I've seen the first 3 eps of Black Lagoon which looks pretty interesting if dark.
This montage on you tube uses the opening credits song to give a good idea of the feel of the series.
A grim, darkly humorous action, crime, and..er fanservice tale, the show is essentially an updated, serialized and animated Chinese gangster film. It revolves around the 4 person crew of a South China Seas pirate vessel, the BLACK LAGOON (a restored Elco PT Boat). The first 3 episodes concern how "Rock", our average Japanese sallaryman and posterboy for stockholm syndrome manages to end up as the bookkeeper for a band of modern day pirates. This sort of show generally doesn't appeal to me but the characterizations are quite good, and the mechdesigner loves his military kit :).
The show is pretty good about setting up a realistic (looking) view of the corrupt armpits of humanity that make up the pirate infested and lawless world between the Phillipines Thailand and Indonesia. It is being released on DVD by Geneon in April. I'm looking forward to the rest of it.
About Me
- Brickmuppet
- I'm a 37 year old UPS employee, college student, Coast Guard reservist,amateur diver and general geek. I hope to study in Japan in a few years and I'd like to move to the overseas territories, especially Guam. I do lean a bit to the right politically.....but you knew that if you looked at my blog. I want to live long enough to walk on the Moon or Mars before I go. It is important to note that the views on this blog are my own and not those of UPS or the United States Coast Guard Reserve.
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