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    Aniplex of America Acquires DURARARA!! X 2

    The Gang is Back in Ikebukuro this January and They’re Ready to Make Trouble! Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: durarara.com (Japan), durararausa.com (US) Special Thanks to EJ Rivera

    Key art for DURARARA!! X 2. Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. ©2014 Ryohgo Narita/PUBLISHED BY KADOKAWA CORPORATION ASCII MEDIA WORKS/Ikebukuro Dollars

    This winter, fans of the DURARARA!! animated series are in for a real treat. Aniplex of America, Inc. has announced on their Aniplex Live Show that they have acquired DURARARA!! X 2 (?????!!×2, 2015) and is set to simulcast starting in January 2015. Five years after this sensational series originally aired, the colorful members are back on the streets of Ikebukuro for their highly-anticipated sequel. Fans will enjoy this extended tale through 3 separate installments. The first installment will begin its simulcast schedule this January and will be available for fans to stream on Hulu and Crunchyroll. The start date and time of the streaming schedule will be announced at a later date. Aniplex of America, Inc. had also announced that their official English homepage for DURARARA!! X 2 has launched. Fans can enjoy details on this upcoming series including detailed character descriptions and an English subtitled trailer. DURARARA!! X 2 is an anime adaptation based on the light novel series created by author Ryohgo Narita. Takahiro Omori will once again be directing alongside many members from the previous series. The studio shuka will be responsible for the animation production and this will be its first major project.

    About DURARARA!! X 2

    “6 Months Later... We haven’t changed at all... or it seems...” Half a year after the turmoil that rocked the entire city of Ikebukuro -- peace has once again returned to the city and people are living each day normally. The high school students enjoy their days of youth as the strongest and most dangerous man of Ikebukuro works diligently. The informant plots a new scheme and the headless rider is pursued by the cops as she rides through the night…But soon this normal will be cut short by the abnormal. Slowly but surely, the unknown will seize the city and face an all new storm.


    About Aniplex of America Inc.

    Aniplex of America Inc. (Santa Monica, California) is a subsidiary of Aniplex Inc. (headquartered in Tokyo, Japan), a group of Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. and a leading provider of anime content and music production and distribution in Japan. Aniplex of America has launched fan-favorite Blu-ray and DVD releases such as BAKEMONOGATARI, DURARARA!!, FATE/ZERO, PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA, THE GARDEN OF SINNERS, SWORD ART ONLINE, BLUE EXORCIST and BLAST OF TEMPEST. The company`s ever-growing line-up of shows includes our most recent titles KILL LA KILL, MONOGATARU SERIES SECOND SEASON, DAY BREAK ILLUSION, SERVANT x SERVICE, SILVER SPOON, MAGI: THE KINGDOM OF MAGIC, ORESHURA, OREIMO 2, VALVRAVE THE LIBERATOR, VIVIDRED OPERATION and SAMURAI FLAMENCO.

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