Durarara!! Episode 10

Title: Kūzenzetsugo (空前絶後) - Never Before Seen

Japanese Date Aired: 11 March 2010

English Date Aired: 27 August 2011

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Narrated by Mikado Ryūgamine

Synopsis
While shopping, Mikado Ryuugamine recalls when he saw the black rider chasing a girl with a scar on her neck. The girl frantically asked Mikado to save her, and so he took her hand. When the black rider tried to cut them off from the street, Mikado dragged the girl into the subway, where the black rider was stalled by 'fans'. As Masaomi Kida at recaps the story just told to him by Mikado, he asks if his friend seriously expects him to believe that and gives him tips on how to enhance the story to involve princesses. Mikado says the girl can't remember anything, so he doesn't know anything beyond that.

Mikado remembers how much he wanted his life to be different, and that may be the reason why he is allowing the girl to stay at his house. However, he acknowledges he may be in danger because the headless rider knows his face. At Raira Academy, Mikado never told Masaomi about the girl's scar. Masaomi attracts attention to his friend by yelling he has a chic staying at his place, but their classmates shrug it off as Mikado exaggerating. Anri Sonohara meets Mikado's eyes and smiles.

Masaomi asks how Mikado's 'sleeping beauty' is doing, then shows his friend the "Dollars poll". Students vote for who they think is in the Dollars. Masaomi voted for Ryo Takiguchi and is on his way to find out for sure, despite his vote having been placed solely on a hunch. Mikado and Masaomi climb to the roof where they half expect Takiguchi to be smoking, and are surprised when that appears to be his actual activity. However, they realize he holds a pencil and is writing music.

Masaomi jumps right to the question, much to Mikado's shock. Even more to Mikado's surprise, Takiguchi admits to being a member of the Dollars! Masaomi quickly introduces Mikado and Takiguchi, when Mikado learns his name is famous. The friends then ask the Dollars member why he chose to join. About 6 months ago, he received an anonymous email inviting him to the gang with no rules or restrictions. At first Ryo was skeptical, but decided it might be cool and joined. Masaomi asks what the Dollars are like, and is answered with "transparent, as in no color". They don't get involved with turf wars, either, like the Blue Squares. Masaomi turns pensive at this name, but Mikado inquires about Dollars meetings. Takiguchi says members usually meet only by accident, and that most would admit to membership right away.

Mikado and Masaomi swore to keep Takiguchi's membership a secret. Mikado and Anri Sonohara discuss the disappearance of Mika Harima when Takiguchi arrives with a message from Masaomi to go home without him. Masaomi yells from the window for Mikado to say hi to the girl and to introduce him, causing Mikado to have to frantically cover up to Anri. Anri tells him on the first day of school, she saw his name next to hers. Mikado thinks it's similar to Mika's stalking of Seiji Yagiri and wonders if it's ok for Anri to stalk him if she's cute. However, he pictures Anri stabbing him with a knife, setting his apartment on fire, or taking his parents hostage. He tries to decide if it would be ok to be stalked by a good person, but realizes a stalker can't be a good person. Anri asks if he is alright, and Mikado stutters an apology. She admits to just teasing him.

Kero with her boyfriend see Mikado and rush over to him. Mikado tells Anri to leave and she complies as Kero accuses Mikado's friend of smashing her cell phone. He realizes she was talking about Izaya Orihara, saying he wasn't really a friend of Mikado's. However, Izaya arrives with Celty Sturluson, who punches the guy so Izaya can jump on him. Kero runs away, furious. Izaya informs Mikado he was hoping to run into him but met the black rider here, too. Mikado knows she is after the girl he took home and quickly begins walking home, only to be followed by Celty and the infobroker.

They stop in a tunnel when Mikado wonders why they are following him. Izaya's phone rings, so Mikado ends up talking with Celty about the girl. After determining she is a terrible liar, Mikado asks to see the inside of her helmet. Celty asks what he knows about her, which is only the legend. She asks if he believes she has no head, then warns him not to scream. Witnessing the shadows within Celty's helmet, Mikado feels neither scared nor excited, just thinking he knew the legend was true. He told her everything about the girl, including that she couldn't remember anything. Celty requests to see the girl.

Elsewhere, Kyohei Kadota and Saburo Togusa lean against their van when a cleaning van drives past and chips the side door. Saburo gets in the car and begins chasing them, ignoring speed limits and red lights. Mikado offers to go in first to clear things up with the redheaded girl so she doesn't think he betrayed her, but when he arrives in his room, the girl is gone. Two men grab Mikado and hold him to the floor. Izaya remarks to Celty that it was the first time he heard her name while throwing rocks at her motorcycle. She doesn't believe him and tells him off for throwing rocks at her horse, again to Izaya's interest. He notices a cleaning van in a run down place like Mikado's and wonders what's taking him so long. In Mikado's room, the men ask where the girl is despite Mikado's confusion. They decide to kill him since he knows who they are now, but are forced to leave by the arrival of someone else.

Izaya and Celty arrive in his room just as the 'cleaning' men exit the window. Celty starts to go after them, but Izaya stops her, claiming they were from Yagiri Pharmaceuticals. Mikado realizes who the Pharmaceuticals were and rushes to his laptop, open to the Dollars homepage. When Celty asks what he is doing, he responds that he never wanted to be normal. Izaya watches, having only half believed the rumors. Mikado decides all his cards are in order as Izaya laughs, saying he hit the jackpot.

Adapted From
Adapted from? which chapter of manga and/or novel

Referbacks
To Mika, Anri's friend, being missing

Characters in Order of Appearance

 * 1) Mikado Ryūgamine
 * 2) Celty Sturluson
 * 3) Masaomi Kida
 * 4) Ryo Takiguchi
 * 5) Anri Sonohara
 * 6) Takashi Nasujima
 * 7) Takashin
 * 8) Izaya Orihara
 * 9) Saburo Togusa
 * 10) Kyohei Kadota
 * 11) Erika Karisawa
 * 12) Walker Yumasaki

Unanswered Questions

 * What happened to the redheaded girl?

Cultural References

 * The manga are from Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Manga Volume 01
 * BiriBiri is Misaka Mikoto from Toaru Majutsu no Index
 * Himegami is Himegami Aisa from Toaru Majutsu no Index
 * Mikado's password is "BACCANO"