Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall is a 2022 anime series that serves as an alternate retelling to the 2012 series Black Rock Shooter, based on the characters created by Huke.
Produced by TMS Entertainment via its Unlimited Produce banner and animated by Bibury Animation Studios and Bibury Animation CG and directed by Tensho, with scripts written by Makoto Fukami in cooperation with Ryō Yoshigami. Character designs are provided by Masayuki Nonaka and Yō Nakagawa, both of whom also serving as chief animation directors. Disney licensed the anime as one of its first in a move to release more Asian-produced content on its streaming platform Disney+.
The opening theme is "Aseed" by Zaq, while the ending theme is "Before the Nightmare" by Kanako Takatsuki.
The series was released from April 3 to June 19, 2022 in Japan. It was later released internationally on Disney+ and on Hulu in the United States from October to December 2022.
Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rock Shooter (Empress) | Yui Ishikawa | Courtney Lin | |
| Lunatic | Akane Tomonaga | Monique Shi | |
| Miya | Asuka Itou | Jennie Kwan | |
| Monica | Ayaka Asai | Miley Yamamoto | |
| Strength | Megumi Han | Anzu Lawson | |
| Black Trike | Misaki Kuno | Reba Buhr | |
| Dead Master | Saori Hayami | Dawn M. Bennett | |
| Norito | Saya Horigome | Stephanie Komure | |
| Colonel [David] | Takuya Kirimoto | Todd Haberkorn | |
| Smiley | Tomokazu Sugita | Kaiji Tang | |
| Charlotte | Yō Taichi | Risa Mei |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isana | Kei Mizusawa | Stephanie Wong | 3, 11 |
Additional Voices[]
- Aaron Yamawaki
- Anzu Lawson
- David Jordan Chen
- Jennie Kwan
- Kaiji Tang
- Monique Shi
- Risa Mei
- Stephanie Komure
- Stephanie Wong
- Todd Haberkorn
Notes[]
- In contrast to the original series, "Dawn Fall" was recorded at Roundabout Entertainment instead of Sound Cadence Studios, in addition, none of the original voice actors from the original Black Rock Shooter anime returned to reprise their roles for this series.
See also[]
External Links[]
- Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall at the Internet Movie Database