CATDOLL: American fans visit the holy land of Durarara! The original author Narita Ryogo is deeply moved

"YOU は何しに日本へ (Why did you come to Japan)" is a popular variety show that mainly interviews foreign tourists on the street. In the January 16th show, an American fan who came to the holy land became the focus.

In the latest episode of "YOU is a Japan" broadcasted yesterday (January 16), the production team interviewed a male American tourist who was "pilgrimage" on the streets of Ikebukuro. Like many foreigners who come to Japan for tourism, this tourist from Seattle was also infected by the charm of Japanese animation and visited the original locations in order to follow the imprint of the animation characters. When the reporter asked him which animation he liked the most, this cute American guy instantly answered "It's "Durarara!!"

A fan from Seattle, USA, went to Japan for a pilgrimage

“My favorite anime is Durarara!

The background of Durarara! is set in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan. It tells a fantasy story about a group of high school students, supernatural phenomena and the underworld. After the animation was broadcast, the work gained great popularity and still has a huge impact around the world today. Driven by the animation, this American fan traveled across the ocean to Japan and began his "journey to find the headless knight" in Ikebukuro.

Invite enthusiastic passers-by to recreate the famous scene of the animation (photo of the triangle relationship)

For more relevant information, please pay attention to: Durarara! of the Headless Horseman Special Zone

Following the interview by the program crew, the American guy came to the prototypes of some iconic buildings in the animation to take photos, and found enthusiastic passers-by to recreate a classic scene from the animation. The scene was loving and funny.

The bar owner also readily cooperated

An American guy guest-starred as Shizuo Heiwajima

After learning about this, the author of Durarara!: The Headless Horseman, Ryogo Narita, sent out six tweets starting at 18:30 to express his gratitude to this foreign fan. When he learned that his work had been published in 118 countries around the world and that the cumulative sales had exceeded 5.6 million copies, Narita was extremely surprised, and his words revealed his pride and emotion as the original author.

Narita Ryogo: You came from Seattle! Thank you so much

Narita: I felt a little shy when I saw my name on the show.

In order to further satisfy the enthusiasm of overseas fans, Mr. Narita stated in his last related tweet that he "will continue to work hard" and asked everyone to "continue to look forward to my next work."

For more relevant information, please pay attention to: Durarara! of the Headless Horseman Special Zone