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Bocchi the Rock!
Cover of Bocchi the Rock! volume 1 by Houbunsha
ぼっち・ざ・ろっく!
(Botchi za Rokku!)
GenreComedy, slice of life, music
Manga
Written byAki Hamaji
Published byHoubunsha
MagazineManga Time Kirara Max
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 19, 2017 – present
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byKeiichirō Saitō
Written byErika Yoshida
Music byTomoki Kikuya
StudioCloverWorks
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, GTV, GYT, MRT, MBS, RKB, AT-X, WOWOW
English network
Original run October 9, 2022 – present
Episodes8 (List of episodes)

Bocchi the Rock! (ぼっち・ざ・ろっく!, Bocchi za Rokku!) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Aki Hamaji, serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Max since December 2017. It has been collected in five tankōbon volumes as of November 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by CloverWorks premiered in October 2022.

Characters

Kessoku Band

Kessoku Band (結束バンド, Kessoku Bando, lit. "zip tie") is the center band in the series, based in STARRY, a live house in Shimokitazawa. The members' family names are derived from the real-life J-Rock band, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, with their instrumental roles matching as well (for example, The Yamada of both bands play bass).[1]

Hitori Gotō (後藤 ひとり, Gotō Hitori) / Bocchi (ぼっち)
Voiced by: Yoshino Aoyama[2]
The protagonist and lead guitarist of Kessoku Band. An extreme introvert who has trouble with most social interactions. She studied how to play guitar as a little girl, thinking that would make friends for her. Despite growing incredibly skilled at playing guitar for a small fanbase online (under the alias "guitarhero"), she still has not been able to make friends as easily, until she was dragged into playing with Kessoku Band. Since then, Hitori has slowly been coming out of her shell, gaining a few friends and learning to interact with other people.
Nijika Ijichi (伊地知 虹夏, Ijichi Nijika)
Voiced by: Sayumi Suzushiro[3]
The drummer of Kessoku Band. Her older sister, Seika, also runs a live house where they often play.
Ryō Yamada (山田 リョウ, Yamada Ryō)
Voiced by: Saku Mizuno[4]
The bassist of Kessoku Band with a cool demeanor and an androgynous appearance, to the point she sometimes attracts other girls (including Ikuyo) without intending to. Often spends what allowance she gets from her family on new equipment, she claims to eat edible weeds and sprouts to survive. After having a falling out with her last band over creative differences, Ryo was convinced to join Nijika and start a new one.
Ikuyo Kita (喜多 郁代, Kita Ikuyo)
Voiced by: Ikumi Hasegawa[5]
The vocalist and guitarist of Kessoku Band who is a happy extrovert in contrast to Hitori. She initially joined Kessoku Band to get closer to Ryo, but fled after lying about her guitar playing skills. With Hitori's help, she becomes a decent guitar player in her own right.

SICK HACK

SICK HACK is a psychedelic rock band, based in FOLT, a live house in Shinjuku.

Kikuri Hiroi (廣井 きくり, Hiroi Kikuri)
Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi
The bassist and vocalist of SICK HACK. An alcoholic who spends most of her money on booze, particularly boxes of Onikoroshi sake, and calls her bass guitar "Shuten-Douji EX."
Eliza Shimizu (清水 イライザ, Shimizu Iraiza)
The guitarist of SICK HACK.
Shima Iwashita (岩下 志麻, Iwashita Shima)
The drummer of SICK HACK.

SIDEROS

SIDEROS is a metal band, based in FOLT, a live house in Shinjuku.

Yoyoko Ōtsuki (大槻 ヨヨコ, Ōtsuki Yoyoko)
The guitarist and vocalist of SIDEROS.
Akubi Hasegawa (長谷川 あくび, Hasegawa Akubi)
The drummer of SIDEROS.
Fūko Honjō (本城 楓子, Honjō Fūko)
The guitarist of SIDEROS.
Yuyu Uchida (内田 幽々, Uchida Yuyu)
The bassist of SIDEROS.
Seika Ijichi (伊地知 星歌, Ijichi Seika)
Voiced by: Maaya Uchida[6]
Nijika's older sister and the manager of STARRY.
PA-san (PAさん, PA-san)
Voiced by: Kotori Koiwai[7]
The public address system engineer of STARRY.
Ginjirō Yoshida (吉田 銀次郎, Yoshida Ginjirō)
The manager of FOLT.
Poison Yami (ぽいずん♡やみ, Poizun Yami)
A freelance writer who contributes to music information websites.
Miyako Shiba (司馬 都, Shiba Miyako)
A manager of Stray Beat, a record label. She is in charge of managing Kessoku Band.

Supporting characters

Gotō family

Michiyo Gotō (後藤 美智代, Gotō Michiyo)
Voiced by: Rie Suegara[8]
Hitori's mother.
Naoki Gotō (後藤 直樹, Gotō Naoki)
Voiced by: Junji Majima[9]
Hitori's father.
Futari Gotō (後藤 ふたり, Gotō Futari)
Voiced by: Misaki Watada[10]
Hitori's younger sister.
JimiHen (ジミヘン, JimiHen)
Voiced by: Kotori Koiwai[11]
The family's pet dog.

Media

Manga

Bocchi the Rock! is written and illustrated by Aki Hamaji. It was initially serialized on Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Max magazine on December 19, 2017, as a guest work.[12] A full serialization started in the same magazine on March 19, 2018.[13] It has been collected into five tankōbon volumes as of November 26, 2022.

No. Release date ISBN
1 February 27, 2019[14]978-4-8322-7072-5
2 February 27, 2020[14]978-4-8322-7170-8
3 February 25, 2021[14]978-4-8322-7252-1
4 August 26, 2022[14]978-4-8322-7388-7
5 November 26, 2022[14]978-4-8322-7419-8

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 18, 2021.[15] It is produced by CloverWorks and directed by Keiichirō Saitō, with Yūsuke Yamamoto serving as assistant director, Erika Yoshida writing the series' scripts, Kerorira designing the characters, and Tomoki Kikuya composing the music. The series premiered on October 9, 2022, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[2][16][a] Kessoku Band performed the opening theme "Seishun Complex" (青春コンプレックス), as well as the ending theme "Distortion!!".[18] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[19] Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia and is releasing it on Aniplus Asia and Bilibili.[20]

No.Title [21][22]Directed by [21]Written by [21]Storyboarded by [21]Original air date [23]
1"Lonely Rolling Bocchi"
Transliteration: "Korogaru Botchi" (Japanese: 転がるぼっち)		Keiichirō SaitōErika YoshidaKeiichirō SaitōOctober 9, 2022 (2022-10-09)
Hitori Gotō is an extremely introverted girl who has trouble making friends or working in groups at school. When she sees a rock band being interviewed on TV, she decides to get into playing guitar, thinking it will make her more friends. Unfortunately, her social anxiety keeps her from making friends throughout middle school, but she finds some modest success playing covers of popular songs and posting them online under the alias "guitarhero." After struggling to be sociable during her first year of highschool, a girl named Nijika Ijichi begs her to replace a guitarist who left the group before the band plays their show. Hitori follows Nijika to an underground bar and meets her other bandmate, Ryō Yamada, who plays the bass. Despite playing poorly at the live show, Hitori is glad that the others gave her the nickname "Bocchi," and that they are fans of her "guitarhero" channel (though they are unaware Hitori is guitarhero). However, Hitori races home shortly after the show, feeling exhausted from the various social interactions that day.
2"See You Tomorrow"
Transliteration: "Mata Ashita" (Japanese: また明日)		Yoshiyuki FujiwaraErika YoshidaKeiichirō SaitōOctober 16, 2022 (2022-10-16)
Hitori gets a quick lesson on how many clubs charge bands for performing depending on the number of tickets they sell. In need of money to make up for their poor performance, the band decide to get a job at the same club they just performed, as Nijika's older sister Seika is the manager there. Hitori tries to make herself get a cold to avoid having to work and interact with people, but ends up healthy enough to go anyway. Despite her unease at pouring and serving drinks in a full club, she is able to get through the workday and get inspired by seeing another rock band perform. However, the next day, she suffers a cold for real.
3"Be Right There"
Transliteration: "Hase Sanzu" (Japanese: 馳せサンズ)		Yūsuke YamamotoErika YoshidaYūsuke YamamotoOctober 23, 2022 (2022-10-23)
Hitori tries to work up the nerve to ask her classmate, Ikuyo Kita, to be the vocalist and backup guitarist. Ikuyo wants Hitori's help in learning how to play the guitar to get closer to her classmate, Ryo. However, as the two of them travel to Shimokitazawa, Ikuyo panics after seeing Nijika and Ryo, as she was the guitarist who fled before their previous live show. The manager convinces Ikuyo to work at the club, and she immediately makes a good impression on the others, though Hitori feels jealous. Ikuyo doesn't think she can join the band after running away before, but after working the show, the other girls convince her to try again.
4"Jumping Girl(s)"
Transliteration: "Janpingu Gāru(zu)" (Japanese: ジャンピングガール(ズ))		Nobuhide KariyaErika YoshidaNobuhide KariyaOctober 30, 2022 (2022-10-30)
Hitori is tasked with writing lyrics to a new original song. Hitori tries to put herself in the mindset of a party girl, but ends up frightening her family. The next day, the band decides to go out to a park for inspiration and to increase their online social media presence with some group photos. However, Hitori has a breakdown at the thought of turning into an "attention whore" online. Later, Hitori meets Ryo in a small cafe, and learns that Ryo used to be active in another band but left after she felt they were selling out to chase popular trends. That night, Hitori finds the inspiration to write a new song, and hopes to take more photos with her band.
5"Flightless Fish"
Transliteration: "Tobenai Sakana" (Japanese: 飛べない魚)		Yūsuke KawakamiErika YoshidaYūsuke KawakamiNovember 6, 2022 (2022-11-06)
Nijika is shocked to find that Seika won't let them back on stage for the club's next live show without auditioning first. The band decides to focus on practicing their new original song over the next week. The band manages to pass the audition, with Seika quietly telling her friend that she initially blocked Nijika's band to motivate them to work harder. Hitori is wracked with fear after hearing she will have to sell at least five tickets to help the band break even with the venue's reserve fee.
6"Eight Views"
Transliteration: "Hakkei" (Japanese: 八景)		Yoshiyuki FujiwaraErika YoshidaYoshiyuki FujiwaraNovember 13, 2022 (2022-11-13)
Bocchi faces a difficult task after realizing that only her parents can buy tickets to the show, and is too prideful to ask for their help to sell the others. While sitting depressed in a park, Bocchi's bandmates message her to practice, but a hungover woman asks her for help before she can craft a response. The alcoholic woman, Kikuri, thanks Bocchi for her help by revealing she plays the bass for another band and plays an impromptu live show on the street with her to help her sell tickets to Kessoku Band's next performance. After playing, a couple of girls decide to buy tickets from Bocchi, and then Kikuri buys her last one. While watching a fireworks show, Bocchi responds to her bandmates that she sold all her tickets, but they assume she's lying to save face.
7"To Your House"
Transliteration: "Kimi no Uchi Made" (Japanese: 君の家まで)		Keisuke ShinoharaErika YoshidaJanchiki AmataNovember 20, 2022 (2022-11-20)
8"Bocchi the Rock"
Transliteration: "Botchi za Rokku" (Japanese: ぼっち・ざ・ろっく)		Takeshi SeoErika YoshidaKeiichirō SaitōNovember 27, 2022 (2022-11-27)
9"Enoshima Escar"
Transliteration: "Enoshima Esukā" (Japanese: 江ノ島エスカー)		Yoshihiro HiramineErika YoshidaYoshihiro HiramineDecember 4, 2022 (2022-12-04)

Reception

In 2019, the series ranked eighth at the Next Manga Awards in the print category.[24]

Notes

  1. ^ Tokyo MX lists the series premiere at 24:00 JST on October 8, 2022, which is effectively October 9 at midnight.[17]

References

  1. ^ 【インタビュー】『ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！』はまじあき「きららの女子高生だって、学校以外に居場所があっていい」｜コミスペ！. コミスペ！ (in Japanese). Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Mateo, Alex (December 17, 2021). "Bocchi the Rock! TV Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Cast, Staff, 2022 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Mateo, Alex (January 17, 2022). "Bocchi the Rock! TV Anime Casts Sayumi Suzushiro". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Mateo, Alex (February 18, 2022). "Bocchi the Rock! TV Anime Casts Saku Mizuno". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
  5. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 18, 2022). "Bocchi the Rock! TV Anime Casts Ikumi Hasegawa". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  6. ^ @maaya_taso (October 13, 2022). ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！ 伊地知 星歌役で出演します🎸 1話にもちらっとでてました〜🌼 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ @koiwai_kotori (October 9, 2022). TVアニメ「#ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！」 PAさん役で出演させて頂いております！ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 11, 2022 – via Twitter.
  8. ^ @suzygara (October 9, 2022). 事後報告になりますが、本日より始まりました『ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！』に後藤ひとりちゃんのお母さんの美智代さん役として出演させて頂きました☺️ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ @maji_opai (October 16, 2022). あ、MXで『ぼっち・ざ・ろっく』2話始まったー。 ひとりのお父さん役で出てます。 この話数出てるかは覚えてないですw (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 16, 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ @machauq (October 9, 2022). 🎀おしらせ🐕 TVアニメ【#ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！】本日、放送開始…❕✨🎉 後藤ふたり役で出演致しました☺︎ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ @koiwai_kotori (October 9, 2022). そして、ジミヘン役も 担当させて頂いております！🐶 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 9, 2022 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ 音楽好きのぼっち少女描く「ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！」など、きららMAXにゲスト2本. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 19, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
  13. ^ バンド活動に憧れる超人見知り少女4コマ「ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！」が連載化. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 19, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
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  15. ^ Mateo, Alex (February 18, 2021). "Bocchi the Rock! 4-Panel Band Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  16. ^ Loo, Egan (September 14, 2022). "Bocchi the Rock! Anime's 1st Video Announces More Staff, October 8 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  17. ^ アニメ「ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！」は10月8日から放送！PV＆本ビジュアル公開. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 14, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
  18. ^ ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！：OP、ED映像公開　結束バンド・喜多郁代がボーカル. Mantan Web (in Japanese). October 9, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  19. ^ Mateo, Alex (September 21, 2022). "Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Fall 2022 Anime Season". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
  20. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (September 26, 2022). "Aniplus Asia Airs Simulcast of Bocchi the Rock! Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  21. ^ a b c d "Sutōrī | Terebi Anime "Botchi za Rokku!" Kōshiki Saito" STORY | TVアニメ「ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！」公式サイト [Story | TV Anime "Bocchi the Rock!" Official Website]. bocchi.rocks (in Japanese). Retrieved October 4, 2022.
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  24. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 22, 2019). "SPY × FAMILY, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Win Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
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