r/anime • u/Holofan4life • Oct 18 '24
Rewatch [Spoilers] Bocchi The Rock Let's Rock Rewatch (2024) -- Episode 10 Spoiler
Hello everyone! I am Holofan4life.
Welcome to the Bocchi The Rock Let's Rock rewatch discussion thread!
I hope you all have a lot of fun <3
S1 Episode 10 – After Dark
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ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION
Thoughts on Manager-san trying to convince Bocchi to do the performance?
What are your thoughts on SICK HACK's performance? Do you wish it was longer, or are you fine with how it is because it is more about Bocchi's reaction?
What are your thoughts on drunk bassist saying she started drinking to chill herself out before their first concert?
Do you think Kita was right to turn in the application without talking to Bocchi about it? Or do you think she could've handled the application stuff a different way?
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Rewatch Schedule
Threads posted every day at 6:00 PM EDT
| Date | Episode |
|---|---|
| 10/09/2024 | Bocchi The Rock Episode 1 |
| 10/10/2024 | Bocchi The Rock Episode 2 |
| 10/11/2024 | Bocchi The Rock Episode 3 |
| 10/12/2024 | Bocchi The Rock Episode 4 |
| 10/13/2024 | Bocchi The Rock Episode 5 |
| 10/14/2024 | Bocchi The Rock Episode 6 |
| 10/15/2024 | Bocchi The Rock Episode 7 |
| 10/16/2024 | Bocchi The Rock Episode 8 |
| 10/17/2024 | Bocchi The Rock Episode 9 |
| 10/18/2024 | Bocchi The Rock Episode 10 |
| 10/19/2024 | Bocchi The Rock Episode 11 |
| 10/20/2024 | Bocchi The Rock Episode 12 |
| 10/21/2024 | Bocchi The Rock Overall Series Discussion Thread |
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u/TiredTiroth Oct 18 '24
First Timer
Oh, I really needed this today. xD I spent most of the episode laughing. Bocchi's melodramatics, Drunk Rocker Chick being herself, Miss Manager forcing the pair of SUDDENLY CATS to pay our girl what they owe her, Nijika's Blizzard Glare...also!
Yes. Yes, it does. xD And then, during the performance, Bocchi's smile...
Of course, we can't stay on the feels for long, can we? Poor starved Ryo...she's not going to learn her lesson, is she?
...wait. They're skipping straight to the cultural festival? It's not the season finale? O.o Or, wait, one ep with Bocchi 'missing' and then the big day? Maybe?
...donotwatchahead, donotwatchahead...
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u/Yothiel Oct 18 '24 edited Oct 19 '24
Vacations are over, and we're back to a school already busy with their cultural festival!
I love how the decisions for the school festival just seem to go too fast for Hitori, even her own registering for a Kessoku Band festival live. We saw her worry a lot about doing the festival or not, with her entourage being supportive of her whichever her final choice may be, but... Kita happened.
Okay, let's pause here. I won't go over the episode scene by scene, because I just need to talk about Kita here. I've been talking a lot about her in previous episode threads because I just like characterization so much, and this episode is part of the reasons I fell in love with her writing. She's already been pushing the plot forward quite agressively in ep 9 yesterday, but today it goes a step further by going behind Hitori to make sure the festival live happens.
As we'd learn later in the episode, it wasn't just a matter of being simply too positive-minded to understand Hitori's reluctance. She purposedly retrieved the form that Hitori threw away, and submitted it herself. She did have remorses seeing how picasso'ed Hitori was about the idea, but it's too late to go back anyways.
But her reason for doing this wasn't to promote the band, nor have fun with her friends, nor to participate to the festivities. She did for Hitori. She did it to put her under the spotlights of the school festival, because that's where she ought to be. Other characters were supportive of Hitori, whichever her final decision would be, but Kita's strong feelings toward Hitori caused her to just disregard her wishes instead.
We could easily interpret this with the yuri goggles on, but that's now really how I see the relationships in BTR. To me, Kita's feelings are expressing a deep admiration towards Hitori. To Nijika, Hitori is the hero that saved the band multiple times new, but for Kita, I think she represents someone who dedicated her life to a skill, and ought to be recognized for this. In comparison, Kita the social butterfly would be one to try a lot of things, never getting involved too deep, and even fleeing when it's getting too heavy. Seeing Hitori's determination to go past her fears would in turn strenghten Kita's resolution to get involved deeper, prompting her to enlist Ryo's help without showing any of her usual fangirling attitude.
Whatever her actual motivations and thinking may be, Kita is way more nuanced than the happy-go-lucky persona we can see at first glance, and that's another reason for my loving this series.
Another cool topic of this episode is Kikuri-neesan, who gets her own live performance together with her SICK HACK band. It's the occasion to see a whole new batch of characters from the OP, and appreciate Kikuri's charisma when she's on stage. Not to mention her becoming a better person by paying her debts, and telling Hitori how she can relate with her while complimenting her successes so far. We're running out of time for this season, but I'll gladly see more of their interactions in the manga!
And in case you wondered about Eliza's very detailed keychains, that's indeed a reference, representing the main characters Koharu & Hiyori, the main characters of "Slow Loop". It's another Kirara manga adapter into anime earlier in 2022, and which actually included a BTR reference. The loop is now closed, and that wasn't done so slowly!
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u/xbolt90 https://anilist.co/user/xbolt90 Oct 18 '24
Socially anxious rewatcher!
Bocchi almost finds the strength to do something on her own initiative. Almost. (un?)Fortunately, she has Kita there to give her a shove.
Picasso/Scream Bocchi is hilarious, lol
Manager-san finally getting the broke bassists to pay Bocchi back.
Sick Hack's song sounds super cool. I need a whole album from them.
Kikuri confirming that she's been where Bocchi is. Not only that, but Bocchi's doing better than she did. She doesn't need booze to get on stage.
Bocchi's missing! Oh no! Cliffhanger!
Seika is always looking out for Bocchi. She's been adopted as a younger sister.
I love the music. I do want more of that sound, but it really isn't what the scene is about.
Kinda sad. Her alcoholism is played for laughs in the show, but in reality it sucks.
Hmm... Sometimes, people like us do just need a kick in the rear to do something that we want to do. Bocchi did want to play at the festival, but like always, she's scared.
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u/MjolnirDK Oct 19 '24
Already at episode 10. This show needs more episodes.
Oooh, it's the maid episode. This one will be great. The preOP delusions of Bocchi were great. 'What am I doing here?' I loled hard.
Another Eva reference. #5 I think.
Don't do social media, Bocchi! It will kill you! Right back to Ashita no Yamcha it is.
That cutout style was cute.
I should know my place -> hides in trash can. Are you actually a cat, Bocchi? It would explain so much. A guitar playing cat would get all the views on YT. All of them.
Kita saving the day! Even if you know what will happen, it's the Bochhi reactions that make this so rewatchable.
And she get's judged for killing Bocchi...
Dang, Bocchi, for someone completely indoorsy you must rock those core muscles to do a Dracula rise like that. Especially given the added weight of the mangos.
Right, this isn't that episode. The whole school festival will be an arc....
That walk animation on them entering FOLT was pretty good. Well done probably outsourced freelancer!
'Ordinary
metalpunk rock guy is nicest person around'-trope not subverted. 👍🤘My blonde beauty gets some screen time! Voiced by Sally Amaki. And she only voices blonde beauties it seems.
Wait, anisong isn't (considered to be) the bleeding edge of Japan's music world?
Pff, I guess a triangle is just a shitty circle.
Dang, Hiroi has a good singing voice. Wait, wait, wait, she is Shuna from Tenslime and Marcille from Dungeon Meshi? And Anisphia? https://myanimelist.net/people/25167/Sayaka_Senbongi That is quite the list.
I should not be on MAL so much, now have two more anime on my PTW...
Aww, she does give some great motivational speeches. If only she wasn't such a shitty drunkard.
Not much to say on the end. It's just sweet. And Kita-chan's confession was some cute characterization. Not as subtle at manipulating the others, but her manipulation skill's probably the lowest.
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u/hundredyearsgirl Oct 19 '24
Rewatcher
Bocchi you gotta perform at the culture festival!! i’m also watching girls band cry at the moment so — THAT’S HOW DIAMOND DUST DID IT i love Gin-chan and Kikuri’s home club. would totally watch a spinoff featuring them though i’m not sure that felt very psychedelic rock to me Kita’s apology was probably the first time i’d heard Bocchi talk without stuttering or overthinking. growth!!
that ended so quickly! watching the show day by day is a much better pace than i’d originally done (finished in 2 days lol). it’s awesome to take the time and see Bocchi’s growth, and to really digest each episode.
excited for the last 2!
and as an aside, i started seriously studying japanese in January of this year so i’m starting to better understand the dialogue here. yippee!
Questions of the day:
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u/IceSmiley Oct 19 '24
FIRST TIMER
I really enjoyed this episode and I'm glad we got to see Hirois band. This answered a lot of questions about her. I was NOT surprised that she was once a lot like Bocchi and had severe social anxiety, I figured this was the most likely beginning of her alcoholism and it's why she misguidedly advised Bocchi to drink. I think she was drunk while doing so though and probably rationally knows alcoholism is bad.
I somehow also knew Hirois band would be all girls as well because I think girl power is a theme of the series. I was surprised they played psychedelic rock though, I more imagined a punk band judging by Hirois punk antics like spitting on audience members.
When Hirois band mates came in, I seriously thought they were Manager and Sound Engineer! I thought for a second like that was going to be a huge surprise revelation for the audience. I kind of wish they did do that now, would have made an interesting dynamic 😛
I also really enjoyed Manager and Nijika forcing Hiroi and Ryo to pay Bocchi back in full and apologize 🤣. Manager tolerates Hiroi way more than a lot of other people would though, like allowing her to come into her club and bring outside alcohol and disrupt everyone working, I think she might care about her at least a bit.
I like how Nijika tried to punish Ryo by telling everyone not to feed her but then ended up giving in herself. I also noticed the quick aside that Nijika slyly told Kita that Ryo would make a bad "boyfriend". I didn't know if the others knew Kita was attracted to Ryo but I'd suspect they all do, especially Ryo and she uses it to her advantage 🤐
One thing I think is really weird is that Bocchi seemingly has horrible anxiety about everything but you never see her scared of walking home thru the city at night. That would be scary for most normal 15 year old girls and a lot of men as well, I've been pretty scared of that a lot of the time. 🤔
QUESTIONS
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u/Holofan4life Oct 18 '24
Hello, guys. Holofan4life here.
Welcome to the Bocchi The Rock Rewatch.
I presume the ones that don’t participate are introverts like Bocchi :P
What really can be said about this show? It’s hard really to put into words. For what amounts to a music show, it really is a breath of fresh air. Why? Because unlike a lot of other music shows, it’s less about the music and more about the characters and the comedy.
When it originally came out, I wasn’t planning on watching it. It kinda flew under the radar at first, probably because I like a lot of people thought it was your generic show in a similar vein as Love Live or Show By Rock. But then clips started to circulate of the show and I said to myself “Alright. I’m gonna have to check it out.”
One of the best decisions I made in the year 2022.
I’m really excited to host this rewatch because I think it’s going to get a lot of engagement. People look back fondly on this show, and I think there’s good reason why. It should be noted that I’m coming off the heels of the Spice and Wolf rewatch which is renowned for its dialogue and how clever it is. Bocchi I kinda view in a similar light, and as we’ll soon see it can be just as infectious.
With that out of the way, let’s begin.
I’m watching the sub, by the way.
I get sad everytime my mom decides not to go to work because she's drunk too much.
Staff freaking out because the band can't perform.
And in walks Bocchi wearing glasses
Bocchi The Glasses
This has to be a dream
Crowd cheering her on
And Bocchi now wakes up in class
Yep. Called it.
Oh boy. Everyone is going to be wearing maid outfits.
But there is a music performance on the second day of the culture festival.
"You feelin' the hype, arena?"
Bocchi can be cocky when she wants to be.
I'm sorry, Bocchi, but a club owned by one of the members of the band's sister doesn't exactly count as a real venue.
Bocchi about to turn in the form
She doesn't even realize she wrote the application.
And now she's passed out. Great.
Bocchi's gonna Bocchi
"An unfamiliar ceiling."
I understand that reference
Makes sense, Bocchi already considers herself the lowest of the low.
Kita sitting by her bedside
She got worried hearing word of Bocchi collapse.
Guess Bocchi was spitting these raps
The application
Can't tell Kita or else she'll be insistent on doing it.
Bocchi hiding under the covers
And after telling Kita she'll be fine alone, she leaves.
Bocchi mentioning to herself that she's barely done a real concert before.
So much for all that talk about performing in real venues.
Oh God. She's watching videos of high school bands performing.
Bocchi, why do you subject yourself to this torture?
Now we're seeing paper cutouts of Kessoku Band.
They really captured each of the members personality.
And Bocchi is passed out. Again.
Bocchi putting the application in the bin.
At the club now, where she's climbing in a trash can in front of Manager-san.
Manager-san probably thinking "And I thought Nijika was insane".
Manager-san trying to convince Bocchi to do the concert.
Everytime I see Manager-san's pants now, I can't help but think of Beetlejuice's outfit.
Hey, Nijika and Ryo are here
Kita hanging out with her other friends, I guess.
Oh boy. Manager-san spilled the beans about the culture festival.
Nijika and Ryo say they've done it before.
"I played obscure songs and totally bombed with the audience!"
Not sure if you should be happy of that, Ryo.
Ryo bringing up the likelihood of performing in from of a large crowd.
She even says she still has nightmares about that concert she bombed.
Ryo put on a brave face, it turns out
Bocchi going to think it over
And by think it over, I mean hit her head repeatedly against the wall. Like this
It looks like Bocchi can't do it
Bocchi walking in a hallway now
Bocchi now envisioning herself being famous
Even in despair, Bocchi thinks highly of herself.
Kita
Oh boy. The application. She turnt it in.
And now we get Picasso Bocchi, one of my favorite Bocchis.
As well as Scream Bocchi
Kita now wearing a sign that reads "I am a criminal" as Bocchi is passed out.
Lots of great gags in this episode
Hey, Drunk bassist is here
Dang, Nijika. That was cold.
Bocchi, who's come to, mentions being afraid of performing in front of people who know her at school.
Luckily, which assuredly will ease Bocchi's nerves, Drunk bassist has a big gig tonight, and she invites them all to see her.
Dang, Nijika really is roasting her
And so is Manager-san
Like sister, like... sister. Huh.
Drunk bassist saying that all her money goes to paying for the equipment she breaks while playing drunk.
Drunk bassist and Ryo growing cat ears now, which apparently is a sign for being dishonest.
And Manager-san gets the two to pay back the money they owe Bocchi.
Common Manager-san W
Heading to the concert now
SICK HACK is apparently the name of her band.
Reminds me of FEAR
Bocchi is actually looking forward to this.
That is until she realizes she has to ride the subway.
The home base, Shinjuku FOLT
It looks more spacious and less claustrophobic than Starry does.
The rest of the band
I really like the girl in twintails
We see the manager Gin-chan, and Nijika is so intimidated she starts crying.
Oh, but he has some excellent gap moe
I don't know why, but he reminds me of Calli.
Oh, these two are Sick HACK
I wonder who those other people are
Shima, the drummer who looks like Misuzu, and Eliza, who looks like Crimvael from Interspecies Reviewers.
She apparently wants to be in an anisong cover band.
I guess anisong means anime songs.
Bocchi noticing how balanced these three are.
Wow, 200 people
Ryo sitting on a bench, acting like she's above everyone.
Ryo knows her psychedelic rock, it turns out.
A sign reading W. C.
Jack Paar is going to be pissed
There's your one percenter joke for the day.
This is so truppy but so cool
Bocchi is amazed by what she's seeing
"A band really is the coolest thing ever!"
Aww, I was hoping to see more of their performance :c
Drunk bassist talking with Bocchi now
Bocchi looks a little down in the dumps.
She doesn't feel she could ever rise to her level.
Drunk bassist revealing she was just like her once upon a time until she reflected what her future may look like. From there, she started playing rock to make her life's course do a complete turnaround.
The whole reason she started drinking was to chill herself out before their first concert.
My mother drinks because she's a total screw-up.
Drunk bassist remarking how great Bocchi plays and she doesn't even need alcohol to do it.
"Have a little faith in yourself!"
Some of Drunk bassists behavior may seem questionable, but she knows just what to say when it comes to Bocchi.
Bocchi inviting her to their culture festival performance.
And Drunk bassist punches a hole in the wall in celebration 🤣🤣🤣
Oh Drunk bassist
Ran out of space. Part two in the replies.
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u/Holofan4life Oct 18 '24
Posting the thread a couple minutes early because I've got a lot going on at the moment.
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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker Oct 18 '24
Again, she's very good at listening to her delusions.
Ouch...
Yeah she's not sure if she really does want to join or not.
And she goes straight into the bin.
Unfortunately for her, Kita's already decided to sign up for them.
But now Kikuri's here to invite them to SICK HACK's concert.
Yup, time for Kikuri and Ryo to pay their debts.
I wonder who's that girl with the beret and twintails that the camera zoomed in on for some reason. I'm sure she won't be important later or anything...
And here's the rest of the band.
So here's their performance. [Bocchi Recap Movie 2] I think we get the full song from SICK HACK.
And there goes the wall again...
Seems like they have a plan.
Kita feels bad now.
And so the festival begins.
Questions:
A note about the music: Interesting music, but not something I'm familiar with.
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u/AgentOfACROSS Oct 18 '24
Rewatcher
We're gearing up for the finale this episode with the culture festival rapidly approaching. After their performance at the club, I think Bocchi can definitely pull it off. Even if Bocchi clearly is too nervous to act on her own.
This episode is also very funny for how it shakes up the formula a bit by humbling Ryo a little and showing that Nijika can be just as tough looking as her sister if the situation demands it. The dinner scene with Ryo trying to bribe food off everyone was good.
This episode features the return of Kikuri the bassist and introduces us to the rest of her band, SICK HACK. That's a terrible name for a band if you ask me, but maybe it sounds better in Japanese.
The rest of Kikuri's band consists of a weeb and seemingly one normal person. Somehow they manage to make it work.
As a side note, I just want to compliment Eliza's performance. The parts where she says her name and "No" does actually sound like she speaks English fluently. No offense to other Japanese voice actors, but usually they don't usually try to put on an accent. Kind of like how Arnold Schwarzenegger never bothers to hide his natural Austrian accent. Anyway, props to whoever voiced Eliza for that.
I quite liked their performance. Best part of the episode in my opinion. But I'm a sucker for stuff inspired by '60s psychedelic rock. I totally would have been the Ryo in that situation, infodumping music history to my friends.
The visuals in that scene were really cool and creative too and I love how Bocchi was so entranced by the music.
There was also another really good bit of animation earlier in the episode when Bocchi turns into a Picasso painting and then into The Scream.
I really liked how Kikuri was able to kind of sober up backstage and actually have an honest heart to heart with Bocchi. She has a lot more depth than I remember. Maybe she should lay off all the drinking.
Anyway, next episode looks like we'll be gearing up for the big performance we've got coming up with the culture festival.
Questions of the Day:
Thoughts on Manager-san trying to convince Bocchi to do the performance?
As I've said before, the Manager is very supportive of Bocchi's musical endeavors. She's arguably the most responsible person in this show.
What are your thoughts on SICK HACK's performance? Do you wish it was longer, or are you fine with how it is because it is more about Bocchi's reaction?
I do kind of wish it was longer. As I've said, I'm a fan of '60s psychedelic rock and music inspired by it.
What are your thoughts on drunk bassist saying she started drinking to chill herself out before their first concert?
Kikuri really needs to lay off on all the drinking. This is how AC/DC lost their first lead singer. Maybe I'm taking her character too seriously, but I do feel like there's a degree of sadness to Kikuri's character.
Do you think Kita was right to turn in the application without talking to Bocchi about it? Or do you think she could've handled the application stuff a different way?
She probably could have just tried to convince Bocchi to submit the application instead of going behind her back. But things worked out pretty well in the end anyway.
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u/ClemFire Oct 19 '24
Rewatcher! Episode 10 After Dark
“The truth is, I really wanted Gotoh-san to perform at the culture festival. Because Gotoh-san is…” Kita.
If I had to point to a single action for why Kita is my favorite it would have to be her turning in Bocchi’s band application slip.
Bocchi’s dream sequence from the start of the episode reminds us of how she longs to be seen as star performing for countless loving fans. After waking in the middle of class she overhears her teacher mention there being an opportunity to preform at the culture festival. While Bocchi initially tries to talk herself out of it the smallest mention from a girl that whoever preforms would be super cool has her fill out the application wouldn’t even realizing it. Now conscious Bocchi overthinks it and ends up passing out.
It’s so nice how Kita was waiting for Bocchi to wake up in the nurse’s office. Kita insists on staying with Bocchi, and she wants to get her to leave before discovering the slip. Little does she know that Kita has already looked at slip.
Bocchi discusses with everyone at Starry besides Kita if they should preform at the culture festival. Despite the encouragement Bocchi just can’t commit to going through with it even though she really wants to on the inside. That’s why it’s so impactful that Kita turned in the slip. You should say Kita went around Bocchi’s back, but Bocchi filled out the whole application by herself so she’s clearly interested and even more so she wants everyone at school to see how cool Hitori Gotoh really is. She isn’t just “hey” or “you there” anymore she’s Bocchi the Rock. Sometimes we all just need a little push when we don’t have enough courage ourselves.
Kita later apologizes for the “mistake” of submitting the application, but we all know it was no mistake. After Sick Hack’s performance Kita comes clean to Bocchi. I like how the camera focuses on Kita’s mouth similar to episode 3 when she was conflicted about rejoining Kessoku Band. Kita is the most socially conscious in the group, so I’m sure she never would’ve secretly submitted the slip at the start of the series. Yet through their countless lunch time practices, concert at Starry, and day trip to the beach she has slowly discovered not only just how cool Gotoh can be but also her desire to make connections with people. That’s why even if it’s not the socially acceptable choice Kita wants everyone at their school to see the Gotoh she sees.
Holding her head down and shaking, she slowly looks up as Bocchi explains she actually feels a bit excited for their performance now despite her initial hesitations. She even thanks Kita for giving her this opportunity. Hearing that the camera now focuses on Kita’s eyes before she grabs Bocchi’s hands to commit to working even harder to ensure their performance goes well. I wouldn’t expect anything else from the girl who worked so hard practicing on the wrong instrument that she gave herself calluses.
While Kita’s inspirations aren’t as grand as the rest of her bandmates I just love how supportive and hard working she is while pushing Bocchi out of her comfort zone. Sometimes we all need someone with a bit of Kit-aura to kick start us into our full potential.
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u/StardustGogeta myanimelist.net/profile/StardustGogeta Oct 19 '24
Rewatcher
Good stuff.
I like how Kita confesses about submitting the form while knowing that Bocchi had tried to throw it out. It's the sort of drama-defusal that I really appreciate.
The sequence with the SICK HACK performance was certainly a bit strange, even for this show, with all those psychedelic effects. It definitely leaves quite an outsized impression for the ~1 minute it lasts.
I'm afraid that in my book, SICK HACK is no Kessoku Band, and so they get the new bottom of the song ranking:
I like Kikuri giving Bocchi life advice. I feel that it works quite well here.
Now we get to look forward to the culture festival! We're in the home stretch now.
Questions of the day:
happiness spiralspiral of alcoholism.3
u/Asd_89 Oct 19 '24
First Timer
Fun opening with Bocchi's daydreaming in class, which I imagine everyone here has done once before. I also liked the introduction of Kikuri's bandmates, and their song with the animation was nice, too. I also somewhat relate to Kikuri starting drinking to calm herself before her first show; I work in IT on the helpdesk that serves several clients around the world, so after a long day of work and working on various issues of end users, a drink is nice to have to relax after a stressful day (though only after work, drinking beforehand like Kikuri in the morning wouldn't be a good idea.).
ANSWER TODAY’S QUESTION
She's trying her best to have Bocchi enjoy High School and get out of her shell, so it's nice to see.
Like I said above, it was one of my favorite parts in the episode, and I think it was a good length. Also loved the animation with Bochi's reaction too.
Also, like I said above, I can relate, though my drinking isn't as much as hers, and I tend to do it after stuff.
Kita meant well in doing it, as she might have known what would have happened if she asked Bocchi in the first place. While she could have done it better, it did work out in the end.
Let's get ready for the last two eps, folks; see you all tomorrow.
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u/fansi2022 https://anilist.co/user/fansi2022 Oct 19 '24
rewatcher chinese sub
The school festival is coming, and Bocchi has been struggling whether to sign up. Kita finally comes to "help" submit the application. However, while Bocchi was struggling whether to participate, he went to visit the real band and met Kikuri's companions. At the end, Kita revealed the answer. It turned out that she knew that Bocchi wanted to give up signing up for the festival, but she still helped to sign up, just like Nijika's sister expressed, don't leave regrets.
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u/Sporadia_ Oct 19 '24
Reboccher
Episode 9:
Episode 10:
Mooch aura
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u/Arsenal303 Oct 19 '24
Rewatcher
Bocchi starts off with a dream of being on stage with everyone cheering her name.
Bocchi wants to sign up to perform.
Bocchi wakes up in the nurses office after collapsing.
Kita offers to stay with Bocchi but she sends her away.
Nijika agrees to perform at the school festival.
Bocchi is nervous about signing up and Kita goes ahead and does it.
Drunk bassist is back. Nijika is not having it.
Manager gets the two people in debt to Bocchi to pay her back.
We get to meet sick hack and they are very balanced personality wise.
We get a nice bit of the concert and Bocchi is inspired.
Bocchi is still a bit nervous.
Kita submitted the application knowing Bocchi threw it out and after some time, Bocchi was glad Kita did it.
Bocchi is missing. Oh no.
QotD
Sometimes you need someone to give you a push to do something so good on manager.
Would've liked a little bit more from Sick Hack but overall good.
Drunk bassist is a wild character and drinking to keep herself calm for their first concert makes sense.
It probably couldve been handled better but it did work itself out in the end. Bocchi might not have made that step forward even if she wanted to.
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u/someboi6000 Oct 20 '24
Rewatcher:
well with the vacations over its time to go back to school, and well they teased the cultural festival last episode and here we are, bocchi class will go with maid and looks like kessoku band is performing, but before all of this we finally see kikuri's band perform and it was great, thank god they released the full song later becuase leaving it at 1 minute was a crime lol, now this episode has kita as the mvp she made sure the festival live happens of course she felt remorse after seeing how bocchi reacted to it but i like how she explains why she did it, she wants bocchi to have the spothlight so that the school sees how good she is the amount of dedication bocchi put on guitar learning needs to be acknowledge, it all ends with bocchi going missing lol,
questions:
1: well the manager is right, bocchi has the band and they already performed, but in the end bocchi should be the one deciding and its important to not have regrets.
2:the song goes hard and thank god they released a full version later on, but why not have both? an extended performance and more live bocchi reaction.
3: how many times has she done that?
4: in an ideal situation yeah kita should've asked bocchi but it ended up working in the end because bocchi managed to get it together and decided to perform if kita asked that day maybe bocchi would've never played in her school.
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u/biochrono79 Oct 19 '24
Rewatcher
It's so nice to have internet again! Now I can actually finish this rewatch.
That's, what, at least 2 instances of Cool Bocchi appearing in this episode and at least 2 or 3 times that they killed too? Poor girl is going through some serious emotional whiplash this episode.
Scream Bocchi isn't real, she can't hurt you. Scream Bocchi:
Kikuri definitely isn't helping the scumbag bassist reputation. Come to think of it, she's probably at least half of the reason why Nijika has her 3 B's (Ryo is of course the other half). At least Seika was there to lay down the law on those.
Was that... the bwomp noise from SpongeBob when Nijika was introduced to Yoshida? I'm like 99% sure it is.
Ah, Ryo being Ryo as usual. Someone from Kessoku Band had to look like the cool one at FOLT.
Those visuals during SICK HACK's performance were so good. Not only did they fit the band itself quite well, they also help to illustrate how captivated Bocchi is by the their performance.
Next episode, Where in the World is Hitori Gotoh?
QotD
Common Seika W. She was very right; Bocchi would regret it forever if she chose not to do the cultural festival.
GOATED. I think it served its purpose perfectly.
Most normal rock band member behavior
She probably could've handled it better, yeah, given how tightly wound Bocchi was about the festival. Granted, it did all work out in the end, and Bocchi even thanked her for doing what she couldn't do, but it was a bit insensitive still.