'Bocchi the Rock!' Unveils Additional Staff, First Promo

by Hyperion_PS
Sep 14, 2022 10:34 AM | 13 Comments

The official website of the Bocchi the Rock! television anime unveiled additional staff, a promotional video and key visual (pictured) on Wednesday. The anime is scheduled to broadcast on October 9 at 12:00 a.m. on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV, followed by MBS, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, MRT Miyazaki Broadcasting, and AT-X.

Cast
Hitori Gotou: Yoshino Aoyama (Wake Up, Girls!)
Nijika Ijichi: Sayumi Suzushiro (Shine Post)
Ryou Yamada: Saku Mizuno (Selection Project)
Ikuyo Kita: Ikumi Hasegawa (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Season 2)

Staff
Chief Animation Director: Kerorira (Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru animation director)
Assistant Director: Yuusuke Yamamoto (Koisuru Asteroid episode director)
Live Director: Yuusuke Kawakami (Black Clover action animation director)
Live Animator: Yuuki Itou (Yofukashi no Uta key animation)
Prop Design: Ayumi Nagaki (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yuukaku-hen second key animation)
2D Works: Aoi Umeki (5-toubun no Hanayome storyboard)
Color Design: Asuka Yokota (Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku)
Art Director: Yasunao Moriyasu (Horimiya)
Art Design: taracod (Wonder Egg Priority concept art)
Director of Photography: Tsubasa Kanamori (Spy x Family photography)
CG Director: Katsuaki Miyaji (Shadows House)
Live CG Director: Hiroaki Uchida (Aikatsu Stars! CG work assistant)
Editing: Daisuke Hiraki (Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari)
Music: Tomoki Kikuya (Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo)
Sound Director: Akiko Fujita (Kakegurui)
Sound Effects: Shouta Yaso (Seirei Gensouki)

Keiichirou Saitou (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka - Regards) directs the music anime at CloverWorks. Erika Yoshida (Kami no Tou) is handling the series composition and script. Kerorira is designing the characters.

The anime adapts Aki Hamaji's music comedy manga which began serializing in Manga Time Kirara MAX in December 2017. Houbunsha shipped the fourth volume on August 26, with the fifth volume scheduled to be released on November 26.

PV

Source: animate Times

13 Comments Recent Comments

These compilation movies need to die already. It is stupid to pay and spend time in a theatre to see it (in japan) when you can stream it for free on any streaming service in Japan.

May 21, 2023 7:37 PM by icefirestone23

Hxttori said:

RobertBobert said:

If I remember, a side character, a former MC's classmate. They do not have any relationship, this is just the author's illustration for the announcement of the anime adaptation amd Happy Valentine.

Quite an illlustration for announcing an anime but anyways tysm.

There is no romance or even fan service in this manga at all, it is literally a musical SoL from an experienced musician about the life of young musicians. He even said directly in an interview that he wanted to write an "adult" story about musicians, unlike K-ON! .

Sep 15, 2022 11:13 AM by RobertBobert

RobertBobert said:

Hxttori said:

who's the brown haired girl tho?

If I remember, a side character, a former MC's classmate. They do not have any relationship, this is just the author's illustration for the announcement of the anime adaptation amd Happy Valentine.

Quite an illlustration for announcing an anime but anyways tysm.

Sep 15, 2022 11:03 AM by Hxttori

Hxttori said:

who's the brown haired girl tho?

If I remember, a side character, a former MC's classmate. They do not have any relationship, this is just the author's illustration for the announcement of the anime adaptation amd Happy Valentine.

Sep 15, 2022 10:47 AM by RobertBobert

Yuri-Crusader said:
Look like it's going to be girls-only just how I like it =)

And that manga has some strong Yuri vibes IMO

So I going to give it a chance, and hope the cute little band girls will do some lesbian kissing,,,YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

It sure looks like the first lesbian couple is already officially confirmed =) I love it,,YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

who's the brown haired girl tho?

Sep 15, 2022 8:10 AM by Hxttori

Look like it's going to be girls-only just how I like it =)

And that manga has some strong Yuri vibes IMO

So I going to give it a chance, and hope the cute little band girls will do some lesbian kissing,,,YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

It sure looks like the first lesbian couple is already officially confirmed =) I love it,,YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES

Sep 15, 2022 12:45 AM by Yuri-Crusader

Wow we got 3 really good looking moe shows next season

Sep 14, 2022 9:12 PM by Ronninn

The animation and direction look pretty good, at least better than I thought it was going to look based on seeing the key visual for the anime while skimming through the seasonal anime. Always cool to see anime adaptations of manga about fictional bands, because you can actually hear what the bands music sounds like.

Sep 14, 2022 6:11 PM by Kumiveneella

VanishingKira said:
PV looks great, one of the show I most anticipate from next season.

Hope it turns out well cause it seem they're behind on production a bit from what it's director & character designer posted on twitter.

Logical_ said:
I will try this, seems interisting.

Think of it as K-ON!, which is devoid of excessive moe and is really about the life of a rock band.

Sep 14, 2022 12:42 PM by RobertBobert

Ah, this show is already getting the attention of the weebs, that's a bad sign. The original manga was good, so I don't want this to become another hit on twitter.

AkeZZZ said:
I love how you pick the example roles for each seiyuu. hahaha... All of them are idol anime.
Yoshino Aoyama (Wake Up, Girls!)
Sayumi Suzushiro (Shine Post)
Saku Mizuno (Selection Project)
Ikumi Hasegawa (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Season 2)

Well, it's a music show, so they've chosen VA, which is basically a typecast for music shows. And as expected, such VAs mostly act in idol shows.

Sep 14, 2022 12:41 PM by RobertBobert

I've been wondering when it was going to start airing, so it's nice to know now thanks to this forum.

Sep 14, 2022 11:04 AM by VampireLord1024

I love how you pick the example roles for each seiyuu. hahaha... All of them are idol anime.
Yoshino Aoyama (Wake Up, Girls!)
Sayumi Suzushiro (Shine Post)
Saku Mizuno (Selection Project)
Ikumi Hasegawa (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Season 2)

Sep 14, 2022 10:48 AM by AkeZZZ

I will try this, seems interisting.

Sep 14, 2022 10:43 AM by Logical_