Black★Rock Shooter
2010 52m movie Film Japan

Black★Rock Shooter

ブラック★ロックシューター

Synopsis

ブラック★ロックシューター

The story of two girls bound in friendship, as well as Black Rock Star's struggle unfolding in another world. But when the two worlds come together… what will happen?

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Black★Rock Shooter. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Drama + Animation in Japan

730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Black★Rock Shooter itself).

The 2009–2011 Japan Window

In the crowded 2009-2011 Japan release window, Black★Rock Shooter sits at #300 of 400. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.

  1. Cobra the Animation
    #1

    Cobra the Animation

    ★ 9.4 · 2010
  2. Carnival Phantasm
    #2

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  3. Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
    #3

    Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

    ★ 8.7 · 2009
  4. Mother
    #4

    Mother

    ★ 8.7 · 2010
  5. Hunter x Hunter
    #5

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  6. Maid Sama!
    #6

    Maid Sama!

    ★ 8.6 · 2010
  7. Steins;Gate
    #7

    Steins;Gate

    ★ 8.5 · 2011
  8. The Tatami Galaxy
    #8

    The Tatami Galaxy

    ★ 8.5 · 2010

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Black★Rock Shooter premiered alongside 136 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 136 other Japan films in 2010.

The 2350th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

39
Reviews
58th
Review-volume percentile
27th
Popularity percentile

39 audience reviews — more than 58% of Japan films in our index.

Review volume (58th percentile) outruns trending popularity (27th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.

Thematic Fingerprint

Tags on Black★Rock Shooter, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.

Distinctive themes · rare across catalog
  • yuri · 4
Recurring themes · common across catalog
  • original video animation (ova) · 25
  • aftercreditsstinger · 24
  • parallel world · 20
  • loneliness · 17
  • depression · 11
  • isolation · 6
Mainstream tags · widely used across catalog
  • anime · 711
  • friendship · 134
  • high school · 88
  • seinen · 36

Reception Benchmarks

6.2
TMDB Rating
39
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,594 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (22nd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.7 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,582 of 1,933 (top 82%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesOrdet
Runtime52m
Release DateJuly 7, 2010
IMDbtt1827378
Official Sitewww.blackrockshooter.jp

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