User:Sephiroth BCR/List of Black Lagoon episodes

This is a list of episodes of the Black Lagoon anime, covering the two seasons of the series. The episodes of the first season of the anime are directed by Sunao Katabuchi, animated by Madhouse Studios, and produced by Geneon Entertainment and Shogakukan. In the second season, known as Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage, Shogakukan was not involved in the production. The English adaptation of the episodes is licensed by Geneon Entertainment. The plot of the episodes is based on the Black Lagoon manga by Rei Hiroe, and features the adventures of a Japanese businessman, Rokuro Okajima, after he is abducted by pirates of the ship Black Lagoon and joins their crew under the moniker "Rock."

The first season aired from April 8, 2006 to June 24, 2006 on Chiba TV in Japan. The second season began airing on October 3, 2006 on KBS Kyoto, TV Nagoya, TV Kanagawa, and Sun TV, and concluded its run on December 19, 2006. The English adaptations of both seasons were aired continuously from October 26, 2007 to April 11, 2008 on G4techTV Canada; the English episodes were also broadcast in the United States from February 26, 2008 to May 13, 2008 on Starz Edge.

Four pieces of theme music are used for the episodes; one opening theme and three closing themes. The opening theme is "Red fraction" by Mell. The three closing themes are "Don't Look Behind" by Edison, used for all the episodes of the first season and the second season save episode fifteen, which featured "The World of Midnight" by Minako Obata, and episode twenty-four, which utilized "Peach Headz Addiction" by Breath Frequency. The original soundtrack for the series, containing all the ending and closing themes, was released on August 30, 2006 in Japan.

Six DVD compilations, each containing two episodes of the first season, have been released by Geneon Entertainment, with the first compilation released on August 26, 2006, and the sixth compilation released on December 27, 2006. The episodes of the second season have been released in six DVD compilations; the first on January 31, 2007 and the sixth on June 27, 2007. The English adaptation of the anime is also distributed by Geneon Entertainment; three DVD compilations each containing four episodes were released between May 22, 2007 and September 18, 2007.