History Music / BlackRockShooter

* TechnicolorEyes: All of them have neon-type bright eyes with a ring pattern (although the latter is due to huke's SignatureStyle).

Originally, ''Black★Rock Shooter'' was a character created by an artist known as ''huke'', among plenty of other material that he uploaded to his Website/{{Pixiv}} profile. One fateful day ''ryo'', leader of Music/{{Vocaloid}} synthesizer band Music/{{Supercell}}, approached huke to create a song after having been inspired by his work, while also inviting him to join the creative team of the band. This way, the two collaborated on a music video, with huke making some small adjustments to Black★Rock Shooter's design and creating the version known today.

Once uploaded on Website/NicoNicoDouga in 2008, and soon after on Website/YouTube, both the song (performed by Music/HatsuneMiku) and character became a massive success (on the internet anyway) during its time from the late 2000s up to the early 10s.

* BareYourMidriff: Underneath her jacket, Black★Rock Shooter wears a revealing bikini, and exposes... ''a lot.''

Once uploaded on Website/NicoNicoDouga in 2008, and soon after on Website/YouTube, both the song (performed by [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]]) and character became a massive success (on the internet anyway) during its time from the late 2000s up to the early 10s.

* AstralCheckerboardDecor: In one part of the PV, the ''sky'' is checkerboard.

%%* BadassLongcoat: The eponymous character.
%%* BareYourMidriff: Black★Rock Shooter.

* AlternateSelf: The Other Selves.

* BadassLongcoat: The eponymous character.
* BareYourMidriff: Black★Rock Shooter.

* KatanasAreJustBetter: The black blade.
* LightIsNotGood: White★Rock Shooter.

* TechnicolorEyes: All of them have neon-type bright eyes with a ring pattern (although the latter is due to huke's SignatureStyle).
* ZettaiRyouiki: A large amount of the "other selves".

Once uploaded on Website/NicoNicoDouga in 2008, and soon after on Website/YouTube, both the song (performed by [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]]) and character became a massive success (on the internet anyway) during its time on the late 2000's up to the early 10's.

Once uploaded on Website/NicoNicoDouga in 2008, and soon after on Website/YouTube, both the song (preformed by [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku]]) and character became a massive success (on the internet anyway) during its time on the late 2000's up to the early 10's.

* LuckyCharmsTitle: Just look at how often the black star appears in this page!
** This is taken to its logical conclusion in [[VideoGame/HatsuneMikuProjectDiva Project Diva F]], where the last note is always a Star Note in the middle of the screen, in the exact same spot as a white star appears on the video itself.

!!Tropes found in the original song:

* {{Astral Checkerboard Decor}}: In one part of the PV, the ''sky'' is checkerboard.

!!Tropes found in the original song and illustrations:
* AdaptationExpansion: And how. From a drawing of a girl to a Music/{{Vocaloid}} song to a 5 minute PV to a 50 minute OVA with backstory and names and, meanwhile, an RPG game, then a manga, then a companion anime series to the OVA.
* AlternateContinuity: All adaptations take place in their own universe, with only the character patterns and general personality being constants.

* {{Astral Checkerboard Decor}}: Almost all of huke's drawings take place in some checkerboard landscape. In one part of the PV, the ''sky'' is checkerboard.

* InNameOnly: An interesting case with the adaptations in that there's so little information provided about anything in the original PV that the interpretations become widely diverged from each other.

* ReusedCharacterDesign: A majority of the main characters of each AlternateContinuity have their designs based on the characters of huke's illustrations. Although, they also undergo some ArtEvolution or aesthetic changes. [[CaptainObvious Ever wondered]] why Stella and Rock look exactly like Black★Rock Shooter?

* UniversalAdaptorCast: The main cast tend to be treated this way; see AlternateContinuity.

%%* BreakingTheBonds
%%* ChainedByFashion

* UndeathlyPallor / EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Nearly all the characters have solid white skin and black hair.

* SignatureScene: In any of the ''Black★Rock Shooter'' titles, expect the titular character to ignite a blue flame on one of her eyes. To the point that it is one of the things being ReferencedBy other media.

** Also, Death Scythe, the character, has one with skulls on the handle.

* {{BFS}}: Black★Gold Saw's [[http://file.huke.blog.shinobi.jp/p01v8.jpg sword]].

* SinisterScythe: Dead Master's weapon of choice, Dead Scythe.

* SmallGirlBigGun: Although probably not as extreme as other examples. The ★Rock Cannon is only as big as its wielder, though there are figurines depicting the ground cracking under its weight.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: Short shorts, a black bikini bra and an unzipped jacket (which falls off in one scene)!
** Case in point: Insane Black★Rock Shooter is even more covered-up than regular one.

Originally, Black★Rock Shooter was a character created by an artist known as ''huke'', among plenty of other material that he uploaded to his Website/{{Pixiv}} profile. One fateful day ''ryo'', leader of Music/{{Vocaloid}} synthesizer band Music/{{Supercell}}, approached huke to create a song after having been inspired by his work, while also inviting him to join the creative team of the band. This way, the two collaborated on a music video, with huke making some small adjustments to Black★Rock Shooter's design and creating the version known today.

* CharacterTitle: Black Rock Shooter