Durarara!!, Vol. 1 (Novel)The Ikebukuro district in Tokyo is full of interesting people. A boy longing for the extraordinary. A hotheaded punk. An airheaded pseudo stalker. An information broker who works for kicks. An underground doctor who specializes in truly desperate patients. A high school student infatuated with a monster. And a headless rider on a pitch black motorcycle. Their story may not be a heartwarming one, but as it turns out, even weirdos like these sometimes

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Elliot is secretly grieving the death of his famous lover and feels like he's invisible

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