“Bocchi the Rock!” Anime Releases New Character Visual

Written By Yuri Anime News Staff

The official website for “Bocchi the Rock!” anime released a new character visual to tease the upcoming anime. The TV anime is set to premiere in 2022.

The new visual showcases the character “Nijika Ijichi”, played by Sayumi Suzushiro, who is the energetic and cheerful drummer and organizer of the band. She is also the manager of the live music venue "STARRY". In December 2021, it was announced that Yoshino Aoyama will play the main character “Hitori ‘Bocchi-chan’ Goto”.

The story follows “Gotou Hitori”, a high school girl who starting learning to playing the guitar because she dreams of being in a band, but she's so shy that she hasn't made a single friend. However, her dream might come true after she meets “Ijichi Nijika”, a girl who plays drums and is looking for a new guitarist for her band.

CloverWorks will be handling the animation with Keiichiro Saito directing. The anime is based on the manga by Aki Hamaji launched in 2017. The manga is currently being serialized in Manga Time Kirara Max in Japan and recently released volume 3 in February 2021.

Sources: “Bocchi the Rock!” website and Twitter. Aniplex Youtube.

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