Black Lagoon has also received domestic releases in France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Mexico, Poland and Finland, by Kabuto, Carlsen, Jade Dynasty, Panini Comics, Chuang Yi, Haksan Publishing, Norma Editorial, Grupo Editorial Vid, Waneko and Punainen jättiläinen respectively. Madman Entertainment distributes Viz's release of the series in the United Kingdom.
The in North American English-language release of the manga is controlled by Viz Media, who published the first volume on August 12, 2008. A five-volume original video animation was also released from July 17, 2010, to June 22, 2011. Season one, consisting of 12 episodes, from April 8, 2006, to June 24, 2006, and season two from October 3, 2006, to December 19, 2006. The series debuted in the magazine on April 19, 2002, and as of October 2009, the chapters have been collected into nine tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan.īlack Lagoon was adapted into a two-season television anime by Madhouse and aired on Chiba TV for 24 episodes.
The chapters of the ongoing Japanese manga series Black Lagoon are written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe and published in Monthly Sunday Gene-X.
