Comments on: Danielle Leigh's Reading Diary -- Black Lagoon vol 5

By: James Moar

James Moar — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:12:17 +0000

I've stuck to the anime for this series -- after reading vol. 1, I think the action works better that way (and I don't really like following both anime and manga for a series). But yes, this is a particularly good arc for Rock and Revy characterisation.

The anime version of this arc has the odd feature of the actors speaking in English whenever the point that Revy et al. can't actually speak Japanese needs to be underlined, and dropping back into Japanese when that's done -- this clip demonstrates the somewhat results (Warning: violence and swearing, but then it is Black Lagoon): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F5p1_hR2Ws

By: Danielle Leigh

Danielle Leigh — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:28:59 +0000

Great link, Pedro! No, this Rock is really just a normal Japanese businessman who is thrust into the underground world of kidnappings, thievery, espionage, violence, etc.

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By: Pedro Bouça

Pedro Bouça — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 07:39:01 +0000

Wait, is that Rock the same character from Osamu Tezuka's "star system"?

I mean this guy:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_(manga_character)

It does sound the kind of role Tezuka would give the character...

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Hunter (Pedro Bouça)

By: Okman

Okman — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:38:02 +0000

Black Lagoon is one of my favorite action manga. I think it properly balances extreme out-of-control action (it is manga) with enough serious aspects that it's a thoroughly enjoyable read.

By: Danielle Leigh

Danielle Leigh — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:14:28 +0000

It is extraordinary how much depth has developed in a title that is marketed as "pulp"....I'm really quite impressed by the fact the "senseless" violence is actually interrogated in some respects instead of just used to "sex" up a character like Revy. There are shallow elements but this still is a book about capers and stealing shit. Most of the time.

By: Michelle Smith

Michelle Smith — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:09:22 +0000

Now who's the prolific one? Jeez!

I must say, elements of sadness and tragedy creeping in tempt me more than anything else I've heard about this series.