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, she leaves. Mikado often gets advice from Izaya Orihara, particularly in relation to the Dollars and his need to seek out a life that isn't ordinary. He is the leader of Dollars, and, in the continuing novels, also becomes the temporary leader for the Blue Squares, contracting with Aoba in the sixth novel. In that novel, Mikado reveals his "true self" or "true character," a darker side of who he is. When Kida returns in the eighth novel, Mikado warns him to keep away from his affairs.
Masaomi Kida (紀田 正臣 Kida Masaomi?)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (Japanese), Bryce Papenbrook (English)
Online Alias: "Bakyura" (バキュラ?)
A resident of Ikebukuro and Mikado Ryūgamine's best friend from childhood. He was the one who encouraged Mikado to come to Ikebukuro. He is enthusiastic about picking-up girls, but he seems to fail at it. He was depressed and lonely before Mikado arrived because his girlfriend was kidnapped and injured during a gang war between the Blue Squares and Yellow Scarves, which he led at the time during his middle school years. After Anri is injured during the Slasher incidents and the rising presence of the Dollars, he is forced to become the leader of the Yellow Scarves once more. Because he had once been the 'shogun (leader)' of the Yellow Scarves, he possesses a talent in fighting- it has also been implied that he had taken down countless gangs single handedly during his 'shogun' years. He despises Orihara Izaya for manipulating him when he first formed the Yellow Scarves, but returns to him again for information about the leader of the Dollars and discovers it is Mikado. He leaves Ikebukuro with his ex-girlfriend, Saki Mikajima, during the conflict between the 3 main forces in Ikebukuro. Masaomi has commented on not letting Mikado "go to the dark side", claiming that he has already gone through it. He returns in Volume 7, but fails to face Mikado when he witnesses Mikado confessing to Chikage that he is actually the founder of Dollars - but Chikage doesn't believe this, of course.
Anri Sonohara (園原 杏里 Sonohara Anri?)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)
Online Alias: "Saika" (罪歌?)/"Singsong"
A spectacled girl who attends the same school as Mikado and Masaomi. She is the class representative along with Mikado. She is rather quiet and timid and seems very close to Kida and Mikado, but she tends to keep to herself. Though she knows Kida and Mikado's feelings for her, she considers herself unable to feel "love" towards either of them. She is somewhat popular, even though she feels uneasy about it. She feels as if she needs to rely on somebody to move on, and thus considers herself a parasite. As a child, Anri was forced to witness her foster mother murder her abusive father with a katana called Saika, later revealed to be a copy of the original. Her inability to love negates Saika's "love" for humans and thus makes Anri able to control the blade. She seems to be a skilled swordswoman, being able to handle Saika with great skill. After defeating Haruna, she gains control over the "Saika-children" that Hora created. After a talk with Celty, she decides to use this ability for the best of the city. Anri also becomes aware of Kida's identity of the leader of the Yellow Scarves, but does not understand why he has taken the position.
Celty Sturluson (セルティ・ストゥルルソン Seruti Sutururuson?)
Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro (Japanese), Kari Wahlgren (English)
Online Alias: "Setton" (セットン?)
The heroine of the series and member of the Dollars. Also known as "The Black Biker" or "The Headless Rider", she is a Dullahan from Ireland who came to Japan looking for her stolen head. Her motorcycle is actually a disguised headless horse called a Cóiste-Bodhar. She has no heart 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. 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 the two are romantically involved. She works as an underground courier. She wears a helmet when she goes out and communicates via a PDA. She enjoys online chatting, television and DVDs. She is one of the minority who knows the creator of the Dollars and that Anri is in control of Saika. Over the course of the series, her relationship with Shinra intensifies; eventually, she says that she is in love with Shinra. She has a habit of punching Shinra in the stomach whenever he talks about his love for her. She tends to get mad when Shinra says she does not need her head. Despite being a supernatural creature, she is afraid of extraterrestrials and has developed a fear of traffic officers as they started pursuing her frequently. Her biggest fear, however, is that if her head is destroyed, the same may happen to her. Unbeknownst to Celty, Izaya Orihara has possession of her head before Kasane stole it and gives it back to its rightful owner. But upon being restored, Celty became amnesic with Shinra deciding to help her regain her memories or make new ones as she attempts to readjust to life in Ikebukuro again. Her name is a reference to Snorri Sturluson, who wrote the Prose Edda, where Valkyries appear. She also appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survior 2 Record Breaker as a playable character per downloadable content.[1]
Shizuo Heiwajima (平和島 静雄 Heiwajima Shizuo?)
Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (Japanese), Crispin Freeman (English)
A blonde who is always seen wearing designer sunglasses and a bartender's suit. Although quiet and non-descript for the most part, he easily becomes angered, launching in uncontrollable rages and fighting with incredible strength which leads to broken bones and property damage. Despite this, Shizuo hates violence and wishes for a quiet and peaceful life. Despite his simple and unrefined fighting skills (namely his use of road signs, trash cans, and vending machines as weapons), he is considered to be the strongest fighter in the series. In the novels, Shinra describes Shizuo's ability as the naturally unlimited form of human strength, which he dubs "adrenaline power", that can give people superhuman strength in times of emergency. Because of this, Shizuo was often hospitalised due to the enormous strain on his body. In addition, Shizuo is capable of often superhuman parkour moves, a skill he obtained naturally from years of hunting down Izaya Orihara.
He is also a member of Dollars, although he left the group in Volume 6 after some members of the Dollars resorted to kidnapping (after being given the idea by Izaya) to settle a dispute with a rival gang. Shizuo works as a bodyguard in Ikebukuro for Tom, a debt collector and his senpai, being offered the job after he was fired as a bartender. Tom is one of the few people Shizuo doesn't get angry with, as well as the person who convinced Shizuo to bleach his hair (in order to scare away people who might try to fight him). He close to and incredibly protective of his younger brother, Kasuka, who is a top idol under the show business name Yuuhei Hanejima and will become incredibly angry when strangers mention his name. Shizuo is also the only person who is able to read Kasuka's facial expressions and emotions. He is also a long-time friend of Celty, often having long conversations with her and even working with her on occasion.
Shizuo hates Izaya with a burning passion, becoming enraged at the mere sight of him, though he has stated that he wouldn't mind letting Izaya live as long as he stayed away from Ikebukuro. Before Izaya moved to Shinjuku, it's said that the pair would fight outside Sunshine 60 on a daily basis, only stopping when Izaya escaped or when Simon broke them up and forced them into his restaurant. Although he and Izaya Orihara are on bad terms, Shizuo is actually quite friendly with Izaya's younger sisters, Mairu and Kururi, who aren't afraid of him and may even prefer him to their brother.
His first and last name translates literally, and ironically, into "serene man" and "peaceful island" respectively. He also appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survior 2 Record Breaker as a playable character per downloadable content.[1]
Izaya Orihara (折原 臨也 Orihara Izaya?)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya (Japanese), Johnny Yong Bosch (English)
Online Alias: "Kanra" (甘楽?) and "Nakura" and "Chrome"
Izaya serves as the series antagonist of Part 1, selling information for his own satisfaction and is usually behind the most relevant events in the series until part II decreases it and instead Kasane Kujiragi becames the antagonist onwards. Izaya often claims to love all humans as a collective (with the exception of Shizuo Heiwajima) and enjoys manipulating people in order to gauge their reactions. These situations often lead to injury and misery, forcing those involved to go to great lengths to rectify the situation or give up entirely. He is a master of parkour, having perfected his technique after years of fighting with Shizuo. He is also quite skilled with his flick-blade, as he is implied to be the only one capable of leaving numerous cuts on Shizuo (and his bartending suit) whenever they fight in the novels. In the anime, he shaves a gang member's head bald without the man noticing it. He is considered to be one of Ikebukuro's strongest men.
In the past, Izaya attended Raira Academy with Shinra, Kadota, and Shizuo (whose life he made miserable since their mutual hateful rivalry began). At the beginning of the series, Izaya suspects that Mikado is the creator of Dollars (and is later proven to be correct) and knows the identities of the leaders of the three main forces in Ikebukuro. As a member of the Dollars, Izaya was also responsible for recruiting many members (unbeknownst to Mikado) and has used his membership as an excuse to secretly keep Celty's head. His motives are not entirely clear, though one of his main goals is to create a gang war in Ikebukuro in order to see if it awakens Celty's sleeping head.
After a leave of absence after the Yellow Scarves arc, Izaya hijacks Kida's handle in order to manipulate Mikado whilst simultaneously using Akane Awakusu in a scheme to having the Awakusu-kai kill off Shizuo. However, he was interrupted after Yodogiri Jinnai stabbed him as a warning for his interference. Upon making a recovery, Izaya assembles a small army composed of Namie Yagiri, Ran Izumii, Mikage Sharaku, Haruna Niekawa, Adabashi Kisuke, Slon, Kine, and the Dragon Zombie gang. At the climax of the events that follow, Izaya injures Vorona to force Shizuo to break his arms before daring Shizuo to kill him in front of multiple witnesses as a final attempt to prove that Shizuo is a monster. But Vorona stabs Izaya at the last second, a stun grenade allowing a gravely wounded Izaya to escape with Celty partially healing him before Manami and Kine get him out of Ikebukuro. Though his fate remains a mystery to the residents of Ikebukuro at the start of Durarara!! SH, many assuming he had a role in the new chain of events, a wheelchair-bound Izaya admits to not be ready yet to return home as he continues his informant activities in another part of Japan. Izaya also appears in Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 Record Breaker as a playable character per downloadable content.[1]
Shinra Kishitani (岸谷 新羅 Kishitani Shinra?)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (Japanese), Yuri Lowenthal (English)[2]
Online Alias: "Indoor Scholar"
A young underground doctor who lives with Celty and is also in love with her. He stays indoors mostly, and wears a white lab coat even when not working as a doctor. Shinra's father is also a doctor and Shinra has participated in surgeries with his father since childhood, most notably a vivisection on Celty. Shinra attended to the same primary school as Shizuo, and has since then been interested in his unlimited strength in times of anger. In fact, he rather enjoys it when Shizuo makes use of his strength and is amused by the fights between Shizuo and Izaya. He first met Izaya in middle school and has been friends with him ever since. Shinra is well-informed with news of Ikebukuro's underground, such as the location of Celty's head and the sword 'Saika' which allowed Celty's head to be severed from her body. Despite knowing this, he keeps a secret from Celty out of fear that he will lose her if she finds her head, as the head may have a different will than Celty herself. Shinra seems to have the "capacity" to tell what Celty is feeling, much to her surprise since she doesn't have a head to show her emotions. He has a great interest in unexplainable phenomena. His online screen name is revealed to Anri in one of the chat sequences.
Aoba Kuronuma (黒沼 青葉 Kuronuma Aoba?)
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (Japanese), Kyle McCarley (English)
Online Alias: Suspected to be "Pure Water 100%" (純水100% Junsui Hyaku Pāsento?)
Introduced in volume 4 of the Durarara!! novels, Aoba is 1st year student in Raira Academy. He has a bright personality and is always seen smiling - calling Mikado 'Mikado-Senpai', but has also a darker side to him. He's described as being akin to "a younger version of Orihara Izaya". He is revealed to be the Blue Squares current leader - but gives the position to Mikado for yet unknown reasons. Aoba seems to fear Mikado a little, since the incident in Volume 6, where Aoba is stabbed in the hand by a ballpoint pen he gave Mikado when they performed the agreement; Aoba also reveals that he and Izaya have underestimated Mikado and that neither of them fully understand his true character[3] It is revealed in the more recent chapters that in his elementary school years, his older brother Ran Izumi abused him to amuse himself. In return, Aoba set a fire in Ran's apartment for "revenge" and let Ran take the blame when the adults thought the fire started from cigarettes. When their parents divorced, Aoba went to live with his mother and took on her surname, Kuronuma. A few years later, he formed Blue Square and ceded its leadership to Ran. When Aoba first mentions Ran in the novels again, he calls him 'Aniki'. His name "Kuronuma Aoba" translates to "black swamp" and "blue leaf" respectively. "Izumi" – his former last name before his parents divorced – translates into "fountain".
Kasane Kujiragi (鯨木重 Kujiragi Kasane?)
Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima (Japanese), Wendee Lee (English)
Kasane is the true main antagonist of the series who is more skilled than Izaya in manipulation, revealed to be part Dullahan on her mother's side. While she is technically Ruri Hijiribe's older half-sister, her original name unknown and being the true owner of Saika, Kasane was raised by the original Jinnai Yodogiri and used a group whose members act under her caretaker's name. She also wants Celty, having one of her associates convince Shingen to steal Celty's head for them. Though she attempted to have Izaya killed when he started to dig up information about her group, he learned the truth of "Jinnai Yodogiri" and consider it a liberation. Kasane manages to steal Celty's head and return it to her, later breaking the Dullahan's heart by turning Shinra into one of her "Saika-children."
Jinnai Yodogiri (澱切 陣内 Yodogiri Jinnai?)
Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita (original), Shunsuke Sakaya (Number Eight) (Japanese), Stephen Mann (original), Liam O'Brien (Number Eight) (English)
A group of assumedly eight men who act under Kasane in various criminal acts by assuming the identity of her caretaker. While originally head of the Yodogiri Shinning Corporation talent agency before he went into hiding, Yodogiri Number Eight attempts to have Varona and Sloan kidnap Akane Awakusu is ruined by Izaya's own agenda and later stabs the informant upon learning the youth is digging up information on his organization. Number Eight later ends up being gravely wounded when Izaya sends Haruna's "Saika-Children" to kill him.
Supporting characters[edit]
Simon Brezhnev (サイモン・ブレジネフ Saimon Burejinefu?)
Voiced by: Takaya Kuroda (Japanese), Patrick Seitz (English)[2]
A tall Black Russian who came to the city to help out his Russian friend, Dennis to run a sushi shop. His real name is Semyon (Russian: Семён) but everyone just calls him by the name "Simon" since it's easier to pronounce in Japanese. Even though he is a friendly person, it has been shown that he is a force to be reckoned with as he is able to stop a fight with a man his size with just a single arm and also able to fight on par with Shizuo, who is one of the most feared men in Ikebukuro. He is another member of the Dollars.
Kyohei Kadota (門田 京平 Kadota Kyōhei?)
Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura (Japanese), Steven Blum (English)
Online Alias: 'MONTA'
Originally part of the Blue Squares, he is now a member of Dollars. He is nicknamed Dotachin – probably from どた noisy, and ちん a derogatory alteration of ちゃん (it roughly translates as Stomper, and is a pun on his surname) – much to his annoyance, by several characters in the series (mostly Izaya and Erika). He quits the Blue Squares after finding out their leader kidnapped Saki Mikajima and subsequently rescues her along with his gang. His name is a reference to Dengeki Bunko light novelist Kadono Kōhei.
Walker Yumasaki (遊馬崎 ウォーカー Yumasaki Wōkā?)
Voiced by: Yūki Kaji (Japanese), Brian Beacock (English)
Online Alias: 'Walker'
Like his female friend and companion, Erika, Walker is a very passionate otaku and manga reader. He and Erika are nearly always together, and it is implied, on occasion, that the two are romantically linked. He also likes to perform torture by letting the victim to choose a light novel or manga, and carrying out the contents. It is implied that he is a Japanese American. He seems to be carefree. He also keeps a wide dumb smile most of the time. But this smile can hide more than people can see at first glance. He was also a member of Blue Squares but quits with Kadota. He helps save Saki Mikajima after she is kidnapped by the Blue Squares by setting the kidnappers' van on fire and escaping with her in Saburo's van. Like Erika he is very mysterious person. His name is a reference to Dengeki Bunko light novelist Masaki Okayu. He is a member of the anonymous online gang Dollars and Kadota's gang.
Erika Karisawa (狩沢 絵理華 Karisawa Erika?)
Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki (Japanese), Mela Lee (English)
Online Alias: 'Maomin'
Erika is a very passionate otaku and manga reader. She and Walker are usually together, and it is implied, on occasion, that the two are romantically linked. She is equally enthusiastic about manga or novel inspired torture. It is noted she is a fujoshi or a Boys Love fan. Like Izaya, she calls Kadota "Dotachin". She is a member of the anonymous online gang Dollars and Kadota's gang. She was also a member of Blue Squares. Her name is a reference to the Dengeki Bunko light novelists Mamizu Arisawa and Erika Nakamura.
Saburo Togusa (渡草 三郎 Togusa Saburō?)
Voiced by: Takuma Terashima (Japanese), Spike Spencer (English)
A member of Dollars. He is the driver for Kadota's group. He can become very mad when his van is damaged, but when Shizuo grabbed his van's door, he could not do anything. The famous singer Ruri Hijiribe is his goddess. He was also a member of the Blue Squares, but quit with the others. His name is a reference to Dengeki Bunko novelist Soichiro Watase.
Seiji Yagiri (矢霧 誠二 Yagiri Seiji?)
Voiced by: Kazuma Horie (Japanese), David Earnest (English)[2]
A classmate of Mikado's. He quits school claiming he has something more important to do with his life − to find his "love" and run away with her − and seems to rely on his sister's money for that. It is revealed that he is in love with Celty's head. After learning the truth of Mika's surgery, he decides to accept her love.
Namie Yagiri (矢霧 波江 Yagiri Namie?)
Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi (Japanese), Bridget Hoffman (English)[2]
The Chief of Yagiri Pharmaceuticals and sister of Seiji Yagiri. She harbors feelings for her brother. She is behind the recent human hunting in Ikebukuro which involves kidnapping people whose disappearance would not be noticed for unknown experiments. She seems to rely on Shinra for some tasks, including keeping their secret. She doesn't like the fact that Seiji is in love with Celty's head. She wants to get rid of what she calls "that thing". After Yagiri Pharmaceuticals ends up merging with another company, she makes a deal with Izaya and becomes his secretary.
Mika Harima (張間 美香 Harima Mika?)
Voiced by: Mariya Ise (Japanese), Carrie Savage (Season 1), Kira Buckland (Season 2) (English)
Seiji's stalker. She is a friend of Anri whom she has been looking for as she has disappeared from her home. They were very close to each other but they also used each other to look better. While stalking Seiji, she broke into his apartment and discovered Celty's head. Seiji attacked her and called his sister Namie after believing that he had killed Mika. Namie made Mika undergo surgery to her badly-beaten face and added a "scar" to make it appear as though Celty's head had been surgically attached. This causes Mika to be occasionally chased by Celty. After confessing the truth to Seiji, he accepts her and is with him since then.
Shingen Kishitani (岸谷 森厳 Kishitani Shingen?)
Voiced by: Akio Ōtsuka (Japanese), Doug Stone (English)
Shingen is the father of Shinra. He constantly wears a gas mask, claiming that the air in Tokyo is filthy. His personality ranges from childish for comic relief to intimidating, especially when in front of Izaya and Namie. He offered Celty a place to stay in exchange for being able to dissect her, to which she agreed. Izaya claims that Shinra acquired his twisted personality from Shingen. It is revealed that he was the one who stole Celty's head, using the demon blade "Saika" to sever the soul that connected her head and body. He later sold the sword to an acquaintance who was an antiques dealer, Anri's deceased father, while giving Celty's head to Namie's uncle. He claims that his higher-ups are now more interested in Celty herself than her head.
Mairu Orihara (折原 舞流 Orihara Mairu?)
Voiced by: Eri Kitamura (Japanese), Candalee Whitmore (Season 1), G.K. Bowes (Season 2)
(English)
Online Alias: 'San'
The younger sister of Izaya and twin sister of Kururi, who she is allegedly in an incestuous relationship with. Mairu wears a yellow hooded sweater with dog ears and a short green miniskirt. Both she and Kururi have brown eyes and brown hair, but Mairu wears her hair in a long braid. She also wears glasses and has a sunny personality. Both girls are underestimated by everyone and are capable fighters when needed be, just like their older brother Izaya, but more friendly.
Kururi Orihara (折原 九瑠璃 Orihara Kururi?)
Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto (Japanese), Candalee Whitmore (Season 1), Bridget Hoffman (Season 2) (English)
Online Alias: 'Kyo'
The younger sister of Izaya and twin sister of Mairu, who she is allegedly in an incestuous relationship with. Kururi wears a green hooded sweater with cat ears and a short yellow miniskirt. Kururi has a distant personality that sets her apart from her twin sister, but both can handle themselves well. Despite having their older brother to be targeted for death by Shizuo, the sisters are best friends with Shizuo and are infatuated with Kasuka/Yūhei.
Rokujo Chikage (六条 千景 Chikage Rokujo?)
Voiced by: Yūki Ono (Japanese), Grant George (English)
Rokujo is the leader of the biker gang Toramaru. He is a ladies man and will not hesitate to protect women if they are bullied. He is relatively strong as he is able to take some hits from Shizuo and fight on par with Kyohei. He also dislikes the Dollars for harming his members in Saitama, but develops a friendship with Kyohei after he decides to help him find the culprit who attacks the Toramaru.
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