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	Drama; Fantasy; Supernatural action;
Created by	Huke
Original video animation
Directed by	Shinobu Yoshioka
Produced by	Takanori Aki
Written by	Nagaru Tanigawa; Shinobu Yoshioka;
Music by	Ryo
Studio	Ordet
Released	July 24, 2010
Runtime	50 minutes
Video 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
Magazine	4-Koma Nano Ace
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	March 9, 2011 – February 9, 2012
Volumes	1
Manga
Black Rock Shooter: Innocent Soul
Written by	Sanami Suzuki
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine	Young Ace
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	June 4, 2011 – May 4, 2012
Volumes	3
Manga
Black Rock Shooter: The Game
Written by	TNSK
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine	Comptiq
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	August 10, 2011 – August 10, 2012
Volumes	2
Anime television series
Directed by	Shinobu Yoshioka; Hiroyuki Imaishi (CG Battle);
Produced by	Hiroshi Nakamura; Hiroaki Matsuura;
Written by	Mari Okada
Music by	Hideharu Mori
Studio	Ordet; Sanzigen;
Licensed by	AUS: Siren Visual; NA: Discotek Media; UK: Manga Entertainment;
Original network	Fuji TV (Noitamina)
Original run	February 2, 2012 – March 22, 2012
Episodes	8
Video game
Petite Rock Shooter: Sexy Wakusei no Nazo o Oe
Developer	Imageepoch
Genre	Shoot 'em up
Platform	iOS
Released	September 2012
Anime television series
Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall
Directed by	Tensho
Produced by	Megumi Suzuki; Tomoyuki Oowada; Ryouta Hasegawa; Bungo Kondou; Akihiro Sotokawa; Kento Yoshida; Cao Cong; Yoshirou Manabe;
Written by	Makoto Fukami; Ryō Yoshigami;
Music by	Yasunori Nishiki; Shingo Nishimura; Ren Tsukagoshi;
Studio	TMS Entertainment (production); Bibury Animation Studios; Bibury Animation CG; (animation)
Licensed by	Disney Platform Distribution (streaming rights)
Original network	Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, BS11, Animax
Original run	April 3, 2022 – June 19, 2022
Episodes	12
Video game
	Black Rock Shooter: The Game;

Black Rock Shooter (ブラック★ロックシューター, Burakku Rokku Shūtā), often stylized as Black★Rock Shooter, is a Japanese media franchise based on independent character illustrations created by artist 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.