Review of Black Rock Shooter

(Note: This is my first time writing a review, so go easy on me please.) To be frank, I went into this anime with very low expectations, seeing some of the reviews are 10/10 and some of them are 1/10, I decided to watch this 8 episode anime and see what it was about, and to my surprise, it wasn't as bad as I thought. Plot The premise of the anime is pretty unique. The main cast of girls goes through shit irl, while their other selves in another world, the embodiment of their thoughts, fight and when their other version dies, their main cause of that anxietyvanishes. Interesting premise and unique concept, but when you only have 8 eps to work with, you can't but rush a bit, and that was the biggest issue of this anime. They rushed it hard and in turn messed the whole thing up. Plenty of plot holes and rushed character development killed the anime.

Animation
Even though the rushed they fuck out of this anime, the other world fights were made using CGI, and this might be one of the best. CGI action anime I have watched. Using the smoothness CGI provides to the fullest advantage, it delivered some fast-paced, epic fights. I really do wish they fights were a bit longer, some of the fights felt a bit short. But, considering the fact that most anime tend to kill themselves with their awful use of CGI, this anime showed me a ray of light that if CGI is used properly, it can deliver more and more amazing fights like what this anime had.

Characters
The characters, well, uhhh.... were meh. For real though, they had to potential to be a really good cast of characters, but rushed development made me confused as fuck. The way they shove scenarios into every character, made it seem like a joke to be seen seriously. They undergo too much too fast. And that is the major issue with the characters.

OST

OST wise its got a solid one. Its OP and ED were actually pretty good, seeing vocaloid being used in an anime op for the first time, I was really happy. The soundtracks during the fights weren't very memorable but it was very good nonetheless.

Art Work
The character designs for the other world characters were so fucking cool, it really looked badass and rad. Their irl versions reminded me of characters from Madoka Magica. Also, the other world for each character looked really unique and amazing as well. I wish they'd have taken the time and explore the other world more, but sadly that didn't happen.

Verdict
This anime had potential to be at least Madoka Magica level stuff, the interesting premise and the unique concept was killed by rushed development and plot holes. But the amazing and proper use of CGI, banging OST and really good character designs makes me not to put it in the trash can. Its fine, neither a masterpiece nor trash.

Scores
Plot: 5/10
Characters: 5/10
Animation: 9.5/10
OST: 8/10
Art: 8.5/10
Enjoyment: 8/10

Overall: 6/10