Bocchi the Rock!

"Society is scary!!!" I get you Bocchi, you have no idea how much I get you. This anime takes the idea of "humour based on my pain" to another level. This anime takes a very satirical approach on social anxiety. It's somehow just so relatable and so hilarious at the same time. This is the most I've laughed watching an anime in a long time, ever since I saw KonoSuba or SaikiK. I'm a huge overthinker myself. So this anime just hits different for me. It's a very exaggerated approach on overthinking and anxiety but that's exactly why it works. There are scenes where Bocchi goes on this long path of thoughts while overthinking and ends up getting scared of something very unrealistic. And it's hilarious yes, but then I look back at times when I get anxious of something very irrational and I just don't notice it at that time. So the writers got it exactly right.

The studio Cloverworks has outdone itself. I'm not a fan of their work because they tend to pick up stories with great potential, and they utilize like half of that potential (Horimiya, Balance Unlimited, Shadows House). But they have completely proved me wrong here. The animation is absolutely gorgeous. The character designs are downright hilarious. The direction and editing is so funny, it's unbelievable. And the source material wasn't even that famous. Not many knew about Bocchi The Rock when it started. And now its one of the highest rated animes on MAL. So they've created this almost from scratch. Almost every episode is hilarious. And the band performance scenes gave me goosebumps because I really cared about the character Bocchi, and knowing her struggles, I wanted her to succeed. The side characters and the camaraderie between them is great too.

Bocchi the Rock is a slice-of-life anime depicting the story of young rocker Hitori Goto, her artistic and musical journey, and most importantly, her difficulty in dealing with deep social anxiety. What makes the anime so special are primarily the handling of comic timing and the incredible use of animation to depict the protagonist's inner states. Script and creativity match perfectly in the realization of a multifaceted, entertaining show with whom to empathize. Good is also the handling of the entire cast of characters and their relationships, and excellent the handling of the theme at hand.

Super recommended, as this is an anime that many people will manage to find very relatable as well as inspirational.

Honestly, this show turned my perception of music by 180°.

One of (if not) the best animes I've ever seen. From watching characters develop really great in their writing each episode to having lots of creative choices of representing social anxiety and relatable situations. It's an awesome experience.

Although it didn't get a lot of budget, the creators still tried to do their best with the amount of money they had and they did a really amazing job.

The music in this show is just something. The opening, The Concerts, Repetitions, Endings, OSTs and even Covers. Not a single bad composition from Kessoku band.

The cloverworks in my opinion really poured their soul into this show because the colors and characters movements make the show look more realistic and beautiful

The attention to the details is just mind-blowing. I love the fact that the creators did really care on how people would look into details so they decided to animate the instruments properly. Hope that they will keep up the great work with the upcoming season and the new producer would not dissapoint, they just don't have to rush and we'll get an another 10/10 experience.

Musically contagious, visually impressive and overcharged personality-wise. There's a lot of talent here!

But more than a successful little comedy, pretty animation and good use of different styles.. It is the excellent execution of a good emotional core, uplifting interactions and onlook on life that weights heavily on my heart, and the reason I can have this kind of connection. To me, it is more than just your average anime girls doing silly things together; but how it makes me think about myself and how things I wished were like for me and everyone around. I do feel my excitement peaked in the middle, leaving the ending to be lesser as a result.

But this studio knows how to tell a story through animation perfectly, and I wished to recommend this to everyone that has the time, and maybe a little doubt about anything. The feeling it leaves you with is how you finish with a "good day".

It was close to the end of the year of 2022, I was feeling bored out of my mind with nothing to do, so I decided to watch this random anime that piqued my interest, it seems funny and entertaining.

Fast forward 2 years later after watching the show, I known own a guitar is my second biggest hobby, and is obsessively trying to learn kessokuband's music.

This anime is truly the pinnacle of everything, relatable characters, great animation and humor. LEGENDARY MUSIC, it's just so perfect.

As an introvert. Bocchi gave me hope, that even as a socially anxious, if I played the guitar enough, I could shine like anyone else!

And not just Bocchi, other characters like Nijika, Ryo, I found tiny resemblances of myself, and it helped me try to better analyze who I am, and what steps I should take in order to counter this social anxiety that's making me struggle to make meaningful connecitons.

And kessokuaband's music, has carried, no, accompanied, walked side-by-side with me, through all my tough times. It's safe to say, that if I hadn't watched this show, I would've been a wildly different person.

One of my dreams is now, to play in a band, Thank you Bocchi, Ryo, Nijika, and Kita

Thank you Aki Hamaji Thank you AKFG Thank you to all who worked on this show Thank you to all who worked kessokuband's music And last but not least, thank you to myself, who decided to watch this show.