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Black Lagoon Season 2

Black Lagoon, Season 2 Box Set
2009 TV Series (episodes 13-24). Director: Sunao Katabuchi. 300 minutes. DVD, bilingual, $49.98. Distributor: Funimation.

So, did you take my advice and get liberated with Rock, that is, the one-time Japanese salary man formally known as Rokuro Okajima? I hope so, because Dutch, Benny, Revy, and our reluctant mercenary are back for a second season.

Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage basically picks up where the first season ended. The gun toting Lagoon Company is still causing havoc around the South China Sea. And between the sexual tension with the murderess Revy, a deadly pair of pre-pubescent assassins, and a voluptuous nun, Rock’s life is only getting better. Yes, the titillating bullet of Black Lagoon scores another bull’s eye.

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Darker Than Black, volumes 4 & 5

Darker Than Black, volumes 4 and 5
2009 TV Series (episodes 15-22). Director: Tensai Okamura. 100 minutes (each). DVD, bilingual, $29.98 (each). Distributor: Funimation.

Okay, so I no longer associate Burger King with the designation BK-201. What can I say? My love for Darker Than Black blinds me. These supernatural “contractors,” callous men and women employed as international spies and assassins, captivate the imagination. Here we find Hei, also known as BK-201 or The Black Reaper. Operating in Tokyo for the Syndicate, Hei searches for his sister Pai as he navigates a city crawling with clandestine killers.

Why BK-201? Each contractor is linked to a new star, which oscillates when they use their unique powers; thus the astrological designation. These stars materialized alongside the spatial anomalies known as Heaven and Hell’s Gate. The mystery and power behind these cosmic events has flooded Tokyo with foreign operatives and corporations. Everyone has an agenda. Everyone wants something.

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