Durarara!! is a 2010 anime series directed by Takahiro Omori and produced by Brain's Base. The episodes are adapted from the light novels of the same name, written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. The series follows several people in Ikebukuro: Celty Sturluson, a dullahan working as an underground courier while looking for her lost head; an internet-based anonymous gang called Dollars; and the chaos that unfolds around the most dangerous people in the city. The anime began airing in Japan on January 7, 2010. The series was aired by the MBS television network, followed by the TBS, CBC, and Bandai Channel networks. Crunchyroll simulcasts the anime within 24 hours of its Japanese premiere to its members. All visitors can see the same episode for free one week later.