Drrr Izaya - Blog Posts

a little commision for a friend :)

The Error

my favorite genre of drrr fanworks is izaya angst now I have one of those

I had an animation task for college and my izaya brainrot showed up even here

Shizaya dyeing hair

Personally I hate this art cuz in half of a work I wrongly saved art and I missed all my layers (I can't work normally without my fucking layers) but I think despite my suffering it's not that bad

That one re dollars art

appeared and chose domestic shizaya sigh

durarara fandom upset about the scene of izaya punching the light pole being left out when I’M upset about the kida and aoba interaction being cut

KURAMERUKAGARI??? NEVER HEARD OF HER 🌈

kuramerukagari? never heard of her

Completed routes list for practicality purposes for people who can use Itch.io

Common Route [Play first to gain access to part one of each route]: https://madhouse-fruitcake.itch.io/ikebukuro-records

Pass: MHFC

Izaya Route: https://madhouse-fruitcake.itch.io/ikebukuro-records-izayas-route

Pass: Baccano

Shizuo Route: https://madhouse-fruitcake.itch.io/ikebukuro-records-shizuos-route

Pass: Pudding

Masaomi Route: COMING SOON (Summer 2025)

Seeing as Death Note x Durarara!! Crossover is emerging on my feed again, and people seem to like this post, I'm gonna bring it up again. One of my favorite little rambles.

So my idea of a crossover between Death Note and Durarara!! would be to have Mikado find the Death Note.

A lot of people think Izaya would be the Light Yagami figure, but Izaya isn't the master manipulator genius type that a lot of people think he is. Yes, he can and will manipulate and he is certainly bright, but not in some grandiose, "I have everything set up and planned" sort of way. He likes to have the image of that, but it's not who he is. He prefers the randomness of it all. He loves humans, and therefore treats them like the Sims left on free will, with the occasional little tweak on his part. On that same note, Izaya wouldn't kill random people. He could care less if some people get hurt by his actions, or if they decide to kill each other, but killing is not his forte. The only exceptions to his style are those he dislikes (eg. Shizuo, Saika, maybe Celty) and the odd jobs that require him to take such actions in order for him to get paid (eg. the Amphisbaena arc). In these cases, his actions are more direct and involved, with him at the centre of the danger, which may involve the death of a person.

So instead I see him playing as a Ryuk figure to a much more naive and increasingly unpredictable Mikado. Watching to alleviate boredom, and occasionally poking in to get the ball rolling more.

Mikado with a Death Note is a much more interesting concept, because I can see him actually using it, granted with some hesitation from the start. While Izaya may get rid of any non human characters he considers in the way of his love for humanity (would it work on a demon sword?), Mikado would start using it in his reach for an extraordinary life. And we've seen how far he can push for that in the last arc.

I can see him finding it in the park, in the Mika Harima arc. While I considered giving it to him later, I think right from the start could help him settle into the idea of murder for the right reasons. Of course he wouldn't use it right away. Either he considers it a prank, or sees it as wrong to just test it out and kill a random person, or even just wish death upon them. He would feel tempted when he thinks Seiji and Namie killed Mika, but until he has all the evidence, he would resist.

In the Saika arc, the urge would grow stronger, but of course nobody knows who the actual Slasher is, so he has no way of confirming the books abilities by killing them. Takashit would be a good contender, but there is no final push moment there that could lead him to it.

I think the best contender for the first victims would be Horada and his group, right at the end of the Yellow Scarves arc. After chasing Anri (I know its anime only, but lets include it) and getting Masaomi severely injured, I can see Mikado asking who did this to them, and writing his name down in a sort of silent fury. It's not until the news confirms that Horada and his group were found after dying of heart attacks, when the horror of what he had done sinks in for Mikado. He would quickly hide the Death Note, vowing to not use it again, and won't touch it for a while, at least until the Akane arc.

During this time, I can see Izaya being curious as to the cause of these men dying in such a way at the exact same time. So he might investigate it.

On top of that, I can see the Death Note once belonging to Celty in this universe. She is a sort of grim reaper after all, so if she's lost her head, it's not far fetched to believe, that other aspects of her roll were lost too. Maybe Nebula and Yagiri pharmaceuticals had it, but saw no use for it, and threw it away. Maybe after seeing Horada's death on the news, Celty realises what's happened, remembers her Death Note, and rushes to try and find it before anything else happens.

Perhaps Izaya notices this and decides to try and find it himself. And this is what leads to him finding out it's Mikado who has it, at about the same time Aoba offers to help purge the Dollars. Izaya doesn't really do anything about it, and instead decides to watch how things go. And to prolong it a little, he decides to keep Mikado's secret identity as this universes "Kira" safe.

And of course, after being given the idea to "purge" the Dollars by Aoba, Mikado then begins to consider using the Death Note to do so. His next group of victims are the ones who kidnapped Chikage's girlfriend. And from there, he starts killing anyone in the Dollars who misbehaves. This goes hand in hand with his hope for the Dollars to become like an urban legend. Whether or not he sticks to the murder as a last resort, or he just ignores Aoba as an option I have left undecided. I say this as if I'm gonna write the full thing.

1. Mikado kills the guy who attacks Shinra. Izaya, for once, takes a disliking to his actions, because he wanted to make the guy suffer more for what he did. He doesn't specify why though. Mikado, maybe getting a little more unhinged and tactical at this point, warns Izaya that he himself has hinted at causing problems in the Dollars, and that it would be a lot easier if he wasn't around to do that anymore. Izaya has a rare moment "oh fuck, what have I done, oh fuck, this kid might kill me."

From there I don't know fully how things would go. But I do have some vague ideas for big dramatic moments and how other characters might fit into this. Some of them may be illogical and not add up, but I just think they would be cool ideas:

Can't decide if Aoba: knows about the death note, and is in a similar position; doesn't know, but is part of a growing follower base for this universes "Kira" because it's shown to benefit him in some way; or just straight up dies quickly because of endangering Anri.

Assume that Mikado has a way to ensure nobody else gets ahold of the Death Note, because if either of these guys decide they have had enough and steal it for themselves, that would just be boring.

3. Shizuo gets killed because of acting up one too many times and negatively impacting the Dollars image. Yes there is irony in that.

2. Mikado is definitely posting as "Kira" on the Dollars site, confirming why he killed certain people and ensuring the rest of the Dollars stay in line.

It also emphasises how it might be giving Mikado too much of an ego with how much power it is giving him over some of the most notorious people of Ikebukuro, further cementing the Dollars into the history of the city.

It also gives further fuel to Celty finding her Death Note.

5. The van gang could give some funny references, but they are also there to find the killer. Because they are ruining what was once a decent community.

4. Vorona wants to find and kill "Kira", because if they can kill anyone, including Shizuo, then surely they are a worthy opponent. She also has the added benefit of having a fake name.

Other "Kira" hunters might include: Simon, Akane, Masaomi and the Awakusu.

But those are all my ideas for it. They sort of came to me a while back when someone in the fandom was talking about Death Note. Can't remember who, or what about, but I finally got to have my chance to talk about it.

Shizuo: What the fuck did you do?!

Izaya: Why do you assume I'm responsible?

Shizuo: stares at him

Izaya:... Okay maybe just a little.

Love the idea that by virtue of having dated Izaya, Mikage is one of the few people who aren't afraid of him

Just, oh who's this monster of Ikebukuro?... You mean my cringefail high-school boyfriend?

Seriously? This is the guy you're afraid of?

The guy who went on a monologue about Macbeth for 30 minutes standing on a table at lunch? That loser? Give me a break here guys.

Everyone's like that Izaya he's a cunning fiend who destroys all that gets near him.

And Mikage's like you know he names his knives, right?

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So my idea of a crossover between Death Note and Durarara!! would be to have Mikado find the Death Note.

A lot of people think Izaya would be the Light Yagami figure, but Izaya isn't the master manipulator genius type that a lot of people think he is. Yes, he can and will manipulate and he is certainly bright, but not in some grandiose, "I have everything set up and planned" sort of way. He likes to have the image of that, but it's not who he is. He prefers the randomness of it all. He loves humans, and therefore treats them like the Sims left on free will, with the occasional little tweak on his part. On that same note, Izaya wouldn't kill random people. He could care less if some people get hurt by his actions, or if they decide to kill each other, but killing is not his forte. The only exceptions to his style are those he dislikes (eg. Shizuo, Saika, maybe Celty) and the odd jobs that require him to take such actions in order for him to get paid (eg. the Amphisbaena arc). In these cases, his actions are more direct and involved, with him at the centre of the danger, which may involve the death of a person.

So instead I see him playing as a Ryuk figure to a much more naive and increasingly unpredictable Mikado. Watching to alleviate boredom, and occasionally poking in to get the ball rolling more.

Mikado with a Death Note is a much more interesting concept, because I can see him actually using it, granted with some hesitation from the start. While Izaya may get rid of any non human characters he considers in the way of his love for humanity (would it work on a demon sword?), Mikado would start using it in his reach for an extraordinary life. And we've seen how far he can push for that in the last arc.

I can see him finding it in the park, in the Mika Harima arc. While I considered giving it to him later, I think right from the start could help him settle into the idea of murder for the right reasons. Of course he wouldn't use it right away. Either he considers it a prank, or sees it as wrong to just test it out and kill a random person, or even just wish death upon them. He would feel tempted when he thinks Seiji and Namie killed Mika, but until he has all the evidence, he would resist.

In the Saika arc, the urge would grow stronger, but of course nobody knows who the actual Slasher is, so he has no way of confirming the books abilities by killing them. Takashit would be a good contender, but there is no final push moment there that could lead him to it.

I think the best contender for the first victims would be Horada and his group, right at the end of the Yellow Scarves arc. After chasing Anri (I know its anime only, but lets include it) and getting Masaomi severely injured, I can see Mikado asking who did this to them, and writing his name down in a sort of silent fury. It's not until the news confirms that Horada and his group were found after dying of heart attacks, when the horror of what he had done sinks in for Mikado. He would quickly hide the Death Note, vowing to not use it again, and won't touch it for a while, at least until the Akane arc.

During this time, I can see Izaya being curious as to the cause of these men dying in such a way at the exact same time. So he might investigate it.

On top of that, I can see the Death Note once belonging to Celty in this universe. She is a sort of grim reaper after all, so if she's lost her head, it's not far fetched to believe, that other aspects of her roll were lost too. Maybe Nebula and Yagiri pharmaceuticals had it, but saw no use for it, and threw it away. Maybe after seeing Horada's death on the news, Celty realises what's happened, remembers her Death Note, and rushes to try and find it before anything else happens.

Perhaps Izaya notices this and decides to try and find it himself. And this is what leads to him finding out it's Mikado who has it, at about the same time Aoba offers to help purge the Dollars. Izaya doesn't really do anything about it, and instead decides to watch how things go. And to prolong it a little, he decides to keep Mikado's secret identity as this universes "Kira" safe.

And of course, after being given the idea to "purge" the Dollars by Aoba, Mikado then begins to consider using the Death Note to do so. His next group of victims are the ones who kidnapped Chikage's girlfriend. And from there, he starts killing anyone in the Dollars who misbehaves. This goes hand in hand with his hope for the Dollars to become like an urban legend. Whether or not he sticks to the murder as a last resort, or he just ignores Aoba as an option I have left undecided. I say this as if I'm gonna write the full thing.

1. Mikado kills the guy who attacks Shinra. Izaya, for once, takes a disliking to his actions, because he wanted to make the guy suffer more for what he did. He doesn't specify why though. Mikado, maybe getting a little more unhinged and tactical at this point, warns Izaya that he himself has hinted at causing problems in the Dollars, and that it would be a lot easier if he wasn't around to do that anymore. Izaya has a rare moment "oh fuck, what have I done, oh fuck, this kid might kill me."

From there I don't know fully how things would go. But I do have some vague ideas for big dramatic moments and how other characters might fit into this. Some of them may be illogical and not add up, but I just think they would be cool ideas:

Can't decide if Aoba: knows about the death note, and is in a similar position; doesn't know, but is part of a growing follower base for this universes "Kira" because it's shown to benefit him in some way; or just straight up dies quickly because of endangering Anri.

Assume that Mikado has a way to ensure nobody else gets ahold of the Death Note, because if either of these guys decide they have had enough and steal it for themselves, that would just be boring.

3. Shizuo gets killed because of acting up one too many times and negatively impacting the Dollars image. Yes there is irony in that.

2. Mikado is definitely posting as "Kira" on the Dollars site, confirming why he killed certain people and ensuring the rest of the Dollars stay in line.

It also emphasises how it might be giving Mikado too much of an ego with how much power it is giving him over some of the most notorious people of Ikebukuro, further cementing the Dollars into the history of the city.

It also gives further fuel to Celty finding her Death Note.

5. The van gang could give some funny references, but they are also there to find the killer. Because they are ruining what was once a decent community.

4. Vorona wants to find and kill "Kira", because if they can kill anyone, including Shizuo, then surely they are a worthy opponent. She also has the added benefit of having a fake name.

Other "Kira" hunters might include: Simon, Akane, Masaomi and the Awakusu.

But those are all my ideas for it. They sort of came to me a while back when someone in the fandom was talking about Death Note. Can't remember who, or what about, but I finally got to have my chance to talk about it.

A while back I said I would write some stuff, but as of now I've decided to go back on that. Deleted the original posts and some of the writing I already did (just simply didn't like it). Not against future writing for fandom stuff in general, but writing up plans like that just stresses me out and I don't tend to deliver on them. Sorry.

If you haven't seen the other parts or the normal route, please check em out before playing this one. It feels so weird to get this part done. Kinda sad, but i know it's about time we got this done and moved onto Shizuo's route. Thank you for all the support so far and stay tuned for more Ikebukuro Records! And don't forget to reblog and spread the word!

Izaya’s Part 3 is finished!

It’s been a long journey, but Izaya’s route is finished. We look forward to your thoughts on the endings and the conclusion to Izaya’s story in Ikebukuro Records. The password, as always, is Baccano. 

Download the game here!

Sometimes I just like characters that go "woosh" when I draw them.

Reblogging AGAIN to let others know. Glitches fixed, yaaaaay

Izaya’s route part two download + bonus comic

Art by Fi. Thanks for all your hard work!

Aren’t childhood memories lovely?

We hope you enjoy both the bonus comic and Izaya’s part 2 here! Per usual, the password is Baccano.

EDIT: Good ending glitch fixed.

PLEASE CHECK IT OUT GUYS WE WORKED REALLY HARD.

IZAYA’S PART ONE IS FINISHED!

(Art by our lovely artists)

You can download it here. The game page includes guides for both routes currently available to play and credits. It’s restricted, so the password is MHFC.

Be sure to share to spread the news! We hope you enjoy Izaya’s part one! 

One of my favourite things to do lately is draw Izaya. Specifically redraw screenshots and official art of him in my style. So here, have some Izaya.

Bachelors are finished!

My digital artist flawlessly made Masaomi look his age in the game (25).

Thank you for your patience and support! ♡

Have another pic. AU making go "BRRRR"

From left to right its Namie, Nec, MC, Harper, Arabella and Mikage. Of course Izaya is in the middle.

I went to see Six the musical recently, and it gave me the idea to make an AU for Drrr!! I had to include characters from Ikebukuro Records to have all six queens but at least they all fit. If I went with canon characters the options were either not fitting, boring, or underage. Anyway. I like it. Is it normal to want to write fanfics for your own stuff?

(I encourage people to reblog my work because I'm going through a glitch where tumblr is making me get blocked by people I don't even know. It's rather annoying and hindering so it would be really helpful)

For my birthday I want a Durarara!! AU focused on friendship and found family rather than your usual romance...so I made it myself.

I would have drawn more but I could only do so much without stopping. This was inspired by a writing prompt posted by blacksteelgajeel.

The idea is that Celty is the Captain of a notorious pirate ship known as The Black Galleon. Her crew consists of all sorts of misfits including Shizuo, Mikado (yep that's him, I just drew him bad) and a few others. She covers her face and wears very baggy clothes so nobody knows what she looks like (and consequently don't know she's a woman) and that makes her one of the most wanted criminals out there.

One day her and her crew uncover some treasure that they've been after only to discover that its cursed. Celty is given a year to live before it kills her. The only way to stop it is for her to give up something without anything in return.

After discovering this, along with a drawing of someone labelled Shinra, the crew decide to try and find her childhood sweetheart and win his hand in marriage. The only problem is, he's a prince.

After a difficult journey filled with obstacles (including Izaya), Celty is at a masked ball with her love to be, only to discover he's had the rest of her crew captured. Not only that, but they too have been effected by the curse. Deciding that it's not worth it, she ditches Shinra to rescue her crew and go on one final adventure with them. Kicking Izaya's ass

When their final day arrives, they sit on their ship, watching to sunset together. The next morning, they wake up to discover that they've been cured. Celty's sacrifice was enough to save them.

I would write this in more detail but my life is already packed with all sorts of things so this will have to do.

I might post something else today but it would probably just be memes.

Bye~

(PS I encourage people to reblog my stuff because I'm suffering through a glitch where I essentially get randomly blocked by people I haven't even interacted with. It's really annoying and hindering)

This is another case of "please spread the word" because it's really important.

News regarding art in the game

So I talked to my former digital artist yesterday and she told me that she doesn’t want her art in the game. We were originally going to keep the art style of the demo until day 4 of each bachelor route, but to respect her wishes, the art style will completely change in the full game. 

It’s a bit inconvenient, but we’ll still send her drawn sprites, CGs, and backgrounds to the new digital artist once we get one for reference. At this point, I highly doubt a new digital artist would draw the amount of artwork in the game for free (we might get one for backgrounds and one for sprites and CGs), so we’re probably going to have to pay the artist(s). We’re still pondering over what to do, but we’re considering setting up a Buy Me a Coffee page, but it’s not set in stone yet. However, please note: 

We will not use the donations for anything else but to pay the artist(s) and the game will still be free. Seeing people enjoying the game is all the payment we need. 

Now, this wouldn’t start until the scripts are done. There would be no point in hiring artist(s) just to have them wait around. However, we’re still looking for a manga x anime style for the characters. If the sprite and CG artist finds it easier to draw one more than both, that’s okay too. 

We’ll also be changing Riku, Arabella, and MC’s outfits, along with Riku and MC’s hairstyle. I can’t give spoilers, but they’ll have a more modern look. Their eye shapes, heights, and colors will remain the same though. 

Thank you for reading!

The cast playing Among Us

Shizuo: IT WAS IZAYA!

Izaya: what?

Masaomi; yeah he's acting pretty Sus

Izaya: I'm not even playing the game

Celty: Then how come we can hear you?

Izaya: I'm spying on you, duh

Riku: Yeah that's pretty Sus

Izaya: eh?

Anri: I'll vote Orihara-san

Izaya: hold on

Mikado: Same here

MC: Guys let's just vote skip.

Shinra: nah I'm voting Izaya

Izaya: I just said--

Namie: Everybody vote Izaya

Izaya: Namie you aren't playing eit-- >gets pushed out the window<

>Izaya was ejected<

I had time?! To draw?! Shock! Horror! Quick! Someone check that there aren't any tears in reality!

>ahem<

So fun fact, in the game we originally considered two of the characters getting hanahaki disease. For those of you who don't know it's a fictional disease caused by unrequited love that causes the victim to cough up flowers and blood. If it's not treated or if the love isn't requited, the victim will die. Obviously we scrapped the idea because that was just too depressing. Not to mention, it put a lot of guilt and pressure on the player to choose specific characters, which didn't seem fair at all. It's up to the players to choose who they romance, not us. However, the idea still inspires me to draw stuff like this. So enjoy.

So last week I had a post where I briefly mentioned I might do Ikebukuro Records art or something for the week of Halloween...the chances of that have slimmed. Normally my college has something called a reading week, where everyone gets little to no additional work to catch up on reading assignments and such as well as no classes. However, this year that doesn't seem to be the case, because the college year started late in order for new students to prepare for entry, due to postponed entry exams. So now to catch up, we don't have Halloween off, and we're getting off Christmas late. I have a lot of things to complain about but it's probably best I don't do that, but in conclusion I probably can't do anything special for the holiday. I will try to scrounge up some old drawings I might have lying around but don't expect anything of high quality. People are free to draw their own art or write or ask anything if they wish, but I'll be busy drowning in literature.

Sooooo... fuck Covid19

Bye!

omg my friend and i started playing tonight and we are THOROUGHLY ENJOYING IT thank you so much for all your hard work and for letting me know about it!!!! :D

Thank you so much for checking it out. Stay tuned for when we’ll continue it. There is also a survey for giving us further feedback if you would please fill it out, it would be very helpful. 

Attention to all accessing this via my blog, the password is Madhouse without the capital H. I reblogged this from madhousefruitcakes blog (the main blog for this game) and at the time there was a mistake in the typing. I am unable to change this on my reblog, so I am informing you all now. Sorry if this caused some inconveniences.

THE DEMO OF THE DATING SIM IS RELEASED! Reblog to spread the news!

DURARARA!! BELONGS TO RYOHGO NARITA! This is a non-profit fangame.

ATTENTION: Even though your laptop will tell you not to download it, it’s safe. It’s only because we’re not an official publisher. My artists and friends tested it. Just hit “Run anyway”.

A RETURN TO IKEBUKURO…

It was another day like any other until a young woman learned that her boss had planned a job transfer for her. Her destination? A city in Tokyo, Japan by the name of Ikebukuro.  The city had been blessed with five years of normalcy,  which made more tourists visit.  Her best friend, Arabella Faraldo, was excited to visit such a grand city so she insisted on joining the young journalist on her journey.  Unbeknownst to them, two famous figures known by its occupants through causing destruction have returned to the city.  With a new gang on the rise,  an unhinged informant with a “love” for humanity, supernatural entities and flying vending machines, the young woman’s new job is the least of her worries as a new Ikebukurian!

[This game is rated 15+ for: Suggestive themes (full game), partial nudity (full game), drugs (full game), vulgar language and violent imagery (full game)]

FEATURES:

Feel free to type in your own name for the story, along with your handle for the chat room!

3 bachelors: Shizuo Heiwajima, Masaomi Kida, and Izaya Orihara

Slight changes in appearances and personalities due to the story taking place seven years after the Final Curtain arc

Multiple endings

Many plot holes filled in the full game through thorough research and realistic elements in explanations, but only a few will be revealed in the demo

New (fan-made) characters added to the story

Drawn backgrounds of real spots in Ikebukuro

Side characters making occasional appearances or are mentioned

Our goal is to make this game feel like a season that left almost every question in the series once unanswered now answered and bringing satisfaction to  current or previous viewers/readers of the series. If you like what you see so far after playing the demo, let us know! 

Oh, and…be careful who you romance.

LINK (available for Mac and Windows): https://madhouse-fruitcake.itch.io/ikebukuro-records-a-durarara-dating-sim

Password: MadHouse