It has been quite a while since we last heard from the team at Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment about their anime releases… but with the month of July now upon us, the company will be unleashing three new releases at the months end. All three of these collections are from the ‘Black Lagoon’ series which aired in Japan between 2006 and 2011.
*Note: All listed prices are sourced from the JB Hi-fi website, and may differ between stores.
Black Lagoon – Series 1
31st July 2014 | DVD + Blu-ray Combo | $37.98 AUD
Rokuro Okajima is meek, mundane, and metropolitan. His business trip to South East Asia turns from pleasure cruise to festival of pain when modern pirates board the ship and take him hostage. Revy, Dutch and Benny are merciless, maniacal, and mean. Together, they make up the crew of the Black Lagoon. Making a living in a city where the most villainous of villains make themselves at home isn’t without its risks, but they take on any job available to them. Smuggling guns, drugs, kidnapped children, and stolen goods is all part of a hard days work.
Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage (Season 2)
31st July 2014 | DVD + Blu-ray Combo | $37.98 AUD
Rokuro Okajima is meek, mundane, and metropolitan. His business trip to South East Asia turns from pleasure cruise to festival of pain when modern pirates board the ship and take him hostage. Revy, Dutch and Benny are merciless, maniacal, and mean. Together, they make up the crew of the Black Lagoon. Making a living in a city where the most villainous of villains make themselves at home isn’t without its risks, but they take on any job available to them. Smuggling guns, drugs, kidnapped children, and stolen goods is all part of a hard days work.
Black Lagoon: Roberta’s Blood Trail
31st July 2014 | DVD + Blu-ray Combo | $47.98 AUD
The assassination of the head of the Lovelace family in Venezuela sets his maid, a former terrorist named Roberta, on a bloodthirsty quest for revenge at any cost. The search for the culprits leads her to Roanapur, causing a massive commotion in Thailand. Garcia, heir of the Lovelace legacy and someone who regards Roberta as a precious family member, also travels to Roanapur and wants to make a deal with the Lagoon Company.
