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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I didn't quite understand.....because im an idiot. but i enjoyed it! 5/5 9/10 |
sakaOct 2, 2011 11:35 PM
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| I must say im dissipointed in ova adaptation it was awesome until ep 5,ending is completely different than mangas arc ending and roberta lost like an arm,eye,leg 2 or 3 fingers in ova i was like wtf O.O and I dont understand the ending is that like her family or something,is she leaving the mansion or what ???? ova is confusing -_- |
 "One must die and one must live. No victory, no defeat. The survivor will carry on the fight. It is our destiny... The one who survives will inherit the title of Boss. And the one who inherits the title of Boss will face an existence of endless battle." |
| That was incredibly different from the manga! Good GOD Roberta got fucked up so badly here! In the manga she didn't get injured at all! And yet here, she lost her right eye, right leg, left arm, and the index and middle fingers of her right hand! The conversations between Eda and her CIA boss, Rock and Revy, and Rock and Dutch at the end are absent from the manga. Unfortunately, the manga's conversation between Rock and Mr. Chang is missing. (The people at the ending are the family of the Japanese man Roberta killed years ago, the man she kept on hallucinating. Apparently Major Caxton went to find them and brought them to the Lovelace household.) |
| With the OVA now over, how much of the manga has already been covered? |
| wow the last episode sure did drop the score on this one |
| edit1: nice. finally, a peek at Revy's past. I loved how Roberta looks more physically damaged here than in the manga, makes her less superhuman/overpowered. But i didn't really gave a rat's ass about neither maids, it was the most boring arc after all. But now that it's over--(the hell, it took a whole year)--, hopefully the manga resumes soon. edit2: i couldn't stop rewatching black lagoon over and over; it's just so enjoyable. hmm, Rock's descent. I wonder for how long he would until Revy kills him herself ♥ . |
LunaOct 12, 2012 10:07 PM
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| And yes, the episode was disappointing. |
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| Having said that, I thought the episode was alright. Im glad Rock got the ass-kicking he deserved. Interesting to see a glimmer of Revy's childhood, especially the pillow + gun to the face scene, wasn't that in the first seasons OP? Roberta was definitely had beast-mode turnt up to the max, definitely made the jungle scenes thrilling and fun to watch. I still didnt quite understand what Rock was planning against Chang, but it sort of leaves things open for another season or OVA... 4/5 |
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| Wow, that was amazing! Tossing away fingers like nothing! That was pretty badass. |
| Time to pick up the manga from here. This must have been the easiest transition since i figured out how far the adaption was in a second. (up to 76). I thought roberta was badass, although Rock's utter failure apparently at the end there was disheartening. He seemed so into it and then in the last minute his plan gets shot down. |
| too be honest i like this ending more than the manga ending. the entire anime as a whole is just a giant WIN |
| That kid is a win .xD |
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helur said: Time to pick up the manga from here. This must have been the easiest transition since i figured out how far the adaption was in a second. (up to 76). I thought roberta was badass, although Rock's utter failure apparently at the end there was disheartening. He seemed so into it and then in the last minute his plan gets shot down. Why? Because of what that phone call at the end? Didn't he win? I mean he did save Roberta? |
| I'm surprised, honestly. After four good episodes, I had thought that the conclusive one would be even better, and... I feel bad about this, but I have to say that this episode was a major let-down. After the half-assed ending I'm not even sure how I should rate the whole series. It's 2/5 for this episode and 7/10 for the whole OVA - though I'd more than gladly give it a 9, but the fifth episode was terrible. Pity. |
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| Playing with people's lives like nothing? |
| Dem clubcards are big.. http://ilyasviel.mybrute.com |
| Wow! she even lost her left arm? I didn't notice where exactly that got so much damage. So sad seeing Roberta like that in the end. Who were those people anyway. Her face looked so peaceful and young though. She really kicked ass with that old weapon and the silver poles. Lol Rock was playing the megalomaniac and got pawned by the bigger heads in the end. Liked the clips about Revy's past. She looked awesome as a teenager too. Was that guy raping her some stepfather or something? Or was it just a cop? We need a full ac about Revy's past and what lead in her becoming what she is. reaper_unique said: helur said: Time to pick up the manga from here. This must have been the easiest transition since i figured out how far the adaption was in a second. (up to 76). I thought Roberta was badass, although Rock's utter failure apparently at the end there was disheartening. He seemed so into it and then in the last minute his plan gets shot down. Why? Because of what that phone call at the end? Didn't he win? I mean he did save Roberta? His plans weren't really about saving Roberta. |
| Bit of a meh ending but I enjoyed the ova as a whole alot. Hopefully they get working on a season 3 of it. 8/10 |
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| not bad ending |
| Its kind of a given that revy got treated like that before but it was so depressing to actually watch it ;_; This OVA is great. |
| lol @ img bbcode not working, mal is such a great site |
| Props to that one guy taking that monster head on only then to get stabbed in the chest though. |
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| Rock couldn't have been more out of character through out this entire OVA. Glad someone jacked him up and set him back to normal. |
Turjake said: They did not change the ending of her arc at all. The extra pages where she is shown in wheelchair weren't in the monthly chapters but added when the volume was released. Which is the reason they aren't in the scanlations. Just to clarify, it is true that there were extra pages in the tankobon release of volume 9 of the manga that weren't in the magazine, but they didn't show Roberta in that pitiful state (at least she looked pretty unharmed to me). Here is what I'm talking about: Anyway, I pretty much liked the way the producers animated this arc, and although they had to remove some scenes, they weren't crucial to the story. The only thing I found disappointing was the fact that they literally butchered Roberta at the end. I understand that they wanted to make Roberta seem less indestructible than in the manga and show us that even she can take damage, but I think they went too far. |
CyborgNinjaJul 20, 2011 7:30 AM
| 10/10, good OVAs, but there wasn't so much action in the last episode, though. So, Rock was beaten like that because he was playing with people's lifes, huh? |
| あらあら。。。 |
| If this show will continue, then without Roberta, in my opinion. Because Roberta was so butchered in the end.. |
| あらあら。。。 |
| I don't recall the scenes from Revy's past occuring in the manga, I'll have to go back and read the chapters again. Overall I have to say that Rock was too out of character for me to enjoy and Roberta never was a character I really liked. Took time away that could have been more properly focused on Revy anyway. 8/10 |
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| Rock was really out of character, but still a very enjoyable OVA. Rather weird ending. |
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| Well, if manga author will decide to center more stories around Roberta in the future then the anime team is pretty screwed. They've just cornered themselves for more drama... |
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| I was hoping for some action concerning the Black Lagoon Company, but I guess it wouldn't be so much about Roberta's Blood Trail. Either way, it was an awesome end. Revy's past is =[. |
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| Kind of a depressing OVA lol but still good either way |
| Overall with all the OVA's it was really good. I actually didn't mind this episode. I did find it a bit confusing at times because I couldn't really remember what had happened in some of the earlier OVA's. Anyways, I hope they get started on the english dub right away. It adds so much more to the show hearing the english voices. |
| It was interesting to see some of Revy's past. |
| It was a pretty good episode, but I didn't enjoy seeing Roberta in that state. It was shocking to me. The whole ending was a bit depressing. In other episodes, she was like a machine, now she was butchered; which sucks, because I was hoping to see roberta fight again if the story continues, because eventhough she is a bit crazy, she is badass. I didn't really know who that familiy was until I read the comments. I thought it was her familiy,but now I remember. Rock was so boring in this episode. All he does is talk and come up with plans on the boat will everyone else gets their ass kick. When is he going to do some fighting? Also. It did help to see some of Revy's past. At first I thought she was just cold hearted. Now, I see why she is the way she is. |
KonataStarJul 28, 2011 3:33 AM
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| Good ending? In my Black Lagoon? Yeah, Roberta godmode SUDDENLY ceased to work and she lost her limbs, but I expect something like the vampire twins ending (like, Roberta completely lost sense and shoot Garcia and then was shot by Fabiola). 9\10 2\5. |
| I don't understand how Mr. Chang and Balalaika's faction fits into this. I get it has something to do with the opium trade but are they trying to help the CIA take out the opium plantation or Roberta?I mean it was actually Roberta who wiped out the poppy plantation. I find it hard to believe the CIA helped the recovery of Roberta at the end since she killed so many of their men. And what is Rock betting on? I didn't get his grand plan. I mean, the situation doesn't seem any better off for him or his crew in terms of his standing with Mr. Chang and Balalaika, shit, Revy even got shot twice because of his stupid plan. And Garcia! If he would have had the balls to hug Roberta the first time they met it would have saved a lot of needless slaughtering, not to mention a leg, an arm, an eye, and a few fingers of Roberta's. If he was the "golden key" they should have focused on having Roberta and Garcia meet as their priority. The battle that ensued at the poppy fields was pointless. heh... I guess it makes for good Rambo style action. But I think I'd would have liked it better if there was more clarity on various issues. |
| Finally finished with this. I don't want to delve in what Rock was gambling on or what the various factions were after, I just wanted the mindless bloody action and gore, and I got it! |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| rather confusing especially Rock's plan.... this episode was kinda meh compared to the others. |
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| I really need to watch more anime as great as Black Lagoon. Over the top action, with well executed serious moments. I was actually expecting the complete butchering of the Lovelace gang, probably topped by Roberta committing suicide, but this was much better, glad her IDDQD was turned off. I would actually go as far as say that this was a happy end. Still wonder where Rock will end up. He almost fell over to the dark side, but his failure held him back. For now. I could imagine him dying at the end of Black Lagoon for making the morally right decision at a crucial point. Although one in which he ends up Chang #2 and Revy kills him would have great impact as well. Anyway, 5/5 for the ep, I really enjoyed it. 10/10 for the OVAs as a whole, it delivered what I expected from Black Lagoon and even more. |
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