| Black Rock Shooter | |
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Cover of the "Pilot Edition" DVD released by Good Smile Company, featuring the title character.
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ブラック★ロックシューター (Burakku Rokku Shūtā) |
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| Genre | Action, Drama, Science fantasy |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Shinobu Yoshioka |
| Written by |
Nagaru Tanigawa Shinobu Yoshioka |
| Music by | Ryo |
| Studio | Ordet |
| Released | July 24, 2010 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Game | |
| Petite Rock Shooter | |
| Developer | Imageepoch |
| Genre | RPG |
| Platform | Browser game |
| Released | March 9, 2011 |
| Manga | |
| Black Rock-chan | |
| Written by | Ringo |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | 4-Koma Nano Ace |
| Original run | April 2011 – March 2012 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Black Rock Shooter: Innocent Soul | |
| Written by | Sanami Suzuki |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Young Ace |
| Original run | July 2011 – June 2012 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| Black Rock Shooter: The Game | |
| Written by | TNSK |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Comptiq |
| Original run | August 2011 – September 2012 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Shinobu Yoshioka Hiroyuki Imaishi (CG Battle) |
| Written by | Mari Okada |
| Music by | Hideharu Mori |
| Studio |
Ordet Sanzigen |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Fuji TV (noitamina) |
| Original run | February 2, 2012 – March 22, 2012 |
| Episodes | 8 |
| Game | |
| Petite Rock Shooter: Sexy Wakusei no Nazo o Oe | |
| Developer | Imageepoch |
| Genre | Shoot 'em up |
| Platform | iOS |
| Released | September 2012 |
| Video game | |
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, 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 television anime series, produced by Ordet and Sanzigen, aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block between February 2 and March 22, 2012. 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.
While each piece of media takes place in its own universe, they each focus around Black Rock Shooter, a mysterious black haired girl who possesses a burning blue eye and a powerful cannon that can shoot rocks at high speed. Other characters also appear in more than one form of media.