Black★Rock Shooter (TV Anime)

Black★Rock Shooter (ブラック★ロックシューター, Burakku Rokku Shūtā) is an anime series based on the Black★Rock Shooter concept, which will be produced by the animation studio Ordet and directed by Shinobu Yoshioka. The series appears to be heavily related to the concept in 2010 OVA, which involves two girls whose friendship is tested when they are dragged into an alternate world. The series is released in the noitaminA timeslot and the first episode aired on February 2nd, 2012. The series has a total of 8 episodes.

Kana Hanazawa, Miyuki Sawashiro, and Kana Asumi will be reprising their roles as Mato Kuroi, Yomi Takanashi and Yuu (whose full name has been revealed to be Yuu Koutari). Black★Rock Shooter, Dead Master, Strength, and Black★Gold Saw reappears in the anime. Several characters have been redesigned, which is particularly noticeable with Yomi and Dead Master.

Several new characters that will appears in the anime. New human characters include Saya Irino, a school counselor, voiced by Mamiko Noto, Kagari Izuriha, a childhood friend of Yomi, voiced by Eri Kitamura, and Arata Kohata, a student that attends the same school as Mato and Yomi, voiced by Manami Numakura. A new other self named Chariot appears in the anime.