Bocchi Rock! marks the anime’s first anniversary with a new illustration, featuring all the members of their famous Kessoku Band. Protagonist Hitori Gotoh takes center stage, while Nijika, Ryo and Ikuyo show off their typical demeanor. The author and illustrator of the original manga, Aki Hamaji posted the work to X (formerly Twitter) on October 8, 2023. See the poster below:
Hamaji accompanied the post with a short message:
“Bocchi the Rock! Anime’s first anniversary! Please continue to support us from now on #BocchiTheRock“
Manager Keiichiro Saito posted about the anniversary:
“It’s been a year…!! This year since Bocchi the Rock! starting to broadcast is truly remarkable. I hope it continues to be popular for a long time to come!“
Yoshino Aoyamawho voices Bocchi, also joined he:
“Woooow this is the 1 year anniversary of broadcasting! I am very excited! Every day I feel that Hitori Goto’s existence is truly irreplaceable to me. Because there is also a compilation movie [sắp ra mắt] so I hope it will continue to receive a lot of love!!!!”
Saku Mizunowho voices Ryo, added:
“It’s been a year since the anime TV series started airing! Thank you as always! I’m looking forward to Bocchi the Talk! Live on October 14th too!”
Aoyama is one of Anime Corner readers’ favorite voice actors, finishing fifth in the 2022 Top Seiyuu poll. The upcoming theatrical roundup covers the highly anticipated film retelling the event of the first season, scheduled to premiere in spring 2024.
It’s Bocchi the Rock! commemorating its anniversary, below is a list of some of the staff who worked on the anime:
Main director: Keiichiro Saito Screenplay: Erika Yoshida Main animation director/Character designer: Kerorila Assistant director: Yusuke Yamamoto Directing director: Yusuke Kawakami Directing animator: Yuki ItoColor Designer: Asuka YokotaArt director : Yasunao Moriyasu Director of photography: Tsubasa Kanamori CG director: Katsuaki Miyaji Direct CG director: Hiroaki Uchida Editor: Daisuke Hiraki Sound director: Akiko Fujita Sound effects: Shota Yaso Animation studio: CloverWorks
Crunchyroll licenses the anime in North America and describes the series as follows:
Hitori Gotoh, “Bocchi-chan,” is an introverted girl who is so shy around people that she always begins her conversations with “Ah…” During her middle school years, she started play guitar and want to join. a band because she thought this could be an opportunity for even a shy person like her to shine. But because she had no friends, she ended up practicing the guitar six hours a day on her own. After becoming a skilled guitar player, she uploaded videos of herself playing the guitar to the internet under the name “Guitar Hero” and dreamed of performing at her school’s cultural festival concert. But not only can she not find any bandmates, before she knows it, she’s in high school and still hasn’t been able to make a single friend! She really almost became a closed person, but one day, Nijika Ijichi, the drummer in the Kessoku Band, came to her. And because of that, her daily life begins to change little by little…
List of actors below:
Hitori (Yoshino Aoyama)Nijika (Sayumi Suzushiro)Ryo (Saku Mizuno)Ikuyo (Ikumi Hasegawa)Kikuri Hiroi (Sayaka Senbongi)Seika Ijichi (Maaya Uchida)PA-san, JimiHen (Kotori Koiwai)Eliza Schmitz (Sally Amaki) )Shima Iwashita (Maki Kawase)Michiyo Gotoh (Rie Suegara)Naoki Gotoh (Junji Majima)Futari Gotoh (Misaki Watada)Unnamed Fans (Kana Ichinose, Miyuri Shimabukuro)
Source: Bocchi the Rock X (formerly Twitter), Official website
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