Eda Initial Stage

Black Lagoon: Eda Initial Stage (ブラック・ラグーン エダ イニシャルステージ Burakku Ragūn Eda Inisharu Sutēji), usually shortened to Eda Initial Stage (エダ イニシャルステージ Eda Inisharu Sutēji), is the second official Black Lagoon spinoff series starring Eda as the main protagonist. It is written and illustrated by Hajime Yamamura, including original characters created by series creator Rei Hiroe. The ongoing series is serialized monthly in Monthly Sunday Gene-X under Shogakukan Inc. alongside the original Black Lagoon manga series and the first spinoff series Dismemberment Galore! The Gore Gore Girl. As of September 2025, there are seven published volumes. Besides being published in Japanese by Shogakukan, the manga is also published in Taiwanese Mandarin by Ever Glory Publishing.

Plot

The story focuses on the titular character Eda and her life during her first years as an agent of the Central Intelligence Agency before she later got assigned to Roanapur and joined the Hooligan Church. She has finished her extensive training in combat skills and interrogation techniques to become a CIA field agent, starting with her first mission on behalf of the United States government to deal with a cartel in Central America.

Chapters and Volumes

Release dates are available on the Shogakukan Comic and BOOKSHOP SHOGAKUKAN websites.

Volume 1
Pages: 176	September 16, 2022
Chapters 01 Devastating New Face Part 1 (April 19, 2022) 02 Devastating New Face Part 2 (May 19, 2022) 03 MIAMI VICE Part 1 (June 17, 2022) 04 MIAMI VICE Part 2 (July 19, 2022) 05 MIAMI VICE Part 3 (August 19, 2022)		ISBN (JP) ISBN 978-4-09-157690-3
		Cover character(s) Eda

Volume 2
Pages: 176	March 17, 2023
Chapters 06 Wandering Old Case Officer Part 1 (September 16, 2022) 07 Wandering Old Case Officer Part 2 (October 19, 2022) 08 Balkan Crisis Part 1 (November 17, 2022) 09 Balkan Crisis Part 2 (December 19, 2022) 10 Balkan Crisis Part 3 (January 19, 2023) 11 Balkan Crisis Part 4 (February 17, 2023)		ISBN (JP) ISBN 978-4-09-157747-4
		Cover character(s) Eda

Volume 3
Pages: 176	December 19, 2023
Chapters 12 A Savage Place Part 1 (March 17, 2023) 13 A Savage Place Part 2 (April 19, 2023) 14 A Savage Place Part 3 (May 19, 2023) 15 A Savage Place Part 4 (June 19, 2023) 16 The Spy Who Came in from Cold Part 1 (July 19, 2023) 17 The Spy Who Came in from Cold Part 2 (August 19, 2023)		ISBN (JP) ISBN 978-4-09-157788-7
		Cover character(s) Eda

Volume 4
Pages: 176	May 17, 2024
Chapters 18 The Spy Who Came in from Cold Part 3 (September 19, 2023) 19 The Spy Who Came in from Cold Part 4 (October 19, 2023) 20 The Spy Who Came in from Cold Part 5 (November 17, 2023) 21 Little King of The South Part 1 (December 19, 2023) 22 Little King of The South Part 2 (January 19, 2024) 23 Little King of The South Part 3 (February 19, 2024)		ISBN (JP) ISBN 978-4-09-157825-9
		Cover character(s) Eda

Volume 5
Pages: 176	September 19, 2024
Chapters 24 Little King of The South Part 4 (March 19, 2024) 25 Little King of The South Part 5 (April 19, 2024) 26 Little King of The South Part 6 (May 17, 2024) 27 Little King of The South Part 7 (June 19, 2024) 28 Little King of The South Part 8 (July 19, 2024) 29 Little King of The South Part 9 (August 19, 2024)		ISBN (JP) ISBN 978-4-09-157838-9
		Cover character(s) Eda

Volume 6
Pages: 160	February 19, 2025
Chapters 30 Groovy Guy Russell Part 1 (September 19, 2024) 31 Groovy Guy Russell Part 2 (October 19, 2024) 32 Our Day Will Come Part 1 (November 19, 2024) 33 Our Day Will Come Part 2 (December 19, 2024) 34 Our Day Will Come Part 3 (January 18, 2025)		ISBN (JP) ISBN 978-4-09-157876-1
		Cover character(s) Eda

Volume 7
Pages: 160	September 19, 2025
Chapters 35 IRISHMAN in N.Y. Part 1 (February 19, 2025) 36 IRISHMAN in N.Y. Part 2 (March 19, 2025) 37 IRISHMAN in N.Y. Part 3 (April 18, 2025) 38 IRISHMAN in N.Y. Part 4 (June 19, 2025) 39 Man on Fire Part 1 (July 18, 2025)		ISBN (JP) ISBN 978-4-09-157892-1
		Cover character(s) Eda

Not in volume format

• 40 Man on Fire Part 2 (August 19, 2025)
• 41 Man on Fire Part 3 (September 19, 2025)
• 42 Man on Fire Part 4 (October 18, 2025)
• 43 Man on Fire Part 5 (November 19, 2025)

Trivia

• The English message on the cover of each volume reads: "Eda is a sister at the Hooligan Church. This tells the story before she came to Roanapur."

External links

• Sunday GX work
• Shogakukan Comic
• Volume 3 promotion trailer (Sunday GX)