"There hasn't been a member who's too drunk to play", and then ep 6 comes out and we're introduced to a literal drunkard bassist

I’ve read Hamajiaki’s interview in 2019 about her first book of Bochhi the Rock. She mentioned that she only had two interests: comics and bands. But she only listened to bands not playing any kind of instruments , so to draw Bocchi the Rock, she even learned how to play bass and drums and of course sought advice from some friends being in bands.

The only unrealistic thing about Bocchi the Rock is how often the camera man pans over towards the bassist. The bassist gets ample screen time? Unreal man!

Not only did it get musicians right, it got social anxiety right in a way most media fails to do, It's pretty telling how a lot of people think it's extremely exaggerated. It's not. How it's depicted is often pretty close to what it actually feels like. That scene where Bocchi paces in front of the entrance to the club for 10 minutes trying to work up the courage to go in for example really hit home.

Kids on the Slope is worth checking out if you're into Jazz. They even went as far as to rotoscope hand movements so the animation would be perfectly realistic, and every episode is titled after a Jazz Standard. Truly a masterpiece and a love letter to the genre.

I love how the show makes a point to differentiate between playing solo and then playing in a band/group. I'm a drummer and my band just recently picked up a new lead guitar who was used to only playing solo. It goes without saying that they learned really quick how different it is. A real Bocchi moment lol

I highly recommend BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad. Its a really good coming of age story focused on a young guitarist finding his love of music and being in a band. A thematic predecessor to BOCCHI in how accurate it feels to actually make music. It also has one of the best dubs I've ever heard. Completely dubbing and altering the lyrics of the songs in the anime, so that they actually sound good to English speaking ears.

The part in your lie in April where you stop hearing the music and only see the notes is way to real for me. When I played Violin I had this problem where you could only play the piece as it was "intended" and it took away the soul of the musical pieces.

This show is so good at animating the instruments I’m often finding myself trying to play alongside them to see if they’re actually getting the playing right. Needless to say it sometimes takes me an hour to get through a whole episode because of this. I haven’t felt this connected since k-on

Would get social anxiety again 10/10 anime, pretty funny

A little embarrassed to admit this, but this anime inspired me to get back into playing bass again.

The thing I loved the most is Bocchi learning in 3 years, and not like Yui from Kon or Kasumi from bangdream learning in 3 weeks using the power of friendship and dreams.

Hibike! Euphonium was a great depiction of band class as a band member through my school years so I would not say only anime. Kids on the slope also depicts musicians rather well also. I believe what you mean is band group anime.

The Band in the anime is even a parody/slash inspired by the J-Rock Band Asian Kung Fu Generation, who sung the OPs of many of the big animes of the 2000s. It's pretty obvious considering that the girls share the last name with the members of that band with the same positions (the Yamada of both bands are the Bassist for example) except for Bocchi kinda, it's the same surname just read differently.

Someone hasn't seen kids on the slope. I've been a musician who's studied jazz and played professionally for 25 years. Kids on the slope gets it. Keep in mind that different genres attract different personalities. There is no one size fits all solution to what being a musician is. That said, I've heard good things and I'm really looking forward to watching this. You definitely make it sound enticing.

The teenager mentality is spot on, the anxiety to strike up a conversation and doing stuff in hopes OTHER people can do the work for you but that just never happens. The drive to work hard only powered by "superficial" desires to be famous and recognised yet too embarrassed to admit that so you come up with some bs selfless reason, the over the top imaginations, bocchi is literally teenage me except she's actually good at something

the fact that this is one of the less popular manga of 2017 and now the one of the most popular 2022 anime adaptation is just wow.... meme culture really helps sometimes Also HOW COULD YOU FORGET ABOUT "K-ON!" KyoAni even animated the hand placements right

drummer in 7 bands definitely hit the spot for me LMAO good shit

I definitely wouldn't say the ONLY anime. There are some others like Cantabile, Kids on the Slope, Given, Your Lie in April, Piano no Mori, etc. which even go down to getting the animation accurate when playing the instruments. They also add easter eggs or historical accuracy if its a classical music type anime.

I don't know Beck actually did a pretty good job. I love how it potrays somebody slowly learning the guitar, falling in love with music and writing his first song. It's a bit oversaturated but most of the time very realistic. I also find the mentor-protege relationship between Yukio and Ray very relatable.

Have you seen Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad? It's an old anime/manga from the early 2000's and Bocchi is basically Beck + K-On + Komi Can't Communicate. It's slower and more serious but it's also a great musical anime.

About the member too drunk to play.....ill hold you on that for next episode.... but tis been just such a great anime that is surprising how little people are covering it, it really hits lots of sore spots that make it so relatable at different levels

I think this show might hold the title for most instant replays of certain scenes/whole episodes for me. And then go back to some episode, replay Bocchi's in the zone moment of the episode, then watch it whole again, then go to another... It's chaotic and it makes me happy. I absolutely *love* this show. More people need to watch it.

Apart from Yui learning guitar in like 3 weeks, I also think K-ON gets it right. Both two different scenarios, but we also see Yui express herself through learning an instrument. Also, Hibike Euphonium. Yes that's a concert band scenario, but it just about nails it. The story & the quality of the animation (including playing the instruments) is so finessed. Then there's just Beck, which is a whole other level. I think Bocchi the Rock is extremely accurate but it's also a very specific scenario, as is Hibike and K-ON.

As a introverted person with social anxiety and general anxiety disorder this show nails how it feels to have it

This is one of only two instances in my life where a character has mirrored my experiences so well. Bocchi the rock is not the work of genius but of something that's far more difficult to express and that is raw honesty. The author must have some of these experiences themselves and they had the courage to share them with the world.

I am so happy a video has been made on the is anime! I watched all the other anime you also mention as competition and I’d say that it’s standing well alongside them without competition per say. Thank you

thanks for this!! enjoyed

No anime gets musicians right? You have Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad (for rock), Hibike! Euphonium (for concert band) and Kids on the Slope (for jazz) right there! I'd also argue, while not on the whole, Carole & Tuesday gets a lot right too. It's just a different side of it all.

I literally watched 15 seconds of a Crunchy Roll clip of the show on YT on Saturday November 12th, stopped the video, immediately went and watched the first episode. With that said, I'm waiting for the episode 7 to air now... The show is hilarious, I love all the visual humor that goes on display throughout each episode. I'm not even into "band life", but I could already tell how true to life the aspects were, I really appreciated the touch of it built into the story. So far I give it a solid 9/10.

coming back to thank you for getting me into now one of my favorite animes

I defiantly wouldn’t say only. As a percussionist and bassist. Its defiantly one of the best in its field. But even K-On! Has correct hand placements and strumming. And then you got something like Your Lie In April, where again finger placements are flawless. And as a school band kid, Hebike, Euphonium hits it golden for me.

I found this anime just before the 4th episode aired and started writing a thorough episode by episode review on my blog, as I am also a newbie guitarist with my own rookie anime cover band. I've rated all the other music animes I've seen, and a lot of them lost points for having a beginner guitarist become pro in like 3 months, or them failing during rehearsals but somehow nailing a solo on stage and such like....that doesn't happen. So far, I do really appreciate that they gave Bocchi decent time to learn guitar, and a lot of things I've seen in the show are things I've experienced or what seem normal among musicians. I have high hopes for this anime and I'm excited to see where it goes ^_^

You perfectly captured the essence of Bocchi the Rock, and that's epic. Good humor, well paced script, and nice review. I enjoyed listening in.

I do love this anime to bits. Not my favourite music anime, (as for my tastes, Carole and Tuesday and K-ON simply can’t be beat), but it is so much fun and adorable, which is the best kind of fun

Brilliantly done video, great job man👏🏻🙌🏻😌

I've found myself STRONGLY relating to this anime in regards to both Bocchi's anxiety and the music aspects. Since I'd heard Joe Pass' record "Meditation" when I was 13, I've been OBSESSED with becoming a Jazz guitarist. I'm 18 now, and I'd call myself decent, but when I tried to join a band for the first time recently my nerves hung up on me so badly I left the audition after strumming a single chord. My new goal is to join a Jazz band by next year, and this anime is really inspiring me to practice and to seek real experience.

Great video! Good that Bocchi is getting some love!

walking into a room with a gig bag and expecting everyone to give attention is the most relatable thing

Awesome video, love animes like this. Even the camping anime was accurate and gave good camping advice. Played music in my area for 10 years, starting to get back into it.

Thanks for sharing this! I normally only look for dubs on Crunchyroll but recently watched Beck (Mongolian Chop Squad) and really liked seeing the progression of experience. Really excited to watch Bocchi the Rock! Also, following. 👍

This is easily the best SOL anime of this season if not the year. I love every single thing about it and the music is fire!! Too bad it came out in the heaviest season where there are so many big names just as you mentioned, but this still turned into my top 5 shows of this season despite that. And the fact that it comes out late at night in my timezone is a big plus because I always cool down my brain by watching this show before going to bed (after SpyxFamily which is also a light-hearted show).

This show came into my life at the right time. I'm just now getting back into music after 6 years and pursuing it through the local community college. This show has really increased my overall excitement for what the future has to hold. And my dreams of actually traveling abroad one day are re ignited as college was really the only barrier for getting a visa for an extended stay in many of the countries I'm interested in. I hope everyone is getting along well in their lives!

You sold this anime for me, excited to watch it as a musician myself!

The anime that made me think of musicians was BECK. It has pretty good originals too

As a band nerd I definitely need to watch this anime, but it's a bit extreme to call it the only anime to get music right. My personal favorite, sound euphonium, really nails the emotional aspect of being in a concert band, as well as how each musician is on their own journey with their own complicated motivations while still being part of a collective whole. If you haven't seen it, it's by kyoani and it's a certain must watch for anyone that likes music in my opinion. It is a bit slow, and I'd understand if someone wouldn't find it their thing, but it's certainly a worthwhile journey.

A good video and a good recommendation. I was glad to see both

Bocchi also hits the nail on the head with its other primary subject matter: social anxiety. I feel like it hits this perfect sweet spot of having parts that are realistic enough for a lot of us to relate to and others that are exaggerated for comedic effect, and it works so well

honestly I thought of bocchi as the k-on at home kind of anime but now hearing that it tackles social anxiety and the musicians themselves makes it resonate a ton with me and my personal journey these past couple of years

I can’t wait for season 2! I originally got into and picked up the guitar back in 2009 because of K-On! But until recently I sort of stopped playing or lost interest in the guitar a lot but thanks to Bocchi the Rock, I’ve got energy and motivation to keep playing!

Okay, now I'm finally convinced to give it a shot. Nicely done video 👍

Thank you so much for this masterpiece of an essay video, it easily convinced me to pick up this show when it was on episode 8 while I haven't heard much of it beforehand. I'm very glad I was recommended this video that clearly shows what this series delivers! A similar thing happened when I saw the LN praising Mushoku Tensei when the anime was still in production but unpopular, and both of these series turned out to be among my top anime of all time! Episode 8 and 12 are the best especially when it comes to the growth of Bocchi!

As a musician, I feel compelled to see this anime now. It's on my list now.

What is good about Bocchi the Rock First time introduced by this moe and Band genre, all I can think of is K-ON stuff But after watch first Episode.... that's a whole different things that make you clearly things K-ON isn't focus of Living as a Band (because K-ON doing band things as Extracurricular) while Bocchi is serious in the band live part, also interesting how introvert getting through of her dream as guitarist, then the experiment's of many animation stuff going in and out each episode truly something different you'd get but still enjoyable.

I dont know why I found this vide, it has appeared randomly, I wasn't interested in anime before and probably won't be after, but I just clicked and its probably turned my life into other road xd I gained big motivation to practise guitar more and finaly bought that soundcard for my feature bedroom covers Thanks for sharing

Thank you for the recommendation, I've added it to my to-watch list :)

Bocchi is shaping to be an amazing music anime, and I'm glad others mentionned Beck which is a level on its own

Mate, this is a very well-put-together video and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Hope you continue to make great videos like this and attract a huge audience. Keep it up!

i watched this video before but when I already had the time to watch it, I couldnt remeber the anime and no anime list about highschool bands mention this. omg I finally found this video again. T-T

I've never watched this, but this sounds really great. I look forward to seeing how well it connects to life!

Nodame cantabille? Shigatsu wa Kimi no uso? Nana? Sakamichi no apolon? Beck? Hibike Euphonium? And the first idolmaster (talking about singers) I think they all got it right, they showcase different aspects

As someone who managed a live house surprisingly they got The noruma (quota) system in live house and how the live house is on other business permit just to avoid high cost of actual entertainment permit right. Tbh we rarely do audition since most band that wanna have a gig already did have quite a following on SNS. They even got the crummy feel of the basement live house right lol.

I'm glad I found this in my algorithm ❤️ I was looking for some anime like K-on and Beck Mongolian Chop Squad

THANK YOU for covering this anime! I didn't know about it and as a professional musician, I'd love to see more anime about bands and the music scene. I got 2 episodes into Your Lie in April and couldn't go any further because OOF, it was too real to my classical upbringing and why I left. haha Can't wait to watch this! :D

there is another band anime called K-on!, its already started since 2009. my first inspiration to play guitar (and got myself Les Paul as beginner lol). but what you say "Get musician right", i must agree Bocchi The Rock more to musician realistic. while K-on! have not too much struggle only "cute girl do cute thing". well, i would love to see you review K-on! too. keep uploading!! 👍👍

what about Beck? I mean i'm not a muscian myself but a pretty good story about a kid who is introduced to western rock, ends up learning guitar, and eventually joins a band. I like it's mix between i guess japan and western culture. It's not like any other anime I've seen it just has a different feel. Also has some really good osts by Beat Crusaders. 👌I was really excited for this anime, especially since it's inspired by Asian Kung-Fu Generation! That band and Beck are what got me into music and learning guitar myself.

This show really scratched an itch I didn't know I even had. It inspired me to actually start practicing my bass again.

Thanks for taking about this anime. I’ll give it a try. 😃

As someone who is more of a jazz musician I can recommend Kids on the Slope as another anime that does really well at portraying musicians and what its like to go from being on your own to playing with a band. A great show if you haven't watched it yet.

This anime caught my eye through the social anxiety aspect of the story and honestly it's a similar story of its portrayal. It's surprisingly accurate and realistic, while also sparing the viewer the deeper details in order to make the story more interesting and easier to watch. As an outsider to the world of musicians, I hadn't picked up on its accuracy, but it's cool to know that its covered all its bases, because I'm really liking Bocchi so far.

This show is so good at showing what strings they play and everything, Even from Far, Panel shots, They play ever note right and on time with the beats and strings

Bocchi reminded me what it was like to be a highschooler who wants to be a musician. The excitement of your first show, seeing all these strange older people that seem super cool. Figuring out how to play music together. This show nails it. I can tell the author loves music

BTR is amazing tbh and probably one of my favorite music animes of all time. I know that Given is very drama and romance focused, but i feel that it also deserves a special mention somewhere. It's the only music anime that has perfectly nailed emotional expression through music and episode 9 is honestly a work of art. It also perfectly represents the different dangers and complexities that come with non-platonic relationships in bands and honestly handles it really well. It's definitely a heavier watch than BTR but it also has a lot of feel-good and slice of life moments that are to die for.

I mean Hibike! Euphonium is another great anime, generally the fingerings, and slide positions are correct as I'm a baritone, trombone, clarinet, alto, and bari saxophone, and trumpet player. It has show bands, aka the one part where they act as a marchinig band, and have concert band competitions for Japan down very well. Their concert band competitions are very competitive, and their marching bands are also very competitive. However you are right, this anime does get the smaller ensemble bands down to a T.

You sold me on it, i am now watching this

I literally started watching this 2days ago and I love it sm

I’m really glad I decided to watch bocchi, it’s great.

Actually hitori reminds me with most of metal singers. They have lot commons like introverted personality. Like James heitfeld from Metallica, in his one interview he said he's really not into social life and he express he's feeling through music. And some research also stated that metal fans intended to be introverted people

And not just it's good with the depiction towards music, the animation and the elements that adds up the comedic scenes, it was the funniest thing I have ever seen lately, especially the DAM, the goddamn DAM GOT ME!!! HAHAHAHAH

for real every episode i watched of this, i felt more and more seen. the people working on this clearly are going from real experience haha

Man that's a bold statement. The "only" anime? Have you seen Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, Sakamichi no Apollon, Nana, Nodame Cantabile, Carole and Tuesday? Have you seen every music anime? Are you a musician yourself?

That was a great recommendation, thank you! I'll definitely check it out. Sidenote: That's a Steinberg UR22 (Mk1) interface, not a Scarlet. Same price though, so your point still stands.

I have been loving this anime so happy to everyone else that is enjoying it too

honestly this anime a breath in the fresh air, i feel renewed watching it

I like that the more anxious she gets, the less detailed her face/body gets

I love this show. Main character is relatable for me in some parts, I'm not that sociophobic guy, just hard to communicate with. And when I thought that's where my connectionsvwith her ended, my parents gave me an electric guitar of their friends. Now I'm trying to get better at it, my fingers are still soft

I’ve just marathoned the 9 currently available episodes after watching a single minute of this video

I'm happy to see creators like you making videos like this about Bocchi the Rock. I've seen plenty of reviews that feel like the meaning of the show just went "wooosh" right over their heads, like their expectations were far out of touch of what the show really was. So yeah, thanks man.

I actually think that Given gets some good/realistic points too. Though it is mostly seen as a bl/Yaoi, music is a core part of it. There’s things like how easily a band can break up due to relationship problems. There is also some pretty deep stuff in that anime, made me cry for almost an hour after watching(and I have never cried to a movie or show before hand)! Either way you should check it out if you haven’t, it’s about moving on from a dark time, music, and GAY! PS: the music in the anime is AMAZING!!!

dont worry, Bocchi the Rock will 100% attract those introvert like myself and will automatically make this show our no1 of the season surpassing chainsawman . even when i have no knowledge of music or instrument , no matter how much i watch anime about it like k-on or Hibiki Euphomium

Playing in a band really is hard especially for me, I only have 2 years of experience and I used to play by myself all the time since then, I don't even have someone to sing along whenever I play then my classmates built a band and made me their rhythm guitarist then we played on December 9 last year at our school and my social anxiety attacked when I saw the crowd watching, I don't even know the feeling of playing a guitar on front of someone I don't know. Every moment got me teared up especially when I felt the fun and thrill when I nailed the first song, I thought I'm gonna do something bad that will ruin our performance but I didn't, however, I made a lot of mistakes since I'm not familiar with some of the chords I play since I'm used to play with a cheap acoustic guitar with no truss rod, means I can't play any barre chords well since my guitar only plays on high action. Everything went well since then and now we plan to play in every event in our school and the higher ups agreed as well since our band did well that day. That's all XD.

One of the greatest surprise of the year.

The interface looks more like a Steinberg UR22 to me although the position of the knobs isn’t quite right.

You deserve at least 50k subs, I can’t believe you’re having only 200 subs. Amazing review, good editing and everything is compact but yet feels completed. Good luck with you channel!

Bocchi is awesome. They take jokes and art over the top it's hillarious. Also when she learned the guitar the first two chords she played made me wheeze. It was so relateable Am and Em. It's awesome. Also the cast is hillarious. Ogh and the Chords when they perform nailed it. Probably the only show ever which got it right. And theres so many details, as you mentioned the interface but theres so much more. For example from that drunken one. The've drawn her smartphone display cracked, because she's always drunk and on many parties. It's so rich in many details. I started playing for the same reasons, to get out and meet people. And it was the best decision I've ever made. Through music I've found true friends. I'am playing in three bands. One church band, one jazz band and a mix friend band with tons of people. Playing music with other people is a great way to get out and connect also it's fulfilling a part of me which was empty my whole life. Since then I've grown as a person found many friends for which I can gladly die on a hill and my whole life benefited from it. 10/10 can recommend

Nicely done

It’s really nice reading the manga too, because they’ll have a big panel that mimics an album cover. Kinda reminds me of how jojo poses are just mimicking fashion magazines.

on one hand it seems wholesome and relatable and cute. but on the other hand, it goes to show how ruined our societies are that the norm is now to be socially crippled and anxious.

Im trying to juggle like 6-8 anime im watching currently and when i was sitting in class looking for another seasonal anime to fill a day i found bocchi the rock this was when they had only released like 2-3 episodes and i immediately fell in love with the story and just the character development in a sense as a person struggling with growing my social circle and stuff it kinda hits home. And i really just like how nice the characters all feel with their individuality and the story and character development make this a really fun and somewhat wholesome anime to enjoy. I defo enjoy this and diy! the most because they feel more like a step out from the daily grind of chainsaw man and spy x family

“The drummer isn’t in 7 bands” 😂😂😂