“Japanese salaryman becomes pirate mercenary in crime-ridden Roanapur after botched Thailand deal.”
Black Lagoon
BLACK LAGOON
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Synopsis
Japanese salaryman becomes pirate mercenary in crime-ridden Roanapur after botched Thailand deal.
Salaryman Rokurou Okajima spends his days trying to climb his company's corporate ladder, until one day when a business negotiation in Thailand goes awry. During the botched deal, he falls hostage to the Lagoon Company—a band of ruthless pirate mercenaries. Left to the whims of his captors after his managers refuse to pay his ransom, Rokurou does the unthinkable: instead of begging for his life, he joins the very crew who kidnapped him. Now a member of the group, Rokurou must adjust to his new residence in the dissolute hellscape known as Roanapur, a city where corruption and crime run rampant, and even the smallest slipup could cost him his life. If not for one of the many crime syndicates on the island, Rokurou also constantly finds himself at odds with his brash, gunslinging colleague, Revy. As Rokurou struggles to abandon his past—and with more than just the profits from the Lagoon Company's illegal trading on the line—he must quickly find the resolve to make tough decisions in high-stress situations while keeping his humanity intact.
What people say
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Derived from 231 sampled reviews
What 231 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.57 · some divergence
5.8 pts
Recommenders 8.7 · others 2.9
↑ 0.28
Running avg · Feb 2007 → Aug 2025
- 9 “POSITIVES!!! Pulse-Pounding Action Quentin Tarantino Style Profanity/Comedy Black Humor Fantastic Characters especially RevySurprisingly Intelligent Script NEGATIVES!!! Ending Song often ruins...”
- 10 “black lagoon is a great anime theirs a lot of shoot outs in this anime the plot is great i 100% enjoyed this anime. if you are a fan of guns you should give black lagoon a try. the characters are...”
- 9 “Seriously this is one of the best animes that I've seen. It stays true to the manga as well although the anime tends to change how the events happen chronologically. The characters are all unique...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2006 – Jun 2006 Spring 2006
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-0805 catalog
Produced by
- Geneon Entertainment Producer
- Arts Pro Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor
- Geneon Entertainment USA Licensor