Black Lagoon Manga in Order (Arcs & Chapters)

1. Story arc 1

   Black Lagoon

   A Japanese businessman is seized during a delivery job and abandoned by his employer. The incident brings him into the orbit of the Lagoon Company and launches his break from corporate life.

   Chapter 0Volume 1

2. Story arc 2

   Chase for Ring-Ding Ships

   The Lagoon Company takes a maritime recovery job that quickly becomes a test of its crew’s improvisation. Rock begins learning how differently trust and leverage operate in their criminal world.

   Chapter 1Volume 1

3. Story arc 3

   Rasta Blasta

   A contract involving a kidnapped child draws the crew into conflict with an armed extremist group. The job tests Rock’s assumptions about rescue, responsibility, and the violence surrounding Roanapur.

   Chapters 2–4Volume 1

4. Story arc 4

   Das Wieder Erstehen Des Adlers

   The crew is hired to recover a valuable artifact, placing them between competing criminal interests. Revy and Rock confront an adversary whose worldview sharpens their ongoing ideological friction.

   Chapters 5–8Volume 2

5. Story arc 5

   Calm Down, Two Men

   A brief Roanapur interlude focuses on Rock and Revy’s uneasy working relationship. Their clash reveals how differently they interpret danger, loyalty, and the possibility of retaining ordinary human limits.

   Chapters 9–10Volume 2

6. Story arc 6

   Bloodsport Fairy Tale

   The Lagoon Company becomes entangled with two dangerous young fugitives and the criminal groups hunting them. The story contrasts childhood imagery with Roanapur’s brutal systems of exploitation and revenge.

   Chapters 11–15Volumes 2–3

7. Story arc 7

   Goat, Jihad, Rock'N Roll

   A delivery for the Hong Kong Triad puts the crew amid international intrigue and armed militants. Rock’s efforts to negotiate a humane outcome strain against the ruthless logic of the assignment.

   Chapters 16–21Volumes 3–4

8. Story arc 8

   Fujiyama Gangsta Paradise

   Rock returns to Japan as a translator for Hotel Moscow, becoming involved in a yakuza succession conflict. The homecoming forces him to measure his former identity against the life he has chosen.

   Chapters 22–37Volumes 4–5

9. Story arc 9

   Greenback Jane

   A skilled counterfeiter seeks protection in Roanapur, drawing the Lagoon Company into a volatile job. The arc gives Benny a more active role while rival criminals compete for valuable information.

   Chapters 38–43Volume 6

10. Story arc 10

    El Baile de la Muerte

    A mission involving the Lovelace family expands into a prolonged confrontation among Roanapur’s factions. Rock, Revy, and their allies face escalating pressure as personal loyalties complicate a dangerous operation.

    Chapters 44–76Volumes 6–9

11. Story arc 11

    The Wired Red Wild Card

    A new hacker and an old acquaintance bring the Lagoon Company into an information-driven conflict. The case shifts attention toward digital surveillance, competing intelligence interests, and Rock’s changing methods.

    Chapters 77–101Volumes 10–11

Sources checked: VIZ, Black Lagoon Wiki — Chapters and Volumes List — checked July 20, 2026.