BOCCHI THE ROCK! Anime Encourages Fans to be Considerate When Visiting Real-Life Locations
One of the biggest ensemble cast members in the BOCCHI THE ROCK! TV anime was none other than the rocking locations that gave the show its gripping atmosphere, with locations based on real-life places around Tokyo.
Though that comes with its own issues, with businesses inundated with fans visiting and overwhelming the locations. This led to the official BOCCHI THE ROCK! Twitter account to remind fans who travel to the locations to “be considerate towards stores, residences, and residents in the surrounding area.” The tweet was sent in Japanese, simplified Chinese and English.
【ATTENTION】
Once again, we would like to ask those who visit the locations portrayed in the anime for your understanding and cooperation.
Please be considerate towards stores, residences, and residents in the surrounding area.https://t.co/Trf8fNl3Al— TVアニメ「ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！」公式 (@BTR_anime) May 9, 2023
BOCCHI THE ROCK! is directed by Keiichiro Saito (Sonny Boy key animator) and assistant-directed by Yusuke Yamamoto (WONDER EGG PRIORITY key animator) at studio CloverWorks. The series aired from October to December 2022 on Japanese TV and streamed on Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll describes the series:
Hitori Gotoh, “Bocchi-chan,” is a girl who’s so introverted and shy around people that she’d always start her conversations with “Ah…”
During her middle school years, she started playing the guitar, wanting to join a band because she thought it could be an opportunity for even someone shy like her to also shine. But because she had no friends, she ended up practicing guitar for six hours every day all by herself.
After becoming a skilled guitar player, she uploaded videos of herself playing the guitar to the internet under the name “Guitar Hero” and fantasized about performing at her school’s cultural festival concert. But not only could she not find any bandmates, before she knew it, she was in high school and still wasn’t able to make a single friend!
She was really close to becoming a shut-in, but one day, Nijika Ijichi, the drummer in Kessoku Band, reached out to her. And because of that, her everyday life started to change little by little…
Source: BOCCHI THE ROCK! on Twitter
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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.
