Bocchi the Rock! is a Japanese anime television series based on the four-panel manga series Bocchi the Rock! by Aki Hamazi. Announced in February 2021, it was produced by CloverWorks and directed by Keiichirō Saitō, with Yūsuke Yamamoto serving as assistant director, Erika Yoshida writing the series' scripts, Kerorira designing the characters, and Tomoki Kikuya composing the music. Bocchi the Rock! follows the socially anxious Hitori Gotō as she joins Kessoku Band and fulfills her dream of performing live. The main voice cast consists of Yoshino Aoyama as Hitori, Sayumi Suzushiro as Nijika Ijichi, Saku Mizuno as Ryō Yamada, and Ikumi Hasegawa as Ikuyo Kita.
The series aired on Tokyo MX and other channels from October 9 to December 25, 2022. It consists of 12 episodes, with the episode titles being parodies of songs by the rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Crunchyroll licensed the series for streaming outside of Asia. Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia and released it on Aniplus Asia and Bilibili. Kessoku Band performed the opening theme , as well as the ending themes "Distortion!!" for episodes 1–3, for episodes 4–7, for episodes 8–11, and a cover version of Asian Kung-Fu Generation's for episode 12.
A second season was announced at Kessoku Band's "We Will B" live event in February 2025. Yūsuke Yamamoto will direct the season, while Keito Oda will serve as character designer with Kerorira.
Aniplex compiled the first season into six volumes in Blu-ray and DVD formats, released from December 2022 to May 2023. Crunchyroll released the season as a single Blu-ray volume in North America on January 30, 2024, and in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2025. In Australia, Madman Entertainment released a Blu-ray of the season on March 6, 2024.
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Home video releases Japanese-language releases + Episodes Cover character(s) Release date 1 1–2 Hitori Gotō December 28, 2022 2 3–4 Nijika Ijichi January 25, 2023 3 5–6 Ryō Yamada February 22, 2023 4 7–8 Ikuyo Kita March 22, 2023 5 9–10 Kessoku Band April 26, 2023 6 11–12 May 24, 2023
English-language releases + Region Distributor Release date North America Crunchyroll January 30, 2024 Australia Madman Entertainment March 6, 2024 United Kingdom Crunchyroll May 12, 2025
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