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| What the fuck that was an amazing episode! Man I can feel the love from everyone involved in this project. I don't have anxiety but I tend to overthink a lot of things so I kinda get how Bocchi feels when she can't speak very well, when she hesitates to call out to someone, when she can't refuse a request from anyone and many more. The part where Bocchi does try to join a conversation or call out to someone and they respond nicely makes me happy. Even the girl from another class knows her name. A progress for Bocchi, one step closer to the normies life! It's very motivational watching these girls try doing their best to improve in anything they do. It seems mundane and unimportant, but it's these little things that could push you one step closer to whatever you're trying to achieve. Something I didn't realize in my school days. I'm going to do my best too! That being said, top notch expressions! |
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
| great episode bringing the band together! |
World's most average rom-com fan  |
| yes yuri, very nice. |
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| I had an Ibanez SR506 six-string bass. I sold it when I was in a period of transition and I've regretted that for a long time... They're easy enough to find and relatively affordable, but. I don't like how everyone (not just this anime) treats introversion as something to be "cured". Her debilitating social anxiety is something else. |
| Here comes the new girl or should I say the one who ran away lol. I like her very much I think she might be my favorite |
| “The F chord is too hard!” Pog they know the guitarist struggles |
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Gween_Gween said: Bio said: Probably the only person this stood out to, but that little "lunchtime!" narration voice was 100% the ancestor in Machikado Mazoku. It's like all the cutest shows are converging. Not just the cutest shows, this anime is mixing the coolest ones too FLCL Haha, knowing FLCL they probably grabbed it from somewhere else first. |
yngvarr said: I had an Ibanez SR506 six-string bass. I sold it when I was in a period of transition and I've regretted that for a long time... They're easy enough to find and relatively affordable, but. I don't like how everyone (not just this anime) treats introversion as something to be "cured". Her debilitating social anxiety is something else. I’ve never been a fan of playing 6 string basses personally, I guess I’m just basic and prefer 4 string Also the only one who wants to “cure” the protagonist’s introversion is the protagonist herself, the other characters don’t have any strong feelings about it and accept her for who she is with limited understanding. As an “archetypal introvert” with social anxiety myself as Bocchi puts it, I find her character to be exaggerated realism. When it impacts your life in a way where you can’t accomplish things that everyone else seems to do with no effort, you’ll end up having some bitterness towards your introverted tendencies as something holding you down, something to “cure.” Nowadays I’m more self accepting but it still rears its ugly head at work sometimes 🥲 It’s mainly her anxiety she wants to cure anyways, as an introvert she mainly wants somewhere to fit in |
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| holy cow the sakuga in this show is so adorable. the character animation is some of the best I've seen |
| One Piece Episodes 1018 & 1027 were a mistake and 1033 brought salvation. -DrippySid |
| I WANT MORE FROM THIS SERIES IT FELT LIKE 5 MINUTES |
"......If I told you that I was a real witch, would you believe it?"  |
| favorite episode so far. Bocchi turn to jello when praised. I was laughing so hard. :D Kita-chan is hardworking, and cute in meido costume. She's a nice addition to the group. looking forward to next week! :) |
| The way she always called herself bocchi almost make me forgot that there is no bocchi in her name |
| Moe is Love ! Moe is Life ! |
| Every single episode I start with moderate expectations and get blown away by how incredible the directing is. Also, the funniest episode yet. |
| We got a new bandmate, but she can't play guitar! Time for Bocchi to become sensei. |
| uh oh, is that some yuri going on, sign me TF in! Still dislike this military grade social anxiety autism thing, but atleast we got some rock, the Bochi sad song was awesome. Visual humor was top notch and can please someone give some awards to the VAs already. They deserve them, very clearly. |
| Wow, not sure if it is me, but this dropped on quality real fast. I'm dropping this series. |
| Man, the artistic direction during this episode was insane. Absolutely loved it! Great episode once again. Kita has joined the band and Bocchi is now her guitar teacher lol. |
| This episode was really having fun with its visual gags lol |
She's just bad at talking to people, so she tries to sound quirky as an emotional defense. |
| Nice seeing that Bocchi is able to talk a little more now, like inviting the "new" member Kita. Bringing an introvert and an extrovert together is sure to go well. |
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| This show is both really cute and makes me laugh quite a bit, this anime season has already been pretty stacked but this one has a really comfy vibe to it that is much needed after some Bleach and Chainsaw Man. |
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| As expected, the slightest display of any kind of affection between the characters and people immediately started talking about some kind of yuri here. Now it doesn't even surprise me. OG_Otaku said: Awwwwwwwwwww!!! That is just the cutest damn thing in the world! After reading the original 4-koma style manga, which was very simple and sort of plain, I'm blown away by this anime. CloverWorks has transformed an ordinary manga and made a very special anime. It is faithful to the original but it amplifies and embellishes. This has become my favorite anime of the season! I love how honest Kita was about her motivation for joining the band: she has a weird crush on Ryou-senpai and wants to be closer to her and have a special relationship as "her girl". I'm not sure about the translation here and maybe she was really saying she wanted to be Ryou's daughter? Whatever, she obviously has a crush on her senpai, and it is very cute. Spicelit said: Another great episode, Bocchi humor perfect. Hopefully Kita won’t end up as one of those tropey lesbian characters like Kuroko from Railgun. Ryo literally eating weed; golden comedy Well, she's definitely not that kind of character because it's nowhere described as a major or even important part of her personality. For example, the Japanese Wikipedia simply describes her as "admiring". |
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yngvarr said: I don't like how everyone (not just this anime) treats introversion as something to be "cured". Her debilitating social anxiety is something else. Bocchi doesn't like being alone and wants to change it, but she is finding it difficult due to her social anxiety. On the other hand, Ryou is perfectly fine being alone. They're both accepted for who they are by everyone around them. |
| Really loved this episode, found it hilarious when she found out it was a bass lol, excited for the next episode! |
Dastyy said: This episode was so good man lol. Other than the stuff everyone has already talked about, I REALLY love the directing in this show. It almost reminds me of how Hyouka goes about explaining/portraying certain important points in the show by using very over-the-top visual metaphors. Things like the little shot of Bocchi being interviewed by the little guitar guy make the show so fun to watch. Everything about this show is so creative, I'm loving it a ton so far. If it keeps up this pace, I can see it becoming one of my all-time favorites in the future. Can't wait to watch the rest of it. Erm, you know that visual metaphors are not uncommon in animation, so comparing one of KyoAni's best shows to a comedic CGDCT is a bit forceful? Actar said: yngvarr said: I don't like how everyone (not just this anime) treats introversion as something to be "cured". Her debilitating social anxiety is something else. Bocchi doesn't like being alone and wants to change it, but she is finding it difficult due to her social anxiety. On the other hand, Ryou is perfectly fine being alone. They're both accepted for who they are by everyone around them. I think that the person just didn't understand that social anxiety and introversion are somewhat different things. No one will say that attempts to cure a psychopath are attempts to "cure his extraversion." |
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Dastyy said: RobertBobert said: Erm, you know that visual metaphors are not uncommon in animation, so comparing one of KyoAni's best shows to a comedic CGDCT is a bit forceful? Obviously, I know this. I'm just referring to how distinct, and like I said, "over-the-top" all of the metaphors are. Hyouka is my favorite anime, I know that they're two completely different shows, it's just you don't see many shows do their visual poetry in such a way and I'm pointing out similarities and possible inspiration between things for fun. It isn't really that deep man. Don't see? Virtually every CGDCT or SoL comedy uses visual metaphors for laughs. This is nothing new or unusual in anime, let alone animation in general. |
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| The lead singer admiring the bassist, what a load of crap. This show is unrealistic. |
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kenfra said: The lead singer admiring the bassist, what a load of crap. This show is unrealistic. The entire main band is expy one of the iconic J-rock bands, so it's possible to gag for their own. |
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| Yep nothing better than weeds when you're broken, a bit tasteless though. Bocchi's improving, she can hold conversation in that robotic tone atleast. |
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