Review of Black Rock Shooter

Black Rock Shooter is from start to finish a down-right strange anime. I think it generally represents the idea that nice and kind people whose righteousness comes straight from their hearts will always help people even if it costed them their night’s sleep or their current happiness. It also threw hints about Freud’s psychoanalysis; how there is a netherworld, where people’s suppressed emotions are converted into restless champions in constant battle. I will not deny that it does this in a very strange way, which is good, because even if this looks typical to the naked eye, it is far from it. The anime ends inan ambiguous manner, leaving you questioning whether the anime had a meaning or a lesson, or was just for entertainment.

There’s the start, and there is the finish, surely. But what happens in between is where all the good stuff’s at! And it is nothing less than magnificent.

There is something here for everyone:
Epic battles, check.
Authentic emotions, check.
Excellent animation, check.
Twisted characters, check.
Atmospheric music, check.
THE BEAUTIFUL SCENERY, check, check, check!

Hell, everything was inspiring.

The anime is short (only 8 eps., 25 minutes per ep.), but that is not a bad thing; it feels better that way, because had they made it any longer, it would end up depressing you. It’s atmospheric, alright.

My only complaint is that it does not feel, only for the main antagonists, the twisted characters who are really sinister, have a decent excuse for them to be so.
However, all the characters are in a good way overdramatic.

The plot isn’t very much engaging, but you’ll be compelled by the extra fine battles, and the responses and reactions of characters. And if that doesn’t appeal to you, just kickback, and let at all the colorful worlds, and the very nice music take you for a ride.