DURARARA Vol.2, Shizuo...interviewed.

[anni_fiesta]

This turned out easier to translate than I thought. Or rather Shizu-chan turned out easier to translate in general

Comments

[crofe_sima]

This... this is absolutely glorious. I might be just a biased Shizuo fangirl (duh), but in my opinion this is so far the best excerpt. Shizu-chan is so... charming. He doesn't talk much, but all of his answers are so straightforward and... how should I put it - felicitous? I guess. He's perfect.

"You said from the beginning that you had 'a couple of things' to ask me...you already asked three questions, and I had nothing to say."

....so adorable much like him

[anni_fiesta]

He is perfect. Like everyone else I initially fapped at Izaya, but with every volume I read...oh Shizuo.

Batshit Graham is more comparable to Izaya imo. And Aoba reminds me a lot of Czeslaw. But other than that I really don't see the point of comparing the Baccano! and Durarara!! cast...

Lol Tom and his Shizuo for Beginners manual. I'd want one.

[crofe_sima]

Me neither. I bet Narita would be able to create billions of new fascinating characters and confining it all to just one of his works and be like "Oh, so he's like a combination of X and Y from Baccano, everything is clear now" without noticing any other traits is just cheap.

Czeslaw? Ahhh, I don't like him very much. It's just my aversion to shota characters, I guess. I'm more of a Vino or Luck fangirl (not very original, I know). By the way, have you read Baccano! novels as well?

[anni_fiesta]

I haven't, but I'll get to it. Claire/Chane definitely blows my mind away, and I kind of like Czeslaw because of how badly he gets pwned by Claire:)

>>I bet Narita would be able to create billions of new fascinating characters and confining it all to just one of his works and be like "Oh, so he's like a combination of X and Y from Baccano, everything is clear now" without noticing any other traits is just cheap.

Exactly. I especially love how well and in a convincing way he writes borderline batshit males and yandere females. I never expected myself to adore a downright twisted character like Namie, but something about Narita makes that work. It's just amazing.

[yuanfang]

Thanks so much for this translation! I am also quite the Shizuo fangirl, and that was a really great excerpt to get to know his character better.

[yuanfang]

This. My exact words.

[anonymous]

I'd like to thank you for providing us all with your translations, but I'm not sure that text would be enough. But, alas, this would have to do.

Also, quick question - are Shizuo and Simon equal in strength?

[anni_fiesta]

Izaya later comments (after being punched in the face by Simon) that in terms of sheer strength Shizuo>Simon. But Simon is a master of many martial arts, while Shizuo just fights with his instinct.

[fillia_lucis]

lol maybe that reporter will be save if only he didn't asked the last question xD
it's nice to see another side of shizuo and more to see the reporter describe him like that xD

[nightmole]

"gentle to the very bones" Really? He was capable of that? XD