Black Lagoon
Seen it?2006 | 1 seasons | 24 min | Action & Adventure, Animation, Drama, Crime
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Solid across the board without standing out anywhere. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- 1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 10 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: expect violence.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The story follows a team of pirate mercenaries known as the Lagoon Company, that 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 city of Roanapur in southeast Thailand near the border of Cambodia.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
8.0 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 1 season and reached a modest audience; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 79K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
- Megumi ToyoguchiRevy (voice)
- Daisuke NamikawaRock (voice)
- Tsutomu IsobeDutch (voice)
- Hiroaki HirataBenny (voice)