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Bocchi the Rock is an exaggerated swagger of a lonely teenager

Let's be real, Bocchi isn't a relatable character, not because she is hardworking for her dreams and you don't or any positivism thing, she is just a caricature character with no real explanation on why she became anxious. This series is just riding over stereotypes to get quick cash from average anime watcher which mostly dominated by us shut in losers. The series has some good point over her character like her hardwork or her empathy, but too bad she is mostly portrayed as a shut in losers who need to be a part ... of this shitty society and need an extrovert to survive.

There is another loner, her name is Yamada Ryo. She is a professional bassist, she used to be a part of the band before, but she decide to left because how she opposed mainstream market lyrics and supports songs with real idealism and genuine feelings. Unfortunately, her opinion contradicts her action. She makes Bocchi broke by loaning her money. I don’t believe introverts would do this to other introverts, they might understand fellow loner

And worse, an extroverted caricature symbolising the domination of extroverts and the importance of being an NPC in this hierarchical system of society, also exist. She is Kita Ikuyo, the girl that appeared in 3rd episode. She is your typical school thot , hanging out regularly in karaoke with fellow popular thot, drinking an expensive coffee, has million of followers in Instagram. To make it worse, she decide to join Kessoku Band. What are her motivations? I wAnT tO mEeT rYo sEnPaI, wheeze this put more stain over her character, she is already hateable enough, and this silly motivation makes me and probably some of unspooked loners like me to hate her with a burning passion. This silly motivation isn’t something realistic to trigger a character to learn guitar hard (it went more contradictive with how she can’t differ a six string bass with a regular guitar). But somehow, her character portrayed so glorious in this adaptation, compare to manga where some of her scene isn’t exaggerated, for example the scene in eps 10 where the color changed, wtf? She said she likes Ryo, and yeah I’m pretty sure Bocchi only value her good guitar playing if she is well-written, she still have stereotypical view of how annoying she is, but somehow the studio decide to go full cash cowling and stereotyping a popular trope. No, we the Union of Loners isn’t a Bajorans who need the assist of Extroverted Federation to help us surviving from Cardassian Social System. And then in Eps 12 she is ‘controlling’ Bocchi as ventriquolist, again an offensive stereotype towards us. Too bad, the fandom which dominated by naive introverts instead praising her character and shipped her with the stereotypical main character. I found it very toxic and annoying. Overall, I really want her to be incarcerated in inferno and mutilated to an endless cycle of death.

Let’s leave the negativity here. Let’s talk about other good character. Nijika is a pure goddess, she is a good person, she has some fears, she has good motivation and empathy, she is also not afraid to point bad things on other, and she smells good. The only thing I worried is will she able to develop more? I afraid her development will end after eps 8. Seika is also a good character, your typical edgy careless lass, but on behind is pretty much caring, especially to her sister. This is a really good and healthy sisterhood relationship dynamic among this incest-loving anime industry. And also there is Hiroi Kikuri, a weirdo, but she is actually a really caring character that handle introverted case well, despite having a surrealist future. Also, I should give a 10 to Bocchi’s Dad for being a really supportive Dad to his daughter. And PA-San, as a comical cameo character, she is cool and mysterious. Other aspects like art and animation without question is a magnificent work.

In conclusion,Bocchi the Rock is not a relatable show. It’s pushing extroverted political agenda to make sure all introverts force theirselves to fake their own personality to fit society feelings. this show would be better if Bocchi is more interactive to others and not straight up stereotypical character and that red haired schwein is more a sporty girl instead a silly popular girl approaching loner caricature, nah that’s not how this world works. If you are an extrovert trying to learn about introvert, yeah go watch this show, but if want something relatable DON'T. If you really want to see more relatable works, I recommend to read Boy’s Abyss.

Thank you, Self-worshipper guy out.