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The Best Episodes of Black Lagoon

Every episode of Black Lagoon ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Black Lagoon!

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The story follows a team of pirate mercenaries known as the Lagoon Company, that smuggles goods in and around the seas of Southeast Asia in the early to mid 1990s. Their base of operations is

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 7 - Calm Down, Two Men
    8.4/10(565 votes)

    #1 - Calm Down, Two Men

    S1:E7

    Revy's resentment at being sent on assignment with Rock may change when he calms a potentially volatile situation with a dealer.

    Directors:Kenichi Kawamura, Yoshihisa Matsumoto
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  2. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 9 - Maid to Kill
    8.1/10(404 votes)

    #2 - Maid to Kill

    S1:E9

    The Black Lagoon crew discovers too late that Roberta is a formidable opponent with a price on her head, as they attempt to flee with Garcia.

    Director:Tetsuro Araki
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  3. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 6 - Moonlit Hunting Grounds
    7.9/10(399 votes)

    #3 - Moonlit Hunting Grounds

    S1:E6

    Dutch and Revy's violent raid on the neo-Nazi ship leads to surprising revelations about Revy and the Black Lagoon's mission to recover the painting.

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  4. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 10 - The Unstoppable Chambermaid
    7.7/10(380 votes)

    #4 - The Unstoppable Chambermaid

    S1:E10

    Rock learns the truth about Balalaika's troops when they intervene in a no-holds-barred confrontation between Revy and Roberta.

    Director:Tetsuro Araki
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  5. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 12 - Guerrillas in the Jungle
    7.7/10(369 votes)

    #5 - Guerrillas in the Jungle

    S1:E12

    Rock learns the truth about Takenaka while under interrogation, and gets an even bigger surprise after he's rescued by Revy and Shenhua.

    Director:Atsushi Nigorikawa
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  6. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 2 - Mangrove Heaven
    7.6/10(467 votes)

    #6 - Mangrove Heaven

    S1:E2

    Rock devises a plan to destroy the gunship that seems to have trapped the Black Lagoon. Meanwhile, the Lagoon Company accepts Rock as a new member.

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  7. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 5 - Eagle Hunting and Hunting Eagles
    7.5/10(397 votes)

    #7 - Eagle Hunting and Hunting Eagles

    S1:E5

    After finding the painting on the sunken sub, Rock and Revy argue over looking for more loot while the neo-Nazis' own divers approach the wreck.

    Director:Kunio Katsuki
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  8. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 11 - Lock 'n Load Revolution
    7.5/10(347 votes)

    #8 - Lock 'n Load Revolution

    S1:E11

    While transporting information on a terrorist organization to the CIA, the Black Lagoon crew comes under attack by the terrorists.

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  9. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 1 - The Black Lagoon
    7.4/10(551 votes)

    #9 - The Black Lagoon

    S1:E1

    Abducted by modern-day pirates and declared dead by his company, businessman Rokuro Okajima joins his captors on their ship, the Black Lagoon.

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  10. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 8 - Rasta Blasta
    7.4/10(372 votes)

    #10 - Rasta Blasta

    S1:E8

    The Black Lagoon crew must deliver a young hostage to a Colombian cartel, but Dutch has a crisis of conscience when he learns the boy's identity.

    Director:Tetsuro Araki
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  11. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 3 - Ring-Ding Ship Chase
    7.3/10(420 votes)

    #11 - Ring-Ding Ship Chase

    S1:E3

    A gangster named Chin lures Dutch and the crew of the Black Lagoon into a battle at sea against Luak, the leader of rival pirates.

    Directors:Sunao Katabuchi, Tetsuro Araki
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  12. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 4 - Die Rückkehr des Adlers
    7.3/10(408 votes)

    #12 - Die Rückkehr des Adlers

    S1:E4

    While on a mission to retrieve a valuable painting from a sunken U-boat, the Black Lagoon is besieged by missile-firing neo-Nazis.

    Director:Fumie Muroi
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  13. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 15 - Swan Song at Dawn
    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Swan Song at Dawn

    S1:E15

    Gretel takes Eda hostage, demanding a getaway boat for herself and her brother. Meanwhile, Hansel holds off Balalaika's entire team alone.

    Director:Fumie Muroi
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  14. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 20 - The Succession
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #14 - The Succession

    S1:E20

    Feuding breaks out between Balalaika and the Washimine gang, and Rock makes a shocking discovery about Yukio, the girl he met at the festival.

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  15. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 22 - The Dark Tower
    7.0/10(2 votes)

    #15 - The Dark Tower

    S1:E22

    Revy and Ginji try to save Yukio during a battle with Chaka and his men. Later, she takes Rock to task for trying to save her from a life of crime.

    Director:Takao Abo
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  16. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 14 - Bloodsport Fairytale
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #16 - Bloodsport Fairytale

    S1:E14

    After Rock and Chang trace the twins' origins to Romania, they become engaged in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the lethal kids.

    Director:Tsuyoshi Yoshimoto
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  17. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 17 - The Roanapur Freakshow Circus
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #17 - The Roanapur Freakshow Circus

    S1:E17

    Eda tries to help Jane evade the bounty hunters, but her plans -- including an escape on the Black Lagoon -- are foiled at virtually every turn.

    Director:Takanori Suzuki
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  18. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 19 - Fujiyama Gangsta Paradise
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #18 - Fujiyama Gangsta Paradise

    S1:E19

    Rock and Revy accompany Balalaika to Japan, where they enact -- then endanger -- an assignment to take out one yakuza gang at the behest of another.

    Directors:Kenichi Kawamura, Hideki Okamoto
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  19. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 21 - Two Father's Little Soldier Girls
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #19 - Two Father's Little Soldier Girls

    S1:E21

    Yukio is abducted on the day she takes control of the Washimine Group, and Rock pleads with Ginji to let him and Revy help rescue her.

    Director:Kunio Katsuki
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  20. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 23 - Snow White's Payback
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #20 - Snow White's Payback

    S1:E23

    Balalaika has wiped out much of the Washimine Group, but Yukio has learned something about Hotel Moscow's technique and uses it to her advantage.

    Director:Sunao Katabuchi
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  21. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 24 - The Gunslingers
    6.0/10(2 votes)

    #21 - The Gunslingers

    S1:E24

    Rock tries to force Yukio out of a life of crime, but events beyond his control may cause his well-laid plans for her future to spin out of control.

    Director:Sunao Katabuchi
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  22. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 13 - The Vampire Twins Comen
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #22 - The Vampire Twins Comen

    S1:E13

    A rash of killings targeting Hotel Moscow prompts a meeting of the major crime lords and suspicion falls on a pair of twin children.

    Director:Hisato Shimoda
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  23. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 16 - Greenback Jane
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #23 - Greenback Jane

    S1:E16

    The Florida mafia and various bounty hunters descend on the Church of Violence in pursuit of U.S. counterfeiter Greenback Jane, who wants to join.

    Director:Kenichi Kawamura
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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  24. Black Lagoon Season 1 Episode 18 - Mr. Benny's Good Fortune
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Mr. Benny's Good Fortune

    S1:E18

    Dutch and Benny attempt to rescue Jane and the others, and much will be revealed after the chase as they are pursued by the bounty hunters.

    Directors:Hisato Shimoda, Hiromitsu Kanazawa
    Writer:Sunao Katabuchi

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Best Episodes Summary

"Calm Down, Two Men" is the best rated episode of "Black Lagoon". It scored 8.4/10 based on 565 votes. Directed by Kenichi Kawamura, Yoshihisa Matsumoto and written by Sunao Katabuchi, it aired on 5/21/2006. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Maid to Kill".