Hmm, it seems like the second half of this series is going to be a lot more focused: the pacing has become much more linear, and dropped most of the side-characters in order to focus on the main story-lines: Celty’s quest for her head, Mikado and the dollars, Kida and his past, and Anri and those strange slashers. In a way it’s a bit of a shame, but then again: the past two episodes have promised that all those separate storylines are going to intertwine like hell as the series goes on.
This episode was a bit of a calm before the storm; it was probably one of the quietest episodes of this series yet, but still it had one big development for Celty: openly showing her affections for Shinra, and later finding out that Shinra knew that his father was the one who stole her head and shipped it over to Japan. Shinra’s father is a bit of a weirdo, but he’s definitely an interesting addition to the cast. Also, something tells me that he’s not just wearing that mask for the sake of clean air. Perhaps he has some scars he wants to hide or something? In any case, I loved the way in which he revealed what he had done. Slipping such a 20-year old secret out on a whim. I love it when those series insert a bit of comedy with these big plot twists.
Interestingly enough, this episode provided a ton of background information: we now know what the slasher is, we know exactly what happened to Celty’s head, we know Izaya’s intentions and how he’s trying to bring Celty’s head back to life. Most of the questions that the series has asked have actually been answered now, with the biggest question marks that still remain are the background of Kida and Izaya, and what happened between the two of them. And considering that there are still ten episodes left, the creators have built up quite an interesting foundation to start playing with. Rather than revealing everything at the end, it’s definitely an interesting approach.
Rating: * (Good)
The episode was okay, even though I found it to be switching between atmospheres a bit too much.
I still don’t really like it, that they condensed the plot of volume 2 and 3 into one…kinda eliminates some of my favorite moments, but that’s a rather personal opinion.
I think it will stay quite enjoyable for people who only know the anime. It’s not that much a good adaption as Bantorra was (for me at least) but it’s doing it’s job.
I guess the next step is the war that will awaken Celty,which will probably involves the yellow Scarves and Dollars(and the slasher??who is the slasher anyway??the Saika’s wielder??but we see Anri getting attacked with a knife..).
I quite like the focused approach to the storytelling though maybe people who expect Drrr to be more like Baccano will probably be disappointed.
Yeah, this episode didn’t seem up to DRRR! par for me. I know it’s just building up many factors, but I think all this stuff showing Shinra’s dad’s involvement is kind of… pointless? Unless they do something about him, though it doesn’t seem like they’re going to yet.
The problem is that there are two plots evolving at the same time, each with a different climax. So right now, the episodes feel a little bit disconnected in themselves.
I’m still wondering how they are going to pull off the end of the slasher arc.
Hey shingen didnt let that piece of information slip by accident. he later says that he did that purposely to bring her back to focus on her head and keep izaya’s plans afloat
Yep, Shingen and Shinra have definitely got Selty under some kind of mind control. That’s just not natural. Or supernatural.
Well, duh. They stole something closely related to her nature from a supernatural woman. It’s like stealing a selkie’s sealskin; it makes her bound to you. It can even make her love you. Of course, if she ever gets her stuff back, your control over her snaps in a moment and she’s off.
So much for true rabu. Creeps.