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As a MASSIVE Black Rock Shooter Fan, I want to help others understand it as an original work, whatever form it is in. If anyone has any questions about the TV series, or BRS as a whole, please let me know here or in a message.

Let's start with the general quality of all of her "Universes". This assumes only the Original Images and Song being 10's.

#1: Original Images by Huke (10/10)
#2: Original Song by ryo (Supercell) (10/10)
#3: TV Anime by Ordet (8.5/10)
#4: Original Video Animation (OVA) by Ordet (8/10)
#5: Manga by Katokawa Shoten (6/10)
#6: PSP Game by Imageepoch (5/10)

This is the general quality of them so far - The reasons for the Manga and Game's scores follow:

The Manga makes changes that were not needed in the slightest, and has a confusing, schizophrenic plot. The game has a flat plot, and switches out staple characters for copies that were never needed.

I post this mainly for those that want to know more about BRS - so give me a shot (PM) if you have any questions!

People are using too many acronyms! Can you post what some of them stand for and who (even theoretically) they are in the real world?

BRS = Black Rock Shooter. Kuroi Mato, the main character.
IBRS = Insane Black Rock Shooter. seen at the end of Ep.5.
DM = Dead Master. Takanashi Yomi, the emo glasses girl.
STR = Strength. Koutari Yuu, Mato's childhood friend in Basketball.
BGS = Black Gold Saw. heavily implied to be Irino Saya, the counselor.

You left out both the short stop motion animation (found on the BD of the OVA), Puchitto Rock Shooter, and the famous 3DPV by Anomaro-P, which was the first to give BRS a back story.

Why is this show so psycho and awkward? It could have been SO much better.

Thank you for that - that is all correct. However, Saya is Black Gold Saw. We can say Yuu is definitely Strength, so we can also say Saya is Black Gold Saw, considering we have the same or even more proof of the latter.

Because this form of the BRS IP focuses on mental states, psychology, friendships, and manipulation. It's the best BRS related universe so far, and if they made it more mature, it would be even better.

I'm with you for it having more potential. I'm actually hoping for a 25 or 50-episode series with more adult characters and a darker plot. Who's with me on that?

The stop motion and Puchitto Rock Shooter are more like side joke things featuing the side characters, they don't have proper plots or as much popularity as any of the other forms of BRS. But I do agree, I should have included them nonetheless - consider them between the Manga and PSP Game in terms of score.

Why does MAL list this series as started in Jan 28th when it didn't air till Feb 3rd?

Why didn't they just focus on the BRS characters and not have high school bs thrown in?

Why is this airing on the Noitamina block when its focus is otaku?

No idea - ask MAL moderators that.

They decided to deepen what was established with the OVA, rather than do something new like the Manga and Game. Looking at the quality of those two - I'm kind of glad. Plus, would you be able to have a good anime with just those 4 girls fighting, no talking at all? I don't think so. I admit, there probably is a better way to do it. What I'm thinking is the same set up, but adult real world characters, rather than middle-schoolers.

Noitamina has slowly been transitioning to more Otaku-favored anime lately, you haven't noticed?

Hey, I guess there's one thing the Game had over the OVA and anime series; Stella at least talks fairly often.

Just throwing this out there, but the first image of Black Gold Saw, she had a red flame erupt from her right eye, like BRS (except BRS' erupts from her left eye)

Here is the original art:



And here is that same art (from the BLK Huke Selected Works), but without the flame (sorry for the crappy quality; I had to take it with my camera):





I am! But I doubt it will ever happen :/



Well, any official form of BRS should have been included, especially if you really want people to have an understanding of BRS (the Anomaro-P vid especially, since it's plot is what inspired the OVA) But thanks for owning up to your little mistake ;) I love the Anomaro-P (we get Dragon Slayer and Miss Maid Gunner!...even though HUKE made it offical that they aren't apart of the BRS universe :/), so I was a little sad that you didn't add it （；´д｀ ）

You know, I'd love to see a series, movie, or even just an OVA of the game. Seeing WRS animated would be epic! I love the plot of the game, but it sucks that Dead Master, and Black Gold Saw weren't apart of it :(



I am! But I doubt it will ever happen :/



Well, any official form of BRS should have been included, especially if you really want people to have an understanding of BRS (the Anomaro-P vid especially, since it's plot is what inspired the OVA) But thanks for owning up to your little mistake ;) I love the Anomaro-P (we get Dragon Slayer and Miss Maid Gunner!...even though HUKE made it offical that they aren't apart of the BRS universe :/), so I was a little sad that you didn't add it （；´д｀ ）

That's pretty much my opinion of this anime. Even the ever popular (and kind of boring) high school setting would've made some of the drama in this show a lot more believable.

Will there ever be a Black matagi anywhere in the story. ;_;

She doesn't seem to have been included in anything yet.. But I do like his other character designs.

I'm just now picking up the series again. What day do the subtitles for it come out each week?

The subs are usually our on Thursday from Whynot Subs - and Saturday or Sunday from Commie and the other subbers.

MAL lists the earliest air date which was on January 28:

Why didn't I notice this before? I'm (or at least was) planning to buy the PSP game even though I dislike FPS (it seems to be very FPS based if not outright FPS). WRS seems like a cool charatcer (love her palette) fit for being an enemy boss and I don't mind Grey (or whatever her name is), I also liked the setting very much (gotta love post-apocaliptic worlds) but I don't know much else about it. However, I prefer (read: play only) games with a good storyline so I wanted to know the main cons (I don't really need pros) of the game compared to other BRS stuff. I'd be very happy if someone here could help me out.

Pretty much, Counselor is abusing her position to help her childhood friend that she made a promise to in the past. The promise was that she would protect her (both Yuu and her "persona".

This involves her causing mental breakdowns in students to create "other selves" (Or "personas") in the other world. These "personas" then instinctively fight against BRS, trying to kill her. (Fighting is the law in this "other world")

Her aim is to have one (or all) of these "personas" beat and kill BRS, therefore saving STR/Yuu.

Mato and Yomi got caught up in this plot, and Mato's "persona" happened to be BRS.

Let me know if you're wondering about anything here - it's as simple as I could make it off the top of my head from memory.

~question~
About Yuu- Did she switch bodies with Strength, so it was YUU that died instead of STRENGTH, and Matow as hanging out with STR all along?

Also, is Dead Master dead? They say that she reappears and blah blah blah