Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail Ova [Blu-ray]

A great classic in new factory condition. Brand new and as advertised.

After reading the Amazon description of this (as well as that for the first two Black Lagoon series) supplied by Charles Solomon, I wondered who he was and why I should care. Google took care of the first (he is a useless git of a media studies/self proclaimed animation expert teaching at UCLA) but utterly failed to reveal why his opinion might be worth more than used toiled paper. (Frankly, the cretins meepings suggest that he lives an extraordinarily sheltered life and knows little history, current events, or culture outside that of his protected ivory tower.) That said, no, this is likely not something you show to your kids along with "Frozen" because it has (OMG!) people smoking and drinking. Well, there is a lot of gratuitous violence, too. And some rather Disney-inappropriate vulgar language. Also, apparently most upsetting to Mr. Solomon, USSOCOM operators are not portrayed as heroes doing universally heroic things all the time. (Were Mr Solomon writing a /review/ of this or any other anime, his opinion would be fine, however, it is presented as a /description/ where his personal squeamishness and political views are inappropriate and irrelevant.)Roberta's Blood Trail is, in story terms, I think weaker than the first two Black Lagoon series, but still enjoyable. (I do like the animated iteration moreso than the printed counterpart, especially in this arc.) Its still a Black Lagooon story: pirates in Elco torpedo boats, displaced Spetznaz, well-dressed Triads, nuns with guns and hidden agendas, all in the nest of corruption and vipers that is Ruanapur. The English language cast hasn't changed and their performances remain strong. Where I feel that "Roberta's Blood Trail" falls short in comparison to the two previous series, is that while the premise is strong (in the stylized universe it occupies) the actions of some characters, their thinking, their motivations, did not cross cultural barriers as well as in earlier arcs. It feels especially "Japanese" at some key points, such that it did not flow evenly--at least to me, an outsider to that particular cultural milieu--and strongly enough that it pulled me out of the narrative and left me scratching my head a few times.Regardless of its minor shortcomings, "Roberta's Blood Trail" is still a lot of fun.

yes thank god its finally here after the refreshing release of S1 & 2 in one box set this baby has to surface upnow the this is an OVA special that happens after S2 so its on fuel tracks while being ignited of sheer awesomeness , the main 4 casts are back badass gunslinger Revy , poor diluted Rock ( or is he ) , cyber Tec genius Benny and last but not least team mastermind Dutch .the main story of this Amazing OVA is about the very tragic life changing twist to young master Garcia of the loveless family after his father was killed in a rally resulting into a devastating loss to the master and more importantly the so ever faithful Roberta .so the hunt begins the maid x Terminator must once again unleash here deadliest , crazy , brutal and old self again as the BLOOD HOUND ( Ay-yay-yay ) , her opposition is remarkably an elite group of fox hound agents of USA now thing are going to heat up like never before .this OVA set is really worth the watch and this series is still packing one hell of a punch on the trigger , I cant wait going to be next to this series , and most noticeably the darkness has taken rock to next level which makes it more interesting to see what's next in the futureif you bought the the pervious dvd set from funimation you must get this its totally worth it , the art is very good , music is mostly the same but still rocks out as in the originals , story boarding in this OVA was sensational and mind blowing to the show in many aspects , Japanese dup is still solid while English dub is still really worth it to follow up .I cant wait for the next saga in this over the top action anime5 STARS and then some

Robertas blood trail is a 5 episode OVA, do not buy this if you have not seen the main show, as you may not understand the backstory of some of the characters, so please purchase seasons 1 and 2, and after watching/grasping an understanding of the main story buy and watch this.Robertas blood trail comes in both blu ray and dvd format, dvd format works in australia on most dvd players, but the blu ray disc will need a american dvd player with the correct region code, so region code 1.you can use a region code 4 dvd player, but it may give you the ability to change the region code to 1, but be weary as some have a limit on how many times you are able to change the code "usually its 5"But there is no problem if you live in america as you dont have to change anything.... obviously lolother than that, i had no problem viewing the movie/episodes. the blu ray was more crisp and had better resolution than the dvd counterpart. it is a must have for all anime/black lagoon fans.10/10 for the anime, great story, the voice acting was done spot on, i generally prefer dubbed anime over subbed as it allows for greater voice acting flexibility, such as columbian, spanish, british, russian, american accents. one of the best english dubbed anime's out there. The bluray/dvd gives the option to view the anime in subbed "so Japanese voice dubbing with english subtitles" so if you prefer subbed it can quench your thirst too..overall its a great anime, i found no negatives about the movie.but thats my opinion, took around 1 week to ship to australia, so i received it quickly, and the packaging was done greatly. there was no damage or scratches on the case.A must have, get it now while its hot... and im not talking about revy.

If you'd watched black lagoon season 1&2 and like it you will love this. This is best way to cap the black lagoon series

Pretty good show, covers Roberta's side/back story from the epic Black Lagoon series.Came in good time, arrived in excellent condition (perfect/no scratches or case scuffs etc) & was best price (including S&H) available at time, being why I bought it here.A very good vendor/no complaints.If you like/own Black Lagoon you will probably like Roberta's Blood Trail to round out the collection~

This is an excellent continuation of the Black Lagoon series and picks up a little after the end of the original series.I don`t think this is quite as good as the original series but don`t let that stop you from getting this DVD. If you are a fan of Black Lagoon like I am this is a must have and you will not be disappointed. If you have not watched the series then check it out before watching the OVA.Note: Not for young eyes and ears. Violence and swearing throughout.

Sends the entire series out with a BANG, just as anyone would expect of Black Lagoon. Tons of action, decent plot, excellent execution (quite literally). Unfortunately, I was left crying for more Black Lagoon, but if the series has to go out with this last addition then it did so in style. What I liked most about this DVD is that it essentially continues where the first two seasons left off and plays episodically rather than in a straight movie fashion. Again, I highly recommend this one, but WITH the first two seasons (you can't start this awesome series at the climax!).

Truly an amazing release to an amazing anime. You must watch the previous seasons to fully understand the plot. Hope there will be more in the future.