A new teaser visual has dropped for the upcoming two-part Bocchi the Rock! compilation movie. Illustrated by character designer Kerorira, the promo image features Nijika Ijichi drumming away with a smile while bathed in yellow light.
The first part of the movie is set to premiere in Spring 2024 with the subtitle Re:, while Part 2 will hit Japanese theaters in summer with the subtitle Re:Re:. A promo video and Bocchi visual were released in October.
The Bocchi the Rock! anime series, an adaptation of the Houbunsha-published 4-koma manga by Aki Hamaji, premiered in October 2022 and ended with 12 episodes. The show follows the introverted Hitori “Bocchi” Gotoh, who becomes a skilled guitar player but remains awkward and withdrawn. Her life starts to change when she is invited to join a band led by the cheerful Nijika.
The Bocchi the Rock! manga began in 2018 and has six tankoubon volumes as of August 2023. It is serialized in Manga Time Kirara Max magazine and published under the Manga Time KR Comics label. A spin-off centered on the near-perpetually inebriated Kikuri Hiroi started serialization in July of this year.
Staff
• Director: Keiichiro Saitou (ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. – Regards co-director, Sonny Boy episode director et al.)
• Series composer and scriptwriter: Erika Yoshida (Artiswitch, Tower of God)
• Assistant director: Yuusuke Yamamoto (OSHI NO KO opening director. My Senpai is Annoying ending director)
• Live performance director: Yuusuke Kawakami (Wonder Egg Priority action director)
• Music composer: Tomoki Kikuya (Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World)
• Animation production company: CloverWorks
Cast
• Yoshino Aoyama as Hitori
• Sayumi Suzushiro as Nijika
• Saku Mizuno as Ryo Yamada
• Ikumi Hasegawa as Ikuyo Kita
Source: @BTR_anime
