Review of Black Lagoon

Story & Writing: Black Lagoon asks you to take it seriously but then pulls out its dick and jerks off right in front of you. The intriguing and amazing criminal underworld setting is bogged down by the show's undying urge to cram as many action scenes as it can into its runtime, no matter how forced and absurd they may be. For an anime that tries so hard to depict a gritty and realistic GTA-like city, too often does Black Lagoon want you to suspend your disbelief so it can follow the "Rule of Cool" i.e characters can charge into a mob of enemy gunmen, gunsakimbo, and massacre every single one of them without suffering so much as a scratch amidst the hail of bullets. Do the enemies have the shittiest aim in the world or are the characters protected by one too many layers of plot armor? This dipshit has a handgun but inexplicably charges straight at someone with a shotgun, asking to be blown to bits. This show is the absolute embodiment of "mindless action."

It's these inexcusable plot conveniences that completely destroy the immersion for me. I overlooked them at first but as they piled up higher than the tower of steaming bullshit that is certain story arcs, I began to lose my patience.

But I have to say, though: cool dialogue.

Character:

The characters are entertaining to watch. They're edgy, cool, and hard-boiled. Some of them even has decent backstories. They know what they're doing and has some rock-hard balls, which cannot be said for a shit ton of other anime characters. The action is what you come to see, but the characters is what has you staying.

Art:
For Madhouse, I thought this was a pretty mediocre production. The recoil on the guns feels weak and underwhelming. The gunfights just do not have the weight and oomph. Dead bodies don't get blown backwards like they should,

Sound:
Nothing special. Btw, WATCH THE ENGLISH DUB NOT THE JAPANESE SUB LOL. IT"LL BLOW YOU AWAY.

Enjoyment:
6/10 at least you can turn your brain off and decently enjoy this and not have a fucking stroke i.e Guilty Crown

Overall:
6/10 As Revy would say, "Fuck this."