Black Rock Shooter : Episode List

In another world, the eponymous Black Rock Shooter battles a mysterious, red-eyed opponent. Meanwhile, in the human world, Mato enters middle school and takes an interest in her classmate, Yomi. The two quickly become friends due to their common fondness for a book from their childhood. After inviting Mato to her house, Yomi becomes worried when Kagari Izuriha, a wheelchair-user who wants to keep Yomi to herself, arrives and acts with hostility towards Mato, causing her to become frightened.

As Black Rock Shooter continues her struggle against Chariot and Dead Master, Mato waits at the festival for Yomi, but she never arrives, since Kagari wouldn't allow her to leave. That night, Mato dreams of the fight between Black Rock Shooter and Dead Master, who has a heart carved into her chest. Chariot turns on Dead Master and captures her with Black Rock Shooter in pursuit. Mato discovers Yomi has the same scar the next day. After consulting with Saya, who explains dreams serve as bonds...

As Mato prepares to go to training camp with her basketball club, Yomi starts to become jealous of Mato's childhood friend, Yū. Mato has more dreams involving Black Gold Saw during camp, and at the same time, Saya takes an interest in Yomi. Upon returning to school, the basketball coach, Arata Kohata, discovers a love letter she wrote for a boy she liked had been posted for all to see. Although she holds back tears in front of the crowd, she comes to realize those laughing behind her back..

In the other world, another being named Strength is seen throwing Chariot's corpse off a cliff. Meanwhile, Kagari starts going to school and starts making friends which, on top of Mato's duties with her club, causes Yomi to feel unwanted. As Kagari asks Mato for some advice on how to cheer up Yomi, they stumble upon Yomi arguing with Kagari's friends, saying something she soon regrets, and locking herself in her room, ignoring Kagari's visits. The next day, the boy Arata confessed to the...

As Black Rock Shooter fights against a huge undead army under Dead Master's control, Yomi behaves strangely at school, cutting her hair in class, causing Mato to become concerned, even lashing out at Kagari. As Yū becomes cautious of Saya's actions, Mato sees the battle between Black Rock Shooter and Dead Master in her sleep. As Mato visits Saya the next day, Saya tries to strangle her, leaving her confounded. After seeing the painting Yomi drew of her, Mato comes to realize that is because...

As Mato breaks down from what she had just done, Black Rock Shooter transforms into a more psychotic and armored form known as Insane Black Rock Shooter and stands against Black Gold Saw. As Black Rock Shooter rips off her own arm to fight against Black Gold Saw, Mato passes out from the pain, preventing Yū from calling her back to her body. She brings her to Saya, who wanted to prevent Black Rock Shooter from causing destruction in the other world but can't bring herself to kill Mato in ...

As Saya finds she is no longer able to connect with Black Gold Saw, Yū sends her own mind to that of Strength's to try and talk to Mato, who finally regains consciousness and attempts to hold back Black Rock Shooter. However, Mato starts to hesitate when she realizes how she had been running away from her own feelings. Just then, Strength starts to speak and goes berserk on Black Rock Shooter, revealing she is actually the real Yū. Strength, the Yū that Mato knew, explains how she gained ...

As Strength prepares to sacrifice herself in order to stop Yū, Mato becomes determined to stop Black Rock Shooter from killing her. She ends up inside a blue world, where she herself is Black Rock Shooter, standing against Insane Black Rock Shooter. As Kagari and Arata also recover their painful memories, the revived people of the other world combine their strengths to give Mato the power to defeat Insane Black Rock Shooter, uniting the world as one...