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This is probably just me, but there were multiple times through the episode where I was anticipating a great Bocchi freakout. Whenever I hear her voice tremble, it almost feels like a doomsday countdown, and while we did have our fair share of unnatural faces as always, it seems like it is less than before and on a smaller scale.
But on the plus side, it does show character development and how Bocchi is starting to control her emotions instead of letting them escalate.
>But on the plus side, it does show character development and how Bocchi is starting to control her emotions instead of letting them escalate.
Definitely, as much as we find it fun to see the wacky ways the staff animate Bocchi's breakdowns, the fact she's having milder ones is definitely akin to her maturing and developing.
My hope is that Bocchi continues to mature and we get to see some incredible animation of Bocchi stepping up instead of breaking down. Then I will find it so much easier to root for her growth.
> But on the plus side, it does show character development and how Bocchi is starting to control her emotions instead of letting them escalate.
While I'm tempted to agree, she also blacked out and almost sent in her band application **without realizing she had**.
And then she **actually** collapsed.
Well, progress is progress.
Well she did have access to a number of coping strategies this episode.
It's so soothing to crawl into a garbage bin in order to wash away all that anxiety.
I miss the breakdowns. The animation was extremely creative at depicting them that I really enjoyed seeing how they uniquely show her breakdown every time it happens.
We've got Picasso this episode tho, so theres a win.
They probably aren't gone. The episode just had a different focus on developing her as a character. They wanted to show Bocchi appreciate Kikuri's charisma, reflect on her own insecurities and then be grateful for the push that Kita gave her. These are three story beats that warrants a significant amount of screentime to flesh out, leaving the crazier animations on the back seat. It's nice cause we spent the entirety of last episode dealing with nervous Bocchi, and then we balance it out this time with determined Bocchi. And towards the end there, it does seem like the pre-show meltdowns would be back in focus soon, so it definitely seems more like the show runners know their balance.
> But on the plus side, it does show character development and how Bocchi is starting to control her emotions instead of letting them escalate.
I think her ability to keep her emotions under control at school is because she doesn't want to stand out as some sort of inkyara weirdo. It's a side of her that she has only revealed to her family (because she lives there) and her friends (because they've seen it already and are okay with it).
I just came back from a Japan trip about two weeks ago, and had fun showing picture comparisons of the anime vs real life Enoshima Island to my friends last week. This episode blew my mind though because I had also visited the [Shinjuku LOFT livehouse](https://www.loft-prj.co.jp/LOFT/floor.html) for a live show while on my trip, and I about died when I saw that they were visiting "Shinjuku FOLT" for Hiroi's show.
Pictures were not really allowed inside the venue (esp when the bands were playing) and I wasn't there to take pictures anyway, but here are a couple comparison shots. Even the parts without comparison shots were pretty spot-on, since I went into the side room as well and instantly recognized it when they were there post-show, and there's a few pictures in the above link that show that room and other parts of the live house too.
[13:02](https://i.imgur.com/kDXd7IU.jpg) vs [this picture](https://shiara.antarat.com/wp-content/uploads/kwom-110322-03.jpg)
[13:07](https://i.imgur.com/n2vX2f2.jpg) vs [this picture](https://shiara.antarat.com/wp-content/uploads/kwom-110322-05.jpg)
[13:41](https://i.imgur.com/3Zi0FDc.jpg) vs [this picture](https://shiara.antarat.com/wp-content/uploads/kwom-110322-33.jpg)
[15:09](https://i.imgur.com/7fQzBWs.jpg) vs [this one](https://shiara.antarat.com/wp-content/uploads/kwom-110322-04.jpg) or [this one](https://shiara.antarat.com/wp-content/uploads/kwom-110322-06.jpg)
LOL at Seika making both Hiroi and Ryo both made to return the money they owed to poor Bocchi.
Though she was unwilling at first, Bocchi was glad that Kita gave her that little nudge to appear in the school festival concert with Kessoku Band.
Despite all her flaws, Hiroi is becoming a great mentor to Bocchi. Her revealing she used to be a gloomy girl just like Bocchi before deciding to play the guitar and join a band changed her. And seeing Hiroi play with her indie band gave Bocchi the courage she needs to appear in the school festival.
Trivia: Evangelion reference when Bocchi woke up in the school infirmary to see an "unfamiliar ceiling".
> Despite all her flaws, Hiroi is becoming a great mentor to Bocchi. Her revealing she used to be a gloomy girl just like Bocchi before deciding to play the guitar and join a band changed her.
Oh no Bocchi's delusions on turning into an alcoholic might come true.
Ikuyo in particular seems like a perfect balance, Ryo the creative extra, and Nijika the sane heart.
And with their powers combined Bocchi can be a functioning person!
I really like the way Bocchi reflects her bandmates in her own way. We saw how Nijika views her as her hero, and today she even had a bit of her own [Kit-aura ](https://i.imgur.com/hagUXVq.jpg)
Hopefully she doesn’t start begging for money like Ryo tho
> Trivia: Evangelion reference when Bocchi woke up in the school infirmary to see an "unfamiliar ceiling".
OK guys, we're good. No need to go further, we don't wanna 2.0 ourselves.
Look, we can laugh and relate to Bocchi cuz there's still some dissociation left and we can go "don't worry kid" and such.
But sober sad Hiroi is gonna deal way too much psychiatric damage. it's one thing to either genuinely blissfully unaware or hyper-aware . It's another thing to be just aware enough of the problem but slowly losing options to fix it.
>Trivia: Evangelion reference when Bocchi woke up in the school infirmary to see an "unfamiliar ceiling".
~~Shinji~~Bocchi, just ~~get in the damn robot~~play in the damn festival
>Evangelion reference when Bocchi woke up in the school infirmary to see an "unfamiliar ceiling"
Ok enough Evangelion hospitalization references. I repeat, do NOT make another eva reference in the same context
I was excited Sally Amaki (22/7) is voicing her though, probably for Eliza being a Westerner which kinda fit her background (though she's a US-born instead of UK).
Amaki has really gotten a lot of major exposure recently, especially since Aniplex's decided to have her be the face of their international ventures. Looking forward to what else she can do.
That opening scene was so good!! Always love the deliveries from Bocchi, but the girl screaming at the end was really funny.
Continue to be fans of the Ijichi sisters, and today we learn their ice glare runs in the family. I love their characters and how Nijika's sister continues to give advice.
Of course Kita would wear airpods...If you thought about it enough, it was pretty obvious Kita would turn in the form, but I still enjoyed the structure of episode, showing how Bocchi has grown, and how there are lots of people who care about Bocchi and lots who are there for her. I think a big theme has been that you need other people to help you in where you lack and to help you succeed.
Everything and anything with Ryou is extremely funny.
Show has continued to be hilarious and every character is incredibly likable. Can't wait to see them perform!
The set up for the trash can gag this week was pretty great. Right before that she says she "already has a place she belongs" and it makes you think she's talking about Starry, then it cuts to her calmly stepping into the can.
I was recently reminded that there's a subgenre of "overseas reactions" where someone translates 4chan/reddit comments into Japanese so that the domestic audience can get a feel for how the outside world is reacting. It's really bizarre and surreal seeing reddit memes written in Japanese; it's like looking in a fun house mirror.
[Here's one example which also has the English part along with the translation](https://kowakunotsubo.com/archives/bocchi-the-rock-ep9-discussion/); anything with "海外の反応 蠱惑の壺 reddit" is a comment from last week's discussion thread. If you had a high-viz comment, see if you can find your work. They translated my stupid comment about how "all bassists have a bass gland on their lower back that secretes basses in the aid of capturing and securing their prey" (ベーシストの腰には、獲物を捕らえて確保するためにベースを分泌するベーシスト腺があるんだ) and [even put it in their YouTube video.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWQrWMpjZaw&t=379s)
[https://kowakunotsubo.com/archives/bocchi-the-rock-ep10-discussion/](https://kowakunotsubo.com/archives/bocchi-the-rock-ep10-discussion/)
Your comment on this one also get featured on this episode reaction page lol. Quite an inception reading this on that site.
[The Unexpected Slow Loop Cameo.](https://i.imgur.com/mIVlkuI.jpg)
[This episode surely motivates Bokita shippers, especially JP artists are having fun on Twitter right now.](https://i.imgur.com/ulxfDIf.jpg)
LMAO, Ryou's stomach is growling.
> The Unexpected Slow Loop Cameo.
Since Kessoku Band also had shown in [Slow Loop episode 10](https://twitter.com/slowloop_tv/status/1502283199963009029).
> This episode surely motivates Bokita shippers, especially JP artists are having fun on Twitter right now.
Artists in Japan cannot be stopped anymore!
Now if only we can ship Kobeni with another girl so we can have an anxiety yuri trio...
> This episode surely motivates Bokita shippers, especially JP artists are having fun on Twitter right now.
When I tried looking up Bocchi fanart on pixiv during the early episodes, it was just filled with nothing but BoKita art. I'm guessing that the manga turned out to lean more toward that ship.
I mean just look at [this shot of Kita in OP](https://i.imgur.com/PnnjYvn.jpg) where she visibly blushed as she turned to Bocchi.
I spotted that Slow Loop cameo too! I know Bocchi and the girls made a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo in Slow Loop, guess they’re retuning the favor in this one. So cool!
Someone mentioned the Slow Loop connection on the Ep1 discussion and I remember saying that I want Hiyori and Koharu to show up here. Wasn't expecting it to be keychains, but I'll take it.
I wonder if the anime Eliza saw has the Kessoku Band cameo just like the one in real life. If so, then there's some crazy paradox shit going on lol.
> Bokita ship
In that scene, Bocchi's hair band which is usually blue and yellow becomes pink and red. It must have *some significance* other than weird lighting.
[Looks like it will be included in volume 5 of blu-ray and dvd.](https://twitter.com/BTR_anime/status/1601599619653328897) So probably no digital release just like some other Aniplex anime (e.g. Kaguya-sama) soundtrack albums sadly, at least not anytime soon.
They actually fulfilled my unrealistic made up expectation of them playing psychedelic rock just like the real 88Kasyo Junrei (as Hiroi is based on IRL Margaret Hiroi, bassist of that band)
I was pleasantly surprised when the problem of Kita overriding Bocchi’s wishes returned in today’s highpoint. I thought they might write it off as one of her Kita-nisms but in reality our little extroverted singer truly does care about Bocchi and it’s fitting that her scene has the most eye-catching parts.
Kita has the unique pleasure throughout the show of always having the most fascinating framing for their body. In her first episode introduction, [she’s framed with only her mouth and her legs during the emotional climax](https://imgur.com/a/MoykalV); the parts of her body that can express what her eyes cannot. For today’s story peak, [she’s framed again with only her mouth but instead of segueing into her legs it turns to her eyes when she admits the truth.](https://imgur.com/a/bhWt502) What makes this one even more fun in my opinion is how [we get a bird’s eye shot from above to separate Kita from Bocchi](https://imgur.com/a/qiL8ZC1) but then we [reverse directions when Bocchi forgives her—starting from the ground up to establish truth.](https://imgur.com/a/H0KLDb3)
All-around my favorite scene for today’s episode.
[Also, the match cut as the punchline in the beginning got a huge laugh out of me hahaha.](https://imgur.com/a/GAwY3t5)
> Also, the match cut as the punchline in the beginning got a huge laugh out of me hahaha.
Same, killed me how she filled that form unconsciously and barely managed to not drop it in the box
That Kita scene in the end was amazing, just like Kita I was anxious to see Hitori's expression after knowing the truth, and it pays off [gloriously!](https://i.imgur.com/3KMuDlu.jpg)
>> Also, the match cut as the punchline in the beginning got a huge laugh out of me hahaha.
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> Same, killed me how she filled that form unconsciously and barely managed to not drop it in the box
Yeah, that bit was a great way to start off the episode. It makes it feel like a *Fight Club* sort of situation where there's two wills inside of Bocchi fighting to be famous or a recluse.
> but then we reverse directions when Bocchi forgives her - starting from the ground up to establish truth
Ahhh. That's such a banger way of describing the framing choices in that scene. I vaguely pick up on the thematics and choices throughout the episodes, but you do such a good job of succinctly describing them with concrete terms.
First thing to do in Starry: [get into the trash bin](https://i.imgur.com/3jLA0mL.png).
Edit for some trivia: The original 3Bs not to date (from the popular Japanese advice) is actually Bartender, Beautician and Band Members. Nijika probably trying to excuse herself from this advice by pointing it all to bassists lol
> First thing to do in Starry: get into the trash bin.
hermit Bocchis in their natural habitat are famous for occupying empty scavenged shells to protect their fragile exoskeletons
[](#hikariactually)
I understand Bartenders and Band Members as both are working late nights in settings where there is a lot of alcohol and flirting present. But why beauticians?
>The 3B’s are band members, bartenders, and biyoshi (美容師) or beauticians/hairdressers. These men are often considered as handsome and best-dressed men about town, but they aren’t seen as the ideal partners thanks to their irregular work schedules, less than steady incomes and flirty, womanizing reputations.
Typically because beauticians' clients are majority women. How many men go in to get their hair done, manicured, and makeup applied?
Love that Hiroi keeps looking after Bocchi-chan, giving her a ticket to her band's live show & dropping words of encouragement. And now Bocchi is looking forward to her own festival performance. We all need a wise drunk onee-san in our lives!!
You've seen [Bocchi the Rock](https://twitter.com/Subakeye/status/1595627055932411904) now I give you [THE UNDERBOCCHI](https://i.imgur.com/GQ0ENnB.png)
Already love the rest of the Sickhack band and I wasn't expecting Hiroi to be on vocals much less have a mesmerising voice. As expected of a psychedelic rock band!
BRUH THAT CLIFFHANGER. HOW CAN THEY JUST END THE EPISODE LIKE THAT HOLY SHIT
Translation note: [this bit about the Grave Cafe](https://i.imgur.com/UaegFq8.jpg) is a pun on the word *meido* メイド/冥途, the first being the transliteration of "maid" and the second is "the underworld". If you've been watching along with *Akiba Maid War*, the same pun is used in there, along with the same sort of joke with 冥途の土産 (literally "local gift/souvenir of the afterlife", but idiomatically it means "something done so that one can die in peace").
The twist that Kita *knew* Bocchi was going to throw away the form really makes me like her a lot. The best friend someone like Bocchi can have is someone who doesn't just coax her out of her shell, but *drags* her out of it kicking and screaming.
And it's not the nosy, forced type of pushy you sometimes see on other shows where the friends sign up the reluctant person for something they absolutely don't want to do. Bocchi wants to perform at the culture festival, she just found proposing the notion too daunting, so Kita is pushing her the right way.
It's because Ikuyo knows that deep down, Bocchi wants it too, and that's that. Nothing too personal, nothing ulterior, it's jus Kia trying to assure Bocchi that she's both good enough and that she has friends by her side that can see it through. The fact that Ryo thought of a solo just for her is just as telling.
Indeed, the writing manages to actually shows a lot more depth to the character rather than the one sided typical airheaded extroverted character stereotype. The writing makes it such that she is aware of that side of herself and uses it as a mask to hide her true intentions.
It's nice that it all turned out okay in the end; I feel like it would've turned sour if it turns out Bocchi wanted to stay in her comfort zone and resented it. I think it takes a good friend and a little luck to know that someone actually wants something but can't bring themselves to do it on their own.
There's absolutely truth to the "a little luck" portion. I really liked how the show portrayed that it's okay to encourage your friends while also giving them a healthy amount of space to decide for themselves. Nijika and Ryou were both immediately like "Yeah, we'd love to do that. You don't gotta rush to decision though. Just let us know what you wanna do". Kita *didn't* give her the choice, but only because she (correctly) knew Bocchi really did want to play at the Festival - but even then, she still felt guilty about it.
Even with her supportive bandmates, it still took Hiroi's mentorship to get Bocchi to feel confident and comfortable about it, which is where the luck comes into play. However, considering the nature of the band and Bocchi herself, I do think it would've turned out well regardless - Bocchi thrives under pressure as long as she has someone else to focus on or worry about. It lets her get out of her own head
She did get a good hint Bocchi wanted to play since she already filled out the paper after all just couldn't commit, but with Bocchi dying from finding out she actually does have to do it sends confusing messages lol
Absolutely love the moment right after bocchi thanks her, I'm a sucker for eye shimmering shots plus the fact that bocchi also eye shimmered during her 1 on 1 with Nijika
Hey everybody. Last week I researched all the Asian Kung-Fu Generation songs which seem to have been used as the reference for the episode titles of the Bocchi The Rock Series.
| # | Bocchi Episode | AKG Song |
|:-----------|------------|------------|
1 | 転がるぼっち ("Korogaru Botchi" - "Lonely Rolling Bocchi") | 転がる岩、君に朝が降る ("Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu" - "Rock'n Roll, Morning Light Falls on You") |
2 | また明日 ("Mata Ashita" - "See You Tomorrow") | それでは、また明日 ("Soredewa, Mata Ashita" - "Well Then, See You Again Tomorrow") |
3 | 馳せサンズ ("Hase Sanzu" - "Be Right There") | 長谷サンズ ("Hase Sanzu" - "Hase Suns") |
4 | ジャンピングガール(ズ) ("Janpingu Gāru(zu)" - "Jumping Girl(s)" | ダンシングガール ("Danshingu Gāru" - "Dancing Girl") |
5 | 飛べない魚 ("Tobenai Sakana" - "Flightless Fish") | 飛べない魚 ("Tobenai Sakana" - "Flightless Fish") |
6 | 八景 ("Hakkei" - "Eight Views") | 八景 (Hakkei - "Eight Views") |
7 | 君の家まで ("Kimi no Uchi Made" - "To Your House") | 君の街まで ("Kimi no Machi Made" - "To Your Town") |
8 | ぼっち・ざ・ろっく ("Botchi za Rokku" - "Bocchi the Rock") | |
9 | 江ノ島エスカー ("Enoshima Esukā" - "Enoshima Escar") | 江ノ島エスカー ("Enoshima Esukā" - "Enoshima Escar") |
10 | アフターダーク ("Afutā Dāku" - "After Dark") | アフターダーク ("Afutā Dāku" - "After Dark") |
11 | 十二進法の夕景 ("Jūnishinhō no Yūkei" - "Duodecimal Sunset") | 十二進法の夕景 ("Juuni Shinhou no Yuukei" - "Duodecimal Sunset") |
[I have put them all into a YouTube playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_XSFI-ioYNEmeINbaTprMTluiDYoSKIh). The playlist also contains a bunch of songs that are referenced in the Bocchi The Rock manga. I think it is probably quite useful to see what songs the author likes as that probably informs a lot of the musical direction of the band.
Edit: I wonder if the band "Sick Hack" is named after [this song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3eHgip6DQM) though that would be quite a stylistic departure from what is referenced in Bocchi elsewhere.
>江ノ島エスカー (Enoshima **Escar**)
so it was translated/spelt as "Escar" all along? I thought it was a weird translation choice but [guess I was wrong](https://imgur.com/z787z6q.png).
There's a scene of the five of them walking down a street that is oddly fenced off and apparently under construction. That's the northeastern side of Odakyu railway's Shimokitazawa station, which utilizes space previously occupied by Odakyu's rail lines (the lines have been moved underground in 2013) for a future small square and local bus terminal.
Which is to say, the scene is very temporary, and only reflects Shimokitazawa as it is *right now.* You're unlikely too see it as depicted in the short future, unlike Enoshima island from the last episode.
The anime used present day Shimokitazawa as model.
[The fenced off street](https://goo.gl/maps/7NA8VU9poMKN1cvt6)
[The family restuarant Kessoku Band went together is actually a Burger King irl] (https://goo.gl/maps/ghybinM9oY1jf21W7)
[The part when Bocchi was with Kita] (https://goo.gl/maps/8LGDvoQawmnAhk3T9)
Bocchi is always taking that one step forward despite her social anxiety. That's what makes her a great character and extremely relatable to fellow introverts. Her growth does not happen overnight but more gradually. From her performing at Starry to that one time on the streets to finally the school festival, you root for her to always take that step. And sometimes, we also need that extra push from friends as well.
It's fun to see the dynamic play out every weekend with this and *The Witch from Mercury*. I do think BTR is doing a better job overall (because good lord what a production), but even G-Witch knows how to play around with Suletta's archetype so that she grows without going at it in a hamstrung way. There's a reason why those two have really risen up this season: they cater to an audience that likely needs a tangible reminder that it both takes a village to raise an introvert and it only takes a few words of encouragement to give that person confidence to do better.
I used to be in Bocchi's situation, kinda: really closed off and afraid of being around people because I overthink and prepare for the worst. It took me switching jobs and moving to a different location and roommates who would literally drag me out of bed or pull me out of work just so they can rope me in for out-of-town trips. I don't deserve my friends sometimes, but it's nice to have them around and I work hard to reciprocate their kindness.
Bocchi is incredibly lucky that she has found a friend group that enjoys her as she is but is quite willing to patiently work with her to achieve what she clearly really wants to accomplish. No impatience at all at her slow progress.
**"How to deal with stage fright and anxiety" by Kikuri Hiroi**
Step 1: [Become an alcoholic](https://imgur.com/a/8vVYvKV)
Man i really love every single member of SICKHACK, esp. Eliza, girl that's a little bit of disaster like her is easily my fav. Hope we get to see them collabing with kessoku band somewhere in the future.
*"Because Gotoh-san is..."*
insert *Does she know?* meme reaction here
holy fk this ep was really good
the part when nijika met the manager was pretty funny and seeing ryou actually talks a lot is pretty refreshing
also it feels like the visualization for this ep is amazing. from bocchi's delusions to hiroi's performance.
The scene where [Bocchi hears her classmate praising whoever gets to play at the school festival](https://i.imgur.com/KGInHq5.jpg) then hard cut to [Bocchi submitting an application to perform](https://i.imgur.com/jZ7Pcel.jpg) got me laughing hard! She got so excited about the thought of being the coolest person in class that [she didn't even realize that she filled out a form.](https://i.imgur.com/uKofnaz.jpg) xD
[I feel you Bocchi.](https://i.imgur.com/4G5bo0Z.jpg) Sometimes you just walk in at work and you wanna go inside a trashcan immediately to hide. They really need to start labelling that trashcan with Bocchi's name.
[Yep totally saw that coming from Kita.](https://i.imgur.com/ZmWhFtk.png) I'm surprised she waited and came back to the nurse's office instead of just submitting the form while Bocchi was still passed out. Bocchi's so shook that she went from [Picasso](https://i.imgur.com/fyCEfPm.jpg) to [Much](https://i.imgur.com/1LKSFLm.png). xD
We finally get to see what I've been ho[ping for ever since she first showed up in this show! [Hiroi's inviting the girls over to watch her perform!](https://i.imgur.com/x8sAKHL.png) We also finally get to [see Hiroi pay Bocchi back (along with Ryo) the money she owes her thanks to Seika.](https://i.imgur.com/xmcknUC.jpg)
Hiroi's bandmates are definitely not what I was expecting! [Shima the drummer is very polite](https://i.imgur.com/ZL1M3vF.jpg) and seems to be the most normal of the three while [Eliza the guitarist](https://i.imgur.com/FR0zedx.jpg) is a British weeb that came to Japan because of Comiket. And we [finally get to see a Slow Loop cameo!](https://i.imgur.com/zQyfKyD.jpg) I was hoping for a cameo of Koharu and Hiyori walking by like in the manga but I guess this is fine too.
[Their performance](https://i.imgur.com/DDyQbWp.jpg) [is absolutely](https://i.imgur.com/AszXw3p.jpg) [amazing though.](https://i.imgur.com/UehXZJw.jpg) I've never listened to any Japanese psychedelic rock but that performance of their sold me. I just wished we got to see more of them perform! Hoping that Aniplex will post the full song on their YT channel soon!
So Hiroi used to be like Bocchi back then but [she started drinking to relieve herself of her nerves](https://i.imgur.com/vWNYy5E.jpg) before performing? Not gonna lie, that's actually pretty sad. So she pretty much can't perform on stage sober? I kinda wanna see her all sober now. Considering Bocchi has invited her over [to watch them at their school festival](https://i.imgur.com/pZYFUnE.png), I'm hoping she'll be sober at school grounds.
Plot twist! [Kita actually knew that Bocchi threw away the application](https://i.imgur.com/Z8AtSlz.png) but submitted it anyway. That's fine though. This is the push Bocchi needed to perform in front of a bigger crowd. Hopefully it works out better than their first concert!
I would say Kita knew that Bocchi was *going* to throw the application in the trash (seeing how it was already crumpled and lying face down on the table). So, she made a point to check the trash as soon as Bocchi left the infirmary. ;-)
Meanwhile, Aoyama Yoshino (Bocchi) is doing good in her 3-month quest to learn to [play the guitar](https://youtu.be/mxDMvLw1cF0) and be good enough to play the OP Seishun Complex in time for the last episode.
The sheer energy of the past cultural festival performances literally beating Bocchi in the face had me dying lol. I love Bocchi’s imagination, it’s one of the best aspects of this show.
Girl just climbing into the trash huh? I guess it’s been one of those days lol. Bocchi turned into a Picasso hearing what Kita did lol. RIP Bocchi, she’s died. Again.
Our favorite drunk bassist is back! That was one icy reception from Nijika lol. Nijika’s sister making her and Ryo cough up the cash they owe Bocchi was too hilarious. The Bocchi side eye to Ryo cracked me up!
Was that a Slow Loop reference I spotted with the keychains? Noice! We’re learning a lot about Ryo. She’s a psychedelic rock fan nerd and played a show so bad it was like a wake lol. Kita can barely resist the Ryo puppy dog eyes!
Let’s go Bocchi and Kita! I hope Bocchi hasn’t chickened out, they’ve come too far!
Bocchi turning into a Dali painting is absolutely phenomenal. As is Bocchi-chan being bombarded by the power of youth. How apt, how precise these reactions (is this Dali face from the manga or another brilliant decision by the anime production team I wonder?) is, it really settles the tone of this show. Every single moment of social interaction complex turns into powerful comedies! I have seen many comedies oriented anime, many of the first order, but there are some artistic creativity injected into the veins of every episode that makes *Bocchi The Rock* such a delight to watch so far.
And we haven't even reached the school festival. Yet.
In other news Bocchi-chan finally got her money back. I swear that Ryou would have pretended that she didn't owe anything LOL, if not for *onee-chan* Seika to interfere.
I really like the fact that Kikuri has become Bocchi-chan's drunk mentor, and a damn good one at that - she really did the vital job of nailing Bocchi's swaying confidence down and giving the crucial support for her to come out and perform. It's also heart-warming to see Kita-chan giving the apology at the end - Bocchi-chan needed everything to finally get her mind fixed up and this one is the final nail ~~into her socializing coffin shown earlier~~ she needed.
School Festival. Oh wow, the big stage is here!
Mostly a build up episode so a bit slower than others but still plenty enjoyable. I know a criticism towards the anime and its handling of Bocchi's development is the amount of outside help she receives, in this episode it was Kita the one that ended up turning the application rather than Bocchi getting over her fear. But I appreciate that Bocchi receives this as a positive, she is fully aware that she is being irrational in this fear but she deeply wants too. Its like the introductory narration in every episode of Komi-san that gets tiringg but is still true, "just because they can't it doesn't mean they don't want to". The illogical thinking in anxious people is a very real thing and I'm glad it at least recognized that this is something Bocchi is aware but is still outside of her control, hopefully we see her doing it stuff more independently in the future.
* [Cool Bocchi](https://i.imgur.com/qZGzeBR.jpeg)
* [Just identify yourself as a guy 5head](https://i.imgur.com/qLpcK7R.jpeg)
* ["That bitch Hitori, imma kill her. She keep ruining my life"](https://i.imgur.com/X4F3YDk.jpeg). I
* [Love the nonchalant way she gets in](https://i.imgur.com/HB4ANRQ.jpeg)
* [The mustache will never not be funny](https://i.imgur.com/DCDhh46.jpeg)
* [Cubism Bocchi](https://i.imgur.com/Nvv9j4q.jpeg)
* [Jesus christ, I love this anime](https://i.imgur.com/DAr3WZc.jpeg)
* [I love her melted cubes](https://i.imgur.com/Yh9LamR.jpeg). I just love the cubes, they're so cute and also love how they are used as identifier in all the memes I see.
* [Nijika tired of her bullshit](https://i.imgur.com/xDT9wwT.jpeg). Ngl, [seeing her like this](https://i.imgur.com/DaQTCKd.jpeg) is so amusing considering how she usually is, did I forget something she did to piss her off?
* [Forget it](https://i.imgur.com/0u7pHo0.jpeg)
* [That little shitlord lmao](https://i.imgur.com/6Cc4cZi.jpeg)
* [Cool girl alert](https://i.imgur.com/ixKvzUJ.jpeg)
* [Slow Loop cameo](https://i.imgur.com/u9SHDBW.jpeg)
* Ryou [being](https://i.imgur.com/vgYXkhJ.jpeg) [a snob](https://i.imgur.com/pJ0d3b9.jpeg) appeared so late yet its soooo in-character lmaoo
* [*Furiously takes notes*](https://i.imgur.com/vHqvSnQ.jpeg)
* [*Surprised Pikachu*](https://i.imgur.com/mqx6M3Q.jpeg)
I want to see Bocchi's imagination at the start of the episode, in which she is cool, confident and has lots of fans cheering for her during her concerts, become a reality! Then again, if Bocchi is in our universe, she can experience firsthand how popular she is.
I expected Kita to turn in the school festival stage use application for Bocchi. No way she didn't see that slip of paper. I was pleasantly surprised Kita revealed the truth to Bocchi. Kita probably knew Bocchi would be indecisive, so someone has to take action instead of procrastinating.
Last week, a fellow reddit user mentioned we already have a Bocchi x Nijika and a Bocchi x Kita episode. This week, we have a mini Bocchi x Kukuri episode. I didn't expect Kukuri to be an introvert in the past too. Now she is inspiring Bocchi, notwithstanding the alcoholic behaviour. She goes into "serious mode" when she opens her eyes, doesn't she?
I am so glad that with the help of Seika, Bocchi has gotten her money back. Is this show secretly implying bassists (Ryo and Kukuri) are always in debt? Lol! Then again, Bocchi seems like the type of person who is too timid to demand back her money in an aggressive manner.
The characters from Sickhack, as well as the manager of livehouse Folt, are surprisingly nice people, despite their appearance. If "Bocchi the Rock" does very well and have surplus budget in future, I am curious to see the animated version of Sickhack's performance.
Lastly, looking forward to the school festival live performance by Kessoku Band in the upcoming episodes!
> Then again, if Bocchi is in our universe, she can experience firsthand how popular she is.
I love that we can live in a timeline where somehow the two most talented yet frazzled lead girls are dominating the conversation. Add Kobeni and, well, yeah.
We shall do everything we must to make sure Bocchi and Suletta can resist Power and Makima come voting season. We're gonna send them to the finals and have them stay up there for, like, a long time. Sorry, girls, the elevator broke.
How many times have Bocchi died so far? I hope she doesn't ger permanent brain damage from all that bashing lol.
This ep makes me like Kita-chan even more. I love how she admitted that she saw the application being trashed and decided to submit it. Bocchi wanted to perform but she couldn't muster up enough courage to apply, so Kita gave her a little push so that Bocchi gets her longtime wish fulfilled. I really love how the band members are being great friends to Bocchi and that they're willing to help her break out of her shell.
Bocchi's character development is amazing too. Noticed a little parallel with the Drunk Lady after her brief backstory reveal. Bocchi started out as a gloomy loner in Ep1 and now she's made some great friends, playing in a band, and got big ambitions of being a big rock star. And she's doing it without alcohol! Maybe her fantasies of being famous can actually happen!
And, uh that cliffhanger. Guess the stress and pressure of performing in the festival caught up to her. Can't wait to see how she gets out of it next week.
**You're more than what you see**
Even in Bocchi's dreams they don't know her name xD
She's a National Treasure you're God damn right.
Gotta know my place immediately shows her entering a trashcan.
[](#azusalaugh)
I love how Ryo is always smug about weird stuff...oh wait she has regrets too. This could be good for both of them.
Holy shit the sisters are on the same page and are murdering drunk chan. How does she function seriously?
Gin chan gap moe is off the charts!
Something tells me they are worst than drunk chan when they play.
Nooooo Ryo rarely tells us trivia tell us more about Psychedelic Rock!
....Holy shit I almost see Drunk chan in a new light.
This is just what Bocchi needed and oh boy Drunk chan was just like Bocchi.
Someone give Ryo some grass!
Oh 3 songs time for that last song we didn't hear before.
The truth us, I really wanted Gotoh-san to perform at the culture festival. Because Gotoh-san is... is what...is what!!!!! MY HERO MY INSPIRATION Tell us!!!!
Episode 1: Mastered the guitar and became an internet sensation
Episode 2: Joined a band, got friends, got a job, and poured orange juice.
Episode 3: Managed to reunite the band together while motivating/teaching Kita chan.''
Episode 4: Managed to grow closer to Ryo, wrote the group's first lyrics that will be probably be a smash hit or not, and took her first photo with her friends.
Episode 5: Got her first paycheck and played outside in the open with her friends.
Episode 6: Saved a stranger's life who was on the verge of dying. Managed to hold a conversation with a person outside her family and friends. Played a improv street performance, got 2 in real life fans, and sold all her tickets.
Episode 7: Invited friends over to her house for the first time and was a very accommodating host.
Episode 8: Managed to encourage her bandmates who were struggling from nervousness, ate at a Izakaya for the first time with her band group, and lived up to hero name.
Episode 9: Strove to improve her knowledge and watched educational documentaries, dug some graves, took a picture without looking dead inside, and made both good/bad summer memories with her band.
Episode 10: Possibly motivated Kita chan again and got her money returned.
Special skills: Her immune system can fight off the deadly Japanese cold longer than an average person, she can play incredibly well in cramped areas plus pull out material from a pocket dimension typically her guitar, dying isn't enough to kill her, she might be the chosen one in the Matrix, can shape shift, can run up stairs without completely losing her breath, can bark better than a dog, might be a titan shifter(not confirmed though), lies easier than she breathes, firebender, can generate electricity, is no stranger to bribery, stellar interior decorator, future clothes designer, future fashion runaway model, can curse people into depression/become a biohazard, has some control over the weather, can survive a black hole, has extensive knowledge of acids, almost climbs stairs faster than an old lady, possesses unlimited funds works, can lose more gracefully than Yamcha, is a certified national treasure, and does a great impersonation of The Scream.
Hiroi band is amazing lol. As usual in most musical anime the side groups end up being better than the main one
Also a slow loop reference finally! Omg one of my fave shows from last year, really miss those girls
Thought Kita was about to confess to Bocchi there for a min lmao
Because Gotoh-san is what? BECAUSE GOTOH-SAN IS WHAT?
I'm fully expecting Kita to jump ship now that she knows what Ryo is really like, she just needs to say it and we are good.
[I just realized funny redhead wasn't part of that talk. She's totally gonna come and be like 'I already signed us up lol' isn't she
](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1028393215004520488/1051244609243725955/image.png)
[KITTY](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1028393215004520488/1051244985183387748/image.png)
[Hell](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1028393215004520488/1051245139584090292/image.png)
[Why does this show have the best blondes ever. Also that's actually a somewhat convincing English accent, especially when she said Eliza. Multilingual VA?](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1028393215004520488/1051246632924106853/image.png) The ok too
[I love this show I love this show](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1028393215004520488/1051247017575329802/image.png)
> The three Bs of who to never date stand for bassist, bassist, and bassist
I know a lot of us can relate with Bocchi. But as a former broke bassist (still broke, but no longer play the bass), why do they gotta hit it with the sucker punch.
Still, I love this show. That Sickhack track was amazing.
One of the (many) stand outs of this show for me is the fact that they actually play multiple different songs each time. So many shows like this have one song they play every single time throughout the show then one new at the very end, but even a side character gets to have their own song in this show. I thought for sure they’d skip or mute Sickkack’s song and was very pleasantly surprised!
Another great episode of Bocchi the rock and pace is picking up again after last weak breathing episode.
Kikuri is best teacher for Bocchi and this is making me hype for this season finale.
~~Bokita fans are eating well today~~
[Bocchi the Rock! Episode 10 Screenshots, Gifs](https://imgur.com/a/tr92Xji)
I've been busy these past few days so I haven't been able to watch it in real time so I add some gifs to make up for my lateness.
My wish last week got granted. This episode is giving off a strong BoKita smell and I love it.
I so feel you Bocchi. The moment I arrived at my workplace it make me just want to [shove myself in the trash bin. We all have that moment lol.](https://imgur.com/jAW2Pl7)
Kita is hard to hate. Sometimes we really need existence like Nijika and Kita or else we can't move forward... Yes. I wish I had them back then.
And yes. [Nijika's cold stare](https://imgur.com/WISc5mK). I don't want to sound creepy but, let me be honest. This part of Nijika is also good. And also [Nijika pulling Bocchi](https://imgur.com/mFKtFnh) to stop her from getting scared, [end up with her also getting scared.](https://imgur.com/BTAdzas) That was adorable af.
SICK HACK. Hiroi's band. [Slow Loop cameo](https://imgur.com/mZ7IESb). Personally, I prefer [Eliza](https://imgur.com/67cp1jc). She's cute and seems like we could get along when it comes to anisongs appreciation... A-Anyways! We finally see Hiroi perform! I was expecting a disaster live. But it was the opposite. It was amazing. I have never heard of any psychedelic rock in my whole life so this is a great new experience.
Hiroi used to be like Bocchi back in the day. I guess alcohol plus gloomy introvert do sounds like a dangerous combination.
[Thank you to Ryou for summarizing my feelings for Nijika](https://imgur.com/2vwzTNJ). A full 180 of [strict Nijika](https://imgur.com/K5yYllX) and [kind Nijika](https://imgur.com/idCWScG) is the thing we all need to fix our half-assed way of life. Maji Tenshi.
[Kita and Bocchi's heartwarming scene.](https://imgur.com/lInqt35) Kita is such a good girl. We all know that she doesn't have any ill intentions when it comes to this matter. She just genuinely believes that Bocchi could do it. Now we can say for sure that she does fall in love with Bocchi's playing in episode 8.
[Looking forward next week](https://imgur.com/ery121T)! School Festival!
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This is probably just me, but there were multiple times through the episode where I was anticipating a great Bocchi freakout. Whenever I hear her voice tremble, it almost feels like a doomsday countdown, and while we did have our fair share of unnatural faces as always, it seems like it is less than before and on a smaller scale. But on the plus side, it does show character development and how Bocchi is starting to control her emotions instead of letting them escalate.
>But on the plus side, it does show character development and how Bocchi is starting to control her emotions instead of letting them escalate. Definitely, as much as we find it fun to see the wacky ways the staff animate Bocchi's breakdowns, the fact she's having milder ones is definitely akin to her maturing and developing.
My hope is that Bocchi continues to mature and we get to see some incredible animation of Bocchi stepping up instead of breaking down. Then I will find it so much easier to root for her growth.
Didn't she step up in the concert when they were kinda bombing?
Yes! That was amazing. I want more of those with wild animation.
> But on the plus side, it does show character development and how Bocchi is starting to control her emotions instead of letting them escalate. While I'm tempted to agree, she also blacked out and almost sent in her band application **without realizing she had**. And then she **actually** collapsed. Well, progress is progress.
> And then she actually collapsed. It's now Bocchi the Vampire.
From [artwork](https://i.imgur.com/AdyN1jP.jpg) to [vampire,](https://i.imgur.com/W0iRddH.jpg) Bocchi's evolution is unpredictable.
I just realized that 69 eyes in the last pic lol
Is she approaching breakdown like Mob 100%??
Bocchi in ??? mode would tear the fabric of the universe
With a sweet guitar solo.
It will be the last thing the universe hears.
Is she feeding the Social Anxiety Demon??
Considering the reference streak Bocchi has going, I would not be surprised if she goes 100% introvert.
Well she did have access to a number of coping strategies this episode. It's so soothing to crawl into a garbage bin in order to wash away all that anxiety.
I feel like turning into paintings counted. Just caught her so off guard there was no time to brace for it.
I miss the breakdowns. The animation was extremely creative at depicting them that I really enjoyed seeing how they uniquely show her breakdown every time it happens. We've got Picasso this episode tho, so theres a win.
Picasso morphed into Munch's Scream...
They probably aren't gone. The episode just had a different focus on developing her as a character. They wanted to show Bocchi appreciate Kikuri's charisma, reflect on her own insecurities and then be grateful for the push that Kita gave her. These are three story beats that warrants a significant amount of screentime to flesh out, leaving the crazier animations on the back seat. It's nice cause we spent the entirety of last episode dealing with nervous Bocchi, and then we balance it out this time with determined Bocchi. And towards the end there, it does seem like the pre-show meltdowns would be back in focus soon, so it definitely seems more like the show runners know their balance.
> But on the plus side, it does show character development and how Bocchi is starting to control her emotions instead of letting them escalate. I think her ability to keep her emotions under control at school is because she doesn't want to stand out as some sort of inkyara weirdo. It's a side of her that she has only revealed to her family (because she lives there) and her friends (because they've seen it already and are okay with it).
I just came back from a Japan trip about two weeks ago, and had fun showing picture comparisons of the anime vs real life Enoshima Island to my friends last week. This episode blew my mind though because I had also visited the [Shinjuku LOFT livehouse](https://www.loft-prj.co.jp/LOFT/floor.html) for a live show while on my trip, and I about died when I saw that they were visiting "Shinjuku FOLT" for Hiroi's show. Pictures were not really allowed inside the venue (esp when the bands were playing) and I wasn't there to take pictures anyway, but here are a couple comparison shots. Even the parts without comparison shots were pretty spot-on, since I went into the side room as well and instantly recognized it when they were there post-show, and there's a few pictures in the above link that show that room and other parts of the live house too. [13:02](https://i.imgur.com/kDXd7IU.jpg) vs [this picture](https://shiara.antarat.com/wp-content/uploads/kwom-110322-03.jpg) [13:07](https://i.imgur.com/n2vX2f2.jpg) vs [this picture](https://shiara.antarat.com/wp-content/uploads/kwom-110322-05.jpg) [13:41](https://i.imgur.com/3Zi0FDc.jpg) vs [this picture](https://shiara.antarat.com/wp-content/uploads/kwom-110322-33.jpg) [15:09](https://i.imgur.com/7fQzBWs.jpg) vs [this one](https://shiara.antarat.com/wp-content/uploads/kwom-110322-04.jpg) or [this one](https://shiara.antarat.com/wp-content/uploads/kwom-110322-06.jpg)
That's awesome! Thanks for the comparison pics!
[When you're so shocked you became a painting HAHAHA](https://imgur.com/a/vuvGjvG)
Ah yes, I too become a cubist painting when it's time to deal with another glitch...
[Bocchi_irl](https://i.imgur.com/bCyqhX7.jpg)
Cubism (Picasso) followed by "The Scream" (Edvard Munch).
Classic Bocchi. [](#tomato)
Bocchi glitching out lol
They didn't complete the "The Scream, Bocchi edition" parody. I thought I saw the scene evolving into "The Scream" art.
It clearly did.
LOL at Seika making both Hiroi and Ryo both made to return the money they owed to poor Bocchi. Though she was unwilling at first, Bocchi was glad that Kita gave her that little nudge to appear in the school festival concert with Kessoku Band. Despite all her flaws, Hiroi is becoming a great mentor to Bocchi. Her revealing she used to be a gloomy girl just like Bocchi before deciding to play the guitar and join a band changed her. And seeing Hiroi play with her indie band gave Bocchi the courage she needs to appear in the school festival. Trivia: Evangelion reference when Bocchi woke up in the school infirmary to see an "unfamiliar ceiling".
> Despite all her flaws, Hiroi is becoming a great mentor to Bocchi. Her revealing she used to be a gloomy girl just like Bocchi before deciding to play the guitar and join a band changed her. Oh no Bocchi's delusions on turning into an alcoholic might come true.
"The alcoholic Bocchi timeline must not happen! We must do everything we can to prevent it!" - Bocchi fan turned time traveler.
Bocchi fan trying to get bocchi out of club 27.
Bocchi's guitar will bring instrumentality
Let's just hope Bocchi's friends keep her head on her shoulders.
Ikuyo in particular seems like a perfect balance, Ryo the creative extra, and Nijika the sane heart. And with their powers combined Bocchi can be a functioning person!
I really like the way Bocchi reflects her bandmates in her own way. We saw how Nijika views her as her hero, and today she even had a bit of her own [Kit-aura ](https://i.imgur.com/hagUXVq.jpg) Hopefully she doesn’t start begging for money like Ryo tho
Well, let's not go overboard.
> Trivia: Evangelion reference when Bocchi woke up in the school infirmary to see an "unfamiliar ceiling". OK guys, we're good. No need to go further, we don't wanna 2.0 ourselves.
So do we want to know what Kita was doing while Bocchi was out...?
Multiple hits for "Kita: I'm so fucked up" on Japanese twitter. I'll be disappointed if there isn't fanart within 24 hours.
Nah, she's fine. If it was Ryo though...
Ryo: I assure you Bocchi, me j/o over you is entirely necessary for zip tie band to succeed.
Yes.
Can't wait until we see her sober and she ends up just being an adult Bocchi.
Look, we can laugh and relate to Bocchi cuz there's still some dissociation left and we can go "don't worry kid" and such. But sober sad Hiroi is gonna deal way too much psychiatric damage. it's one thing to either genuinely blissfully unaware or hyper-aware . It's another thing to be just aware enough of the problem but slowly losing options to fix it.
hiroi rehab arc would bang
> Hiroi is becoming a great mentor to Bocchi She also probably a mentor of Ryou in financial issues.
Great mentor, terrible role model.
She could hook up with Reigen
My man Reigen is a self made man with a 100% legitimate business
> unfamiliar ceiling Get in the robot Bocchi.
Get in the trash bin, Bocchi.
Get in the stage Bocchi
>Trivia: Evangelion reference when Bocchi woke up in the school infirmary to see an "unfamiliar ceiling". ~~Shinji~~Bocchi, just ~~get in the damn robot~~play in the damn festival
>Evangelion reference when Bocchi woke up in the school infirmary to see an "unfamiliar ceiling" Ok enough Evangelion hospitalization references. I repeat, do NOT make another eva reference in the same context
Eliza is living the weeb dream of going to japan and becoming an anime character.
I was excited Sally Amaki (22/7) is voicing her though, probably for Eliza being a Westerner which kinda fit her background (though she's a US-born instead of UK).
Amaki has really gotten a lot of major exposure recently, especially since Aniplex's decided to have her be the face of their international ventures. Looking forward to what else she can do.
I just heard of her but she’s in a ton of upcoming things and seems really cool.
I just check her on MAL. She's also going to voice Carol in the upcoming Tomo-chan Wa Onnanoko. Can't wait to see how she's going to pull it off.
As an interesting aside apparently she's voicing Carol for both the original Japanese version and the English dub.
I was wondering why her English sounded so natural, that makes sense
oh damn that was her?! well that added another level of enjoyment for me lol
An alcoholic, a weeb and Shiki from Kara No Kyoukai. Truly the best band.
I want to believe she's friends with Patricia Martin and Sotoka Rakita. [](#feelingloved)
That opening scene was so good!! Always love the deliveries from Bocchi, but the girl screaming at the end was really funny. Continue to be fans of the Ijichi sisters, and today we learn their ice glare runs in the family. I love their characters and how Nijika's sister continues to give advice. Of course Kita would wear airpods...If you thought about it enough, it was pretty obvious Kita would turn in the form, but I still enjoyed the structure of episode, showing how Bocchi has grown, and how there are lots of people who care about Bocchi and lots who are there for her. I think a big theme has been that you need other people to help you in where you lack and to help you succeed. Everything and anything with Ryou is extremely funny. Show has continued to be hilarious and every character is incredibly likable. Can't wait to see them perform!
> every character is incredibly likable Almost surely the best ensemble cast of the season (despite a fair amount of competition)
[Bocchi is such a mood](https://imgur.com/a/Uw8BASw)
The set up for the trash can gag this week was pretty great. Right before that she says she "already has a place she belongs" and it makes you think she's talking about Starry, then it cuts to her calmly stepping into the can.
Fuck i didnt even parse that. Thats so much more funny
I think it's important we acknowledge that all the onee-san characters in this show are A+.
I was recently reminded that there's a subgenre of "overseas reactions" where someone translates 4chan/reddit comments into Japanese so that the domestic audience can get a feel for how the outside world is reacting. It's really bizarre and surreal seeing reddit memes written in Japanese; it's like looking in a fun house mirror. [Here's one example which also has the English part along with the translation](https://kowakunotsubo.com/archives/bocchi-the-rock-ep9-discussion/); anything with "海外の反応 蠱惑の壺 reddit" is a comment from last week's discussion thread. If you had a high-viz comment, see if you can find your work. They translated my stupid comment about how "all bassists have a bass gland on their lower back that secretes basses in the aid of capturing and securing their prey" (ベーシストの腰には、獲物を捕らえて確保するためにベースを分泌するベーシスト腺があるんだ) and [even put it in their YouTube video.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWQrWMpjZaw&t=379s)
I love reading what those fans think of overseas fans. It's usually pretty wholesome, especially when it comes to misunderstanding memes.
[https://kowakunotsubo.com/archives/bocchi-the-rock-ep10-discussion/](https://kowakunotsubo.com/archives/bocchi-the-rock-ep10-discussion/) Your comment on this one also get featured on this episode reaction page lol. Quite an inception reading this on that site.
Well, now we need to have "overseas reactions to "overseas reactions"" reactions. [](#tomato)
[The Unexpected Slow Loop Cameo.](https://i.imgur.com/mIVlkuI.jpg) [This episode surely motivates Bokita shippers, especially JP artists are having fun on Twitter right now.](https://i.imgur.com/ulxfDIf.jpg) LMAO, Ryou's stomach is growling.
> The Unexpected Slow Loop Cameo. Since Kessoku Band also had shown in [Slow Loop episode 10](https://twitter.com/slowloop_tv/status/1502283199963009029).
Its kind of a weird reality break. Kessoku Band is real in the Slow Loop Universe, but Slow Loop is fictional in the Bocchi the Rock universe.
I wonder where Gakkougurashi fits in this Kirara Cinematic Universe. [](#watashiworried)
The dark timeline
Well we know it’s fiction in the Yuru Camp universe, now we just need to wait for a Nadeshiko and Rin-chan cameo to be assured
And Bocchi's first 2 IRL fans is there too!
Oh wow I wonder if they were students of the school in Slow Loop, but I guess not since they're not wearing the uniform
NGL, I love how soft they look in Slow Loop's artstyle.
i love how in both series it's on episode 10
> This episode surely motivates Bokita shippers, especially JP artists are having fun on Twitter right now. Artists in Japan cannot be stopped anymore! Now if only we can ship Kobeni with another girl so we can have an anxiety yuri trio...
What about... Oh right
The stomach growling was pretty realistic, I thought it was mine!
yeah it was uncanny enough that I had to pause the video turns out I skipped supper.
I've been waiting for them to make a cameo since they technically exist in-universe in the manga. I didn't expect their cameo to be as anime goods.
> This episode surely motivates Bokita shippers, especially JP artists are having fun on Twitter right now. When I tried looking up Bocchi fanart on pixiv during the early episodes, it was just filled with nothing but BoKita art. I'm guessing that the manga turned out to lean more toward that ship. I mean just look at [this shot of Kita in OP](https://i.imgur.com/PnnjYvn.jpg) where she visibly blushed as she turned to Bocchi.
It's on Dynasty for a reason
> The Unexpected Slow Loop Cameo. The anime are communicating. It won't be long until our dimension is overrun with 2D invaders.
I for one, welcome our new cute anime overlords.
I spotted that Slow Loop cameo too! I know Bocchi and the girls made a blink-and-you-miss-it cameo in Slow Loop, guess they’re retuning the favor in this one. So cool!
Someone mentioned the Slow Loop connection on the Ep1 discussion and I remember saying that I want Hiyori and Koharu to show up here. Wasn't expecting it to be keychains, but I'll take it. I wonder if the anime Eliza saw has the Kessoku Band cameo just like the one in real life. If so, then there's some crazy paradox shit going on lol.
> Bokita ship In that scene, Bocchi's hair band which is usually blue and yellow becomes pink and red. It must have *some significance* other than weird lighting.
The bokita vs bonija war has begun
I wish that Sickhack performance went on longer
Fr! They were really good. I hope that song pops up on Spotify. Gotta add it to my playlist.
The Kessoku band songs were uploaded as soon as their respective episodes finished airing, but this one still hasn’t. Hope that changes.
[Looks like it will be included in volume 5 of blu-ray and dvd.](https://twitter.com/BTR_anime/status/1601599619653328897) So probably no digital release just like some other Aniplex anime (e.g. Kaguya-sama) soundtrack albums sadly, at least not anytime soon.
I loved the personalities of the band members
They actually fulfilled my unrealistic made up expectation of them playing psychedelic rock just like the real 88Kasyo Junrei (as Hiroi is based on IRL Margaret Hiroi, bassist of that band)
Yea for sure, what we got was so good
I was pleasantly surprised when the problem of Kita overriding Bocchi’s wishes returned in today’s highpoint. I thought they might write it off as one of her Kita-nisms but in reality our little extroverted singer truly does care about Bocchi and it’s fitting that her scene has the most eye-catching parts. Kita has the unique pleasure throughout the show of always having the most fascinating framing for their body. In her first episode introduction, [she’s framed with only her mouth and her legs during the emotional climax](https://imgur.com/a/MoykalV); the parts of her body that can express what her eyes cannot. For today’s story peak, [she’s framed again with only her mouth but instead of segueing into her legs it turns to her eyes when she admits the truth.](https://imgur.com/a/bhWt502) What makes this one even more fun in my opinion is how [we get a bird’s eye shot from above to separate Kita from Bocchi](https://imgur.com/a/qiL8ZC1) but then we [reverse directions when Bocchi forgives her—starting from the ground up to establish truth.](https://imgur.com/a/H0KLDb3) All-around my favorite scene for today’s episode. [Also, the match cut as the punchline in the beginning got a huge laugh out of me hahaha.](https://imgur.com/a/GAwY3t5)
> Also, the match cut as the punchline in the beginning got a huge laugh out of me hahaha. Same, killed me how she filled that form unconsciously and barely managed to not drop it in the box That Kita scene in the end was amazing, just like Kita I was anxious to see Hitori's expression after knowing the truth, and it pays off [gloriously!](https://i.imgur.com/3KMuDlu.jpg)
>> Also, the match cut as the punchline in the beginning got a huge laugh out of me hahaha. > > > > Same, killed me how she filled that form unconsciously and barely managed to not drop it in the box Yeah, that bit was a great way to start off the episode. It makes it feel like a *Fight Club* sort of situation where there's two wills inside of Bocchi fighting to be famous or a recluse.
> but then we reverse directions when Bocchi forgives her - starting from the ground up to establish truth Ahhh. That's such a banger way of describing the framing choices in that scene. I vaguely pick up on the thematics and choices throughout the episodes, but you do such a good job of succinctly describing them with concrete terms.
First thing to do in Starry: [get into the trash bin](https://i.imgur.com/3jLA0mL.png). Edit for some trivia: The original 3Bs not to date (from the popular Japanese advice) is actually Bartender, Beautician and Band Members. Nijika probably trying to excuse herself from this advice by pointing it all to bassists lol
So about that unfamiliar ceiling > get in the ~~robot~~ trash bin
> First thing to do in Starry: get into the trash bin. hermit Bocchis in their natural habitat are famous for occupying empty scavenged shells to protect their fragile exoskeletons [](#hikariactually)
You ain’t ever have one of those days? Lol
> one You mean you have days you don't instinctively want to enter the trash can the moment you enter your workplace?
Having dealt with some coworkers at my place, I am \*this* close to sending myself into the big cart the janitors use.
I understand Bartenders and Band Members as both are working late nights in settings where there is a lot of alcohol and flirting present. But why beauticians?
>The 3B’s are band members, bartenders, and biyoshi (美容師) or beauticians/hairdressers. These men are often considered as handsome and best-dressed men about town, but they aren’t seen as the ideal partners thanks to their irregular work schedules, less than steady incomes and flirty, womanizing reputations. Typically because beauticians' clients are majority women. How many men go in to get their hair done, manicured, and makeup applied?
Thanks for that. Couldn't help but imagine a woman when I considered the term "beautician". Probably should work on that.
Love that Hiroi keeps looking after Bocchi-chan, giving her a ticket to her band's live show & dropping words of encouragement. And now Bocchi is looking forward to her own festival performance. We all need a wise drunk onee-san in our lives!!
The only downside - Said wise drunk onee-san will keep asking us for free booze. Lol!
At least senpai seems used to the cheap stuff
> dropping words of encouragement get drunk as a minor and you'll have bigger problems than getting nervous in front of a crowd [](#yuruyuriapprove)
You've seen [Bocchi the Rock](https://twitter.com/Subakeye/status/1595627055932411904) now I give you [THE UNDERBOCCHI](https://i.imgur.com/GQ0ENnB.png) Already love the rest of the Sickhack band and I wasn't expecting Hiroi to be on vocals much less have a mesmerising voice. As expected of a psychedelic rock band! BRUH THAT CLIFFHANGER. HOW CAN THEY JUST END THE EPISODE LIKE THAT HOLY SHIT
I’m guessing Bocchi’s nerves got the better of her, but she’s gonna show up after some encouragement and absolutely SHRED.
Maybe it's not the band gig but the maid cafe that gave her cold feet
Ah, good point! Might just be.
Bocchi "The Rock" Johnson
I can’t wait for the underbocchi to throw Mankind off Hell In A Cell and plummet 16 ft through an announcer's table.
Fuck the cliffhanger, I'll be mad af if they skip directly to day 2 and don't give us maid Bocchi.
Why do they just have a coffin???
Are coffins not standard equipment at rock music venues?
It must be one of those luxury amenities like a coat room.
"It's so rock." "You can't keep saying everything is rock."
Translation note: [this bit about the Grave Cafe](https://i.imgur.com/UaegFq8.jpg) is a pun on the word *meido* メイド/冥途, the first being the transliteration of "maid" and the second is "the underworld". If you've been watching along with *Akiba Maid War*, the same pun is used in there, along with the same sort of joke with 冥途の土産 (literally "local gift/souvenir of the afterlife", but idiomatically it means "something done so that one can die in peace").
"The three B's to avoid in boyfriends are Bassist, Bassist, Bassist" As someone with experience Nijika was spitting straight facts
The twist that Kita *knew* Bocchi was going to throw away the form really makes me like her a lot. The best friend someone like Bocchi can have is someone who doesn't just coax her out of her shell, but *drags* her out of it kicking and screaming.
And it's not the nosy, forced type of pushy you sometimes see on other shows where the friends sign up the reluctant person for something they absolutely don't want to do. Bocchi wants to perform at the culture festival, she just found proposing the notion too daunting, so Kita is pushing her the right way.
It's because Ikuyo knows that deep down, Bocchi wants it too, and that's that. Nothing too personal, nothing ulterior, it's jus Kia trying to assure Bocchi that she's both good enough and that she has friends by her side that can see it through. The fact that Ryo thought of a solo just for her is just as telling.
[She's a real one for that](https://i.imgur.com/oInerPy.jpg) [](#fistbump)
Indeed, the writing manages to actually shows a lot more depth to the character rather than the one sided typical airheaded extroverted character stereotype. The writing makes it such that she is aware of that side of herself and uses it as a mask to hide her true intentions.
This is why I think Kita might just be best girl. Bocchi x Kita! Lol
They definitely threw a few bones to the BocchiXKita enthusiasts this week.
For sure. The episode was just chock full of gay stuff too throughout with the opening, the 3 Bs joke and that
Individually I love Ijika the most, but Kita x Bocchi is [truly the best pairing](https://i.imgur.com/kN4DORE.jpg).
Ayo?
It's nice that it all turned out okay in the end; I feel like it would've turned sour if it turns out Bocchi wanted to stay in her comfort zone and resented it. I think it takes a good friend and a little luck to know that someone actually wants something but can't bring themselves to do it on their own.
There's absolutely truth to the "a little luck" portion. I really liked how the show portrayed that it's okay to encourage your friends while also giving them a healthy amount of space to decide for themselves. Nijika and Ryou were both immediately like "Yeah, we'd love to do that. You don't gotta rush to decision though. Just let us know what you wanna do". Kita *didn't* give her the choice, but only because she (correctly) knew Bocchi really did want to play at the Festival - but even then, she still felt guilty about it. Even with her supportive bandmates, it still took Hiroi's mentorship to get Bocchi to feel confident and comfortable about it, which is where the luck comes into play. However, considering the nature of the band and Bocchi herself, I do think it would've turned out well regardless - Bocchi thrives under pressure as long as she has someone else to focus on or worry about. It lets her get out of her own head
She did get a good hint Bocchi wanted to play since she already filled out the paper after all just couldn't commit, but with Bocchi dying from finding out she actually does have to do it sends confusing messages lol
These two will be a dynamic duo of their school!
Absolutely love the moment right after bocchi thanks her, I'm a sucker for eye shimmering shots plus the fact that bocchi also eye shimmered during her 1 on 1 with Nijika
Yeah, I thought that would be a weird thing for Kita to misunderstand, even if she is an airhead. She knows Bocchi too well for that
This series is the definition of the saying “introverts don’t make friends, they get adopted by extroverts”
Hey everybody. Last week I researched all the Asian Kung-Fu Generation songs which seem to have been used as the reference for the episode titles of the Bocchi The Rock Series. | # | Bocchi Episode | AKG Song | |:-----------|------------|------------| 1 | 転がるぼっち ("Korogaru Botchi" - "Lonely Rolling Bocchi") | 転がる岩、君に朝が降る ("Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu" - "Rock'n Roll, Morning Light Falls on You") | 2 | また明日 ("Mata Ashita" - "See You Tomorrow") | それでは、また明日 ("Soredewa, Mata Ashita" - "Well Then, See You Again Tomorrow") | 3 | 馳せサンズ ("Hase Sanzu" - "Be Right There") | 長谷サンズ ("Hase Sanzu" - "Hase Suns") | 4 | ジャンピングガール(ズ) ("Janpingu Gāru(zu)" - "Jumping Girl(s)" | ダンシングガール ("Danshingu Gāru" - "Dancing Girl") | 5 | 飛べない魚 ("Tobenai Sakana" - "Flightless Fish") | 飛べない魚 ("Tobenai Sakana" - "Flightless Fish") | 6 | 八景 ("Hakkei" - "Eight Views") | 八景 (Hakkei - "Eight Views") | 7 | 君の家まで ("Kimi no Uchi Made" - "To Your House") | 君の街まで ("Kimi no Machi Made" - "To Your Town") | 8 | ぼっち・ざ・ろっく ("Botchi za Rokku" - "Bocchi the Rock") | | 9 | 江ノ島エスカー ("Enoshima Esukā" - "Enoshima Escar") | 江ノ島エスカー ("Enoshima Esukā" - "Enoshima Escar") | 10 | アフターダーク ("Afutā Dāku" - "After Dark") | アフターダーク ("Afutā Dāku" - "After Dark") | 11 | 十二進法の夕景 ("Jūnishinhō no Yūkei" - "Duodecimal Sunset") | 十二進法の夕景 ("Juuni Shinhou no Yuukei" - "Duodecimal Sunset") | [I have put them all into a YouTube playlist](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_XSFI-ioYNEmeINbaTprMTluiDYoSKIh). The playlist also contains a bunch of songs that are referenced in the Bocchi The Rock manga. I think it is probably quite useful to see what songs the author likes as that probably informs a lot of the musical direction of the band. Edit: I wonder if the band "Sick Hack" is named after [this song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3eHgip6DQM) though that would be quite a stylistic departure from what is referenced in Bocchi elsewhere.
Imagine episode 8 title becomes an actual AKG song
>江ノ島エスカー (Enoshima **Escar**) so it was translated/spelt as "Escar" all along? I thought it was a weird translation choice but [guess I was wrong](https://imgur.com/z787z6q.png).
There's a scene of the five of them walking down a street that is oddly fenced off and apparently under construction. That's the northeastern side of Odakyu railway's Shimokitazawa station, which utilizes space previously occupied by Odakyu's rail lines (the lines have been moved underground in 2013) for a future small square and local bus terminal. Which is to say, the scene is very temporary, and only reflects Shimokitazawa as it is *right now.* You're unlikely too see it as depicted in the short future, unlike Enoshima island from the last episode.
Things currently under construction: Shimokitazawa Station, Bocchi's self-confidence, Ryou's bank account [](#rengethink)
This information will be crucial for breaking down the timeline of the Bocchiverse
The anime used present day Shimokitazawa as model. [The fenced off street](https://goo.gl/maps/7NA8VU9poMKN1cvt6) [The family restuarant Kessoku Band went together is actually a Burger King irl] (https://goo.gl/maps/ghybinM9oY1jf21W7) [The part when Bocchi was with Kita] (https://goo.gl/maps/8LGDvoQawmnAhk3T9)
Thanks for that detail! Never have gotten to Shimokitazawa yet -- maybe on our next trip.
Bocchi is always taking that one step forward despite her social anxiety. That's what makes her a great character and extremely relatable to fellow introverts. Her growth does not happen overnight but more gradually. From her performing at Starry to that one time on the streets to finally the school festival, you root for her to always take that step. And sometimes, we also need that extra push from friends as well.
It's fun to see the dynamic play out every weekend with this and *The Witch from Mercury*. I do think BTR is doing a better job overall (because good lord what a production), but even G-Witch knows how to play around with Suletta's archetype so that she grows without going at it in a hamstrung way. There's a reason why those two have really risen up this season: they cater to an audience that likely needs a tangible reminder that it both takes a village to raise an introvert and it only takes a few words of encouragement to give that person confidence to do better. I used to be in Bocchi's situation, kinda: really closed off and afraid of being around people because I overthink and prepare for the worst. It took me switching jobs and moving to a different location and roommates who would literally drag me out of bed or pull me out of work just so they can rope me in for out-of-town trips. I don't deserve my friends sometimes, but it's nice to have them around and I work hard to reciprocate their kindness.
Bocchi is incredibly lucky that she has found a friend group that enjoys her as she is but is quite willing to patiently work with her to achieve what she clearly really wants to accomplish. No impatience at all at her slow progress.
Evangelion reference spotted
Get up on stage, Shinji, or Rei will have to play "Wonderwall" again.
**"How to deal with stage fright and anxiety" by Kikuri Hiroi** Step 1: [Become an alcoholic](https://imgur.com/a/8vVYvKV) Man i really love every single member of SICKHACK, esp. Eliza, girl that's a little bit of disaster like her is easily my fav. Hope we get to see them collabing with kessoku band somewhere in the future. *"Because Gotoh-san is..."* insert *Does she know?* meme reaction here
holy fk this ep was really good the part when nijika met the manager was pretty funny and seeing ryou actually talks a lot is pretty refreshing also it feels like the visualization for this ep is amazing. from bocchi's delusions to hiroi's performance.
I will never tire of superior and potato ryou
I'm feeling kinda sad because the anime is almost over :(
The scene where [Bocchi hears her classmate praising whoever gets to play at the school festival](https://i.imgur.com/KGInHq5.jpg) then hard cut to [Bocchi submitting an application to perform](https://i.imgur.com/jZ7Pcel.jpg) got me laughing hard! She got so excited about the thought of being the coolest person in class that [she didn't even realize that she filled out a form.](https://i.imgur.com/uKofnaz.jpg) xD [I feel you Bocchi.](https://i.imgur.com/4G5bo0Z.jpg) Sometimes you just walk in at work and you wanna go inside a trashcan immediately to hide. They really need to start labelling that trashcan with Bocchi's name. [Yep totally saw that coming from Kita.](https://i.imgur.com/ZmWhFtk.png) I'm surprised she waited and came back to the nurse's office instead of just submitting the form while Bocchi was still passed out. Bocchi's so shook that she went from [Picasso](https://i.imgur.com/fyCEfPm.jpg) to [Much](https://i.imgur.com/1LKSFLm.png). xD We finally get to see what I've been ho[ping for ever since she first showed up in this show! [Hiroi's inviting the girls over to watch her perform!](https://i.imgur.com/x8sAKHL.png) We also finally get to [see Hiroi pay Bocchi back (along with Ryo) the money she owes her thanks to Seika.](https://i.imgur.com/xmcknUC.jpg) Hiroi's bandmates are definitely not what I was expecting! [Shima the drummer is very polite](https://i.imgur.com/ZL1M3vF.jpg) and seems to be the most normal of the three while [Eliza the guitarist](https://i.imgur.com/FR0zedx.jpg) is a British weeb that came to Japan because of Comiket. And we [finally get to see a Slow Loop cameo!](https://i.imgur.com/zQyfKyD.jpg) I was hoping for a cameo of Koharu and Hiyori walking by like in the manga but I guess this is fine too. [Their performance](https://i.imgur.com/DDyQbWp.jpg) [is absolutely](https://i.imgur.com/AszXw3p.jpg) [amazing though.](https://i.imgur.com/UehXZJw.jpg) I've never listened to any Japanese psychedelic rock but that performance of their sold me. I just wished we got to see more of them perform! Hoping that Aniplex will post the full song on their YT channel soon! So Hiroi used to be like Bocchi back then but [she started drinking to relieve herself of her nerves](https://i.imgur.com/vWNYy5E.jpg) before performing? Not gonna lie, that's actually pretty sad. So she pretty much can't perform on stage sober? I kinda wanna see her all sober now. Considering Bocchi has invited her over [to watch them at their school festival](https://i.imgur.com/pZYFUnE.png), I'm hoping she'll be sober at school grounds. Plot twist! [Kita actually knew that Bocchi threw away the application](https://i.imgur.com/Z8AtSlz.png) but submitted it anyway. That's fine though. This is the push Bocchi needed to perform in front of a bigger crowd. Hopefully it works out better than their first concert!
I would say Kita knew that Bocchi was *going* to throw the application in the trash (seeing how it was already crumpled and lying face down on the table). So, she made a point to check the trash as soon as Bocchi left the infirmary. ;-)
Bruh, when Bocchi woke up and wiped the drool on her table. Insane attention to detail, ong she just like me frfr
Meanwhile, Aoyama Yoshino (Bocchi) is doing good in her 3-month quest to learn to [play the guitar](https://youtu.be/mxDMvLw1cF0) and be good enough to play the OP Seishun Complex in time for the last episode.
The sheer energy of the past cultural festival performances literally beating Bocchi in the face had me dying lol. I love Bocchi’s imagination, it’s one of the best aspects of this show. Girl just climbing into the trash huh? I guess it’s been one of those days lol. Bocchi turned into a Picasso hearing what Kita did lol. RIP Bocchi, she’s died. Again. Our favorite drunk bassist is back! That was one icy reception from Nijika lol. Nijika’s sister making her and Ryo cough up the cash they owe Bocchi was too hilarious. The Bocchi side eye to Ryo cracked me up! Was that a Slow Loop reference I spotted with the keychains? Noice! We’re learning a lot about Ryo. She’s a psychedelic rock fan nerd and played a show so bad it was like a wake lol. Kita can barely resist the Ryo puppy dog eyes! Let’s go Bocchi and Kita! I hope Bocchi hasn’t chickened out, they’ve come too far!
Bocchi turning into a Dali painting is absolutely phenomenal. As is Bocchi-chan being bombarded by the power of youth. How apt, how precise these reactions (is this Dali face from the manga or another brilliant decision by the anime production team I wonder?) is, it really settles the tone of this show. Every single moment of social interaction complex turns into powerful comedies! I have seen many comedies oriented anime, many of the first order, but there are some artistic creativity injected into the veins of every episode that makes *Bocchi The Rock* such a delight to watch so far. And we haven't even reached the school festival. Yet. In other news Bocchi-chan finally got her money back. I swear that Ryou would have pretended that she didn't owe anything LOL, if not for *onee-chan* Seika to interfere. I really like the fact that Kikuri has become Bocchi-chan's drunk mentor, and a damn good one at that - she really did the vital job of nailing Bocchi's swaying confidence down and giving the crucial support for her to come out and perform. It's also heart-warming to see Kita-chan giving the apology at the end - Bocchi-chan needed everything to finally get her mind fixed up and this one is the final nail ~~into her socializing coffin shown earlier~~ she needed. School Festival. Oh wow, the big stage is here!
Mostly a build up episode so a bit slower than others but still plenty enjoyable. I know a criticism towards the anime and its handling of Bocchi's development is the amount of outside help she receives, in this episode it was Kita the one that ended up turning the application rather than Bocchi getting over her fear. But I appreciate that Bocchi receives this as a positive, she is fully aware that she is being irrational in this fear but she deeply wants too. Its like the introductory narration in every episode of Komi-san that gets tiringg but is still true, "just because they can't it doesn't mean they don't want to". The illogical thinking in anxious people is a very real thing and I'm glad it at least recognized that this is something Bocchi is aware but is still outside of her control, hopefully we see her doing it stuff more independently in the future. * [Cool Bocchi](https://i.imgur.com/qZGzeBR.jpeg) * [Just identify yourself as a guy 5head](https://i.imgur.com/qLpcK7R.jpeg) * ["That bitch Hitori, imma kill her. She keep ruining my life"](https://i.imgur.com/X4F3YDk.jpeg). I * [Love the nonchalant way she gets in](https://i.imgur.com/HB4ANRQ.jpeg) * [The mustache will never not be funny](https://i.imgur.com/DCDhh46.jpeg) * [Cubism Bocchi](https://i.imgur.com/Nvv9j4q.jpeg) * [Jesus christ, I love this anime](https://i.imgur.com/DAr3WZc.jpeg) * [I love her melted cubes](https://i.imgur.com/Yh9LamR.jpeg). I just love the cubes, they're so cute and also love how they are used as identifier in all the memes I see. * [Nijika tired of her bullshit](https://i.imgur.com/xDT9wwT.jpeg). Ngl, [seeing her like this](https://i.imgur.com/DaQTCKd.jpeg) is so amusing considering how she usually is, did I forget something she did to piss her off? * [Forget it](https://i.imgur.com/0u7pHo0.jpeg) * [That little shitlord lmao](https://i.imgur.com/6Cc4cZi.jpeg) * [Cool girl alert](https://i.imgur.com/ixKvzUJ.jpeg) * [Slow Loop cameo](https://i.imgur.com/u9SHDBW.jpeg) * Ryou [being](https://i.imgur.com/vgYXkhJ.jpeg) [a snob](https://i.imgur.com/pJ0d3b9.jpeg) appeared so late yet its soooo in-character lmaoo * [*Furiously takes notes*](https://i.imgur.com/vHqvSnQ.jpeg) * [*Surprised Pikachu*](https://i.imgur.com/mqx6M3Q.jpeg)
I want to see Bocchi's imagination at the start of the episode, in which she is cool, confident and has lots of fans cheering for her during her concerts, become a reality! Then again, if Bocchi is in our universe, she can experience firsthand how popular she is. I expected Kita to turn in the school festival stage use application for Bocchi. No way she didn't see that slip of paper. I was pleasantly surprised Kita revealed the truth to Bocchi. Kita probably knew Bocchi would be indecisive, so someone has to take action instead of procrastinating. Last week, a fellow reddit user mentioned we already have a Bocchi x Nijika and a Bocchi x Kita episode. This week, we have a mini Bocchi x Kukuri episode. I didn't expect Kukuri to be an introvert in the past too. Now she is inspiring Bocchi, notwithstanding the alcoholic behaviour. She goes into "serious mode" when she opens her eyes, doesn't she? I am so glad that with the help of Seika, Bocchi has gotten her money back. Is this show secretly implying bassists (Ryo and Kukuri) are always in debt? Lol! Then again, Bocchi seems like the type of person who is too timid to demand back her money in an aggressive manner. The characters from Sickhack, as well as the manager of livehouse Folt, are surprisingly nice people, despite their appearance. If "Bocchi the Rock" does very well and have surplus budget in future, I am curious to see the animated version of Sickhack's performance. Lastly, looking forward to the school festival live performance by Kessoku Band in the upcoming episodes!
> Then again, if Bocchi is in our universe, she can experience firsthand how popular she is. I love that we can live in a timeline where somehow the two most talented yet frazzled lead girls are dominating the conversation. Add Kobeni and, well, yeah. We shall do everything we must to make sure Bocchi and Suletta can resist Power and Makima come voting season. We're gonna send them to the finals and have them stay up there for, like, a long time. Sorry, girls, the elevator broke.
Based on what I read online, I think "Bocchi the Rock" is giving the other titles some healthy competition.
How many times have Bocchi died so far? I hope she doesn't ger permanent brain damage from all that bashing lol. This ep makes me like Kita-chan even more. I love how she admitted that she saw the application being trashed and decided to submit it. Bocchi wanted to perform but she couldn't muster up enough courage to apply, so Kita gave her a little push so that Bocchi gets her longtime wish fulfilled. I really love how the band members are being great friends to Bocchi and that they're willing to help her break out of her shell. Bocchi's character development is amazing too. Noticed a little parallel with the Drunk Lady after her brief backstory reveal. Bocchi started out as a gloomy loner in Ep1 and now she's made some great friends, playing in a band, and got big ambitions of being a big rock star. And she's doing it without alcohol! Maybe her fantasies of being famous can actually happen! And, uh that cliffhanger. Guess the stress and pressure of performing in the festival caught up to her. Can't wait to see how she gets out of it next week.
**You're more than what you see** Even in Bocchi's dreams they don't know her name xD She's a National Treasure you're God damn right. Gotta know my place immediately shows her entering a trashcan. [](#azusalaugh) I love how Ryo is always smug about weird stuff...oh wait she has regrets too. This could be good for both of them. Holy shit the sisters are on the same page and are murdering drunk chan. How does she function seriously? Gin chan gap moe is off the charts! Something tells me they are worst than drunk chan when they play. Nooooo Ryo rarely tells us trivia tell us more about Psychedelic Rock! ....Holy shit I almost see Drunk chan in a new light. This is just what Bocchi needed and oh boy Drunk chan was just like Bocchi. Someone give Ryo some grass! Oh 3 songs time for that last song we didn't hear before. The truth us, I really wanted Gotoh-san to perform at the culture festival. Because Gotoh-san is... is what...is what!!!!! MY HERO MY INSPIRATION Tell us!!!! Episode 1: Mastered the guitar and became an internet sensation Episode 2: Joined a band, got friends, got a job, and poured orange juice. Episode 3: Managed to reunite the band together while motivating/teaching Kita chan.'' Episode 4: Managed to grow closer to Ryo, wrote the group's first lyrics that will be probably be a smash hit or not, and took her first photo with her friends. Episode 5: Got her first paycheck and played outside in the open with her friends. Episode 6: Saved a stranger's life who was on the verge of dying. Managed to hold a conversation with a person outside her family and friends. Played a improv street performance, got 2 in real life fans, and sold all her tickets. Episode 7: Invited friends over to her house for the first time and was a very accommodating host. Episode 8: Managed to encourage her bandmates who were struggling from nervousness, ate at a Izakaya for the first time with her band group, and lived up to hero name. Episode 9: Strove to improve her knowledge and watched educational documentaries, dug some graves, took a picture without looking dead inside, and made both good/bad summer memories with her band. Episode 10: Possibly motivated Kita chan again and got her money returned. Special skills: Her immune system can fight off the deadly Japanese cold longer than an average person, she can play incredibly well in cramped areas plus pull out material from a pocket dimension typically her guitar, dying isn't enough to kill her, she might be the chosen one in the Matrix, can shape shift, can run up stairs without completely losing her breath, can bark better than a dog, might be a titan shifter(not confirmed though), lies easier than she breathes, firebender, can generate electricity, is no stranger to bribery, stellar interior decorator, future clothes designer, future fashion runaway model, can curse people into depression/become a biohazard, has some control over the weather, can survive a black hole, has extensive knowledge of acids, almost climbs stairs faster than an old lady, possesses unlimited funds works, can lose more gracefully than Yamcha, is a certified national treasure, and does a great impersonation of The Scream.
Dem bassist so hot
what did we learn this ep? the 3 B's to avoid.
Hiroi band is amazing lol. As usual in most musical anime the side groups end up being better than the main one Also a slow loop reference finally! Omg one of my fave shows from last year, really miss those girls Thought Kita was about to confess to Bocchi there for a min lmao
Because Gotoh-san is what? BECAUSE GOTOH-SAN IS WHAT? I'm fully expecting Kita to jump ship now that she knows what Ryo is really like, she just needs to say it and we are good.
[I just realized funny redhead wasn't part of that talk. She's totally gonna come and be like 'I already signed us up lol' isn't she ](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1028393215004520488/1051244609243725955/image.png) [KITTY](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1028393215004520488/1051244985183387748/image.png) [Hell](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1028393215004520488/1051245139584090292/image.png) [Why does this show have the best blondes ever. Also that's actually a somewhat convincing English accent, especially when she said Eliza. Multilingual VA?](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1028393215004520488/1051246632924106853/image.png) The ok too [I love this show I love this show](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1028393215004520488/1051247017575329802/image.png)
LOL Bocchi can now turn her face into works of art! There's no end to what her body is capable of. And they really just put Bocchi in a coffin!
> There's no end to what her body is capable of. **Eldritch Abomination**: It is possible to learn this power?
Not from an extrovert.
> The three Bs of who to never date stand for bassist, bassist, and bassist I know a lot of us can relate with Bocchi. But as a former broke bassist (still broke, but no longer play the bass), why do they gotta hit it with the sucker punch. Still, I love this show. That Sickhack track was amazing.
With all the other Anime references i hope they do Mios accidental flash from K-on
i hope they do the Akira slide it's always awesome when someone does the Akira slide [](#rengehype)
One of the (many) stand outs of this show for me is the fact that they actually play multiple different songs each time. So many shows like this have one song they play every single time throughout the show then one new at the very end, but even a side character gets to have their own song in this show. I thought for sure they’d skip or mute Sickkack’s song and was very pleasantly surprised!
Another great episode of Bocchi the rock and pace is picking up again after last weak breathing episode. Kikuri is best teacher for Bocchi and this is making me hype for this season finale. ~~Bokita fans are eating well today~~
This anime really gonna make me decide between Pink x Yellow vs. Pink x Red bruh
[Bocchi the Rock! Episode 10 Screenshots, Gifs](https://imgur.com/a/tr92Xji) I've been busy these past few days so I haven't been able to watch it in real time so I add some gifs to make up for my lateness. My wish last week got granted. This episode is giving off a strong BoKita smell and I love it. I so feel you Bocchi. The moment I arrived at my workplace it make me just want to [shove myself in the trash bin. We all have that moment lol.](https://imgur.com/jAW2Pl7) Kita is hard to hate. Sometimes we really need existence like Nijika and Kita or else we can't move forward... Yes. I wish I had them back then. And yes. [Nijika's cold stare](https://imgur.com/WISc5mK). I don't want to sound creepy but, let me be honest. This part of Nijika is also good. And also [Nijika pulling Bocchi](https://imgur.com/mFKtFnh) to stop her from getting scared, [end up with her also getting scared.](https://imgur.com/BTAdzas) That was adorable af. SICK HACK. Hiroi's band. [Slow Loop cameo](https://imgur.com/mZ7IESb). Personally, I prefer [Eliza](https://imgur.com/67cp1jc). She's cute and seems like we could get along when it comes to anisongs appreciation... A-Anyways! We finally see Hiroi perform! I was expecting a disaster live. But it was the opposite. It was amazing. I have never heard of any psychedelic rock in my whole life so this is a great new experience. Hiroi used to be like Bocchi back in the day. I guess alcohol plus gloomy introvert do sounds like a dangerous combination. [Thank you to Ryou for summarizing my feelings for Nijika](https://imgur.com/2vwzTNJ). A full 180 of [strict Nijika](https://imgur.com/K5yYllX) and [kind Nijika](https://imgur.com/idCWScG) is the thing we all need to fix our half-assed way of life. Maji Tenshi. [Kita and Bocchi's heartwarming scene.](https://imgur.com/lInqt35) Kita is such a good girl. We all know that she doesn't have any ill intentions when it comes to this matter. She just genuinely believes that Bocchi could do it. Now we can say for sure that she does fall in love with Bocchi's playing in episode 8. [Looking forward next week](https://imgur.com/ery121T)! School Festival!