Apr. 17th, 2009
Black Lagoon, vol. 5 (Rei Hiroe)
Apr. 17th, 2009 11:03 pmRevy and Rock's Japan experience continues as they ally with Ginji, the sword-wielding yakuza enforcer, to rescue Yukio, the young leader-apparent of the Washimine-gumi, from the hands of the thugs associated with a rival family. Later, Rock's feelings about Yukio's situation lead him to a terrifying confrontation with Balalaika. The arc ends - as one might expect from a yakuza story - in tragedy, but not until there have been a couple of really incredible fight scenes, and some surprising ... well, given who's involved, I can't call it tenderness. But it got me where I live.
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