Dani St-Onge's Reviews > Durarara!!, Vol. 6

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I went into this volume with so much hope that it would be better than the last - but it was worse. Perhaps that's because volume 5 and volume 6 follow a singular storyline and I'm just not interested in it at all.

Durarara!! has always been a series with a large cast of characters, and that's part of what makes it fantastic. Unfortunately the most boring characters snag a lot of the spotlight for this volume, just like the previous one. Vorona and Sloan don't really interest me. Mikado doesn't really interest me. Anri doesn't really interest me. So maybe I'm a little biased but it really felt like they could have used the more volatile characters a little more.

The chatroom was criminally underused in this volume. I think we only get one or two scenes in it and barely any group interactions. The chatroom is part of the charm of the series, and it sucks to see it just go unused. I know that this is mainly because the plot takes place in such a short amount of time but it still left a bad taste in my mouth.

At least the current plotline was tied up, and Rocchi is an interesting character. It was good to get some focus on Kadota as well. I know he has a lot of fangirls and he finally got to have some spotlight that wasn't overshadowed by his companions.

I also liked the ending. We finally got more of Izaya, and it ended on a twist that is sure to be relevant in the next volume. It leaves me hopeful that I can enjoy this series still. I was in love with the first four volumes but this one just really missed the mark for me.