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BOCCHI THE ROCK!

Bocchi the Rock!ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！BTR

2022 · TV · 12 eps Finished

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What is BOCCHI THE ROCK! about?

BOCCHI THE ROCK! is a TV anime series of 12 episodes animated by CloverWorks, adapted from a manga. It aired from October 9, 2022 to December 25, 2022. AniList classifies it as comedy, music and slice of life.

Hitori Gotou, “Bocchi-chan,” is a girl who’s so introverted and shy around people that she’d always start her conversations with “Ah...”

During her middle school years, she started playing the guitar, wanting to join a band because she thought it could be an opportunity for even someone shy like her to also shine. But because she had no friends, she ended up practicing guitar for six hours every day all by herself. After becoming a skilled guitar player, she uploaded videos of herself playing the guitar to the internet under the name “Guitar Hero” and fantasized about performing at her school’s cultural festival concert. But not only could she not find any bandmates, before she knew it, she was in high school and still wasn’t able to make a single friend!

She was really close to becoming a shut-in, but one day, Nijika Ijichi, the drummer in Kessoku Band, reached out to her. And because of that, her everyday life started to change little by little...

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Themes AniList users associate with it: Band, Female Protagonist, Primarily Female Cast, Primarily Teen Cast, Rock Music, Cute Girls Doing Cute Things, Coming of Age, Hikikomori, Rehabilitation, Surreal Comedy.

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Main characters

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  • Hitori Gotou 後藤ひとり

    Main character

    Gotou Hitori is a shy, gloomy high-schooler who started learning guitar after seeing rock bands on TV, in the hope that she too could become as popular as them. However, after 2 years she has yet to make a single friend or join a band.

    Japanese voice: Yoshino Aoyama

  • Nijika Ijichi 伊地知虹夏

    Main character

    An energetic and cheerful second-year high school student. She is the drummer of Kessoku Band and the organizer who takes care of Hitori. She has an older sister, Seika, who is the manager of the live house "STARRY" and has a special feeling for the live house.

    Japanese voice: Sayumi Suzushiro

  • Ryou Yamada 山田リョウ

    Main character

    A cool and solitary second year of high school. She is in charge of the bass of Kessoku Band. She's the best friend of Nijika. Her hobbies are out of the ordinary, and she rejoices when called a weirdo. She lives with a wealthy family, but she spends much of her money on instruments and always runs out of money.

    Japanese voice: Saku Mizuno

  • Ikuyo Kita 喜多郁代

    Main character

    A bright and popular first year of high school. She is in charge of the guitar and vocals of Kessoku Band. She is a cheerful character who likes to interact with people and can talk to her with a smile without hesitation, even when she meets her for the first time. She longs for Ryo, and her feelings can go too far.

    Japanese voice: Ikumi Hasegawa

Supporting characters

  • Seika Ijichi 伊地知星歌

    Supporting character

    Nijika's older sister and manager of the live house "STARRY".

    Japanese voice: Maaya Uchida

  • Kikuri Hiroi 廣井きくり

    Supporting character

    Bassist and vocalist of the band "SICK HACK". Always drunk to forget about life's downsides.

    Japanese voice: Sayaka Senbongi

  • PA-san PAさん

    Supporting character

    Mysterious looking female PA engineer with a mouth piercing. In her private life, she is active as a virtual Youtuber under the name "Otogi Alto" producing gameplay videos.

    Japanese voice: Kotori Koiwai

  • Futari Gotou 後藤ふたり

    Supporting character

    Hitori's younger sister.

    Japanese voice: Misaki Watada

  • Naoki Gotou 後藤直樹

    Supporting character

    Hitori and Futari's father.

    Japanese voice: Junji Majima

  • Michiyo Gotou 後藤美智代

    Supporting character

    Hitori and Futari's mother.

    Japanese voice: Rie Suegara

  • Jimihen ジミへン

    Supporting character

    The Gotou family dog.

    Japanese voice: Kotori Koiwai

  • Shima Iwashita 岩下志麻

    Supporting character

    Drummer of the band "SICK HACK".

    Japanese voice: Maki Kawase

  • Eliza Shimizu 清水イライザ

    Supporting character

    Guitarist of the band "SICK HACK". She originally came from England, and moved to Japan 3 years ago so she could attend Comiket ("Comima" in the Japanese release of the manga) and be in an anison cover band. On top of her band activities, she also makes doujinshi.

    Japanese voice: Sally Amaki

  • Ginjirou Yoshida 吉田銀次郎

    Supporting character

    The manager of the live house "FOLT".

    Japanese voice: Katsuyuki Miura

  • Hitori no Fan 1-gou ひとりのファン1号

    Supporting character

    AniList has no description for this character yet.

    Japanese voice: Kana Ichinose

  • Hitori no Fan 2-gou ひとりのファン2号

    Supporting character

    AniList has no description for this character yet.

    Japanese voice: Miyuri Shimabukuro

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