"Burakku ragûn" (2006)TV series

Director:

Sunao Katabuchi

Writers:

Rei Hiroe (comic) (2006)
Sunao Katabuchi (script)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

8 April 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action

Plot:

A Japanese businessman, captured by modern-day pirates, is written off and left for dead by his company. Tired of the corporate life, he opts to stick with the mercenaries that kidnapped him, becoming part of their gang.

Cast

Louis Chirillo	...	Chin (11 episodes, 2006)
Ross Douglas	...	Kageyama (11 episodes, 2006)
Patricia Drake	...	Balalaika (11 episodes, 2006)
Brian Drummond	...	Benny (11 episodes, 2006)
Maryke Hendrikse	...	Revy (11 episodes, 2006)
Hiroaki Hirata	...	Benny (11 episodes, 2006)
Tsutomu Isobe	...	Dutch (11 episodes, 2006)
Daisuke Namikawa	...	Rock (11 episodes, 2006)
Richard Newman	...	Ratchman (11 episodes, 2006)
Dean Redman	...	Dutch (11 episodes, 2006)
Brad Swaile	...	Rock (11 episodes, 2006)
Megumi Toyoguchi	...	Revy (11 episodes, 2006)
Michie Tomizawa	...	Roberta (6 episodes, 2006)
Mami Koyama	...	Balalaika (5 episodes, 2006)

Also Known As:

Black Lagoon (International: English title)
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage (International: English title) (second season title)

Runtime:

Japan:25 min

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English | Spanish | Russian

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Australia:MA (DVD volume 2) | USA:TV-MA | Australia:M | Canada:18+ (TV rating) | UK:15

Company:

Black Lagoon Committee

Trivia:

Dutch is a Vietnam veteran and makes frequent references to battles and tactics used in the war.

Quotes:

Dutch: [to Luak] You just hit a dead end. Seems you were the one destined to dance the cha-cha with some hot lead.

Action packed anime with substance

"Black Lagoon" is a team of mercenaries who are hired for all sorts of things! This anime is mostly about their adventures! The action used in this anime is similar to that of a hong kong movie! Mostly it is heroic bloodshed! With some martial arts in it! Although this show has a lot of action it also has some substance! There are some themes in the plot that will make you think! For example there are these twins (little children) who are coldblooded killers! But they are this way because they have been (sexually) abused and forced into this life of crime in a very brutal way! So these victims have become villains themselves! Maybe it is too far-fetched to believe,but in real life these things do happen! What makes this anime so special that there is no real evil and real good,all the characters are all villains! Even "Rock" the main character admits being a villain but one who observes! He is the one in the middle of all the things that happen! There are many interesting characters! There are gun blazing nuns, a "terminating" maid,killer twins and much much more! There is also "Revy", a very attractive Chinese-American woman who rolled into this life of crime with ease! Her nickname is "Two Hand" (what do you think she holds in these two hands??? Guns of course!) You will know very fast what makes her special! It is nice to see that among these characters most of them are also gun blazing women who are just as dangerous as the men! There are a lot of jokes in this anime who are actually really subtle! In very serious conversations people constantly are referring to famous movies and actors,which make it a feast for movie lovers!