Mikado Ryugamine is a young man who longs for the exciting life of the city. At the invitation of his childhood friend Masaomi Kida, decided to move to a school in Ikebukuro, Tokyo.
Masaomi warns about people who should not cross in the city: a violent man dressed as a waiter, a merchant of information, and a mysterious band called "Dollars". To make matters worse, Mikado is witnessing an urban legend on his first day in the city: The black motorcyclist who allegedly is the driver of a motorcycle headless black.
