Izaya Orihara

Izaya Orihara is an information broker and major instigator in Durarara!! Operating in Ikebukuro and beyond, he manipulates gangs, criminals, supernatural beings, and ordinary residents to observe how humans respond under pressure.

Izaya Orihara as Ikebukuro's information broker

Intelligent, theatrical, and emotionally detached, Izaya claims to love humanity as a whole while treating individuals as experiments. His fascination with unpredictability is challenged by people he cannot easily control.

Manipulation, Celty, and rivalry with Shizuo

Izaya fights with a folding knife, uses extensive surveillance and informant networks, and excels at psychological manipulation. His violent rivalry with Shizuo Heiwajima and interest in Celty's head drive many conflicts, eventually forcing him to face the physical consequences of his games.