Completed Anime
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage

“Ex-salaryman Rock joins Thai pirate mercenaries, confronting morality amid crime while seeking freedom or acceptance.”

Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage

8.17
475 rank · 572,074 viewers · 3,359 favorites
Action Adult Cast Organized Crime Seinen
12 episodes · 23 min per ep min · Fall 2006 · Madhouse · R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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Synopsis

Ex-salaryman Rock joins Thai pirate mercenaries, confronting morality amid crime while seeking freedom or acceptance.

Rokurou "Rock" Okajima has joined the Lagoon Company, a pirate mercenary group which operates out of Roanapur, Thailand. Despite his initial protests, this filthy slum of depraved souls and merciless criminals now serves as the former salaryman's home. Stranded, with nothing left of his past life but the clothes on his back and his inner morality, Rock is forced to perform jobs alongside the other members of the Lagoon crew. Berated for his lack of spine as he wades through the underbelly of society, he must decide whether to continue on amidst the gunfire and ruthlessness or risk everything he has in an attempt to be free. Whether he chooses the comfort of a familiar land or the freedom of being an outlaw, his decision will have lasting consequences on the crew who gave him a home.

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Community consensus

Derived from 69 sampled reviews

7.9 /10

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97% recommend
Score distribution
median 8 mode 8 σ 1.63
1510
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σ 1.63 · some divergence

mixed
The polarity gap

6.5 pts

Recommenders 8.5 · others 2.0

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Score over time

↑ 1.90

Running avg · Feb 2007 → Feb 2026

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A Tv Production · Fall 2006

Madhouse.
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Geneon Entertainment · Arts Pro

  • Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
  • Aired Oct 2006 – Dec 2006 Fall 2006
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
  • Ref. BS-1380 catalog

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