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Black Rock Shooter (TV)

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Alternative title:
ブラック★ロックシューター (Japanese)
Genres: psychological
Themes: other selves
Objectionable content: Significant
Plot Summary: In spring, two girls meet: Mato and Yomi. They each sense something in the other that they lack in themselves, and are drawn to each other in spite of their contrasting personalities. Though initially hesitant, they form a strong connection. But they both have secrets - and in an empty world, two girls fight: Black Rock Shooter and Deaster. A strange being, Black Gold Saw, watches their mysterious battle, laughing. This is the story of two girls, in two worlds, entangled by the threads of fate.
Ratings: 796 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 54 votes (sub:44, dub:4, ?:1, raw:1, others:4
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Excellent: 103 votes (sub:92, dub:5, raw:1, others:5
4 Spanish subtitled
1 Italian subtitled
)
 Very good: 169 votes (sub:153, dub:5, ?:3, others:8
5 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese subtitled
1 Vietnamese subtitled
)
 Good: 197 votes (sub:182, dub:4, raw:2, others:9
5 Spanish subtitled
3 Portuguese subtitled
1 French subtitled
)
 Decent: 109 votes (sub:99, dub:4, raw:1, others:5
1 Russian dubbed
1 Italian subtitled
1 French subtitled
1 German dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
)
 So-so: 57 votes (sub:49, dub:3, others:5
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
1 Arabic subtitled
1 Chinese(Mandarin) subtitled
)
 Not really good: 32 votes (sub:25, dub:4, ?:1, others:2
1 Arabic subtitled
1 Czech subtitled
)
 Weak: 37 votes (sub:32, dub:2, others:3
1 Korean subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Bad: 24 votes (sub:23, dub:1)
 Awful: 8 votes (sub:7, others:1
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Worst ever: 6 votes (sub:5, dub:1)
Seen in part or in whole by 1552 s, rank: #793 (of 9996)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.824 (Good−), std. dev.: 2.0793, rank: #4769 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 6.739 (Good−), rank: #4975 (of 10154) (seen all: 6.90 / seen some: 5.46 / won't finish: 3.29)
Bayesian estimate: 6.751 (Good−), rank: #4561 (of 7635)
Running time: 23 minutes per episode
Number of episodes: 8
Episode titles: We have 8
Vintage: 2012-02-02 to 2012-03-22
Release dates: We have 2
Opening Theme:
"Black Rock Shooter" (ブラック★ロックシューダー Burakku Rokku Shūtā) by Supercell sung by Hatsune Miku
Ending Theme:
"Bokura no Ashiato Pf ver." (僕らのあしあと Pf ver. Our Footsteps Pf ver.) by Supercell sung by Koeda
"Bokura no Ashiato" (Our Footprints) by supercell
Links: We have 1
Trivia: We have 2
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Black Rock Shooter - The Complete TV Series (Blu-ray) 2021-07-27 (from $39.95)
DVD (Region 2)
    Black Rock Shooter - Complete Collection (Sub.DVD) 2013-05-13
DVD (Region 4)
    Black Rock Shooter - Complete Collection (Sub.DVD) 2012-09-20

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Shinobu Yoshioka
Series Composition: Mari Okada
Script:
Mari Okada (eps 1-8)
Storyboard:
Yumi Kamakura (ep 5)
Episode Director:
Yoshikazu Ui (ep 2)
Unit Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi (OP)
Music:
Ryo 
Original Work: huke
Original Character Design: huke
Art Director:
Tetsuhiko Nagashima
Chief Animation Director: Yusuke Yoshigaki
Animation Director:
Yusuke Yoshigaki (eps 1, 8)
Animation Character Design: Yusuke Yoshigaki
Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta
Director of Photography:
Toyonori Yamada (CG)
Key Animation Director: Mai Yoneyama (ep 7)
Executive producer:
Yatsuho Tomikawa (Fuji TV)
Producer:
Hiroshi Nakamura

2nd Key Animation:
Yusuke Yoshigaki (ep 3)
Animation Director Cooperation:
Shingo Tamaki (ep 7)
Art Board Cooperation:
Masato Shibata (Tezuka Production; eps 3, 5-6, 8)
Art Setting:
Tetsuhiko Nagashima
Art Setting Cooperation:
Masato Shibata (Tezuka Production; eps 5-6, 8)
Assistant producer: Akitoshi Mori (Fuji TV)
Background Art:
Yūta Chimoto (ep 2)
BG Modeling: Madoka Sai (eps 6-8)
CG: Shinji Ikeda
CG Animation:
Yūhei Sakuragi (OP; eps 1-2, 4-8)
CG Animation Producer:
Makoto Kuwahara
CG Battle Director: Hiroyuki Imaishi
CG Lead Animator:
Shinsaku Nagura
CG Line Director:
Kentarō Shiga (eps 1-4)
CG Photography:
Yuko Tosai (ep 8)
Character Modeling:
Tsuyoshi Shimizu
Chief Producer: Kōji Yamamoto (Fuji TV)
Color Check:
Yūsuke Ishihara (ep 7 asst)
Color design: Kazuko Nakashima
Color setting:
Shuji Kamimura (eps 3, 5, 7)
Compilation: Ayako Mizuno (Fuji TV)
Editing: Kentarō Tsubone
Ending Illustrations: Kazuhiro Hocchi
Finish Animation:
Yūsuke Ishihara (eps 5-8)
HD Editing: Michihiro Ichihara
HD Editing Assistant: Katsuhiro Kimura
In-Between Animation:
Yuri Arima (A-1 Pictures; ep 6)
In-Between Check:
Yuka Nagame (eps 2, 4, 7)
Key Animation:
Yūki Nakano (ep 3)
Key Animation Layout:
Tatsumi Fujii (ep 2)
Mechanical Director: Takehisa Kaneda
Modeling:
Yūya Shiraishi (eps 1-2, 4-6)
Modeling Supervisor: Daisuke Suzuki
Music producer: Hiroaki Sano
Object Design: Yusuke Yoshigaki
Photography:
Yusa Sasaki (Asterism)
Photography Cooperation:
Yasuyuki Itō (ep 3)
Picture Book Illustrations: Kazuhiro Hocchi
Production Advancement:
Yōsuke Yamamoto (ep 3)
Production Business: Yuzuru Yoshizaki
Production Desk: Naoko Tsutsumi
Production manager:
Tsuyoshi Hirano (Fuji TV)
Prop Design: Taiki
Publicity:
Yohei Niiyake
Recording: Sōshi Shiihara
Recording Assistant: Fumiaki Tanaka
Setting Production: Naoko Tsutsumi
Sound Effects: Eiko Morikawa
Sound Production Manager: Kirie Takamiya
Technical Director: Takehisa Kaneda (eps 2-4)
Theme Song Arrangement: Ryo (OP, ED)
Theme Song Composition: Ryo (OP, ED)
Theme Song Lyrics: Ryo (OP, ED)
Theme Song Performance:
supercell (ED; OP)
Web Production:
Takeo Tsuda
Kana Asumi as
Strength
Yū Kōtari
Kana Hanazawa as
Black Rock Shooter
Mato Kuroi
Miyuki Sawashiro as Yomi Takanashi

Eri Kitamura as Kagari Izuriha
Mamiko Noto as Saya Irino
Manami Numakura as Arata Kohata

Ayumi Tsunematsu as Teacher (eps 4-5)
Eri Kitamura as Chariot
Hiromi Igarashi as
Classmate A (ep 7)
Female Student (ep 5)
Female Student A (ep 1)
Female Student B (ep 4)
Schoolgirl A (ep 6)
Kazunori Nomata as
Male Student B (ep 5)
Male Student C (ep 7)
Kazusa Murai as Mato's Mother
Kenta Matsumoto as
Emergency Services Worker (ep 6)
Male Student A (ep 7)
Kiyoshi Katsunuma as Art Teacher (ep 5)
Miki Itō as Saya's Mother (ep 6)
Misaki Kuno as Hiro
Miyuki Satō as
Basketball Club Senior (ep 8)
Female Student (ep 7)
Female Student A (ep 4)
Female Student B (ep 2)
Schoolgirl B (ep 6)
Senior (eps 3, 5)
Shōta Chōnan as
Male Student (ep 6)
Male Student A (ep 5)
Male Student B (eps 3, 7)
Sōta Arai as Male Student A (ep 3)
Takashi Nagasako as Principal (ep 1)
Tomoe Hanba as Yomi's Mother (eps 1-2, 4-5, 8)
Tomoyo Kurosawa as
Basketball Club Member (ep 3)
Classmate B (ep 7)
Female Student A (ep 2)
Female Student B (ep 1)
Female Student C (ep 4)
Manager (ep 5)
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Taku Katsuchi (eps 3-4)
Yumi Uchiyama as Art Club Leader (eps 1, 4-5)
Yurie Kobori as
Female Student (ep 3)
Junior (ep 4)
Japanese companies
2nd Key Animation:
SILVER LINK. (eps 3-4)
Animation Production:
SANZIGEN
Art Board Cooperation: Tezuka Productions (eps 5-6, 8)
Art Setting Cooperation: Tezuka Productions (eps 4-8)
Background Art:
Tezuka Productions (eps 1, 3-4)
Broadcaster:
Noitamina
CG Animation: Studio Hibari (eps 2-4, 6-8)
Editing Studio: Q-Tec
Finish Animation:
Wish (eps 1-2, 5)
In-Between Animation:
ufotable (ep 3)
Internet Streaming: Niconico (English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Chinese [Traditional & Simplified])
Modeling: Studio GAOH (eps 4-5, 8)
Music Production:
Sony Music Entertainment
Original Work: BRS Project
Photography: Asterism
Photography Cooperation:
Purple Cow Studio Japan (ep 2)
Production:
Ultra Super Pictures
Production Cooperation:
Trigger (ep 1–8)
Recording Studio: Studio Gong
Sound Production: Rakuonsha
English staff
English cast
ADR Director: Amber Lee Connors
ADR Script: Emily Fajardo
Producer:
Noelle Siddall (Discotek)

Additional Translations: Sheldon Drzka (Discotek)
ADR Engineer:
Natalie Van Sistine
ADR Prep: Daman Mills
Assistant ADR Director:
Marissa Lenti
Blu-Ray Authoring: Justin Sevakis (Discotek)
Blu-Ray Compression: Justin Sevakis (Discotek)
Lead ADR Engineer: Alyssa Dumas
Menu Design: Robin Sevakis (Discotek)
Mixing & Mastering Engineer:
Natalie Van Sistine
Production Assistant:
Juancarlos Henriquez (Discotek)
Quality Control:
Marc Levy (Discotek)
Subtitle Editing: Noelle Siddall
Translation Editing: Noelle Siddall (Discotek)
English companies
ADR Production: Sound Cadence Studios
Distributor:
Siren Visual (Australia and New Zealand)
Internet Streaming:
Niconico (US and Canada)
Licensed by: Discotek Media
French staff
French cast
Adaptation:
Nicolas Priet
Amandine Longeac as Yomi Takanashi
Angelique Heller as Yū Kōtari
Delphine Saroli as Mato Kuroi

Dany Benedito as Saya Irino
Justine Hostekint as Arata Kohata
Sandra Vandroux as Kagari Izuhira

Marc Wilhelm
French companies
Broadcaster:
Nolife
Distributor: Dybex
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Fabrizio Mazzotta
Art Director: Paolo Torchetti
Translation: Irene Cantoni

Assistant Director:
Chiara Berti
Dialogues: Irene Cantoni
Dubbing Assistant: Andrea Moresco
Dubbing Sound: Stefano Zacchi
Editing: Carlo Cavazzoni
Encoding And Authoring: Luca Franciosi
Executive Director: Carlo Cavazzoni
General Manager: Mandy Mometti
Graphic Design:
Silvia Bernini
IVTC: Luca Franciosi
Mixing: Mauro Lopez
Post Production: Luca Franciosi
Product Manager:
Michele Stagni
Project Manager: Valentina Marini
Quality Control: Luca Franciosi
Video Department:
Luca Gandolfi
Emanuela Ionica as Yuu Kotari
Ludovica Bebi as Mato Kuroi
Veronica Puccio as Yomi Takanashi

Elena Perino as Arata Kohata
Eva Padoan as Kagari Izuriha
Rachele Paolelli as Saya Irino

Antonella Rinaldi as Mato's Mother
Emilia Costa as Yomi's Mother (eps 1-2, 4-5, 8)
Federico Bebi as Taku Katsuchi (eps 3-4)
Tito Marteddu as Hiro Kuroi
Italian companies
Dialogues: Ad Libitum
Distributor: Dynit
Dubbing: Cine Dubbing International
Internet Streaming:
VVVVID
Sound: C.T.A.
German cast
German staff
(none)
Gabrielle Pietermann as Yomi Takanashi
Maresa Sedlmeir as Mato Kuroi
Shandra Schadt as Yuu Koutari

Katharina Schwarzmaier as Arata Kohata
Lara Wurmer as Kagari Izuriha
Tatjana Pokorny as Saya Irino

Angela Wiederhut as Schülerin #3
Bettina Zech as Schülerin #1
Claudia Schmidt as
Hiro Kuroi
Yomis Mutter
Katharina Iacobescu as Schülerin #2
Maria Böhme as Matos Mutter
Nina Kapust as Sayas Mutter
Oliver Scheffel as Taku Katsuchi
German companies
Distributor: Nipponart
Dubbing: Bavaria Synchron GmbH
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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