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Hey @ProfessorViral. I was wondering if you could do a analysis of another anime by the name of Gun Grave. It is a series said to that takes place in the same universe as Trigun, except it takes place on Earth instead of on the planet Gunsmoke.
I really wish there was a season 2 of gangsta and an OVA for the Marco Adriono side story. It would have shed more light on characters both large and small. The unfortunate fact of the matter is that Kohske, the creator of the series is suffering from a rare form of MS and had trouble writing/drawing due to being fatigued very easily and is practically blind in her left eye. If you can please read the Manga! The story is really good!
Damn, that's sad to hear. I have a growing list of manga, but I can for sure put Gangsta on it and move it up a bit with that in mind. I'm sure it's more in depth than the anime, and fixes the issues I harped on here, so it would be nice to read I think
I don't think Gangsta was as good as Black Lagoon but I still really loved it and the only part I disliked about it is that it ended so randomly and didn't get any continuation
I agree the last episode ended so abruptly. I think it was because the animation studio went bankrupt. Also the manga is on hiatus a lot due to the mangaka’s medical condition so I think even if the studio had enough funds, they’d have to end the story abruptly anyways because the source material stops abruptly midway through the new arc.
I think gangsta is very different from black lagoon, they might share things like beautiful action packed animation and awesome ost but that's about it. I love black lagoon and I really like gangsta, but to say they are similar or the same is just not true. Same with jormungand.
Gangsta is more of a character drama set in aa unforgiving, divided world. A story about power struggles, diversity but most importantly the cracks of a world divided of the mortal and the Twilights. Whether that be gangs, mutinies, senseless violence, the story of Gangsta. hits more with the divided ideologies of its characters. Hate Crimes, Abuse, Physical/Sexual, to Racism even topics of Slavery. It’s a story about wolves in sheep’s clothing, as wolves are hired to hunt those wolves as those so called “sheep” become more savage than those wolves. The manga is a must read.
Me personally, the difference between Black Lagoon and GANGSTA was that Black Lagoon knew how to keep my attention as long as possible. I still come back to rewatch sum episodes and I remember almost every characters unlike Gangsta. But it doesnt make it a bad show it’s just a great watch but not memorable one
@@thatwasmethere3526OK? Like BL's vibe but there wasn't a proper main story that kept me fully engaged, Gangsta set up so much injustices, lore, and investigations that kept me in, expecially the manga but it's been more than 5 years without a new chapter, and Im still iritated til this day. I barely remember what was Black Lagoon last panels abt
Nice comparison ! Always happy to see more Black Lagoon content. One thing I personally like very much about Black Lagoon but find hard to find in other anime is the iconic mid 90s setting and how all locations/characters/events tie fairly accurately into our real-world-history. One anime I can recommend that deals alot with the darkness within humans is Monster. Which arguably has even better character writing than Black Lagoon (or most anime) but none of the gunslinging action. But considering its reception theres a high chance you've watched it already. And regarding Black Lagoon... becoming a manga channel is always an option ;)
The 90's setting of Black Lagoon does help it so much. Everythings just starting to advance technologically, but not quite booming. And they're still stuck in the past in Roanapur anyway, which creates such a unique feel, especially for Balalaika. I actually haven't seen Monster yet, I need to but the episode count always makes it hard for me to cover in theory, so I've been waiting for a good time, that seems to never come. But, I will some day for sure!
@@ProfessorViral Monter is good, as treat, it has post ww2 eastern europe and i a lot about the historical time too. And philosophies. Black lagoon manga arcs thou?!
The start of this video kinda reminds me on how I came to love Black Lagoon. The first time watching it, I was just drawn in by the violence and stylish/cool setting and characters. Only after rewatching it, I could realize the deep story about Rock and the City of the living Dead. But maybe that's just because I happened to watch some analysis videos of Black Lagoon in the meantime :D Thus, thanks to you for making my favourite Anime even better 😅
I really liked the Greenback Jane arc. It didn't do much for the main plot line outside of Eda, and added nothing to the main cast of characters, but it put a lot of character into the city. I thought it was nice seeing the lagoon crew mucking about in nondescript Roanapur shenanigans, instead of dealing with the major political struggles of the city, or dashing off somewhere else to do their business. It let me understand the weird madness of the wider city, and enjoy the setting a whole lot more.
I like this video. ( I said only that because I cannot express just how good you explained each point. From Gansta , to B.L. to Jormungod, to Dunny ( Fun fact : this ship actually makes sense later in the manga) . Thank you for making videos and interacting with your audience. I hope this will not change when you will get a million of subscribers. )
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and I'm always happy to keep interacting with everyone. Obviously it'll get harder over time, but it is one of the most important parts of what I do : )
I feel that as well. For me though it's Revy who was the one I related to. Not Rock. However it's her interaction with Rock and frustrations with someone from a clean background not getting where you're coming from that enhanced that feeling of connection.
I think the only think that kinda came close to Black Lagoon, is Michiko to Hatchin. Maybe it was the crime filled tropical location, or the crazy cast of secondary characters. But I think mostly the how the Main characters drive the story, and they have deep layers and layers that become apperand in later episodes.
Sadly..Gangster didn't grab my attention..like you, I felt lost after the third episode..Black Lagoon is still hands down the Anime that can't be really copied..
Sorry for the few visual errors in this one everyone- a few bits in the final section were minor enough to skip my final pass in editing, but I noticed them with a smoother playback here. I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen in the future!
Once again you fail to surprise me with you taste and the fact that you make such in depth videos about these underated cult classics. You’re doing the lords work my friend.
I really enjoyed both of these series, I hope in the future perhaps someway somehow we’ll get more of Gangsta. Series that don’t hide the dark truth that exists are so intriguing. That is why BL will always be on my top list
Ngl I've never seen Gangsta but like you, a fan of BL, I'm gonna give it a shot even if it doesnt match up to BL's legacy. On another note tho, love to see the BL content my guy 👌, Rock, imo, has to be the most relatable as a character, a good person in a shitty and unfair world and like Benny said in the Vampire Twins arc, stories like the twins or even with later on with Yukio, dont have happy endings. Getting something close to a happy ending in RBT was about as close as it gets but we all know what it cost to get that outcome. Lies, manipulation, and a flurry of bullets, and in the end that wasnt even the worst part. The worst (heartbreaking) part of it for me was seeing that good man in Rock LITERALLY start to turn to the dark side. BL is a gem and I really wish there were more anime out there like this. Nonetheless tho, love the content as always! 🙏
Besides the bit at the end of the video, the most complete I can offer right now is my prior video on Koko. It focuses mostly on her, but my thoughts on Jormungand are mostly about her. I think outside of her it's very average
I quote a terry pretchet talk "I dont write characters from people i know, i write characters like people i know" Which you , if you havent read, you should, becaue he is great at philosophizing with fun characters about humanity, and its cynical, but also positive and fun. Like death, best death ever, or the patrician , moist van lipwick, ad its pretty positive about progress, but with the cynical feeling of an experience journalist that even said no one would believe what he saw. And dont start chronical.
You say you don't care about the manga but you should because manga sales sometimes project whether or not something gets made into an anime just a thought
well im sure we can discuss this till the end of tkme but one thing is clearn Gangsta should never be compared with Black Lagoon both are different feels or playing fields
The best anti-war anime I have seen is Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket. It probably works better if you have seen more of the 80s Gundam, but even standalone it still is in my opinion the best executed anti-war anime.
When I first saw Gangsta I thought it was a spinoff of Black Lagoon and I thought that one of the characters in gangsta was the lost son of you know who of hotel Moscow ❤
Gangsta was an anime that had so much potential but do to its anime studio going bankrupt it never even got a full season I'm still hoping some good studio out there decides to give it a reboot but I'm not holding my breath hell the manga is still ongoing at a snail's pace.
The only other series that comes to my mind in comparison to either Black Lagoon or Gangsta are these. Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom, Canaan, Gungrave, & Rainbow.
I watched a bit of Phantom, right before Gangsta actually, I'm iffy on it but will probably watch it and see. I'm seeing Canaan a bit here, so I'll have to check it out and see if it's my kind of thing. They all seem interesting and somewhat dark enough, so I'll keep them in mind for future watches!
I agree...I wish they did Gangsta more justice...I liked the anime but it wasn't what it could have been... I haven't seen all of your videos yet but have you seen Made in Abyss? Seems up your alley!
The German submarine crew aren’t nazi just their passenger technical. The Germans on the ship did not like hitler or nazi party. Captain called it ideology. It’s common to get the military and SS confused and call them both nazis short tho.
Not me binging your videos instead of sleeping, dropping down into the comments to suggest Yakuza again, hehe. But… 👀 Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami 1, maybe Kiwami 2 or Song of Life, definitely Like a Dragon would be my suggestions. If playing them isn’t your style, I think there’s cutscene movies uploaded that you can just kick back and enjoy? I wouldn’t compare them to Black Lagoon, although my gripe with the series that Black Lagoon has down pat is lack of more badass female leads. But it leans more toward a showcase of masculinity which I’m 💯 fine with because most of the writing is simply *chef’s kiss.* I’ve never seen Gangsta. Peeps have recommended it to me, but lately my complete and undivided attention has been sucked into the marvel that is Yakuza. 😌 Never really been one for fighting games, but the story of this series made learning well worth the effort. In a way I can relate to a couple of the protagonists because I’ve experienced trauma and loss, and I know what rock bottom feels like. And the only way to look is up. And the life experience taught by some of these characters has helped me out of some ruts. I could ramble for days about this series, tbh. ☺️ From the culture to the martial arts to the dynamic intros and the soundtracks, the character development and the accuracy of each decade the games take place in, makes it feel authentic and real enough to look past the unrealistic (game logic) bits. The memes are top tier too 🍻
What really made black lagoon special for me is that the characters are believable granted they could be a little over the top action for entertainment however their back stories mirror real people Revy had traumatizing experience however It's rooted in believability. I've heard similar stories first hand.... Belalaika and Even Roberta had a story that mirrored historical events. It's believable and deep.
What abt Alex's abuse backstory? Nico beng deaf and emotionnaly abused by his father? Worick and the hard reality lf surviving as child by your own? Might not be your story but some people can relate to that, or at least you know that some people live this. I don't see your point abt realism here
15:05 “it never works” what? The whole point of Roberta’s blood trail is that rock wins, he finally saved people and he wins so big he saves the Americans, Roberta, Garcia, Fabiola and yet it never makes him whole because he couldn’t save revy.
Its Chang and the Eda who actually win, they manipulated Rock into doing their dirty work. Rock’s plan was also to put Roanapur on the map so the US would swoop in an destroy the drug trade in the city. This plan also fails. Then there is the fact that the entire job forced Rock into using the strategies of people he hates. Playing with the lives of the Americans, Revy, Garcia and Fabiola. He snaps out of his power trip but realises that even though he "won" he went to far to do it.
And dunno if you would like bananafish, great mafia drama and it very much ha a reason behind the violence. an adreses it . With an everyman i you want in the mix to contrast, an very mucha charactr study too.
Thx for the video. Your opignion is importent for me, becous i like deep storyline and deep meaning, but i lake something to get it myself. You showed me a deeper vision of this work. And I realized what created an uncomfortable feeling while watching: a feeling of boredom and as if something was missing. Here I want to say that GANGSTA was the only Black Lagoon substitute, since there was simply nothing similar, and I had already watched Jormungand 3-4 times, and I had watched Lagoon so many times that I lost count. GANGSTA is not as deep as the above, but all I was hoping for was a vibe at least a little like Lagoon. Honestly, I'm a little desperate: Jormungand is over, Lagoon (anime) is over, and the manga comes out every six months. That's all we have. Well, yes, if you look closely, GANGSTA genre is since fiction, i gess , it is not as realistic as Lagoon, maybe this is another core of unsetling feeling while watchin it. But still thx for your work. It's was realy interesting.
I would recommend Kino's Journey 2003, it's OVA and 2 short films (they're all the same universe, 2017 is a reboot, but maybe include that to compare), and Canaan. Kino is a masterpiece of non-linear storytelling, coming off like Quentin Tarantno reorganized the script, but with more emphasis on philosophy than violence. Canaan is an anime sequel to Shibuya Scramble, a VN about a terrorist attack in Japan, now the anime follows Maria, a character who was saved by her father, the scientist from the VN. She is now a journalist in Shanghai who finds herself in the middle of a war between the same terrorist group and Canaan, a merc she became friends with in the middle east a few years back.
I haven't heard of Kino until now, but from the quick description on MAL it looks like it's exactly my sort of thing! Canaans been mention a few times, so I'll be keeping it in mind as well!
@@ProfessorViral The thing I like most of Kino is placing each country on the timeline, each episode features 1 or more country, and each country is either ambiguous or explicitly appears before or after one another, usually through subtle references, or even Kino's character and state of mind. It's really good for a deep dive on Kino's character, and constructing the timeline.
Question can please explain the ending to Gangsta because I was trying to find the manga and I can't understand the anime even though it's intriguing to me
The last few episodes weren't meant to be the last episodes as the studio filed bankrupt about 3 days after episode 12 dropped. It ends on the beginning of the start of a big plot twist and next arc
I haven't myself, but the consensus seems to be it's Black Lagoon with more detail I think. It adds a few smaller elements that had to be cut for the anime, which many enjoy seeing
@@ProfessorViral the manga is great, after finishing the show I just had to read the source material, highly recommend it. They flesh out the early arc a bit more in the show, most likely to fill out the runtime, but the arcs increase in detail as they progress. There are some minor changes made but the most noticeable difference is the order in which the arcs occur. You seemed a bit critical on the Greenback Jane arc, I’m sure its purpose was to add some levity after the Twins arc, but in manga it’s to establish Eda and the CIA as major players as it takes place right before Robertas Blood trail.
This was a bit more than just "little" bias, but it is your opinion, so can't really argue with that. But I think Gangsta had a certain charm to it, character design being one of them which I don't see why you focused so much on that as if it isn't realistic to the real underground world. It's a common theme that is shown in all sorts of media, that good-looking people are part of how that side of the world prefers and operates with. Worrick does what he does beacuse he's good-looking. Nick only knows war and killing, so, it would make sense that he finds joy in that (as twisted and sick as it is). Now them having a tragic background and showing it to the audience isn't necessarily a bad thing in their case, beacuse the show begins of them being just simple handymen who'd take any job for money and thats the extend of their partnership. The thing is, Worrick wasn't always nihilist or someone who enjoy being a prostitute. I think he does what he does beacuse he's just surviving and he's still alive and breathing. In Nick's case, simply put, if he wasn't born a twilight, his life would've been completely different, maybe better even, as he showed potential for learning and seemed to value his friendship. Alex is obviously relatable to many people (unfortunately) and her brother's mystery just adds more to her mystery as a character. Also, Nick killing Worrick (Wallace's) parents wasn't just for drama, I think it had more depth to the whole master/slave relationship and their dynamic as friends. Now the rest of the cast did need some work, side characters weren't so memorable but the setting of Gangsta world isn't so far of reality. Racism, drug/sexual/physical/mental abuse, classism and prejudice, corruption and war are all very real issues. Yes, if given time and money (stuido going bankrupt and manga writer getting sick) Gangsta could've been memorable because it does have an interesting story and set of characters. And that was more bias to Gangsta I guess, but as enjoyable as BL was, I couldn't like the main characters as much beacuse it did seemed like they betray each other at the first chance they get, Revy and Rock constantly fight over who's morals and ideals are more correct became exhausting and one thing you mentioned, plot armor protecting BL cast who shouldn't have superhuman powers and are grounded to real world laws and whatnot YET they've survived the impossible. Gangsta does a great job showing that the humans are weak and easily killed BUT so are the normal twilights and the ones who can fight. The four families control over the city and politics between them might not be for everyone but it was intriguing enough, just wish they could explore and explain it more.
It's a really great video with good talk, so i don't think it needs any of my comments. As i have nothing to add. Just agreeing. I'm sorry for going slightly off topic a few times during the comment, but i really felt like i had to say them Gangsta. was watched by me as something in similar section to Black Lagoon. It looses to Black Lagoon in all aspects, as you said. And it was watched on such ease, as one evening show. When Black Lagoon is the thing i rewatched many times. I've putted on pause to just stop and think, and manny times get surprised by how good it is with leading it's story or showing something. And it got huge benefit to it from the artstyle. It still has artstyle and it's quality linked to elder times, what i truly adore. You can skip from here, the somewhat off topic part I watched everything i found in similar section. Jormungand was a story which surely had more to it than Gangsta.(Even though i went and read manga for Gangsta. as it got me interested in some side characters, and just due to lack of reading material at the moment). One more anime which i found quite catching, which is not really something to call similar to Black Lagoon due to too many differences, is Banana Fish. The anime was good, tho in my opinion it had a really bad interpretation of the manga where it came from, they made a gay romance out or gang story :/ have nothing against, just that manga had the perfect propositions, to stay at the genre of shojo. And I'm happy that in that long way i found my favourite manga, but it was just weird putting them together as they are totally different. This is more to that you said that when you look at anime you look at anime, which is correct in my opinion. As you're not talking of the whole story and the sense and bla bla bla in here, only the matter of anime showing it. Thank you a lot, and a bunch) Till here P.s. Datch and Benny ship :"D you didn't make it. You created the name. i was surprised how far my shipping colleagues went. It's kinda funny that they came up with that, with how much nonsense it is)
Thank you for the comment, I'm always happy to read and write back, even if it's just some agreement and extra detail : ) I've gone through a lot of the similar to BL suggestions as well, so I feel a lot of what you said haha
comparing these too not fair because the studio literally went bankrupt if another studio that had more money had done it it probably would have been done better and longer
You missing the point of black lagoon This show can be recognized as great becouse provokes toughts, Have one of best scene actions ever, Dosen't hold backs and can makes you uncomfortable And becouse Robberta:) guerilla in jungle is underrated
I'm sorry you went into this expecting Black Lagoon. I suggested it as I feel it covers the grittier subject matter much better than BL or Jormungand ever did. Where those showed us Roanapur from the outside in a plane or ship, Gangsta delves into the grime and grit of the streets. Everyone here is just another Revy in a Roanapur that they can't escape. It seems you don't like it because there are no heroes with good intentions or a light at the end of the tunnel, and to further cement the hopelessness of change, the only character with good intentions has her actions crushed under foot by the the rival gangs. Though, I definitely don't think Nick & Worick are good guys, I definitely disagree that they "got their kicks off" killing Alex's pimp. They just seemed glad to be getting paid to kill a piece of shit. You can easily see how all the things that make these character's "Special" aren't that ridiculous - compared to most anime anyway. You call Worick special, but he could be relatable to any middle class kid who got good grades but had an abusive parent and ran away (but in this case was killed for drama). Even though he came from such presige, he's still workin the streets. Showing that it doesn't matter where you come from, you can always end up on the bottom. If you notice, he's never close to fight and uses a gun to make sure his body doesn't get hurt, as it's literally his job to make sure he looks hot. Nicolas' story isn't much different from Jonah's, they're both child soldiers which isn't hard to imagine. And with most of his fights being h2h he needs to be in top shape at all times. & I know a lot of women who relate to Alex, and her battle with drug addiction. And her hot bod is most likely from illegal plastic surgery. You're also ignoring all the political gang interplay over the control of the city, or how Twilights could be both a depiction of the Autism spectrum and segration of a "different" people. These were my favorite parts personally. I also don't see how you felt the story was cluttered with characters. I thought it had just the right amount for a story about the city, while Nicolas and Worick were just used to explore and explaine it. Though, I can definitely understand how that could be jarring when expecting a comparison. *But after this I'm really interested to hear your oppinion of MONSTER, if you ever get to it. I understand if you don't.
Anyone find it odd he doesn't know any reasonably attractive dudes who are in shape? Their wardrobes aren't even that different from Rock's. So no love for the undercurrents of the four families and their roles in the city, yet alone tags lives. Or the plot of one family using tags to try and take out the other three so that tags have no support structure and can be effectively genocided without lifting a further finger. Without the families providing the materials, doc Theo making the meds, Nick & Warrick working on behalf of another family to distribute Celebrare, or a third family assuring them steady work with minimal abuse they would die out. Nothing for the parallel of the three laws of robotics being the same three laws tags have to obey? Nick's over the top skills coming from the fact he is constantly ODing on uppers when fighting knowing full well that when they wear off he has to deal with the crash and possibly a still standing opponent. As was seen when he fought Danny a true A/0 tag or during the raid on Bastard. Man is literally willing to shorten his already drastically shorter lifespan (most tags don't make past mid 30's) to help out Warrick because he feels he owes him. Owes him for treating him like a person and not an animal, and the guilt of killing his family and realizing how/why that wrong. Warrick's eidetic memory is bullshit, but not much more than remembering trivial facts about a South American crime family's inner working because years ago you had to help with a project that took place near their estate. As for his looks, the man is a prostitute of course he is going to look above average. His entire job is being attractive and good in bed. The anniversary of his family's massacre being in the papers isn't that uncommon. 20+ year cold case where a 1%er's entire family got offed in one night is gonna be brought up. The shitty jokes Warrick and Nick make a classic coping mechanism of people who have been abused. It is to deflect and make situations seem unimportant to make others feel it isn't worth going after and distance yourself from it emotionally. I could go on about the series, and characters, as well as how they handle their personal traumas and situations they live in. Though, at the end of the day if it wasn't for you, it wasn't for you, and going off about it is meaningless.
It's more of a comedy but if you want to sink your teeth in some interestingly HORRIBLE EVIL fucking characters who have to do everything they can to survive in a wasteland hell, check out Desert Punk. Can't speak on the manga but the anime hits that sweet sport of hilarity and pity on every character in the series.
Anyone else realizes that BL is a down to Earth version of Cowboy Bebop? Watching the character comparisons, there are a lot of similarities. Also, the sheer bias towards BL without being objective to both; this video could have just been about why you like BL and how fleshed out the characters are.
It definitely could have been. You could argue that I used Gangsta here because I didn't want to "waste" the time I took on it. But, I've used other anime for comparisons like this before, and I do think it provides a good platform for examples of why things do or don't work in narratives
@@ProfessorViral only when if it doesn't become, BL is better. If you would have provided an objection with other anime and not just compare it to the one you like the most, then maybe.
Lol. Sang Gangsta is not great. Let me tell you why by comparing it to my personal favorite. I personally don't recognize myself in any of these characters. Nor have i met anyone like this. I dont feel like a criticism like this is really looking at a fair review of the anime as a whole. The ending was bad but the before part is woth watching. It doesnt have another season while clearly needing one. Its story had a chance if it was about 2-3 seasons. I just got to the koko part. And thats crazy. I cant really understand how you just talk about how its bad because these are good
The studio went bankrupt midseason so that's why it went to s*** he was good but the problems were the Studio went bankruptcy so i suggest cheak out the manga
Damn, how bad must Gangsta be if it makes garbage like Black Lagoon look amazing by comparison, I guess as someone who's outgrown Michael Bay and using curse words and slurs to be edgy I should avoid Gangsta like the plague.
Wow you sound slow you are on a page that has multiple videos on the depth of black lagoon and that all you could say the internet never fails and I hope your name not a reference to gto that’s about a pervert teacher to children that he teaches . Go learn how to read kid and get some help
Like you while comment just sound like a kid trying to finally grow up but still sound illiterate but to each there own have a good day I’m probably not going comment back plus just don’t have the time to
@@nooooiamu You calling me illiterate while using poor grammer and no punctuation is such a power move that I have no choice but to rescind my previous comment and apologize to everyone 17 and over who likes Black Lagoon. GreatWarriorHercule befeated, King of Fighters 95 ends.
gangsta is like black lagoon but messier and more silly, if you can believe that because black lagoon got quite silly and over the top, gangsta is like a black lagoon that doesn't actually believe in itself or trust its audience, it's like black lagoon but worse, lots of wasted potential
Correction, Gangsta is not a Black lagoon, like read the story idk they aren't even abt the same thing how would you compare them like that💀 "doesn't believe in itself" would be hard when the author has a auto immune disease that keeps her from working, Gangsta put so much interesting plots and drama how does she not trust herself?
@@daeith1233 they are both semi-gritty realistic crime story part bombastic action and stylistically they pull from similar places, i am half talking out my ass because i haven't read the manga, but from the anime it seemed the longer the show went on the more unwieldy it became, it loss focus on our three main characters and started drifting into hasty world building, was i overly harsh in my initial assessment, undoubtedly but i was just writing it for fun, also i was until now completely unaware of the mangakas health condition
Wow you must lead a miserable life if you like tragic stories. Seriously, I don't see the issue with comparing the two and do not think its your call to say people shouldn't. Their opinions.
The thumbnail is quite different from the overall idea. I myself compare the two series to show what qualities make such a series good to me. I never state my opinion as fact, and people can like what do. But that makes me equally as valid in liking one of these series and not the other. Also, claiming I must have miserable life for enjoying certain stories is very rude. Don't do that if you want a genuine response from most people. Such a comment is purely inflammatory
This video is trash, comparing two completely different shows with varying degrees of themes and characters. The creator of gangsta watches more drama and mafia type movies, she actually doesn’t watch anime. Stuff like the godfather is a good example on what she bases it on.
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Texhnolyze is definitely the anime. Visually its stunning. Don't hesitate.
Hey @ProfessorViral. I was wondering if you could do a analysis of another anime by the name of Gun Grave. It is a series said to that takes place in the same universe as Trigun, except it takes place on Earth instead of on the planet Gunsmoke.
I really wish there was a season 2 of gangsta and an OVA for the Marco Adriono side story. It would have shed more light on characters both large and small. The unfortunate fact of the matter is that Kohske, the creator of the series is suffering from a rare form of MS and had trouble writing/drawing due to being fatigued very easily and is practically blind in her left eye. If you can please read the Manga! The story is really good!
Damn, that's sad to hear. I have a growing list of manga, but I can for sure put Gangsta on it and move it up a bit with that in mind. I'm sure it's more in depth than the anime, and fixes the issues I harped on here, so it would be nice to read I think
I forgot it existed, due to how long since the latest chapter came out. This explains it. That sucks
I don't think Gangsta was as good as Black Lagoon but I still really loved it and the only part I disliked about it is that it ended so randomly and didn't get any continuation
I agree the last episode ended so abruptly. I think it was because the animation studio went bankrupt. Also the manga is on hiatus a lot due to the mangaka’s medical condition so I think even if the studio had enough funds, they’d have to end the story abruptly anyways because the source material stops abruptly midway through the new arc.
@@krystql8056 unfortunately I think you are right
I think gangsta is very different from black lagoon, they might share things like beautiful action packed animation and awesome ost but that's about it. I love black lagoon and I really like gangsta, but to say they are similar or the same is just not true. Same with jormungand.
It’s because the company who made Gangsta went bankrupt
Gangsta is more of a character drama set in aa unforgiving, divided world. A story about power struggles, diversity but most importantly the cracks of a world divided of the mortal and the Twilights. Whether that be gangs, mutinies, senseless violence, the story of Gangsta. hits more with the divided ideologies of its characters. Hate Crimes, Abuse, Physical/Sexual, to Racism even topics of Slavery. It’s a story about wolves in sheep’s clothing, as wolves are hired to hunt those wolves as those so called “sheep” become more savage than those wolves. The manga is a must read.
Me personally, the difference between Black Lagoon and GANGSTA was that Black Lagoon knew how to keep my attention as long as possible. I still come back to rewatch sum episodes and I remember almost every characters unlike Gangsta. But it doesnt make it a bad show it’s just a great watch but not memorable one
It's the contrary for me😭Gangsta had a direct intrigue while Black Lagoon had a lot of those eps which looks like Naruto fillers
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@@thatwasmethere3526OK? Like BL's vibe but there wasn't a proper main story that kept me fully engaged, Gangsta set up so much injustices, lore, and investigations that kept me in, expecially the manga but it's been more than 5 years without a new chapter, and Im still iritated til this day. I barely remember what was Black Lagoon last panels abt
Nice comparison ! Always happy to see more Black Lagoon content. One thing I personally like very much about Black Lagoon but find hard to find in other anime is the iconic mid 90s setting and how all locations/characters/events tie fairly accurately into our real-world-history.
One anime I can recommend that deals alot with the darkness within humans is Monster. Which arguably has even better character writing than Black Lagoon (or most anime) but none of the gunslinging action. But considering its reception theres a high chance you've watched it already.
And regarding Black Lagoon... becoming a manga channel is always an option ;)
The 90's setting of Black Lagoon does help it so much. Everythings just starting to advance technologically, but not quite booming. And they're still stuck in the past in Roanapur anyway, which creates such a unique feel, especially for Balalaika.
I actually haven't seen Monster yet, I need to but the episode count always makes it hard for me to cover in theory, so I've been waiting for a good time, that seems to never come. But, I will some day for sure!
@@ProfessorViral Monter is good, as treat, it has post ww2 eastern europe and i a lot about the historical time too. And philosophies.
Black lagoon manga arcs thou?!
The start of this video kinda reminds me on how I came to love Black Lagoon. The first time watching it, I was just drawn in by the violence and stylish/cool setting and characters. Only after rewatching it, I could realize the deep story about Rock and the City of the living Dead. But maybe that's just because I happened to watch some analysis videos of Black Lagoon in the meantime :D
Thus, thanks to you for making my favourite Anime even better 😅
I really liked the Greenback Jane arc. It didn't do much for the main plot line outside of Eda, and added nothing to the main cast of characters, but it put a lot of character into the city. I thought it was nice seeing the lagoon crew mucking about in nondescript Roanapur shenanigans, instead of dealing with the major political struggles of the city, or dashing off somewhere else to do their business. It let me understand the weird madness of the wider city, and enjoy the setting a whole lot more.
I can agree with that. For what I usually look at its not adding much, but it does make Roanapur feel much more lively
I like this video.
( I said only that because I cannot express just how good you explained each point. From Gansta , to B.L. to Jormungod, to Dunny ( Fun fact : this ship actually makes sense later in the manga) . Thank you for making videos and interacting with your audience. I hope this will not change when you will get a million of subscribers. )
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video, and I'm always happy to keep interacting with everyone. Obviously it'll get harder over time, but it is one of the most important parts of what I do : )
I feel that as well. For me though it's Revy who was the one I related to. Not Rock. However it's her interaction with Rock and frustrations with someone from a clean background not getting where you're coming from that enhanced that feeling of connection.
When I think of Black Lagoon (my favorite anime of all time), I think of gangsta. I love them so much. They’re both so underrated
I liked both anime’s but I never knew why I like black lagoon more but I guess u just explained it. Thanks bro love the videos ❤️
Happy the video helped! Thanks for checking it out!
I think the only think that kinda came close to Black Lagoon, is Michiko to Hatchin.
Maybe it was the crime filled tropical location, or the crazy cast of secondary characters. But I think mostly the how the Main characters drive the story, and they have deep layers and layers that become apperand in later episodes.
Sadly..Gangster didn't grab my attention..like you, I felt lost after the third episode..Black Lagoon is still hands down the Anime that can't be really copied..
Sorry for the few visual errors in this one everyone- a few bits in the final section were minor enough to skip my final pass in editing, but I noticed them with a smoother playback here. I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen in the future!
I liked both Anime & I hoped that Gangsta would have got a movie to wrap up the story if no new sessions are planned.
Gangsta? I don't think that it's similar to Black Lagoon.
In my mind Black Lagoon and Jourmungand always go hand in hand.
Once again you fail to surprise me with you taste and the fact that you make such in depth videos about these underated cult classics. You’re doing the lords work my friend.
Thank you, happy to keep providing!
will their be a 4 season of black lagoon or does it contiune in the mang
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I really enjoyed both of these series, I hope in the future perhaps someway somehow we’ll get more of Gangsta. Series that don’t hide the dark truth that exists are so intriguing. That is why BL will always be on my top list
I do find jormungand to be about as deep as black lagoon just in different ways I guess but maybe that’s just me
Ngl I've never seen Gangsta but like you, a fan of BL, I'm gonna give it a shot even if it doesnt match up to BL's legacy. On another note tho, love to see the BL content my guy 👌, Rock, imo, has to be the most relatable as a character, a good person in a shitty and unfair world and like Benny said in the Vampire Twins arc, stories like the twins or even with later on with Yukio, dont have happy endings. Getting something close to a happy ending in RBT was about as close as it gets but we all know what it cost to get that outcome. Lies, manipulation, and a flurry of bullets, and in the end that wasnt even the worst part. The worst (heartbreaking) part of it for me was seeing that good man in Rock LITERALLY start to turn to the dark side. BL is a gem and I really wish there were more anime out there like this. Nonetheless tho, love the content as always! 🙏
They're not comparable. They're good in their own way
Can you do content on Michiko and Hatchin very similar show to both of these would like your take on it
This video is a long-winded way to say you don't like Gangsta because it's an unfinished story
Ok but what about jourmungand?? If you love black lagoon id love to hear your opinion on jourmungand
Besides the bit at the end of the video, the most complete I can offer right now is my prior video on Koko. It focuses mostly on her, but my thoughts on Jormungand are mostly about her. I think outside of her it's very average
I quote a terry pretchet talk "I dont write characters from people i know, i write characters like people i know"
Which you , if you havent read, you should, becaue he is great at philosophizing with fun characters about humanity, and its cynical, but also positive and fun. Like death, best death ever, or the patrician , moist van lipwick, ad its pretty positive about progress, but with the cynical feeling of an experience journalist that even said no one would believe what he saw. And dont start chronical.
I love both sows but gangsta has a special place in my heart!
You say you don't care about the manga but you should because manga sales sometimes project whether or not something gets made into an anime just a thought
well im sure we can discuss this till the end of tkme but one thing is clearn Gangsta should never be compared with Black Lagoon both are different feels or playing fields
YESSS THIS IS WHAT I WANTED
The best anti-war anime I have seen is Gundam 0080 War in the Pocket. It probably works better if you have seen more of the 80s Gundam, but even standalone it still is in my opinion the best executed anti-war anime.
I sadly haven't seen any Gundam myself, but I may check them out some day! I've seen a few series of it called out as very me
When I first saw Gangsta I thought it was a spinoff of Black Lagoon and I thought that one of the characters in gangsta was the lost son of you know who of hotel Moscow ❤
Kinda wrong to say that bc why would an anime with a completely different artstyle would be a spin off?
Gangsta was an anime that had so much potential but do to its anime studio going bankrupt it never even got a full season I'm still hoping some good studio out there decides to give it a reboot but I'm not holding my breath hell the manga is still ongoing at a snail's pace.
If this got another go I'd definitely give it a look, it mostly is those outside factors that screwed it
Black Lagoon revival? YESSSS
You should try 91 Days.
I keep forgetting about that one, I'll add it to the list to keep it in mind!
The only other series that comes to my mind in comparison to either Black Lagoon or Gangsta are these. Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom, Canaan, Gungrave, & Rainbow.
I watched a bit of Phantom, right before Gangsta actually, I'm iffy on it but will probably watch it and see. I'm seeing Canaan a bit here, so I'll have to check it out and see if it's my kind of thing. They all seem interesting and somewhat dark enough, so I'll keep them in mind for future watches!
@@ProfessorViral Phantom Requiem For The Phantom in my opinion is better than Black Lagoon
I'm surprised someone watched canaan
Thanks will watch these
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So you want dark and amazing Characters? Berserk. The 97 series or preferably the manga.
Berserk is one I'll cover for certain when I have more time for longer series!
I agree...I wish they did Gangsta more justice...I liked the anime but it wasn't what it could have been...
I haven't seen all of your videos yet but have you seen Made in Abyss? Seems up your alley!
The German submarine crew aren’t nazi just their passenger technical. The Germans on the ship did not like hitler or nazi party. Captain called it ideology. It’s common to get the military and SS confused and call them both nazis short tho.
Gungrave is something I think you would like.
Not me binging your videos instead of sleeping, dropping down into the comments to suggest Yakuza again, hehe. But… 👀
Yakuza 0, Yakuza Kiwami 1, maybe Kiwami 2 or Song of Life, definitely Like a Dragon would be my suggestions. If playing them isn’t your style, I think there’s cutscene movies uploaded that you can just kick back and enjoy?
I wouldn’t compare them to Black Lagoon, although my gripe with the series that Black Lagoon has down pat is lack of more badass female leads. But it leans more toward a showcase of masculinity which I’m 💯 fine with because most of the writing is simply *chef’s kiss.*
I’ve never seen Gangsta. Peeps have recommended it to me, but lately my complete and undivided attention has been sucked into the marvel that is Yakuza. 😌
Never really been one for fighting games, but the story of this series made learning well worth the effort. In a way I can relate to a couple of the protagonists because I’ve experienced trauma and loss, and I know what rock bottom feels like. And the only way to look is up. And the life experience taught by some of these characters has helped me out of some ruts. I could ramble for days about this series, tbh. ☺️
From the culture to the martial arts to the dynamic intros and the soundtracks, the character development and the accuracy of each decade the games take place in, makes it feel authentic and real enough to look past the unrealistic (game logic) bits.
The memes are top tier too 🍻
What really made black lagoon special for me is that the characters are believable granted they could be a little over the top action for entertainment however their back stories mirror real people Revy had traumatizing experience however It's rooted in believability. I've heard similar stories first hand.... Belalaika and Even Roberta had a story that mirrored historical events. It's believable and deep.
What abt Alex's abuse backstory? Nico beng deaf and emotionnaly abused by his father? Worick and the hard reality lf surviving as child by your own? Might not be your story but some people can relate to that, or at least you know that some people live this. I don't see your point abt realism here
15:05 “it never works” what? The whole point of Roberta’s blood trail is that rock wins, he finally saved people and he wins so big he saves the Americans, Roberta, Garcia, Fabiola and yet it never makes him whole because he couldn’t save revy.
Its Chang and the Eda who actually win, they manipulated Rock into doing their dirty work. Rock’s plan was also to put Roanapur on the map so the US would swoop in an destroy the drug trade in the city. This plan also fails. Then there is the fact that the entire job forced Rock into using the strategies of people he hates. Playing with the lives of the Americans, Revy, Garcia and Fabiola. He snaps out of his power trip but realises that even though he "won" he went to far to do it.
Is it bad that I never picked up on some important themes in the show?
And dunno if you would like bananafish, great mafia drama and it very much ha a reason behind the violence. an adreses it . With an everyman i you want in the mix to contrast, an very mucha charactr study too.
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Thx for the video. Your opignion is importent for me, becous i like deep storyline and deep meaning, but i lake something to get it myself.
You showed me a deeper vision of this work. And I realized what created an uncomfortable feeling while watching: a feeling of boredom and as if something was missing.
Here I want to say that GANGSTA was the only Black Lagoon substitute, since there was simply nothing similar, and I had already watched Jormungand 3-4 times, and I had watched Lagoon so many times that I lost count. GANGSTA is not as deep as the above, but all I was hoping for was a vibe at least a little like Lagoon.
Honestly, I'm a little desperate: Jormungand is over, Lagoon (anime) is over, and the manga comes out every six months. That's all we have.
Well, yes, if you look closely, GANGSTA genre is since fiction, i gess , it is not as realistic as Lagoon, maybe this is another core of unsetling feeling while watchin it.
But still thx for your work. It's was realy interesting.
I would recommend Kino's Journey 2003, it's OVA and 2 short films (they're all the same universe, 2017 is a reboot, but maybe include that to compare), and Canaan.
Kino is a masterpiece of non-linear storytelling, coming off like Quentin Tarantno reorganized the script, but with more emphasis on philosophy than violence.
Canaan is an anime sequel to Shibuya Scramble, a VN about a terrorist attack in Japan, now the anime follows Maria, a character who was saved by her father, the scientist from the VN. She is now a journalist in Shanghai who finds herself in the middle of a war between the same terrorist group and Canaan, a merc she became friends with in the middle east a few years back.
I haven't heard of Kino until now, but from the quick description on MAL it looks like it's exactly my sort of thing! Canaans been mention a few times, so I'll be keeping it in mind as well!
@@ProfessorViral The thing I like most of Kino is placing each country on the timeline, each episode features 1 or more country, and each country is either ambiguous or explicitly appears before or after one another, usually through subtle references, or even Kino's character and state of mind.
It's really good for a deep dive on Kino's character, and constructing the timeline.
Agian surprised to see cannan mentioned
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🤣 Hey, I'm always happy to provide
Question can please explain the ending to Gangsta because I was trying to find the manga and I can't understand the anime even though it's intriguing to me
The last few episodes weren't meant to be the last episodes as the studio filed bankrupt about 3 days after episode 12 dropped.
It ends on the beginning of the start of a big plot twist and next arc
Do you read the Black Lagoon manga? Should I give it a read?
I haven't myself, but the consensus seems to be it's Black Lagoon with more detail I think. It adds a few smaller elements that had to be cut for the anime, which many enjoy seeing
@@ProfessorViral the manga is great, after finishing the show I just had to read the source material, highly recommend it. They flesh out the early arc a bit more in the show, most likely to fill out the runtime, but the arcs increase in detail as they progress. There are some minor changes made but the most noticeable difference is the order in which the arcs occur. You seemed a bit critical on the Greenback Jane arc, I’m sure its purpose was to add some levity after the Twins arc, but in manga it’s to establish Eda and the CIA as major players as it takes place right before Robertas Blood trail.
lagoon has many quotables but i like gangsta a bit more and i like both so much.
Hai to Gensou no Grimgar it's not so much dark but having to survive in fantasy medieval but characters are interesting imo
This was a bit more than just "little" bias, but it is your opinion, so can't really argue with that.
But I think Gangsta had a certain charm to it, character design being one of them which I don't see why you focused so much on that as if it isn't realistic to the real underground world. It's a common theme that is shown in all sorts of media, that good-looking people are part of how that side of the world prefers and operates with.
Worrick does what he does beacuse he's good-looking. Nick only knows war and killing, so, it would make sense that he finds joy in that (as twisted and sick as it is).
Now them having a tragic background and showing it to the audience isn't necessarily a bad thing in their case, beacuse the show begins of them being just simple handymen who'd take any job for money and thats the extend of their partnership. The thing is, Worrick wasn't always nihilist or someone who enjoy being a prostitute. I think he does what he does beacuse he's just surviving and he's still alive and breathing.
In Nick's case, simply put, if he wasn't born a twilight, his life would've been completely different, maybe better even, as he showed potential for learning and seemed to value his friendship.
Alex is obviously relatable to many people (unfortunately) and her brother's mystery just adds more to her mystery as a character.
Also, Nick killing Worrick (Wallace's) parents wasn't just for drama, I think it had more depth to the whole master/slave relationship and their dynamic as friends.
Now the rest of the cast did need some work, side characters weren't so memorable but the setting of Gangsta world isn't so far of reality. Racism, drug/sexual/physical/mental abuse, classism and prejudice, corruption and war are all very real issues. Yes, if given time and money (stuido going bankrupt and manga writer getting sick) Gangsta could've been memorable because it does have an interesting story and set of characters.
And that was more bias to Gangsta I guess, but as enjoyable as BL was, I couldn't like the main characters as much beacuse it did seemed like they betray each other at the first chance they get, Revy and Rock constantly fight over who's morals and ideals are more correct became exhausting and one thing you mentioned, plot armor protecting BL cast who shouldn't have superhuman powers and are grounded to real world laws and whatnot YET they've survived the impossible. Gangsta does a great job showing that the humans are weak and easily killed BUT so are the normal twilights and the ones who can fight. The four families control over the city and politics between them might not be for everyone but it was intriguing enough, just wish they could explore and explain it more.
stop telling us that you’re going off script, either rewrite the script or just role with it, but breaking the fourth wall must be a last resort
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It's a really great video with good talk, so i don't think it needs any of my comments. As i have nothing to add. Just agreeing.
I'm sorry for going slightly off topic a few times during the comment, but i really felt like i had to say them
Gangsta. was watched by me as something in similar section to Black Lagoon. It looses to Black Lagoon in all aspects, as you said. And it was watched on such ease, as one evening show. When Black Lagoon is the thing i rewatched many times. I've putted on pause to just stop and think, and manny times get surprised by how good it is with leading it's story or showing something. And it got huge benefit to it from the artstyle. It still has artstyle and it's quality linked to elder times, what i truly adore.
You can skip from here, the somewhat off topic part
I watched everything i found in similar section. Jormungand was a story which surely had more to it than Gangsta.(Even though i went and read manga for Gangsta. as it got me interested in some side characters, and just due to lack of reading material at the moment). One more anime which i found quite catching, which is not really something to call similar to Black Lagoon due to too many differences, is Banana Fish. The anime was good, tho in my opinion it had a really bad interpretation of the manga where it came from, they made a gay romance out or gang story :/ have nothing against, just that manga had the perfect propositions, to stay at the genre of shojo. And I'm happy that in that long way i found my favourite manga, but it was just weird putting them together as they are totally different. This is more to that you said that when you look at anime you look at anime, which is correct in my opinion. As you're not talking of the whole story and the sense and bla bla bla in here, only the matter of anime showing it. Thank you a lot, and a bunch)
Till here
P.s. Datch and Benny ship :"D you didn't make it. You created the name. i was surprised how far my shipping colleagues went. It's kinda funny that they came up with that, with how much nonsense it is)
Thank you for the comment, I'm always happy to read and write back, even if it's just some agreement and extra detail : ) I've gone through a lot of the similar to BL suggestions as well, so I feel a lot of what you said haha
your hair is definitely rock inspired, am i right?
It's kept growing since, so it's getting more to Benny inspired lol
ngl is Gangta had more time it could develop a good story, but idk about rhat kinda forogr that i was waiting on this to finish
The author is litteraly ill tho what are you waiting from her? I guess it's hard to finish your story when yoi have lupus
Smh I fkn hate when I find good anime and it only has one fkn season!! Lol loved black lagoon gna definitely watch gangsta rn 🤙🏽💪🏽
Holy shit you have the most wonder bread personality
comparing these too not fair because the studio literally went bankrupt if another studio that had more money had done it it probably would have been done better and longer
I want to see balalaika defeat once in his Life
You missing the point of black lagoon
This show can be recognized as great becouse provokes toughts, Have one of best scene actions ever, Dosen't hold backs and can makes you uncomfortable
And becouse Robberta:)
guerilla in jungle is underrated
I'm sorry you went into this expecting Black Lagoon. I suggested it as I feel it covers the grittier subject matter much better than BL or Jormungand ever did.
Where those showed us Roanapur from the outside in a plane or ship, Gangsta delves into the grime and grit of the streets. Everyone here is just another Revy in a Roanapur that they can't escape. It seems you don't like it because there are no heroes with good intentions or a light at the end of the tunnel, and to further cement the hopelessness of change, the only character with good intentions has her actions crushed under foot by the the rival gangs. Though, I definitely don't think Nick & Worick are good guys, I definitely disagree that they "got their kicks off" killing Alex's pimp. They just seemed glad to be getting paid to kill a piece of shit.
You can easily see how all the things that make these character's "Special" aren't that ridiculous - compared to most anime anyway.
You call Worick special, but he could be relatable to any middle class kid who got good grades but had an abusive parent and ran away (but in this case was killed for drama). Even though he came from such presige, he's still workin the streets. Showing that it doesn't matter where you come from, you can always end up on the bottom. If you notice, he's never close to fight and uses a gun to make sure his body doesn't get hurt, as it's literally his job to make sure he looks hot.
Nicolas' story isn't much different from Jonah's, they're both child soldiers which isn't hard to imagine. And with most of his fights being h2h he needs to be in top shape at all times.
& I know a lot of women who relate to Alex, and her battle with drug addiction. And her hot bod is most likely from illegal plastic surgery.
You're also ignoring all the political gang interplay over the control of the city, or how Twilights could be both a depiction of the Autism spectrum and segration of a "different" people. These were my favorite parts personally.
I also don't see how you felt the story was cluttered with characters. I thought it had just the right amount for a story about the city, while Nicolas and Worick were just used to explore and explaine it. Though, I can definitely understand how that could be jarring when expecting a comparison.
*But after this I'm really interested to hear your oppinion of MONSTER, if you ever get to it. I understand if you don't.
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Anyone find it odd he doesn't know any reasonably attractive dudes who are in shape? Their wardrobes aren't even that different from Rock's.
So no love for the undercurrents of the four families and their roles in the city, yet alone tags lives. Or the plot of one family using tags to try and take out the other three so that tags have no support structure and can be effectively genocided without lifting a further finger. Without the families providing the materials, doc Theo making the meds, Nick & Warrick working on behalf of another family to distribute Celebrare, or a third family assuring them steady work with minimal abuse they would die out.
Nothing for the parallel of the three laws of robotics being the same three laws tags have to obey?
Nick's over the top skills coming from the fact he is constantly ODing on uppers when fighting knowing full well that when they wear off he has to deal with the crash and possibly a still standing opponent. As was seen when he fought Danny a true A/0 tag or during the raid on Bastard. Man is literally willing to shorten his already drastically shorter lifespan (most tags don't make past mid 30's) to help out Warrick because he feels he owes him. Owes him for treating him like a person and not an animal, and the guilt of killing his family and realizing how/why that wrong.
Warrick's eidetic memory is bullshit, but not much more than remembering trivial facts about a South American crime family's inner working because years ago you had to help with a project that took place near their estate. As for his looks, the man is a prostitute of course he is going to look above average. His entire job is being attractive and good in bed. The anniversary of his family's massacre being in the papers isn't that uncommon. 20+ year cold case where a 1%er's entire family got offed in one night is gonna be brought up.
The shitty jokes Warrick and Nick make a classic coping mechanism of people who have been abused. It is to deflect and make situations seem unimportant to make others feel it isn't worth going after and distance yourself from it emotionally.
I could go on about the series, and characters, as well as how they handle their personal traumas and situations they live in. Though, at the end of the day if it wasn't for you, it wasn't for you, and going off about it is meaningless.
Dunny ship best ship
Team Dunny all the way
It's more of a comedy but if you want to sink your teeth in some interestingly HORRIBLE EVIL fucking characters who have to do everything they can to survive in a wasteland hell, check out Desert Punk.
Can't speak on the manga but the anime hits that sweet sport of hilarity and pity on every character in the series.
From the MAL write up I can definitely see how it's more of a comedy, but I do love some post-apoc, so I'll keep it in mind!
Desert Punk is criminally underrated I'm surprised people are mentioning these underrated series I hear no one talking about
@@ProfessorViral you should cheack out noir
The best girl Duo he'll even some of the best girl characters in anime
Anyone else realizes that BL is a down to Earth version of Cowboy Bebop?
Watching the character comparisons, there are a lot of similarities.
Also, the sheer bias towards BL without being objective to both; this video could have just been about why you like BL and how fleshed out the characters are.
It definitely could have been. You could argue that I used Gangsta here because I didn't want to "waste" the time I took on it. But, I've used other anime for comparisons like this before, and I do think it provides a good platform for examples of why things do or don't work in narratives
@@ProfessorViral only when if it doesn't become, BL is better. If you would have provided an objection with other anime and not just compare it to the one you like the most, then maybe.
I love both of the shows so eh fuck it if people don’t like either it is none of my Business
Everyone likes what they like, they're just shows! I respect it
Lol. Sang Gangsta is not great. Let me tell you why by comparing it to my personal favorite. I personally don't recognize myself in any of these characters. Nor have i met anyone like this.
I dont feel like a criticism like this is really looking at a fair review of the anime as a whole. The ending was bad but the before part is woth watching. It doesnt have another season while clearly needing one. Its story had a chance if it was about 2-3 seasons.
I just got to the koko part. And thats crazy. I cant really understand how you just talk about how its bad because these are good
Gangsta went to shit about halfway through when all the new characters started showing up.
Chad black lagoon
chad lagoon
The studio went bankrupt midseason so that's why it went to s*** he was good but the problems were the Studio went bankruptcy so i suggest cheak out the manga
The company developing this show shutdown, that's why everything seemed so rushed.
Damn, how bad must Gangsta be if it makes garbage like Black Lagoon look amazing by comparison, I guess as someone who's outgrown Michael Bay and using curse words and slurs to be edgy I should avoid Gangsta like the plague.
Wow you sound slow you are on a page that has multiple videos on the depth of black lagoon and that all you could say the internet never fails and I hope your name not a reference to gto that’s about a pervert teacher to children that he teaches . Go learn how to read kid and get some help
Like you while comment just sound like a kid trying to finally grow up but still sound illiterate but to each there own have a good day I’m probably not going comment back plus just don’t have the time to
@@nooooiamu You calling me illiterate while using poor grammer and no punctuation is such a power move that I have no choice but to rescind my previous comment and apologize to everyone 17 and over who likes Black Lagoon. GreatWarriorHercule befeated, King of Fighters 95 ends.
gangsta is like black lagoon but messier and more silly, if you can believe that because black lagoon got quite silly and over the top, gangsta is like a black lagoon that doesn't actually believe in itself or trust its audience, it's like black lagoon but worse, lots of wasted potential
Correction, Gangsta is not a Black lagoon, like read the story idk they aren't even abt the same thing how would you compare them like that💀 "doesn't believe in itself" would be hard when the author has a auto immune disease that keeps her from working, Gangsta put so much interesting plots and drama how does she not trust herself?
@@daeith1233 they are both semi-gritty realistic crime story part bombastic action and stylistically they pull from similar places, i am half talking out my ass because i haven't read the manga, but from the anime it seemed the longer the show went on the more unwieldy it became, it loss focus on our three main characters and started drifting into hasty world building, was i overly harsh in my initial assessment, undoubtedly but i was just writing it for fun, also i was until now completely unaware of the mangakas health condition
It's something of a anime thing to make their characters artificially special, the ego of the writers always comes and destroys good idea.
Watch gungrave jeez
Wow you must lead a miserable life if you like tragic stories. Seriously, I don't see the issue with comparing the two and do not think its your call to say people shouldn't. Their opinions.
The thumbnail is quite different from the overall idea. I myself compare the two series to show what qualities make such a series good to me. I never state my opinion as fact, and people can like what do. But that makes me equally as valid in liking one of these series and not the other. Also, claiming I must have miserable life for enjoying certain stories is very rude. Don't do that if you want a genuine response from most people. Such a comment is purely inflammatory
Get a haircut
No you
@@ProfessorViral yeah I need one
Hey get them together? Twinsies?
This video is trash, comparing two completely different shows with varying degrees of themes and characters. The creator of gangsta watches more drama and mafia type movies, she actually doesn’t watch anime. Stuff like the godfather is a good example on what she bases it on.