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... I'm not sure if I can rightly call Durarara!! sexist, but it had a few elements that made me definitely uncomfortable in the way it handled its female characters

Oh gosh, yes, I agree with part so much. I liked Durarara a lot and enjoyed watching it for the great mood and the interaction of supernatural + technological--but the way certain relationships were handled, like the Celty/Shinra thing, really bothered me and almost made quit watching. I know the author of the novels said the series is partially about 'twisted' kinds of love, so there's at least some kind of awareness of the issues, but it felt like the problematic aspects were glossed over way too easily.

(And, yeah, when one realizes that this makes two series in which the author has created a female character who is very strong and deadly but literally voiceless (and who both find their ultimate happiness in a romantic relationship, too!)...it all starts to look a bit creepy.)

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