Based on the manga, which was based on a serial of Japanese light novels by Ryohgo Narita, the TV series DURARARA! (2010) starts out slow but definitely gets better as it goes along. By the end of the second episode, when things begin to get together, I was pretty much hooked. The independent role is a primitive country teen named Mikado Ryugamine who moves to Ikebukuro, Tokyo to attend school and seek adventure.
