Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail

It seems that they took the best parts of the original and tried to build a story around it. It doesn't work as well though and feels rushed.

The premise makes less sense than the original Roberta arc, and more than once I caught myself thinking, "why are they doing that again?" It all feels like an excuse to let Roberta run around and blow things up. It doesn't work: the point of the original Roberta arc was the element of surprise, but now, when we know who Roberta is and what she can do, the novelty is not there.

The new characters (Fabiola, the American operatives, FARC) are underdeveloped and feel like contrived plot devices. The introspection, so well executed in the original's Japan arc, at times degenerates into a meaningless word salad.

It's still Black Lagoon though.

Personally, Roberta and Garcia's arc on the show was the best for me. Two characters that I felt so unique and incredible. Therefore, these five OVAs that make up a season only enlarge and improve a story that was already excellent.

There was a lot of talk about whether Black Lagoon will return with another season or not. For my part, if new episodes do not come back, I am very happy with this ending and happy to know the tremendous development of a character like Roberta.

Want more seasons.

Can't wait .

Make the next season like the old ones.

'Roberta's Blood Trail' is the five-episode OVA sequel to the two seasons of Black Lagoon. Compared to the series, it is even more violent and bloody, and also much darker and more mature.

As the title suggests, the OVAs feature Roberta's return to Roanapur, and all the gang and mobster bosses react accordingly. Strangely enough, it is Rock who keeps a cool head and tries his best to master-plan a way out of this situation... The quality of the animation was raised another notch, the direction and writing prove their excellence once again, and even the English dub is fantastic, with Tabitha St. Germain delivering a truly masterful performance.

I enjoyed this OVA series much more than I did the original series, which I also found fairly enjoyable. It most certainly isn't for children, though; there's violence and murder galore, even a rape scene.

If you liked the Original show, you don't need a review or me to tell you to watch this. On the other hand, this can be enjoyed even without having seen the other show first. But if you have, you will recognize characters you were familiar with and it will make more sense overall I reckon. Plus you'll have the advantage of knowing what the show tries to achieve and how it feels.

Again a lot of blood and action and some minor nudity too - so not for kids a not for those who are expecting something more or rather less adult themed. The animation might be slightly better than the original was, that is for you to compare. It is however exceptional once again. Also this is not just "sweet" but also short (in episodes)!