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Black Rock Shooter

2012 · 1 season

A quiet slice-of-life school friendship gradually pulled apart by shadowy, angsty parallel-world duels.

Created by
Shinobu Yoshioka
Genres
Action & adventure, Animation, Drama
Starring
Miyuki Sawashiro, Kana Asumi, Kana Hanazawa
Overview
On the first day of junior high school, Mato Kuroi happens to run into Yomi Takanashi, a shy, withdrawn girl whom she immediately takes an interest in.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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Stream in the UK
  • Crunchyroll
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Shinobu Yoshioka
Genres
Action & adventure, Animation, Drama
Starring
Miyuki Sawashiro, Kana Asumi, Kana Hanazawa
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • identity
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • trauma
Places
  • school
  • fantasy world
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action & adventure, animation, drama
Created by
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Starring
Miyuki Sawashiro, Kana Asumi, Kana Hanazawa, Eri Kitamura, Mamiko Noto
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes, 23 min each
Network
Fuji TV
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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