While we’ve had little in the way of actual details regarding the second season of Durarara!!, we’ve been getting plenty of key visual character pieces. With the show set to land in January 2015, the promotional side continues along nicely as we get some fun character moments that help to remind us of the first series that we loved so much. The main thrust so far is a variety of key visuals of the main cast of characters that will populate these arcs as they go forward and now we’ve got a look at some rather interesting additions to the series. The latest one to land is that of Rokujo Chikage, Vorona and Akabayashi. Check out the image below!
While a good bit of the casting is still to come at an upcoming event in Japan in October, the confirmation of some of the returning cast has been made as Miyuki Sawashiro will reprise her role as Celty while Toshiyuki Toyonaga will reprise his role as Mikado. The main staff is returning to the production with Takahiro Omori directiong based on scripts by Noboru Takagi and character designs by Takahiro Kishida. Animation production is being done by studio Shuka, their first production, instead of Brains Base which handled the first series.
Original series concept: Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Mikado Ryugamine is a young man who yearns for the city like no other. At the invitation of his childhood friend, Masaomi Kida, he leaves his hometown and enters Raira Academy in Ikebukuro. Masaomi warns Mikado about the mysterious organization of unknown origin known as the “Dollars” and some dangerous people in Ikebukuro to watch out for. In particular: the brawling champion Shizuo Heiwajima and hobbyist information broker Izaya Orihara.
On his first day out in the city, Mikado, remembering another of Masaomi’s stories, sees a jet-black motorcycle being driven by the fabled “Headless Rider.” From then on, a series of random attacks and events begins to occur on the streets of Ikebukuro, and a group known as the Yellow Scarves arises as Ikebukuro begins to crumble!
Shiki, Vorona and ohmigash CHIKAGE!! CAN’T WAIT FOR SEASON 2!
Wait, Akabayashi? Are you sure that’s Akabayashi? From what I’ve seen in the novels that seems like Shiki. I could be wrong though.
Akabayshi is supposed to be red and aozaki blue… I don’t know. I kinda hope thy change it. Awww man I hope the part where he falls in love is put it ; it’s super cute.