Rock wa Lady no Tashinami deshite

Oushin Girls' Academy is a respected institution reserved only for wealthy young ladies. Very few of its students excel enough to earn the title of Noble Maiden, awarded to those who embody the ideal Japanese woman of culture and refinement. Lilisa Suzunomiya, a girl of common roots, has suddenly found herself as the daughter of a newly remarried real estate mogul and seeks to become a Noble Maiden to prove that commoners like her can be noble as well.

The most difficult challenge Lilisa has faced in pursuit of this goal is abandoning her love of rock music to keep up the rich girl facade she must now wear. But her resolve crumbles once she happens upon Otoha Kurogane, the daughter of a prominent politician, skillfully playing the drums while rocking out in an abandoned school building. Despite initially being at odds, they embrace their passion for music together while leading a double life.

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Kurogane, Otoha Main

Shimabukuro, Miyuri Japanese

Suzunomiya, Lilisa Main

Sekine, Akira Japanese

Isemi, Tina Main

Fukuhara, Ayaka Japanese

Shiraya, Tamaki Main

Fujiwara, Natsumi Japanese

Suzunomiya, Arisu Supporting

Shirasu, Saho Japanese

Hasunuma, Tsukasa Supporting

Urushiyama, Yuuki Japanese

Mariko-san Supporting

Numakura, Manami Japanese

Itsuki Supporting

Nagaoka, Ryuuho Japanese

Yuu Supporting

Kobayashi, Daiki Japanese

Ryuuichi Supporting

Ishige, Shouya Japanese

Sotokawa, Akihiro Producer

Kimura, Hiroshi Producer

Sunako, Tatsuya Producer

Suzuki, Kousuke Producer

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Feb 6, 2026

Teray

Recommended

I had fun watching this anime, and that is always a good sign.

Overall, everything about this show was good or at least above average. The instrument-playing animation was not very accurate, but it was good enough and still better than what you see in many anime out there.

The animation is smooth, and the show looks good visually. In some scenes, they use a bit of 3D animation that reminded me of Girls Band Cry. The 3D is not used often, and when it appears, it looks good and is not off-putting.

The music was good, and I liked the pieces they performed. The opening and ending ... songs were also very good.

Story-wise, the anime mostly focuses on the band and their performances. It does not really explore the characters’ pasts or backstories, and only very rarely gives small bits and pieces. For example, the show never really talks about the main character’s past, her mother, or why she is the way she is.

Overall, this was a very good anime, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to people who enjoy music and band anime.

"Rock n' Roll might not solve your problems, or even let you run away from your problems, but it does let you dance all over them."
-Pete Townshend

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jul 6, 2025

shinu_shine4465

Mixed Feelings

before that i want to say, otoha is my wife,


straight away, in my opinion the anime is quite good, both in graphics, story and character depiction, maybe what is quite unfortunate is the absence of a vocalist in this band, which means there is no song sung, and only instrumental, even though I hope there is a vocalist in the band, so that way I might be able to listen to their song if the anime is over, that is if the song is good in my opinion, but oh well, even though there is no song sung, for me this anime is still ... good, because for me, the story is quite good, and also the graphics are very good, I really like the depiction of each character's eyes, for some reason I think it looks like the eyes of ai hoshino, ruby and aqua from oshi no ko, and also I hope a second season will be made, because I'm still curious about the continuation of the story, I want to see lilisa succeed in becoming a noble maiden, and their band can perform at rock fuji, I'm also still curious about the figure of lilisa's biological father who taught her about guitar, because I want to know what made lilisa's mother remarry, did lilisa's biological father divorce her or did he rip, So hopefully this anime will be made into a second season, maybe that's enough review from me, even though the anime isn't too perfect, but I highly recommend watching it, especially for fans of anime with the music genre,


oh yeah, I almost forgot, the anime has a bit of GL/yuri in it, but I don't think it's too explicit, so it's not really a problem.🗿

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Oct 9, 2025

rti9

Not Recommended

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This story sounded like something right up my alley since it seemed to combine two elements that I like: elegant rich girls and rock'n roll. It sounded too good to be true. What a disappointment it is. I am not even going to use the names of the characters because at a certain point I just didn't care about them anymore and just wanted to know how the story would end.

The first few episodes set up the story of a girl who finds herself becoming rich due to her mother's marriage. She must repress herself as she vows to become the top student in a ... prestigious school for the elite. Unfortunately almost none of this has any relevance as the show goes on. You sporadically see them in class or studying, but it is a mere visual setup. The author probably drew some pompous girls holding rock instruments and thought it looked cool. Making a story out of the cool images is the hard part.

Apart from the visuals, it doesn't matter that the girls go to a school for wealthy teenagers. The girls could be poor, aliens, supernatural detectives, ninjas, pirates, etc. It wouldn't make a difference. The reason for that is that this story is written like a martial arts tale. Characters meet, form a group with a common goal, find opponents, practice, fight, find other opponents, practice, fight. I've read this kind of story in Shounen Jump many times. You could easily tweak the story to make their visual motif different and it wouldn't change its structure.

Let me compare this show with another one called Maria Watches Over Us. The protagonist there is a girl from higher middle class home that enters the world of incredibly wealthy families. In that show, everything is based on the fact that most characters come from high society. There is absolutely no story if you change that. The fact that they are rich dictates their personalities, their mannerisms, and their relationships. If you remove the parts involving the upper class in Rock wa Lady no Tashinami deshite, does it still work? The answer is yes. When the girls are playing in their band, which is the main core and majority of the story, there is no relevance that they come from a more affluent background. The girls practice hard rock and metal in a isolated room in their school and play gigs in small venues. Being rich barely has anything to do with these parts. Regarding the characters, you would only need to change the school uniform and the way the drummer speaks. Aristocracy here is just a visual theme.

No character is properly fleshed out. They keep lazily hinting that the protagonist learned to play the guitar thanks to her father but it never shows anything relevant. The protagonist is in the prestigious school to keep appearances for her mother's sake, but there is barely any interaction between mother and daughter throughout the entire show. They briefly show the past of the drummer and the bassist together, but it is all so corny. This is the main problem with this story. The writing is so shallow. There is no depth as to why they love rock. They are just cool looking characters with barely any backstory or personality. I want to like and care about these badass girls with an attitude but we only know them in a very superficial level. Half baked characters in a half baked story.

The production of the show is what stands out. Great opening and ending songs. Cool songs when the characters are playing their instruments. Decent usage of 3DCG for when the characters play their instruments. It is unfortunate that the rest of the show is so disappointing.

This isn't a show about girls forming a rock band. This is a ludicrous musical battle story. It is less about music and more about defeating foes.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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