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ブラック★ロックシューター (TV)

Black Rock Shooter

It isn't the world you know. There wanders a girl with jet-black hair, ebony clothes, and a strikingly blue, glowing eye. Her name is Black★Rock Shooter. With a huge cannon in hand, she throws herself into a fierce battle... Meanwhile, in another world, middle-school student Mato Kuroi is drawn to Yomi Takanashi, her classmate with an unusual family name. Mato does her best to talk to Yomi, who just won't open up. Yu Koutari mocks her best friend Mato's efforts but at the same time, supports her. Mato also finds herself surrounded by other colorful characters at school, like the eccentric school counselor, Saya Irino, and the hot-blooded captain of her club club, Arata Kohata. Then, one day, the window of opportunity opens. After Mato sees that Yomi has her favorite picture book, "Li'l Birds At Play", they strike up a conversation and Mato is invited to come over to Yomi's house. There, they gradually break the ice, until a girl in a wheelchair appears. This is Yomi's best friend, Kagari Izuriha... Two worlds. Mato and Black★Rock Shooter. This is the story of their "pain". (Source: Nico Nico Douga)

Names

Originalブラック★ロックシューター (TV) (japanese)
RomajiBlack★Rock Shooter (TV)
EnglishBlack Rock Shooter
Also known asBRS TV · Black Rock Shooter TV

Facts

FormatTV series · 8 ep · 23 min · 3h total
Aired2012-02-03 → 2012-03-23 (Winter 2012)
StatusFINISHED
StudioOrdet, SANZIGEN
SourceMultimedia project
OriginJapan (Anime)
GenresActionDramaFantasyPsychologicalSlice of Life
ThemesPrimarily Female CastFemale ProtagonistCGISchoolUrban FantasyUrbanDisabilityYandereSwordplayVocal SynthRehabilitationGunsPrimarily Teen CastSpearplay
StreamingCrunchyroll

Reception

Community score6.42 / 10
Bayesian score6.48 / 10
Composite44.2
On lists68,694
Favourited1,048 (1.5%)
Completion86.3%
Drop rate6.2%
In backlog30.3%
Score spread σ1.95

Score distribution

1468265431,27042,01553,72665,43376,95484,37892,316101,469

Where it places

CohortValueTierRank
StudioOrdet9 of 12
StudioSANZIGEND28 of 40
Broadcast seasonWinter 2012D47 of 63
Source materialMultimedia projectD79 of 106
LengthMicro-seriesD157 of 210
Year2012D240 of 350
GenrePsychologicalE347 of 416
EraEarly 2010sD1,113 of 1,627
Season (all years)WinterD1,128 of 1,557
GenreSlice of LifeE1,286 of 1,578
GenreDramaE1,608 of 1,917
GenreFantasyD1,644 of 2,142
GenreActionD2,141 of 2,765
FormatTV seriesD2,509 of 3,322
OriginJapanD5,308 of 7,157

Key staff

DirectorShinobu Yoshioka, Hiromi Kikuta, Yuusuke Yoshigaki
Series compositionMari Okada
Character designhuke, Yuusuke Yoshigaki
MusicHideharu Mori
Original creatorhuke

Franchise — ブラック★ロックシューター (TV)

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ブラック★ロックシューター (OVA)
Black★Rock Shooter (OVA)
2010OVA (home video)47.4

Related

RelationYearTitle
alternative2010Black★Rock Shooter (OVA)
characterBlack★Rock Shooter

AniList id 11285 · MAL id 11285 · record updated 2026-08-27