Black★Rock Shooter (TV)


Black Rock Shooter

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: BRS (TV)
Japanese: ブラック★ロックシューター
English: Black Rock Shooter
German: Black Rock Shooter
French: Black Rock Shooter
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 8
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Feb 3, 2012 to Mar 23, 2012
Premiered: Winter 2012
Broadcast: Fridays at 00:45 (JST)
Licensors: Discotek Media
Studios: Ordet, SANZIGEN
Source: Other
Genres: ActionAction, DramaDrama, FantasyFantasy
Themes: SchoolSchool, Super PowerSuper Power
Duration: 23 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 6.791 (scored by 178060178,060 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #53092
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #685
Members: 358,153
Favorites: 2,267

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Synopsis

On the first day of junior high school, Mato Kuroi happens to run into Yomi Takanashi, a shy, withdrawn girl whom she immediately takes an interest in. Mato tries her best to make conversation with Yomi, wanting to befriend her. At first, she is avoided, but the ice breaks when Yomi happens to notice a decorative blue bird attached to Mato's phone, which is from the book "Li'l Birds At Play." Discovering they have a common interest, the two form a strong friendship.

In an alternate universe, the young girls exist as parallel beings, Mato as Black★Rock Shooter, and Yomi as Dead Master. Somehow, what happens in one world seems to have an effect on the other, and unaware of this fact, the girls unknowingly become entangled by the threads of fate.

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Background

Black★Rock Shooter is based on characters illustrated by huke. The illustrations caught the eye of music producer Ryo who then created a song based from these illustrations with his collaborative Supercell. This song's title would then become the inspiration for the anime, Black★Rock Shooter.

The anime was awarded the Technical Achievement in Broadcast Animation at the 65th Motion Picture and Television Engineering Society of Japan Awards in 2012. It also received a video game adaptation for the Playstation Portable, as well as a few browser games and guest appearances in other popular video game franchises.

Characters & Voice Actors


Staff

Matsuura, Hiroaki
Producer
Mori, Akitoshi
Assistant Producer


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"Black★Rock Shooter (ブラック★ロックシューター)" by supercell feat. Hatsune Miku

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May 20, 2024
FunnyFunny
Black★Rock Shooter (TV) - an ahead of its time, high budget, arthouse mashup of Madoka☆Magica and Kill la Kill, created with passion by top talents of the industry, only to be misunderstood and forgotten by its contemporaries.

If, for some reason, you aren't convinced to watch it yet, here is a review for this masterpiece - completely spoilerless. This review contains absolutely zero information about the plot of this anime, but you will understand upon reading whether you will enjoy it or not.

What makes Black★Rock Shooter (TV) brilliant?

IT REQUIRES A SMART AND DEMANDING VIEWER WITH RICH WATCHING EXPERIENCE TO TRULY APPRECIATE IT

Black★Rock Shooter (TV) flopped when ...
Jul 23, 2021
Mixed Feelings
I have to apologize for my english in advance. I am sorry, but I hope you understand me.

Well, I watched this anime, read some reviews and I realized that many didn't understand that this anime was created for teenagers, for whom the smallest problem turns into a huge tantrum.

I agreed with some people about computer graphics. It's the best and I think it's really weapon, blood, battle.

I think it's good anime, because I want to be more effective in evaluating this title.

BUT AFTER THIS ANIME I HATE RUSSIAN VOICE ACTING. THEY ADDED STRANGE JOKES THAT FIT THE SITUATION VERY BADLY. Of ...
Aug 30, 2023
Black Rock Shooter began as a Vocaloid song, where Miku’s uniform was inspired by some illustrations made by a guy named Huke. An OVA was created in 2010 based on that song/illustration combo, which received a ridiculously huge hype by all the Vocaloid fans. Not a surprise since it was after all a fan catering title. Two years later (2012) NoitanimA decided to take this title in its timeslot and to expand it further, thus creating the current version.

Despite being only 8 episodes, it still feels longer than it needs to be. The plot is very simple; it is just about a bunch of schoolgirls ...

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