Balalaika is no joke, for starters she's huge for a woman (5'10"), for another she received some of the best military training the commies could offer, comparatively, Rock is an average Japanese dude who spent most of his life in a classroom or cubicle, he stood 0% chance. XD

@@swordsmanfabian18 she's probably more like 5'7"-5'9" cos the heels would add an inch or 2 here and there, but you're right on the money with the training. The VDV are the cream of the crop of the red army, I'd say its almost improper comparing the rest of the red army to them, cos with their skills, weapons and training they're truly a law unto themselves.

​@@MrPacproductions shes 5'10 plus heels

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She Did EXACTLY what Rock had asked. And was absolutely both Turned on and Amused that he would Question her Judgement.

WELL FUCKING SAID Dude. Rock sometimes does Not Realize it But he's actually On the Pathway to becoming Possibly 1 of the Greatest War-Lord's in Roanapor. Rock's Brain and his REAL GOOD Skill's he's got at TRicking other's and All that, Is WAY MORE DEADLY then ANY Gun. But Rock is Still a Good Guy. He's not evil. Rock is simply Learning he REALLY DOES Care for Revy an the Other's and he Learn's if he wants to help Keep Em safe, He's REALLY Gotta Play by the game Roanapor has Set Up for Him and ANY1 else who comes to that city.

@@seanmager1168 he needs to be on some "fuck it imma get mine" or some red hood shit

@@lavellelee5734 Well said. Rock IS you can See as Black Lagoon Gets near the Very End Learning he REALLY Needs to Get with The Way Roanapor is. Rock is REALLY Beginning to See, If you wanna Protect your Friends you Love very much in Roanapor, You gotta Be a Killer. Roanapor is a City where you Gotta Spill Blood if you Wanna Survive. Revy and Balalaika and Dutch an Chang, they are not evil. Yes they are VERY VERY BRUTAL, But they are not evil. they just do what they Do to Survive. and Also, they dont Kill Innocent people. They Kill REAL FUCKED UP Miserable Scum who are TRULY evil. like those neo-nazi Fuck's and Drug cartel Fuck-Truck's and the Big shot wanna-Be's who think they will become the next Capone.

You guys are miss understanding Rock, Balalaika is actually the one who's shocked. It's revealed in the manga that Rock was just seeing how far he could push her. Balalaika knows that Rock is probably the most dangerous, if he realized it, because he's already the smartest in the room.

True

all the dub voices in BL are perfect. I've learned English from watching this anime

@@KOTYAR1 японский там хуже разве?

@@ridingbean1651 я считаю идиотами тех кто судит даб, не говоря на языке даба. Вот по английски я умею говорить. Я литералли его по аниме и выучил) Классный ник, кстати.

@@KOTYAR1 нуу, к примеру, я японский не знаю, но то, что он по интонациям уделывает большинство русскоязычного даба вполне оценить могу. Долго учил? Я привык, что аниме обычно к изучению японского подталкивает. И какие еще есть аниме с крутым англодабом? За ник спасибо. Люблю старую рисовку.

@@ridingbean1651 ну... Сложно сказать. Сначала скачал Друзей, и меня начало бесить, что я тупо (!!) читаю субтитры. Аниме гораздо лучше для изучения инглиша, чем сериалы, потому что сабы - не соответствуют дабу 😁. Они того же смысла, но совсем другими словами, и ты тренируешься (!!) распознавать английский на слух без сабов 😁

Is shaking hands considered impolite in Russia or is there some other context I missed?

​@@Jo-sx8yi in Soviet Russia men were not allowed to shake a woman's hand unless she offered her hand first. Women rarely shook hands of men they don't know,trust or like. Also women never shook hands at a first meeting. Women didnt initiate handshakes. Forcibly shaking a woman's hand is not only considered very rude but also bad luck.

@@Aceofwolves Oh, I see, thanks

Crazy that she’s not more famous

I always wondered if that was just artistic flare from the artist of that frame, or if they're trying to convey a very light scarring of the surface of that eye that only shows in certain light - it would be a wonderfully subtle bit of character detail if its the second one, but it still looks awesome if its just the first.

FUCK YES.

There was a potential 3rd season. If I ever won the lottery I would make this an HBO series

@ツ•Karim• Technically it is all an OVA but does line up nicely as the third season.

@@Machinegundon64 there's a third season on Netflix

@@aotearoa24-79 Netflix or Hulu? Either way the writer is still continuing manga last I heard

@@Machinegundon64 netflix

Whaaaaaaa

No its really not.

@@reality2710 , who cares the scene is excellent, and it was a twist considering miss balalaika gun to rocks face could very much kill him and give a fuck, but ultimately she kept him alive by surprise, and he's the translator, and the more significant thing is id say is if she's wet or can still get wet that most likely threw her for a curveball

@Abdul Karim Muhammad Arshad fr

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Are you calling her the Night Mother. Cause then I'll agree

yeah he is also the VA for Harry champ from zoids

I didn’t know that 😆

Nah. Watch the omake

She was raise in a yakuza household after all.

Spoiler: She Takes care of everything at the end.

@@Tornado1994 yes she singelehandedly erased the conflickt

I believe first rocks plan was to keep her out of everything while balalaika does her work. When the japanese girl counterattacks against balalaika first he tries to negotiate their live,since balalaika doesnt HAVE to murder them as well. When she refuses he basicly goes "oh well,then could you be so kind to PURGE everything relateable to the yakuza so the girl has no choice but to back out?" But then again,the girl still choose to fight and die.

no, rock and co. are smart enough to not go against hotel Moscow. Vs Miss balalaika especially. Dutch did mention, that if they (hotel Moscow) are serious, he wants to be at least 200 miles away from where its happening.

@@Xeno7771 people like dutch most likely, but rock? I could see it, he’s definitely grown darker as a character and i doubt someone like him will atay and work under her forever. At one point or another he’s going to grow to be exactly like Chang. Especially after robertas blood trials The guys getting too smart for his own good and its just leading him deeper down the rabbit hole of trouble. And at the bottom is where people like Balalaika lie. So i could definitely see it happening eventually someday People like them are practically destined to clash again at some point

@@theradionicrevival8068 Rock is too much of a puppet master to get caught

@@jalenr.6542 the manga is still going on??

@@anubismaat2813 yesn't

If she was a mother, she would not have bad ass kids.

she’s 5’10 with war training and Rock is 5’6 and spent his life in a cubical😭😭 ofc she tore his ass up😭

@@mariwanthesmoke333 facts lowkey

she almost got turned on X'D. but she didn't listen to anything he had to say...

That’s a really surface level comparison

In some versions of Frank’s origin (if I’m remembering right) he didn’t really care about his family and was planning to leave them before they got killed and he just uses their deaths as an excuse to justify his war on crime.

@@thomasraines1396 that’s actually canon now, especially during the punisher born series

@@thomasraines1396 yeah, he never cared about anyone but himself, he’s a straight up villain

@@MaverickX578 oh alright thank you.

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She swing Rock like paper, but true,true

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Yes it is

she's way more fucked up

if you ever aimed at somebody, you would understand why thats not true..

@@Who-nh1kn It's Revy we're talking about. There's a reason why she's called "Two Hands." She totally could've made the shots.

@@jbourbon3734 dude... if two people are aiming at each other, they wont shoot. no matter where you aim, the moment person gets shot, reflex pulls the trigger and you are getting shot as well. In this situation, if Revy decided to shoot, every person including Rock would end up wounded/dead.

Balalaika's bodyguard is ex spetsnaz/paratrooper and all of her men too, they are mastered in pain and though being shot he can shoot back. Remember they played all nights with the vampire twins and in the end kills them like birds. So, if she kill their boss, surely they will kill all of the black lagoon company.

Revy is amazing but im not sure this time. That guy, the rigth hand of Balalaika is a russian old soldier wolf with an amazing training, and Balalaika herself is one who can stand with Mr Chang, who can even surpass Revy skills. It wasnt to end well for them

no... dub make me attractive

Do you mean this as a compliment or otherwise? The VA for english dub is excellent in playing as Balalaika. She's a soldiee turned Mafia boss. She has to be extremely edgy most of the time because she felt insulted becoming a "criminal" after being trained to win the world war 3.

@@user-pi1lb4tf2f yes I do