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Durarara!! Light Novels #9
デュラララ!! ×9
池袋を舞台に躍る、歪んだ愛の物語──。
さぁ、みんな一緒に── デュラララ!!×9
「情報屋だかなんだか知らないけどさ。ちょっと目立ちすぎだよね、折原臨也さん？ ──でももう二度とお仕事できなくなるしねえ」
東京・池袋。少年少女たちが歪んだ友情の中で抗う中、折原臨也の許に一つの依頼が舞い込んだ。複数の組織に狙われつつ暗躍する情報屋だったが、ついに監禁されてしまう。さらに魔の手は双子の妹たちまで伸びていき……。
不敵に嗤う情報屋が手にした真実とは？ 臨也の過去に何があったのか？ そして、その時首無し（デュラハン）ライダーは── !?
さぁ、みんな一緒に── デュラララ!!×9
「情報屋だかなんだか知らないけどさ。ちょっと目立ちすぎだよね、折原臨也さん？ ──でももう二度とお仕事できなくなるしねえ」
東京・池袋。少年少女たちが歪んだ友情の中で抗う中、折原臨也の許に一つの依頼が舞い込んだ。複数の組織に狙われつつ暗躍する情報屋だったが、ついに監禁されてしまう。さらに魔の手は双子の妹たちまで伸びていき……。
不敵に嗤う情報屋が手にした真実とは？ 臨也の過去に何があったのか？ そして、その時首無し（デュラハン）ライダーは── !?
344 pages, Paperback
First published February 10, 2011
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About the author
Ryohgo Narita
349 books383 followersRyohgo Narita (成田 良悟, Narita Ryōgo) is a Japanese light novelist. He won the Gold Prize in the 9th Dengeki Novel Prize for Baccano!, which was made into a TV anime in 2007.[1] His series Durarara!! was also made into a TV anime, which began airing January 2010
There are two traits found in most of Narita's works:
* Narita writes extremely fast, one volume a month if he wishes - with tons of spelling errors and missing words as a tradeoff. The editors like to leave them sometimes just for fun, though.
* His work titles often have an exclamation mark at the end (i.e. Baccano!, Vamp!, Durarara!!, etc.).
Kanji names: 成田 良悟 & 成田良悟.
There are two traits found in most of Narita's works:
* Narita writes extremely fast, one volume a month if he wishes - with tons of spelling errors and missing words as a tradeoff. The editors like to leave them sometimes just for fun, though.
* His work titles often have an exclamation mark at the end (i.e. Baccano!, Vamp!, Durarara!!, etc.).
Kanji names: 成田 良悟 & 成田良悟.
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March 9, 2020
سوال:چرا از جلد یک لایت ناول دورارارا پریدی جلد نه؟
جواب:چون این حلد فقطططط درباره اوریهارا ایزایا، موجود عجیب و غریب، عاشق همه بشریت و خطرناکترین مرد ایکبوکوروئه.
البته...دلیاشم میتونه این باشه که گذشته شینرا، دکتر زیرزمینی با علایق عجیب، با یه جورایی دوستش هم واضح تر شد. و بهتر تونستم درکش کنم. کامل نه البته.
جواب:چون این حلد فقطططط درباره اوریهارا ایزایا، موجود عجیب و غریب، عاشق همه بشریت و خطرناکترین مرد ایکبوکوروئه.
البته...دلیاشم میتونه این باشه که گذشته شینرا، دکتر زیرزمینی با علایق عجیب، با یه جورایی دوستش هم واضح تر شد. و بهتر تونستم درکش کنم. کامل نه البته.
November 17, 2018
Finallyyyy!! A volume just focussing on Izaya, damn I love him so much. He is so extremely well-written and I can just identify with neutral evil villains so well... I could read an entire novel just with Izaya having a monologue, Durarara wouldn't just be the same without him. Reading more about his "friendship" with Shinra and his relationship with his sisters was quite interesting, also how the trolled the crap out of earthworm, had me laughing out loud, my boy Izaya
February 21, 2019
Wow this volume is full of twists and turns. Izaya, as I thought, is undeniably a genius for pulling off such a complex scheme and still gets out unperturbed and unharmed. All hail to Izaya.
The vortex of Ikebukuro is swirling. Its final destination shall be defined soon. Can't wait to see what it turns out to be.
The vortex of Ikebukuro is swirling. Its final destination shall be defined soon. Can't wait to see what it turns out to be.
July 5, 2012
Wahhh! So awesome! So incredibly amazing! Go Izaya! KIDA!
August 24, 2023
Welcome to the Izaya Orihara show. Delight in the genius, the cruelty, the mania, and the contradictions of everyone's favorite little bastard with a weak heart, a strong mind, and a God Complex that stretches to the (not believed in) heavens.
While two gangs, one for illegal drugs and one for illegal gambling, operate on Awakusu turf, Izaya Orihara is hired to sniff out the details. As Izaya works, the same question circulates around the city in one way or another: who is Izaya Orihara?
- to the guy who sold Izaya his name, he was perfectly ordinary, yet clearly abnormal
- to a yakuza lieutenant, he is an incredible resource to be kept on a short leash
- to a woman in a bar, he is an amateur info broker and her newest little plaything
- to a set of twins, he is illness in human form and a worthy price to pay for meeting their idol
- to a man from a dojo, he is scum of the earth who ruined his little sister's life and virtue
- to the headless rider, he is a dangerous individual who has turned their hobby of lying into a job
- to the strongest man in Ikebukuro, he is a skinny-ass fleabrain who's an irritating parasite
- to an underground doctor, he is a friend made to impress his crush that persisted out of habit
- to an underclassman, he is a lonely, spiteful, piece of shit, and a hated enemy
To Izaya Orihara, he is simply a lover of humanity.
Also in this volume are: a headless rider finally confronting their biggest fear, a dark place, attempts at fratricide, amateur waterboarding, manually lifting illegally parked motorcycles, casual discussion of murder, music notations on arms, Mont Blancs with a way too many candles, Catcher in the Rai, death threats between friends, embarrassing declarations of love on Tokyo rooftops, biology club stabbings, burlap sacks soaked in kerosene, a quiz game, tongues lit on fire, and telephone poles punched.
While two gangs, one for illegal drugs and one for illegal gambling, operate on Awakusu turf, Izaya Orihara is hired to sniff out the details. As Izaya works, the same question circulates around the city in one way or another: who is Izaya Orihara?
- to the guy who sold Izaya his name, he was perfectly ordinary, yet clearly abnormal
- to a yakuza lieutenant, he is an incredible resource to be kept on a short leash
- to a woman in a bar, he is an amateur info broker and her newest little plaything
- to a set of twins, he is illness in human form and a worthy price to pay for meeting their idol
- to a man from a dojo, he is scum of the earth who ruined his little sister's life and virtue
- to the headless rider, he is a dangerous individual who has turned their hobby of lying into a job
- to the strongest man in Ikebukuro, he is a skinny-ass fleabrain who's an irritating parasite
- to an underground doctor, he is a friend made to impress his crush that persisted out of habit
- to an underclassman, he is a lonely, spiteful, piece of shit, and a hated enemy
To Izaya Orihara, he is simply a lover of humanity.
Also in this volume are: a headless rider finally confronting their biggest fear, a dark place, attempts at fratricide, amateur waterboarding, manually lifting illegally parked motorcycles, casual discussion of murder, music notations on arms, Mont Blancs with a way too many candles, Catcher in the Rai, death threats between friends, embarrassing declarations of love on Tokyo rooftops, biology club stabbings, burlap sacks soaked in kerosene, a quiz game, tongues lit on fire, and telephone poles punched.
October 9, 2018
This is the lowest I've ever rated a Durarara!! entry. The reason for it is the author tried to cram a super complicated plot and a lot of new characters or old returning ones. It became a bit of a mess. I believe this volume kicks off a new arc, as there are waaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many questions needing answering and a lot of characters that need a decent back story.
I quite liked the ending. I still hate Izaya... and so does everybody else in the book. This is something I always find in good books or movies: you will hate the villain's guts not because the author is trying to make you hate him but because the character's behaviours just really make you cringe.
I quite liked the ending. I still hate Izaya... and so does everybody else in the book. This is something I always find in good books or movies: you will hate the villain's guts not because the author is trying to make you hate him but because the character's behaviours just really make you cringe.
March 14, 2022
Durarara!! #9: 4.75 Stars
I love durarara - we all know this.
This volume in particular really makes me wanna reread the entire series and annotate (+ keep a scrapbook-esc thingy) it thoroughly. There are so many interesting themes and i could spent hours talking about single sentences in here.
I love durarara - we all know this.
This volume in particular really makes me wanna reread the entire series and annotate (+ keep a scrapbook-esc thingy) it thoroughly. There are so many interesting themes and i could spent hours talking about single sentences in here.
June 26, 2020
2.5 stars.
March 12, 2025
i love her (izaya)
February 8, 2020
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Finally one of the books gives me the amount of Izaya I’ve been craving since starting the series and I couldn’t be more pleased! The majority of this book focuses on Izaya Orihara being kidnapped by a gang he was investigating and how exactly he got into this situation.
The book is mostly from the POV of other characters, which I think adds an extra layer of interest. We don’t really know what Izaya is thinking for a majority of the story. He’s just been stabbed and now kidnapped. His sisters wouldn’t mind if he died. He’s being tortured, but we see it all through the eyes of other characters or just an outside generic narrator.
We do get to see a little more inside of Izaya during the flashbacks to middle school. It’s really interesting to see how Izaya and Shinra became “friends” and what sort of shenanigans Izaya got up to in middle school. I’m sure that all the Izaya fangirls loved seeing a bit more into his past. We know a lot about Izaya but he’s still a pretty mysterious character.
There are some excellent twists in this book, and despite the heavy focus on Izaya we do get at least cameos from most of the big players. Celty and Shinra have a big role to play but we still do see the high schoolers and the van crew.
I think this is the first book in the series I’ve been head over heels for. I guess it’s my fault for really fixating on Izaya and not being as invested in the other incredibly well written character. I do feel, however, that this is Durarara!!’s strength as a series. Even if I don’t love every book there was bound to be at least one that hit me hard. Everyone will have a favourite character, and thus a favourite arc.
I’m getting so close to the end of the series now. I hope they translate the Izaya spin-offs too…
Finally one of the books gives me the amount of Izaya I’ve been craving since starting the series and I couldn’t be more pleased! The majority of this book focuses on Izaya Orihara being kidnapped by a gang he was investigating and how exactly he got into this situation.
The book is mostly from the POV of other characters, which I think adds an extra layer of interest. We don’t really know what Izaya is thinking for a majority of the story. He’s just been stabbed and now kidnapped. His sisters wouldn’t mind if he died. He’s being tortured, but we see it all through the eyes of other characters or just an outside generic narrator.
We do get to see a little more inside of Izaya during the flashbacks to middle school. It’s really interesting to see how Izaya and Shinra became “friends” and what sort of shenanigans Izaya got up to in middle school. I’m sure that all the Izaya fangirls loved seeing a bit more into his past. We know a lot about Izaya but he’s still a pretty mysterious character.
There are some excellent twists in this book, and despite the heavy focus on Izaya we do get at least cameos from most of the big players. Celty and Shinra have a big role to play but we still do see the high schoolers and the van crew.
I think this is the first book in the series I’ve been head over heels for. I guess it’s my fault for really fixating on Izaya and not being as invested in the other incredibly well written character. I do feel, however, that this is Durarara!!’s strength as a series. Even if I don’t love every book there was bound to be at least one that hit me hard. Everyone will have a favourite character, and thus a favourite arc.
I’m getting so close to the end of the series now. I hope they translate the Izaya spin-offs too…
January 19, 2014
Awesome. A volume focusing on Izaya. And now I'm getting a league of supervillians type feeling as the more problematic people of the underworld begin to assemble.
November 29, 2024
STARTING THE x10 RIGHT AWAY! EXCITED TO FIND MORE ABOUT EVERY CHARACTER'S BACKGROUND!
August 20, 2017
Best novel of the serie. I am not really a Izaya fan, but this book is a masterpiece!
April 23, 2017
Izaya, Izaya and Izaya... Idealny tom dla osób, które wielbią tę postać. Niestety, w ostatecznym rozrachunku tom jest nudnawy. Dopiero sama końcówka tomiku rozpoczyna intrygującą akcję, co do tej pory było znakiem charakterystycznym Narity. Jednak mimo wszystko tom był świetny! Wiele wątków zatacza koło, łączy się ze sobą i ukazuje nam rozwój postaci, jaką był, jest i będzie Izaya. To genialny bohater, który właśnie w tym tomie pokazuje prawdziwą gamę swych umiejętności - możliwość manipulowania innymi, planowania kilka kroków do przodu i bawienia się ludźmi. Narita stworzył niesamowitą postać, ale mimo wszystko watki zawarte w tomie 9 są lekko nudnawe. Nie porwał mnie, odrywałam się od książki kilkukrotnie, co nie zdarzyło się w przypadku tomu 4, 5 czy 6, a tu jednak taka niespodzianka. Bliżej było jemu do kryminału, aniżeli do akcji, jak zazwyczaj.
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