Black★Rock Shooter (song)

The song Black★Rock Shooter is a composition of ryo inspired by works of art by huke, who are both members of the band Supercell. It is performed by Vocaloid Miku Hatsune and has made its debut in Nico Nico Douga.

Background

 * See also: Black★Rock Shooter (Developments)

Before huke joined the band Supercell, he has been working on the concept of Black★Rock Shooter. This concept is eventually noticed by ryo after huke's admission into the band, and this starts their collaboration in making the song inspired by huke's creations.

The song was first submitted in Japanese video site Nico Nico Douga in June 2008 and it was later shared to YouTube, where its two versions garnered a total of more than 2,500,000 views in a short span of time. The song and the concept per se also gathered a fanbase, and much later, was performed by famous members of Nico Nico Douga in a number of versions, including a band edition which is performed together with a chorus of human singers and, occasionally, including Hatsune Miku herself.

Upon the release of the Black★Rock Shooter OVA, Hatsune Miku performs another version of the song, this time, Supercell utilizes Miku Append, a complement of the original Vocaloid program with additional features. This version is released as "Black★Rock Shooter 2M Mix".

Black★Rock Shooter (Original PV)
Music and lyrics by ryo (A member of supercell)

Video by huke (A member of supercell)
 * Nicovideo broadcast
 * Youtube broadcast

A Vocaloid song creator ryo was inspired by BRS and composed a song using Miku Hatsune, while huke created the movie for ryo. The video was a hit on Nico Nico Douga and YouTube, and this eventually led to the worldwide popularity of Black★Rock Shooter.

Black★Rock Shooter tells of the narrator's despair and hopelessness as they wander aimlessly, searching for something important to them that they presumably lost. Eventually the narrator gains new hope and decides to move on into the future with courage. The video for the song became massively popular, featuring Black★Rock Shooter traveling through a bleak city and countryside, riding a motorbike and wielding weapons.

Black★Rock Shooter (Fanmade PV)
Video produced by Anomaro-P This famous fanmade PV shows a fanmade story of Black★Rock Shooter with Anomaro-P's own interpretation, which involves two sisters and one turning evil. Black★Rock Shooter teams up with a group of fighters and tries to defeat her to stop the destruction.
 * Nicovideo broadcast
 * Youtube broadcast

Note, however, that Anomaro-P was not involved with huke in any way and had made up his own story.

Black★Rock Chooter
Video produced by Joe

This fanmade PV stars Black★Rock Chooter, a chibi parody mascot of Black★Rock Shooter.
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 * Youtube broadcast: