This news makes me extremely happy: Sifting through Amazon.com, Ed Chavez uncovers that Viz Media will release Hiroe Rei’s Black Lagoon beginning sometime this summer. At last!
What’s Black Lagoon, you ask? It’s a violent, action-packed series about a group of mercenaries who smuggle goods aboard the PT boat Black Lagoon. Lots of gunfights, chase scenes, explosions.
The manga has sold more than 3 million copies in Japan, and has been adapted as an anime TV series.
More summer releases from Viz, including Cat Eye Boy and the previously announced Slam Dunk, can be found at the link.
(Via Gia Manry)
January 25th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
thats awesome news. definitly picking this one up. the anime series is top notch. though my imports have terrible subtitles.
January 25th, 2008 at 4:14 pm
I’m always happy to see good series get licensed and then I get that sinking feeling in my gut as the realization the translation has a 90% chance of being butchered. I’ll keep importing the originals, despite wanting to support the North American market.