History YMMV / Durarara

* AdaptationDisplacement: Not many people realize that the anime was based on a still ongoing series of LightNovels, mainly due to the novels not being available in English [[LateExportForYou until 2015, 11 years after the series was first published in Japan]].

* MagnificentBastard:
** [[Characters/DurararaIzayaOrihara Izaya Orihara]] is an [[KnowledgeBroker information broker]] and one of the most dangerous men in Ikebukuro wanting to declare his "love" for humans by manipulating them [[ItAmusedMe for his own amusement]]. Introducing Masaomi Kida to his follower Saki Mikajima she would have Saki form a romantic relationship with Masaomi while Izaya instigates a gang war between Masaomi’s gang, The Yellow Scarves, and The Blue Square, leaving Masaomi vulnerable, endangering Saki, and dismantling both gangs in the process. Also a member of The Dollars, Izaya has recruited thousands into the Dollars before turning them against their leader by reveal to them his identity, Mikado Ryuugamine, allowing them to reek havoc throughout Ikebukuro. After being stabbed by "Jinnai Yodogiri", Izaya would allow himself to be capture, tricking his captors into revealing information on "Jinnai Yodogiri" before sending his newly formed group to defeat them afterwards. Also holding immense animosity for [[ArchEnemy Shizuo Heiwajima]] for not being able to manipulate him, Izaya has provoke Shizuo constantly, cost him his job, [[FrameUp frames him for murder]], manipulates a girl to kill Shizuo, and tries to kill Shizuo himself. When Shizuo manages to beat Izaya, he attempt to goad Shizuo to kill him, content that the masses witnessing Shizuo will then view him as a monster.
** [[SexySecretary Kasane Kujiragi]] is a {{Dhampyr}} who uses the name "Jinnai Yodogiri" to [[BigBad orchestrate]] the events of the series' final arc. After Izaya Orihara ignores her warning to not interfere with her plans she has him stabbed and later interrogated for information, before allowing him to continue manipulating people to keep them distracted from her own scheming. Also a wielder of Saika, Kasane would hand over Saika to Shingen Kishitani having him spread Saika throughout Ikebukuro creating more Saika wielders and expand Saika influence to almost everyone in Ikebukuro giving Kasane complete control over masses minds and the city. She would also posses Shingen’s son Shinra to make Shinra’s LoveInterest Celty Sturluson more vulnerable allowing Kasane to defeat her and give Celty her head to put her under Kasane’s control. Kasane would later save her half-niece, Ruri Hijiribe, from her stalker while taking full blame for the crimes Ruri committed as the Hollywood SerialKiller, so that Ruri can continue living a normal life.

* CompleteMonster: [[EvilTeacher Takashi Nasujima]] is a [[{{Ephebophile}} sexual predator]] known for sexually harassing his female students. His relationship with his student, Haruna Niekawa, is a notorious example, with his emotional and sexual abuse playing a large role in Haruna's [[ClingyJealousGirl deteriorating psyche]]. Transferred to Raira Academy, Nasujima would proceed to sexually harass Anri Sonohara, and when ordered to stop by Masaomi Kida, he would sneak into Anri's home, possibly to violate her. Severely injured by Shizuo Heiwajima after trying to mug him, Nasujima recovers and returns to Ikebukuro where he [[CarFu runs over Kyouhei Kadota with a car]]. Resisting Saika's control, Nasujima uses Haruna's father to lure her daughter to him before knocking them both out, where Nasujima plans to use Haruna's powers for his own purposes while stating his intentions to [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape]] Haruna right in front of her father; he then has Haruna slash everyone within Ikebukuro so that he may control their minds and take over the city, uncaring if he gets many people hurt or killed. Nasujima would then attempt to murder Anri, nearly killing Mikado Ryuugamine in the process.

%%* EvilIsSexy:
%%** Izaya.
%%** Some fans also perceive Earthworm as this.

** Saki. Many people think that she destroyed the ThreeAmigos dynamic with Mikado, Anri and Masaomi to the point that [[spoiler:Masaomi left Ikebukuro with her and fails to communicate with the other two as time goes on.]]

** Mikado is shy, Awkward, and easily flustered.

** Vorona is either loved by fans because she's another {{action girl}} that is a potential love interest for Shizuo or being created to [[ShipSinking sink]] the Shizaya pairing as well as [[RonTheDeathEater a bitch that only wants to kill Shizuo and will break his heart to do so]], [[spoiler: nevermind the fact Izaya actively tries to kill Shizuo late into the light novels and Vorona instead saves Shizuo.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind This won't be the last time]] Creator/KyleMcCarley voices an ill-tempered gang member who is OlderThanHeLooks, and at one point, gets stabbed in the hand with a pen.

* AdaptationDisplacement: Partly due to NoExportForYou not many people realize that this series was based on a still ongoing LightNovel series (starting February 2015, the official English translation of the first three light novels were released in US).

** When Vorona goes undercover as Shizuo's kohai to discover his weaknesses and eventually kill him, she discovers to her surprise that the [[TheRedBaron God of Destruction in a Bartender Suit]] is actually a rather dorky NiceGuy when he's not under the influence of his violent HairTriggerTemper. Cue the [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting]].