Updated February 3, 2022 2.0K votes 975 voters 94.3K views
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Vote up the series you think fans of Black Lagoon will like best.
Are you experiencing the Black Lagoon blues? Have you binged every anime episode, movie, and manga volume about the sadistic gunslinger Revy and her team of mercenaries and still want more? Well, you're in luck. Black Lagoon isn't the only anime series about strong, beautiful women who can shoot a bullet through your temple from miles away. There's lots of anime similar toBlack Lagoon with breathtaking gunfights, gritty storytelling, and a corrupt world filled with amoral or low-life characters.
Take a look at the list of series below and vote up the best anime like Black Lagoon.
Jormungand follows the same footsteps of Black Lagoon in a lot of ways. They both star two sharp, psychotic women who won't hesitate to pull the trigger when necessary. Both shows are dark, rely heavily on gunfire, and feature a crew of incredible mercenaries. The difference in Jormungan is the unique partnership between arms dealer Koko Hekmatyar and the child soldier name Jonathan Mar, who hates weapons and those who sell them.
Gangsta. depicts the same cruel and lawless world of Black Lagoon, but in a modern city environment. Nicholas Brown and Worick Arcangelo, known best as the "Handymen," perform dirty jobs for the criminal underworld and the crooked police force. After killing a local pimp, the Handymen recruit a prostitute named Alex Benedetto to protect her from those hellbent on shooting a bullet through her head.
It's impossible not to recommend Cowboy Bebop whenever someone asks for another high-adrenaline anime shooter. Both Black Lagoon and Cowboy Bebop feature magnificent gunfights from episode to episode, while also having cool characters with dark backgrounds. Cowboy Bebop is especially perfect for any anime newbies with its Western appeal and episodic storytelling.
For some supernatural spice, Hellsing Ultimate is the anime gunslinger for you. Black Lagoon and Hellsing Ultimate both feature amoral, badass protagonists with wicked gun skills. The vampiric Alucard and his vampire servant, Seras Victoria, unleash unbelievable carnage towards any human or supernatural threat.
Michiko to Hatchin is a good followup to Black Lagoon, as they both feature strong leading women who know how to kick ass. Another similarity are the Spanish settings, as Black Lagoon takes place in Southeast Asia, while Michiko to Hatchin takes place in South America. Michiko to Hatchin is more optimistic, as the series follows escaped convict Michiko Malandro on the road with a young girl named Hana Morenos, whom she saves from an abusive family.
If you're looking for another dark anime series with more over-the-top gun action, then you'll want to check out Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom. It shares the same "average joe gets thrown into the criminal underworld" setup as Black Lagoon. A Japanese tourist in America is captured and brainwashed into a killer, after witnessing a murder by the mysterious company called Inferno and their star assassin "Phantom."
