Black Lagoon

Sonovabitch!!! I gotta go download this right now!!! When was this out?!

Heh, anyway, I enjoyed the first volume of the manga that was released by Akatsukimanga a while back and I'm really looking forward to seeing this as well. Despite the skimpy outfit of the lead female character, Levy, the story had practically no ecchi in it, which was a surprise. No fanservice either, which is cool since Levy is pretty fucking crazy when she starts shooting.

Ha ha, I gotta go start downloading!!!!




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Ha ha, finally got round to watching this episode. Cool action - Levy kicks ass!!! My only gripe is that they ended the episode too early. I thought it would end with.......

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....the crew of the Black Lagoon making it back to Balalaika with the disc and Rock dissin' his supervisor and joining Dutch and gang. I guess the big fight with the mercenaries in the gunship will be made longer to fill up another episode.

I can't wait for Roberta to show up, talk about MAD DOG!!!!

Good times are coming.....




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Episode 2 is out now. Haven't seen it yet but I'll probabaly watch it during my lunch break today later at work. Should be good!!

http://bt.shinsen-subs.org/[Shinsen-Subs]_Black_Lagoon_02_[FD1D5432].avi.torrent




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Next episode will have some serious dancing and I'm anticipating a rockin' tune to boot. I hope they keep the song they refer to in the manga, I'd love to hear what it sounds like while....

Spoiler:

.....Levy blows away a whole pirate fleet while listening to this song (Rob Zombie, I think it was).

Also hope to see Balalaika in her more meaner mood.

This episode is gonna rock!




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Episode 3 is out now. Downloading it but the torrent seems to be moving pretty slowly........

http://shinsen.b33r.net/[Shinsen-Subs]_Black_Lagoon_03_[250F6C64].avi.torrent




I was speaking idiomatically.

The music was a bit of a disappointment. I guess I was expecting something cooler (since I read the manga) but the action was cool. Levy's twirling of the grenade launcher before firing the last shot was nifty.

Balalaika is scary when she has to be. I would still like to know more about her history though. She must've been in the Russian armed forces before setting up her "Hotel Moscow", in the manga she sometimes refers to her men by rank rather than by name. And she wears that coat, which looks like it's Russian military issue.

Next episode is gonna be weird 'cause I've no idea what to expect story-wise. It isn't in the manga (at least not in volume 1).




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Well, episode 4 was out last week and episode 5 was released just recently too. Looks like Shinsen Subs are on a streak or something!! So, it looks like episodes 4 & 5 are following volume 2 of the manga, which was a surprise to me since I thought they'd be following the manga to the letter - which they did for episodes 1 - 3. Pity, 'cause I was looking forward to seeing Rasta Blasta parts 1 - 3 in anime form. It contains an awesome gun battle and a pretty intense conflict between Levy and a maid.

Heh, you've gotta check it out!





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The manga is still ongoing as far as I can tell. I think only upto volume 5 has been released in Japan so far.

If you're interested in the scanslations, you should check out Akatsuki-manga who are in the middle of doing volume 2 at the moment. You sould be able to download the first volume if you search around their site for a bit.

Episode 6 has been released already. I've only seen upto episode 5 so I better catch up and watch the latest episode tonight. Looks like more heated action as Levy goes and kicks some Nazi ass!!




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Episode 8 has already been released by Shinsen Subs, head on over to baka-updates to grab it. Finally we get to see Rasta-Blasta in animated form!!




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I don't like how....

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....Rock goes from talking Revy down and becoming her equal in episode 7 to becoming a mouse again in episode 8. Maybe it seems a bit weird since they seemed to have switched things round a bit in relation to the manga (episodes 4 - 6 were in volume 2 and episodes 8 - 10 are in volume 1. I guess episode 7 was also in volume 2 since it wasn't in volume 1).

But yes, the anime is good, and I'm liking each and every episode more and more. I wish the manga would get a move on too though. Akatsuki is taking their sweet time....... >_<




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Well, episode 12 has already aired in Japan (the raw has been out since June 25th). Looks like it's just upto Shinsen Subs to get around to putting their subs out. Mind you, they have quite a few other projects on hand so you may need to give them a little more time. They're still actively working on Ergo Proxy, Blood +, Gun x Sword and a few others as well.




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Man, finally!! Shinsen Subs got off from their Blood+ marathon and decided to get back to Black Lagoon for a change. Hopefully, they'll finish off episodes 11 and 12 as well and not leave us in another lurch. It's been over a freakin' month since they released episode 9!!!

Get it here: [Shinsen-Subs]_Black_Lagoon_10_[DB3017D8].avi.torrent

I hope they get round to continuing Ergo Proxy as well.

I'll comment on the episode once I've finished downloading it.

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Originally Posted by 28Link

My only gripe with this translation release:

Spoiler:

is Revy's lines when she's stepping out of the car, telling Rock not to interfere.

I think the manga translation version was clearer. Aside from that, it's a great job, and quite enjoyable.

Something that struck me as weird....

Spoiler:

.....in the manga, Revy is actually shot through the shoulder in the bar scene before being carried to the car for their escape. The bullet was armor-piercing so it dragged her into the wall where she got concussed. In the anime, she isn't shot but is still knocked out when in close range to a concussion grenade. However, when Revy wakes up to take on Roberta, she tells Rock she's gonna pay for the bullet she put in her. What bullet?!

Otherwise, a good episode (waited for it long enough though, otherwise it'd probably be better). Next 2 episodes look like they'll be full of action as well.

Can't wait!!



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