The official website of the Black Lagoon anime franchise has announced that the first episode of the Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail original video anime series will air on various Japanese television stations between June 26 and 29. Osaka's MBS station will air a long "TV Edit" version of the episode on June 26, while seven other stations will show a short "TV Edit."

Anime Expo 2010 had previously announced that it would host the world premiere of the first episode on July 1 at 1:30 p.m. in Los Angeles. The new anime series is slated to be five episodes long, with the first episode released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on July 17 in Japan. The anime marks the return of former guerrilla assassin Roberta to the fictional criminal's city of Roanapur, Thailand.

Black Lagoon: Roberta's Blood Trail

The cool part is that I never get tired of being deceived

Just because someone's head was chopped off doesn't mean they're dead. That's just silly.