Audience reviews
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Chilicon_valley
Bocchi the Rock fails at being both a good SoL and a good show about musicians. If you're coming to this show looking for one of those aspects (or both) then leave as I assure you there's plenty better than Bocchi, you can even stop reading here if you want. If you've already watched it or just want to see my reasoning then feel free to read on.
Plot:
Bocchi is a Slice of Life/Coming of age story about a girl who learns to overcome her shyness by playing her guitar. That might seem like a decent idea but that might as well be as deep as it gets as that's Bocchi's entire personality. She plays the guitar 6 hours a day because she wants to be famous and that's somehow the easiest way for her to become sociable/earn friends. Not only is that logic asinine but it's an incredibly shallow mean…
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Probably one of the most overpraised shows in recent times. As someone who struggled with social anxiety and loved K-ON! when I was younger, I thought this would be right up my alley, but I was left disappointed.
Its biggest problem is that it’s not very funny. The four girls seem to keep each other at an arm’s length, or at least farther away than in other similar shows. While this makes their relationship more realistic (considering most of them just met), the characters simply don’t have the chemistry that you’ve come to expect from other moe comedies. After a few episodes, the show runs out of steam and starts to repeat gags, most of which weren’t good to begin with.
Another problem is that it focuses too much on the title character, leaving the other three main girls with little to…
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[Originally posted on December 27th, 2022.]
I think little SingleH here is coming to a calm, slow, natural conclusion.
I think little SingleH here is becoming too much of a so-called “normie” to write like themselves anymore, or at least that of them you’ve come to know. I think little SingleH here is getting too much of a life, and I think that if left to continue on present course, the writing produced by this profile will increasingly lean towards the modern-day Hideaki Anno-style preaching and condescension. The writing output of an individual who was depressed and hyper-relatable at one point, but who got out of it and who, as a result, became out-of-touch and…I don’t know…old, for lack of a better term? Granted, I definitely continue to be depressed out of my fucking mind—no worrie…
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Title: Bocchi the Rock: A Disappointing Musical Experience
Rating: 1/10
Bocchi the Rock attempts to offer a unique and innovative musical experience but falls short in almost every aspect. From its lackluster performances to its underwhelming songwriting, this album fails to deliver on its promises and leaves listeners feeling disappointed.
One of the biggest issues with Bocchi the Rock is the quality of the musicianship. The instrumental performances lack creativity and precision, often sounding amateurish and poorly executed. The guitar solos, which should be the highlights of the album, are unimpressive and fail to capture any sense of excitement or virtuosity. The overall sound production is also subpar, with muddy mixes and poorly balanced levels that make it difficult to fully app…
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CGDCT is honestly a weird one. It’s a subgenre of Slice of Life (at least that’s how I see it) where we have a cast of girls doing what they feel like, showing crazy shit if any like Nichijou, or simply just chilling like Yuru Camp. I personally viewed it as a hit-or-miss. Despite the rather intriguing concepts any CGDCT could bring, they tend to be on the questionable side. It’s not that I hate it, I just think a lot of those shows may have certain problems regarding how they use their characters and/or how they direct their stories. Bocchi the Rock is… um… a special one. And not in a way that makes it good or even decent, however. Yes, I absolutely hate this series with a capital H. It’s not enticing or even funny at the very slightest.
Before we get to me reviewing the series, same dis…
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Bocchi the Rock is the latest in the neverending stream of cute girls doing cute things show that come out each season. When people cry over how repetitive the anime industry has gotten, the main culprit everyone points to always happens to be isekai, yet slice-of-life comedy shows like Bocchi the Rock have stuck to the same formulaic and repetitive storyline and main cast for the better part of the last decade or two, with, most of the time, nothing but praise coming their way.
Yet, once again, BTR is said to be a breath of fresh air for the industry, promising a deep and meaningful characterization of the main protagonist and cute girl in question - Bocchi.
I don't often watch anime, but when I do, I watch lots of it. When I found myself once again scrolling through the MyAnimeList t…
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I'm gonna be honest and brief on this one
I don't get the appeal. This anime lost me on the second ep but I kept going because of the overwhelming amount of people saying that this is the best anime ever.
My problem is the main character Bocchi. She she is not an introvert she is severely autistic.
Me also being in the spectrum I also relate to her struggle as I was very similar to her when I was young how ever the main issue is that her behavior is beyond exaggerated and almost insulting.
She doesn't really try to get better on her own but instead relies on others to fix her problems for her.
The supporting cast is only there to make Bocchi do stuff and to compliment on how awesome she is. In real life this the rest of the girls would probably get sick of her just because of her con…
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[I'd be happy to know if Bocchi the Rock changed one's life, have motivated someone, etc. Personally, I didn't enjoy the anime and you can't change my opinion just as I'm unable to change yours.]
After reading a fairly well-written review by KANLen09-san, browsing related memes and listening to the Seishun Complex (without knowing it is an opening song), I have decided to let the hype flow through me... and what a huge mistake that was.
I won't waste my time to rewrite things mentioned in the synopsis, so... Bocchi the Rock is a show about a teenage girl named Hitori Gotou. Apparently, she has been all alone her entire life. She has never had friends until the beginning of the plot. She has social anxiety. Being a wonderful guitarist, she is quite gifted, although this talent of her is o…
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Show is completely overhyped.
Is the only appeal of this show the supposed 'relatability' of this pathetic main character? Is that seriously the sole merit of this show? Bocchi fails to function at the bare minimum of existing in society and that is somehow supposed to justify this pitiful plot. Nothing of any note worth mentioning happens in the show. The characters other than Bocchi don't have anything interesting going on in their lives, no backstory, no motivation or interest. Actual cardboard cutouts.
Who can relate to this character? Bocchi literally has 0 friends, unable to exist with other humans and can not even stand upright when in the presence of another person. By some god given miracle some extrovert picked her out of the blue one day and forced her to develop the social s…
Read at the sourceVichy974
In my humble opinion the show is very boring. It feels like k-on but the cast and especially the female lead is not likeable. The fmc is boring and there's no character development at all (or barely). It just feels like wasted potential. The music was nice and it felt refreshing having new rock being featured as the main theme. The art style was nice but there wasn't anything special to it same can be said for the animation. This show has an interesting premise but the pacing is quite slow. and the whole shy girl trope that can't properly express herself is overused and repetitive.
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This is probably an unpopular opinion but I was actually not a fan of this anime. I can objectively acknowledge why people like it, but these types of anime are honestly tough to sit through. Why? Because the main character is supposed to be relatable in that she's a quiet girl who's misunderstood and suffers from severe social anxiety. Buttttt of course... she's actually cute and doesn't realize how likeable she would be. It's tough to watch in that it's relatable but it's not - because the social anxiety part they have correct. But they essentially took WataMote (not the one with all the guys, the social anxiety suffering one) and then clashed it with K-On! to make a sort of "it's the same depressing main character but this one's actually cute, so this character you can actually like!".…
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Bocchi the Rock! is an unserious CGDCT show that is mostly famous for having tricky animated segments that make good twitter memes, and a JUST LIKE ME protagonist! This is Bocchi za rokku! It totally rocks! I've been told many good things about this one: Firstly that its the only anime to get musicians right, and secondly that its the most unique looking anime ever. ALL TIME BABY.
i dont like it
While other CGDCT usually handle their characters more flippantly to focus on *other* details, Bocchi the Flop expects you to take a cast of cotton-candy-hair colored waifus wholeheartedly. They are really good characters though, with distinct personalities. I know this because its shoved down my throat. Also a really neat detail is all of them have different eye colors, it really makes them stan…
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Beginning from a chance encounter in a park between Hitori Gotoh and Nijika and continuing from there, Bocchi the Rock’s story follows the slice-of-life format like a blueprint. There are occasional dramatic moments, but for the most part episodes keep themselves grounded in the peaceful, mundane reality of every-day life, dealing with small-scale plots like designing t-shirts for the band to wear, or visiting the beach for the day. The occasional dramatic moments come in the form of the live performances, where the band members get together to play an original song on stage. Filling the gap between these live performances are the slice-of-life segments. The dialogue that dominates the slice-of-life portions is a forced sort of banter between the band-mates that relies on a lot of nonsensi…
Read at the sourceGigamat
Bocchi the Rock is a basic, boring slice of life. It baffles me how it has received such high reviews with nothing to show for it. Don’t get me wrong, if you enjoy shows like K-ON, you’ll definitely have a good time with this show, but for anyone else, this show is nothing special.
Plot (6/10):
This show follows Bocchi, a socially anxious musically talented teen, as she comes out of her shell and finally realizes her dream of joining a band. If you’re watching this show for the plot, then you’re watching the wrong show. Don’t expect anything gripping or emotional to happen because it won’t. The plot is at it’s best when it’s not taking itself seriously. The jokes are pretty decent, especially the jabs at Bocchi. The band performances are also pretty enjoyable. However, whenever the show t…
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“Hey, have you seen Chainsaw Man yet? That shit’s hype!”
“Huh? What’s Chainsaw Man??”
“..What? It’s literally the hottest and best anime this season!”
“Hm. Never heard. Were you perhaps referring to Bocchi the Rock?”
The queen is dead? What are you talking about, it looks like Bocchi the Rock is alive and doing well. Well, better than well. It’s the best, most creative, most funny, most relatable, and most heartwarming anime of this season.
“B-but it’s a music!!! Isn’t it just another K-ON?”
That’s where you’re wrong. Bocchi the Rock is FAR from being the next K-On. Bocchi is its own show, a show taking on new ideas and innovating some of the most creative visuals and productions of any anime I’ve watched. K-On was about their band going through high school together as a team, while…
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At the end of the first episode of *Bocchi the Rock!*, Kessoku Band has more or less bombed their first performance. Bocchi (née Gotou Hitori), who had been ready to announce her presence to the world as Kessoku Band’s last-minute fill-in guitarist, anxiously retreated into a mango box, hidden within it as the band lurches and stumbles their way through their music. But in the aftermath as her bandmates Nijika and Ryou remark on the atrociousness they just played, Bocchi throws the box off herself and stumbles her way down frame in a fish-eye lens style camera shot. She stands before the two and declares that she’ll muster the courage to talk to her classmates, which Nijika smiles at…and then Bocchi immediately heads out since she’s drained her socially anxious battery for the day, but sti…
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“If I were to write a review for Bocchi the Rock, I would become an upvote seeking monster! Like my review!”
- Hitori “Bocchi” Gotou.
Bocchi the Rock is a master class of visual comedy. At first glance, this show looks like a fairly typical CGDCT comedy, without much of a budget at its disposal. Yet CloverWorks and the BtR team scraped together its resources and went absolutely sicko mode, turning it into something truly special. It is easily a contender for Anime of the Year and one of the greatest anime comedies of all time.
Bocchi the Rock is about making social anxiety funny. Some of you might say, “Yuni, isn’t social anxiety a serious topic? Lots of people suffer from it, isn’t turning it into a joke kind of offensive?” To that I say “haha don’t worry, laughing about ourselves is o…
Read at the sourceGsarthotegga
BtR! is a CGDCT anime that has a little bit of a different focus. While these series usually have a specific character who gets more emphasis than the rest, it's not uncommon for the authors to deprioritize our main squeeze in favor of the group, and the stories are largely carefree and relatively plotless. I guess if you were to look to literature, most of these stories would roughly fall under third-person objective as a narrative style. Most of the information conveyed is through character action and dialogue, and it's rare to be subjected to internal monologues at length; in contrast, BtR!—aside from occasional observations from the other three characters, when Bocchi spaces-out—would most likely be an intensely personal first-person story, reading like a locked diary with embarrassing…
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HeroAca and Blue Lock? Sorry...I don't do Shonen stuff.
Spy x Family? Even though I have a family, I don't fall into that category.
Mob Psycho 100? Great conclusion from the manga that's finally translated to the anime, but I'm not all that psychic to begin with.
Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen a.k.a Thousand-Year Blood War? I'll let you have your moment of glory just right behind Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood.
Do It Yourself!!, Yama no Susume? We can be buddies in the same theme, just doing different things!
Chainsaw Man? OVERTAKEN and DETHRONED. LIKE A GLORIFIED MIC DROP.
The Fall 2022 season has really seen its fair share of past and new juggernaut glories: from Tite Kubo's Bleach's decade-long wait for a triumphant return still being one of the Big 3, to the much-anticipated Tatsuki Fuji…
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ANIME OF THE SEASON, if not THE YEAR. Words cannot express how much this show has grown into me. Like Hitori "Bocchi" Gotou is literally the most relatable character FR FR.
I'm guessing you have heard of the show by now, whether through memes, screenshots, recommendations from others, or simply by chance while looking for shows to watch. With that said, what makes this show stand out from the crowd is its sudden surge in popularity, whether you like it or not?
Point 1: Bocchi is literally me. (Insert Literally Me copypasta)
I'm sure you're wondering who Bocchi is and what makes her so special and unique that she stands out from the crowd. First and foremost, she is someone who suffers from social anxiety, as evidenced by her inability to make a single friend throughout her youth until…
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