The Best Episodes Written By Sunao Katabuchi

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.2/10(5 votes)

   #1 - The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

   S1:E512/4/1984

   A little girl named Polly pickpockets a gem Professor Moriarty has just stolen, and he is determined to stop at no end to get it back.

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   7.6/10(5 votes)

   #2 - Mrs. Hudson is Taken Hostage

   S1:E411/27/1984

   Professor Moriarty thinks he has found a weakness in Hound, his land lady Mrs. Hudson, and so sets about kidnapping her, but things don't go as he planned.

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   7.6/10(7 votes)

   #3 - Calm Down, Two Men

   S1:E75/21/2006

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

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   7.5/10(6 votes)

   #4 - Maid to Kill

   S1:E96/4/2006

   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.

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   7.3/10(6 votes)

   #5 - Rasta Blasta

   S1:E85/28/2006

   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.

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   7.3/10(6 votes)

   #6 - The Unstoppable Chambermaid

   S1:E106/11/2006

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

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   7.3/10(6 votes)

   #7 - Eagle Hunting and Hunting Eagles

   S1:E55/7/2006

   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.

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   7.3/10(4 votes)

   #8 - The Dark Tower

   S1:E2212/6/2006

   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.

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   7.2/10(5 votes)

   #9 - Moonlit Hunting Grounds

   S1:E65/14/2006

   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.

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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Lock 'n Load Revolution

    S1:E116/18/2006

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

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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #11 - Swan Song at Dawn

    S1:E1510/18/2006

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

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12. 

    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #12 - Guerrillas in the Jungle

    S1:E126/25/2006

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

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13. 

    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #13 - The Succession

    S1:E2011/22/2006

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

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    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Mangrove Heaven

    S1:E24/16/2006

    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.

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15. 

    6.8/10(22 votes)

    #15 - The Black Lagoon

    S1:E14/9/2006

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

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16. 

    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Bloodsport Fairytale

    S1:E1410/11/2006

    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.

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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #17 - The Roanapur Freakshow Circus

    S1:E1711/1/2006

    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.

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18. 

    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #18 - Two Father's Little Soldier Girls

    S1:E2111/29/2006

    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.

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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Snow White's Payback

    S1:E2312/13/2006

    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.

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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #20 - The Gunslingers

    S1:E2412/20/2006

    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.

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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Treasure Under the Sea

    S1:E91/15/1985

    The Royal Navy asks Hound and Watson to help them recover a submarine stolen by Professor Moriarty.

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    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Ring-Ding Ship Chase

    S1:E34/23/2006

    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.

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    6.3/10(4 votes)

    #23 - Fujiyama Gangsta Paradise

    S1:E1911/15/2006

    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.

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    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #24 - The Vampire Twins Comen

    S1:E1310/4/2006

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

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    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #25 - Mr. Benny's Good Fortune

    S1:E1811/8/2006

    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.

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