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The First Take is a YouTube channel that tasks musicians and singers with performing songs in a single take. It launched in November 2019, releasing over 440 performance videos to date. As reported , voice actor Ikumi Hasegawa performed "Guitar to Kodoku to Aoi Hoshi" , an insert song for the TV anime Bocchi The Rock! in the 442nd episode posted on YouTube on June 7. Hasegawa voices Ikuyo Kita, one of the main characters, who is the vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Kessoku Band in the show. Hasegawa has retuned in the channel's latest 445th episode to perform "Tsuki nami ni Kagayake" ( Shine as Usual ), the opening theme for the first of the two-part recap film of the TV series, Bocchi The Rock! Re: . It is unusual for the channel to have the same singer perform a second time in such a short period of time. Related : Bocchi The Rock! Kessoku Band Vocalist...
- 6/20/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
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The official website for the Bocchi The Rock! anime series has posted an additional trailer for the two-part recap films based on its TV anime series. The clip features the first part's ending theme song, "Ima, Boku, Underground Kara" performed by Kessoku Band. As reported , the first of the two-part films, Bocchi The Rock! Re: opened in 132 theaters across Japan on June 7, 2024, earning 218 million yen (1.39 million Usd) on 140,000 admissions to make its No.1 debut in the weekend box office ranking. This new trailer immediately carries that news as well. Related : Japan Box Office: Bocchi The Rock! Recap Part 1 Movie Makes First Place Debut The site has also announced that the third week theatergoers from June 22 to 28 will receive a "Character Cable Holder," a mini-size figure that attaches to smartphone charging cables and other devices. Two types will be available, Hitori Gotoh and Nijika Ijichi, and will be given to visitors at random,...
- 6/19/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
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All you need to start a band is a guitar and some girls. Unfortunately for Bocchi, that's easier said than done for someone with crippling social anxiety. CloverWorks continues its streak of animating wholesome comedy anime as Keiichiro Saito adapts Aki Hamaji's manga: “Bocchi the Rock!”.
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Hitori Goto lives an isolated life. Racked with social anxiety and a great desire to be admired and wanted by others, she picks up a guitar in the hopes of becoming popular through music. Unfortunately, middle school turns into high school and our protagonist is still unable to play in front of others. Despite her skill and obvious talent, Goto's abilities remain unseen as she continues to drift into academic obscurity.
Luck favours our nervous heroine, however, as she is approached one day by Nijika Ijichi who spots her guitar and...
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Hitori Goto lives an isolated life. Racked with social anxiety and a great desire to be admired and wanted by others, she picks up a guitar in the hopes of becoming popular through music. Unfortunately, middle school turns into high school and our protagonist is still unable to play in front of others. Despite her skill and obvious talent, Goto's abilities remain unseen as she continues to drift into academic obscurity.
Luck favours our nervous heroine, however, as she is approached one day by Nijika Ijichi who spots her guitar and...
- 6/17/2024
- by Ben Warnock
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The official website for Live Stage Bocchi The Rock! , the stage play adaptation of Aki Hamaji's four-panel manga series Bocchi The Rock! , has released a first new key visual for its first show's replay and a sequel. The visual features the four returning main cast members from the first show — Mamo Mamono as Hitori Gotoh, Miki Otake as Nijika Ijichi, Karin Osanai as Ryo Yamada, and Mirai Ohmori as Ikuyo Kita. Related: Bocchi The Rock! Stage Play Reveals New Trailer for Replay and Sequel "Part I Starry," the replay of the first show, is scheduled to perform at Theater Milano-Za in Tokyo on September 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, and 23, 2024. Meanwhile, "Part II Shuka-sai ( Shuka Festival )," a newly-performed sequel, will be at the same venue on September 14, 15, 16, and 18 through 23. After various pre-sales from June 1 to July 22, general sales of the tickets will begin on August 10. Trailer The first show performed at at Theater Milano-Za...
- 6/15/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
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The Recording Industry Association of Japan (Riaj) has confirmed that "Bocchi The Rock! Song Album Kessoku Band," the first album by the Bocchi The Rock! TV anime's in-show band Kessoku Band, is certified "platinum" by shipping more than 250,000 copies since its release, along with NMB48's 29th single "Kore ga Ai nanoka?" and King & Prince's 15th single "halfmoon/moooove!!" The 14-song album released in Japan on December 28, 2022, then peaked at #1 on Oricon, Billboard Japan and iTunes' weekly album charts in Japan. As reported , the album received the "gold" certification in February 2023 by shipping more than 100,000 copies. It means the album had shipped another 150,000 copies in 15 months, even after the broadcast of the TV anime ended. Related : "Bocchi The Rock!" Kessoku Band 1st Album Receives "Gold" Certification in Japan Album jacket The TV anime adaptation of Aki Hamaji's four-panel manga series Bocchi The Rock! aired for 12 episodes from...
- 6/11/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
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The first part of Bocchi The Rock! compilation film, titled Bocchi the Rock! Re:, has made an impressive debut in the Japanese box office.
In just three days of its release, the film has grossed over 218,478,888 yen and attracted 141,113 moviegoers, securing number 1 spot in the weekend box office.
To commemorate the film’s success, a new set of zippered stickers featuring original artwork by Suki Haruka will be distributed to theatregoers starting June 14, 2024.
In addition, limited screenings of the film with Japanese subtitles for the hearing impaired will be held at select theatres.
Furthermore, a series of special advertisements will be displayed at Jr Shinjuku Station and along the Yamanote Line starting June 10.
These ads will include footage from Bocchi the Rock! anime and feature Kessoku Band’s new song, “Tsukinami ni Kagayake,” which is the opening theme for the first part of the compilation film. The ads will be...
In just three days of its release, the film has grossed over 218,478,888 yen and attracted 141,113 moviegoers, securing number 1 spot in the weekend box office.
To commemorate the film’s success, a new set of zippered stickers featuring original artwork by Suki Haruka will be distributed to theatregoers starting June 14, 2024.
In addition, limited screenings of the film with Japanese subtitles for the hearing impaired will be held at select theatres.
Furthermore, a series of special advertisements will be displayed at Jr Shinjuku Station and along the Yamanote Line starting June 10.
These ads will include footage from Bocchi the Rock! anime and feature Kessoku Band’s new song, “Tsukinami ni Kagayake,” which is the opening theme for the first part of the compilation film. The ads will be...
- 6/10/2024
- by Ami Nazru
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The official website for the Bocchi The Rock! anime series has posted a lyric video for "Tsukinami ni Kagayake" by Kessoku Band, the opening theme song for the first of the two-part compilation films. The lyrics of the rock tune were written by singer-songwriter Ai Higuchi , who also worked on the Bocchi The Rock! TV anime's opening theme, "Seishun Complex," while otoha, who provided four songs for the TV anime including the opening theme, served as composer. Kessoku Band "Tsukinami ni Kagayake" lyric video Along with the ending theme "Ima, Boku, Underground Kara," the opening theme "Tsukinami ni Kagayake" is now available on digital services . Digital single jacket Additionally, Kessoku Band's new mini-album "Re: Kessoku Band" is scheduled to release in Japan on August 14, 2024. The six-song album will include both the opening and ending theme songs. Related: Bocchi The Rock! Recap Films Reveal Part 1 Ending Song, Part 2 Visual The TV...
- 6/10/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
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The First Take is a YouTube channel that tasks musicians and singers with performing songs in a single take. It launched in November 2019, releasing over 440 performance videos to date. In its latest 442nd episode , voice actor Ikumi Hasegawa performed "Guitar to Kodoku to Aoi Hoshi" , an insert song for the TV anime Bocchi The Rock! Hasegawa voices Ikuyo Kita, one of the main characters, who is the vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Kessoku Band in the show. The song was originally featured in the anime's fifth and eighth episodes. "To be honest, I wasn't too nervous until right before the performance started," said Hasegawa. "As I began to sing, I felt more and more excited, and at the same time, my nervousness increased. There was a scene that I sang this song in a state of tension and anxiety in Bocchi The Rock! episode 8. This reminded me a lot of that recording.
- 6/8/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
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The first part of the two-part Bocchi The Rock! compilation films opens in Japan on June 7, and just ahead of that we've learned what the ending song will be. The first film, Bocchi The Rock! Re: , will close out to the tune of the new song from Kessoku Band, "Ima, Boku, Underground Kara." The new ending song will be released for download on June 9 along with the opening theme. Yuho Kitazawa—vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the peggies, who previously wrote the anime's third ending song, "Nani ga Warui"—wrote and composed the new track. Ikuyo Kita, lead singer of Kessoku Band as voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa, sings. A new key visual was also revealed for the second part, Bocchi The Rock! Re:Re: , which opens in Japan on August 9, 2024. Character designer and chief animation director Kerorira illustrated the visual. Bocchi The Rock! Re:Re: Key Visual Related: Crunchyroll to Bring Bocchi The Rock!
- 6/6/2024
- by Joseph Luster
- Crunchyroll
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Get ready to rock along with Kessoku Band on the big screen because Crunchyroll has announced plans to bring the Bocchi The Rock! recap films to theaters in North America. Dates and ticket info are still to come, so stay tuned for more on the plans for this two-part theatrical project's English debut. In the meantime, fans can look forward to a special Bocchi The Rock! panel at Anime Expo 2024. Director Keiichiro Saito and Hitori "Bocchi-chan" Goto voice actor Yoshino Aoyama plan to deliver some behind-the-scenes fun in the process. Related : Bocchi The Rock! Anime Film Trailer Announces Premiere Dates, Previews 1st Film's Opening Theme The first of the two films, Bocchi The Rock! Re: , opens in Japan on June 7, 2024, followed by Bocchi The Rock! Re:Re: on August 9, 2024. The Bocchi The Rock! TV anime, based off the manga of the same name by Aki Hamaji, aired between October and...
- 6/5/2024
- by Joseph Luster
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Shimokitazawa and Bocchi The Rock! are synonymous with each other and to celebrate the close connection the series has with the subculture neighborhood, the girls of Kessoku Band have teamed with Odakyu Electric Railway. The collaboration will see life-sized standees of the four girls at Shimo-kitazawa Station in station staff uniforms along with Hitori becoming the station master. To commemorate the start of the collaboration between Bocchi The Rock! and Odakyu Electric Railway, an event was held at Shimo-kitazawa Station. The voice actors of Kessoku Band also dressed up as station staff members with Yoshino Aoyama (Hitori) as the station master, Sayumi Suzushiro (Nijika) as an attendant, Saku Mizuno (Yamada) as a mechanic and Ikumi Hasegawa (Ikuyo) as a conductor. From June 7, the same day as the release of the first compilation film, photo spots with the band will be available across nine Odakyu Electric Railway stations with announcements from the voice actors in character.
- 6/5/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
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The official website for Live Stage Bocchi The Rock! , the stage play adaptation of Aki Hamaji's four-panel manga series Bocchi The Rock! , has released a new trailer for its first show's replay and a sequel. Related : Bocchi The Rock! Stage Play Gets Replay and Sequel in September 2024 The site also announced that the replay and sequel's title as "Bocchi The Rock! Live Stage 2024 Part I Starry" and "Part II Shuka-sai ( Shuka Festival )." The shows are scheduled to perform at Theater Milano-Za in Tokyo from September 7 to 23, 2024. "Part I" will be on September 7, 8, 9, 21, 22, and 23, while "Part II" will be on September 14, 15, 16, and 18 through 23. After various pre-sales from June 1 to July 22, general sales of the tickets will begin on August 10. Teaser visual The first show performed at the same venue from August 11 to 20, 2023. All of the four main cast members from the first show — Mamo Mamono as Hitori Gotoh, Miki Otake as Nijika Ijichi,...
- 6/1/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
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In a few weeks, Bocchi The Rock! ’s Hitori and Godzilla will be sharing screens in theaters across Japan, sadly not together – though that would make an interesting team-up flick! To get pumped up for the first of two Bocchi The Rock! compilation films on June 7, a brand new poster was put up on the famous Godzilla Street in Shinjuku’s Kabukicho district with Hitori breathing fire while wearing a nondescript kaiju outfit, looking up at the Godzilla head that towers over the street. The two Bocchi The Rock! Re: posters will be up until June 9. Related: Bocchi The Rock! Anime Film Trailer Announces Premiere Dates, Previews 1st Film's Opening Theme Bocchi The Rock! Re: and Bocchi The Rock! Re:Re: compile the TV anime season into two films with Re: opening on June 7 and Re:Re: opening on August 9. The Bocchi The Rock! TV anime, based off the manga of the same name by Aki Hamaji,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
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Hitori Gotoh gained her impressive guitar skills from home... and so can you! That's the message Yamaha is hoping to send as they launch their latest collaboration with Bocchi The Rock! , in honor of the series's upcoming compilation films. The so-called "Re:Collab" will kick off with a nine-location storejacking, equipping you with everything you need to become a guitar hero. Participating Yamaha stores will sell goods, host giveaways, and offer a "Bocchi the Musical Instrument Experience" corner—where you can try playing an instrument with the help of a guide video. If you want to keep learning, you can buy electric guitar starter books that help you improve your skills just like Hitori. Related: Bocchi The Rock! Anime Lets You Be the Star During Joysound Karaoke Collab The stores will also offer four guitar pick designs featuring art newly drawn for the collab: Related: Bocchi The Rock! Anime Film Trailer Announces Premiere Dates,...
- 5/11/2024
- by Kara Dennison
- Crunchyroll
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In celebration of the upcoming Bocchi The Rock! compilation films, Joysound Karaoke is letting fans take center stage. Starting this week, participating venues across Japan will get a Kessoku Band makeover with special menus, goods, and (in some cases) specially decorated rooms. Joysound is an online karaoke company that also manages multiple venues in Japan, offering private rooms and food and drink menus for singers. Starting May 10, groups can order from a special menu of seven drinks—including Hitori's "Guitar Hero" mango and strawberry cola and Pa-san's coffee with whipped cream and chocolate sauce. The collab menu will also include a dish of nankotsu karaage and fries: Each menu item comes with one random coaster, and for every 1,000 yen spent on collab menu items, patrons will also receive a random postcard: Related: Bocchi The Rock! Anime Film Trailer Announces Premiere Dates, Previews 1st Film's Opening Theme Four Joysound locations—two in Tokyo,...
- 5/8/2024
- by Kara Dennison
- Crunchyroll
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More details were revealed along with a new trailer for the two Bocchi The Rock! compilation films during Aniplex's AnimeJapan 2024 event. The first film, Bocchi The Rock! Re: opens in Japan on June 7, 2024, followed by Bocchi The Rock! Re:Re: on August 9. In addition to seeing more of the big screen take on the adaptation, the trailer previews Kessoku Band's new opening theme song, "Tsukinami ni Kagayaki." Bocchi The Rock! Re: / Re:Re: Trailer Kessoku Band is ready to rock in the key visual for the first film: Related: Bocchi The Rock! Anime Film Visual Decks Kessoku Band Girls Out in Their Own Shirts The Bocchi The Rock! TV anime, based off the manga of the same name by Aki Hamaji, aired between October and December 2022 with Crunchyroll streaming the series, describing the girl band anime as such: Hitori Gotoh, “Bocchi-chan,” is a girl who’s so introverted and shy around...
- 3/24/2024
- by Joseph Luster
- Crunchyroll
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The official website for Live Stage Bocchi The Rock! , the stage play adaptation of Aki Hamaji's four-panel manga series Bocchi The Rock! , has confirmed that its first show's replay and sequel are set to perform at Theater Milano-Za in Tokyo in September 2024. All of the four main cast members — Mamo Mamono as Hitori Gotoh, Miki Otake as Nijika Ijichi, Karin Osanai as Ryo Yamada, and Mirai Ohmori as Ikuyo Kita — will return. The first show performed at the same venue from August 11 to 20, 2023. Its DVD and Blu-ray, which will be available in Japan on February 28, will be enclosed with a lottery application coupon for the replay and sequel. The first show's six-and-a-half minute digest video with English subtitles has been streamed on YouTube . Related: Bocchi The Rock! Stage Play Unveils Key Visual 1st show's key visual Main Cast Members: Hitori Gotoh: Mamo Mamono Nijika Ichiji: Miki Otake Ryo Yamada:...
- 2/26/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
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The first of two Bocchi The Rock! compilation films will bring the girls of Kessoku Band to the big screen in Japan this spring, and in the past couple months we've seen individual character visuals pop up to promote it. With Bocchi The Rock! Re: kicking things off ahead of Bocchi The Rock! Re:Re: —which will follow this summer—all four band members are featured in a new visual. Check them out along with their cool Kessoku Band shirts below. Related: Bocchi The Rock! Anime Film Visual Takes Center Stage with Ikuyo Kita The Bocchi The Rock! TV anime, based off the manga of the same name by Aki Hamaji, aired between October and December 2022 with Crunchyroll streaming the series, describing the girl band anime as such: Hitori Gotoh, “Bocchi-chan,” is a girl who’s so introverted and shy around people that she’d always start her conversations with “Ah.
- 2/18/2024
- by Joseph Luster
- Crunchyroll
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Hitori won't be escaping widespread attention anytime soon, as the official Twitter account for the Bocchi The Rock! anime announced that an exhibition for the series will take place at Tokyo's Matsuya Ginza from April 17 to May 6, with ticket sales opening later this month. Exact details about the event will be revealed at a later date. Related: Anime of the Year 2024 Nominee Spotlight: Bocchi The Rock! Based on the manga by Aki Hamaji, Bocchi The Rock! is directed by Keiichiro Saito ( Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ) at studio CloverWorks, with series composition by Erika Yoshida, character designs by Keroira and music by Tomoki Kikuya ( Blend-S ). A pair of compilation films is scheduled to premiere in Japan in Spring and Summer 2024. Crunchyroll streams the 2022 anime series, describing the girl band's claim to fame as such: Hitori Gotoh, “Bocchi-chan,” is a girl who’s so introverted and shy around people that she...
- 2/1/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
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The official Twitter for Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara announced today that the cumulative total circulation of Aki Hamaji's four-panel manga series Bocchi The Rock! had surpassed three million copies (including digital edition). The post included a special illustration featuring "Triple Million Gotoh." Related: Bocchi The Rock! Anime Causes Massive Increase in Sales for Guitars in Japan The manga has been serialized in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Max monthly magazine since its May 2018 issue, so far six tankobon volumes have been released in Japan. Its TV anime adaptation adaptation aired for 12 episodes from October to December 2022. The first part of the TV anime's two-part compilation films is set to release in the spring of 2024, then the second part will follow in the summer of 2024. Crunchyroll, which steams the TV anime , describes the series: Hitori Gotoh, “Bocchi-chan,” is a girl who’s so introverted and shy around people that she...
- 1/18/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
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Spring 2024 marks the premiere of the first of two Bocchi The Rock! compilation films, and a new character visual is here to preview another Kessoku Band member. This time it's guitarist and vocalist Ikuyo Kita—voiced in the anime by Ikumi Hasegawa (Furuto Ichinose in Dead Mount Death Play )—and she's ready to shine all over again. After Bocchi The Rock! Re: lights up cinemas in Japan this spring, Bocchi The Rock! Re:Re: will follow its act in summer 2024. Bocchi The Rock! Re: Ikuyo Kita Visual Related: Bocchi The Rock! Anime Films Drop the Bass with Ryo Yamada Visual The Bocchi The Rock! TV anime, based off the manga of the same name by Aki Hamaji, aired between October and December 2022 with Crunchyroll streaming the series, describing the girl band anime as such: Hitori Gotoh, “Bocchi-chan,” is a girl who’s so introverted and shy around people that she’d...
- 1/17/2024
- by Joseph Luster
- Crunchyroll
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