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The eponymous character of the Black★Rock Shooter[note 1] series (abbreviated BRS) is depicted as a mysterious, pale-skinned, black-haired twintails girl with a blazing blue eye, and armed with a big rapid-fire cannon that shoots literal rocks.

Black★Rock Shooter originated from an illustration drawn by Huke and published on December 2007 in his blog and in the art sharing site Pixiv.[1] Inspired by the character's cool design, musician-songwriter Ryo of the group Supercell created a similarly-titled song performed by Hatsune Miku, which quickly gained popularity on the Japanese video-sharing site Nico Nico Douga.[2] Since the release of the music video, Black★Rock Shooter became a cultural icon in the otaku fandom, which has resulted in the creation of a multimedia franchise where each installment takes place in a different universe; thus, multiple versions of the character exist.

Black Rock Shooter made her anime debut in an OVA adaptation in 2010 and its related TV anime series in 2012, which shows the character as the parallel universe "other-self" of the protagonist Mato Kuroi.[note 2] In the story, Mato is an outgoing but meek schoolgirl who befriends the shy classmate Yomi Takanashi; Yomi also has an "other self" called "Dead Master". Over time, the pair's close friendship and actions as BRS and Dead Master start to have effects in the real world. Due to Black Rock Shooter's iconic popularity, Mato was entered as a competitor in Anizone's Korean saimoe tournament, and successfully qualified for three editions of the International Saimoe League from 2011 to 2013, making Mato the most popular version of the character.

Other Black Rock Shooter incarnations include Empress (from the 2022 Dawn Fall anime, perhaps the only other relevant entry in this wiki), Rock (from the Innocent Soul manga), Stella (from the PSP role-playing game), and Elishka (from the Fragment mobile game).


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ISML[]

ISML Profile Flavor Text
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Original profile link in ISML 2013

Mato is an ordinary girl with perfectly ordinary problems. She wakes up early from excitement on her first day in junior high, only to nearly end up being late for the opening ceremony after she forgets about the time. Her favorite subject is PE, and she 'still hopes to discover her talent' for anything else. Mato is always energetic and optimistic, and sometimes more than a little ditzy.

For Mato, junior high is a time to slowly grow as a person, find her strong points and gain the confidence she needs to succeed in life. But all that would be difficult without the support of a friendly shoulder. Finding the courage to speak to a girl from her new class, Mato establishes a bond that will bring her endless happy memories.

But for a girl who is just discovering herself and the world around her, there will always be times when she does not know what to do and feelings she does not know how to protect. When crisis looms over her loved ones, Mato's new-found strength will be put to the test. Will what she has learned be enough to overcome fear, betrayal and the cage of loneliness? Mato does not think about such questions as she races ahead, going as fast as possible to save her friend.


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Saimoe Wiki profile displaying her appearance in the 2010 OVA

Black Rock Shooter was entered in ISML under her Mato Kuroi incarnation as seen in the 2010 OVA. While unconfirmed, it is assumed that Mato Kuroi is considered separate from her Black Rock Shooter alter-ego and other versions of the character, but a typical voter doesn't care about that since if they are a fan of BRS, they will vote for her regardless of which version she appears in.

Mato was a fairly popular competitor during ISML's Stella-Nova era, debuting in 2011 and then making the Nova division playoffs in 2012, the same year where the TV anime remake of the 2010 OVA was released. In ISML 2013, Mato was transferred to the cut-throat Stella division and struggled to gain footing in a league full of powerful factions and old enemies, only managing to get a measly 9 wins in the regular season. This is her last appearance in a main tournament as of today.

In 2022, a new Black★Rock Shooter anime subtitled Dawn Fall aired in Spring, marking her potential ISML return via the Spring seasonal. However, Mato will not appear in that particular show since it will feature a different BRS codenamed Empress. Hence, her identity is likely to be changed to that name should the character be successfully nominated. Nevertheless, the Saimoe Wiki will consider the 2022 results as part of Black Rock Shooter's overall contest history — neither of Mato nor Empress.


Main Tournament[]

Overall record

ISML Main Tournament Record
Regular season, playoffs, and consolation 1v1 matches only.
Preliminaries, gems, exhibitions, and approval / range voting rounds are NOT included.
Edition Eliminated in Final pos. W L RS Record
ISML 2011 Regular season 29th 19 30 19-30 29th
ISML 2012 Division Playoffs Nova 12th 23 13 23-12 N-12th
ISML 2013 Regular season Stella 25th 9 26 9-26 S-25th
Total W-L: 51-69 Postseason: 0-1 RS Record: 51-68
Opponents played in 1v1's: 74


Match history

ISML 2011
Nominations: 190 votes (41st / 96th)
Preliminaries
Phase 1 (triple threat group stage; top 1 qualifies)
  • R1 plate 2587 votes (2nd)
  • R2 plate 4028 votes (1st)
  • R3 plate 3687 votes (2nd)
  • R4 plate 2801 votes (2nd)
  • Group H Result: 10 pts (4th / 9th, Relegated)

Phase 2 (8-man bracket; winner qualifies)

  • Seed: H3
  • Qf plate (E6) Tohko a ln Tohko Amano @ Book Girl4130 - 1622
  • Sf plate (I2) Mikuru Mikuru Asahina @ Haruhi Suzumiya — 3811 - 4068

Phase 3 (vote 3 per group; last girls standing qualify)

  • R1 plate Max 5: 4215 votes (2nd / 8th)
  • R2 plate Max 5: 3431 votes (3rd / 8th)
  • R3 plate Max 3: 3329 votes (3rd / 8th, Qualified)
Regular season
Rd Opponent Score VF%
Aqua 1 Holo Holo 3554 - 3751 48.65%
Aqua 2 Laura Laura Bodewig 3628 - 3338 52.08%
Aqua 3 Ewood Eucliwood Hellscythe 2753 - 4830 36.30%
Aqua 4 Yurippe Yuri Nakamura 3026 - 4705 39.14%
Aqua 5 Kuroko Kuroko Shirai 4163 - 4170 49.96%
Aqua 6 Shiina ab Shiina (Angel Beats) 4636 - 3878 54.45%
Aqua 7 Mugi Tsumugi Kotobuki 4539 - 4455 50.47%
Tpz 1 Kirino Kirino Kousaka 4040 - 3981 50.37%
Tpz 2 Saber Saber (Fate/stay night) 3320 - 4338 43.35%
Tpz 3 Yui ab Yui (Angel Beats) 3123 - 4652 40.17%
Tpz 4 Mio kon Mio Akiyama 3096 - 5262 37.04%
Tpz 5 Golden darkness Golden Darkness 3861 - 4122 48.37%
Tpz 6 Ayase Ayase Aragaki 3727 - 3925 48.71%
Tpz 7 Last order Last Order 4198 - 3913 51.76%
Amet 1 Charlotte Charlotte Dunois 3208 - 4324 42.59%
Amet 2 Fate testarossa Fate Testarossa 3477 - 3196 52.11%
Amet 3 Nagi Nagi Sanzenin 2863 - 3371 45.93%
Amet 4 Shana Shana 2334 - 4277 35.30%
Amet 5 Nagisa Nagisa Furukawa 3210 - 3570 47.35%
Amet 6 Lingyin Lingyin Huang 3654 - 2613 58.31%
Amet 7 Nadeko Nadeko Sengoku 2815 - 4041 41.06%
Sapp 1 Sora kasugano Sora Kasugano 3496 - 2761 55.87%
Sapp 2 Seraphim zombie Seraphim (Is This A Zombie?) 3499 - 2535 57.99%
Sapp 3 Louise Louise de La Valliere 3148 - 2949 51.63%
Sapp 4 Cc C.C. 3327 - 3307 50.15%
Sapp 5 Yuki n Yuki Nagato 2042 - 4350 31.95%
Sapp 6 Haruhi Haruhi Suzumiya 2408 - 4024 37.44%
Sapp 7 Hitagi Hitagi Senjougahara 3262 - 4215 43.63%
Eme 1 Kanade Kanade Tachibana 2015 - 5019 28.65%
Eme 2 Yui h Yui Hirasawa 2901 - 3667 44.17%

Eme 3

Ui Ui Hirasawa 3215 - 2943 52.21%
Eme 4 Mafuyu s Mafuyu Shiina 3234 - 2734 54.19%
Eme 5 Hinagiku1 Hinagiku Katsura 2392 - 3434 41.06%
Eme 6 Masami Masami Iwasawa 3244 - 2600 55.51%
Eme 7 Tomoyo Tomoyo Sakagami 3031 - 3673 45.21%
Ruby 1 Taiga Taiga Aisaka 2080 - 3902 34.77%
Ruby 2 Haruna1 Haruna (Is This A Zombie?) 2991 - 2537 54.11%
Ruby 3 Vic Victorique de Blois 2639 - 3050 46.39%
Ruby 4 Azusa n Azusa Nakano 2014 - 3725 35.09%
Ruby 5 Houki Houki Shinonono 3179 - 2284 58.19%
Ruby 6 Mikuru Mikuru Asahina 2813 - 3261 46.31%
Ruby 7 Kyou Kyou Fujibayashi 2534 - 3165 44.46%
Dia 1 Index Index 2958 - 2854 50.89%
Dia 2 Mikoto Mikoto Misaka 1919 - 3615 34.68%
Dia 3 Kirino Kirino Kousaka 2483 - 3211 43.61%
Dia 4 Ruri Gokou Ruri Gokou 1953 - 3670 34.73%
Dia 5 Rin tohsaka Rin Tohsaka 2753 - 2646 50.99%
Dia 6 Nymph Nymph (Heaven's Lost Property) 2988 - 2361 55.86%
Dia 7 Kagami Kagami Hiiragi 3860 - 3878 49.88%
RS Record: 19-30 (29th, did not qualify)
ISML 2012
Direct Invite (Top 12 girls from ISML 2011 regular season who are not assigned to Stella - 8th / 12th)
Anime: Black Rock Shooter OVA (2010-07-24)
Nova Preliminaries
Phase 1 (vote 2 per group)
  • R1 plate Seeding: 4042 votes (2nd / 7th)
  • R2 plate Seeding: 3751 votes (1st / 7th)
  • R3 plate Max 3: 3572 votes (1st / 7th, Qualified)
Regular season
Rd Opponent Score VF%
Aqua 1 Shouko k Shouko Kirishima 4464 - 4091 52.18%
Aqua 2 Kanade s Kanade Suzutsuki 4547 - 3491 56.57%
Aqua 3 Kanon Kanon Nakagawa 4255 - 3086 57.96%
Aqua 4 Elucia Elucia de Lute Ima 4196 - 3638 53.56%
Aqua 5 Yui ab Yui (Angel Beats) 3487 - 4765 42.26%
Aqua 6 Charlotte Charlotte Dunois 3893 - 3986 49.41%
Aqua 7 Yurippe Yuri Nakamura 3572 - 4992 41.71%
Amet 1 Yozora Yozora Mikazuki 3812 - 3634 51.20%
Amet 2 Sora kasugano Sora Kasugano 4653 - 3100 60.02%
Amet 3 Kyouko s Kyouko Sakura 4709 - 2723 63.36%
Amet 4 Ayase Ayase Aragaki 3905 - 2950 56.97%
Amet 5 Vic Victorique de Blois 3317 - 3666 47.50%
Amet 6 Kanade Kanade Tachibana 2250 - 5335 29.66%
Amet 7 Erio Erio Touwa 3773 - 3769 50.03%
Ruby 1 Mizuki h Mizuki Himeji 4014 - 3302 54.87%
Ruby 2 Yuno1 Yuno Gasai 4826 - 2403 66.76%
Ruby 3 Fear c3 Fear Kubrick 3898 - 2605 59.94%
Ruby 4 Haqua Haqua du Lot Herminium 3841 - 2931 56.72%
Ruby 5 Kobato Kobato Hasegawa 3518 - 3549 49.78%
Ruby 6 Homura Homura Akemi 3615 - 3517 50.69%
Ruby 7 Kurisu Kurisu Makise 4186 - 4140 50.28%
Eme 1 Iri Irisviel von Einzbern 3206 - 2854 52.90%
Eme 2 Menma Meiko Honma 3310 - 2464 57.33%
Eme 3 Riko mine Riko Mine 3217 - 2438 56.89%
Eme 4 Masami Masami Iwasawa 3211 - 2737 53.98%
Eme 5 Sena Sena Kashiwazaki 2719 - 3399 44.44%
Eme 6 Ruri Gokou Ruri Gokou 2389 - 3792 38.65%
Eme 7 Inori Inori Yuzuriha 2956 - 3533 45.55%
Tpz 1 Shiori Shiori Shiomiya 3154 - 2421 56.57%
Tpz 2 Minami s Minami Shimada 3403 - 2228 60.43%
Tpz 3 Haruna1 Haruna (Is This A Zombie?) 2811 - 2595 52.00%
Tpz 4 Subaru k Subaru Konoe 2623 - 2278 53.52%
Tpz 5 Kirino Kirino Kousaka 2268 - 3074 42.46%
Tpz 6 Ewood Eucliwood Hellscythe 2466 - 3787 39.44%
Tpz 7 Aria1 Aria Holmes Kanzaki 3319 - 3791 46.68%
RS Record: 23-12 (Nova 12th, Qualified)
Nova Division Playoffs
Nova R1 (N5) Yurippe Yuri Nakamura 3141 - 5351 36.99%
Result: Nova 12th, Eliminated
ISML 2013
Nominations: 1385 votes (11th / 47th)
Stella Preliminaries
Vote 2 per group; eliminate until 36 girls are left
  • R1 plate 4207 votes (2nd)
  • R2 plate 3748 votes (2nd, Qualified)
Regular season
Rd Opponent Score VF%
Aqua 1 Haruhi Haruhi Suzumiya 4105 - 5805 41.42%
Aqua 2 Taiga Taiga Aisaka 3311 - 6262 34.59%
Aqua 3 Ui Ui Hirasawa 4604 - 3501 56.80%
Aqua 4 Mio kon Mio Akiyama 3194 - 4786 40.03%
Aqua 5 Hinagiku1 Hinagiku Katsura 3554 - 3755 48.62%
Aqua 6 Nagisa Nagisa Furukawa 3398 - 3770 47.41%
Aqua 7 Louise Louise de La Valliere 4116 - 4332 48.72%
Amet 1 Yui h Yui Hirasawa 3869 - 4574 45.82%
Amet 2 Ewood Eucliwood Hellscythe 2540 - 5105 33.22%
Amet 3 Nymph Nymph (Heaven's Lost Property) 3485 - 3125 52.72%
Amet 4 Yurippe Yuri Nakamura 3113 - 5047 38.15%
Amet 5 Yuki n Yuki Nagato 3260 - 4961 39.65%
Amet 6 Cc C.C. 3616 - 3418 51.41%
Amet 7 Rin tohsaka Rin Tohsaka 3596 - 3905 47.94%
Ruby 1 Nadeko Nadeko Sengoku 3845 - 3812 50.22%
Ruby 2 Azusa n Azusa Nakano 2645 - 4319 37.98%
Ruby 3 Konata Konata Izumi 3794 - 2998 55.86%
Ruby 4 Kirino Kirino Kousaka 2572 - 4479 36.48%
Ruby 5 Yui ab Yui (Angel Beats) 2661 - 4137 39.14%
Ruby 6 Illya Illyasviel von Einzbern 3299 - 3290 50.07%
Ruby 7 Charlotte Charlotte Dunois 3544 - 3654 49.24%
Eme 1 Golden darkness Golden Darkness 3030 - 4417 40.69%
Eme 2 Ruri Gokou Ruri Gokou 2868 - 6777 29.74%
Eme 3 Holo Holo 3740 - 3135 54.40%
Eme 4 Shana Shana 3170 - 4700 40.28%
Eme 5 Tomoyo Tomoyo Sakagami 3866 - 3198 54.73%
Eme 6 Last order Last Order 3832 - 3970 49.12%
Eme 7 Vic Victorique de Blois 3416 - 3397 50.14%
Tpz 1 Saber Saber (Fate/stay night) 5752 - 8721 39.74%
Tpz 2 Kanade Kanade Tachibana 2554 - 5972 29.96%
Tpz 3 Ayase Ayase Aragaki 3336 - 5126 39.42%
Tpz 4 Mikoto Mikoto Misaka 2925 - 5349 35.35%
Tpz 5 Hitagi Hitagi Senjougahara 3803 - 4583 45.35%
Tpz 6 Kyou Kyou Fujibayashi 3559 - 4352 44.99%
Tpz 7 Masami Masami Iwasawa 4091 - 4377 48.31%
RS Record: 9-26 (Stella 25th, Did not qualify)


Necklace record

  • Appearances: 2 (including division playoffs)
    • 2012: Ruby (8th), Sapphire (Nova 12th)


Exhibition gem record

  • Appearances: 1
    • 2012: Topaz earrings (4th)



Other tournaments[]

Korea Best Moe Tournament[]

KBM 2011

KBM 2012



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Notes

  1. In this wiki, the stylized title (with ★) is used to refer to the franchise.
  2. kuroi mato literally means "black clothes" in Japanese


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 ブラック★ロックシューター by huke - Pixiv (2007-12-26). Retrieved 2022-06-18
  2. Hatsune Miku sings us the original "BLACK ★ ROCK SHOOTER" - Nico Nico Douga. (2008-06-13). Retrieved 2022-06-18
    Mirror links: YouTube (with English subtitles by soundares)


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