"Burakku ragûn" (2006) TV series

Director:

Sunao Katabuchi

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

8 April 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Mystery

Tagline:

A deadly homecoming!

Plot:

A Japanese businessman, captured by modern-day pirates, is written off and left for dead by his company. Tired of the corporate life, he opts to stick with the mercenaries that kidnapped him, becoming part of their gang.

Plot Keywords:

Japanese Businessman | Russian Mafia | Anime | Bar Fight | Cross Dressing

Cast

Megumi Toyoguchi	...	Revy (11 episodes, 2006)
Daisuke Namikawa	...	Rock (11 episodes, 2006)
Tsutomu Isobe	...	Dutch (11 episodes, 2006)
Hiroaki Hirata	...	Benny (11 episodes, 2006)
Louis Chirillo	...	Chin (11 episodes, 2006)
Ross Douglas	...	Kageyama (11 episodes, 2006)
Patricia Drake	...	Balalaika (11 episodes, 2006)
Brian Drummond	...	Benny (11 episodes, 2006)
Maryke Hendrikse	...	Revy (11 episodes, 2006)
Richard Newman	...	Ratchman (11 episodes, 2006)
Dean Redman	...	Dutch (11 episodes, 2006)
Brad Swaile	...	Rock (11 episodes, 2006)
Mami Koyama	...	Balalaika (6 episodes, 2006)
Michie Tomizawa	...	Roberta (6 episodes, 2006)
Jôji Nakata	...	Kageyama (Japanese) / ... (5 episodes, 2006)

Series Directed by
Sunao Katabuchi		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Rei Hiroe		(24 episodes, 2006)
Sunao Katabuchi		(24 episodes, 2006)

Series Produced by
Satoshi Fujii	....	producer (24 episodes, 2006)

Series Art Department
Miyuki Kibata	....	color checker / color setting (1 episode, 2006)

Series Animation Department
Jamie Vickers	....	key animator (3 episodes, 2006)

Series Other crew
James Corrigall	....	voice director: english version (23 episodes, 2006)

Production Companies

• Black Lagoon Committee
• Mad House

Distributors

• AT-X (2008) (Japan) (TV)
• Chiba TV (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• FUNimation Entertainment (2008) (USA) (all media)
• Geneon Entertainment (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
• Geneon Entertainment (2007) (USA) (all media)
• Gunma Television (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• KBS Kyoto (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Nagoya Broadcasting Network (NBN) (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Sun TV (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• TV Saitama (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Television Kanagawa (TVK) (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Tochigi Television (2006) (Japan) (TV)
• Tokyo MX TV (2006) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Artist Management Office Inc.  music production
• Atelier Booka  background art
• Dr Tokyo  photography
• Dr. Movie  animation finishing
• Dr. Movie  inbetween animation
• Geneon Entertainment  music production
• Geneon Entertainment  soundtrack
• Orange  cg photography
• Sound Box  sound effects

Also Known As:

Black Lagoon (International: English title)
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage (International: English title) (second season title)

Runtime:

Japan:25 min (24 episodes)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese | English | Spanish | Russian

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-MA | Australia:M | Canada:18+ (TV rating) | Australia:MA (DVD volume 2) | UK:15

Company:

Black Lagoon Committee

Trivia:

Revy was modeled after Lara Croft of the Tomb Raider franchise.

Quotes:

Revy: Let's dance the jitterbug baby!

Soundtrack:

Preach Headz Addiction

Action packed anime with substance

"Black Lagoon" is a team of mercenaries who are hired for all sorts of things! This anime is mostly about their adventures! The action used in this anime is similar to that of a hong kong movie! Mostly it is heroic bloodshed! With some martial arts in it! Although this show has a lot of action it also has some substance! There are some themes in the plot that will make you think! For example there are these twins (little children) who are coldblooded killers! But they are this way because they have been (sexually) abused and forced into this life of crime in a very brutal way! So these victims have become villains themselves! Maybe it is too far-fetched to believe,but in real life these things do happen! What makes this anime so special that there is no real evil and real good,all the characters are all villains! Even "Rock" the main character admits being a villain but one who observes! He is the one in the middle of all the things that happen! There are many interesting characters! There are gun blazing nuns, a "terminating" maid,killer twins and much much more! There is also "Revy", a very attractive Chinese-American woman who rolled into this life of crime with ease! Her nickname is "Two Hand" (what do you think she holds in these two hands??? Guns of course!) You will know very fast what makes her special! It is nice to see that among these characters most of them are also gun blazing women who are just as dangerous as the men! There are a lot of jokes in this anime who are actually really subtle! In very serious conversations people constantly are referring to famous movies and actors,which make it a feast for movie lovers!