Black★Rock Shooter

An excellent song and video. It's a great and catchy song in both versions. I hope they make another a sequel OVA or a (Better) anime series of BRS.

Hatsune Miku strikes again, but not with a leek; a music video, albeit with a darker and more ominous sort of tone. I've always loved Miku; that's actually how I was introduced into the world of animated characters and such. The strange, mellifluous flowing of Miku's electronic voice always appealed to me, and here it sounded strangely lucid and creepy. Since this technically isn't an anime and simply the precursor to the OVA and the new show itself, this review isn't going to be long.

Story: Sounds depressing. Miku really belts out a sad lament. That's really it.

The art was colorful (yet dark) and the swirling ... eddies of blue and black really added to the tone of the overall music. Miku, portrayed sort of a damsel in distress, is drawn dark and foreboding, smooth lines yet jagged edges.

Character: What character development really was there? It was simply Miku singing the entire time. I've never reviewed something with no characters.....Still, this was simply an advertisement for the OVA and now TV show. So yea, the lone and only character was fantastic. After all, it was only 5 minutes...

Overall, I since it's Miku, I loved it. However, not all of us are fans - therefore, you may find this boring or uneventful or stupid. For me, this was a nice little break from my other anime series, and an enjoyable one at that.

Black Rock Shooter is my favorite song in the Supercell album, a classic Vocaloid album that all fans of the genre should listen to. Despite being recorded less than 10 months after Hatsune Miku's original release, Miku's voice is used to great effect. Between the voice, music, lyrics, and Huke's character designs, Black Rock Shooter is still the coolest Vocaloid song I have yet encountered.

The song itself is about someone who has lost their way in life. They reminisce on the enjoyable parts of life they felt in the past, but feel trapped in their current position. Eventually, they realize that their life won't get ... any better on its own, and the Black Rock Shooter manifests as a representation of someone's resolve to push past the bad parts of life to achieve their goals.

The only negative thing I could possibly say about the song is that Miku's voice is a bit rough in some points. Vocaloid producers have come a long way since 2008, and the age kind of shows, but I wouldn't necessarily call it bad. However, I think it is excusable given how important the whole Supercell album was for Vocaloid, and it gives the album a very distinct sound.

As a huge Vocaloid fan, I would encourage other fans to listen to not only this song, but the entire Supercell album.