Bocchi the Rock! (anime)

The main key visual.

“*Four people, but alone.*”
―Tagline
***Bocchi the Rock!*** (ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！, *Bocchi za Rokku!*) is an anime adaptation based on the manga of the same name. The anime series was produced by CloverWorks and premiered from October 9 to December 25, 2022. The anime can be watched on Crunchyroll worldwide and Bilibili Global in Southeast Asia.

A theater compilation was announced to be screened in spring 2024.

## Plot

Hitori Gotoh, also known as "Bocchi-chan," is an extremely shy and insidious girl, who always says "Ah" at the beginning of her sentence.

She longed for a band activity that seemed to shine even for herself, but since, she had no friends, she decided to spend six hours a day in middle high school playing the guitar alone.

She noticed that was a delusion about posting a good guitar performance video on the internet as "guitarhero" or playing an active part at a school festival concert, instead of finding a band member, **she was a high school student without making any friends!**

One day, she was one step before hikikomori (shut-in), and one day she was called out by Nijika Ijichi, who is playing drums in **"Kessoku Band"**, and that kind of daily life changes little by little.

## Production

### Development and staff

Character designer and chief animation director Kerorira was originally a big fan of the manga and had been looking for information about the project since before it was chosen to work on it. Around June 2019, Kerorira went on a private outing with CloverWorks producer Shota Umehara and asked Umehara if an anime adaptation project was coming. Umehara called his boss, Yuichi Fukushima, an executive officer at CloverWorks, and found that Mikihiro Takayama, who belongs to the parent company Aniplex and is a big fan of the manga, had coincidentally brought a proposal to CloverWorks at the same time for an anime adaptation.

The anime will be produced by two companies: Aniplex, which plans, advertises, produces, and produces music, and Houbunsha, which holds the rights to the manga and publishes it.

Keiichiro Saito, who is directing his first anime series, was chosen at Kerorira's request, "I'd like to create a work of art with you." Umehara, who had a connection with the team through another work and knew their abilities, asked them to join the team. Umehara arranges the other team with consideration for the compatibility of each staff member and their schedules. Umehara had previously worked on *Three Leaves, Three Colors*, and other Kirara productions at his former studio, Doga Kobo, and staff members who worked with him during his time at Doga Kobo, such as Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, director of *NEW GAME!* and *Engaged to the Unidentified*. In addition, Jun Yamazaki, character designer for *Three Leaves, Three Colors*, and Yukiko Horiguchi, character designer for *K-ON!* also participated in the production of the opening key animation.

The appointment of Erika Yoshida for the series composition and screenplay was proposed by Aniplex, and she wrote the script for all episodes. The first manuscript of the first episode was completed on December 13, 2020. She was introduced through a connection with Umehara in the anime film *Love Me, Love Me Not*, produced by A-1 Pictures, and Saito joined the project because he had seen the scripts for her previous works and wanted to use her.

The concert director is Yusuke Kawakami, the action director for *WONDER EGG PRIORITY* produced by Umehara's team and storyboarded and directed the eighth episode of *My Dress-Up Darling*. Saki Takahashi, who worked on the character design for *WONDER EGG PRIORITY*, will participate in the sub-character design and plain clothes design cooperation. Other directors include Keisuke Shinohara, director of *My Dress-Up Darling*, Kazumasa Ishida, character designer, and Yusuke Yamamoto, character designer for the anime series, many of the directors, animation directors, animators, and other staff from the above two works participated in each episode number, and the production system is centered on young staff in their 20s and early 30s, including Saito, Kerorira, Kawakami, and other main staff, participating animators, and staff from each section. In contrast to animation production sites, which are usually disbanded after the completion of a single production, many of the staff members shared a common interest throughout the three productions, making it a site where they could work together strongly as a team.

On the other hand, CloverWorks' in-house team is in charge of background art, color design and finishing (coloring), and photography processing. An in-house team led by Asuka Yokota and Yasunao Moriyasu, who were in charge of colors and art for *Akebi's Sailor Uniform*, handles colors and background art. The 3DCGI was done by Boundary, which does CG production for CloverWorks. The high rate of in-house production of finishing, art, photography, and computer graphics makes for easy collaboration on the production site.

### Acting and casting

Aki Hamazi, the author of the manga, also participated in the casting process, and when there were disagreements among the staff, the decision was based on Hamazi's opinion. In particular, the role of Kita was also subjected to a singing test, in which the actor was judged on both her Kita-ness and her singing ability.

Yoshino Aoyama was cast as the main character, Hitori Gotoh. Aoyama said that when she looked back on her school days, she realized that she used to be a shadowy character, and in her audition, she expressed her former self as she was, without much consciousness of creating the role as a shadowy character. She also said that she enjoyed playing Hitori, as she felt that she could relate to many of the characters she has played in the past and that she was able to use her own experiences in the role.

Ikumi Hasegawa, who plays Kita, is conscious of singing in a way that brings out the best of the music and the band, being aware that the song is about Kessoku Band, rather than expressing the role she played as she does when singing a character song. Therefore, the singer is conscious of the voice quality of the "girl who sings well in high school," a mixture of Hasegawa and Kita, and is more conscious of the tune and lyrics than of Kita's own personality. This is also made aware of the fact that even professional artists often have different vocal qualities in their everyday speaking and singing voice.

### Composition and direction

The manga-like deformed cuteness of the story is also emphasized, and from the second episode onward, the story diverges significantly from the daily lifeline that is characteristic of the *Manga Time Kirara* line of magazines, giving a glimpse into the personality of the work and expanding on the story and expression between the panels of a yonkoma manga. While there is a cartoonish expression in the variety of faces that collapse due to an overly introverted and imaginative approach, there is also a pursuit of realism and interesting movement, which is CloverWorks' forte. The use of live-action footage and other forms of expression that are not confined to the boundaries of animation are sought, leading to a production in which realism and deformation coexist.

Saito and Yoshida controlled the content from the script stage, for example, by having the conversation of one character progress while the other was in the middle of their own world. The storyboarding process involves a close examination of each conversation to determine whether it is intended to be heard by the viewer or merely played as sound. In order to portray the momentum of the gags as an expression that can only be achieved in anime, while keeping in line with the manga, the content of the yonkoma was filled in in consultation with the original author and other publishers and added independently to make it work as an anime.

In addition to the above, the opening and ending are designed so that the story can be told in a single episode, and the end of each episode is organized cohesively. Hamazi, the original author, supervised the design settings for character design, background art, musical instruments, etc., and participated in the composition and script meetings and post-recording for all episodes. While the design aspect is supervised in detail, there is no request for the composition or scenario from the original creator side, trusting the staff, except for sharing their opinions on the composition aspect, emphasizing "not to use expressions that demean something" and "not to create bad people," Hamazi is a consultant for the production of the anime, and basically supervises and produces the anime by answering questions from the staff. On the other hand, the music and the songs in the play are produced in close cooperation between Hamazi, Instant, the music supervisor of the manga, and Aniplex's music team, which is also deeply involved in the concert scenes described below. Hamazi checked the music in particular, and was present during demos, tentative songs, and vocal recordings, working closely with Instant and the production team to match her own image of the music with that of the artists.

In the animation, Saito himself is a director with a background as an animator, so he pays particular attention to movement, and his policy is to express characterization strongly through layout, posing theatricality, and other visuals. Saito has four storyboards, and two directors, and directed the opening for this anime. At Saito's insistence, Haruka Suzuki was chosen for the ending, and Suzuki's company, Pie in the sky, produced the animation.

### Character design

The character design was initially envisioned to have many lines and details, but Saito commissioned a design that emphasized movement as described above, and the design was set up to move boldly with few lines or color separations. This also helped to reduce the burden on animators. As for the design, it was designed based on the design at the beginning of the third volume of the manga, which was being serialized at the time of production.

Kerorira has participated in all episodes as a key animator, in addition to character design and chief animation director. In particular, Kerorira was in charge of the key animation for the first episode, including the beginning of the anime, which was drawn to set the standard for the screen. Normally, the chief animation director supervises the key animation that has been corrected by the animation director in order to create a unified overall impression. However, in this anime, the policy of having each animator express his or her individuality and enriching the variations in the drawings was adopted by making the key animations by Kerorira the standard for all the animations, and by not forcing unification while sharing them throughout the entire production. Therefore, the individuality of the animators is retained during the revisions, and in some scenes, the characters are depicted with a different atmosphere on a dare. It is said that the number of scenes required for one episode of animation is approximately 300, and even animators who participate not only in one episode but in multiple episodes generally work on less than 100 scenes at most, whereas Kerorira alone worked on approximately 600 key animation scenes for all the episodes.

## Promotion and release

On February 18, 2021, an anime adaptation was announced on Twitter before the release in *Manga Time Kirara MAX* April 2021 issue. On September 17, 2021, the anime series is currently in production. However, the production was started since February 2021.

On December 18, 2021, Aniplex's official YouTube channel uploaded a teaser video of *Bocchi the Rock!*, it revealed the main staff and cast with the 2022 premiere. It is confirmed by Shota Umehara, that is in charge of Animation Producer.

On May 19, 2022, it was announced that all four character designs are released and updated on the official website. On June 17, 2022, it was announced that post-recording is in progress. On July 11, 2022, a new key visual has been released and set to premiere in October 2022.

On September 9, 2022, the official Instagram account is now open as @BTR\_isosta. On September 14, 2022 during "BOCCHI STATION", a new info has been revealed for the following as a main key visual, a new airdate as October 9, an opening single, a prescreening event, and the first PV.

On September 24, 2022, during Aniplex Online Fest 2022, a special program premiered on TOKYO MX and other network stations on October 2, 2022.

On November 6, 2022, the second PV has been released after the premiere of episode 5, and the full album has been announced to be released on December 28, 2022.

### Cast reveal

Hitori Gotoh's voice actor, Yoshino Aoyama was revealed on December 18, 2021. Nijika Ijichi's voice actor, Sayumi Suzushiro has been revealed on January 18, 2022. Ryo Yamada's voice actor, Saku Mizuno has been revealed on February 19, 2022. And lastly, Ikuyo Kita's voice actor, Ikumi Hasegawa has been revealed on March 19, 2022.

### Events

On February 21, 2022, the first event titled "「BOCCHI・IN・JAPAN」in AJ2022" was held at AnimeJapan 2022 on March 27, 2022.

On July 20, 2022, the second event was held at Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair 2022 on September 18, 2022, featuring the main cast of Kessoku Band, except Sayumi Suzushiro.

On August 1, 2022, the third event was held at Aniplex Online Fest 2022 on September 24, 2022, featuring Yoshino Aoyama.

On September 5, 2022, the fourth event titled "BOCCHI STATION" was held at ABEMA Anime Channel via the ABEMA official site on September 14, 2022, which contains new information about the anime.

On September 9, 2022, the fifth event titled "NUMBER BOCCHI" was held at KPF 2022 on November 27, 2022, featuring Aoyama and Suzushiro.

On September 14, 2022, during "BOCCHI STATION", a prescreening event titled "TOKYO WATCHING" was held at Shinjuku Wald 9 on October 5, 2022.

On December 25, 2022, after the airing of episode 12, a special event has been announced to be held on April 23, 2023, at Hulic Hall, Tokyo. On March 16, 2023, an event titled "Bocchi the Rock! desu." has been announced and revealed the event's main key visual and the event was held on that day.

On April 23, 2023, after the event of "Bocchi the Rock! desu.," a concert event titled "Kessoku Band LIVE -Kousei-" ( "Kessoku Band Concert -Fixed Star-") has been announced to be held on May 21, 2023, with unveils a key visual and the overseas live streaming for the first time. On the same day, a special studio live "Flashbacker" was simultaneously broadcast on April 29, 2023, on the three big screens in Shinjuku Yunika Vision, Osaka Tombori Station, and Nagoya NAGY.

### Overseas distribution

On September 21, 2022, Crunchyroll licensed the series for outside of Asia according to the Fall 2022 lineup and its description as well as "A closed-off student whose passion is the guitar will have their life changed after joining a band!"

On September 26, 2022, Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series across Southeast Asia, and will be broadcast to Aniplus Asia on October 9, 2022, at 12:30 AM. On the next day, Bilibili Global will be streaming the series in Southeast Asia.

On September 27, 2022, Champ Vision licensed the series in South Korea and will broadcast it to CHAMP TV on October 15, 2022, at 12:00 PM, six days after it premieres in Japan.

On September 28, 2022, Mighty Media licensed the series in Taiwan and will be streaming on CHT MOD, Bahamut, KKTV, friDayVideo, myVideo, and iQIYI.

## Cast

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

## Staff

* **Original Story**: Aki Hamazi (Serialized in *Manga Time Kirara MAX* by Houbunsha)
* **Director**: Keiichiro Saito
* **Series Composition & Screenplay**: Erika Yoshida
* **Character Design & Chief Animation Director**: Kerorira
* **Assistant Director**: Yusuke Yamamoto
* **Concert Director**: Yusuke Kawakami
* **Concert Animator**: Yuki Ito
* **Prop Design**: Ayumi Nagaki
* **2D Material Design**: Aoi Umeki
* **Color Design**: Asuka Yokota
* **Art Director**: Yasunao Moriyasu
* **Background Art Design**: taracod
* **Director of Photography**: Tsubasa Kanamori
* **CG Director**: Katsuaki Miyaji
* **Concert CG Director**: Hiroaki Uchida
* **Editor**: Daisuke Hiraki
* **Music**: Tomoki Kikuya
* **Sound Director**: Akiko Fujita
* **Sound Effects**: Shota Yaso
* **Animation Production**: CloverWorks

## Music

Kessoku Band performed all the opening, ending, and insert songs.

"Seishun Complex"
The main opening theme. Lyrics by Ai Higuchi, Composer by otoha, Arranger by Ritsuo Mitsui.
"Distortion!!"
The first ending theme. Lyrics & Composer by Maguro Taniguchi (KANA-BOON), Arranger by Ritsuo Mitsui.
"Karakara"
The second ending theme. Lyrics & Composer by Ikkyu Nakajima, Arranger by Ritsuo Mitsui.
"Nani ga Warui"
The third ending theme. Lyrics & Composer by Yuho Kitazawa, Arranger by Ritsuo Mitsui.
"Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu"
The fourth ending theme. Lyrics & Composer by Masafumi Gotoh, Arranger by Ritsuo Mitsui.
"Guitar to Kodoku to Aoihoshi"
The insert song for episodes 5 and 8. Lyrics by ZAQ, Composer by otoha, Arranger by akkin.
"Ano Band"
The insert song for episode 8. Lyrics by Ai Higuchi, Composer by Kayoko Kusano, Arranger by Ritsuo Mitsui.
"Watashi Dake Yuurei"
SICK HACK performed the insert song for episode 10. Lyrics by Keiki Nishida, Composer by Koki Adaniya, Arranger by akkin.
"Wasurete Yaranai"
The insert song for episode 12. Lyrics by ZAQ, Composer by Daichi Yoshioka, Arranger by Ritsuo Mitsui.
"Seiza ni Naretara"
The insert song for episode 12. Lyrics by Ai Higuchi, Composer by Hidemasa Naito, Arranger by Ritsuo Mitsui.
## Episode list

All episode titles have been derived from the song titles of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION.

## *Bocchi the Radio!*

An internet radio titled ***Bocchi the Radio*** (ぼっち・ざ・らじお！, *Bocchi za Rajio!*), which was announced on August 19, 2022, along with the personality is Yoshino Aoyama, and alternating personalities are Sayumi Suzushiro, Saku Mizuno and Ikumi Hasegawa.

## Gallery

### Key visuals

Hitori GotohNijika IjichiRyo YamadaIkuyo KitaCharacter key visual collectionCharacter key visualMain key visualMain key visual with additional info"Bocchi the Rock! desu." special event key visual"Kessoku Band LIVE -Kousei-" concert event key visual
### Character designs

Hitori Gotoh (v1)Hitori Gotoh (v2)Nijika Ijichi (v1)Nijika Ijichi (v2)Ryo Yamada (v1)Ryo Yamada (v2)Ikuyo Kita (v1)Ikuyo Kita (v2)
### Countdown illustrations

Yusuke Kawakami (8 days left)Ikumi Hasegawa (7 days left)Yusuke Yamamoto (6 days left)Saku Mizuno (5 days left)Kerorira (4 days left)Sayumi Suzushiro (3 days left)Yoshino Aoyama (2 days left)Aki Hamazi (1 day left)Keiichiro Saito (pre-broadcast)
### Miscellaneous

Japanese logo (white)Japanese logo (black)English logo
## Videos

### PVs

Bocchi the Rock! - Teaser PVBocchi the Rock! - PV01Bocchi the Rock! - PV02Bocchi the Rock! - Main PV
### Character PVs

Bocchi the Rock! - Character PV - Hitori GotohBocchi the Rock! - Character PV - Nijika IjichiBocchi the Rock! - Character PV - Ryo YamadaBocchi the Rock! - Character PV - Ikuyo Kita
### Web Previews

Bocchi the Rock! - Episode 01 Web PreviewWeb preview for episode 1Bocchi the Rock! - Episode 02 Web PreviewWeb preview for episode 2Bocchi the Rock! - Episode 03 Web PreviewWeb preview for episode 3Bocchi the Rock! - Episode 04 Web PreviewWeb preview for episode 4Bocchi the Rock! - Episode 05 Web PreviewWeb preview for episode 5Bocchi the Rock! - Episode 06 Web PreviewWeb preview for episode 6Bocchi the Rock! - Episode 07 Web PreviewWeb preview for episode 7Bocchi the Rock! - Episode 08 Web PreviewWeb preview for episode 8Bocchi the Rock! - Episode 09 Web PreviewWeb preview for episode 9Bocchi the Rock! - Episode 10 Web PreviewWeb preview for episode 10Bocchi the Rock! - Episode 11 Web PreviewWeb preview for episode 11Bocchi the Rock! - Episode 12 Web PreviewWeb preview for episode 12
### CAST INTERVIEW FILE

Bocchi the Rock! - CAST INTERVIEW FILE vol1 - Yoshino AoyamaBocchi the Rock! - CAST INTERVIEW FILE vol2 - Sayumi SuzushiroBocchi the Rock! - CAST INTERVIEW FILE vol3 - Saku MizunoBocchi the Rock! - CAST INTERVIEW FILE vol4 - Ikumi Hasegawa
## Trivia

* Nijika Ijichi's anime key visual that background is from Enoshima.
* In the tenth episode of the *Slow Loop* anime, Kessoku Band appears as a cameo in the cultural festival of Minami Kanagawa High School.
	+ In the animation errors:
		- Ryo's hair clip is missing.
		- Nijika's ribbon has no polka dots.
	+ In the manga version of *Slow Loop*, the people of Kessoku Band have no face.
* During Aniplex Online Fest 2022, Aoyama participated in it, but Mizuno also participated in it after the line-up of *Raven of the Inner Palace*.
* Due to schedule changes for the special program, MRT aired at 02:58 AM, 1 hour and 30 minutes later after the original time at 01:28 AM, and MBS also aired at 04:00 AM, 52 minutes later after the original time at 03:08 AM.

## See also

* Timeline/Anime
* List of Blu-ray & DVD releases
* *"Bocchi the Rock!" TV Animation Official Guidebook -COMPLEX-*

## Notes

1. ↑ Stylized in all caps on CloverWorks official website and Aniplex Online Fest 2022 line-up in English.

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## External links

* Official anime website (in Japanese)
* Official Twitter anime account (in Japanese)
* Official Instagram anime account (in Japanese)
* Crunchyroll
* Bilibili Global