Durarara!! Episode 25

Title: Sekai Heiwa (世界平和) - World at Peace

Date Released (DVD): 23 February 2011

Date Aired (CR): 23 March 2011

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Synopsis
Episode 25 starts with Kanra in the thread explaining the death threat placed on Yuuhei Hanejima's life. At the same time, Yuuhei, Shizuo's little brother, appears to be having a live shoot in Ikebukuro and is searching for the "#1 Couple". In the background is Simon, holding a plackard and advertising his Russian Sushi to the crowd. Back at Shinra's house, Celty seems to be busily occupied with the TV screen, much to Shinra's disappoint. He then asks Celty to go out with him, but she refuses, protesting that she would rather want to watch the shows that she herself had recorded. Upon hearing Celty mentioning Yuuhei's name, Shinra explains that he is actually Shizuo Heiwajima's younger brother (with his official name being Kasuka Heiwajima), much to Celty's disbelief. To add to the shock, he also states that even a person like Izaya has siblings (two younger twin sisters) that are big fans of Kasuka.



Back on the show, Yuuhei has interviewed numerous couples, with one of them being Seiji and Mika. Meanwhile, Izaya's twin sisters are out looking for Yuuhei and successfully find the place of the live broadcast. Yet Shizuo intercepts and places them somewhere away from his brother, saying that if the sisters "dumped Izaya before a truck" he might introduce them to his brother. Mikado and Anri are also out to watch a movie together when they are spotted by Yuuhei (who interviews the couple). Mikado mostly does the talking while stammering noticeably, and claims that they are just friends, but honestly wants them to be more than just that. He abruptly gets serious as he recalled Masaomi saying that he will wait for his return before he could do anything, which led him back to his embarrassed state.

Suddenly, the man who declared that he would kill Yuuhei over the net appeared and attempted to attack him, but resulted in getting face-to-face with a billboard (courtesy of Shizuo), knocking him out. Shizuo then stepped aside with Izaya's twin sisters into hiding, and blocked the door with a vending machine as extra protection from the camera. Shortly after, he received a call from Izaya, leaving him with nothing else to say but asking him what he was up to this time. Izaya responded by affirming that he will leave the city for now and go underground, instead, but wanted to settle with an affair before departing. Appearing right before Shizuo's eyes, he threw a knife towards Shizuo, who easily caught it with his teeth and smashed it to pieces. A great fight ensues, consisting of flying street signs, vending machines, and knives. The live shooting shifted from finding the "#1 Ikebukuro Couple" to the fight scene and finally towards the Russian Sushi. (Celty came to stop the fight when the camera suddenly focused on her. Simon decided to intervene and sent Yuuhei to his sushi restaurant instead.)

Outside, the fight continues until Izaya decides to run away, leaving Shizuo hot in pursuit. Erika, Walker, Kadota, and Saburo watch the fight from the new installed TV located in their van. Erika, being the Yaoi supporter she was, goes ballistic (much to her companions' distress).

Back on the scene, a slight ruffle from the crowd ended to an all-out brawl. Celty could not take it anymore and exerted out her power by utilizing her shadow on the floor. The fighting crowd sunk, paralyzed. They eventually ended up being tied, but the traffic police arrived and pursued Celty. The camera is now airborne, with Yuuhei inside a helicopter performing a live broadcast of the pursuit between the cops and Celty.

In conclusion, peace finally began to settle as everyone carried on with their usual errands. Mikado then experienced déjà-vu as he spotted a boy in the station standing in the exact place he used to be while contemplating the exact same thoughts as he did in the past. Welcoming him with great hospitality, Mikado gave the boy directions on how to get to his destination and wished him luck on the entrance exam to Raira Academy, feeling proud of how much he has been through throughout a short amount of time.

The series then ended with a monologue from Mikado stating his thoughts and the joy he'd experienced in life after making the decision to move to a wonderful town called Ikebukuro.

Adapted From
None. This episode is an OVA.

Referbacks
to previous episodes

New Characters

 * Kururi Orihara
 * Mairu Orihara

Unanswered Questions

 * What happened to Izaya?
 * Celty's fate with the cops?
 * Did Shizuo finally catch up to Izaya?
 * Will Celty ever find her head?

Cultural References

 * Toradora!, where Erika is convinced that the main pair, Taiga and Ryuuji, are the best couple.
 * Dokuro Chan
 * Shizuo throws a sign that is a bland name product of KFC.
 * When Shizuo and Izaya are jumping around on camara there is a big poster of a woman who appears to be Ennis from Baccano!

Quotes
Kyohei: "TV is totally amazing..."