Bocchi the Rock!
Oshimeter
Synopsis
Hiding inside a trash can just to avoid talking to someone, that's how socially anxious Hitori Gotou is, yet she's also secretly a ridiculously talented guitarist with a growing online fanbase who just can't talk to a single person in real life. That's the gap that makes Bocchi the Rock so good. One day, an energetic drummer named Nijika drags her into filling in for a band that just lost their guitarist right before a show, and suddenly Bocchi has to do the one thing she's dreamed about and dreaded in equal measure: perform live with other people. The band, Kessoku Band, rounds out with the aloof bassist Ryou and eventually the runaway guitarist Kita, and what follows across 12 episodes is Bocchi slowly, painfully, hilariously trying to function as a human being who plays in a band. CloverWorks went kind of feral with the animation here. The visual gags are inventive in ways you wouldn't expect from a cute-girls-doing-music show, Bocchi's anxiety spirals get rendered in wildly different art styles, stop-motion, even live action. If you liked K-On! but wanted something with a bit more edge to the comedy and a protagonist who feels genuinely, uncomfortably relatable in her awkwardness, this is it. Fans of Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad will appreciate that the music scenes actually feel earned. It's funny, it's warm, and it nails what social anxiety actually looks like better than most anime even attempt.
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Hitori Gotou
Socially anxious guitarist Hitori Gotou, aka Bocchi, hides amazing skills behind introverted shyness.
Aoyama Yoshino
Ryou Yamada
Cool, solitary bassist Ryou, Nijika's best friend, enjoys quirky hobbies and readily embraces her 'weirdo' status.
Mizuno Saku
Nijika Ijichi
Nijika Ijichi: Energetic drummer, Kessoku Band's cheerful organizer and Hitori's supportive friend.
Suzushiro Sayumi
Ikuyo Kita
Cheerful and popular first-year high schooler, Kessoku Band's guitarist and vocalist, secretly loves Ryo.
Hasegawa Ikumi
MANGA BRIDGE
This season covers Chapters 1-38 of the manga. Continue reading from Chapter 39.
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Changed my life🥹
made me wanna learn how to play guitar. Bocchi is lwky tuff and a good representation of social anxiety.
Good comedy, Good atmosphere, everything good. Great anime
its like im watching my own diml
That final scream of regret from Bocchi, right after she tried to act all cool and declared she'd be better by the next show, just made me burst out laughing. I get it though; it's so relatable to instantly regret those confident promises, and it was such an iconic, perfectly Bocchi way to end her first performance.
This is a story about how Megurine Luka, and her band’s humble beginnings before they took the world by storm. Bocchi the Rock is a feel good entertaining experience that’ll have you rooting for the girl before the end of the first episode! You can’t go wrong when picking this anime, watch it on the weekends you’ll feel the dopamine hit you like a ton of bricks, trust me you’ll like every character in this show you might even start to sympathize with one or two of them. Great watch! Worth 5 stars what are you doing go watch it for yourself!
Kapan s2
Don't usually watch music genre but this is really exceptional!
Sejauh ini yg bisa membuat enjoy menonton anime yg ini bertema seperti ini hanya bocchi the rock, di episode satu saja cukup bikin kita tertawa serta kagum melihat sang MC ya meskipun sang mc agak aneh ya
My heart went out to Bocchi when she was playing that sad blues song in the stairwell and it sounded so lonely and perfect for her mood
I actually died laughing when Bocchi started human beatboxing in the hallway and her face just completely melted off from the embarrassment
I really felt that moment where Bocchi drags her guitar to school and just sits there waiting for someone to notice her because I used to do the exact same thing with books in high school and it never worked for me either but seeing her finally ask Kita to stay for the band was huge
It is so funny how Nijika and Ryo just accepted Kita back into the band, but Ryo being a deadbeat who eats weeds, especially after buying that bass
the naming convention for the characters and the episode title being an asian kung-fu generation tribute is such a cool detail for anyone who actually listens to japanese rock music
it is so brutal seeing someone who is actually a god at guitar online struggle to even play a basic song with other people because their brain is just short-circuiting from the social pressure, that rehearsal scene where they just stare at her while she plays completely out of sync was so uncomfortable but it made the ending in the box feel earned
WHAT A WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE BOCCHI THE ROCK! THIS IS AN EPIC EPISODE. Besides Bocchi’s epic performance and great song, this episode also feels very wholesome and heartwarming, I even dropped a few tears without realizing it. Peak episode for me.
Nice
Impossible for the anime of music genre, simple question about how much they make it from heart and soul for amazing job.
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Bocchi the Rock!
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