Usually when something is hyped up I try to avoid it. Hype is like a disease left unchecked, it spreads. However it's not always a bad thing. That alone has sometimes led me to some of the most financially and critically acclaimed Animes ever to come from Japan. Black Rock Shooter is no different. From past greats like Cowboy Bebop and Trigun, To the Very popular year of 2007 epics like Gurren Lagann, Soul Eater, D. Gray-Man, Ga-Rei-Zero and Deathnote. And even more recent ones like Guilty Crown and Steins Gate.
Black Rock Shooter is one the types that strafes far away from the traditional philosophy of Anime. The story is a pile of hay but... Understandable. But the series (as short as it was) shines through your well developed characters that are your typical middle school melodramatics and high velocity silent action sequences. The lore is very interesting too, very impassive and not very hard to figure out. That is unless you're a guy with a bad drug habit (Re:wandereramor) who uses cool typing language and thinks he's knows what's good or not. And don't even get me started on those who though the OVA was bad, those reviews are a clear definition of lack of understanding as to what an OVA is made for and not what it should be.
Why are there so many dumb people in the world...
Anyway BRS is a good Anime, In contrast to the OVA it does a great job of addressing feedback and crafting a awesome Action-Drama. it's not one of those goes-on-forever types (Not to say there not bad if you get my wind) with action sequences were the characters stop to babble at each other for a bit and then continue doing what there doing. Its short and sweet, just like any other great anime should be.
