Wark Say fucked around with this message at 20:59 on Feb 8, 2015

• Shizuo has a lot of issues with keeping his viciously-violent-streak-freakish-strength combo under control. He seems to be getting a bit better about it, though (especially when Izaya is not involved); having Tom and Celty as his closest friends and a group of dudes/ladies that don't mind hanging out with him when he's chill seems to be doing the job.
  
• Shinra is a loving weirdo, though how much of that is due to Shingen 'raising' him + growing up with a headless fae, Izaya and the Heiwajima brothers as close acquaintances and how much is him just preferring weird stuff from the get-go is anybody's guess. Also, a lot of people find him annoying. He seems to have a somewhat steady gig and does seem to like Celty for reals and not just because of 'the love that they share'.
  
• Kyohei seems like the pacifying influence in a group consisting of three otaku weirdos, but the fact that he seems to go into weird tangents himself means that he's not all that normal. Compared to Walker and Erika, he can still come off as normal, and actively tries to rein in those two.
  
• All six of the main high school kids have some emotional baggage from before the series began. In some cases, we're shown what the damage is (Masaomi's iffy past as a gang-leader + Izaya's influence over the key incident, Anri's domestic tragedy + bullying at school), we can probably make a pretty sure-fire guess (growing up with Izaya as a brother couldn't possibly have positive effects in the long run for the twins) and some are yet to be shown (You're loving dreaming if you think I'm that much of a douche to spoil Mikado's and Aoba's backstories; we'll get there... probably).
  
• Izaya, well, you're gonna find out this season. Of course, if you've been following all three cours of this show so far, you know he has a few screws loose. Even with that into account, it also seems that he's able to appear somewhat civil when he stands to gain something (being in cahoots with the Yakuza dude with the fox-like eyes).
  
• Celty seems like the most outwardly weird. You know, what with her being a headless fae and all. But she also has a lot of down-to-earth qualities, especially concerning the way she carries herself. Her relationships with Shizuo, Anri and Mikado always give me this air of 'older-sis helping you sort your poo poo out' whenever she has the time, because of course she's not always gonna have the time. She has a job, and is decent at it. And her fears regarding both goofy stuff (aliens, dinosaurs and paranormal stuff) and serious stuff (the traffic cops being after her) seem like the conclusion of normal experiences, like people getting scared when watching a horror movie or having unwanted brushes against authority. Of course, she also has a few quirks: Her relationship with the aforementioned annoying weirdo and her ignorance of traffic norms being chief among them. She does seem to keep them under control most of the time, however. It probably helps that she's unable to talk normally and needs to use her mobile device.
  
• The Yagiri brothers and Mika seem like the most disturbing of the bunch, despite appearing somewhat normal in appearances. For the most part, they are almost completely inconsequential to the plot, with Namie staying relevant mostly due to her being Izaya's employee and being almost as bonkers as her boss, she's just better at hiding it.
  

1. Gets kidnapped by the trio of assholes that do most of the dirty work for Yagiri pharmaceutical.
   
2. Gets the brunt of Izaya's first crazy-rear end in a top hat speeches.
   

• Shizuo coming to grips with his strength and using it in positive ways has helped him a little when it comes to dealing with situations where he would normally go berserk. He still hates Izaya's guts but probably wouldn't give him the time of day.
  
• Kida is on his payroll and, while still kinda bitter due to the whole situation with the Ikebukuro gangs, at least he got a girlfriend and does his prefecture-wandering thing on Izaya's dime.
  
• Celty has threatened him a ton of times but, for the most part, she's the single most level-headed person when dealing with him and just stays out of his way as long as Izaya leaves Shinra alone.
  
• The Izumii/Kuronuma siblings still hate him but are either bidding his time / play along with him or prefer to stay the gently caress away from him.
  
• The little sisters are boring and, aside from the (fake) opportunity to meet Shizuo's little brother by killing Izaya, they care little for him due to being busy as full-time teenage nutjobs/chuunis/lesbians. Again, boring.
  
• He still didn't know anything about this Yodogiri fellow aside from the ultimatum he gave him to stay the gently caress away from his business and just do his crazy nonsense in Ikebukuro.
  
• The Russian sushi guys just keep him in check when he starts pulling poo poo like he did with Kida in Volume 3.
  
• Sloan / Varona have different targets going on.
  

Wark Say fucked around with this message at 01:44 on Jan 17, 2016