Black★★Rock Shooter BEFORE DAWN

Black★★Rock Shooter BEFORE DAWN (ブラック★★ロックシューター BEFORE DAWN, Burakku Rokku Shūtā BEFORE DAWN) is a series of side stories for Black★★Rock Shooter DAWN FALL. It depicts events that precede DAWN FALL's story.

The first chapter was released in March 2022. , followed by a second chapter in April 2022.

Development
Background settings for DAWN FALL were decided since the beginning of development, but as many backstories were set at different times and in different locations, screenwriter Fukami felt it was unsuitable to portray them in an anime format, so he incorporated them into a novel instead. BEFORE DAWN as a prequel would also serve to explain some of the technologies that play a role in DAWN FALL, specifically artificial intelligence and genetics.