Bocchi the rock! is one of the anime that has captivated millions of people around the world since its premiere. Today its popularity has not waned, especially because its first compilation movie is already in theaters and to commemorate this great event in Shinjuku Station, a large screen with a promotional video was displayed throughout the station.
Shinjuku big screen starring Bocchi the Rock!
Yesterday, Sunday June 9th, the official anime account of Bocchi the rock! shared through Twitter/X information about the exact location of all the visuals that can be seen in Shinjuku station and the duration of the promotional set as a way to celebrate the premiere of the film. A video was also shared where we can see the promo in all its splendor.
The ad starts introducing each of the members of Kessoku Band, the detail is that as each character is announced a new instrument is added to the melody of the composition, and is accompanied by a series of images of characteristic moments that present each of the protagonists with the representative color of each one: yellow, blue, pink and red.
The song that we can hear in the video of Bocchi the rock! is one of the themes of the movie called Shine as usual. It begins with a drum solo with the visuals are Nijika Ijichi, then Ryo Yamada joins in with the bass, the third to add his notes to the melody is Hitori Gotou and Ikuyo Kita completes the song with his guitar. After a brief pause, the theme comes back with force along with some fragments of scenes from the anime. Below we share the complete song for you to enjoy:
It should be noted that this exhibition is available from Monday, June 10 until Sunday, June 16. Also the same account left some recommendations to those who want to visit. These are: “Please be careful not to disturb the people around you when you see the ads”. And “please refrain from asking questions to the station staff and station workers”.
For those interested in learning a little more about the compilation films we inform you that there are two bearing the title Bocchi the Rock! Re: and Bocchi the Rock! Re:Re:, the first one had its premiere last June 7, while the second one expects to have its premiere on August 9 of this year 2024. In addition, through its social networks it was shared that in its first weekend in theaters, it is in first place at the box office with 140,000 attendees and 210 million yen collected to date.
The manga of Bocchi the Rock! is written and drawn by Aki Hamaji, which currently has 6 compilation volumes and is being serialized by the magazine Manga Time Kirara Max since December 2017. For those interested in obtaining the manga in physical in English, we tell you that Ivrea licensed the work counting already with the first volume of the manga translated. As for the anime, it consists of 12 chapters and was animated by Clover Works, which you can currently watch it through the Crunchyroll platform.
The plot of the story focuses on Hitori Gotou, a very shy and introverted high school girl who longs to form her own band. Everything changes when she meets Nijika Ijichi, a girl who is in search of a guitarist for her band. From that charming encounter, Hitori Gotou, now nicknamed Bocchi, meets the rest of the cast and begins an endearing adventure through music that will lead her to explore a world beyond her comfort zone.
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