One of my favorite shows from the past twenty years is getting some renewed attention as next year it’s having its 20th-anniversary with the Black Lagoon manga. The work from Rei Hiroe has been haphazard at best as we see with a number of manga creators for a host of reasons, but as we get closer to this anniversary, a new exhibition is launching in Japan this summer. And that means a look at previously released artwork but also some new pieces like the one below from Hiroe to help celebrate the exhibition.
Check out our review of the complete work.
Plot Concept: Rokuro was an ordinary Japanese businessman. A suit hired to entertain corporate high rollers and serve as a whipping boy for the big bosses with the real juice. A mission to deliver a mysterious disk to the deadly waters East of China seemed like his big break, but some things just weren’t meant to be. A ruthless gang of mercenaries fronted by a gunslinging femme fatale in scandalously short shorts kidnapped Rokuro and held him for ransom. When his company refused to pay, he became their property. To survive, he was forced to reinvent himself as Rock, the brains behind the beauty and brawn of Black Lagoon: the most cutthroat crew of mercs ever to hustle the mean streets of Roanapur. A nightmare of a metropolis where the bad guys are really bad – and your friends might be even worse.
[Source: Crunchyroll]
