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| Nina and the rest of the band are diligently practicing for the upcoming festival to which they were asked to preform in, becoming more cohesive as a band. Seeing the vast audience seating and the large stage at the festival venue fills the entire band with determination. At the same time, Subaru is also firming up her resolve to pursue what she truly wants to do. Amazing performance as usual. Visuals and that song slapped. |
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| What a performance damn. The lyrics were so beautiful, having pieces of all the troubles their group have. If anyone is curious on the lyrics, posted by official channel: (performance is fucked by Youtube bitrate compression sadly...) "Emptiness and Catharsis" |
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| Now THIS, this is how you do a Girls Band Cry episode! Absolutely phenomenal in every single possible way, please keep up this quality for the last episodes! |
| Amazing episode! Worth staying up to watch before going to bed! Damn that song, the visuals and how they squeezed in their 2D versions in there! Not as captivating and catchy as BTR’s performance but definitely up there! Man these girl band theme anime has been doing work! Not as much of a girl band but more like an idol one but Selection Project also killed it with their songs! I hope we get more girl bands in the coming future! And I cannot believe Im watching a CGI anime series and is actually enjoying every single dang mint of it. I dont know how Toei of all studios was able to pull it off but here I am. I just hope they dont get any funny ideas and go with the CGI route for their future projects. Subaru has finally spread her wings! Its time to fly girl! Nina going down on the guitar before their performance and admitting to everyone including the audience that she sucks is peak Nina! A little early but I hope we get a season 2. |
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| Holy shit, I'm speechless! CGI was superb this episode! What a show, such amazing performance! |
| Been sat here speechless for the last 25 minutes or so trying to put into words how special this episode and performance was and I can’t even come up with the superfluous words that I normally do. So ima just say how it felt. Ain’t about the size of the stage it’s about the size of the dog on that stage 🔥 . The girls got put on the smallest stage but gave the few smart fans who showed up the greatest spectacle of that festival. This was the best 3D musical performance of all time in an anime. Hands down. But more important than the artistic quality was the emotion and meaning behind the lyrics Nina came up with. Lines like “To all those that put me down I wanna shout that I’m still standing” and ““I don’t want to die anymore” I want to live” showcase Nina’s growth over the course of the season and her renewed sense of purpose. Being vulnerable and sharing this with the world isn’t easy to do, but it’s thanks to people like Momoka doing that with their music that saved Nina back in the day. Now she bas the opportunity to be that source of inspiration to others. A true full circle moment. This ofc wouldn’t have been possible without that meeting with her parents last week to finally move on from the past. This song is gonna get played on repeat nonstop all summer when it drops on AM.. Right now this just overtook Yorukura as AOTS, let’s see how my girls respond tomorrow lol.. For me, this is everything people thought Bocchi was. P.S preview for next GBC ep looks kinda depressing.. hope nothing bad happens |
Marinate1016Jun 14, 2:58 PM
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| Absolute cinema. |
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| Honestly this could have been the last episode and i would have been more than happy so getting 2 more after this is a blessing that performance was phenomenal. I love all the girls so much especially Nina. Her outfit for the performance was so cool I really want one of my own. |
| what a powerpack performance, CGI animation was so good. |
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| No words Just an image to describe my speeches self  |
| WHAT AN EPISODE. Yes all in caps. |
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| at the end of Catharsis, when there were quick flashes of different people... was the lady arriving at the fes Tomo's mom? and the lady in the mourning gown was Rupa's mom? |
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| It's peak. I really like their clothes. Not the usual frilly stuff these anime bands wear. |
Yet another peak episode. Pure Cinema. |
| Honestly, this anime has been a very pleasant surprise for me. I went into it pretty hesitant and wasn't even sure if I was going to watch it due to the CG, but I am really happy I gave it the chance that I did. The animation is actually very good, the characters are full of expression... and I have to say in terms of CG... it's actually really damned good. Also, the music is great and I hope with Bocchi the Rock and Girls Band Cry... more and more music/idol anime start exploring further outside of just frilly dresses and cutesy pop music. Course, I might be a little biased since rock is more my style lol. |
| I am become bunny, fluffing of worlds. |
| This episode moved me like no other. Long live youth. |
Reply to Mikarin_Enjoyer
at the end of Catharsis, when there were quick flashes of different people...
was the lady arriving at the fes Tomo's mom? and the lady in the mourning gown was Rupa's mom?
was the lady arriving at the fes Tomo's mom? and the lady in the mourning gown was Rupa's mom?
| @Mikarin_Enjoyer Yeah I think the lady arriving is a relative to Tomo, since in that brief part it was showing close people of the members. And the graveyard part probably Rupa visiting their parents grave? Since they both passed away in an accident. That part was really sad |
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@Mikarin_Enjoyer Yeah I think the lady arriving is a relative to Tomo, since in that brief part it was showing close people of the members.
And the graveyard part probably Rupa visiting their parents grave? Since they both passed away in an accident. That part was really sad
And the graveyard part probably Rupa visiting their parents grave? Since they both passed away in an accident. That part was really sad
| @Ryushindai my first guess was that it was a flashforward for Rupa, but it lack the consistency that the previous scenes tried to convey (like people related to the girl) and now i dont really remember 100% if both her parents died in the accident, but i think they did, although in the morgue there was only 1 body it could also just be a sister we dont know about or an aunt we dont know about, Rupa is the biggest mystery in the series |
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Reply to Mikarin_Enjoyer
@Ryushindai my first guess was that it was a flashforward for Rupa, but it lack the consistency that the previous scenes tried to convey (like people related to the girl)
and now i dont really remember 100% if both her parents died in the accident, but i think they did, although in the morgue there was only 1 body
it could also just be a sister we dont know about or an aunt we dont know about, Rupa is the biggest mystery in the series
and now i dont really remember 100% if both her parents died in the accident, but i think they did, although in the morgue there was only 1 body
it could also just be a sister we dont know about or an aunt we dont know about, Rupa is the biggest mystery in the series
| @Mikarin_Enjoyer checking back, both times anything about Rupa backstory is mentioned its just said 家族 (family), but the way she follows the conversation in episode 10 sounds like both. But only 1 body in the morgue is a good point actually. Rupa also had a long hair in the morgue scene so any is valid. I hope we get more details on the backstory soon, still need that episode fully focused on her. |
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| nina's VA has an incredible voice; the lyrics were also very good. it feels like "final episode" type of song. |
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Can somebody please explain who is this? :( |
DawolfsamJun 14, 7:17 PM
 "Bocchi the Rock!" - Ijichi Nijika |
Reply to Dawolfsam
Can somebody please explain who is this? :(
@Dawolfsam That was Rupa standing at her parents grave. She had longer hair in the past as it was shown in an other shot.  |
夏草や 兵どもが 夢の跡  |
| WE NEED ANOTHER SEASON! Please don't let GBC end after 13, the people need it! What a killer episode, from start to finish there wasn't a single miss. Seriously falling in love with this show's style and sound. I can't get over how addictive the music is and how likable all of the characters are. They even have Miyuki Sawashiro voice a character, this show was made for me. The first thing I did after this episode ended was go onto Spotify and throw the new Diamond Dust and TogeToge tracks in the playlist. Bangers. Animation has honestly been getting better and better as the show progresses. The performances on stage looked incredible, and on top of that the new outfits were amazing. Nina's hair really hit the mark with her outfit, that was such a cool small touch. Rupa is steadily climbing my favorites too, I really want to learn more about her. I have nothing negative to say about the entire cast honestly. Having all of the girls voice their own characters is such a gangster move. They are all great. I'll say it again, we need another season. At the very least some big streaming platform needs to pick this up. This anime deserves more attention. |
| PEAAAAAKKK I cried from that beautiful performance love their outfits! especially Nina's  |
| It's Saturday and it's a crying time again. Holy, they slapped so hard with their performances and it's almost criminal how good the cg and camera work were. I'm surprised that they decided to use new songs for their performances and both of them were really good. One was good but the one was just really raw and expressed more freely than the other. Toge Toge's new song is pretty much Nina's pent up raw emotions and the rest of the bandmates personal feelings regarding their troubles too. With how it all started with the void and finally they able to move on with their struggles and being together in achieving it. And also it's a nice touch that Subaru could finally perform honestly with her real name instead of stage name. I really love the small converstion that she had with Nina about how she view Nina and how she inspired to become a drummer to support everyone from the back. I know what you are Tomo, you are such a worrywart. Truly a small ball of tsundere and I love it. Rupa got a really nice quote there "Infighting is the best." She really just like one us enjoy watching our girls fighting and crying. I'm not sure if I even watch enough animated live musical performance but I could say that this is easily amongst the best one I have ever seen. My favorite part of this episode is when they shows how technical Subaru's drumming and Rupa's bass performance. It feels good to see them got a spotlight especially Subaru. |
VivaceRexJun 14, 10:40 PM
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Reply to Mikarin_Enjoyer
at the end of Catharsis, when there were quick flashes of different people...
was the lady arriving at the fes Tomo's mom? and the lady in the mourning gown was Rupa's mom?
was the lady arriving at the fes Tomo's mom? and the lady in the mourning gown was Rupa's mom?
| @Mikarin_Enjoyer Rupa herself when she had longer hair. Both her parents are dead |
| I have no words, that performance was everything, it also made me tear up and that's amazing. It ain't the girls band that's crying, it's us. That was straight up an MV and those quick flashes of their past was so good. Toei and Rupa were just flexing though when they were doing those sound checks, in real life and fictionally That stare down between Diamond Dust and TogeToge was awesome, the shot was awesome, the directing was awesome, everything about this show is awesome. Did not expect Diamond Dust to raise their pinkies as a declaration of war, but I got a whole lot more respect for them after that performance, just don't sing Void ever again. Also, TogeToge's outfits are so cool, the drip is insane, now that's rock. We got a whole lotta hugging this episode too, who's gonna hug Subaru though? It's also nice to see the girl from episode 1 become a fan of TogeToge and of course, seeing Subaru's grandma in the crowd is also very very nice. It's insane how nobody licensed this show overseas, but it still gained a good amount of popularity thanks to the show's quality alone, it's a testament to how peak Girls Band Cry is. There's only 2 episodes left, it's so over, I really hope we get a second season or even a movie, I'll take anything. |
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| Woahh Togenashi Togeari's new song! while I'm still not into to the song when first time I heard, not like their other songs before, more easy listening from first time heard I'm curious with the woman at minute 23:10 and The woman at the funeral. Is she Tomo's mother? but I don't have a clue for the woman at the funeral. Subaru told her grandmother & Nina's father watch her concert while online. 2 episodes left, I love this series. I wish there is season 2, because I love this series and all 5 main characters  |
rahezJun 16, 5:20 PM
| Thank you, thank you for your hard work and thank you for giving such a great performance to us, Togenashi Togeari. Today I am very happy because their 11th episode succeeded in making me realize, I love this band. I really love all five of them. Their new single is amazing, it's so amazing. I'm grateful that you like it, because I read your comments above this comment. I'm also grateful to have discovered this hidden gem one year ago. See you next week.  |
| I don't know what I'm trying to say, it's just that every second of this episode was amazing. Absolute Cinema. Maybe this is the coolest outfit of all the bands/idols I've ever watched, especially for Nina, all the parts of her outfit are really cool. Ahh family, everyone saw their respective children/grandchildren's concert, and I just realized that it was Rupa visiting her parents' grave. And the girl who just came to watch the concert is Tomo's mother. The part that shows their past made me cry and get goosebumps at the same time, especially Rupa's part. Just wanted to say so far, this is the Anime of the Season for me, Thank you Toei Animation.  |
NezuSwallowtail_Jun 15, 2:07 AM
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