User blog comment:ShadsRocksMySocks/Best Understanding and over all review of the Black Rock Shooter OVA/@comment-74.12.123.240-20100730043050

From what I see, the stab from Black Gold Saw should not be where BRS got her scar, The first minute of the film seems to be lacking details for the scars. Details of scars are not illustrated until after 1 minute when BRS grabs the sword and rolls over before she actually got stabbed. So I believe the scars were already there to begin with, just not illustrated properly. I think it's more important to know what this fighting scene mean than to where she got the scars from. I would guess this scene is the absolute ending of the anime where BRS is defeated (possibly killed).

I'm guessing that based on this OVA is using non-linear narrative structure similar to the film "Memento". The key points are that film starts with the ending, alternate between past and current events, ends with the merging point of both events. Currently I don't see how the world Strength is in fits into the OVA. That world is different, it's always at dawn, and it only contains rocky mountains and lakes with no visible buildings, dead trees nor checker board floor/wall. Perhaps that is what happens after BRS saved Yomi then Yuu turns dark? BGS's world is also different which is an island surrounded by water. Many characters development and plot are left unexplaned possibly due to the nature of a condensed OVA. Hopfully there will be more to this OVA to explain things further.

Btw, Yuu is not the captain of the basketball team. She is the manager of the basketball club who doesn't play for the team and just keep track of other stuff. Captain is someone else and you can hear her mention that when she talked about the new recruit meeting.

~ShinRyuu