The Best Slice of Life Anime: Bocchi the Rock

[@MrHunteru]

WAIT! Before you comment it, I know that's *Yamcha* and not *Goku.* Don't type it! I see you. I know you want to type it, but nooo you mustn't. Also editing this comment to put in that I have been told many a-times in this comment section that Hitori actually writes all the lyrics, not just the one song so that was an error on my part. Now, some of you might be getting a notification for this video and thinking to yourself: "Wait, didn't he upload this a few days ago?" And if you thought that, you would be right! The part where Bocchi does her solo was claimed for copyright, so I put more edits on that clip to hopefully keep it copyright free. Sorry for the ping! I just really want to make this video stick, I put a lot of heart into it. In other words, its good to be back! The response for the first time this video was live was so positive, and it made me very happy to have made it. If you haven't watched Bocchi the Rock, please go do so. It's so, so good. Happy New Year! And have a wonderful day :)

[@icession4872]

Welp kinda sucks that it had to be copyright but honestly I'll just say this Welcome back, Keep up the great work as usual, Do it at your own pace and of course have fun while doing so

[@potatoCris]

mmmm =T i really want to thou

[@MrHunteru]

@@potatoCris noooooo resist the urgeee

[@retierashia]

You caught me.

[@f1uffzhunt3r]

Its… Y-Y-Yamcha…! N-N-N-N-n-n-n-no-not Gooookuuuuuu…!!!

[@micu8942]

bocchi the rock unironically made my life better by motivating me to continue my passions in the new year

[@MrHunteru]

That’s amazing, I’m happy for you. I hope your passions flourish this year and you go great places with them

[@maxterminatehole2086]

'yep i play guitar and watch anime' be like

[@juliankim1626]

If an anime can convince thousands, probably tens of thousands of people to grab a guitar and start learning, then it’s *probably* a good anime

[@JimmyEatDirt]

Yeah, like me. Already written a rough draft of a song. When I get better, I may even post it.

[@Alex3713]

Guilty as charged. Bought a guitar, signed up for lessons. Grown ass adult

[@morganmywife]

yep, used to play bass but quit due to financial reasons. 7 years later, discovered bocchi the rock, and bought a brand new bass guitar after watching it.

[@christophobia6415]

I used to play bass as a hobby but school caused me to drop it. I watched the anime with a group of close friends recently and immediately after finishing it we all agreed to start a band together. I joke a lot that Bocchi gave me brain damage but I really couldn't be happier that the anime gave me the motivation to get back into music again.

[@CoRnBlom]

I bought a Pacifica when the anime was still airing, I was kinda sad because there was no Les Paul in the music shop But then the final eps aired and Bocchi changed her guitar to Pacifica, it made me really happy lol

[@danshive4017]

(Everyone on stage but Bocchi is succumbing to stage fright) “Why isn’t the stage fright affecting Bocchi?!” “That’s my secret. I always have stage fright.”

[@MrHunteru]

This is such a goated comment lmao

[@jenniferchaulam]

/oh my god i need a comic for this

[@ILikeTheThingsIDo]

This show made me, a 30 year old man, change something I recognized I was doing to myself. The introduction of Hiroi, the "Happiness Spiral", and Bocchi's dark potential future helped me realize I needed to cut back on my drinking. I started drinking for the exact same reason as Hiroi, to overcome my introversion and anxiety but it had started following me home. I started waking up and feeling like I wanted a drink. Anyway, this silly magnificent show helped me realize that's not who I want to be going forward.

[@Lunacrina]

How are you?

[@ILikeTheThingsIDo]

@@Lunacrina still better. Had a bit of a relapse for the holidays but I've not drank more than a glass of wine at home since the new year and I feel a lot better than I had. Thank you for asking.

[@kuivia]

@@ILikeTheThingsIDo That's awesome man, from what i've heard relapsing is more often than not part of the journey to stay sober. Good luck!

[@ILikeTheThingsIDo]

@@kuivia it's less sobriety and more drinking only on occasion. If I just keep it to parties and going out, I'll be better. And I have other vices 🤷‍♂️

[@kuivia]

@@ILikeTheThingsIDo ah that sounds ever more difficult. I have a mate who has to stay away from drinking any alcohol at get togethers because otherwise his brain is gonna instantly want to go buy some snowy

[@elmariachi290188]

when the string broke on the last episode. its crazy how much i relate to the scene since im a guitarist and musician myself. when hitori tried to tune her 1st string it made a noise, and it look hard to turn the peg, in that instance i thought to myself ( oh, is the string gonna break?) and it did. that attention to detail is fantastic. this happen to me on multiple show and it always panic inducing every single time. but like hitori, you'll learn how to handle the situation in multiple ways.

[@MrHunteru]

Wow. Yeah it seems guitar players like yourself will really have that extra layer for appreciation with this show, I would've never known that just from the peg being turned or the string making a noise that the string is prone to breaking. That's such a small detail but so cool

[@elmariachi290188]

@@MrHunteru the noise is definitely exagerrated on the show though, not necessarily mean that a string is gonna break. but sometimes it is :) what also impress me on episode 12 performance is the small detail like you point out in the video(the interaction between members etc) but also for me is this.. you could see small movement when hitori press a button on her pedalboard to switch effect on/off. or on the 2nd song she didn't stand facing nijika like the other two cause she's gonna play a wah pedal so she need to stand where her effect is. i could go on sorry for long post but i just so impress by the animation, they got no reason to be that good but it is that good.

[@pallaschiron]

@@MrHunteru the alcoholic bassist Hiroi coming to the culture festival (together with Starry manager and her elder alumni Seika Ichiji) was the crucial part: 1 she brought the bottle and placed it in the front edge of the stage 2 she lifted her eyelid when she heard Bocchi tuning the loose string, leading to the climax 3 Bocchi went to Sick Hack performance in ep 10 in Shinjiku Folt, where Bocchi witnessed Hiroi doing stage dive so when she was caught blindsidedly by the mic delivered from Kita (albeit in good will), she could only mimic what Hiroi had done, and without the best circumstances and atmosphere, her dive fell flat. btw, Seika, Hiroi and Ryo were the three started laughing, because they knew better than Bocchi that right atmosphere and right crowd were not there. Seika stopped laughing and switched back to her boss persona, though.

[@nikitasfantasies6658]

I have a genuine question - how did her playing with a bottle solve the problem? Since the string was still broken

[@elmariachi290188]

@@nikitasfantasies6658 i’m not sure how to explain properly. But when you play with a slide(the bottle), the slightest move will change the note on more extreme level than playing with your finger. And also bcause the position of the bottle doesn’t touch the fingerboard directly, it sounds more smoother when you move around the fingerboard. Therefore what bocchi needed to do was find the right note and play around it even though the tuning of the guitar was off bcause of the broken string. Im sorry i dont think i explained it properly but i hope it helps.

[@robby7499]

This show was so good glad I watched it before it slipped my mind. The animation style reminds me of Courage the Cowardly Dog and Gumball with how it enforces several styles like claymation, 3D modeling, and surrealism. Bocchi is painfully accurate to how socially awkward people act but you want her to break free of it. She has a good support group for friends who try to make her comfortable. Best girl is probably a tie between Hiroi and Ryo. Ryo's probably my spirit animal.

[@robby7499]

But was a gem along with Do It Yourself!!

[@FrankACai]

We could read between the lines that Hiroi is most connected to Seika the manager. Remember when Hiroi went to Starry and she held her arms around Seika (though Seika showed some grudge) and Hiroi addressed Hitori as Bocchi-chan right away. In contrast, in the scene of street performance, Hiroi said Hitori-chan in this entire scene. From the demeanor and speech change, we could see Hiroi and Seika must have contacted each other between the timeline from ep06 to ep08

[@Vaihly]

IKR it reminds me so much of TAWOG it actually made me abit nostalgic because it gave almost the same feeling of watching TAWOG for the first time again 😭🥲

[@nebulittle5697]

All the other newer anime struggling to do literally anything to gain popularity then bocchi just appears with 0 start up and just takes over the #1 anime role in two months. That's insane

[@MrHunteru]

It is, I haven’t seen anything like this in years

[@ljpdv3433]

You can really feel the passion that went into this anime... absolute gem this is.

[@doodlehates_uttp]

I want another season

[@dvillines26]

I relate not just to Bocchi's anxiety, but to her tendency to catastrophize situations, to imagine the worst that could happen, and her neurotic tendencies to see the negative rather than positive in a situation. and also to performing best when shit hits the fan, while otherwise being a disaster. it's too real. And sometimes I do feel, metaphorically, like I could dissolve into dust, or pop like a balloon, after doing something particularly embarrassing or being in a strange and unfamiliar situation. And I think here it's important to talk about subject vs object, when it comes to storytelling. Bocchi is consistently a subject rather than an object, someone whose feelings we feel - whose mood literally warps the reality of the show. She isn't just the main character - she has heavily defined wants and ideals and fears. now, and this is a really low hanging fruit for comparison, but I can't help it, Komi from Komi Can't Communicate is by and large an object. Like, yes, we know she wants friends, but we don't hear her inner monologue, and both the writing and the shot framing put her up on a pedestal, and sort of otherize her. While a lot of what her classmates believe about her isn't true, it seems like it's only natural for them to idolize her and obsess over her. which, no? That's fucking weird. but that's beside the point. The subject of Komi Can't Communicate, in most cases, is Tadano. Sometimes it will be one of the side characters interacting with Komi. But it's not Komi. Seeing Bocchi's anxieties dramatized, and her panic attacks cartoonishly warping her, not only reinforces her subjectivity, but even creates a sort of 'hypersubjectivity' where the viewer's ability to feel empathy for the character skyrockets. She Just Like Me, FR. The visual gags have a conscious, holistic purpose - to put us in her headspace. The mixed media and the art style shifts are jarring, and that draws the viewer's attention more than something done closer to the show's 'standard' style. That further reinforces the subjectivity. In general, nothing in moving pictures, be it live action or animated, series or film, works better to enhance a main character's quality as a subject than to have everything warp around them. This is much easier in animation, but it's done quite a lot in live action. If the character's mental state affects what we see and how we see it, it affords them a certain status they wouldn't so easily have if we were just looking at them from an objective lens. Bocchi the Rock fully exploits the unique potentials of the medium of animation to do this in ways I've only otherwise seen in a couple of things, off the top of my head I can only think of the Monogatari series anime. And by making her subject rather than object, Bocchi the Rock portrays social anxiety much better than anything else in anime. We're not watching her fail. We're sitting with her in the failure. We're not laughing at her stressing out - we're laughing a bit nervously as her freak out cuts a bit too deep and maybe reminds us of that one time. also, I love Kikuri Hiroi more than is reasonable, Questionably Functional Drunk Adult Woman is literally my favorite anime character type.

[@maxterminatehole2086]

even bocchi dont want to sleep with you

[@anthraxxxxxx]

I was reluctant at the beginning watching this anime, but as you did seeing it in the top anime lists made me begin it. I fell in love with this anime, it reminded the myself of 10 years ago, now im 25, i was like her in middle and beginning of high school but with the time passing i changed because society imposed it. I was and always be an introvert, i never totally lose my social anxiety i just learned to deal with it and eventually got groups of friends and life went on. Last year i lost my only and younger brother of cancer, and my anxiety came back again as a giant a rock on my head. But this anime, i want to believe changed something in me, like accepting that i am not alone in the world. Thank you bocchi.

[@carlomigueldelosangeles3721]

I can’t express how much I love this anime. I literally lived the same highschool life as Bocchi, was inspired to play the guitar, and I managed to play with a band in a school festival, I even played lead guitar like Bocchi. LITERALLY EVERYTHING except working in a live house and the 30k subs… Now that I’m in college and seeing this anime brought me to tears almost unlike any anime I’ve watched so far. Thank you for the video man and I agree that this is anime of the year.

[@MrHunteru]

Hey that 30k dream could be real one day. Whatever it is that you decide to pursue entirely with your skills, I'm sure you'll excel at

[@carlomigueldelosangeles3721]

@@MrHunteru I dont really mind the subs but i did have the same dream as Bocchi, that is to be a famous band. But now our band went on to have separate lives and that became a distant dream. I guess its nice to see how it couldve been in this anime if we really pushed for our dreams.

[@farrasrhn3281]

Man, I know it's 1 year late, but I also live the same highschool life as Bocchi, was in a band specifically math rock, except I'm a drummer. But on the sad side, after graduating from college we decided to disbanded and focus on our career and adulthood lives. Now having a famous band is just a dream of my teenage years. I hope Kessoku Band doesn't end up like this :')

[@carlomigueldelosangeles3721]

@@farrasrhn3281 Hello, good thing that your band kept going till college. And yeah such is life that the adult life will eventually get us all. An update after a year, I am graduating this year and in my university, there is an annual battle of the bands and I am thinking of joining with some of my found friends here in college who plays as well, who knows, depending on how busy I am with my thesis HAHAHA. Looking back at this I still hope Bocchi comes back with a season 2.

[@farrasrhn3281]

@@carlomigueldelosangeles3721 Yeah, now I don't know what to do with the skill that once meant so much to me. But Bocchi suddenly appeared and miraculously resonated with my personal experiences. Never imagined in my life a guy in his late 20s would put a CGDCT/slice of life/comedy anime in his top 3 anime of all time after AoT and Gintama. Too much things for only 12 episodes. Anyway, greetings from another continent on the other side of the blue planet.

[@_sim7onytuber707]

6:26 Yamada didn't write the lyrics for the band, that's Hitori. Episode 4 is about her trying the write lyrics for the band. Thats why most of kessoku band's songs lyric is kinda dark. Yamada compose the songs for the band.

[@MrHunteru]

Yeah I think someone mentioned that on the last rendition of this video, that was my bad. I thought she just wrote the one song and that Ryo did the rest

[@alext9095]

Ryo writes the music but often says it as “I am working on the new song” or stuff like that. Probably the cause of the confusion

[@shue2526]

@@alext9095I’m pretty sure they meant she’s in charge of producing the music “working on the song” but Bocchi is in charge of writing the lyrics

[@alext9095]

@@shue2526 I know I was explaining where the confusion comes from

[@professorakiba434]

I thought I'd mention that some people do actually use jars as "bottlenecks" or what we often refer to as slides. In fact Steel Guitars are often played with slides including jars. Loved this video. Really loved your analysis of how the band evolves. And Episode 8 made me cry. Exactly the same moment you refer to. There is also another moment that stood out. When Bocchi performs on the street, the drunken bass player gives her advice: "Don't treat the audience as the enemy". When one of her future fans calls out support during the performance, Bocchi changes her performance and she recognizes that the audience isn't the enemy. I came close to tearing up when she gets so much fulfillment from the smiles and joy she has given in the street performance. I totally agree. This was the best anime of 2022 and the best slice of life anime I've ever seen.

[@MrHunteru]

WHAAAT I had no clue that was actually a real guitar maneuver, that's insane. That moment in the street was a highlight of the show too, I'm glad you enjoyed the video and of course loved the show. Bocchi is such a good anime

[@Ash_Yu]

@@MrHunteru the original author, Aki Hamaji, is a massive band nerd and even picked up the bass and drums while writing it. She knows her stuff, which is why Kessoku Band's progression feels so natural

[@HaxeRain]

man, that episode 6 part with the street performance, once bocchi started playing really well, i just straight up teared up at the end, seeing her so fulfilled and the end with her so happy over her sold tickets, the anime just hits the right spots so well each freaking time

[@hyteclowlife]

@@MrHunteru slide guitar is pretty common in blues, country, and folk music. However, doing an adlib slide guitar solo at the drop of a hat and under pressure is HARD, even if it's something you specialize in. Hitori really is a guitar hero and massively talented for her age. Hell a lot of the riffs she plays in the songs are challenging - way harder than you would expect for a guitarist who's been playing for 3 years. The verse riff in That Band made me sweat, and I went to music school and have played in bands for two decades.

[@Insert_Bland_Name_Here]

The band performances feel like they're live performances because they basically are. They took a real band, filmed that band playing the songs, then drew the 2D stuff on top. That's why the performance scenes are so absurdly realistic. As for Hitori feeling so relatable to people regardless of gender, that's because Hitori isn't written as a girl with social anxiety, but as a person with social anxiety, who just happens to be a girl. It's a subtle difference, but it makes a huge difference. Also, the two moments when Hitori takes a chance and does something nobody expects, risks embarrassing herself but instead earns the band a bunch of fans just give me goosebumps every time I see them. Both times, she takes a huge chance, and she saves the day. Funny enough, they're also the only guitar solos we ever hear in the show, and they're saved for those real climactic moments, the way guitar solos honestly should be.

[@ArchOfficial]

I think they probably used mocap instead of rotoscoping. You can see polygon edges and the models just simply look 3D. They then drew some 2D on top of the cuts that didn't look good in 3D.

[@d_d1721]

Once you pass the mark of 500+ animes watched, there's never a season with a lot to offer. In that regard, Bocchi has that weird 2000 - 2010 energy but with todays resources, put that together with amazing ost, sound design and seiyuus, and It really feels like something special.

[@mg2030]

amazing video, I had no idea i was going to love bocchi as much as i did i hope we get a season 2! also keep using your OC/Avatar i like know this is your video it reminds me who you are :D

[@mg2030]

had to re comment my comment

[@MrHunteru]

lmao thank you for recommenting, and I'll keep that in mind and stick with the current avatar. Thank you

[@prajnadeva]

"Couldn't get the cover out of my mind" Well, the key visual is good, right? It perfectly captures what kind of show it is and very inviting. Sometimes key visual is what make or break for anime, and most of the times anime only got 1 KV. If they got popular, the more KV are produced for BD covers . But did you know that Bocchi the Rock has total 15 KV produced before airing, during airing, and after the last episode? Plus BD covers another 6, and there is Yamaha collab +1. 22 KV These are all drawn by one person, the character designer and chief animation director Kerorira. The guy who asked around about Bocchi adaptation to all producer he met. The KV are used for song cover, single cover, album cover, promotion material, etc. They are all good looking

[@MrHunteru]

That makes a lot of sense, I was wondering how every single had a pretty unique cover art. That's really dope

[@HaxeRain]

Kerorira aint human dude, he is bocchi's series fan number one and without him, we wouldnt have gotten half of what we got, i have nothing but respects to kerorira's passion in the series and how he set the tone and stage for the rest of the staff to have such great time and make such an anime

[@TheAnimeHistorian220]

Great to see this video back up! I especially liked how in-depth you were with the rock influences of BTR (being a huge rock fan myself, that's what drew me into the series, so seeing how Bocchi shares many of those influences was a highlight in this already great video) btw, you have some really great musical taste (props for having the courage to say that Weezer is your favorite band)

[@MrHunteru]

Thank you! And thank you lol, my irl friends were like "YOU DID WHAT?!?!" when I told them I admitted to being a Weezer fan, cause even they think I'm insane for liking Weezer

[@ed_cmntonly]

Its now objective fact everyone guess who won the anime awards 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@dj_sp3rmcount]

14:11 i saw a clip of this scene in my recommended at first i thought it was a meme but when i looked into the comments i started to realise this was an actual scene from an actual anime and i just had to watch it, after the first few episodes i was hooked, never has an anime been this relatable to myself

[@mononokehime3182]

Bocchi the Rock is to me the best anime I've ever seen. I cried, I laughed, I was in shock, I was sad, I was rejoiced, I cheered, I did it all for Bocchi. It was so deep that I fell into what felt like a soul-crushing depression after watching it... but a week later, after a good night of sleep, I woke up to having what felt like an endless amount of energy, joy and positivity and I just couldn't stop laughing at anything for two days, all the while listening to Kessoku Band. Then I did what any weeb would rationally do: I went on AmiAmi and bought all the merch. Thank God for this show, man. Boot up the computer and watch it multiple times.

[@MrHunteru]

I feel that SO bad lmao I'm sitting here waiting for the scales to come out, I pre-ordered the keychains from AmiAmi as soon as I saw them come up. The merch is so good, just like the show

[@that1pianist]

I'm waiting for more t shirts! I want to support the animators and production company to let them know that this is what we want more of

[@Mully57]

NGL bro: I rewatched it with every new episode released.

[@minhpp2852]

When I passed BTR in fall 2022, that was the most terrible idea I have ever made in my anime life, but fortunately I finished it in June 2023 and I have one word only: MASTERPIECE.

[@Rapha_blinds]

I love to hear ppl talk so passionately about this anime that I also love so much. To discover Bocchi the rock was like getting a long and warm hug when I most needed it. I cried like a baby many times during my watch and it was refreshing and inspiring

[@minhpp2852]

The most memorable moment is at the episode 8, Bocchi solo guitar was CRAZY 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥and also in episode 12, the bottleneck technique was MIND BLOWING 🤯🤯

[@malakai_adam]

This show straight up became one of my all time favorites over night. It's so well done

[@therealforestelf]

have to say as a Metal Musician myself this reminded me so much of the story arc behind my first gig (which I just had about a month ago, basically 10 years in the making) and this show catches the general anxiety so so well but also this great otherworldly feeling of finally being noticed, people actually listening and cheering, to contrast all the stress you go throw before you play (and sometimes during the little breaks in between). bottom line: made me cry a lot for all reasons (great comedy, great feels, great story arc) - this was definitely one of the goats, especially when it comes to music anime, and definitely worth a place in the hall of fame. I hope there can be a season 2 and if they ever do a Dub for this, they are gonna have such a hard time, but I wish them all the luck in the world, because this anime needs to be as availiable as possible for everyone!

[@Ikcatcher]

I feel like Kessoku Band is geniunely going to make an impact on J-Rock as a genre (both in the story and irl). Their album was the top of Japanese music charts for weeks with them being first place in the Digital Albums Chart for four weeks straight, apparently a first for any female group ever. This might just be me making assumptions, but I feel like it’s popularity correlates with many Gen Z’s resonating with the songs “written” by Bocchi. The concept of an underdog band overcoming the odds and becoming famous has been done plenty of times but I feel like the somewhat cynical lyrics of Kessoku Band’s songs becoming mainstream can be seen as inspirational for a generation of people raised during the internet era, where the constant stream of information overwhelms them and makes them feel like life in general is just a miserable existence. I mean I’m pretty sure it’s not like there hasn’t been other Japanese bands that have also written cynical Gen Z lyrics and are hits, I just feel like Kessoku Band might have left a bigger impact since it’s coming from an anime series with moe girls. I literally have nothing to back up these statements, like I said it’s just ramblings from someone listening to Seishun Complex for the fifth time on loop.

[@lesath7883]

Thank you. This anime was indeed the black horse of this year, and oh, boy, it closed the year in such a strong note. Pun intended. It made me tear up so many times. Hope you keep the good work, and keep on showing your love for anime through your analysis for a long, long time.

[@lesath7883]

PS: Weezer is a good band. Nothing to feel ashamed of there.

[@MrHunteru]

I'll do my best to keep it up for ya :) and thank you I appreciate it, I was worried to admit being a Weezer fan but so far people have been pretty chill about it

[@EZenough4]

This show was relatable on so many levels for me. Not only as a social inept high schooler, but also as a musician. Her longing to be in a band reminded me so much of myself it was crazy. This was a great video dude, and Bocchi the rock is a great anime. Definitely my favorite.

[@nobeenery]

i have a friend who plays guitar and i recommended bocchi to them because i was so inspired by it and we're already in a band together (sort of), they loved it and they ranted to me about the attention to detail on bocchi's guitar skills and the animation in general, so safe to say i'll be practicing harder at drums because of how amazing bocchi is lol

[@Helpames]

Here’s a little fun fact, The Performance scenes that seem like CGI IS CGI they used 3D Models of the girls for the scenes and they drew OVER the 3D Models frame by frame, and it looks like genuine good CGI when it’s just 2D art drawn over it, it’s really insane how they go all out for this simple little 4 Panel Manga! I hope we get to see another Season of these Colorful Girls!

[@StubbsOTD]

11:00 That's Yamcha's death pose, which makes it even funnier. :D jokes aside, I fucking LOVED this show and have already rewatched it. anime of the year!

[@spinnenente]

I really didn't expect anything to beat out edgerunners or CSM last year but bocchi is the first anime in a LONG while where i pretty much rewatched immediately an have rewatched with a friend as well. It is relatable, creative and has a drive that is missing in the usual slice of life shows.

[@raimondibro]

That's what I said lol! Csm, edgerunners, new aot. All masterpieces, bocchi is still my favorite 🤣

[@mito-pb8qg]

Fun. I think that drive you're talking about is just pure, unadulterated fun making this. You can almost smell the passion watching this. Unbelievable.

[@ivansolodyankin6820]

Every concert scene is CGI, actually, but it made in a way so you can't see it, so well it made. It uses same principals, as the Sunrise idol shows.

[@アーメンオーメン]

本当に素晴らしい編集！ シーンの切り取りや紹介が上手く、楽しく見させていただきました。 最終話のラストカットの考察は本当に素晴らしい、涙ぐんでしまいました。 こんなにもぼっちざろっくを愛してくれてありがとう！

[@MrHunteru]

I'm really happy to hear that you liked the video so much, and I'm really happy it's made its way to you :D

[@oh5245]

I really liked your analysis on Bocchi the Rock, some of the things you said I didn’t realize like the bridge metaphor at the end of the anime. Bocchi the Rock is definitely my favorite anime I’ve ever watched and now it makes me want to grab a guitar.

[@sadaholic]

the ONLY correction for this video is that it’s bocchi who writes the lyrics. ryo just creates the riffs for the band members. otherwise, fire video and i honestly agree with you. bocchi the rock is amazing. i hope we get a season 2

[@MrHunteru]

Yeah that was a mistake on my part, I was under the impression she just wrote the one song. I'm glad you liked the video though! And me too, I might start reading the manga because I just want more Bocchi that bad

[@eyrietracer]

13:30 most of the performances kessoku band perform are CGI but it’s so good you can’t even notice!

[@randomguy8325]

man i relate to bocchi the rock on a universal level, such realistic examples of what having social anxiety is like. never in my life have i ever seen a show have such a great story, animation, music and funny moments. i've never had this much fun with a show in a long time sure all these repetitive shonen are good but shows like these where you see these characters as actual people with emotions and personality other than just a super powered knuckle head who fights alot , seeing them as people i can relate to and feel for just hits me in a spot where no other anime could bocchi is now one of my fav anime and i 100 percent agree with the title. cant wait for season 2 ''if its ever happening''

[@terwolt]

bocchi-chan made me feel something i never felt, i feel inspired not only to play the guitar, but feel alive doing what i want and being happy

[@xanaviii]

Already watched the first video, but watching again because both you and Bocchi deserve it.

[@MrHunteru]

That's so sweet, thank you. Watching it again really helps the content get out there

[@Funniwesd]

2:43 i be listening to that on loop in math class while doing my work and on the bus cuz it's such a jammer

[@Ilobmybf]

27:17 I can’t tell you how many times I played that over and over

[@MrHunteru]

SAME! I rewatched that clip over and over again for like a week straight

[@Kaktanternak]

I played drums for some time and my first instinct was to look at Nijika when they played for the first time in Starry. And I knew the anime is good, and there's care and talent put into it, but it's the first instance when I realized just HOW MUCH of thought went into making it. She's animated perfectly, each hand movement, bass pedal and even keeping rythm with her leg when she's not playing for a bit. It's amazing.

[@Kaltsit-]

I feel like Bocchi is an accurate portrayal of someone on the spectrum.

[@MUETZE198]

gotta spread this as wide as I can. the live numbers in bocchi... actually are lives. they actually took actors and let them perform while being in character. like they told bocchis actor "play the guitar like you are a stature" there is a really cool discussion on bocchis mangakas youtube channel (yes she has one) where the mangaka and the sound designer talk about the recording of the live. they then used rotoscoping like in who framed roger rabbit to paint over the real actors that are performing with bocchi and the band

[@MrHunteru]

REALLY?? Holy shit I really missed out on not putting this in the video

[@MUETZE198]

@@MrHunteru At first i was like "oh the cgi looks a little bit weird at the end of the first live gig" and looked a little bit into it so i found out that it were actual actors who performed and it was so interesting. Bocchi really takes animation as a medium and just plays with it. They used so many techniques that were just amazing. Not gonna lie it made me realize again what kind of possibilities lie in animation. Just a technique breakdown of animation stuff used in bocchi would be enough to fill a 30 minute + video... now listen I'm not saying you should do one xD but you totally should xD. Anyways i totally agree bocchi the rock aired during a time where tobs of great anime aired and it easily managed to archive anime of the year for me.

[@timestate9718]

I noticed you using a lot of toaru anime osts. Nice to see another toaru fan!

[@MrHunteru]

Yeah! Not only do I love the series, but all their music is copyright free! :D

[@Relive-Anime]

About the part where Bocchi plays with the jar, I found it crazy after doing research that that's a real thing guitarists do. It's called bottlenecking or also known as playing slide. It gives the guitar the ability to play more chords on the same fret/string and it has a unique sound. VERY DIFFICULT though to play it this way, especially on the fly like that, which is why Seika, Nijika's older sister, was so shocked to see that. Every bit of Bocchi's practicing was meant for this moment. Now if only they would have caught her on the stage dive lol

[@MHChang2014]

As someone who plays guitar in a rock band, I am a sucker for any band anime and I already had my eye on this show looooooong before it seemingly blew up out of nowhere. For me, in addition to being a very good anime in general, it captures the spirit of performing in a live band and all the things that come with it. It was especially awesome seeing the little details too as a live musician, Bocchi playing a classy Les Paul Custom, Kita playing a Les Paul Jr, Ryou with the Fender bass, and my bands drummer said he even spotted Nijika playing a signature snare drum from Pearl. They were plugging into Marshall and Ampeg amp stacks, and it captures the spirit of live performance from an up and coming band pretty much spot on. Super happy that the show popped off and maybe this will lead to more weeb musicians in the world :)

[@shmooters5599]

I’m still waiting for them to release a version of “That Band” with Bocchi’s solo intro

[@lethaldj13]

oh i thought u were gonna mention, Ryo is basically the main composer of their band, Bocchi the lyric writer but Ryo pretty much arrange the songs. gotta love the dynamics of the characters cuz each one compliments each other like an actual band that functions well. Wish i had members like them when i was active in the band scene xD man i love how u pointed out how its so different to K-on i was feeling the same way towards that show. I kept waiting when are they gonna rock out ? but its mostly school slice of life for that show, while BTR feels like u are watching a band grow from the indies (it would feel this way even more if u continue following the story up to the current chapters in the manga!)

[@FengLengshun]

While I was hooked from the beginning, ever since seeing clips of it, it was the concert scene that makes me floored. You have to understand -- I recently played through the concert scene of Trails of Cold Steel and started out playing/reading Musicus (from the same maker as Kira Kira), the former managed to botch a concert they try to hype and the latter managed to sell me that energy that concerts with minimum budget, stock assets, and mostly narration. That was two extremes of "being able to deliver a good experience and yet failing," and "not having enough resource and yet succeeding". So Bocchi took this concert energy that I only read up on and give me a visual that makes me _get it_ . I have never been to a concert in my life, and yet nothing has made me want to go to one as much as Bocchi and Musicus working in tandem celebrating the experience of going to concert. A lot of the Bocchi stuff are funny and #relatable, but the concert inspired a real desire for me to get out and go to one of these concerts/clubs now that things are finally getting back to normal. That was also when I know I needed to show this anime to my musician friend, and two weeks ago we spend just hanging out at his house marathoning the whole season. It was a ton of fun.

[@MrHunteru]

This is an awesome story. Concerts are a ton of fun and I think that you'll enjoy going to one a lot, it is a very different experience to just listening to their music. Once you go live, you'll want to go and hear them live again. And the marathoning sounds like fun too!

[@nightmare6804]

This is the one of the few anime that I'm proud of saying I cried to because this anime is really relatable I can't stop my feelings as being introvert like bocchi I really want a season 2 so badly

[@gilgameshlfx7006]

26:50 - I think you missed the part where the actual advice that push Hitori to take action wasn't from Ryou, but from Kikuri. "You're not in combat with the people in front of you. Don't get twisted who your enemies are"

[@lizardjesus]

Was reading the manga and became a fan of it over a year before the anime came out and one of my favorite bands is Kyoto math rock band Tricot. While I did hear about the original manga getting an anime it kind of just left my mind. So cut to around October and I see Tricot singer Ikkyu Nakajima post some promo images of Bocchi since she actually wrote the 2nd ending Kara Kara and that's when I realized the anime was out.

[@MrHunteru]

Oh my god bro I love tricot, I listen to pool all the time. I had no clue they wrote karakara. That makes a ton of sense in hindsight

[@Kenny-du6pt]

have you seen Tsuritama? Just because I remember really enjoying that when it came out and it's portrayal of anxiety (and neurodivergence - but i dont think that's canon) its very silly and absurd but has a lot of deep themes and is about putting in the effort because otherwise nothing will change.

[@MrHunteru]

Wow, no I haven't but I'm very interested in checking it out now. Thank you!

[@Kenny-du6pt]

@@MrHunteru :] hope u enjoy!

[@aranz1712]

Once I make it big with art... you bet I am going to send some love too. Really enjoyed your video!!

[@MrHunteru]

I'll be looking forward to seeing you hit it big. Got any socials like twitter?

[@katylepetsos7512]

I watched Bocchi The Rock a few weeks ago, and it very quickly became one of my favorites. I’m even planning on learning guitar (I mean, I’ve been considering it long before I watched Bocchi, but this show is what actually inspired me enough to actually decide to do it).

[@raimondibro]

As an introverted guitarist, yes. Just yes. Every scene hit hard. The rotoscoping then drawn in 2d was incredibly satisfying. Didn't know this anime existed at first. After watching made in abyss s2, aot final part 1, edgerunners, and csm, bocchi takes 1st. Not easily, but for me it's aoty

[@AWanderingSwordsman]

I've never felt as proud of a fictional character as bocchi in episode 8.

[@peanuts5338]

I absolutely agree with this. It has jumped up into my favorite anime but it also makes me scared. I keep thinking that will the season 2 be at the level of this first season, and the conclusion of the manga and anime because I just want it to keep going

[@Christian-gr3gu]

Dude if your a sucker for character singing songs, watch symphogear. It's magical girls that powered when they sing, so Everytime they fight theirs a banger sound track. And they fight nearly every episode

[@MrHunteru]

I'm convinced I'll check it out this week

[@DeckDogs4Life]

Ice Nine Kills? Nice! I got to see them on Trinity of Terror tour twice last year and they are amazing live. Just got my Killendar in the mail I ordered from them.

[@alxoko]

ngl i almost cried watching the end of this video... the way you worded all that was just so beautiful

[@BytheCaye]

Bocchi legit made me buy a guitar and start practicing lmao. I'm shit but hopefully improving c:

[@csweezey18]

14:12 Fun fact: This is an Undertale reference. I think it might actually be the first time any anime has openly referenced Undertale, in fact.

[@MrHunteru]

Oh is it actually? I never delved much into Undertale besides the music

[@Kyee124]

Not really, Pop Team Epic had made reference to Undertale several times, even Deltarune of all thing

[@csweezey18]

@@Kyee124 Did they? My bad.

[@HaxeRain]

@@MrHunteru yeah, it was a reference to one of its trailers, japan has lots of references to it around but this one is really in the face, it gets funnier with the behind the scenes tweets of the animator and the weird pitch done to him for it

[@awesomemike1500]

This anime literally changed my musical life! Started playing new music, encouraged to grow bigger and better in playing.

[@katylepetsos7512]

Yeah, I even started learning guitar because of this show (I only started a few weeks ago, I haven’t been practicing lately but I have not given up on it)

[@awesomemike1500]

@@katylepetsos7512 5 mins a day, start with learning your chords (major and minor) then rhythm with a metronome and strumming. Keep a journal, learn some song with a capo if needed, and then slowly learn all the keys. Learn your diminished and augmented chords (I didn’t at first so starting on that soon) then caged system and then the scales to find melody and lead. Also learn to play by ear by having a guitar player help you or by an app or something playing random notes.

[@katylepetsos7512]

@@awesomemike1500thank you so much for the tips, I’ll definitely take that into consideration.

[@awesomemike1500]

@@katylepetsos7512 glad to be of service 😊

[@cuakman]

In the part you said she finds courage and strenght to do the solo, she says before "i don't want it to end", only in the moments were we are most affraid we find courage, freaking beautifull. My favourite anime of the past 2 years, and we had some bangers lately. Also if you never watched Beck, it has by far the best soundtrack in any anime since, from Alternative to folk, blues, punk, metal, there is even trash pop-rock music from dramas being referenced as shit and Hip hop.

[@lune_crsc]

i decided to start watching anime about a week ago, and when i made a list of shows to watch, BTR was a high priority. i always adored the characters' designs, and as a rock fan it checked all the boxes. i started watching the show two days ago, and within those two days, i have watched AND rewatched the entirety of s1 and it easily became not only my favorite anime (not a hard bar to clear considering i've only watched two so far) but has also become my favorite show in general. there are so many scenes that just make sense, and a lot that dont make sense; but that's the point. it does exactly what it needs to and more, and the visuals are all so impressive. i love this show and i couldn't recommend it enough, especially to people who haven't watched or haven't yet enjoyed a slice of life anime. 11/10

[@minhpp2852]

Every songs in BTR are so inspiration somehow, idk but after listening to them, I feel so GOOD.

[@generalowen4344]

to me, i agree with you. however that is before i watched Osama Ranking yesterday. i'm only 3 episodes in and believe this has the potential to become the best in 2022. but yeah i love Bocchi the Rock so much as i'm literally putting it above chainsaw man, blue lock, Kaguya sama, demon slayer, and maybe the same tier as Attack on Titan. please go watch it, it's so much better than you think. and also watch Osama Ranking too, it's so freaking good.

[@estebanbustamante2647]

11:00 Goku? My brother in Christ thats Yamcha

[@minhpp2852]

Glad you are big fan of Rock, so it will be very TENSE when enjoying BTR with the ROCK in your soul.

[@remuvs]

CGI was in fact used during some of the performance scenes like Kessoku Band's audition. CloverWorks used some neat tricks to blend the CGI so it's not abrasive to the scene. If you look closely at Bocchi and Nijika when they get close ups you can notice it, particularly when Bocchi starts going hard on the chorus.

[@colbypennington4641]

Hands down on my list of favorite anime after watching it. It was such a nice surprise and I hope they put out more stuff like it or... maybe... more seasons of Bocchi

[@dubbymazlo]

I mean Cloverworks gave us Kitagawa and Gojo (My Dress up Darling) this year... I applaud them for giving us them and Bocchi this year...

[@KemptonLam]

Well done! Just finished the anime and enjoying your analysis picking up things that we didn't have a clue of! Cool!

[@yesyes3505]

I just watched this and everything from the comedy to the music to everything is just perfect and hilarious and awesome great show I totally recommend! AND YESSS THE SONGS ARE SO GOOOD

[@icydeadcrusher]

The reason the Lives / them playing seem so well animated is that it's motion capture -> CG -> rotoscope -> drawing on top (and embellishment like the motion-blur of Nijikas Drumsticks, for example). They actually do this quite a bit (for example the scene you point out of "them just walking"), but its so subtle and well executed that its hard to miss. Overall the show is just a prime example of the power of letting all the involved artists be creative in how they want to do things. Absolute 10/10

[@timer04]

I can't explain why, but this video really put a smile on my face and it really brightened up my day, so thank you!

[@MrHunteru]

Of course :) thank you for watching

[@pancaketoothbrush]

I only recently finished Bocchi the Rock and I absolutely adored it! I loved it so much that I decided to read the manga as well. But I think I might have to re-watch the anime again, as you've certainly outlined a few details I missed. Just watching this video and seeing those small details for the first time made me fall all the more in love with this anime, so I can't wait to give it another watch!

[@surfff]

ngl cried multiple times watching this 🥹🥹🥹

[@mah1ro267]

I played guitar in a band during my school years. We had several small concerts on local events, bars and clubs. But after we graduated we all moved away. This was already 8 years ago and I barely touched my guitar since then. A few weeks ago I heard "Crow Song" by "Girls Dead Monsters" from the Angel Beats Anime again - the song that was the reason for me to start with guitar back then. I'm really hard practicing now, even have a guitar teacher who plays in a rock band himself, and it just feels like I'm slowly starting to live again after years of just "existing". Angel Beats and Bocchi the Rock are so encouraging and motivating on this path, I really love them. Especially I can relate hard to several scenes with Bocchi overthinking everything.

[@MrHunteru]

Fuck yeah dude, power to you. It takes a lot to try and move past just feeling complacent with life. The songs in Angel Beats kick ass. May your motivation stick, and whatever path you're on flourish. Ready to see you hit it big :) You GOT this shit

[@mah1ro267]

@@MrHunteru Haha, thanks 😄 I'll tell you when I will have my first concert xD I really want to go into the direction of this fast paced live enjoying rock music like the typical japanese indie-rock this time. Its something that is currently completely non-existant here in germany, but I live near Leipzig, one of the german main hubs for anime fans. So I think it won't be so difficult to find other people who wanna play music like this🎸

[@Dampnap]

Amazing video, when I saw the the video length I didn't think I'd end up staying for the whole ride but the passion you have for this show really showed and I loved hearing your analysis of it. This show completely caught me off guard as well because I didn't even start watching, let alone even have it in my radar, until around the 4th episode when I saw a clip of Bocchi glitching out and I thought it was fake. When I went to find the scene and saw it was actually part of an actual episode airing that season I had to include it in my sat night anime viewing with friends and we quickly grew to love this anime. When we got to watch their first time playing together I thought to myself "Ugh, if they actually show them playing it'll prolly be short and maybe even a bit cringe" but boy was I fucking wrong. I can't believe how amazing the music for this show ended up being that it even got me to do the impossible and buy my first anime merch with it being the soundtrack to the show followed by the BD's. Never did I think I'd get as invested in the show as I did but with the whole the characters in the story, the absolute stellar animation, the banging music, and the character development for Bocchi to the point where I felt like a dad watching their daughter grow up it ended up becoming my favorite anime of the year. Hell it's definitely one of my favorite anime of all time now too!

[@Ard521]

Great video, shame you didn't mention what Hiroi said to bocchi about how her audience isn't her enemy which definitely helped with her character development. This anime really made me pick up the bass again after trying it out two years ago then dropping it, it definitely reignited something in me.

[@MrHunteru]

I thought about mentioning that scene, but I didn’t want it to be super long so I went with the scene that was more impactful for me. I think it’s awesome you picked up the bass again though, I hope it goes well :)

[@kacperbraszkiewicz2819]

Man the Starry concert is literally the best scene in media, it's unbelievable how big of a setup she gets and the pay off not even rewards the setup, it flipping soars

[@Lugmillord]

35:34 This was the first video of yours I watched since a lot of Bocchi stuff had been recommended to me. Though hearing my favorite anime's name may make me stay on this channel a little longer...

[@MrHunteru]

Oh? Its rare to find a new Higu fan lol

[@Lugmillord]

@@MrHunteru I watched the original two seasons around 2011ish and the series has been my favorite ever since. (nano desu, nipah, hauuu, etc. to prove it, lol) I also have all English manga books for both Higurashi and Umineko, as well as like 10 Japanese ones for Higurashi. Kinda addicted.

[@MrHunteru]

@@Lugmillord OOOHHH man you are so lucky. I've been trying to get my hands on the Umi manga but I do not want to spend a fortune to get them. Not yet anyways. The reason my channel started to get popular was because I made a ton on the recent requel Gou and Sotsu, so I owe a lot to Higurashi

[@Lugmillord]

@@MrHunteru Oh, are they expensive where you live? I got them right when they released so the expenses were spread out over a long time. But there is one really shitty thing and that is how Higurashi DVDs are sold here in Germany. 30-40 Euro per DVD and each has exactly one arc (Matsuribayashi hen on 2 DVDs). That's just sadistic. I got Rei and left it at that.

[@MrHunteru]

@@Lugmillord wow that is pretty awful. I think anime DVDs are most of the time though, I picked up the entirety of Steins;Gate for like $60 and it was split into two boxes that both cost $30 each. But yeah the Umi manga here in the states is out of print and has been for a very long time. If you want to buy most volumes, the only place is eBay or Amazon for minimum of $100 per volume. It’s ridiculous

[@plekkx]

The anime has CGI in the lives and performances. They used a mix of CGI, blurr and actual drawings in the actual parts like their expressions to make them seem more natural or more anime-like. There may be other scenes aside from lives and performances in which they must have applied it but I can't find them with my naked eye. I wasn't sure if they were actually implementing CGI but I believe there was a video of the studio explaining how they implemented CGI and various elements to make the anime the way it was done. Albeit I can't find it right now.

[@MrHunteru]

Oooohh. If you do find it, I'd love to watch that video

[@HaxeRain]

Rotoscoping and tracing over yeah, thats the techniques used over it, with stuff like instruments actually drawn by hand, they had a tight help from aniplex which was in charge of the music aspect, where they would take extra care with the way the performers moved and acted while playing

[@yurinamaekawa7250]

I mean, Kita isn't in love with Ryo, it's just one of these comical yuri-bait anime tropes

[@tape-6]

i mean...she is? its not really bait if you state it directly. Ive seen comical yuri-bait in anime and this comes off as more just a comical depiction of an overly intense teen crush, especially since the crush js such a central aspect of kitas character motivation and an active driving force within the plot rather than an occasional throwaway gag (though the gags are very funny).

[@yurinamaekawa7250]

@@tape-6 Not in the sense that they could marry

[@Kanjocult]

Thanks for the amazing video now u made me love btr more and more 😭

[@zironcat5265]

33:22 actually, the bridge can be interpreted like a transition between two phases, as in music, the bridge is the connector between two parts of a song, the transition between them, its probably showing that a new phase of hitori's life is beginning, probably hinting about the planned movie or maybe a second season. Also, due to the sun, there are both sides on that one bridge, and bocchi is going from the dark blue one to the lighter one, another hint on her development

[@MrHunteru]

Excellent analysis, I love it! I think this is much more along the lines for what it was actually intended to mean than what I was going for

[@neku-fn8dq]

Finally, a video essay that is well put together talking about one of my favorite anime(also, i think this channel is underrated)

[@MrHunteru]

This was a really sweet comment. I've been worried this video was flawed but this has reassured me that its not as bad as I think. Thank you for the kind words :)

[@benpurcell4935]

CloverWorks last year did a great job in keeping in line with the source material from what I can gather. Akebi’s Sailor Uniform, In the Heart of the Kunoichi Tsubaki, My Dress-Up Darling, and Shadows House season 2 all had mostly positive reviews because of how they adapted the source material.

[@GdMan11.]

14:12 “trust me sir. This blender shot will be fucking hilarious”

[@samfisher6606]

My favorite is "If I Could be a Constellation," especially with that bottleneck slide solo. The animation on the playing is so good because its rotoscoped. I think.

[@Raifu__]

I’ve been on stage in high school (playing drums), and when I saw bocchi, I felt it was a carbon copy of what I’ve experienced 15y ago. Being good when playing alone, sucking when playing with my band, and even failing to keep the rhythm on stage, with my band saving my ass.

[@velvetra29]

You know a show is darn good when you're crying just by watching the reviews of the show.

[@marciobr7184]

This anime is hilarious! XD I was away from anime (not enough time), but since I had crunchyroll to watch Attack on Titan, I've decided to try some others. hahah I've been playing guitar/bass/drums since 2000's (yeah...I'm old) and I had a few bands just for fun. Now, I'm studying piano and synth/midi stuff. I wanna make more music now, thanks to "Carole and Tuesday" and Bocchi lol Now I'm watching "Your lies in April" ;_;

[@the-termite]

for those wondering, you can actually play guitar with a jar. They make "slides" (little glass tubes that fit on your finger) so that people can do it on purpose. It has the same sound it had in the anime and I thought it was so cool(i ply bass and some guitar)