See some screenshots from the Black Rock Shooter OVA

10:00 AM on 07.11.2010   |   Josh Tolentino

If you've ever wanted evidence of the creative feedback loop that powers the best otaku fads, one need look no further than Black Rock Shooter. What started as a single illustration and Vocaloid song (by Huke and ryo of Supercell) has blossomed into a super-character whose figure prices run into the hundreds of thousands of yen and warranted a high-profile 50-minute OVA animation produced by Yutaka Yamamoto (aka Yamakan) and Studio Ordet. Plus mugs!

And now that OVA's on the verge of release to the eager masses, as a special pack-in DVD with new editions of Hobby Magazine, Megami, and Animedia, which hit the shelves later this month. But before that, we have a few new pictures for you to gawp at. Presumably, they'll hit the internet several seconds after that. 

Or, you could be a good fan and order a copy of one of the magazines. I hear J-list sells issues of Megami. You interested?