Black★Rock Shooter (Pilot Edition)

Prior to the release of the Black★Rock Shooter OVA, a Pilot Edition of the anime was released on September 30, 2009 for Blu-ray and DVD. The release featured two discs; the first being a DVD with the pilot animation set to three versions of the Black★Rock Shooter song, and a CD with two versions of "Black★Rock Shooter 2M Mix" by ryo.

As the basis for the OVA, the pilot animation featured a number of scenes that parts of the OVA would be similar to. It also featured Black★Rock Shooter and Dead Master, as well Mato Kuroi and Yomi Takanashi before they were officially introduced.