Black ★ Rock Shooter

[MitsubishiZero]

Originally Posted by Komari

Black Rock Shooter anime will begin on March 24 at 7:00 PM JST!!! Airing on UDX!!!
...if my JPN skills haven't failed me. If so, go check for yourselves: http://www.blackrockshooter.jp/

your Japanese did fail you.

It's the PRODUCTION conference (I don't really know how to put it exactly in english.....it's the sort of conference that people tell you more about how it is made, a bit like behind the scenes....)

and where did you even get the time 7pm.......


If you had spent one minute using google translate to verify it you wouldn't have made a mistake there.

[Kaoru Chujo]

Still no word on when the OVA will come out. MoonPhase still says "spring 2010."

The attendance application form linked to from the site says that the event will feature director Yoshioka Shinobu, supervising editor Yamamoto Yutaka, and producer Aki Takanori (the boss of Good Smile, the figure maker), as well as possible special guest(s). (Check out the link about the producer; he sounds like an interesting guy.)

I believe it says they will announce the cast, as well as "new possibilities" for the anime. That sounds a bit ominous to me, but we shall see. Maybe it just refers to more things to buy, lol. My best guess is that the DVD will come out in a couple of months, coordinated with CDs and figures.

[Marcus H.]

Checked the site and still no word about the release date of the OVA.

I hope they don't tell that it's gonna be delayed like what happened to Iron Man...

[prnoct90]

They will probably announce it tomorrow at the press conference.

[sn0w75]

Mu...Hope it doesn't get delayed. ^.^' Even still, I think a delay is better than poor quality. I've been really looking forward to this since I've been a Vocaloid fan for awhile.

[M.Marangio]

The 50 minutes anime will be streamed for free from June 25 to August 31.

The main cast was also announced:
* Mato Kuroi: Kana Hanazawa (Nadeko Sengoku in Bakemonogatari, Anri Sonohara in Durarara!!, Zange in Kannagi)
* Yomi Takanashi: Miyuki Sawashiro (Suruga Kanbaru in Bakemonogatari, Celty Sturluson in Durarara!!, Tsugumi Aoba in Kannagi)

Links:
* http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...eamed-for-free
* http://www.blackrockshooter.jp/news.html

[Marcus H.]

Unfortunately, the announcement doesn't include the official release date of the anime in Blu-Ray and DVD formats. Still, this is a nice development. Thanks for handing it out.

[bhl88]

Someone might sub it.

[SquirrelLuvsPnut]

Awesome article contains main character designs and new screen shots.
http://journal.mycom.co.jp/articles/...brs/index.html

[Revan21]

Pre-order for the BRS figma and Nendoroid has started.





I will be suprised if they are not sold out by the end of the day

[Marcus H.]

I just checked out the pictures and noticed a certain girl with a short skirt and what seemed like two guns attached to her. No idea who that girl is.

Plus, judging from the images where Black★Gold Saw attacks Black★Rock Shooter, it seems that they are enemies first.

[Hedd]

So this is just going to be a single 50 min money shot OVA? Seems like a lot of hype for just one.

[Jarmel]

Wow that's it? That's kinda fail for the amount of hype they've given it. I hope that 50 minutes is a pilot to a real series.

[Marcus H.]

It's possible. They are testing if BRS will get that much of a hype as an anime series. Ordet is a relatively new animation studio and they won't be wasting their money on their first project too much. But seeing as the hype is just so huge, they might be planning on expanding the series into a 13-episode series in the future. Unfortunately, making moves with respect to hype is a double-edged sword as it would backfire if fans outnumber merchandise 10:1.

[Kaoru Chujo]

Originally Posted by Hedd

So this is just going to be a single 50 min money shot OVA? Seems like a lot of hype for just one.

I think it's really just a very high class ad for the figures. They probably don't plan to make much money from the OVA. The head of the figure company is producing the anime, so....

I see the same thing at a different level with Yumeiro Patissiere and Jewelpet, which are mainly there to sell toys to pre-teen girls (much as I like Yumeiro as an anime). Neither of those shows gets great TV ratings or likely will sell many DVDs, but Jewelpet is getting a second year on-air, and Yumeiro may well, too.

Marcus H. makes a good point about the delicate balance between popularity and over-popularity, when it comes to selling things that are in limited supply.

[SquirrelLuvsPnut]

Anyone follow the blog Tenka Seiha? I did. But now I don't in regards to their spring line-up, someone asked about BRS and our bloggers response was "Dream on". I don't know why, but it really pissed me off.
http://blog.seiha.org/2010/03/2010-p...iew/#more-5841

EDIT: Cool!

Spoiler for official pics:

[Marcus H.]

Read about it and it wasn't giving anime a real unbiased look. So much for "not stroking his personal ego".
Advising to stop following that blog and go for Chartfag instead.

[M.Marangio]

Originally Posted by Marcus H.

Unfortunately, the announcement doesn't include the official release date of the anime in Blu-Ray and DVD formats.

According to the following ANN article a BRS DVD (the OVA ?) will be bundled with the August issue of Megami Magazine (June 30), with the August issue of Animedia (July 10), as well as with the Hobby Japan magazine (no date given).

Links:
* http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...k-rock-shooter
* http://www.blackrockshooter.jp/news.html

[Kentleton]

It looks awesome! I can't wait! ^.^

[Strife212]

This has the potential to be insanely good, but I'm starting to get worried that they've just made it into a marketing thing.