Pictured: Two of the many cool characters in Durarara!! Note that the guy in the bartender outfit is fighting with a signpost.

        I’ve been hanging out with my brother a whole lot since moving to Ottawa, and mainly we watch anime. The latest is Durarara!!, and it’s very highly recommended. There’s soooooo much I could say about the show, but I don’t know what to say to get you interested in it. It’s full of awesome characters, it’s got a great story that gives you enough time to guess at its secrets before revealing them, and it has a ton of cool concepts. The story revolves around, among other things: a dullahan searching for her head (think Headless Horseman on a motorcycle), an internet message board meant to improve the world, gang fights, and a guy in a bartender outfit with superhuman strength.

        It’s really quite good. I agree wholeheartedly with anyone who says it was the best anime of 2010. You can watch it subbed on Crunchyroll, and the dub is coming out soon if that’s what you prefer.

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        On an unrelated note, I just found out that I can download my Read It Later list (long articles I didn’t have the time to read when I found them) as an ebook with Calibre and put it onto my Kindle. I’m incredibly excited about this because, up until now, clearing out my RIL list meant sitting in front of my computer for a couple of hours while listening to music. Now I can do that on the bus, or in the kitchen, or anywhere else. This is a great development because now I can read stuff about game design without the investment of multiple hours.