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TUTORIAL ON HOW TO MAKE AN ANIME

Name: Love and Passion. "How to make an anime"
Item: BOCCHI THE ROCK!
Rating: 100
Author: ShenvY

I start by saying that this is my first review and also I don't consider myself good at presenting such long topics, however, I have tried to write the review of an anime I loved so much, giving my best in doing it. If I did something wrong, please report it to me without esitation. I hope you appreciate the effort.

My "story" with Bocchi the Rock! :

In a season of very popular and expected anime, Bocchi the Rock! has always been there too, watching the trailers the premises that had arisen for me were high, always joking with friends saying "this is the best seasonal anime of fall 2022 !" without even starting it yet, well I wasn't sure I wasn't wrong at all, but I didn't expect it to exceed my expectations even more and even less I expected it to do it for the web.

PLOT AND ITS DEVELOPEMENT

A story with a theme that has become widely treated in the anime world: social anxiety; this may seem repetitive, however Bocchi the Rock! treats it in an even more realistic, masterful and unique way, all this also thanks to one of its 3 most strong points, comedy.
The way in which the development of our protagonist Bocchi is treated is natural and perfect paced, in fact we will see how Bocchi grows gradually thanks to her willpower, as far as possible and natural as her personality allows; the theme of the Slice of Life is obviously used as an expedient, with which the characters will also evolve and thanks to their small and simple adventures, again made perfect thanks to another of its strong points, the technical side in general (which I will talk about in the relevant section).

CHARACTERS AND THEIR DEVELOPEMENT

Yes, the guitarist Bocchi was the character I liked the most, in fact also thanks to being able to identify with her in a certain sense.
So she being the protagonist is the one who obviously had more development and more screentime, but let's also talk about the other members of the Kessoku Band.

Ryou Yamada is the bassist of the band, who like Bocchi is certainly the most introverted but also cynical in her own way, and who also made me love her for being a very fun character to be around but who later turned out to be of help for Bocchi's growth (belonging at the time he asked her for money).

Nijika Ijichi is the leader and drummer of the band, she is certainly the most mature and responsible, very sociable and available, she always helps Bocchi in times of need. Yes, I loved her too.

Kita Ikuyo is the singer and other guitarist, who is introduced to us initially as the member of the Kessoku Band who left the band (NIGETA GITAH) and then returned to it, she too like Nijika is very sociable, pretty, the one who emits positive energy, she too is a fundamental character for Bocchi's growth as the band needs another member capable of playing the guitar, but she is not capable of it, and therefore here comes the perfect opportunity for Bocchi to grow up teaching to Kita the guitar.

ART/ANIMATION, THE CREATIVITY OF THE DIRECTION AND THE MUSIC

Come on, I don't think there's much to discuss about this particular aspect, I think the strongest point of this series.
CloverWorks has made a visually gorgeous anime again.
All this is insanely beautiful to the human eye, starting from the very realistic and colorful backgrounds.
It's amazing how a 4-koma manga can be directed in such a unique and crazy way, perhaps the most unique I've seen since watching anime.

The animation is clean and smooth as already seen in other products of this studio.

Now I'll show you some examples of the direction of Keiichirou Satou.

When the "Unda" song starts playing, you know shit is getting real.

Here we have an example of Bocchi going cyberpunk mode.

And here we have the death of our hero, Goodbye to Hitori Gotou.

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Well, I think I've shown you enough, go give Bocchi the Rock a watch if you want to see the full scene in all of its epicity.

Music is of course always on point.

Spotify link to the official playlist of all the songs:

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CONCLUSIONS

Bocchi the Rock is one of the most unique and creative anime you'll ever see (if not the most one), full of references to famous series (like Dragon Ball or Ashita no Joe) and it is a MUST WATCH for Slice of Life enjoyers in particular but not just them, please watch Bocchi the Rock!

Thanks to the staff of CloverWorks for having put a genuine effort and passion into bringing my personal AOTY 2022 to life and made me entertained for this period of 3 months (announce season 2 as soon as possible please)!

I apologize again for any grammatical mistake and the choice and probable annoying repetition of some words.

I also thank from the heart to all of you who have read my review without skipping directly to the bottom to read the score :)