The films were released theatrically in North America
Image via Bocchi the Rock! anime Twitter account
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Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Bocchi the Rock! anime compilation film and will be shown in theaters in North America. Crunchyroll did not reveal the movies' premiere dates.
The first film was titled Bocchi the Rock! Re:, opens in Japan on Friday, while the second film, titled Bocchi the Rock! Re:Re:, opens August 9.
The opening sequence of the first film features newly created animation set to Kessoku Band's new song”Tsukinami ni Kagayaki”(Sparkling as usual). Ai Higuchi wrote the lyrics,-otoha-composed the song and Ritsuo Mitsui arranged the song.
Anime adaptation of the four-panel manga Bocchi the Rock! by Aki Hamaji, follows Hitori”Bocchi-chan”(“Loner”) Gotō, a lonely high school girl whose heart lies in her guitar. She does nothing every day except strum the guitar by herself at home. However, one day, she happened to meet Nijika Ijichi, who was looking for a guitarist for her group called”Kessoku Band”.
The main cast of the television anime includes:
Keiichirō Saitō (ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. Regards) directed television anime at CloverWorks. Erika Yoshida ( Lupine III: Part IV ) is supervising and writing the series. Kerorira (animation director for Wonder Egg Priority) designed the characters.
The television anime premiered on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV in October 2022, and also aired on MRT Miyazaki Broadcasting, MBS, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, and AT-X. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.
Hamaji debut manga in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Max magazine in December 2017, and the series is still ongoing.
Source: Press release
