Japan 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.
4 sharedanohana: The Flower We Saw That Day – The Movie
★ 7.5 · Japan
3 sharedA Silent Voice: The Movie
★ 8.4 · Japan
3 sharedKaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends-
★ 7.9 · Japan
3 sharedKONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson
★ 8.1 · Japan
3 sharedViolet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
★ 8.2 · Japan
3 sharedChildren of the Sea
★ 7.1 · China
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.
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.
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 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.
- yuri · 4
- original video animation (ova) · 25
- aftercreditsstinger · 24
- parallel world · 20
- loneliness · 17
- depression · 11
- isolation · 6
- anime · 711
- friendship · 134
- high school · 88
- seinen · 36
Reception Benchmarks
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 Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Ordet |
| Runtime | 52m |
| Release Date | July 7, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1827378 |
| Official Site | www.blackrockshooter.jp |