Mikado zieht vom Land nach Tokyo, genauer gesagt nach Ikebukuro. Dort lebt auch sein Jugendfreund Masaomi, der ihm gleich einen kleine Führung spendiert. Dabei erblickt Mikado erstmals den mysteriösen schwarzen Motorradfahrer.
Mikado Ryūgamine leaves his country home to attend high school in Ikebukuro, Tokyo with his childhood friend Masaomi Kida. Three people chat online about current events in Ikebukuro. As Mikado and Kida wander around the district, Mikado meets four of Kida's friends: Walker Yumasaki, Erika Karisawa, Saburo Togusa, and Kyohei Kadota. Elsewhere, a trio of men confirm that their target is a teenage girl. In the chatroom, they discuss the recent mass suicides. A man approaches the girl and leads her to the van, and she is kidnapped. Mikado and Kida encounter Simon Brezhnev, and Kida advises Mikado not to make enemies with Simon. Mikado sees a vending machine fly through the air. Kida explains that Shizuo Heiwajima caused it and warns Mikado to be careful of Shizuo. As the three in the chat room talk about the legendary headless motorcycle rider, the kidnappers wait at an exchange point. A helmeted woman on a black motorcycle appears and attacks them, but one kidnapper escapes. During the chase, he discovers that she is headless. When he attacks her, she slashes him with her scythe and renders him unconscious. Kida tells Mikado to stay away from Izaya Orihara and the Dollars gang. Mikado bumps into a red-haired girl, knocking her down. As Kida helps her up, Mikado notices a scar around her neck. The girl screams and runs away. Soon after, Mikado and Kida watch the headless motorcycle rider pass by.
This episode is from Mikado's point of view.
Mikado Ryugamine lascia il suol paese per frequentare il liceo a Tokyo, dove vive il suo amico d'infanzia Masaomi Kida. Mentre vaga attraverso il quartiere di Ikebukuro, Mikado conosce le varie persone che vi abitano; qui una adolescente viene rapita da un inafferrabile trio, solo per essere salvata da un misterioso cavaliere senza testa.
非日常に憧れを抱く少年・竜ヶ峰帝人は、親友である紀田正臣の誘いもあり、高校入学を機に池袋で一人暮らしをすることに。
初めての東京。今まで知らなかった世界に目を奪われる帝人に、正臣は一つの忠告をする。
「この街で平穏に暮らしたければ、平和島静雄、折原臨也、詳細不明のカラーギャング“ダラーズ”には絶対に関わらない方がいい——」
そんな忠告を受けた矢先、帝人の耳に届いた馬の嘶きのような音。その音に導かれ駆けつけた帝人と正臣の前に現れたのは、
漆黒のバイクに跨がり駆ける、都市伝説“首なしライダー”だった——。
さらには連続通り魔事件や池袋に根付くカラーギャング“ 黄巾賊”の存在まで浮上し、池袋の街が壊れてゆく——。
Mikado Ryugamine es un chico de preparatoria que ruega porque algo especial pase en su vida, así que acepta la invitación de su viejo amigo, Masaomi Kida, de mudarse a Ikebukuro. Apenas llega, Masaomi le enseña lo básico de la ciudad y sobre sus particulares personajes.
