
The story
Okajima Rokuro is a Japanese businessman in a town full of Japanese businessmen. His normal day consists of social drinking with clients and being kicked around by his bosses. He finally gets a break though, as he's sent by his company to the tropical seas of Eastern China to deliver a disc. But his boat gets hijacked by a band of mercenaries hired to retrieve the disc. Rock (as he is newly dubbed by his captors) catches the interest of the only female merc Revy as she thinks he's worth a ransom, taking him hostage. However, the disc that was stolen has a terrible secret that's unknown to Rock, which causes massive confusion and chaos for both him and his kidnappers.
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Justin Ryan CookProducer (English; Funimation)
Rei HiroeOriginal Creator
Tetsurou ArakiStoryboard (eps 8-10, 12)
Tetsurou ArakiEpisode Director (eps 3, 8-10)
Jamie VickersKey Animation (eps 3, 5)
Gen FukunagaExecutive Producer (English; Funimation)
MELLTheme Song Lyrics (OP)
MELLTheme Song Performance (OP)
RyouchimoKey Animation (ep 1)
Tokuyuki MatsutakeKey Animation (OP)
Yasuhisa KatouAnimation Director (ep 2)
Yasuhisa KatouKey Animation (OP)
Kazuya TakaseTheme Song Composition (OP)
Kazuya TakaseTheme Song Arrangement (OP)
Masao MaruyamaPlanning
Sunao KatabuchiSeries Composition
Sunao KatabuchiScript (eps 1-12)
Sunao KatabuchiEpisode Director (ep 3)
Sunao KatabuchiDirector
Sunao KatabuchiStoryboard (ED, eps 3-5, 7)AniList community tags
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Black Lagoon is rated E for Everyone
Not quite the action spectacle I wanted, but still a fun time nonetheless
Detailed if occasionally disjointed story held together by characters that deserve more.
If Tarantino decided to make an action anime, in the best possible way.