Durarara!!
Ikebukuro told through a dozen viewpoints that only connect in the last act.
Durarara!! opens with a main title sequence of 99 seconds.
At 99 seconds, it opens well above the 58-second median for animation sequences in this catalogue.
It arrived on Tokyo MX in 2010, when Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt was also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
99sFan upload of the first opening with credits.
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