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| Oh damn :( Not quite as good as the first season, but nonetheless a great watch. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| The animation was going downhill in the last episodes and, comparing this ending to the manga, I prefer the other because of how realistic it felt. Great ending to an incredible arc (for me, the best was the Twins Arc) where Rock has understood where he is now. |
| Nice second season, as good as the prequel. |
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| There's no reason someone as skill as Revy should've had that hard of a time fighting Gin lol. I enjoyed the fact that this season had a proper/lengthy arc but the lack of Dutch and Benny was a downside. |
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| After rewatching this for the 2nd time, I'm actually now convinced that this show has more meaningful things to say about life than its surface lets on. Yukio Washimine's eventual demise and the psyche of Rock with the parallels between their lives in this last arc is actually packs a meaty thematic punch. I'm actually kinda disappointed no one has pick on that at least here in this site and it's been a decade. Both the first season and this actually is centered around Rock and how he handles everything in this new life psychologically and this Japan arc is actually an important arc for that. I actually cannot stress that enough. |
| I loved this season as much as the first. Revy was awesome as always. Didn't see a lot of Dutch this season though. I'm also so glad they kept the same opening and ending through the two seasons, I thoroughly enjoyed both so much. Really good anime and one of the first in a while to make me feel a lot of feelings. 10/10 for me. |
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| Besides the first three episodes, I liked this season as much as the first one. |
D-ohnutsJul 30, 2019 8:57 AM
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| I knew it will not have a happy ending. Yukio should have run away with Gin and gather forces and then got to Roanapaur. Or they should just have a quiet life since Balalaika announced ceasefire. Anyway, overall, this is a good S2, made me excited esp about the twins and the last few eps. |
  ★━━─ 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘐 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵? 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺? |
| Damn all this because Yukio likes Ginji? Did that feel anticlimactic to anyone or? I enjoyed these action-packed scenes; it was enough to keep me going to the end. I did like that Rock met Yukio. Her life made him put his into perspective. I also think Balalaika had a similar beginning to Yukio’s as well. |
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| wow thanks revy i hate you even more now for killing one of my fav character >:( |
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HagePotPotato said: ManyMaria111 said: wow thanks revy i hate you even more now for killing one of my fav character >:( Blame that dumb high school dice girl. Or blame the Russian burn face chick. They killed Ginji, whom I agree was a good character. i guess ;-; but revy killed him |
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| i pretty much enjoyed every episode but the ending was rushed and confusing. I better read the manga |
| “Life is a constant process of dying.” |
| A good finale overall, albeit a melancholic one for sure given the suicide of Yukio after Ginji's death to Revy while in battle. Yukio hypnotized herself to believe that she was mentally ready for Roanapur and the criminal underworld but in the end, it was all a facade. She's wanted a normal life with Ginji but never was able to attain it. Shame to see both of them perish in the end but it was fate really. The Washimine clan was ruined and Balalaika won with ease. Plus she seemed to be a lot more interested in Rock after the events of the previous episode with Rock showing some balls to her. Helps that he even requested her to take down the clan so badly that Yukio would never be able to return to the criminal world because of how little of a chance she has in surviving with the clan destroyed. Sadly for him, that was in vain due to her death in the end. At least in a sense, Rock has grown up to understand people more clearly and their true feelings and intentions, and has a mindset that is slowly becoming more suited to the underworld after sacrificing his past in Japan for good with some goddamn closure. Great season again, just like the first one but a tad better and more consistent. A slight downgrade compared to how I felt for this before since I gave this a 10 before while I gave season 1 a 9, and now I have both seasons rounded to a 9 each. But there's still so much to enjoy about this season, both adrenaline wise with all the insane action that happened (although not quite as frequently due to the slower pacing in comparison to the first season), and cognitively when considering all the darker, harsher themes of reality that are involved with the life of the criminal underworld as well as war in general. The Japan arc was a great change of pace in particular, probably the best arc of Black Lagoon in all areas. Also, may like Balalaika equally to Revy now. She's a ruthless, intimidating bitch but such an awesome character to watch. Steals the show in the appearances she makes. 9.25/10 overall for Season 2 (gave 9 for the first season). Roberta's Blood Trail is next as well as the omakes. Should be a hell of a ride there with the OVAs, that's for sure. |
| Not bad. Not bad at all. Ending was a bit predected, at least for me, but I guess that's more of a personal thing. The season itself felt a bit less good than the first one to me. Maybe because they shifted focus on some new characters or tried to develop the existing ones. I guess it's not an entirely bad thing, but I still fill like some main characters (such as Benny or Dutch) didn't get enouth time in this season, and it's not like we got much info on their backstory previously. Overall, the series is decent, somewhat cliche in many ways, but still decent. I've already completed the OVA so that's where I make quits. 7/10 - better than most but still has things that could have been done better. |
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| I hate this ending. It made sense, but I still hate it, akin to the way I hate Cowboy Bebop's ending. Unfortunately I can't send off Yikio saying that I like her, in the end she did things in a half-assed manner, getting Ginji killed for no real reason. She could get either a calm life of a runaway or the darkness of Roanapur, but in the end she just threw lives away, hers' included - which will forever scar Rokurou, who did not deserve that for caring for her, even if he came up as disingenuous at times. Maybe nothing more could be expected from a young girl, but this is precisely why she had to listen to someone who knew better. This season is an easy 8/10 for me, but the finale prevented it from becoming a 9 or even a 10. Guess it's the manga for me from here on out - after seeing the OVA anyways. |
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| Well, guess I'm going to read the manga. |
| Yukio was a good person, she blamed herself for the deaths of your clan after Balalaika start the war. She didn't kill herself because of Gin, only, but because of all her clan (family) lost. I'm very sad for what she did. She had a chance to live... RIP Yukio. |
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| I guess the Yukio arc kinda went over everyone's head while it clearly pays homage to Sartre's works. Just for this arc only, I prefer this season. And a nice parallel that I noticed is stories set in Roanapur, the city where there is practically no law, feels more comical, especially when all hunters try to capture Jean. Japan arc, on the other hand, is so bleak and depressing. I also love that Revy shows her feeling in more apparent way, worrying when Rock is about to get killed by Balalaika, and also goes as far as stealing truck just to ensure his safety. Like the OP said, I wish this could've picked up for the third season, but that would not likely be the case for we need to force Rei Hiroe to draw more, or else... |
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| I legit didn’t want Yukio and Gin to die. I wished they could’ve left the city and built a new life as a vendors. Revy was injured in this episode. I hope it won’t affect her in the future. Rock is rock |
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| Liked this one better than S01. The character development was present during every single arc, which I couldn't say true for S01. Plus, I loved seeing Revy in a peaceful place (near Rock's house and overall in Japan, besides the underworld), it really shows what she could've been and what she's really like at the very very corner of her core. Also... I just loved the thematic of choice in this entire arc. |
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nokitron said: I guess the Yukio arc kinda went over everyone's head while it clearly pays homage to Sartre's works. Just for this arc only, I prefer this season. I'm with you on this one. nokitron said: And a nice parallel that I noticed is stories set in Roanapur, the city where there is practically no law, feels more comical, especially when all hunters try to capture Jean. Japan arc, on the other hand, is so bleak and depressing.. The way I see it, we already expect a lawless city stockfull of criminals to be a place full of murder and betrayal... Japan, on the other hand, or any country that prides themselves on being lawful, is not the kind of place you'd expect to see such brutality. I guess making it more serious and bleak is a way of bringing attention to the underworld of these countries, that people often dismiss. |
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| they need a new season this is amazing |
| Can we call this a good ending really?! Personally I would say no, because the main character tried to do one thing, he almost succeeded in doing, but no, the philosophical mentality of some characters in this story needs to continue in its progress and of course I remind that Jean-Paul Sartre is not the best example to follow in terms of philosopher, you know !!! xD of course, I speak with knowledge almost I'm French !!! xD |
| I liked this season much more than the previous one. |
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| Feels bad for Yukio, she was a very interesting antagonist. Very nice show, fun to watch. |
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| I'm impressed with how the show managed to make Revy go from my least favorite character to one I kind of enjoyed over the course of these two seasons And I know they were depicting Balalaika as a result of her circumstances with those flashbacks -- going from a young, bright-eyed patriot to a hardened veteran but she's just a nationalist boomer |
| The series finally comes to an end. Ginji and Yukio seem to have been on a suicidal Bonnie and Clyde style counterattack against Hotel Moscow, and they never even got close. In the end, Rock is able to see through Yukio because of his position "in the twilight", and gets her to admit that she doesn't want the criminal life. All of the Yakuza posturing about honor is the act she felt she had to put up as the heir to the family. Rock's ability to talk to people feels dangerous. He previously tried to convince Balalaika to take out the rival yakuza clan and to just let Yukio and what little remains of her group go. In-spite of how his previous attempt pissed off Balalaika, that is what ends up happening. He also gets Yukio to admit she didn't want this life out loud, resulting in Ginji either faltering or letting Revy kill him. It's a mundane end to the series, Rock and Revy return to Roanapur and life goes on. I guess I'll have to check out the manga for more. I will say this season had an unforgivable lack of Dutch and Benny. Overall I liked Black Lagoon a lot. I think The Second Barrage is overall stronger than the first season. |
| Im just glad this season is over. Though the first half of the season was good i didnt enjoy the second half all that much. Yukio and Ginji ruined the show for me. This ending was also mediocre. I wanted to like it more but i just couldnt. The first season of this show was amazing and i thought the second would be better. 6/10 |
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