Whether via Rei Hiroe‘s original manga-the graphic novels of which are being published in North America by Viz (the series is still ongoing in Japan)-or the animated adaptation that’s under the lens here, many action fans have found it to be a breath of fresh air, gasped from an atmosphere of mostly wimpy protagonists and forgettable firefights. Like The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, this is one show I was disappointed to see end, and it looks like I wont have to yet, as a Third Season has been announced now.At this point, you may have experienced Black Lagoon in one form or another. The 'Greenback Jane' arc is easily the weakest of the season (probably both seasons) but is made up for with the first story arc featuring murderous children (yes, deadly lolis) and the epic ending arc. This season the entire last six episodes are absorbed into a single war between the old guard Japanese mafia and the up and coming Russians of Hotel Moscow, that takes Rock back to his home and to face the past he turned his back on. Last season was a series of 2-3 episode arcs wth a couple one-shot stories added. One difference is the story length this time. I would have rather they just kept Revy talking in Japanese for the remainder of the show as I saw it, although that makes another character shouting 'Hey! Speak in Japanese!' to her seem weird. Having learned that I'm rather curious how the English dub sounds in some of these later episodes where English, Japanese, and Russian were all used in one conversation. It was revealed near the end the cast actually speaks English all the time and it's only in Japanese for the audience's sake. Actually, the lines were cringeworthy too for Revy, who is supposedly a Chinese American so I would expect better English from her. Except something fail happens - some of them start speaking in English in the last arc, and the pronunciation and grammar are horrible. The art is the same, the sound is the same (which is unfortunate we didn't getĪny new songs added in), and the VA's are the same, thank God.
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. It's just a continuation of a series I really didn't expect to be as good as it was the first time around. Why? Because I don't really consider them to be two different seasons. 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. Oh yeah, perhaps one highlight was the nudity they threw in. Try it out, watch it if you saw the fist season, but don't expect much other than an average anime. They could have done sooo much more with the characters, their background, and possibly maybe.just maybe throw in a relationship? I'll admit, I enjoyed the season, because who doesn't enjoy seeing Revy kick ass? But seriously, it was a huge let down and I probably won't watch it again. WOW! 12 episodes and it feels like they've told us nothing more about the characters except one used to live in Japan! Yay? Well wait, we know Rock used to live in Japan now. We find out next to nothing else about Rock and Revy. Let's move on to the characters and their interactions.oh wait, nothing happened. Background music throughout the show is alright, but nothing worth buying.
The ED is slow, tacky, and I skipped it every time. I can't recall if the opening is different, but it's well done. The music, as far as I can tell, is the same thing from the first season. Fights are fluid, but who cares with what they gave you to watch. Revy looks great, Rock is his pansy self, and Dutch is still black.
On the other hand, the animation for these terrible plots was well done. Nothing is realistic (not even close), and nothing is even attempted to be explained to you. You can't help but feel like you're watching a terrible D rated movie. Boom, just like that, they came up with two, ridiculously stupid story lines to encompass 12 episodes. 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. What's so sad about it? Well, for one thing, the story. It's somewhat sad, but I have to begin with a dissatisfied distaste in my mouth after finishing this season. Welcome back Rock, Revy and the gang! In this second installment of Black Lagoon, we continue our journey through Roanapur, the city of criminals.
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