Many stories form multi-episode arcs and almost none of them are resolved in a mere 25 minutes, instead taking (on average) three episodes to play out.ĭue to the level of violence in Black Lagoon, I can only presume it, like many similar series, was shown very late at night on Japanese television. Black Lagoon the anime is also notable for its pacing. There's also a surprising amount of American pop-culture references in the series, and Rei Hiroe even goes so far as to credit several people for assistance with the foreign dialogue, which is apparently pretty much spot on throughout the manga (the anime less so). I find the show is notable for its lack of major Japanese characters (except for the main character-Rock), as well as the large number of Americans (and other foreigners), most of who are portrayed as "regular" people, and not the stereotypes one sometimes sees in many anime.
It is based on the manga series of the same name, created by Rei Hiroe, which currently numbers 6 volumes. "The Second Barrage") ran from October 2nd to December 18th. The first season ran from April 8th to June 24th, while the second season (a.k.a. What is Black Lagoon? Dutch, Revy, Rock, and Benny.īlack Lagoon was a 24-episode anime series shown on Japanese television in the year 2006.
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