Reviews

I really loved this anime. At first I had troubles getting into it, Bocchi wasn't really relatable, but she grew on me, you can't help but root for her. What I really like about this anime, is how they treat her character development. You can't really have a character like her stay the completely same throughout the whole show, that would be annoying, you can't have her develop and get better too quickly, that would be unrealistic. I think they struck a perfect chord (haha get it, it's a music anime) with her character development. Compared to the beginning she's much better, but she still has such a long way to go, but we are proud of you girl, keep pushing!

When it came to animation and overall direction this show took, I was blown away. No really, this show is one of the most creative shows I've ever seen. The amount of fun the creators had with this one, just oozes out of every gag. They use different styles of animation, they do real life footage, they play with clay, old animation techniques, etc. It's just really fun to see so many different creative decisions, that really make the show feel fresh and make it stand out. Plus the animation overall is really nice. It's well drawn, the characters are always nice to look at and there is nothing to complain about. And when they play on their instruments, oh god it's such an eye candy, just joy to look at. They sometimes use CGI, that's understandable, but I gotta say, the CGI looked incredible, I loved how the CGI looked and how well it was done and implemented.

And obviously it's a music anime, so how is the music? The music is really great, I think they made a good job in that department, the songs are fun and enjoyable, well written and instrumented. Although I didn't find myself going back to listen to the music on my own, I still think it's really great and makes the show so enjoyable.

You also can't forget about the cast, which consists of the band members and a few other reocuring characters. All have their own very distinct personalities and bring something new to the table, it's a really good blend. I personally enjoyed the character of Ryo the most, she is the introverted girl who plays bass and is just infinitely hilarious. It's just also really nice to see how they all support Bocchi, it is really heartwarming to see them actually care for her and try their best to help her, it just melts my heart sometimes.

Overall, this anime really surprised me, I enjoyed it way more than I expected I would. It was a fun watch and probably one of the best music anime to come out in recent years. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone, who just wants to watch a fun, laid back anime, about some niche thing and not to deal with anything too heavy, but also enjoy a good plot, characters, art, music and well just overall an amazingly directed show.