Great news for Black Lagoon fans, there is news confirmation that a new Black Lagoon anime project is in the works and will be released as an OVA in 2010.

This piece of news was announced on Shogakukan’s GX news website:

アニメ最新作である第3期はOVAとして2010年発売予定になることが決定。発売中のGX8月号ではスタッフ＆キャストからのメッセージを公開！　アニメの最新情報は今後も本誌で随時お届けします。お楽しみに！

The news will also be published in the August issue of Shogakukan’s Monthly Sunday GX magazine.

It seems like director Sunao Katabuchi will return for the OVA along with character designer Masanori Shino and the Madhouse anime studio.

Source: websunday.net via 2ch News Navigator

This is another great piece of news following the announcement of Inuyasha finale season. For those who are watching Canaan, how does it measure against Black Lagoon?