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Black★Rock Shooter (OVA)

“Mato and Yomi's friendship crumbles as Yomi vanishes, linked to Black★Rock Shooter's battle with Dead Master.”

Black★Rock Shooter (OVA)

7.09
4,244 rank · 178,703 viewers · 809 favorites
Action Drama Fantasy School Super Power
1 episodes · 52 min min · Ordet · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Mato and Yomi's friendship crumbles as Yomi vanishes, linked to Black★Rock Shooter's battle with Dead Master.

On her first day of junior high school, Mato Kuroi meets Yomi Takanashi. Though Yomi is initially taken aback by Mato's straightforward personality, the pair quickly becomes friends and begin to spend time together daily. As a sign of their friendship, Mato gives Yomi a cell phone charm—a blue star, identical to her own. However, when the two enter their second year, their relationship starts to change. Placed in a different class, Mato begins to spend more time with Yuu Koutari instead, a girl she met through the basketball team. In fact, the former best friends drift apart so much so that Mato cannot find Yomi anywhere, as if she had disappeared entirely. Elsewhere, Black★Rock Shooter is on a quest to vanquish the Dead Master. These two, while opposed, bear a connection not unlike Mato and Yomi. As their stories begin to cross, it seems Yomi's disappearance may have to do with the blue star-shaped charm and the legendary gunslinger herself.

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Community consensus

Derived from 80 sampled reviews

6.8 /10

What 80 viewers settled on.

81% recommend
Score distribution
median 7 mode 7 σ 2.10
1510
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Polarized

σ 2.10 · split reception

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The polarity gap

5.1 pts

Recommenders 8.2 · others 3.2

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Score over time

↑ 1.79

Running avg · Jul 2010 → Dec 2024

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A Ova Production

Ordet.
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Rakuonsha · Good Smile Company

  • Format 1 × 52′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 0h 52m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 2010 – ongoing
  • Source Ova media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-4871 catalog

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