Post by Deleted on Dec 12, 2015 6:53:53 GMT -8
Black Lagoon Is An Action Packed Thrill Ride That is Not For The Faint Of Heart. Expect Plenty Of Violence, Explosions, And Badass Girls With Guns.
Anime Info
The Story Follows A Group Of 4 Pirates/Mercenaries Known As "Lagoon Company" Who Smuggle Goods For A Profession Around Southeast Asia In The Early 1990s. Their Place of Business Is Set Up In the Fictional City Of Roanapur In Southeast Thailand, A City Filled To The Brim With Criminals And Pirates of All Kinds, The Real Scum of The Earth. Most Of The Characters And Settings Take Place Outside Of Japan, Which Is Somewhat Rare In An Anime Series, But This One Works So Well. The Plot Pretty Much Revolves Around The Troubles And Conflicts They Come Across During Their Various Jobs.
There Is An Accompanying Mini Series Following Black Lagoon That Adds To The Story Titled "Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail". I Highly Recommend Watching This As Well If You Enjoyed The Main Series.
There Is An Accompanying Mini Series Following Black Lagoon That Adds To The Story Titled "Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail". I Highly Recommend Watching This As Well If You Enjoyed The Main Series.
And Now For My Own Comments
This Series Is Pretty Cool If Your Into Action, Explosions And Humor (Mostly Dark). I Can Say That There Was A Few Cases Where An Event In The Show Might Be A Little Much For Some More Light Hearted Anime Fans To Handle (Namely In The Episode With The "Vampire" Twins) Such As Cold Blooded Murder, Torture, Abuse, And Suicide, But That Is Some Of The Darker Appeal. This Anime Does Not Sugar Coat The Action, There Is Plenty Of Blood And Violence, But (Thankfully On My Part) This Anime Does Not Show The More Gruesome Imagery. You Might Also Notice The Free Use Of Strong Curse Words, Something Also Not Usually Seen In Westernized Anime. If Your Looking For A Series That's More Like Cowboy Bebop On Steroids (Without The Sci-fi), Then I Would Suggest This Series. The Westernization of The Anime Is Very Well Done, Using Accurate References And Titles And, From What I Heard, Will Not Disappoint Fans of The Subbed Release And Manga.
Overall, I Give This Series An 9/10
(Remember, My Rating Is Always Up For Debate. This Is My Personal Opinion. Don't Chew My Ass Off.)
Additional Info
Info From the Black Lagoon Wikipedia Page:
In an interview with Otaku USA, Rei Hiroe stated that Black Lagoon was inspired by James Ellroy, John Woo, Quentin Tarantino and Stephen King, as well as hearing about actual piracy cases in the East China Sea in the 1990s.
In an interview with Otaku USA, Rei Hiroe stated that Black Lagoon was inspired by James Ellroy, John Woo, Quentin Tarantino and Stephen King, as well as hearing about actual piracy cases in the East China Sea in the 1990s.
Black Lagoon includes a considerable amount of graphic violence, often involving violent gun fights and spectacular physical feats in battle. Many of the characters who are most skilled with weapons (mainly guns) are women, thereby bearing a similarity with "girls-with-guns" genre with the six strongest women in the series adhering to some type of stereotype (dragon lady, referring to Revy, maids, referring to Roberta and Fabiola, nuns, referring to Eda, etc.). Some of the scenes and dialogue are within the realm of dark comedy, as humorous moments occur or are mentioned during and after many violent battles.
The character concept, gritty atmosphere and violence blending with black comedy depicted in Black Lagoon pays a homage to the films by Quentin Tarantino and the Coen Brothers. The Yellow Flag bar and Mexican standoff scenes in the series pays a tribute to spaghetti westerns; Tarantino is known for making references to spaghetti westerns in his films. It also make references to Tarantino's favorite films, such as The Wild Bunch poster (titled The Wild Punch) seen in Revy's bedroom in episode 11 of the anime and Revy mentioning My Bloody Valentine in episode 24.
The "Fujiyama Gangsta Paradise" arc showed that most of the characters throughout the series actually speak English, with the Japanese simply being done for the audience. While the English voice acting in the anime is heavy in Japanese pronunciation, nearly all occurrences of English lines in the manga are accurate. However, the instances of Cyrillic script tend to be less so.
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Black Lagoon OP [HD]
Black Lagoon AMV - Black Betty
Black Lagoon AMV - Blood On My Hands
