Black Rock Shooter

Black Rock Shooter
Cover of the "Pilot Edition" DVD released by Good Smile Company, featuring the title character.
ブラック★ロックシューター
(Burakku Rokku Shūtā)
Genre
Created byHuke
Original video animation
Directed byShinobu Yoshioka
Produced byTakanori Aki
Written by
Music byRyo
StudioOrdet
ReleasedJuly 24, 2010
Runtime50 minutes
Video game
Petite Rock Shooter
DeveloperImageepoch
GenreRPG
PlatformBrowser game
ReleasedMarch 9, 2011
Manga
Black Rock-chan
Written byRingo
Published byKadokawa Shoten
Magazine4-Koma Nano Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 9, 2011February 9, 2012
Volumes1
Manga
Black Rock Shooter: Innocent Soul
Written bySanami Suzuki
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineYoung Ace
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 4, 2011May 4, 2012
Volumes3
Manga
Black Rock Shooter: The Game
Written byTNSK
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineComptiq
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 10, 2011August 10, 2012
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed by
Produced by
  • Hiroshi Nakamura
  • Hiroaki Matsuura
Written byMari Okada
Music byHideharu Mori
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkFuji TV (Noitamina)
Original run February 2, 2012 March 22, 2012
Episodes8 (List of episodes)
Video game
Petite Rock Shooter: Sexy Wakusei no Nazo o Oe
DeveloperImageepoch
GenreShoot 'em up
PlatformiOS
ReleasedSeptember 2012
Anime television series
Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall
Directed byTensho
Produced by
  • Megumi Suzuki
  • Tomoyuki Oowada
  • Ryouta Hasegawa
  • Bungo Kondou
  • Akihiro Sotokawa
  • Kento Yoshida
  • Cao Cong
  • Yoshirou Manabe
Written by
Music by
StudioTMS Entertainment (production)[3]
(animation)
Licensed byDisney Platform Distribution (streaming rights)
Original networkTokyo MX, SUN, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, BS11, Animax
Original run April 3, 2022 June 19, 2022
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
Video game
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Black Rock Shooter (ブラック★ロックシューター, Burakku Rokku Shūtā) is a Japanese media franchise based on characters created by illustrator Ryohei Fuke, also known as Huke. It revolves around its eponymous character, a mysterious black haired girl with a blazing blue eye. The original illustration inspired a song of the same name by Supercell featuring the Vocaloid Hatsune Miku, which gained popularity on the Nico Nico Douga website.

A 50-minute original video animation based on the franchise was produced by Yutaka Yamamoto's studio Ordet, written by Nagaru Tanigawa and Shinobu Yoshioka, and directed by Shinobu Yoshioka. A "Pilot Edition" was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in September 2009, before the full version was released on DVDs bundled with select magazines from July 24, 2010, subtitled in seven languages, followed by a retail release on December 17, 2010. An eight-episode anime television series, produced by Ordet and Sanzigen, aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block between February and March 2012. A new anime television series titled Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall ran for 12 episodes aired from April to June 2022.

The franchise has also spawned several manga series and a video game for the PlayStation Portable titled Black Rock Shooter: The Game, each set in their own universe.

  1. ^ a b "Black Rock Shooter". Manga Entertainment. Archived from the original on May 27, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Foote, Aiden. "Black Rock Shooter TV". THEM Anime Reviews. Retrieved March 28, 2023.
  3. ^ "TVアニメ「ブラック★★ロックシューター DAWN FALL」2022年春に放送決定". Natalie.mu (in Japanese). October 8, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2024.


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