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Durarara!! SH Light Novel #1
Durarara!! SH, Vol. 1
In the sequel series to the urban fantasy Durarara!!, Yahiro Mizuchi has come to Tokyo in the hopes of starting a new life (and maybe seeing the Headless Rider), but the famous Dullahan hasn't been seen in half a year-and neither has anyone who's gone to find her!
A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER THE FALL OF THE DOLLARS, A NEW BREEZE BLOWS THROUGH IKEBUKURO...
Celty hasn’t been seen in Ikebukuro for some time, but her influence remains strong. After being treated like a monster in his hometown, Yahiro Mizuchi has come to Tokyo in hopes of meeting another so-called monster. Meanwhile, Kuon Kotonami wants to turn the Headless Rider into a moneymaker. As for Himeka Tatsugami, her sister vanished after trying to write an article on the urban legend. To make matters worse, some longtime residents of Ikebukuro have been disappearing from the city’s streets. When the new trio begins attending Raira Academy, another set of strange adventures begins…
A YEAR AND A HALF AFTER THE FALL OF THE DOLLARS, A NEW BREEZE BLOWS THROUGH IKEBUKURO...
Celty hasn’t been seen in Ikebukuro for some time, but her influence remains strong. After being treated like a monster in his hometown, Yahiro Mizuchi has come to Tokyo in hopes of meeting another so-called monster. Meanwhile, Kuon Kotonami wants to turn the Headless Rider into a moneymaker. As for Himeka Tatsugami, her sister vanished after trying to write an article on the urban legend. To make matters worse, some longtime residents of Ikebukuro have been disappearing from the city’s streets. When the new trio begins attending Raira Academy, another set of strange adventures begins…
184 pages, Paperback
First published April 10, 2014
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About the author
Ryohgo Narita
278 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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September 1, 2022
Umarım Kuon'un başına berbat şeyler gelir :)
March 2, 2024
[REVIEW FOR SCHOOL] [SUM]
(Durarara) DRRR!! SHx1 (Snake Hands) is an urban-fantasy action-comedy light novel written by Ryohgo Nartia about a trio attending Raira Academy and a bizarre series of adventures surrounding Ikebukuro, and it’s living urban legend who has been missing for 6 months, The Headless Rider. Yahiro Mizuchi set off for Tokyo, hoping to meet another monster after he was treated like one in his hometown. Kuon Kotonami, in the meantime, is hoping to make money off of the Headless Rider. Himeka Tatsugami's sister disappeared while attempting to write a piece about the urban legend, while the disappearance of some Ikebukuro residents from the city's streets is exacerbating the whole situation.
[EXTRA]
Part of the title of this book, “Snake Hands”, stems from the Chinese proverb "adding legs to a snake," which describes the practice of adding something that should be complete by adding unnecessary elements. And I’d say this does describe the book’s purpose, to add more to what the main series was about. This does mean that you should only read this after watching the Durarara anime/read the manga/light novels.
[EVALUATION]
The author makes a point to not have only one protagonist and point of view; and some of the protagonists stop appearing. “Yes the protagonist. If you were to describe a life as a story, and in most cases, you would pin the label of protagonist on the person whose story is being told. However, in circumstances where the ties that bind people together are complex and intertwined– such as an incident like this–viewing the situation in an objective manner will help sometimes require making a protagonist out of several people. [...] The protagonist role shifts depending on the direction of your objectivity–the side committing the incident or the side pursuing the truth. The observer's personal interest will also have a large effect on the narrative lens” (Nartia 145). This confirms the author’s objective to have multiple POVs and not just one.
The theme of the book would have to be, “What makes someone a “monster” differs from person to person.” Examples from two characters from the book, Celty (The Headless Rider) and Shinra (her partner, a black market doctor) see each other as normal to a certain degree, while the public eye views Celty as a monster (Nartia 147) Another example would be Yahiro; his hometown bullied him, then he attacked back using ridiculous strength. He was then ostracized for being ‘inhumane’, this has straight parallels to Shizuo (well known beat-upper in Ikebukuro) because he also has incredible strength (Nartia 120-122) But now, since they know the other exists, are they really monsters or just two really strong dudes?
[MY OPINION/THOUGHTS]
This explained a lot of loose ends for me since this is the aftermath of the anime, and I was satisfied with the tying up of said loose ends; now with new characters involved in a setting and style which I already loved, now I just want to keep reading the next SH novels! I give it a solid 4/5, not mind-blowing, but I definitely see myself re-reading this in the future.
(Durarara) DRRR!! SHx1 (Snake Hands) is an urban-fantasy action-comedy light novel written by Ryohgo Nartia about a trio attending Raira Academy and a bizarre series of adventures surrounding Ikebukuro, and it’s living urban legend who has been missing for 6 months, The Headless Rider. Yahiro Mizuchi set off for Tokyo, hoping to meet another monster after he was treated like one in his hometown. Kuon Kotonami, in the meantime, is hoping to make money off of the Headless Rider. Himeka Tatsugami's sister disappeared while attempting to write a piece about the urban legend, while the disappearance of some Ikebukuro residents from the city's streets is exacerbating the whole situation.
[EXTRA]
Part of the title of this book, “Snake Hands”, stems from the Chinese proverb "adding legs to a snake," which describes the practice of adding something that should be complete by adding unnecessary elements. And I’d say this does describe the book’s purpose, to add more to what the main series was about. This does mean that you should only read this after watching the Durarara anime/read the manga/light novels.
[EVALUATION]
The author makes a point to not have only one protagonist and point of view; and some of the protagonists stop appearing. “Yes the protagonist. If you were to describe a life as a story, and in most cases, you would pin the label of protagonist on the person whose story is being told. However, in circumstances where the ties that bind people together are complex and intertwined– such as an incident like this–viewing the situation in an objective manner will help sometimes require making a protagonist out of several people. [...] The protagonist role shifts depending on the direction of your objectivity–the side committing the incident or the side pursuing the truth. The observer's personal interest will also have a large effect on the narrative lens” (Nartia 145). This confirms the author’s objective to have multiple POVs and not just one.
The theme of the book would have to be, “What makes someone a “monster” differs from person to person.” Examples from two characters from the book, Celty (The Headless Rider) and Shinra (her partner, a black market doctor) see each other as normal to a certain degree, while the public eye views Celty as a monster (Nartia 147) Another example would be Yahiro; his hometown bullied him, then he attacked back using ridiculous strength. He was then ostracized for being ‘inhumane’, this has straight parallels to Shizuo (well known beat-upper in Ikebukuro) because he also has incredible strength (Nartia 120-122) But now, since they know the other exists, are they really monsters or just two really strong dudes?
[MY OPINION/THOUGHTS]
This explained a lot of loose ends for me since this is the aftermath of the anime, and I was satisfied with the tying up of said loose ends; now with new characters involved in a setting and style which I already loved, now I just want to keep reading the next SH novels! I give it a solid 4/5, not mind-blowing, but I definitely see myself re-reading this in the future.
October 30, 2021
After having read the previous Durarara series, the follow-up comes along. This story is very well done. It mentions the previous events, with mostly new Characters, so far. A lot of the previous characters get hinted at, or even make brief apearences. I wish I followed the previous volumes better, since I don't really remember what happened at the end. But that didn't take much away from this volume.
May 1, 2022
书只读过第一本，感觉不如动画来的舒服
November 21, 2022
IT'S BACK AND I'M LIVING.
No real review for this, this series is entirely for people who love the original and I'm going to go throw something.
No real review for this, this series is entirely for people who love the original and I'm going to go throw something.
December 17, 2022
Another amazing addition in Ikibukuro
December 17, 2022
so underrated
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