Black Lagoon

Overview

Black Lagoon is a highly acclaimed TV. Produced by the renowned MADHOUSE, this adaptation perfectly blends the Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller genres.

Black Lagoon was released on DVD by Geneon Entertainment from May 22, 2007 to September 18, 2007. Following a 2008 agreement regarding distribution rights, Funimation Entertainment also published the series in the same format on August 19, 2008. The company later released the anime on Blu-ray on November 17, 2015.

With a deeply passionate fanbase, it has secured a global AniList score of 78% and attracted over 8,552 favorites worldwide. It currently holds a massive popularity ranking of #234184 globally, making it a must-read/watch for enthusiasts of the medium.

Synopsis

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.

Official Rankings

• #426
  highest rated all time
• #183
  most popular all time
• #10
  highest rated 2006
• #5
  most popular 2006
• #5
  highest rated SPRING 2006
• #3
  most popular SPRING 2006