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.
Episode Guide
Characters
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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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
its like im watching my own diml
Don't usually watch music genre but this is really exceptional!
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.
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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This anime hits close to home for me. From Bocchi's Character to the way she meets friends and how much she cherishes it really hits close to me.
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I love Bocchi The Rock! series, especially with the characters. Though I don't watch it multiple times, but I still like the series.
Me encanto como se va desenvolviendo la historia
silly show
Great gags, great characters, really empathize with Bocchi. Great music too.
I haven't watched it yet
Good
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