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Durarara!! Stage (「デュラララ!!」舞台) is a stage play adaptation based on Ryohgo Narita's light novel series of the same name. It is written by Noboru Takagi, who previously worked as the main screenwriter for both the Durarara!! and Baccano! anime adaptations, and is directed by Nobuhiro Moura.[1]

The stage play has been referred to as 『舞台「デュラララ‼」~円首方足の章~』by official channels. It adapts the first story arc of the series, covering the events of the first light novel.

Synopsis[]

Mikado Ryuugamine, a boy who yearns for the extraordinary life of the city, has been invited by his childhood friend Masaomi Kida to leave his hometown and enter the Raira Academy in Ikebukuro. However, the streets of Ikebukuro are far more unusual than Mikado had imagined. There's Shizuo Heiwajima, who snaps signs and throws vending machines; there's the informant Izaya Orihara; there's the Dollars; there's the Yellow Scarves gang; and, last but not least, there's the Headless Rider, who rides a jet-black motorcycle. Mikado, too, finds himself drawn into the heart of the extraordinary.......[2]

Productions[]

August 2021 Production[]

On May 28, 2021, the official Durarara!! Stage website announced that Durarara!! Stage would be scheduled to open in August 2021 and run throughout the month at three different venues: Tokyo's Nippon Seinen-kan Hall from August 1–7; the Inazawa Civic Center in Aichi from August 13–15; and, finally, Cool Japan Park Osaka from August 20–22. [3][4] In response to the announcement, Ryohgo Narita commented the following: "We don't know what the world will be like in August, and the final decision will be left up to the staff and Aniplex, but we hope for a better tomorrow and the return of a lively Ikebukuro, and we sincerely wish for the success of the stage play...!"[5] Due to the state of emergency extension on July 30 in Tokyo prefecture, the audiences at the Tokyo performances were limited to half capacity. With the simultaneous announcement of a new emergency declaration in Osaka, refunds were offered beginning August 8 for unused tickets for both the Tokyo and Osaka performances held by any spectators who had lost interest in attending.

Most actors of the main 2020 cast reclaimed their roles for the 2021 run save for those of Izaya Orihara, Mika Harima, and Simon Brezhnev, who were recast. The ensemble cast remained unchanged with the exception of 2020 cast member Naofumi Takeuchi, whose place was taken by Wataru Murakami.

April–May 2020 Production (Cancelled)[]

Original Run Schedule

The play was originally intended to run from April to May 2020 in Tokyo, Aichi, and Osaka, in honor of the tenth anniversary of the anime's first season (original run: January – June 2010).[6] The initial thirteen performances, slated to run at Tokyo's Nippon Seinen-kan Hall from April 10 through April 18, were cancelled on March 28 citing concerns of the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19.[7] The stage play's Aichi and Osaka performances were intended to continue, with four performances at Aichi's Tokoname community center from April 24 through April 26, and nine more performances at Cool Japan Park Osaka from May 1 through May 6, but after reevaluating the spread of the virus, Trifle Entertainment decided to cancel all performances on April 5.[8]

History

The stage play adaptation was first announced on September 27, 2019 on Twitter, Dengeki Online, and other news sites. Within hours of the news' publication, the #デュラララ!! twitter hashtag began trending in Japan and reached second rank at its peak.[9]

The official Durarara!! Stage Twitter account announced on October 16, 2019, that it would begin sharing cast and character visuals on Saturday, October 19, on which Shouhei Hashimoto was revealed to be playing the part of Mikado Ryuugamine.[10][11] Cast details continued to be revealed roughly every three days until November 9, when the rest of the cast was announced.[12] The play ran in Tokyo from

A video 'PV' announcing the main performers in the style of the anime's Treacherous Sunset opening was released on December 6, 2019 the following month.[13] Although the production's official YouTube video is currently geolocked, they have since directly shared the video on Twitter where it is available for anyone to watch.

Aniplex+ and Trifle Entertainment are credited for the stage play's planning, production, and subsequent cancellation and are additionally listed as 'organizers' alongside Kadokawa and Dwango (IIV).[14]

Cast[]

Character Cast
Mikado Ryuugamine Shouhei Hashimoto (橋本祥平)
Masaomi Kida Taishi Sugie (杉江大志)[15]
Anri Sonohara Yukina Fukushima (福島雪菜)[16]
Celty Sturluson Natsumi Sano (佐野夏未)
Miyuki Sawashiro (沢城みゆき) (voice)
Shinra Kishitani Shintarō Anzai (安西慎太郎)[17]
Shizuo Heiwajima Yu Imari (伊万里 有)[18]
Izaya Orihara Hiroki Ino (猪野広樹) (2021 cast)
Masanari Wada (和田雅成) (2020 cast)[19]
Kyouhei Kadota Yuki Kimisawa (君沢ユウキ)
Walker Yumasaki Macoto Ōtani (大谷 誠)
Erika Karisawa Marina Tanoue (田上真里奈)
Saburo Togusa Tatsuya Kageyama (影山達也)
Namie Yagiri Sera Mutsuki (夢月せら)
Seiji Yagiri Sion Yoshitaka (吉高志音)
Mika Harima Yuuki Minami (南 由樹) (2021 cast)
Akari Soseki (髙石あかり) (2020 cast)
Simon Brezhnev Ryuco Isogai (磯貝龍乎) (2021 cast)
Shun Takagi (髙木 俊) (2020 cast)
Ensemble 2021

Taiga Todate (戸舘大河)
Keita Kano (菅野慶太)
Sakae Momotaro (榮 桃太郎)
Kanako Kurimoto (栗本佳那子)
Takumi Endo (遠藤拓海)
Yuu Asama (朝間 優)
Natsuki Ito (伊藤ナツキ)
Wataru Murakami (村上渉)
Unchanged from 2020 except Murakami, who takes the
place of 2020 cast member Naofumi Takeuchi (竹内尚文).

Cast gallery[]

Merchandise gallery[]

2020[]

Due to the planned 2020 show's cancellation in response to the spread of COVID-19, merchandise that would have been sold on-site was available at later dates online and in-person instead. The goods were listed on ANIPLEX+ from April 10 to May 6, 2020, and available at Ikebukuro Animate in August 2020.

2021[]

Due to precautions against COVID-19, merchandise that would have been sold on-site was available online instead. The goods were listed on ANIPLEX+ from August 1 to 31, 2021, except for the official stage photos, which were not available for order until August 20. Several pieces of merchandise from the previous year were made available again in 2021.

The DVD and Blu-ray were released February 23, 2022. The recording is of the final performance on Sunday, August 22, in Osaka. The limited edition versions of the DVD and Blu-ray include a booklet with stage photos and Ryohgo Narita's stage-exclusive short story, which differs from the pamphlet version of the story, as well as a one-hour cast roundtable discussion with behind-the-scenes stories and clips from rehearsals, and an 80-minute analog game showdown featuring the cast members. Both the limited and regular editions include an hour of backstage footage from first meets and rehearsals, a half hour compilation of the van gang and Simon's pre-performance scenes, a two-minute stage setup timelapse of the Tokyo set, the one-minute Welcome to Ikebukuro introductory scene, the two-minute Treacherous Sunset opening, and the minute and a half Dollars gathering, seen from multiple angles.

Trivia[]

  • A limited collaboration event between Durarara!! and the mobile game『非人類学園 Extraordinary Ones』(Non-Human School: Extraordinary Ones) was also announced on September 27, 2019, likely intended to coincide with the stage play announcement.[20][21]
  • In adapting the series' first story arc, the stage play follows the anime more closely than the light novel, including introducing Izaya through his interactions with an unnamed Rio Kamichika and showing Kaztano's kidnapping and rescue. The play takes place in 2010, as in the anime, but in keeping with the times, the life-sized anime cutout Walker and Erika are carrying during their introduction is Mai Sakurajima of the Dengeki Bunko series Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai.

External Links[]

References[]

  1. Dengeki Online 2019, 『デュラララ!!』2020年4月に舞台化決定! 脚本はアニメシリーズ構成・高木登氏が担当. https://dengekionline.com/articles/13652/. Accessed on September 27, 2019.
  2. Durarara Stage. "Story." https://durarara-stage.com/?scroll=story. Unofficial translation as of May 29, 2021.
  3. @durarara_stage (official stage account). (2021, May). 【さあ、また始めようじゃないか。】舞台「デュラララ!!」~円首方足の章~2021年8月、東京・愛知・大阪にて上演決定!繰り広げられる“非日常”に、どうぞご期待ください!キャストほか公演詳細、チケットスケジュール、キービジュアルも公開!詳しくは▷http://durarara-stage.com #デュラステ [Tweet]. https://twitter.com/durarara_stage/status/1398217844463079424. Accessed on May 29, 2021.
  4. Durarara!! Stage. 'May 28, 2021 News announcement.' 2021.05.29 アニメイト一部店舗にて、公演告知ポスター掲出!『舞台「デュラララ‼」~円首方足の章~』上演決定を記念して、全国のアニメイト全9店舗で公演告知ポスターを掲出いたします。掲出開始日:5/29(土)より対象店舗:アニメイト池袋本店/アニメイト渋谷/アニメイト新宿ハルク/アニメイト名古屋/アニメイト名古屋パルコ/アニメイト天王寺/アニメイト大阪日本橋/アニメイト梅田/アニメイト三宮※掲出期間は店舗によって異なります。予めご了承ください。https://durarara-stage.com/news/?id=57527. Accessed on May 29, 2021.
  5. @ryohgo_narita. (2021, May). というわけで、舞台再始動です!8月の世の中がどうなっているか解りませんし、最終的な判断はスタッフの皆さんとアニプレックスさんの判断に委ねさせて頂く形となりますが、より良い明日と賑やかな池袋が戻る事を夢見て、舞台の成功を心よりお祈り申し上げます……![Tweet]. https://twitter.com/ryohgo_narita/status/1398220039996592134. Accessed on May 29, 2021.
  6. durarara_stage (official stage account). (2019, September). 【舞台化決定!!】 TVアニメ放送開始から10年の節目となる2020年、舞台化決定です!4月~5月、東京・愛知・大阪にて公演。公式サイトもオープンしました![Tweet]. https://twitter.com/durarara_stage/status/1177502034225844224. Accessed on September 27, 2019.
  7. durarara_stage (official stage account). (2020, March). 【重要・東京公演につきまして】新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大の状況と政府や関係機関からの自粛要請を受け検討を重ねた結果、4/10~4/18の東京公演を中止させて頂く事を決定しました。皆様には誠に申し訳なく、心よりお詫び申し上げます。詳しくはこちらもご確認ください。[Tweet]. https://twitter.com/durarara_stage/status/1243720451823521793?s=21. Accessed on March 28, 2020.
  8. durarara_stage (official stage account). (2020, April). 新型コロナウイルスの感染拡大の状況を受け検討を重ねた結果、東京公演に加え、愛知公演と大阪公演も中止させて頂く事を決定致しました。皆様には心よりお詫び申し上げます。また払い戻しについても詳細を掲載しましたので、公式サイトをご確認ください。[Tweet]. https://twitter.com/durarara_stage/status/1247086980673859585?s=09. Accessed on April 5, 2020.
  9. Twitter Moment generated in response to the trend.
  10. durarara_stage (official stage account). (2019, October). 2020年4月・5月に東京、愛知、大阪にて公演の「デュラララ!!」舞台、キャストとキャラビジュアルの公開が早くも決定!10/19(土)より、公式サイト&ツイッターにて順次公開予定。https://durarara-stage.com @durarara_stage 本日はキャラビジュアルに先駆けて、背景だけ公開。19日をお楽しみに![Tweet]. https://twitter.com/durarara_stage/status/1184396790440722432. Accessed on October 16, 2019.
  11. durarara_stage (official stage account). (2019, October). 【帝人役キャスト発表!】お待たせしました。「デュラララ!!」舞台、一人目のキャストを発表します! ◆◆◆◆竜ヶ峰帝人役:橋本祥平さん◆◆◆◆ 合わせてビジュアルも公開。舞台は2020年4月・5月 東京・愛知・大阪にて公演。 https://durarara-stage.com/  次のキャスト発表は誰…?お楽しみに! [Tweet]. https://twitter.com/durarara_stage/status/1185480846226022401?s=09. Accessed on October 19, 2019.
  12. durarara_stage (official stage account). (2019, November).【ついに発表!】お待たせいたしました!公演日程・会場、全キャスト等詳細発表です!!そしてキービジュアルもセルティが加わり完成しました!ぜひ公式サイトを御確認ください!舞台タイトルは『舞台「デュラララ!!」~円首方足の章~』です! https://durarara-stage.com/  #デュラステ [Tweet]. https://twitter.com/durarara_stage/status/1192970278847909888. Accessed on November 9, 2019.
  13. durarara_stage (official stage account). (2019, December). 公演告知PV、公開です! ぜひご覧ください!この超個性的な面々が、劇場で皆様をお待ちしています。チケットは只今プレオーダー受付中。12月8日(日)23:59〆切です。どうぞ宜しくお願い致します! https://youtu.be/WQG2zNn6tCA ◆チケット詳細は→ https://eplus.jp/sf/word/0000070392 #デュラステ #デュラララ [Tweet]. https://twitter.com/durarara_stage/status/1202875631807000576. Accessed on January 26, 2020
  14. List of upcoming works on Trifle Entertainment's official website, retrieved September 27, 2019.
  15. durarara_stage (official stage account). (2019, October). 【正臣役キャスト発表!】お待たせしました、二人目のキャストを発表です!◆◆◆◆紀田正臣役:杉江大志さん◆◆◆◆合わせてビジュアルも公開。舞台は2020年4月・5月 東京・愛知・大阪にて公演。 https://durarara-stage.com  次のキャストも数日中に発表予定です。お楽しみに! [Tweet]. https://twitter.com/durarara_stage/status/1186938010748604416?s=09. Accessed on October 23, 2019.
  16. durarara_stage (official stage account). (2019, October).【杏里役キャスト発表!】注目の三人目のキャストです! ◆◆◆◆園原杏里役:福島雪菜さん◆◆◆◆ 劇団4ドル50セント所属の福島さんに杏里を演じて頂きます!舞台は2020年4月・5月 東京・愛知・大阪にて公演。https://durarara-stage.com 次のキャストも数日中に発表予定です! #デュラステ [Tweet]. https://twitter.com/durarara_stage/status/1188017757964488709. Accessed on October 28, 2019.
  17. durarara_stage (official stage account). (2019, October).【新羅役キャスト発表!】お待たせいたしました!! ◆◆◆◆岸谷新羅役:安西慎太郎さん◆◆◆◆ 合わせてキービジュアルにも新羅が登場。舞台は2020年4月・5月 東京・愛知・大阪にて公演。 https://durarara-stage.com  次のキャストも数日中に発表予定。次は果たして誰…? #デュラステ [Tweet]. https://twitter.com/durarara_stage/status/1189467319249948672?s=09. Accessed on October 30, 2019.
  18. durarara_stage (official stage account). (2019, November). 【静雄役キャスト発表!】5人目の発表です!! ◆◆◆◆平和島静雄役:伊万里 有さん◆◆◆◆ キービジュアルにも静雄登場です!舞台は2020年4月・5月 東京・愛知・大阪にて公演。 https://durarara-stage.com  次のキャストも数日中に発表予定。ご期待ください! #デュラステ [Tweet]. https://twitter.com/durarara_stage/status/1190554323685527552?s=09. Accessed on November 2, 2019.
  19. durarara_stage (official stage account). (2019, November). 【臨也役キャスト発表!】お待たせしました! ◆◆◆◆折原臨也役:和田雅成さん◆◆◆◆ ビジュアルにも臨也の姿が…!舞台は2020年4月・5月 東京・愛知・大阪にて公演。 https://durarara-stage.com  そして!11/9(土)には公演日程や全キャストも発表予定です。お楽しみに! #デュラステ [Tweet]. https://twitter.com/durarara_stage/status/1190554323685527552?s=09. Accessed on November 6, 2019.
  20. hijinruigakuen. (2019, September). 「デュラララ!!」×「非人類学園Extraordinary Ones」コラボ決定!池袋の都市伝説「首なしライダー」とあの「池袋最強の男」が、間も無く非人類学園に登場!どんな学園伝説が作られるのか!? 乞うご期待! #非人類学園 #デュラララ!! [Tweet]. https://twitter.com/hijinruigakuen/status/1174971297236828161. Retrieved from URL on September 27, 2019.
  21. Event Reservation web page. Booking deadline: October 15, 2019, at 24:00.
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