Ok, straight to business...
A little while ago I watched We Without Wings, Under the Innocent Sky (Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai); now, I know what you're going to say.. I've read what other reviewers have said about this show, but just hear me out.

I had read in the comments on Crunchyroll people comparing it to Durarara!!, which I had always avoided because it had never seemed interesting to me. Someone even said they both had "the same plot" (which is untrue), so it intrigued me into watching Durarara finally.

For one thing, Durarara is neither Ecchi nor fan-service, and the female characters are much more interesting. Celty is now one of my favorite characters in Anime, even without a head, and so is Shizuo, in spite of his temper (or because of it?). Izaya is diabolically entertaining, and the rivalry between he and Shizuo is fun.
This one was the right length at 24 episodes, though the ending begs for a second season. All of the characters are compelling, with the exception of Mikado, who I think is a bit of a boring protagonist. I don't think it's coincidence that Dora in We Without Wings wears almost the exact same outfit as Izaya.
Both shows I felt were a bit lacking in the endings. I would have loved to see WWW go on for 12 more episodes, and a second season of Durarara.
If I had to pick one of the two, I'd go with We Without Wings, simply because I liked the animation style and some of the humor better. And I just love Dora so much. But I must warn that there is some very raunchy humor, too, and one sex-scene, late in the show, which caught me off-guard. But, without giving anything away, I liked the plot twist, and there were some really lovely moments. Hell, my headline on Crunchyroll is a quote from the show.
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