Businessman Rokuro Okajima is kidnapped by a group of bounty hunters, and reluctantly joins their group when his boss tells him his life is meaningless. Rokuro abandons his old name and adopts the nickname "Rock." The rest of the group consists of the boss-man, Dutch, Benny the mechanic, and the trigger-happy Revy, a.k.a. Two Hands. Rock makes himself useful by serving as the group's negotiator and translator. The crew of the torpedo boat, The Black Lagoon, do various jobs for many mafias around the port of Roanapo in Thailand.



By: xdiamondxdecayx

Black Lagoon's presentation was very good. It is able to balance out action, humor, and drama quite well. A lot of the character interaction is highly amusing (ie. Rock/Revy, Revy/Eda, etc). The series also pays homage to cultural references, ie. Terminator, "Heireken (a play on Heineken beer)," which add to the slick humor found through out Black Lagoon. The concept is simple, but the presentation is great. So if you're looking for a good action series with style and slickness brought out by in-depth badass characters, Black Lagoon is the series for you. I can only hope for a third season.