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Bocchi the Rock! Anonymous 12/17/2022 (Sat) 19:39:50 No. 1615
Anyone been watching this anime? It's actually kinda enjoyable. Basically the story is about an introvert who picks up the guitar after being upset that she never made friends in middle school and is dragged into a high school band by pure chance. Honestly, I think the anime has a lot of charm and I'm looking forward to seeing if a season 2 will ever be made or if I'll start the manga next week ater the final episode airs. What do you think about Bocchi the Rock anons? cute band story? shitty K-On rip off? You decide!
>>1615 Ive seen a ton of clips of it that seem funny and its probably going to be the next thing I watch. I am slightly worried that its one of those shows where only the clips were good and the rest is boring.
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I'm enjoying it, but ep 11 was pure fanservice.
>>1615 It has the same sort of comfy, nostalgic appeal that K-ON had for me, being someone who played in bands in high school. I like it. >>1628 Do zoomers really? Sounds like a great way to ruin shows for yourself.
>>1637 bands as in an actual band or do you mean like high school concert/symphonic band? Myself, I played trumpet for marching/symphonic band in highschool/middle school and it was a pain in the ass. It was nice to 'beat' others in the music competitions though considering I never practiced.
bocchi is a nigger
>>1727 how dare you
Is this seasonal shit? Is it Cute Girls Doing Cute Things or does it have an actual plot with stakes? Is it similar to K-on! or different? I hated K-on! and want something with the same premise but totally different execution and I can't tell if this is a meme series or not.
>>1798 Why not just watch the first episode and see for yourself?
>>1799 What, and waste a perfectly good half hour?
>>1802 It's not like you have anything better to do
>>1802 Just watch it fag muncher
>>1803 >>1834 I really prefer to get a recommendation on something before watching it. I guess I'll pass on this and see how it's remembered in a decade or so. Or maybe look up YouTube reviews. Not sure what the point of a discussion forum is if not for discussing things.
>>1835 Why ask questions you already know the answers too?
>>1835 seems like its just a slice of life band comedy with autistic introvert meme girl as the main draw
>>1615 Give me the run down on Bocchi, it seems like this is just another K-ON! and it's being shilled everywhere so I can only deduce that this is the new anime flavor of the month. Why is it so popular? I've never even heard of it until a month ago.
>>1935 watch some clips and make up your own mind.
>>1935 Everyone here is a shithead and refuses to elaborate or explain why you should watch anything, so I'll do it instead. I think we need to define what K-on! means to you. Both K-on! and Bocchi are seasonal moe blob yonkoma adaptations that take liberties to develop a plot. The story of the first season both revolve around forming a band and looking forward to playing a cultural festival. And in the broadest sense, they are both "cute girls doing cute things". But the major departure with Bocchi is how individual episodes are written. I would summarize the average K-on! episode as "the girls fuck around for 20 minutes and then stumble into success anyways to keep the plot going". They do absolutely nothing but procrastinate, and it seems more like the band thing is a gimmick for aesthetic reasons rather than an actual passion of anyone involved, including the main characters. Additionally, the protagonist starts from absolute 0, yet manages to play acceptable rather quickly. On the other hand, Bocchi has some skill due to autistically practicing by herself for years, but has no ability to play with others or adjust her own timing to match, which is a barrier. However, every episode entails her and the gang doing stuff to further their ambitions. They have jobs at a music club where they work. They rarely even hang out as a group because their time is spent working or practicing when they are free. Money is an issue. Publicity is an issue. They have to earn the right to play on stage. They have to actually convince others to show up. It's not the highest stakes or the biggest struggle, but I would characterize each episode of Bocchi as being about "trying to make a band succeed". K-on! is fundamentally not about being in a band on any substantive level. I think my biggest problem is that, yeah, a lot of Bocchi stuff has been done before. If you've seen K-on! and Watamote then it kinda feels like treading old ground. That said, I think Bocchi does it better than both of them. The animation is crisper (aside from one rotoscoped segment that could hide the CGI well) and more creative, and the main character shows actual growth. By the end of Watamote, Tomoko was still a smelly autist who doubled-down. By the end of K-on!, they're still procrastinating and using Mugi's wealth to fund their bullshit and have tea time. Bocchi actually learns and improves. Is it a major change? No, but she improves on both communication, social skills, and group performances over the course of the show, and that's more than I can say for most seasonal anime where nothing is learned and the characters are built to have the same gimmick forever. Also bassist is best girl.
>>1954 Cool, so actual non-retarded plot progression and character development basically
>>1954 Who're you callin' a shithead?
watched the first two episodes, seems like it'll probably be a decent/good anime all things considered Bocchi has a good and skilled VA, her inner monologue and thought process is funny and very autistic, socially anxious and shy NEET-like (with music flavor instead of games/other shit as the focus), and the music seems pretty good so far, has a good OP. Animation and art quality seems alright (I assume the BD will upgrade it nicely when it comes), and Bocchi has a good design. The other characters seem fine enough to facilitate things and be a supporting cast, Bocchi appears to be the clear focus and she's already getting some character development, if gradual as she says, so that's nice. Decent first impression I'd say, I'll probably watch the rest of it today or something.
>>1954 >By the end of Watamote, Tomoko was still a smelly autist who doubled-down. That's truer to real life than anything Bocchi does.
>>2007 I think it depends. Personally, I had a very shy phase but learned to become more outgoing by doing hobbies and making friends that way. Bocchi is more relatable to me than Tomoko by a mile. Conversely, I know at least one person who is very much like Tomoko and marinates in their own piss and sweat cheese. Most loners are just asocial introverts. They need their alone time, but are perfectly capable of interacting in social settings for short periods and participating in hobbies. Small conventions are proof of this. The coolest guys there are mostly shut-ins who come out occasionally to show off their craft. Music is probably a little less like this, as many musicians are extrovert NEETs, but the occasional introvert isn't uncommon. In a sense, these are two different types of characters but the end result in social situations is the same. That said, I think Tomoko's behavior is more like the "introverted loner". Real Tomokos are far more antisocial and obnoxious than she is portrayed, and they certainly don't accumulate lesbian harems.
Why does anime cater to the loser crowd? And why is it so successful?
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Bocchi the "Rock"?
>>2232 I hate how much I like these muscular bocchis
>>2019 It depends on you applying false equivalences.
>>2325 Damn, you gonna say something about a strawman next?
Finished 8 episodes of it, it's been nice to watch thus far, I like the progression, music, and Bocchi.
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>>1615 I will try it anon
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>>2427 Goes to show that flavor of the month will always be just because of trendy people or normonet folks hyping it up. Anyone even remembers Attack on Titan? All the cultural significance of these series goes into the toilet once they run their course. Meanwhile you got people still making references to fucking Kaiji/Akagi/FKMT stuff despite the series never being a mainstream hit. Heck, I've seen more Golgo13 references than people knowing what the fuck Golgo13 is.
>>2232 more
>>2439 >anyone even remembers attack on titan Are you actually insane or just retarded?
>>2439 You're saying as if that's a bad thing. Most anime don't even get form treatment, and end up with limited fans who in turn lead to limited sales
>>2439 >Anyone even remembers Attack on Titan No, youโ€™re right everyone forgot about it. It may have been one of the best selling manga and watched anime of all time but once its over nobody cares. >cultural significance the themesong has been memed to hell, it has memorable quotes. If youre talking explicitly about just references in manga/anime im sure theres some but Id argue references dont tell much of how impactful the work is. For instance, Hunter x Hunter is very popular but people only reference the extreme hair. Id say the actual impact of a work is how it affects the medium, the genre, or something big like how JoJo and many other works are inspired by Fist of the North Star or how a shit ton of harem manga use the same kind of formula Love Hina did years ago.
is this the spot?
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You will drink and you will be happy
These poor 2022 anons couldnโ€™t even fathom the cultural impact Bocchi would have on the worldโ€ฆ
>>30568 Bocchi truly is our national treasure.
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Happy birthday Kita!
Not sure if it appeared to me in a dream or was actually in the show: did bocchi wet herself in middle school which caused her trauma later on? I have a pretty clear memory of this happening.
>>37927 I recall someone posting about this in a bocc thread years ago I think it was merely a theory
>>37932 I even "remember" the context. Bocchi was too afraid to ask the teacher to go to the bathroom and instead she wet herself. Mandela effect?
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>>1615 Bocchi was replaced by a okama
It's Kita's birthday and nobody bothered to make a thread celebrating it? Blasphemy, this has to change now!
i keep getting her mixed up with the blonde girl. Bocchi and the blue haired one are the only girls in the cast who matter
Unprotected sex with Kita posters
>>40028 it was briefly celebrated in the Bocchi the Rock thread sorry but only the introverts matter
Happy Birthday Kita!
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I watch it for Nijika
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I can't believe it's been nearly three years. I never did become financially stable enough to buy a bass. I'm not sure if Tho would be disappointed in me or think it was relatable.
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>>1615 >introvert She has social anxiety. Totally different, I would know, I suffer from it since the day I was born.
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>>42423 Just mooch off others and eat weeds until you have enough money to buy a cheap bass. It's what she would have wanted
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>>43339 can't even get it on this slow af board...
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there will always only be one real Bocchi
Kill Ry** posters.
>>1615 It's a story that proves all you need to make a boring self insert protagonist likable is to make them a cute girl.
>>1615 So are the K-On fags and Bocchi fags at war?
>>43407 Well then the Bocchi fags should do a better job stomping out the trannys.
>>43521 you mean the kitards they've been mostly banished to discord
>>1615 Thought this was an ironic post before checking the date, damn. >>43358 Who?
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>he doesn't lubricate his nuts
You LOVE Kita
kita sucks
>>43220 I can fix her.
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Where the H*CK do I ask questions about gear now? /gg/ was shit, but it was still possible to have helpful discussions there from time to time. I've never used b-sama guitar forums and R*dd*t and never will. But what else is there even? YT comment sections and communities? Fucking D*sc*rd? Dammit.
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>>45304 I want her to make me worse
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>2022 Bocchi thread
>>53902 remember watching Bocchi in 2022? there were no kitards back then
>>53934 Kita, please put down that girl...
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nijka
>>56113 Her sister is better
>>56882 She's in her 30s and still sleeps with plushies. I'm well past the point of being able to express my feelings with YIKES
>>57182 Seika is a young and beautiful maiden
>>57182 I can drain her swamp womb
I really like how this sunshine tomboy goober looks in overalls.
A strange wet creature has entered the room.
>>64329 sexo
>>64330 S-she's pulling off a boccher move! Impressive...
If you saw this girl(?) standing outside an izakaya, would you talk to her, bros?
I really didn't expect such a touching moment out of nowhere.......
KEK
Bocchi the Cryptid
>>64339 Bocchtopus ๐Ÿ™ >>64340 Call the cops, Nijika.....
>>64340 wtf. I didn't know Nijika was capable of being colder than her sister... I want Nijika to talk to me like this too...
>>64358 Drinking Nijika's monster juice...
This is a very nice nijikker
No way. No way... I wanted everyone to see her solo... No...
>>64416 ABABABABABABA.... stop laughing... >>64413 This was so cool. (I'm not sure what made so many people go so crazy for her yet. Though she is cute and lovable.)
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>>64419 >all those lights needed a lot of bitrate
>>64402 I would goomba nijika
Fellas, why is Bocchi so cute? She makes me want to pick up the guitar, why is Bocchi so influential???
>>65038 I'm having a lot of fun watching Bocchi The Rock! It is much more entertaining than I thought it would be.
>>65041 Yeah, it's a good anime.
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>>65044 The only thing I find a tad bit annoying is Bocchi's excessive social anxiety, but I guess it'a necessary as the anime would be boring if she was just someone who is super duper good at Guitar and has the praise of everyone and their mom. I like the drunk bassist, she cute too and I like that she helped Bocchi come out of her shell to get her to sell venue tickets.
>>65050 She's kinda like Bocchi but alcoholic. >competent and useless >sociable and a dork A cute baka
>>65052 >2nd pic No, I wanna eat THIS .
>>65053 Nooo Bocchi!
I am currently on the episode where Bocchi and Kessoku band are playing for the school festival and Bocchi's string snapped and she can't tune the E-string because of it. But she used the bottleneck and now the day is saved. I genuinely cringed watching that. I wanted to skip over it! I skipped over the first live performance at Starry when everyone was playing off tune because they were disheartened that the people that didnt know them didnt give a shit about them I did a little more digging on Bocchi The Rock! And it was greenlit for a second season a few months back. I am very excited for this show, I will definitely be following it.
>>65063 Not an anime but Kikuri has a spin-off manga.
The ED and OP themes in Bocchi The Rock! go hard. >Seiyuu Complex >Guitar, Loneliness and Blue Planet >Distortion! >If I Could Be A Constellation
>>65041 That's great to hear! I just finished it recently myself.
>>66028 Blobba Bocchi
>>66245 MAD? "Translator note: MAD = AMV"?
Bocchi exploded
>>66267 MAD = YTPMV
>>66488 But if it's restricted to anime then that's just an AMV.
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I would die for Hiroi
What did Kita-chan write?
>>66169 Ganbare boccher... >>66245 I hope more people check that channel out, cool stuff!
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>kita cat Will she wear cat ears in S2?
>>67530 Cute!
I can't find a Kikuri thread.


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