Learning To Draw Digitally Is Like Going Back To Doodling In My Copy Book At School. I Mean, Vaguely

Here. Have a Shizuo.

Decide to fuck around. Don't know what I was doing with the anatomy, but I hide it all with lines and smoke.

Please spread the word everyone. We really didn’t want to have to ask for money but we have no choice. Take note that this is also for future projects too, which will be original works. The fangame is meant to be none profit. If you think you know any artists who may be interested, let us know. 

Logged back in due to an important announcement: Our Ko-fi page is set up to pay  artists for sprites, CGs, and backgrounds (all three are separate to avoid stress for completing the art) for Ikebukuro Records: A Durarara!! Dating Sim!

You can donate here:

https://ko-fi.com/madhousefruitcake

(We want to add extra content for monthly donors, such as screenshots and sprites that were not seen in the demo) 

Artists who join us will:

Receive art from the demo as reference

Given sketches for future scenes as reference

Will receive payment (we won’t ask you to draw until we have enough money to pay you)

Be beta testers

Could work with us on future projects we have planned (OG)

Thank you for reading. Please spread the word so we can find artists as soon as possible. If an artist is interested, please DM us!

He's being so pretty!

Durarara x2 Shizuo Happy Birthday 2024

Doriririan Gray

Since everyone wants to see the connections between The Portrait of Dorian Gray and Izaya Orihara even though his favourite quote is from Lady Windermere I decided to keep that in mind while reading the book and my conclusions are:

Dorian Gray: Mikado Ryugamine

Basil Hallward: Masaomi Kida

Lord Henry: Izaya (BECAUSE NEITHER OF THEM EVER SHUT UP)

we need to save the durarara women from suzuhito yasuda.

Anri Sonohara Appreciation Post

I know yesterday was her birthday, but I was busy with Halloween so I’m just going to post this today. Anri Sonohara is such an underappreciated character and she doesn’t deserve it. She’s amazing and unique and she needs more attention. So I’m going to take a brief moment to gush about her.

I legit can’t believe that it was only this year that I realized that Anri is like one of my top comfort characters. Right next to Shizuo, Masaomi and a few others. Apparently all you need to do to make me mentally adopt a fictional character is make them a victim of bullying and/or abuse. That or be a literal baby. Obviously there is more to it, but that seems to be a big factor. But thinking back, it does make sense. In my teen years I was obsessed with her, and a lot of female characters I made were somewhat inspired by her. I just didn’t get enough of a chance to notice because sadly there just isn’t enough content for her to make me notice. The stuff that IS out there, has her shoehorned in as part of the main trio.

And poor Anri, not only does she get forgotten by the fandom (and even characters in the main story), but also has to go through a real load of shit. She’s an orphan, but only cause one of her parents was an abusive ass that pushed the other to murder, only to then kill themself (that whole scenario is just...a mess but thats the main gist.) Now she’s possessed by a demon sword, which she just about has control over only because she’s numb to the trauma. Then there’s the aforementioned bullying, a pervy teacher, her friends being some secretive weirdos, her female friends also being pervy, and don’t get me started on the gang war thing with Izaya and all that. Yet this girl still comes out at the end with a smile. Like. Wow. I can barely go through a day without finding some aspect of life to be miserable about. Yet here she is. She’s way too tolerant for her own good.

Also, she’s super sweet, and really should have been given more of a chance to be hardcore with her sword and all that. I like that she’s a more feminine character that’s still badass. Way too much fiction has badass females be more stereotypically masculine, and to have her be more gentle and shy is a breath of fresh air. Especially because I and others in this generation, have grown to be rather shy. The best part is, she doesn't necessarily grow to be more social like in other media. Her introvertedness still remains intact, yet she still makes sure to still have connections outside of Mika after the first few arches. It's a development that's healthy both in that it shows its ok to be shy, yet still doesn't enable her to shut herself off to the point of destruction.

I like her design too, and I just wish their was more done with it other than that weird hoodie thing she got going on (while it's more practical, I don't understand why she wears it so often, even in the daytime). She’s cute and deserves more than that and the rule 34 official art. I've seen a lot of really neat fashion redesigns for her, and I'm glad that there seems to be some sort agreement that she needs to wear more pastel with black. Plus the redesigns sort of fit my own fashion sense (if I actually try).

She’s such a wasted character. All that backstory and design, and what happens to it in the end? Like there was a load of build up and then...nothing happened with her. Just Mikado nearly killing himsellf, but then she had no part of it. She didn't even stop the Saika army like she did in the Saika arch. I legit can't remember what happened to her in the end except for that moment in the van with the others. There really should have been more involvement. It's neat that her build up is more internal, but when you have a demon sword on the wall it needs to be used. Please. She became borderline useless.

Oh well. I love her regardless of the flaws in the writing. If I go on any further I’ll just be complaining about how wasted and mistreated she was, and this was meant to be a feel good thing.

See ya~

Ms

Shizuo

Please check it out guys! We worked really hard on it.

THE DEMO OF THE DATING SIM IS RELEASED! Reblog to spread the news!

DURARARA!! BELONGS TO RYOHGO NARITA! This is a non-profit fangame.

ATTENTION: Even though your laptop will tell you not to download it, it’s safe. It’s only because we’re not an official publisher. My artists and friends tested it. Just hit “Run anyway”.

A RETURN TO IKEBUKURO…

It was another day like any other until a young woman learned that her boss had planned a job transfer for her. Her destination? A city in Tokyo, Japan by the name of Ikebukuro.  The city had been blessed with five years of normalcy,  which made more tourists visit.  Her best friend, Arabella Faraldo, was excited to visit such a grand city so she insisted on joining the young journalist on her journey.  Unbeknownst to them, two famous figures known by its occupants through causing destruction have returned to the city.  With a new gang on the rise,  an unhinged informant with a “love” for humanity, supernatural entities and flying vending machines, the young woman’s new job is the least of her worries as a new Ikebukurian!

[This game is rated 15+ for: Suggestive themes (full game), partial nudity (full game), drugs (full game), vulgar language and violent imagery (full game)]

FEATURES:

Feel free to type in your own name for the story, along with your handle for the chat room!

3 bachelors: Shizuo Heiwajima, Masaomi Kida, and Izaya Orihara

Slight changes in appearances and personalities due to the story taking place seven years after the Final Curtain arc

Multiple endings

Many plot holes filled in the full game through thorough research and realistic elements in explanations, but only a few will be revealed in the demo

New (fan-made) characters added to the story

Drawn backgrounds of real spots in Ikebukuro

Side characters making occasional appearances or are mentioned

Our goal is to make this game feel like a season that left almost every question in the series once unanswered now answered and bringing satisfaction to  current or previous viewers/readers of the series. If you like what you see so far after playing the demo, let us know! 

Oh, and…be careful who you romance.

LINK (available for Mac and Windows): https://madhouse-fruitcake.itch.io/ikebukuro-records-a-durarara-dating-sim

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