! X2," would be makings its streaming debut next Tuesday. Based off of the light novel series from author Ryohgo Narita, the “Durarara!! X2” anime series is produced by Studio Shuka, which will be the animation studio’s first major project. The series began airing in Japan in January of this year, and this is the first time Aniplex of America has released an English dub for one of their series, while it is still being broadcast in Japan. The “Durarara!! X2” English dub will debut on Tuesday Mar. 10, 2015, with new episodes being added every Tuesday. The series will be available via Hulu,Crunchyroll, and the Aniplex Channel. The entire...

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Celty Sturluson profiel

Celty Sturluson (セルティ ストゥルルソン, Seruti Sutoruruson), also known as "The Black Rider" of "The Headless Rider", is a Dullahan from Ireland who came to Japan looking for her stolen head. Her motorcycle is actually a horse in disguise, which she has named Shooter. She has no head and perceives via unknown sensors that are not located on the head. The physical strength she possesses is above human, though not quite on par with Shizuo Heiwajima and Simon Brezhnev. She is also capable of manipulating a shadow-like, durable substance to form objects ranging from gloves to chariots at her will. Celty lives with Shinra Kishitani and works as an underground transporter. She wears a helmet when she goes out and communicates via a PDA. She enjoys online chatting, televisie and DVDs. Her online...

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Manga with Asexual Characters

So I've been doing some digging to find some asexual manga or characters. Not all of them are canonly asexual, but they have shown signs of possibly being asexual. One Piece by Oda Eiichiro Enter Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy who defies the standard definition of a pirate. Rather than the popular persona of a wicked, hardened, toothless pirate who ransacks villages for fun, Luffy’s reason for being a pirate is one of pure wonder; the thought of an exciting adventure and meeting new and intriguing people, along with finding One Piece. Following in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Luffy and his crew travel across the Grand Line, experiencing crazy adventures, unveiling dark mysteries and battling strong enemies, all in order to reach One Piece. Luffy has no interest in men...

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Light Novel: Durarara!!

Durarara is a show about a magical fairy who rides a motorcycle and saves people. This is both the most literal and least representative description of the show that I could think of. —Disorganization XIII, Spoiler: The Panel 4 Three "ra"s, by the way. Ikebukuro, a district of Tokyo. A young man named Mikado Ryugamine has moved there from "the sticks", clueless as to how things work in the big city. Reunited with his childhood friend Masaomi Kida for the first time in years, Mikado is shown the way around town as he tries to adapt to the hectic ways of the busy metropolis and discovers its many dark secrets. Word on the street is that a headless biker called the Black Rider (a modernized Dullahan from Celtic Mythology) has been riding about committing acts of vigilante justice in a spectacularly...

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List of Durarara!! episodes

Durarara!! is a 2010 anime series directed by Takahiro Omori and produced by Brain's Base. The episodes are adapted from the light novels of the same name, written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda.[1] The series follows several people in Ikebukuro: Celty Sturluson, a dullahan working as an underground courier while looking for her lost head; an internet-based anonymous gang called 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 MBS television network, followed by the TBS, CBC, and Bandai Channel networks.[2][3] Crunchyroll simulcasts the anime within 24 hours of its Japanese premiere to its members, becoming a free-for-all a week later.[4] The series was simulcast...

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List of Durarara!! characters

Mikado Ryūgamine (竜ヶ峰 帝人 Ryūgamine Mikado?) Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga (Japanese), Darrel Guilbeau (English) Online Alias: "Tarō Tanaka" (田中 太郎 Tanaka Tarō?) A first year high school boy who moves to Ikebukuro thanks to encouragement from his best friend, Masaomi Kida. He moved in hopes of having a more exciting life than the one he lived in Saitama. Mikado tries hard to change his image, but has not had any real luck, although he does get up enough courage to become the Class Representative along with Anri Sonohara. Mikado has had moments where he speaks his mind, and Masaomi claims to admire this about him. He is the only remaining creator of the infamous Dollars gang. He seems to be infatuated with Anri, but has never found a chance to tell her. Whenever he is close to confessing,...

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