Anime Direct: Black Lagoon

Synopsis

The story follows a team of mercenaries known as Lagoon Company, who smuggle goods in and around the seas of Southeast Asia. Their base of operations is located in the fictional city of Roanapur in Thailand, and they transport goods in the PT boat Black Lagoon. Lagoon Company does business with various clients, but has a particularly friendly relationship with the Russian crime syndicate Hotel Moscow. The team takes on a variety of missions - which may involve violent firefights, hand-to-hand combat, and nautical battles - in various Southeast Asian locations and when not doing much, the members of the Lagoon Company spend much of their down time at The Yellow Flag, a bar in Roanapur.

Episode's:

Genres:

Action

Adventure

Member Review

Fun to watch. If you like violence and girls with guns you'll like this one.

8/10

~ monocom

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Ending Themes

#1: "Don't Look Behind" by EDISON (eps 1-14,16-23)
#2: "The World of Midnight" by Minako Obata (ep 15)
#3: "Peach Headz Addiction" by Breath Frequency (ep 24)

Opening Themes

"Red Fraction" by MELL

Characters

Revy
Revy provides the muscle for the Lagoon Company. She is of Chinese descent and grew up in New York. Revy is exceptionally skilled with using firearms in battle, but is not much of a people person. She enjoys killing her enemies and seldom stops to negotiate.

Rock
Rock is a Japanese salaryman who joins the crew of the Black Lagoon after they kidnap him. Rock doesn't fight but is an excellent negotiator and translator. He is often scared by the methods Revy can use to achieve her goals.

Dutch
Dutch is the African-American leader of the Lagoon "trading company." He captains the PT boat Black Lagoon, and coordinates his crew. Although he seldom participates in battle, he is still a deadly adversary, stemming from his time as an American soldier in the Vietnam War.

Benny
Benny is a former post-graduate student at the University of Florida. He serves as the Lagoon's technical expert. Like Rock, he is not a gunfighter and does not have the capacity to kill in cold blood. However, he is hardened to the job and willing to over look almost anything just to get the job done. He is also Jewish.