Bocchi the Rock is probably one of the biggest surprises of the 2022 anime. It came out of nowhere and is now one of the most well-rated animes of all time. But does that grade suits the anime? Definitely yes. This anime was a fantastic experience, and here I'll share with you a few reasons why this anime is so good.

Bocchi the rock is a comedy, slice of life, CGDCT, and musical anime, and because of that, you might think that it won't have a good story or proper character development right? Well, you couldn't be more wrong. Actually, I couldn't have been more wrong. At first, I didn't have much hope in this anime, the only reason I started to watch this anime was because of the studio and because I wanted a comedy anime to watch in the season. Thankfully my decision, despite the reasons that lead me to it, was very good, and this anime became one of my all-time favorites.

Before we start, english is not my main language, so I apologize if there are any errors in the text. Also, this is a spoiler-free review.

STORY AND CHARACTERS

Bocchi the Rock is an anime about Gotou Hitori, a girl that has social anxiety and decides to start playing the guitar to enter a band and become an extrovert and popular person. However, years have passed and she still hasn't entered a band. That's when our other girls appear and ask her if she can join their band for a presentation they have. From that, the anime starts the story and the character development in a very consistent way that doesn't leave at any point the comedy aside and was able to deliver a few very dramatic and beautiful scenes.

When it comes down to the characters, all of them were very amusing. All of them were fun in their own way, and a nice thing to notice is that all of them help Bocchi's (Gotou Hitori) character to evolve in a way that suits them. For example, one of the side characters that we get to meet is Kikuri Hiroi, a drunk bass player that is completely crazy and has a lot of confidence, so because of that, the way that she helps Bocchi is completely crazy, and it works, from that insane situation that she put Bocchi in Bocchi learn new thinks and her character gets developed. That is done with all the characters and is a nice thing because in that way the character development doesn't see something forced and that happens because the script needed it to happen.

COMEDY AND ANIMATION
Well, it may see od that I'm talking about two completely different things in the same place. But the most fun parts of the anime were the moments of the visual comedy, so that's the reason why I'll talk about it together.

CloverWorks did a MASTERPIECE when it comes to animation, and that alongside a super creative director gave us one of the best visual comedy to be seen so far. You will laugh, no matter how old you are, or what is your type of humor, you will simply laugh and behold the infinite creativity that was necessary to make all those iconic scenes.

The comedy time is perfect, and I truly believe that it fits every comedy type you enjoy the most. The characters are extremely fun, and you will sympathize with at least one of them, also, each character brings with them a different type of comedy, based on the personality they have, which makes the show very diversified. The most fun character is our mc, and all of her comedy will happen because of her social anxiety. Here you might think "won't this get boring with time?" No! Like I said, the creativity of the director is something out of this world, so every scene will be different and will take the joke already told to a whole different level.

MUSIC
So, this is a music anime, so music it's something I have to talk about. And being honest, I like all of the songs. ALL OF THEM. Every song it's just amazing and I love to listen to them on my Spotify (I do it every day). The lyrics are very related to the anime, and it's very coherent with our mc, the character who writes the lyrics.

The musical performances are also something that I need to talk about. I'm a fan of CloverWorks since Bunny Girl, and I do believe that they are the best studio for slice of life type of anime. But this is a different thing, realism is something necessary, so I had no idea how they would handle it. And well, the performances are just magnificent. They look gorgeous and very real, to be honest. The final performance of the anime has a scene that focuses on the drums, and it was VERY real. It really felt like I was watching a drum being played. The guitars and the base scenes were also very realistic for me. That combined with incredible songs and a fantastic sound direction made the music being played seen live. There were a few parts where the song in the anime is different from the one that is on the streaming, and that is because of the things that happen on a stage when you are making a presentation, sometimes things go wrong, and they were capable to show us that with not only the visual part but the audio as well.

Conclusion
So you have a very funny anime, with gorgeous animation, a lot of good songs, with plot and character development. I mean, that could sound like a lot to ask, but well, Bocchi the Rock manages to deliver all of that and more somehow.

I became a massive fan of the show, its characters, and it's songs, and I can say that this is the best Fall 2022 anime, if not the best 2022 anime. So trust me, watch it, you won't regret it.