The episodes of the
Black Lagoon anime are based on the
manga series of the same name by
Rei Hiroe. The episodes of the first season of the anime were directed by Sunao Katabuchi, animated by
Madhouse Studios, and produced by
Geneon Entertainment and
Shogakukan. In the second season, known as
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage, Shogakukan was not involved in the production. The English adaptation of the episodes is licensed by Geneon Entertainment. The plot of the episodes follows the adventures of a
Japanese businessman,
Rokuro Okajima, after he is abducted by the members of the ship
Black Lagoon and joins their crew under the moniker "Rock".
The first season aired from April 8, 2006, to June 24, 2006, on
Chiba TV in
Japan. The second season began airing on October 3, 2006, on KBS Kyoto, TV Nagoya,
TV Kanagawa, and
Sun TV, and concluded its run on December 19, 2006. The English adaptations of both seasons were aired continuously from October 26, 2007, to April 11, 2008, on
G4techTV Canada; the English episodes were also broadcast in the
United States from February 26, 2008, to May 13, 2008, on
Starz Edge.
Four pieces of
theme music are used for the episodes: one opening theme and three closing themes. The opening theme is "
Red fraction" by
Mell. The three closing themes are "Don't Look Behind" by Edison, used for all the episodes, save episode fifteen, which featured "The World of Midnight" by Minako Obata, and episode twenty-four, which...
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