Brief Description:
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 Deadmaster. 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.
Source: http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13310
Rated PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Licensed by FUNimation Entertainment
Complete at 8 episodes.
Animation by Aniplex
Art by Huke
Opening & Ending themes by supercell
Based off the original music video "Black Rock Shooter" by supercell feat. Hatsune Miku
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Let me just start this by saying that the OVA version of Black Rock Shooter is much better.
The animation in this series is beautiful, and I encourage you to watch this for the sake of that alone.
This is a very dark series, but I find it an interesting insight into the mind of the depressed. In this show, all emotional struggles are fought out physically in a "Other World." It's a sad and depressing series, but beautiful all the same, as it encourages people to not resign themselves to a certain fate, and reminds us that we can always rewrite our own futures.
That being said, the biggest flaw of this series is its own length. The concept deserves a lot more time and it lost some of its power in that everything was crunched into such a short amount of time. Still, I personally liked this series a lot.
Violence/Gore
The "Other World" is filled with violence and multi-colored blood (its never red for some reason). However, Kagari is very abusive towards Yomi in the "Real World" to the point of actually cutting into Yomi's skin. Certain characters also go mildly insane and almost hurt each other or become self destructive. One girl also paints a disturbing picture depicting blood.
Nudity/Sexual Content
Not much here, except for Black Rock Shooter and Black Gold Saw's bikini tops and tiny shorts. Also, some people would call this a Girl's Love (shojo-ai) series when it really isn't. It's all in your interpretation. I saw it as friendship myself.
Theological Themes
None that I can think of right now.
Problamtic Themes
This is a very dark series in tone, and is not for younger viewers. A girl is also suspected of burning her own house down and (presumably) killing her parents in the process.
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