Audience reviews
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PakiUSA
STORY: 6/10
CHARACTER: 8/10
ART: 10/10
SOUND: 9/10
ENJOYMENT: 9/10
OVERALL: 7/10
!!Since there’s only a short gap between S1 and S2 of Black Lagoon, I am going to be reviewing both seasons here so Warning beforehand for any Accidental Spoilers!!
‘Black Lagoon’ captured my attention from Revy on the poster to good word of mouth. Not knowing what to make of the title or the poster, I was very surprised at what this anime turned out to be. Often criticized for copying ‘Cowboy Bebop’, I was a little concerned at first but this anime distinguishes itself with its world building and characters. Set to a dark yet realistic, cruel, cold, violent and brutal crime infested town that perfectly captures the last place you want to be in this R-rated world. This anime superbly holds nothing back and…
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Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage
The second part of Black Lagoon, but it's splitted as a second season for some reason, follows another day in the episodic life of the Black Lagoon gang, another day but focused more on Revy and Rock and less Dutch and Benny.
Story
The same as the first part, it has episodic stories that are a mess at giving a contundent conclusion and rising questions, just like Eda's identity is revealed i was expecting a story with her, but no, her motives are unknown, the first three episodes are sad, i felt sorry for Hansel and Gretel, it was really sad and to think that happens in real life too and seeing their fates made me shed some tears, maybe the best eps. of this Second Barrage, those eps. had story behind it, a deep and really really dark one and a dark conclu…
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Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage puts a really interesting spin on the atmosphere from the first season. The gore and the cursing still there and the season was still as enjoyable as the first but it had it's share of disappointments.
The art (9/10), and sound (9/10) don't change and they are really good!! The characters are also enjoyable because they dont drastically change from one season to the next but they do focus on other characters than the Black Lagoon crew like they did in the first season.
The story (8/10) is pretty good as well. its something you would expect any other mafia would do; Hotel Moscow is trying to gain territory in japan, terrorizing japan's biggest mafias (taking out all leaders that done comply with Hotel Moscow's demands) and uses the Rock to translate and br…
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Once again, Black Lagoon has continued to deliver nonstop action! The fighting scenes are more mature and puts more emphasis on the characters’ backgrounds in the second season! There were a few things I disliked unlike in the first season, but the pros greatly outweighed the cons. It’s definitely worth watching, especially if you enjoyed the first season!
Story (7)
The Lagoon Company is rarely together. There is less of Benny and Dutch, but the scenes are just as exciting with Revy and Rock being separated. The 1st and 2nd arcs took place in the fictional city of Roanapur in southeast Thailand, also known as “gun paradise.”
The first arc was extremely gruesome and consisted of merciless new villains, two twisted vampire twins who treated people’s lives as if they had no value. Several…
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Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage is as unapologetically violent and foul mouthed as its predecessor, but it also delves deeper into the human psyche than the original and forces us to explore themes of morality, power and what it means to be human.
The Second Barrage picks up the story of The Black Lagoon Company, with Rock further settling into his new life in Roanapur. Mysterious assassins have begun picking off members of the different mafia groups running the city, and tensions are at fever pitch. By the time this story arc comes to a close 3 episodes later, you get the distinct feeling that The Second Barrage is decidedly more serious than the original, with violence being presented more as a consequence of the depravity of the human condition than the punchline in a series made to s…
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(This review covers both seasons of Black Lagoon.)
For the time worth watching this, people have been describing this as the younger sister of “Cowboy Bebop”, being the anime equivalent to the big action blockbuster Hollywood movie (The Rock, Bad Boys, any 80s’ action flick you can think of) with the many details of graphic violence, excessive cursing and language, sexuality thrown in there and a bit of inspiration some such filmmakers as Quentin Tarantino & John Woo, although the former did a bit of anime in his venture (yes, you should know what I’m talking about).
The story follows a team of pirates/mercenaries known as Lagoon Company, which smuggles goods in and around the seas of Southeast Asia in the early to mid-1990s. Their base of operations is located in the fictional harbor ci…
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In Short:
If you are an action fan & love fighting, shooting & hard talks, this is a good anime for you.
In brief:
Black Lagoon Second barrage continues after the 1st series & has plenty of action & enjoyment just like in the 1st series.
If you liked the 1st season then definitely U"ll like the 2nd season too.
Plot is quite similar to the 1st series.Picking up random missions & completing them. Full of Action, blood & gore. Difference is now Rock(the main protagonist) is considered as a trusty team member & is needed in many jobs.Also this time the focus is more on Rock, Revy, & Balalaika.
Story:
The story seems more harsh in the 2nd series, showing some of the unspoken truths about Mafia world, Sorrowful ending of the enemies.
Also the words used this time are more powerful & strikes i…
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Where to begin. Black Lagoon may in fact be the worst animation ever, and it boggled the mind that someone felt a second season was necessary. Just as well, I feel it is my duty to the MAL community to help cease the spread of misinformation that seems to be plaguing the internet about this "series" (and i use the term loosely I assure you)
Story:1 Basically it's just American garbage of run around and shoot everything that is in sight. Clearly, the creators of this atrocity felt the need to service the lowest common denominator. I find it rather insulting to be honest, that someone out there thinks so little of my intelligence that this filth could pass as a "story" of intrigue.
Art:1 We have seen it all before I'm afraid, colors in between dark lines, however this particular animator w…
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(I'm treating this as a comprehensive review of both seasons, because the two seasons of this anime are more or less the same)
Who would have thought that a stereotyped crime drama would become a philosophy showcase? Guns, murder, mafia wars, and the like are all tied in to Nietzsche, Kirkegaard, Sartre, and Heidigger. It made the show a bit uncomfortable to be honest, with a shoot-em-up bang bang action thriller confronting itself, and ourselves in the process. The show casts aside morals, but unlike most shows where we justify it with an “oh, it's just the enemy” sleight-of-mind, this show rubs its amorality in our face. Bloodbaths are taken just a little too far, outside acceptable hollywood. The characters were such interesting characters, never falling to the temptation of merely bei…
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The second season of Black Lagoon is really a story of two different anime; the underwhelming, uninspired first six episodes, and the spectacular, engaging last half of the show. The former is a 5, while the latter is very close to a 10.
The returning characters and excellent opening are largely the same as the first season (mentioned more in my review of that season), which is a good thing. The art is as stylish, vivid, and colorful as ever, and adds a definite flavor to all the gun battles.
Now, there are three different story arcs, each completely independent of one another; the murderous twins, Greenback Jane, and the Yakuza fighting back in Japan.
The series starts off with the Romanian siblings, two eight year olds with white hair carrying a mini-gun and an ax larger than they are…
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What makes a good anime? Plot....characters...and perhaps an excessive bit of violence ^^. Though Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage isn't quite different from the first season there is viewer joy to be found in the second season...
Most memorable (and perhaps the highlight) is the first three episodes of Second Barrage. The debut of Hansel and Gretel hurls us into the story and by the end of Swan Song At Dawn you'll wish you could replay it (at least I did ^^).
But either than that this season moves in a more serious direction with Mafia fights, sad pasts and a whole lot of trigger happy ladies. Well what do you expect from an action anime? Even so I was surprised by the realism some of the topics held and the after thoughts I had.
All in all Black Lagoon with it's great visuals and exc…
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This series is deep yet simple. The show takes on a very dark reality of the world, showing the darker side of business in the world, and throwing a regular person into the mix. And of course through out the story, there is the confusing connection between the main girl and main guy (yes, yes, very predictable), but nothing is really said. Anyways, although the story is deep, it's only a compilation of several different stories.
Over all, an 8/10, but people be forewarned. Although I gave this a light review, there is a lot of fast paced violence and plenty of gore for you action junkies.
PS This applies to the first season as well
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I feel kind of weird to be writing a review for Black Lagoon: the Second Barrage after I just wrote the review for the first season. Why? Because I don't really consider them to be two different seasons. It's just a continuation of a series I really didn't expect to be as good as it was the first time around. All 24 episodes are just Black Lagoon to me, and for good reason: Second Barrage keeps up the high octane action that made the first season such a blast. The art is the same, the sound is the same (which is unfortunate we didn't get any new songs added in), and the VA's are the same, thank God. Except something fail happens -- some of them start speaking in English in the last arc, and the pronunciation and grammar are horrible. Actually, the lines were cringeworthy too for Revy, who…
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Less episodic than the first “Black Lagoon” season, “The Second Barrage” features only three story arcs, the first two are three episodes long each and the final, closing story arc spans six episodes.
Filled with crazy gun-toting babes, wild shoot-outs, mob wars and non-stop action “Black Lagoon” as it's a roller-coaster ride that rarely slows down the pace.
When it does slow down, it finds time to have the characters take a look at the insane, rotten world they live in, walking a fine line between idolizing and condemning that criminal world, depending on which character's view is being explored. This is an interesting element, as it makes the series more realistic, as for humans, right and wrong still do depend on their personal outlook in life.
Es…
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I've always had my own personal philosophy when it comes to anything anime: “If it's anime, it can't be all bad.” So as much as I disliked Black Lagoon, it really wasn't such a bad show in itself as much as it just wasn't my cup of tea. However, it's also my opinion that this show does not live up to the hype and buzz it's been receiving in the media and all these comparisons to Cowboy Bebop, because Bebop was epic compared to this which really at the core is tantamount to only two words: Fan Service.
ANIMATION
Great art. I can't complain about this; great looking characters, glossy scenery. This is one slick piece of work, from the appearance of the characters and the vehicles they drive to the seedy towns, cramped bases and sprawling compounds. This series is most definitely not lackin…
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The visual quality is as great as the first season and a little more of character development takes place. I expected a little more of story to at least cover the holes that are evident, but we are left with nothing but assumptions of the motives of each one and their real goals. As with the first season, there are a few episodes that are a bit to hard to the eye because of the story itself (it is focused in the worst of human nature, from kidnapping, torture, pornografy, blackmailing and of course killing) but if you have the guts then is a good choice.
The music is somehow the right choice for this show but I found it repetitive at a long term.
As with the first season, the best aspect of this anime is the way it shows the "twisted" nature of human beings. It focuses on the worst aspec…
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I personally absolutely loved the second season of Black Lagoon!
While the storyline is a little short in that it seems like just a bunch of random stories thrown together, the themes remain the same throughout the anime and have a good conclusion to them.
It is not only action-wise intense but it poses questions of morality and who is right or wrong in the world, and more importantly which side should you be on.
Throughout the anime there is this central conflict, of making choices and determining if they are the right/just ones, with the main character and the ending is satisfying in learning what his final decision is!
The most powerful episodes to me were 13-15,(the twin-arc), which really touchs base with how messed up this world can be!
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This anime is incredible, the second season makes it even more so. It requires a bit of maturity to watch, especially things like the twin arc.
It's not for the faint of heart, nor the overly sensitive. or those with strong moral backround.
but for those who can look past it, this anime has it all. Action(lots of it) Comedy, and Tragedy; and a great story to go with it.
What I don't like about it, which is just a minor nitpick, is while in the second season more of the plot follows Revy and Rock, they don't expand upon their relationship much. And the rest of the black lagoon crew is phased out of the season more or less. They also fail to expand upon a few more major characters, unless there is going to be a third season.
This knocks it down a bit, but only to a minor degree for me…
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The second installment of the Black Lagoon Series! If you've watched the first season and liked it, I assume you'd want more right?
Well in this second installment you'll see the crew of Black Lagoon in even more misadventures.
There's not much to expect except MORE GUNFIGHTS and MORE Revy and Rock antics! XD
The great thing about the second season is that it show's the backgrounds of the characters like Eda, Revy and Balalaika's past although it's vague. IT also shows the different sides of the characters like Revy's soft side, Balalaika's value of her comrades as well as her war freak side, Eda in action!
The focus here is more on Rock and Revy. Dutch and Benny now seem like supporting characters here.
All in all, a good second season. Watch it if you're looking for more Black L…
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Welcome back Rock, Revy and the gang! In this second installment of Black Lagoon, we continue our journey through Roanapur, the city of criminals.
It's somewhat sad, but I have to begin with a dissatisfied distaste in my mouth after finishing this season. What's so sad about it? Well, for one thing, the story.
I wonder if they simply wrote down a whole bunch of plot ideas on paper, crumbled them up in a ball, put them in a hat and drew at random. Boom, just like that, they came up with two, ridiculously stupid story lines to encompass 12 episodes. Each is so far fetched that you can't help but feel like you're watching a terrible D rated movie. Nothing is realistic (not even close), and nothing is even attempted to be explained to you. Flat out horrible.
On the other hand, the animation…
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