Black Lagoon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X since April 2002, with its chapters collected in twelve tankōbon volumes as of August 2021. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Viz Media. The series follows the Lagoon Company, a four-member team of pirate mercenaries smuggling goods in and around the seas of Southeast Asia with their PT boat, the Black Lagoon. The group takes on various jobs, usually involving criminal organizations and resulting in violent gunfights. The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Madhouse, which was broadcast for two seasons of twelve episodes each in 2006, followed by a five-episode original video animation series released from July 2010 to June 2011. As of January 2022, the Black Lagoon manga had over 8.5 million copies in circulation.
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About Black Lagoon
Anime series that follows a 25-year-old Japanese salary-man working for Asahi Industries in Tokyo. One day he is taken hostage by pirate mercenaries that go by the name, the Lagoon Company. The series is based on Rei Hiroe's manga of the same name.
Achievement of Black Lagoon
In 2006 the rights were acquired by Funimation. The series ran for a total of 12 episodes over its 1 year run.
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Latest information about Black Lagoon updated on July 22 2022.
