Black Lagoon: Season 1 | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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John F One of the best anime series of all time Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review Ben F One of the best anime series of all time please bring the anime back Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/02/24 Full Review asiya a Hidden gem. A perfect blend of edgy and humorous. All the characters are unique likeable and badass even the antagonists. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/28/23 Full Review Michal Z Imagine a Tarintino action movie movie was made into a season long Anime. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/14/23 Full Review Andres S Much more than just your typical action animeWords cannot begin to describe how much I love and enjoy this show. Black Lagoon is frickin awesome. What starts out as an action show quickly turns into a pretty deep philosophical and existential anime about humanity, morality and nihilism, all the while still sustaining all that awesome action and thrill. This sudden shift in tone surprised me and it made me even more excited and invested in the show. It had the same affect on me that Evangelion had. The dynamic and action that happens within the Lagoon crew is why you watch the show, the relationship between Roc and Revy is why you stay. They're complete opposites yet they learn and teach one another about themselves and about life. It's beautiful to see how their relationship transforms as they become closer to one another. The humanity that lies within these characters is what propels this anime forward and what keeps you wanting more. I always love when an anime doesn't feel like a typical anime and this one definitely is that. I really appreciated how adult and mature it dealt with all it's themes and subject matter. Politics, religion, morality, philosophy, existentialism, nihilism - it covers it all. The show can get really dark and bleak, especially when it gets to the vampire twins arc, but it all has a reason and purpose. I'm glad the episode after the vampire twins arc was a funny one because my god, that arc was really dark. Episodes 16-18 were some of the funniest and fun. I love that scene between Roc and Revy at the market when they get into a heated argument. A lot of raw human emotions going on there. The characters in this show are so well written and fleshed out that you'd think they actually exist in real life. Along with this, the character development among certain characters is impeccable. Dude, and the way they introduce Roberta, was insane! Such an awesome character. That was funny how Roc made a Terminator reference when he was talking about Roberta right as I was thinking about how Roberta was a killing machine. That's really clever and well placed dialogue right there. I laughed so hard at the literal Terminator 2 reference when Roberta starts running like T-1000 towards the car and then hooks herself to it. This show is just too good. I love the relationship between Eda and Revy. They're like sisters to one another. And my god, I was not expecting Eda to have such a bangin' body. Seeing an unhinged animalistic Roberta was terrifying, and quite hot to be honest lol. But seeing her completely lose her mind and not know reality from imaginary was really sad. There was no going back for her from that point on. When that ending came, I couldn't help but feel sad. Knowing that it was the end of the show and that I wasn't going to be able to see Roc and Revy and everyone else anymore actually made me pretty sentimental. But I do have to say, they couldn't have ended the anime more perfectly.I love the outfit that Revy wears when she goes to Japan with Roc. It's cute but also fits her personality. Revy is hands down one of the best written, most interesting and complex female characters I've ever seen in an anime. And also one of the hottest. It's like with each passing episode we learn more and more about her. Unraveling a piece of her past and discovering who she really is and why she is the way she is. I love how she carjacks a purple VW hatchback and then proceeds to drive both Roc and Genji like a manic through the streets with punk music blasting in the car. You just can't beat that, very memorable. Genji's awesome as well. Dude killed I don't even know how many guys using only his sword, no guns. Pretty awesome. The talk between Roc and Yukio in the locker room was quite impactful. She pretty much exposed Roc for who he really is and how he was as a person. The way she envied how Roc lived a free life while she was tied down to her responsibilities as being head of the clan. What makes the relationship between Roc and Yukio so tragic is that Yukio started out just like Roc, both were in the twilight sort of speak and this is why they got along so well at first. But then Yukio had to make a choice that changed her life and in turn, it turned her towards the darkness. Yukio was a direct reflection of Roc and what could happen to him if he decided to lie to himself and choose the wrong path. It was definitely sad and upsetting to see Yukio take her life like that. It reminds me how dark and unforgiving the world can be. My only complaint about this anime is that the art style with certain characters doesn't feel that original. Some of the character faces and models remind me a lot of 90's anime, like Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, which is kind of meh to me. It's like in some areas with certain characters they really put a lot of thought and fleshed them out while others are kind of bland and uninspired. It might just be a creative decision, but it would've been nice to see a more creative art style across the whole board. Other than that, there's really no other complaints. There's a couple episodes like around 11 & 12 with the revolutionary fighters that I didn't really care about, but it's nothing that detracts from the entire show. It's a pretty edgy show, which will definitely turn off and offend some people, but it's not enough to not watch and enjoy it. It was made during a different time and you have to remember that the characters in this show aren't necessarily good people, I mean everyone's criminals after all. To say that this anime was amazing is an understatement. This anime was so much fun to watch and I consider it one of my favorites. With all the style, cursing, dark humor and violence you would swear it was an anime made by Quentin Tarantino. And that is a good thing. Unexpectedly philosophical and existential, this anime has ways of going deep within the psyche in order to ask complex and profound questions about humanity. I think what surprised me the most was how all these characters are not necessarily good people, they're either criminals or killers, and yet they've been written in such a way where you care about them because they've been given so much humanity, personality, backstory and emotions. They're relatable, which is something I feel like a lot of anime either neglect or don't understand how to do. If you wanna reel in the audience and invest people in your story, you've gotta make your characters relatable. This anime is also the best at writing strong female characters. Don't stay trapped within the twilight, definitely check out this anime. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/13/23 Full Review Lukas-Jeremie K "Black Lagoon" is an anime with very good presentation and good old action scenes.Rarely have I seen a female character as well written as Revy.But unfortunately she is also the character that gets the most focus, while the others only exist on the side and Rock should actually be the main character...The anime deserves a real story in my opinion.Yes, of course the group gets orders again and again, but unfortunately they sometimes seem very monotonous.Nevertheless, "Black Lagoon" is a good choice if you're looking for an anime with lots of banging and action, but don't expect an anime with a deep story. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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