デュラララ!!
Season: 1
Episode: 1
Exit 1, First Words
Air Date:08/01/2010
Mikado, a young man longing for something unusual in his life, moves to Ikebukuro at the invitation of his childhood friend Masaomi. Arriving in Tokyo, he begins his new life as a high school student, awed and mesmerized by the new world around him.
Crew
Name: Emiko Matsuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Nagamachi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masakazu Kawazoe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoyuki Niho
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akira Takata
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Maehara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Terumi Muto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kawatsura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Mamie Takada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Haruo Okuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Takada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Orie Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroto Yokote
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Kurakari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miyuki Kobayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noboru Takagi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Takahiro Omori
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Yoko Ono
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 2
Highly Unpredictable
Air Date:15/01/2010
It is the Entrance Ceremony at Raira Academy, and the auditorium swells with a varied mix of emotions emitted from the students. Amidst all this is Rio Kamichika: a girl with a notably dark vibe following her.
Crew
Name: Saori Yanaga
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masakazu Kawazoe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoji Tsuchiya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tatsuo Yamada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Terumi Muto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Aono
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideyuki Motohashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Orie Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takafumi Koshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroto Yokote
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Kurakari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miyuki Kobayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noboru Takagi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Katsumi Terahigashi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Yasutaka Hanabusa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kentaro Matsumoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Baba
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Hiromasa Satou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuka Seriguchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiro Kanna
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yun Ru-so
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 3
Rampant Evil
Air Date:22/01/2010
Masaomi Kida is out about town, fervently trying to pick up girls, while Mikado tags along, feeling a bit confused and bewildered. Various people intermingle throughout Ikebukuro as rumors of the “Dollars” spread.
Crew
Name: Hitomi Aso
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshizo Nemoto
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Yui Umemoto
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yui Umemoto
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Fujio Oda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiko Watanabe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinichi Wada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akitsugu Hisagi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryutaro Sakaguchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Heisuke Ando
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akiko Seki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsuaki Miyaji
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shōhei Hamaguchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tadayoshi Okimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akitsugu Hisagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroaki Ishiyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Ota
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akira Hosogaya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masayuki Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naoko Ikeuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 4
Utterly Alone
Air Date:29/01/2010
People throughout the city speak of an urban legend known as the “Headless Rider”. A surprising number of people have personally witnessed it speeding down the streets on a jet-black motorbike with no license plate.
Crew
Name: Kiyotaka Ohata
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Noboru Takagi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tomohito Taira
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Saiji Kawanishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsuji Matsumoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhide Kondo
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Sai Yamane
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryo Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuuki Morimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Tamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nobuyoshi Souzaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Oshima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Ogawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Motohiro Taniguchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Wataru Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiya Nakano
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kanako Hiroo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yusuke Noma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 5
False Advertising
Air Date:05/02/2010
While hanging out with Anri, Mikado and Kida learn about her worries for her missing friend and try to cheer her up. Later the duo gets themselves in trouble when they are cornered by a gang of thugs.
Crew
Name: Emiko Matsuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiyo Kimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Saori Yanaga
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kawatsura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Misao Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mamie Takada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Takada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Orie Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miyuki Kobayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuhiro Saiki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masakazu Endo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroshi Tomioka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kawatsura
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Lin Mingwei
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiromasa Satou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sadayuki Murai
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Koji Nagatomi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Lee Mi-young
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Haruo Okuno
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nobuhiko Kawakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 6
Active Interest
Air Date:12/02/2010
The Dollars gang figures that a foreigner friend of theirs was captured by the manhunters and search through Ikebukuro determined to rescue him.
Crew
Name: Emiko Matsuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masakazu Kawazoe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ko Matsuo
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Rie Maehara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Natsuko Kondou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Midori Uchiyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Orie Tanaka
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Takada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ai Ota
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Mika Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenichi Ohki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroto Yokote
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miyuki Kobayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahisa Koyata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Hideaki Matsuoka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Ikariya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kyoko Kotani
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mayuko Kato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 7
Bad-ass Dude
Air Date:19/02/2010
Shizuo Heiwajima, also known as “the strongest man in Ikebukuro”, is a man who definitely relishes that title. Though he carries with him a high esteem, something is amiss. Lately he has been extremely short-tempered and does not know why.
Crew
Name: Yuki Yase
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Saori Yanaga
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Kojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shosuke Ishibashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kiyotaka Ohata
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Toshizo Nemoto
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Terumi Muto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kosuke Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Eri Yamazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Misao Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Kurakari
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomohiro Kishi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takafumi Koshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masafumi Tamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ai Hiromi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuu Shindou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Risako Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuhiro Saiki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kim Bo-min
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kota Michishita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuro Yamada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 8
Ephemeral Dream
Air Date:26/02/2010
Celty runs away from home after arguing with Shinra, and an exchange student asks people to write what they're looking for in a notebook she carries.
Crew
Name: Aya Yoshinaga
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Toshiyuki Sato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Kojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shosuke Ishibashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuu Shindou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Risako Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Isamu Imakake
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Toshiyuki Komaru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masashi Koizuka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomohiro Furukawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Fujisaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miyuki Nakamura
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tetsuo Ichimura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Ken Muto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriyuki Fukuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Wataru Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Lee Mi-young
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Naoto Nakamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 9
Love and Cherish
Air Date:05/03/2010
After losing contact with her brother Seiji, Namie Yagiri enlists Izaya's help to find him. While roaming through Ikebukuro, Seiji and Mika Harima stumble onto Shizuo and Celty and a heated pursuit begins after Celty figures that the head attached to Mika's body is actually hers.
Crew
Name: Aya Yoshinaga
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Katsumi Terahigashi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Yusuke Nakamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsuji Matsumoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Aika Sakuramoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomo Maruyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryo Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuuki Morimoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Tamura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriyuki Fukuda
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Saka Ikeda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hidenori Hazaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshihiro Kawakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiya Nakano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Makoto Makabe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriyuki Fukuda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Yamamoto
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Hiroyuki Okuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fuyumi Toriyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takuya Chanohara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yusuke Noma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 10
Never Before Seen
Air Date:12/03/2010
Mikado runs away with Mika and shelters her into his apartment. However, in the following day, he is approached by Celty and Izaya, and after telling her secret to him, Celty convinces Mikado to help her find Mika. Unfortunately, Mikado is cornered by some Yagiri Pharmacy workers who question him on Mika's whereabouts. In order to save Mika, Mikado reveals to Izaya and Celty his secret.
Crew
Name: Yuki Hijikata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hitomi Aso
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ai Ota
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Yui Umemoto
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yui Umemoto
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Fujio Oda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiko Watanabe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinichi Wada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akitsugu Hisagi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryutaro Sakaguchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shōhei Hamaguchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Satoshi Hattori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tadayoshi Okimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuya Komai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Okano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Ota
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ayako Mori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Ito
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Usui
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masayuki Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomomi Nishimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 11
Storm and Stress
Air Date:19/03/2010
Anri's missing friend, the Dullahan, the girl with the scar on her neck, Yagiri Pharmaceuticals, the kidnappings, and the Dollars... little by little, the pieces begin to fall into place.
Crew
Name: Fumiyo Kimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masakazu Kawazoe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kiyotaka Ohata
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Toshizo Nemoto
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Eri Yamazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Misao Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mamie Takada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mika Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ai Hiromi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miyuki Kobayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahisa Koyata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Risako Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuhiro Saiki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiro Muto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kentaro Matsumoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiromasa Satou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yun Ru-so
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Nagatomi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Haruo Okuno
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiko Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 12
Yin and Yang
Air Date:26/03/2010
It is discovered that Harima Mika is actually alive, and that Celty's head is being held by Yagiri Pharmacy. Shinra had known about it, and kept the secret from Celty for the fear of losing her because of her head's will.
Crew
Name: Emiko Matsuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Maehara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kawatsura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Atsushi Aono
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenichi Ohki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miyuki Kobayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noboru Takagi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Yasutaka Hanabusa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Minoru Morita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Chika Yamazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kawatsura
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Hiromasa Satou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yuka Seriguchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Okuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akio Kitahara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takuo Tominaga
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nobuhiko Kawakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 13
Takes a Sudden Turn
Air Date:09/04/2010
Half a year has passed since the Dollars meeting and Ikebukuro seems to have returned to normal. But underground, the Yellow Scarves and the Slasher are becoming increasingly active. Darkness approaches, ready to destroy the days of peace.
Crew
Name: Yuki Yase
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Koji Yabuno
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Yabuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoaki Mimiura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoji Tsuchiya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshizo Nemoto
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Yuri Naminoue
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hidetoshi Sano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ryota Niino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumi Morita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumino Fujii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Orie Tanaka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroto Yokote
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Ishikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yukiko Ban
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kyoko Kotani
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahiro Matsushita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hu Takuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takahiro Kishida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsumi Terahigashi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 14
Turmoil Reigns
Air Date:16/04/2010
Anri is attacked by the Slasher. The same night, the user Saika appears in the chatroom, and posts a puzzling message. Mikado, worried about rumors that the Slashers are the Dollars, decides to cooperate with Celty.
Crew
Name: Kiyotaka Ohata
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Ai Ota
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kenji Uchinou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Maruyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kazuhiko Tamura
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yosuke Imakubo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Wataru Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keiya Nakano
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mitsue Yamasaki
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Episode: 15
Dumb Like a Fox
Air Date:23/04/2010
Magazine Journalist Shuji Niekawa’s unbridled passion is raging. A Russian who runs a sushi shop, the Awakusu organization, an Information Broker, the Headless Rider... He investigates the supposedly strongest man in Ikebukuro: Shizuo Heiwajima.
Crew
Name: Yuki Hijikata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hitomi Aso
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yui Umemoto
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yui Umemoto
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Fujio Oda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinichi Wada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akitsugu Hisagi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shōhei Hamaguchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Erina Kojima
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sadayuki Murai
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Ayako Mori
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Ito
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 16
Mutual Love
Air Date:30/04/2010
Anri is targeted by the Slasher, but Kyohei’s gang moves to rescue her. Shizuo and Celty join in, and after defeating the Slasher, reveal his true identity. However, this moment of relief doesn’t last as Celty reads what has been posted in the chatroom.
Crew
Name: Aya Yoshinaga
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Miki Takihara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumiyo Kimura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Nagamachi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Terumi Muto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Misao Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Orie Tanaka
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideo Maru
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kayoko Ishikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenichi Ohki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Kurakari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahisa Koyata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Risako Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsumi Terahigashi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Ryouki Kamitsubo
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Episode: 17
Everything Changes
Air Date:07/05/2010
As Anri faces off against Haruna, truths about her past are revealed. Elsewhere, Shizuo fights an unending battle against the Slashers in South Ikebukuro Park. As he defeats them one after another, his expression starts to take on a hint of joy.
Crew
Name: Koji Yabuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Emiko Matsuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masakazu Kawazoe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshizo Nemoto
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Tatsuo Yamada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kawatsura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Atsushi Aono
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuhiro Saiki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahiro Matsushita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomohito Taira
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hidetoshi Namura
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Shuuji Miyazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akio Kitahara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takuo Tominaga
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 18
Out of Your Control
Air Date:14/05/2010
Civil unrest begins to descend upon Ikebukuro. Masaomi finds himself in an abandoned building, depressed, thinking about his past: how he ended up back there, and how a girl still waits for him at a hospital.
Crew
Name: Noboru Takagi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kyoko Kotani
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takahiro Kishida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Isamu Imakake
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Kazunori Ozawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Keita Hagio
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masashi Amano
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takeshi Morita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsuya Kikuchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Aya Yoshioka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuyuki Kai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahiro Sekiguchi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Irie
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sae Nishino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takashi Igari
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Okaji
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroaki Motoigi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriko Ogura
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kiyoshi Matsuda
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Megumi Shibasaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tatsuaki Okamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rena Okuyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masayuki Yoshida
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 19
Anarchy
Air Date:21/05/2010
Anri notices something is wrong with Masaomi, and takes action to find out what it is. Elsewhere, a gang-war breaks out between the Yellow Scarves and the Dollars over the Slasher’s identity. The standoff grows as Mikado’s desire to stop it is ignored.
Crew
Name: Yuki Yase
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Koji Yabuno
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tomoaki Mimiura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Maehara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumi Morita
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Haruo Okuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ai Ota
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Kenichi Ohki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shingo Adachi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroto Yokote
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuhiro Saiki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Ikariya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Katsumi Terahigashi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Nahoko Iiyama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Iizuka
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takenori Tsukuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumika Hasegawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Nagatomi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Haruo Okuno
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 20
A New King Will Arise
Air Date:28/05/2010
After doing some investigating, Masaomi starts to suspect that the remnants of the Blue Squares, a gang that he once fought, have slipped into the Dollars. He decides to visit Kyohei’s gang to learn the truth.
Crew
Name: Kiyotaka Ohata
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Mutsumi Sasaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miho Imoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miho Azuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Asuka Shinpo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Shino
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Asami Watanabe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ritsuko Kondou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiromasa Satou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Sadayuki Murai
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Hiroyoshi Iida
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noriko Tsutsumiya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 21
Everything Covered in Fog
Air Date:04/06/2010
Despite Mikado’s orders, the Yellow Scarves hunt down members of the Dollars. Mikado begins to question whether the existence of the Dollars is worth such a sacrifice. Anri tries to put a stop to the gang war, but ends up making the situation worse...
Crew
Name: Yuki Hijikata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hitomi Aso
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Toshizo Nemoto
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Yui Umemoto
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yui Umemoto
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Fujio Oda
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinichi Wada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiromi Kawamoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akitsugu Hisagi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akiko Seki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Akitsugu Hisagi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yoko Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kumiko Ota
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideki Ito
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 22
Declaration of Disbandment
Air Date:11/06/2010
The Dollars are enraged at the Yellow Scarves’ actions. The Yellow Scarves learn that Anri is the girl who escaped from their hideout during the night of the meeting, and track her down. However, an unexpected group of people steps in to save her...
Crew
Name: Aya Yoshinaga
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Shinya Kawatsura
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Misao Abe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Orie Tanaka
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takafumi Koshi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miyuki Kobayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mayuko Kato
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinya Kawatsura
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Tomohiro Kishi
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hong Beom-seok
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yasuhiro Kajino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nobuhiko Kawakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroyuki Ogura
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Saito
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 23
Complicated and Confused
Air Date:18/06/2010
A gunshot resounds from an alley, echoed by a phone call for Masaomi. Mikado rides with Celty, and Anri learns the truth. Their hearts are filled with trust, doubt, and unease. Everything rushes toward a conclusion, and Izaya enjoys the chaos.
Crew
Name: Yuki Yase
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Miki Takihara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masakazu Kawazoe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mamie Takada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Fumino Fujii
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Atsushi Aono
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hideyuki Motohashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ai Hiromi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiroto Yokote
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noboru Takagi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Katsumi Terahigashi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Osamu Hirayama
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahiko Komino
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masakazu Endo
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kentaro Matsumoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Susumu Nishizawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shimotsuma Nichitaeko
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinsuke Ishikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Momeko Matsui
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiromasa Satou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kenji Terao
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yun Ru-so
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Episode: 24
Selfless Devotion
Air Date:25/06/2010
Filled with unwavering determination, Masaomi enters the abandoned factory, and encounters the unexpected. At last: Masaomi, Mikado, and Anri face off. Although each of them carries inexpressible feelings, they eventually find an answer...
Crew
Name: Koji Yabuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Emiko Matsuno
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masakazu Kawazoe
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tatsuo Yamada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Rie Maehara
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Mamie Takada
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ai Hiromi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miyuki Kobayashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Masahisa Koyata
Role: Director
Department: Directing
Name: Yasuhiro Saiki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Noboru Takagi
Role: Writer
Department: Writing
Name: Katsumi Terahigashi
Role: Storyboard Artist
Department: Art
Name: Koji Furuya
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Kozue Horanai
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Miho Azuma
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Michiko Takahashi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shinsuke Ishikawa
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Shuuji Miyazaki
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Ken'ichi Hirata
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hiromasa Satou
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Tatsuki Takemoto
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Yun Ru-so
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Koji Nagatomi
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Takuo Tominaga
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Haruo Okuno
Role: Animation Director
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Hong Beom-seok
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects
Name: Nobuhiko Kawakami
Role: Key Animation
Department: Visual Effects