Be Right There

"**Be Right There**" (馳せサンズ, *Hase Sanzu*) is the third episode of the anime series, *Bocchi the Rock!*. It premiered on October 23, 2022.

## Synopsis

Rapid growth in communication skills after working part-time! She has nothing to do, and she can't talk to her classmates as well, so Bocchi is eating lunch at school today. She remembers Nijika, who is looking for a new member, and decides to approach Kita, who is popular and can play the guitar.

## Plot

In the morning at her house, Bocchi got melancholy on Monday and hid the cabinet. Before heading to school, Futari asks if her sister has already recovered from her cold and wants her to stay home. Bocchi fixing her skirt, thinking about a part-time job in the past at the live house, and perhaps to be graduated from introversion. She takes the guitar and goes to school.

In her classroom, Bocchi makes sadness in front of her classmates. Bocchi's classmate tells another classmate can stream BAKWIMPS again and Bocchi surprised the classmates and yells at them two classmates. She forgot to start a conversation.

At lunchtime, Bocchi is eating lunch alone and cries herself. Two classmates of Bocchi staring her as a creep, Bocchi feels relaxed perfect for lunch and thinks to become a popular guitarist and go to Oto Station. The Guitar Man has an interview with her. Bocchi heard that people were on the next floor. She puts up the table and hears them. Meanwhile, at Shimokitazawa High School, Ryo is eating lunch, and Nijika makes the flyer for the live house. Kita's friend asks her about our basketball game next week. Bocchi reacts to her that is pretty, athletic, and popular. Bocchi's identity is crumbling when she cannot stop thinking. The balloon pops with water, and she makes a sound, and Kita heard that.

In Kita's classroom, Bocchi sought her, and Kita recognized Bocchi from the last time. She acts like beatboxing her and embarrassing herself. Kita also acts like beatboxing her and Bocchi running away from Kita's classroom.

Bocchi is playing a new song called "Double Dark Past, Bocchi Acoustic Version". After playing the song, Kita wanders in front of Bocchi and makes her brighten. Bocchi can't make it because of Kita's brightening, but Kita cannot join our band anymore. Bocchi perhaps to think Nijika and Ryo are holding a barbecue next weekend, sports meet every six months, and limousines after every gig, Kita doesn't want it. Kita truths herself that she cannot play the guitar at all. She gets Bocchi's guitar and simply plays instead. Bocchi feels so glad, Kita can teach her to play the guitar. Kita should go back to her old band and apologize for it, Bocchi has a job at the live house after school, and Kita should follow her after school. Bocchi agrees and messages Nijika. Meanwhile, at Shimokitazawa High School, Nijika reacts to Bocchi's message to bring energy drinks on hand.

At Shimokitazawa Station, Kita was also in Shimokitazawa for the last band as well. Bocchi hides in front of Kita, because of embarrassment. Kita remembered the live house and she cannot go as well. Nijika brings a ton of energy drinks and ambushes Kita as the "runaway guitarist". Kita sees Ryo and begs her.

Nijika discusses that she cannot play the guitar, Bocchi thinks that Kita is poor. Ryo is worried for Kessoku Band which didn't her. As a result, Kita is dead, so Ryo is praying for her every day. Nijika blame herself for not catching her on sooner and Kessoku Band managed to work it out anyway, but Kita is still too awful to work. The manager talked to her to help out today, Nijika is pleased to join Kita to work it out. The manager asks her to get changed.

Kita changed into a maid outfit and used the mop to clean the floor. Bocchi makes her feel worried while Kita's working, the manager takes it out of her pay. PA-san smelled Kita's hair and Bocchi never heard of the name. Nijika teaches her to want to try reception, and Kita practices participating in their customers. While Bocchi writes on the floor using her finger when she loses her identity, she is playing a new song again called "The Elegy of the Part-Time Worker Who Lost Her Identity to the Just-Arrived Newbie", turns into a soul and the end card illustration was shown after the broadcast.

Nijika asks her to teach Kita to do the drinks. Bocchi follows her step by step, but she cannot do it when Kita staring her. She cannot release her finger and it's overfilled the coffee. Kita used a handkerchief on Bocchi's hand were hurt and told her to rest now. She explains to her that she wanted to join the band. Previously, Bocchi watched the TV when the band man had no friends at all, and she wants to be popular from now. She wants to work toward world peace.

Bocchi asked her if she wanted to get closer to the senpai. Kita sees a senpai with a guitar, she details that it has an above-it-all attitude, is unisex, and squee. If a customer wants to order a cassis orange, Kita will serve it up, and Bocchi will know the live house next time. Kita found the flyer recruiting for Kessoku Band without thinking. While Nijika talks to Ryo about ticket booking. Bocchi always wanted it, Kita wanted to join Kessoku Band and become Ryo-senpai's girl. For some reason, Kita can't join the band now, and Bocchi is worried about that.

After work, Bocchi wanted to talk to Kita, but she bumps herself. Kita said earlier that, Bocchi also ran away before the concert. Nijika and Ryo got up, and Bocchi recognized Kita's left hand. Nijika prompts her to rock out with Kessoku Band and never have met with Bocchi. She promises her for wanting her band, Bocchi will do it. Ryo has only had to pay one-quarter of the studio and quota fees, Nijika being a little less honest of her. Kita sparkling of her senpai's quota, Nijika always wanted Bocchi to teach Kita to play the guitar, and Kita perhaps to join Kessoku Band to work hard. Kita asks her if should give up that party lifestyle and dance like mad every night. Nijika doesn't let Bocchi will go because of today's MVP. Bocchi makes bashful of them, Kita never learned how to play guitar and shows her guitar has six strings. She becomes shocked and faints and officially joined the band.

The next day, Kita whines up at Bocchi hereby to quit the guitar while practicing. Bocchi is thinking of her, and Kita apologizes to Bocchi. When Ryo lent Kita's guitar and everyone's helping, she gave the money and will be eating weeds from now on. But Kita was a joke, she makes it too hard to use an F chord. Bocchi is so glad she and playing the guitar. Ryo has arrived at the studio and eating weeds, Bocchi is how thinking of her, and Kita makes confesses to her senpai.

## Characters

List of characters in order of appearance:

* Hitori Gotoh
* Jimihen
* Futari Gotoh
* Ikuyo Kita
* Nijika Ijichi
* Ryo Yamada
* Seika Ijichi
* PA-san

## Cast

* **Hitori Gotoh**: Yoshino Aoyama
* **Nijika Ijichi**: Sayumi Suzushiro
* **Ryo Yamada**: Saku Mizuno
* **Ikuyo Kita**: Ikumi Hasegawa

* **Seika Ijichi**: Maaya Uchida
* **PA-san / Jimihen**: Kotori Koiwai
* **Futari Gotoh**: Misaki Watada

## Gallery

### Materials

Prop designer 1Prop designer 2Prop designer 3Script cover
### Videos

Bocchi the Rock! - Episode 03 Web PreviewWeb preview for episode 3Bocchi the Talk! - 03
## Trivia

* Title card color: Red
* Ending quote was said by Kita.
* Title of the episode is derived from "Hase Suns".
* The rock band BAKWIMPS is a parody of RADWIMPS.
* An energy drink Moffster Hamagy is also a parody of Monster Energy.

### Adaptation notes

* The anime adds the following:
	+ Bocchi perhaps to be graduated from introversion.
	+ Ryo is eating lunch and Nijika makes the flyer for the live house at Shimokitazawa High School.
	+ Bocchi becomes a popular guitarist and goes to Oto Station.
	+ Ryo praying for Kita when she is dead.
	+ Ryo is eating grass on the next day of the live house.
* Bocchi's conversation when she cannot eat in the bathroom, but it was not to be present in the anime.
* Bocchi seeking her from the window in the manga. Bocchi seeking her from the door in the anime.
* Nijika brings only one energy drink in the manga. Nijika brings a ton of energy drinks in the anime.

## References

1. ↑ Translated from the official website.