{"id":5137,"date":"2010-08-29T11:34:45","date_gmt":"2010-08-29T19:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/?p=5137"},"modified":"2020-03-21T15:53:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T23:53:19","slug":"blog-222-black-rock-shooter-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.xjaymanx.com\/toyboxx\/2010\/08\/29\/blog-222-black-rock-shooter-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog 222 > Black Rock Shooter Attack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Black Rock Shooter. Yup, she\u2019s attacked and blasted the anime world like a tornado-twisting thunderstorm. While I\u2019ve ducked and dodged through the barrage of irresistible PVC figures, even I couldn\u2019t avoid the hype surrounding the \u201cBlack Rock Shooter\u201d (OVA, 2010) anime, released last month, haha. So why not shoot out my own speed review, right? While my text might be short and sweet, rest assured that my gigantic volley of images will pummel and pump you up! Well, enough said, let\u2019s get ready to rock and go!<\/p>\n

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Part 1 of 3 > Black Rock Shooter > Origin<\/h2>\n

While you and every other anime or figure fanatic might already know the origin and development of the \u201cBlack Rock Shooter\u201d phenomenon, for those who haven\u2019t caught up yet, here\u2019s a brief summary from Wikipedia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Black Rock Shooter<\/i><\/b> (\u30d6\u30e9\u30c3\u30af\u2605\u30ed\u30c3\u30af\u30b7\u30e5\u30fc\u30bf\u30fc Burakku Rokku Sh\u016bt\u0101?), stylized as “Black\u2605Rock Shooter”, is a 2010 Japanese original video animation (OVA) produced by Yutaka Yamamoto’s studio Ordet and directed by Shinobu Yoshioka. The 50-minute OVA is based on the song of the same name by Supercell and its accompanying music video with illustrations by Huke. Musical composer Ryo and Huke, both members of Supercell, collaborated on the project. A “Pilot Edition” of the anime was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD) in September 2009, and the full version was released on DVDs bundled with select magazines from July 24, 2010 and is subtitled in seven languages.<\/p>\n

The origins of Black Rock Shooter date back to an original character illustration titled “Black Rock Shooter” by the artist Huke, who posted it on his blog and the online artist community Pixiv on December 26, 2007. Ryo of Supercell was inspired by the illustration and created the song “Black Rock Shooter” based on that character. Huke joined Supercell and provided the illustrations used in the music video of the song, which was later posted online on the Nico Nico Dougavideo sharing website on July 13, 2008, which as of August 2009 had over 2.2 million views. “Black Rock Shooter” features vocals from the Vocaloid singing synthesizer Hatsune Miku.<\/p>\n

Produced by Yutaka Yamamoto’s studio Ordet and directed by Shinobu Yoshioka, an original video animation (OVA) project based on “Black Rock Shooter” and its music video was announced on August 22, 2009. The screenplay was written by Nagaru Tanigawa and Shinobu Yoshioka, and character design was done by Yuusuke Matsuo. The music was composed by Ryo and the ending theme song is “Braveheart” performed by The Gomband.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If I\u2019m not mistaken, here\u2019s the original illustration by Huke once more. Mesmerizing. Enlarge it.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, here\u2019s an impressive high-res rendition by Joeian @ DeviantArt.<\/p>\n

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Wow. Now that you\u2019ve refreshed your memory, or taken your first taste of \u201cBlack Rock Shooter\u201d, get ready to rock!<\/p>\n

Part 2 of 3 > Black Rock Shooter > Anime<\/h2>\n

Black Rock Shooter (OVA, 2010) [23].<\/a><\/b> Last weekend, on Saturday, 21 August, I finally watched and completed my 23rd anime title of the year. And the first thing I have to say is, \u201cIt rocked!\u201d While the real-world high-school plot was rather simple, it was nonetheless presented and portrayed gently and genuinely. Contrasted with the bleak battles of a punk-gothic and apocalyptic parallel other-world, both extremes enhanced and played off each other well. Mesmerizingly. Stylishly. Beautifully. In a nutshell, my speed-review is: \u201cWow, a black-rockin\u2019 and jealousy-battlin\u2019 ride, 4 of 5 stars!\u201d<\/p>\n

To celebrate, here are 113 cool screen captures from the first half of \u201cBlack Rock Shooter\u201d (OVA, 2010). Enjoy, and feel free to enlarge!<\/p>\n

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Once again, wow. Yup, 113 screen captures blasted by so fast! Haha, and that\u2019s only from the first half of the OVA! Still want more?<\/p>\n

Part 3 of 3 > Black Rock Shooter > Figures<\/h2>\n

Ah, the figures! Can\u2019t forget the stylish \u201cBlack Rock Shooter\u201d figures, can we? In fact, we\u2019re gonna rock to a total of 7 irresistible figures.<\/p>\n