Connor is the embodiment of every irrational fear that Bocchi has when it comes to talking to another human being.

@aiueokaya

Жыл бұрын

aka Extrovert

@nasunasu1446

Жыл бұрын

i died lol

@based_prophet

Жыл бұрын

Connor the bocchi

@ChronicalV

Жыл бұрын

I talked to connor and he was really nice and sweet, so idk. It was just a fan interaction ofc but still

@victor-oh

Жыл бұрын

@@ChronicalV maybe Connor the character aka CDawgVA

Connor was just dissociating through half this clip lmao

@Ash_Wen-li

Жыл бұрын

Can't get much worse than them talking about Satoshi Kon being dead for two minutes and then Connor: "So what's he up to these days?"

@yllare

Жыл бұрын

he pretty much mentally logged out while "grant" and joey spazzed about the minutia of what made bocchi so good from their point of view. XD

@juanjuri6127

Жыл бұрын

he just like me fr

@oujimandias6485

Жыл бұрын

Brushed through your comment at 2:03, and man you're right lol

@MidgarMerc

Жыл бұрын

I dont watch or listen to trash taste that often but I don't think I've ever seen Connor have a meaningful take on any anime subject. He's always just kinda there

Bocchi the rock was easily one of my favourite anime last year🤝🏾the way they used animation was clever and the characters,music and comedy were great.

@justintran3531

Жыл бұрын

6py

@justintran3531

Жыл бұрын

Ij6

@tempest1765

Жыл бұрын

the only thing what everyone says ,the way the animation.maybe i should give it a try

@Nygon08

Жыл бұрын

CleverWorks

Bocchi was really refreshing because it took the good if simple 4koma manga that it was based on and turned it into an absurdist comedy that still respected the fact that social anxiety is a real struggle for people and had a banger soundtrack to boot!

@TheEmolano

Жыл бұрын

To be fair the absurd comedy is on the 4koma, but it really benefits a lot from the animation and the sound, making most jokes hits harder.

@gundamboy1138

Жыл бұрын

@@TheEmolano agreed, the animation takes it up to 11

@tsukuneboy

Жыл бұрын

That's what K-on is to my gen as a millennial otaku. But I think K-on has better animation due to it's made by kyoto animation. But bocchi probably has more banger music

@Ash_Yu

Жыл бұрын

This really undersells the 4koma. The comedy, characters, and story all come from the 4koma. And those are what really set Bocchi apart from just another K-ON show. For the medium its limited to Bocchi is probably the best 4koma I've ever read.

@kawaiipotato7513

Жыл бұрын

@@tsukuneboy Then you have watched bocchi, the animation on bocchi is definitely better.

I literally cannot imagine calling Bocchi cringe. It was so good 😭. Edit: it's not because bocchi isn't cringe, it's because I viewed it as a deeply relational anime to a lot of people and portrayed what social anxiety can truly be like for people. It also shows her growth very, very slowly throughout the anime. One step forward and two steps back, but its realistic.

@nitsuji6705

Жыл бұрын

I guess it’s cringe in a good way because it hits spots that you want to forget. It’s relatable to the point of cringing because this happened or a similar thing happened to us when we we’re young and/or currently experiencing anxiety and the dumb shit we suddenly decide because of overthinking.

@NightFoxXIII

Жыл бұрын

But I believe it's still cringe. Cringe in the sense you self-reflect and you look at how relatable she is and how much certain aspects might remind you of your blunders you did similarly at that age. She's obviously more extreme but there are certain aspects she has in everyone. Even her other newfound friends. It's why the clip is titled as it is. Amazingly CRINGE but in a good way.

@victoriazero8869

Жыл бұрын

As someone introvert with huge social anxieties, any display of anxiety is cringe, and that's what *good* about it. That's also the reason why Watamote is more painful and raw, while Bocchi had it cushioned to be less painful to watch.

@akuma715

3 ай бұрын

elite yap session@@NightFoxXIII

I dont think its much of a Hot take to say Bochi is a better band themed anime then K-on, cause while K-on had excelent songs and cute moments, it has a much bigger ratio of Drinking tea and eating sweets to playing music then i needed

@madensmith7014

Жыл бұрын

People get defensive about their beloved K-On that they don't realize that it's mostly a moe school club anime with a band theme. I like my CGDT a lot but I have to admit that Bocchi is more than that.

@lokki9129

Жыл бұрын

Also kessoku band > HTT I’m sorry, HTT has some classics though

@duckwhan1294

Жыл бұрын

K-on was my favorite anime until Lycoris recoil and Bocchi the rock came out. I think k-on! Is more cute and comfy, but Bocchi is more funny and relatable which a lot more people want to watch. I really enjoyed them both and I liked k-ons songs a lot more, but Bocchis intros and outros more.

@dvillines26

Жыл бұрын

K-On is a really well made show, but the second season in particular it got really bad with the tea/music ratio. really bad. I felt Azusa's frustration IN MY SOUL. fuck you Yui you lazy piece of shit. sometimes I would think about how incapable Yui would be of living as an adult without a roommate/minder. there's something wrong with that girl. several things.

@izutonura810

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I'm a fan of K-ON and I agree. I don't watch K-ON to be entertained, I watch it to wind down. The vibe is very nice to sit through. It's more similar to Yuru Camp in a way. It's more of a club themed anime than a band one.

The most surprising aspect of Bocchi is how blunt the series is. They didn’t hold back in showing the “painful” moments despite being delivered as a comedic scene. And I said surprising because Bocchi is a kirara series where it’s usually just surface level sprinkled with cute girls I mean, I know we love our drunk girl, but the characters in the series are legitimately annoyed by the drunkard which is kinda rare especially in a cute slice of life series They kept some of the realism a bit which is why the show is easily believable. You can tell how many moments are definitely based on actual experience lol

@avengerulsasuke5814

Жыл бұрын

Kirara series? What's that.

@Ash_Yu

Жыл бұрын

@Avengerul Sasuke kirara is a series of magazine. Bocchi is specifically published in Manga Time Kirara Max, which is a 4koma focused senien magazine.

@avengerulsasuke5814

Жыл бұрын

@@Ash_Yu Thanks.

@kiraramax2066

Жыл бұрын

yes Manga Time Kirara, the dominator of CGDCT anime and the best manga magazine serializers EVER made, K-ON is also Kirara, other series serialized by Kirara are, Hidamari Sketch, Kin'iro Mosaic, Geijutsuka Arts Design Class, Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka, Hanayamata, Blend S, Urara Meirochou, Yuru Camp, Koisuru Asteroid, RPG Fudousan, Slow Start, Comic Girls, Stella no Mahou, Acchi Kocchi, Kanamemo, A-Channel, Gakkou Gurashi, Anne Happy, Sansha Sanyou, Doujin Work, Anima Yell, Koufuku Graffiti, Sakura Trick, Joukamachi no Dandelion, New Game, Tamayomi, Slow Loop, Yuyushiki, Kill me Baby, Yumekui Merry, Harukana Receive, finally one series you don't expect to be a Manga Time Kirara serialization, and that is the entire Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica franchise.

Bocci reminded me a LOT of FLCL. The rapid fire shifts in animation style, absurd acts in an otherwise realistic setting and dripping in pop culture references.

@youboob1996

Жыл бұрын

I watched the first 3 episodes of FLCL, but I had trouble understanding what was happening. Is the story easy to follow?

@johntajonera3266

Жыл бұрын

@@youboob1996 If you're talking about Bocci, then yes it's very easy to follow

@MrLegatoblue

Жыл бұрын

@@youboob1996 don’t get distracted by the real message. FLCL has a lot of meaning, but in another sense it’s quite simple.

@nx_

Жыл бұрын

bocchi's absurd animation scenes reminds me of the amazing world of gumball except gumball had more budget and better execution

@anontob

Жыл бұрын

@@youboob1996 i would say yeah it's easy to follow, but harder to understand the message behind it. It's very coming of age, and also shows different kinds of relationships. I don't wanna explain too much so u interpret in your own way too.

Connor really do be following “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all”

Connor just looks dead inside watching Garnt and Joey talk about Bocchi and K-On.

(🗿don't bother reading, I got carried away, I wrote this much simply because I got carried away ty bye-) While the animation and art direction is on another level, what stuck out about Bocchi to me out of all the other "socially-awkward-introvert amirite?" shows, was how scary and specifically accurate the certain kinds of thoughts and predicaments Bocchi found herself in that--REALLY - REALLY - resonated with me. Most of the time I find most socially awkward characters in other shows, either not written well--or straight up unlikeable. They always lacked the nuance that made it relatable to me. BUT with Bocchi, I surprisingly did not get that. When I first watched Bocchi, I did not expect to receive the internal cringe fest that I got, because h o l y s h i t . In the first episode, the scenes where she would dress a certain way to get the attention of the others, and how she would play the music on the intercom to get the attention of others, was so scarily accurate to certain things I've done in my school years. The nuances of how she would avoid eye contact with people, and how she would overthink people's impressions of her. The time when she differentiated her identity of being a loner, to Ryo's identity of being a "loner"(people who like being alone, and people who don't). It really got me because I was like "YES -- YES -- THERE'S A DIFFERENCE, FINALLY SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDDASJBDAADKAD--". The scene that especially struck me, was when she would catastrophize about her future, about how her sister would grow up to be a parent while she was still hunched in the closet. As an older brother, I related way too fkn hard. I could rant on and on, about every scene pretty much affected me but I won't(because I'll lose it). I realized that the author really knew how to write a character that really conveyed the struggles socially awkward people go through. Wow, I did not expect to write this much, but I guess I did. I got immersed for no reason 🗿

@jodanjo4295

Жыл бұрын

...cool

@IHateAnime_

Жыл бұрын

@@jodanjo4295Yes.

@FindingsOfAnArmouredMind

Жыл бұрын

Don't feel bad for what you wrote. It's not a rambling, it's pretty much accurate (I feel the exact same way you do, I feel you just described me lol). Great comment! 😊 And yeah, Bocchi is hella relatable.

@kevinsealter

Жыл бұрын

that's cool dude. I like what you wrote. And your username.

@IHateAnime_

Жыл бұрын

@@FindingsOfAnArmouredMind tyty 🙏🙏

True story, when Bocchi the Rock came out, I thought it was cringe after two episodes. At the time I was stressed and work burnout. After I settled down and caved into my bedroom, I gave it a 2nd chance and I genuinely like it as it progresses. 8/10

@CrimsonKage

Жыл бұрын

Dammit, now I have to give it another go, I got cringed out 7 minutes in and dropped it, cuz I have NO tolerance for that shit (also the maid-outfit debuff was pissing me off). But if it starts rolling in two eps, I might be able to swing that.

@Mitaka-Asa

Жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonKage it gets better after the 3rd episode. As time progresses she gets used to speaking with her friends and normal people.

@CrimsonKage

Жыл бұрын

@@Mitaka-Asa Thank god for that, the song request over the intercom brought back horrible memories of High School for me, I needed to recover from that.

@frozenlettuce293

Жыл бұрын

@@CrimsonKage wdym maid outfit debuff, it was one scene where she wasn't as busty as in the manga, i think it made it more relatable

@CrimsonKage

Жыл бұрын

@@frozenlettuce293 Usually a bust size is static, all I saw was the manga/anime comparison and nearly wrote the series off at just that. Clearly the curvy manga version is better, why bother with an anime that nerfs characters?

I didn’t even watch the show with the lens focusing on social anxiety, I know it was a major part of the show but I never really payed attention to it. The jokes still hit and I really enjoyed the character interactions. As well as the music, all of that in of itself made it so enjoyable regardless of it being about social anxiety. Still loved her subtle progression through her anxiety tho

Bocchi is literally me. No other character can come close to relating to me like her. There is no way you can convince me that I’m not Bocchi. Bocchi could not possibly be any more me. It’s me, and nobody can convince me otherwise. If anyone approached me about this not possibly being me, I immediately shut them down with overwhelming evidence that Bocchi was me. Bocchi is absolutely me; it is indisputable. Why anyone would try to argue that Bocchi is not me is beyond me. If you held two pictures of me and Bocchi side by side, you’d see no difference. I can safely look at Bocchi every day and say, “Yup, she’s me.” I can practically see Bocchi whenever I look at myself in the mirror. I go outside, and people stop me from commenting on how similar I look and act as Bocchi is. I chuckle softly as I’m assured every day Bocchi is me in every way. I can smile each time I get out of bed each morning, knowing that I’ve found my identity with Bocchi and I know my place in this world. It’s amusing how similar she is to me; it’s almost like identical twins. When I first saw Bocchi, I had an existential crisis. What it Bocchi was the real me and I was the fictional being? What if she actually became aware of my existence? Did she have the ability to become self-aware?

@RenCode

Жыл бұрын

she is not u /:

@exilemorin04

Жыл бұрын

Um alrighty

@RizzrakTV

Жыл бұрын

your name on youtube is not Guitar Hero

@soapyillusions7

Жыл бұрын

I can’t tell if this is parody or real.

@refast3371

Жыл бұрын

For those not getting it, this is a copypasta

Anyone who's ever been in a band should love Bocchi The Rock.

@Ramk0core

Жыл бұрын

To add to this comment. Anyone who has knowledge and appreciation of music beyond putting it as background noise, something to complement scenes or gushing over the artists more than the music itself, should appreciate the musical aspect of Bocchi the Rock.

Bocchi the Rock is the reason i started watching anime again. 10/10 Masterpiece for me.

@nelaepowt

Жыл бұрын

same. i was surprised how good it was aaaa

@sara-cx6ep

Жыл бұрын

same lol ive been hiatus watching anime for 3 years and suddenly btr come

It's just my opinion, but i think the reason why most of us love bocchi's "cringe" is because that "cringe" experience she's always have is the one that we always want to share with people and hope people understand about it, while watamote "cringe" experience is the one that we all agreed to bury it deeply and hope nobody know. To put it simply, we all have that "weird" side of us, but bocchi's weirdness is the one that we want to show to people and hope people will accept us who we really are, so we didn't have to pretend to be "normal" to much anymore

It’s about time someone started talking about Bocchi the Rock

@RashidAli-hw6cp

Жыл бұрын

yup thank god trash taste are the first ones ever

@dedoyxp

Жыл бұрын

@@RashidAli-hw6cp 🤣🤣

@lokki9129

Жыл бұрын

Bro lives under a Rock

@aoBubs

Жыл бұрын

Meanwhile youtube has recommended me like a dozen video essays/reviews about it lol. My anime of the year though no doubt

@pebble312

Жыл бұрын

Yeah im with the replies, what the hell are you talking about Bocchi the Rock is unavoidable 😂

As a musician with social anxiety, this anime hit very close to home. Obviously Bocchi's anxiety is a very exaggerated version of how I act, but every part of her thought process when interacting with others was something I could understand on a personal level. My talent in music also allowed me to make friends in high school that I still talk to after college and overall just gave me much more confidence. Seeing Bocchi go through basically my high school life was a surreal experience. I also don't remember the last time an anime made me laugh so hard either. It's actually a 10/10 anime for me, one of very few.

As someone with social anxiety, Watamote has it's value. I think it's because we can laugh at the stupid situations we face daily, despite knowing very well that they're stupid. It's also good to see someone going trought the same and trying to overcome it(keyword: trying). The fact is that the same value can be found at Bocchi the Rock, but you also get a awesome character growth. In the end this show is a great absurd comedy, but it also brings a lot to the table both in the band plot and in the social anxiety plot.

@nanotsuki

Жыл бұрын

the only thing that divide bocchi and watamote is their positivity aside from their anxiety. Bocchi if given the push, would go out and break out of her shell, and she is generally a good person inside. While the tomoko.. if she didn't have her social anxiety she would still be a bitter person. Since she is so quick in blaming other for her situation compared to bocchi who always know this is her problem.

@Spacebattler

Жыл бұрын

The interesting thing about watamote is that in the Manga she develops and breaks out of her shell. The anime ended before could get that far.

@Ash_Yu

Жыл бұрын

Watamote also has great character growth but it doesn't start until the 2nd year trip arc which is after where the anime ended

@TheEmolano

Жыл бұрын

​@@nanotsuki the key difference between the 2 is the time they have been alone, Tomoko had a single friend until recentlly while Hitori has always been alone. So it's natural that the later already learned to accept her situation better. [Minor BTR manga spoiler]: Hitori wrote she wanted to kill all the normies in her middle school yearbook lol it's just natural that people who suffer from social anxiety become bitter over time, and eventually depressed.

@TheEmolano

Жыл бұрын

@@Spacebattler I heard about that I just din't take time to read the manga yet. I kind of like the realistic ending of the anime where she just goes full coping, maybe because I was literally in the same situation when I watched that show (just been alone for months in uni lol).

I think people should not recommend Bocchi of her social anxiety-ness, because for some extrovert, it makes them not want to watch it, like Connor here, probably. They should have recommended it because of the characters, the animation, and the music.

Honestly Connor not really an anime guy tho. He’s just a Japan vlogger. I don’t think he really watches anime.

@Ash_Wen-li

Жыл бұрын

He just has specific taste

@MrLegatoblue

Жыл бұрын

@@Ash_Wen-li I feel like he’s that friend that watches anime at times cause his friends watch anime. I know he likes jojo lol

@vould7233

Жыл бұрын

Even if he did, this anime's shit.

@germwarfare

Жыл бұрын

It’s definitely interesting to see this transformation for him cause that definitely wasn’t the case when he moved to Japan, but now yeah he just vibes and hangs out with other streamers lol

@ryzkyjaeger07

Жыл бұрын

@@vould7233 yes, THE shit

I love how conner is just like "I don't give a shit about any of this" for almost this whole video.

@blank-kd4qr

Жыл бұрын

I don't blame him that's how I was like aswell 💀

@Webbyhx

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad Connor is in this podcast

@palmsky1119

Жыл бұрын

Yea felt the same way honestly.

@ImRezaF

Жыл бұрын

the gigachad connor lmao

@rdwn1999

Жыл бұрын

Me too lol. Can't relate to Bocchi at all. Her social live is too good as an someone with anxiety. Fake ass introvert.

I started watching this series about a month ago and really enjoyed it, I had been looking for some more music anime to watch since I loved K-On! (still sad it’s not on Crunchyroll Canada tbh) and Beck but Bocchi was really good and the music was killer too

@El_Chuchuca

Жыл бұрын

Too bad K-on isn't actually about music. Is just a music-themed slice of life.

I really love Bocchi becoming more and more popular even after the season ended. Bocchi the world!

@ultimatedrive8657

Жыл бұрын

Tokiyo Tomare!!!!!!

@Ash_Yu

Жыл бұрын

I like that one of the real world competitions an arc in Bocchi is based off of, Senkou Riot, actually tagged the creator of Bocchi when they announced their revival last month.

I love bocchi the rock, but while the comedies are funny, biggest reason I love it is when they're actually serious on playing in a band and bocchi getting character development slowly every episode The comedy is just alright, it's not funny but it makes me smile

Connor is not in this clip. The voice you heard was prerecorded.

When I thought chainsaw man would have been my anime of the year and then bocchi comes out of nowhere flipping the middle finger (it's actually Kita that does it but you get the point)

huh i had no idea people found it cringe, i just thought it was funny and cute and cool when she gets serious

@ngoclamtruong5033

Жыл бұрын

Not every cringe is bad. Bocchi cringes is not the "this is so embarrassing that it hurt to watch" kind of cringe. It's more like "this is so embarrassing because I can relate to this" kind of cringe. People want to watch Bocchi because they see themselves in her.

@charlescole645

Жыл бұрын

Probably the cringiest scene from BTR is the last scene from episode 4. I loved it.

@SoySauce121_23

Жыл бұрын

@@charlescole645 It makes us cringe at ourselves and I live for that.

I've never been able to enjoy these introvert anime protagonists like komi, hitori bocchi (2019) and watamote. But BtR was a huge exception it's unbelievable how much I loved it.

@josevelasquez1998

Жыл бұрын

Finally someone mentions hitori bocchi, everyone had forgotten her after bocchi the rock became popular xd

7:17 It's not that we want to remember all those cringey things. It's more on relating to the character that had went through similar circumstances as you did and understanding that you are not the only one who had to experience those kinds of things.

bocchi makes you realized being cringe is fine as long as you're happy

I just love that Bocchi is a homage to AKFG. I hope Joey notices that the episode titles are akfg songs and so are the last name of the band members are the same, knowing that he is an akfg fan.

Bocchi literally wasnt on my radar.. didnt even know it existed but one day i saw the MyAnime list weekly ranking and saw Chainsaw Man and Bleach on 2nd and 3rd place.. i was like.. "wtf is happening.. i need to check this shit out" then badabim badaboom i was hooked

BTR is also the first music-themed anime I've seen where the music's actually as good as it's hyped to be. I'm so done with shows where characters lose their goddamn minds after listening to the most mid acoustic pop ballad imaginable

@rylamistrandall6517

Жыл бұрын

This, very this.

Bocchi the Rock makes you confront and reconcile with your younger self

"It might not connect with too many people, but those it does, it'll hit deeply" -Roy Yamaha

Bocchi anime adaptation did something no other anime has probably ever done before…. They made the mc’s boobs smaller. Like well played for just being like “yeah fuck that fan service shit we’re here for good music”

Beyond relatability, people really undersell just how well written and produced BTR is.

@dinoscarex4550

Жыл бұрын

The series undersells itself and its characters

@Herr_Gamer

Жыл бұрын

@@dinoscarex4550 it could easily be written off as just dumb fun, but it is honestly impressively competently written

I don't know why, but when I watched Bocchi the Rock I felt like I was going to end up in the hospital because of how many neurons I was losing every second 💀💀💀

Hmm, a little bit disappointed they did not go very deep on the music in BTR. IMO it's the most appealing aspect of the show, the attention to detail CloverWorks puts on with the animation when Kessoku Band plays on stage is incredible; where the guitars land their fingers on the frets, Nijika's head-bobbing, Ryo slapping the bass on EP12, the fking bottle in EP5 was clearer than my future ffs. Not to mention the equipments shown in the anime are very much what real-life bands use as well, the lyrics are amazing, and AKFG references etc.. I felt these needed a bit more appreciation.

@frigiiiiid2536

Жыл бұрын

TBH yeah, got into expecting more music themes but I just got "social anxiety jokes" which granted were funny, but I couldn't relate. It was good, for a CGDCT but it was okay in all aspects. I guess it was just because I couldn't really relate to the comedy.

@manoi8

Жыл бұрын

I understand what you mean but people who don't come for the music won't appreciate it as much. A lot of people doest even realize the mistakes in the first song at eps 8

@pranitp.1622

Жыл бұрын

It's made for middle aged coomers ofc they won't focus on music and rely on cute shit

Lmaooo I can't believe someone would recommend Bocchi to Connor. I feel like he's made it clear at this point that if an anime doesn't have punching in it, he's not into it.

I think more than anything else what makes Bocchi the Rock successful is the production quality. Part of why it's such a surprise to people when you explain what the anime is, and that a bunch of people think it's the best anime of 2022 and has a super high MAL rating, is that describing it can't really convey why it's that great. It's the animation and the direction and the writing that elevate everything like crazy. The mixed media, the melting, the sudden art shifts, the occasional Looney Tunes moments, the remarkably realistic instrument playing, the almost photorealistic backgrounds that accurately replicate real places that actually exist in the place they're supposed to be in, and even how each character consistently moves in their own way. For people that don't pay attention to the technical aspects, they might be like "how is it this good?" but if you start digging deeper, you have to ask yourself "how did this many talented people all get together and perform at the height of their capabilities?" If someone doesn't like Bocchi, fair. But if they think it's not a really strong production on a technical level, well, that's not a valid opinion.

@jackraptor695

Жыл бұрын

tldy write short next time

@ViniuauCP

Жыл бұрын

@@jackraptor695 Skill issue. Read.

@VanillaTried

Жыл бұрын

​@@jackraptor695 read

Probably one of my favorite animes now… I had really bad social anxiety during my childhood and teenage years so it was reliable and really funny. The animation is really good too.

Bocchi isn't cringe it's relatable. Shit like the "i am atomic" show is cringe

The animation, storytelling, character development, wholesomeness, is godtier.. and the music, THE MUSIC.

"It's not mainstream yet" "That's a good start" Okay Joey, no offense but you should really start to change your mindset about "popular thing = overrated/bad"

There are several things I really liked about Bocchi. 1. Bocchi - To be frank, she is such a great character and very relatable. Her freak outs are glorious and hilarious. And yet, she is such a cool character... a lot cooler than she gives herself credit for. Despite her faults, she comes in clutch when she really needs to and picks things up to help her friends. 2. Rock - I mean come on, I love rock (favorite genre) and I really wish there was more music and idol anime that went this route with rock music instead of pop or overly cutesy stuff (though I do enjoy that too, just it's too common and overly done). 3. Animation and Art - They did a very good job with the animation and the accuracy of it all. Then instruments looked great. The performances amazing. It's rare that you see a music anime with actually good animation during performances. 4. Soundtrack and music during performances is really good. (though I do wish there was more of it) 5. The other characters are actually interesting. It's not just Bocchi that is fun to watch, all of them are really fun to watch and see how they interact with one another. This was an anime I seriously did not go into thinking I was going to come out of it loving it as much as I did.

The reason we want to see the relatable, relivable cringe moments is because we probably want to see someone get over that hurdle. To become better and stronger. probably.

I feel like I would like K-On in theory, but I've only seen a couple of episodes of it and haven't felt compelled to watch more. I couldn't wait to watch more of Bocchi the Rock as it was airing. I think the fact that the band aspect was something that the characters were actually focused on and not just a thing they did sometimes kept my interest. That and hanging out in a real music venue and not a school club room most of the time gave it more of a 'real' feeling also.

@metalcobra726

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I understand what you are saying but I didn’t feel it as much as you did. I still think k-on is a better show but bocchi the rock does put a little bit more emphasis on the music/rock lifestyle. I didn’t fully enjoy k-on until I finished season 1. K-on takes awhile to get you interested and wanting to watch more but when it does it’s great. I didn’t really start wanting to watch I the show until I think ep 5. The show is more about friendship and life than music and it does it amazingly well. The characters are better written imo, while the jokes maybe not as good at times are funny to me and it’s smart humor as jokes can last episodes or cause new jokes where as in bocchi they kinda do the same but some episodes it’s kinda boring where others make me laugh my ass off such as episode 4. Bocchi the rock is a great show but I don’t think it’s near as good as people say. It’s has its moments, mainly 3 great episodes but like k-on season one is held back in areas and feels off at points, as in bocchi the rock they don’t feel like a natural real friend group where as k-on they do but bocchi makes for a more compelling mc. I think you should try to give k-on another try and at least finish season 1 then see if you want to continue. Overall what I’m trying to say is each have there strengths and weaknesses and you should watch both.

@WiqidBritt

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@@metalcobra726 I like that they're not all instantly hanging out every day outside of work/practice. They each have their own individual lives outside of the band. That feels realistic.

@metalcobra726

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@@WiqidBritt I disagree, it makes sense in k-on that they would be hanging out as they are in school, they are friends and in the same club. In bocchi it is understandable but it barely makes a difference and makes for less interesting dynamics and friendships between the main cast as the only time they truly spend is in starry. All the characters besides bocchi are static and are only used as foils to help bocchi by saying or doing something to push her further and even then bocchi has little development. I will say I like the more mature approach to the “cute girls do cute things” genre but it doesn’t make it the best one because of that.

Bocchi the rock is what I wanted Komi-san to be.

Obligatory Bocchi Spinning meme 😵🌀

also about Bocchi the Rock...the songs are bangers and they animated the chords correctly

bocchi struggling to go through the door in starry and the coffee shop because shes alone is exactly what i do like i hype myself up to go into a door where people are that i dont know

the reason why we relate to it and love it is we wish we had this to see before we made the mistake.

It’s not just the fun cringe, fun characters, and the absurd animations, the music is hella epic. Each time they got to the song part of the episode, i literally got goosebump.

Me watching Bocchi: "That's me." Few years ago, me watching Watamote: "That's me". Feeling less awkward and painfull identifying with Bocchi rather than Watamote. The show has three things that got my attention quickly, social anxiety , cute girls doing cute things and music. All these things in one anime series.

i think i just realized why we love the series so much: it reminds us of the first three episodes of Angel Beats and the perfection that Crow Song was

I want to watch trash taste talk about Haikyu. I believe that it would he super fun hahah

People who view diffirent personalities as cringe is kind of why we need better education on that side. Hitori, Ryo, Kita and Nijika are a perfect representation of melancholics, phlygmatics, sangvinics and holerics, each distinct temperament having their "shining time" in the anime, like how Hitori as a melancholic has injustice as its mortal enemy which results in her sick "That band" intro as well as all the analyzing and caused by it daydreaming, or how Nijika as holeric has a certain goal in life and won't back down untill it is achieved. And of course, two are introverts, two are extraverts. And as long as humanity lived the two camps were at war with eachother for not understanding one another. Although it's simple. Of course, there's personal ins and outs to all of us, so the example can be false for some, but most of the time it's like this: Introverts do things good when they're alone, but doing that same thing infront of friends (audience) drops that effectivness of doing the thing, while for extraverts it's the opposite, they'll be struggling alone but as long as there's someone with them they'll thrive. In Bocchi that's represented with how Hitori is a self-taught, being introvert and all, and then teaches Kita, who was really struggling to learn it on her own, but with Hitori and others teaching her she quickly got to a decent level of play. Not to say it's impossible for extraverts to be self-taught, but there's a certain struggle unlike for introverts and vice versa. Really important note: introverts and extraverts are all affected by lonelyness, there's no "introverts are better off completely alone" or "extraverts are to be always around people", there's enough times when i'd get ignored and not interacted with just because i'm an introvert and they thought "you're better off without us trying to pull you into something" which is really common thing to happen and i hope i at least shed some light on this for thoes unaware. But i wouldn't need to let people know this if out education was better, i got to know this better only in college, when that really affects us during puberty, and some people don't end up going to college, so they're left unaware for the rest of their lives, making false statements just because they didn't get to understand that when they were growing up.

@rylamistrandall6517

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Pretty good description hm

@dhiznutz8926

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aaaaaaa. too looooooooooonggg

@diazkohen2149

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In MBTI term: Bocchi: INFP (FI dom) Ryo: INTP (TI dom) Nijika: ENFJ (FE dom, NI aux) Kita: ESFJ (FE dom, SI aux)

I'm literally an introverted guitar player. So yea, it took me out back and bocchied me pretty hard. 10/10 put it up there with cyberpunk and aot s4 p3 v2 the redux part 1

0:32 Ok how does garnt think bocchi is not mainstream ?!! Its easily was one of the biggest shows of the year and its blu ray sales almost 10 times higher than chainsaw man and its won AoTS in fall in some sites

@FPSGuy100

Жыл бұрын

It didn't have a lot of marketing and there weren't a lot of people watching at the beginning, but it quickly blew up.

@eku9413

Жыл бұрын

its like jojo thing, when u think its underrated but its actually not

@Magnustopheles

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Still wouldn't call it mainstream by the time it ended. Mainstream for anime fans maybe, but CSM was the only one this season that true normies heard about.

@manoi8

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it blew up but only for otaku circles. If you ask any people who don't follow seasonal anime as much, they probably won't even know it

@TheEmolano

Жыл бұрын

Mainstream mean it has leaked outside of the anime community, wich din't happen yet, tho I can see it happening sometime. I would say it's not even that popular around more casual anime circles. And while it did picked up a lot of hype, it was only after the show ended.

I agree with Joey, Watemote was so painful and cringe. I dropped it after the first episode. Came back later, dropped it after the second episode. Not gonna happen. Shows like Bocchi the Rock and Welcome to the N.H.K., on the other hand, are brilliant portrayals of NEETs and social anxiety.

What I like the most about BTR is they do tackle the topic of band making, the indie industry, actual performance, and the likes about music (which K-on does not iirc, they only sprinkle some music at some parts and that's it, back to cgdct) Second was the lovable cast of characters, more on their dynamics I am only a bit socially awkward (or I might have worked my way out) so I dont really relate to bocchi that much so its the aspect that sells the least to me compared to other btr fans

@Ash_Yu

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The author, Aki Hamaji, is a massive band nerd. Even the chapter covers for Bocchi are all homages to album art of various bands she enjoys.

Bro, Connor's face of complete disinterest and finding anything else to lock his attention on for most of this clip was hilarious

Connor looked either pissed or bored while garnt an joey just laugh over kon🤣

Bocchi the Rock really feels like an Adult Swim show at times with the way they use animation. Definitely top 5 anime of the year

It's really hard to pull off a second season. I feel like this is one of the show where if you had no better idea, better just leave it with just one season.

@Ash_Yu

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Read ahead in the manga, there's definitely a lot of material to work with. The author doesn't just loop a status quo, there is steady growth for the characters and band. Also time passes. In the manga nearly a year and a half has passed since the band first formed. Nijika and Ryo have even started thinking about what to do after graduating Hugh school at the end of the year.

@gilgameshlfx7006

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@@Ash_Yu Do you even watch the series AND at least look a few pages of the 4koma?

@diazkohen2149

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@@Ash_Yu They even take driving test😁

Bocchi's drunk senpai is best girl and best character, imo. I want to see bocchi drink with her when she's older, getting drunk and rocking out.

I relate to Bocchi so much when it comes to confrontation & communication. Yesterday I was talking to my campus senior regarding some business and I was stuttering most of the times because I didn't know what's the right words to came out from my mouth without sounding disrespectful, it was so embarassing

Bocchi the Rock is absolutely amazing. Top tier songs and character chemistry with some great references to past anime.

Bocchi is definitely the most relatable anime character to me. There were so many moments where it hit my soul because it was so relatable

man.. i just dont get it why they slandering Bang Dream taht hard.. sure season 1 is eeh.. but on season 2/3 have the best CGIs and instead of like love live switching between 2d and 3d.. they fully commited to 3dcgis so it it wasnt that jaring when they performing on stage.. the camera work on it very good adn very natural to how someone playing instrument because they use a good mo-cap on it and every song is a banger

If we are talking btr as an anime, God, that shyt is good,. But if you're talking about the setting or the story, btr is just another cgdct. The staff that doing the anime like the ppl who really, really love doing the job. And the result is absolutely Amazing.

I had the same with Blue Lock i thought it would be Dragon Ball spokon anime, but it turned to be Jojos in just one episode and it just keeps getting better.

A turtle approves of amazing cringe

Bocchi is like the accumulation of all 90s show, music, and charm added with modern enchantment, great character, and perfect mix of meme translated to animation

I sit through these hyper cringe shows as a young adult because it is therapeutic. It’s like regression therapy you’d go through with a psychologist but way more entertaining. If you can love a character who is sooo cringe (maybe even more so than you were growing up) then, just maybe, you can love yourself.

The main thing that I like about Bocchi the Rock is that it actually writes social anxiety properly. In most other shows it feels like the writer doesn't understand what it's actually like and writes something like "haha they can't talk right -please laugh" or something which is borderline insulting. So in short Bocchi is a main character that I can actually relate to instead of some caricature that's supposed to be relatable.

K-On walked so Bocchi could run

As someone with social anxiety they really did so well with accurate depiction on how the train of thoughts spiral, the constant irrational fear and the immediate jumping into the worst case scenario. I actually found myself crying on some parts watching it because it's so well done.

watamote is... not to be grouped with the other examples, thats a category error. The biggest difference is probably that there is an attempt to gain sympathy for the character using their developmental troubles as a vector for the viewer to reach their true inner goodness. in Watamote, her developmental troubles are mostly a symptom of her poor inner character, and if you continue the manga, almost the entire cast has really terribly personalities except like 2 ppl. In the others, you cheer for the character, in Watamote, you're there for the train wreck.

@Not-Batman

Жыл бұрын

Sadly, Watamote is more realistic because of this no matter how much trash taste shits on it

I love bocchi the rock

I understand Connor not liking bocchi , there's no hot muscular men doing vogue poses at random

7:55 nice to see Joey's Trash taste on Watamote hasn't changed.

@manrix6

Жыл бұрын

No, that was really based

I got the feeling that Connor wouldn't hate Bocchi as much as he thought he would, if he gave the show a chance. Like yeah.. I get it, I am so sick of every anime being about high school as well, but aside from the story and the animation being top notch, Bocchi The Rock is first and foremost, an anime about musicians who just happened to still be in school. The story barely touched their school life, it's all about their band, their livehouse and their dream of making it big on music while also showing the stress of an introvert in a tasteful and funny way.

How dare you say it’s better thank K-on!!!….nah just kidding, Bocchi is actually pretty good. (even so I didn’t completely watch it yet.) I am a Big K-on Fan and I wouldn’t call Bocchi the „better“ K-on, but more like the „different“ K-on, I mean it is pretty similar but at the same time it’s also very different. The thing what makes Bocchi so good is that it does not try to copy K-on (like some other shows in the past tried), it just is different, if you understand what I mean :)

@fish-zb4tg

Жыл бұрын

just finish the show first before completely forming an opinion. have funn

@madensmith7014

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K-On is moe school club anime with a band theme Bocchi is a band anime with highschool girls You are right with that they are different. They only intersect with the "cute girls" and "band" aspects but they're really different at their core. K-On has been the iconic "cute girls in a rock band" anime for years, with fans existing til this day, so it recieved the flak when another "rock band with cute girls" reaches mainstream and seemingly dethrones it's spot. Accept that they're different things and they can co-exist at the top.

@pixelvapour1960

Жыл бұрын

Bocchi the Rock was great but K-On season 2 is a near masterpiece

Bocchi is why I bought Kita guitar ( Harley Benton DC Jr Pelham Blue ) even if I fail as guittar hero I will have functional cosplay/display item

Bocchi is somewhat realistic to me, the character I mean. If put under a serious undertone, Bocchi should probably be prescribed anxiety meds…

@ThePandafriend

Жыл бұрын

Definitely not! I think these types of drugs (I wouldn't even call them "meds") don't fix anything, they just suppress a fixable problem.

7:11 I’m 30 and I’m still cring right now

Dude I kind of want connor to watch it think its shit and have an argument with garnt and joey about it I was kind of expecting this with mushoku tensei where connor would be fighting against garnt and joey but he just like it and i'm kind of happy inside but like wtf you are suppose to argue for my entertainment

Bocchi the Rock and The Shiori Experience has been fueling my passion for music these past couple days.

Note to self , Never have Connor watch this anime but we all know he will trash on it

2:23 connor was like:- guys can i get out of the studio now

K-ON is Avatar Bocchi the Rock is Avatar 2

@redfer8029

Жыл бұрын

And both avatars were shit

Bocchi was such a charming show, watched it cause I kept seeing it mentioned online and I was pleasantly surprised. The way they changed the animation for the cringe Bocchi moments was genius and hilarious, personal favourite was when she t-posed and flew into a cube

@ThePandafriend

Жыл бұрын

That's a reference to Undertale.

Forget memories of my cringe teenager years Bocchi makes me remember things i don’t want to from like 6 months ago

I also look so fucking shit in pics. IRL, I look great (might sound conceited, but let's call it confidence). In pictures I look like I've got several extra chromosomes.

I watched the first 7 episodes of watamote like 2 months ago and I still can’t bring myself to Finnish it

I literally just finished watching it. Loved it. Also loved Watamote when I watched it the first time, but when I tried watching it again, I just couldn't.