The WORST episodes of Durarara!!

Every episode of Durarara!! ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Durarara!!!

In Tokyo's downtown district of Ikebukuro, amidst many strange rumors and warnings of anonymous gangs and dangerous occupants, one urban legend stands out above the rest—the existence of a headless "Black Rider" who is said to be seen driving a jet-black motorcycle through the city streets. Mikado Ryuugamine has always longed for the excitement of the city life, and an invitation from a childhood friend convinces him to move to Tokyo. Witnessing the Black Rider on his first day in the city, his wishes already seem to have been granted. But as supernatural events begin to occur, ordinary citizens like himself, along with Ikebukuro's most colorful inhabitants, are mixed up in the commotion breaking out in their city.

Last Updated: 12/4/2024Network: Tokyo MXStatus: Ended
Bell the Cat
star
6.98
47 votes

#1 - Bell the Cat

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 1/16/2016

Anri seeks out Erika at the hospital, but they have a few unexpected encounters before they can talk. Meanwhile, other women throughout the city begin to take action.

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A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words
star
7.74
99 votes

#2 - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/10/2015

Half a year has passed. The city of Ikebukuro seemingly remains unchanged, but foreign elements are slipping in, the serial killer known as “Hollywood” being one of them. The fuse to a new series of events begins to smolder!

Directors: Takahiro Omori
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Asleep or Awake
star
8.04
78 votes

#3 - Asleep or Awake

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 8/1/2015

It’s summer, and Anri has begun to worry about Mikado. The popular idol Ruri has been plagued by a malicious stalker. It seems that stalker is in the Dollars. In an attempt to obtain information, Yuhei and Ruri visit Shizuo...

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Exit 1, First Words
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8.06
289 votes

#4 - Exit 1, First Words

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2010

Mikado Ryūgamine leaves his country home to attend high school in Ikebukuro, Tokyo with his childhood friend Masaomi Kida. Three people chat online about current events in Ikebukuro. As Mikado and Kida wander around the district, Mikado meets four of Kida's friends: Walker Yumasaki, Erika Karisawa, Saburo Togusa, and Kyohei Kadota. Elsewhere, a trio of men confirm that their target is a teenage girl. In the chatroom, they discuss the recent mass suicides. A man approaches the girl and leads her to the van, and she is kidnapped. Mikado and Kida encounter Simon Brezhnev, and Kida advises Mikado not to make enemies with Simon. Mikado sees a vending machine fly through the air. Kida explains that Shizuo Heiwajima caused it and warns Mikado to be careful of Shizuo. As the three in the chat room talk about the legendary headless motorcycle rider, the kidnappers wait at an exchange point. A helmeted woman on a black motorcycle appears and attacks them, but one kidnapper escapes. During the chase, he discovers that she is headless. When he attacks her, she slashes him with her scythe and renders him unconscious. Kida tells Mikado to stay away from Izaya Orihara and the Dollars gang. Mikado bumps into a red-haired girl, knocking her down. As Kida helps her up, Mikado notices a scar around her neck. The girl screams and runs away. Soon after, Mikado and Kida watch the headless motorcycle rider pass by. This episode is from Mikado's point of view.

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Marriages are Made in Heaven
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8.08
75 votes

#5 - Marriages are Made in Heaven

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/18/2015

The Awakusu Group executive Mizuki Akabayashi, nicknamed the “Red Devil of Awakusu,” hates drugs and keeps a vigilant eye on the trends in the city of Ikebukuro. The reason why he hates drugs goes back six years to the night of a fateful encounter.

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A Crow in the Dark Night
star
8.09
85 votes

#6 - A Crow in the Dark Night

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2015

A sudden attack strikes Celty. Shinra waits at home for her return, unaware of what’s happened, and is visited by Shizuo, who brings along the mysterious young girl. Mikado hears of a bad rumor about the Dollars and starts trying to figure out the truth.

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Love Thy Enemy
star
8.10
81 votes

#7 - Love Thy Enemy

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/4/2015

With news of Izaya's hospitalization quickly spreading, the information broker is filled with anticipation and excitement about which of his many enemies will make a move on his life.

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Birds of a Feather
star
8.11
72 votes

#8 - Birds of a Feather

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 9/19/2015

Kadota was in a hit-and-run and the resulting rumors have Saburo and Walker taking action. In an effort to get information on the Dollars, Shuji Niekawa contacts Haruya Shiki. Meanwhile, Akabayashi follows up with Izaya on his investigation of Mikado.

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Life is But a Dream
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8.13
79 votes

#9 - Life is But a Dream

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/11/2015

Namie is keeping a close eye on Seiji as he and Mika go on a date.

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The Day is Short, the Work is Long
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8.13
86 votes

#10 - The Day is Short, the Work is Long

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/7/2015

Aoba continues to urge Mikado to become the leader of the Blue Squares. Varona and Sloan, meanwhile, maintain their pursuit of Celty as the Awakusu group searches for both Akane and Shizuo.

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Even a Chance Acquaintance is Decreed by Destiny
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8.13
82 votes

#11 - Even a Chance Acquaintance is Decreed by Destiny

Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 1/9/2016

In the city of Ikebukuro, something else is beginning to move. Everyone that has gathered in Celty’s apartment discuss how to deal with the problems they’re each facing.

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No One Knows What the Future Holds
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8.13
82 votes

#12 - No One Knows What the Future Holds

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/7/2015

With the uproar over the bounty settled, the city appears to be peaceful. However, the sparks of a new uproar begin to light, one after another. The womanizing leader of the Toramaru gang visits Shizuo, and Celty receives a request from the Awakusu…

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A Mouth of Nectar, a Heart of Needles
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8.15
74 votes

#13 - A Mouth of Nectar, a Heart of Needles

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 8/22/2015

Amphisbaena runs an underground casino, and Heaven’s Slave, a gang of drug dealers. Even then, no one can figure out who these two groups really are. The Awakusu Group hires Izaya to do some digging, but..

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When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do
star
8.15
84 votes

#14 - When in Rome, Do as the Romans Do

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/31/2015

While transporting some mysterious luggage, Celty attempts to escape the biker gangs out to claim the 10 million bounty that’s been placed on her. Caught up in the chaos, Mairu and Kururi join with Kyohei and the others.

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Telepathy
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8.17
75 votes

#15 - Telepathy

Season 2 - Episode 34 - Aired 3/12/2016

Anri opens up to Kadota and the others about Saika; meanwhile, Erika discovers that the Saika zombies are after Mikado and Kasane.

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Lost in the Dark
star
8.18
79 votes

#16 - Lost in the Dark

Season 2 - Episode 29 - Aired 2/6/2016

Kasane’s unexpected visit to Shinra and Celty sparks a chase across the city. Meanwhile, Masaomi and Chikage’s fight has been interrupted by Izumii, who’s looking to settle matters with Masomi.

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The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree
star
8.19
84 votes

#17 - The Apple Doesn't Fall Far from the Tree

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2015

Akane grew up loved by her family, wanting nothing. When she learned the truth behind the family business, it was Izaya that reached out to her. In the present day, the conflict intensifies between the Dollars and Toramaru, as Kadota and Chikage face off.

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The Ladies' Man Has Neither Money Nor Power
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8.19
83 votes

#18 - The Ladies' Man Has Neither Money Nor Power

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2015

Masaomi contemplates friendship as he travels far from Ikebukuro. Mikado receives an unexpected visit from Aoba. Akane explains the real intention behind her attempt to kill Shizuo. And as Toramaru retaliates against the Dollars, Chikage confronts…

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Turmoil Reigns
star
8.22
192 votes

#19 - Turmoil Reigns

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/16/2010

Anri and several others are attacked by the slasher. Each night someone is attacked, someone called Sinsong appears on the web, writing mysterious messages. "Today. Cut. Did Cut. More. Stronger. Love. Wish. Wish. Is. Want." Mikado is bothered by the rumors that the Slasher attacks are being perpetrated by the Dollars, and asks Celty for help. Celty eventually learns from Shinra that his father Shingen previously acquired a sword called Saika to separate the link between Celty's head from her body, and later had the weapon sold to a second-hand antique dealer. Shizuo offers to help Celty take care of the slasher when she goes out to search for the culprit. As Anri goes back home after parting ways with Mikado and Kida, she ends up at the place where she was spared by the slasher days ago. The slasher comes up behind her and prepares to strike.

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Rampant Evil
star
8.23
260 votes

#20 - Rampant Evil

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/22/2010

Anri Sonohara, a classmate of Mikado's become class representative along him. While goofing off with Kida, Mikado spots Anri in trouble and decides to lend a hand to her and coincidentally, getting himself into a clash involving the dangerous Shizuo Heiwajima and his sworn enemy, the elusive Izaya Orihara.

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Blessed are the Foolish
star
8.24
76 votes

#21 - Blessed are the Foolish

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/12/2015

Various people begin to move around the Dollars. Learning of Mikado’s current situation, Masaomi revives the Yellow Scarves and in his determination to crush the Dollars, approaches Kyohei. Meanwhile, we learn more of Aoba’s history with his brother.

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Adding Insult to Injury
star
8.24
88 votes

#22 - Adding Insult to Injury

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2015

The idol Ruri Hijiribe and actor Yuhei Hanejima; two people who, despite being hugely popular, remain a mystery. A chance meeting gives them reason to reveal their secrets to one another. Meanwhile, the various situations in Ikebukuro begin to intersect.

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In For a Penny, In For a Pound
star
8.24
75 votes

#23 - In For a Penny, In For a Pound

Season 2 - Episode 30 - Aired 2/13/2016

Izaya is overjoyed at Mikado’s behavior, which has greatly exceeded his expectations, and grows more excited at the future uproar he is ushering in. Masaomi and Chikage talk through things, while Saki and Anri break the ice.

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It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief
star
8.26
78 votes

#24 - It Takes a Thief to Catch a Thief

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 9/26/2015

Advancing the internal purge of the Dollars, Mikado tries to realize his ideal, which is leading to a clash with the Yellow Scarves. Various incidents are further entangled as another uproar occurs in Ikebukuro, and the story deepens into further chaos!

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Harmony is the Greatest of Virtues
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8.26
87 votes

#25 - Harmony is the Greatest of Virtues

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/17/2015

Due to her appearance on TV, Celty Sturluson has gained even more attention and 10 million yen is being offered to uncover her identity. Meanwhile, Raira Academy welcomes its new students, which includes Mairu and Kuriri, Izaya Orihara’s sisters.

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