01x08 - Bocchi the Rock

[bunniefuu]

The bad vibes I felt were spot on.

The girls made those.

That typhoon still

ended up coming our way.

This isn't something you can get around

with a few paper doll charms.

The way things look, not even those

who bought tickets in advance will come.

Hope they won't crumble

at the lack of an audience.

What a shame,

they worked so hard for this.

They won't see the last of this

if they want to continue as a band.

They have to be able to overcome

whatever life throws at them.

You can use my handkerchief.

Buzz off.

My friends said they can't come.

My parents left Futari with my grandma

but they can't make it either.

That's too bad, but I can't blame them.

We're now missing half our audience.

Nothing we can do about it!

Let's not mull over this any longer!

-Nijika-chan's always so cheerful.

-You're right!

Whoa there, where's your sense of urgency?

-That reminds me

-Low pressure…

-of the time I helped fill in.

-Sleepy…

She lifted my spirits

when I was about to chicken out.

All right!

I have to play my part

in pumping up today's gig!

Bocchi-chan, today's the real deal

so no goofing around.

You must really like that look.

I do.

What a downpour!

Hey there, Bocchi-chan.

Oh, hi.

Hold up, you're here for Bocchi-chan?

I sure am. Yay!

Do you know each other?

She was my junior in university.

Say, you're having

an after party later right?

-Have you decided on a bar yet?

-You reek of booze!

I know some great places

we could go. How about it?

You've become an even greater nuisance

-than before.

-Let's party

-As annoying as a uni student

-all night tonight!

hooked on drinking parties.

Gross, you're soaking wet.

The rain got me.

Hitori-chan!

The girls from my street performance!

You actually came?

Of course!

We're your fans, after all!

Hope to see a concert cool enough

to blast this typhoon away!

Fans…

You are Hitori-chan, right?

Did we talk to the wrong girl?

My fans…

Congratulations! Congratulations!

I have fans!

-She's definitely not the same person!

-She's definitely not the same person!

Seems the rain will only

get worse from here on.

Worse than it already is?

Yeah.

Let's stream our gig and pretend

we never had an audience to begin with.

Out of the question!

No one will tune in on such short notice.

Besides, some people are already here.

Don't worry!

There are people out there

who wish to see us play!

Please don't go out like that!

I see you've upgraded the box…

It's almost time, but there's still

not much of an audience.

Some are fans of the other bands,

but I'm sure they'll give us a look too.

There are bound to be more people

showing up once the concert starts.

So, like…

Have you heard of

the opening act, Kessoku Band?

Nope. Don't care.

Checking them out's a drag too.

Well, we're new and hardly

have our name out the door!

Don't let that get to you!

You're right!

Hakuna Matata.

Yeah…

Come on, we should be

up soon! Let's do this!

Nice to meet you. We're Kessoku Band.

We appreciate you coming all this way

in this unfavorable weather.

Kita-chan, you make us sound

like the politest rock band ever.

I want my mango box back!

Better yet, someone beam me out of here!

We're kicking things off

with our first song!

Please listen to our original song,

"Guitar, Solitude and the Blue Planet."

A sudden evening shower falls

And yeah, it figures

I don't have an umbrella…

Who cares how the sky's feeling, anyway?

When it's time for the seasons to change

-Nijika-chan's drumming

-What are you supposed to wear? Who knows?

-sounds offbeat.

-Spring and fall…

Yeah, where'd they go?

-Kita-san's making mistakes

-The pressure of information

-she had no problem with during practice.

-Suffocating

-Ryo-san isn't in sync with Nijika-chan.

-A spiral of vertigo don't know where I am

I can hear myself

Breathing so loud, so loud…

But why?

I can't hear the sounds of the world…

It's not enough, not enough

No one knows I'm here

I screamed when I couldn't make

-Everyone

-A scribble

-is not playing like they usually do.

-Of a sound

Who am I supposed to show

"Just who I am" to?

So I'm singing just like the fool I am

Let's lay it all out to the stars

That was "Guitar,

Solitude and the Blue Planet".

Yeah, I'm not feeling them at all.

We shouldn't have came so early.

Kita-chan, let's move onto the next song!

Oh, right!

Next up is another original of ours.

-It's clear now,

-We only finished it recently.

-That we still have a long way to go.

-Please listen to our song.

However!

I don't want us to carry on like this!

That band's songs sound to me

Like shrill laughter all around

That band's songs are to me

Like the piercing clang

Of a railway crossing

Don't push me forward

There's a train coming

I close my eyes

There's a halo in the darkness

I cover my ears

There's a steady beating pulse within

Deep in my chest

My heart makes my body sway

I don't want to hear anything else

Nothing but the sounds I'm making

That wasn't half bad.

Agreed.

-They were freaking cool!

-I know, right?

Check out that smug face.

And that was our second song, "That Band!"

Here comes our last one for the day!

GASTROPUB KAOMISE

-Good job everyone.

-Cheers!

You did great with your gig.

I'll be footing the bill today,

so drink up.

Thanks sis, even if you're

the ones doing the drinking.

I love you.

Get off me. I'm not paying for your share.

By the way,

we haven't been introduced yet.

The name's Kikuri Hiroi, genius bassist

with an unmatched love for the bass.

I forgot my bass at a bar yesterday.

Can't even remember which one it was.

What you just said

doesn't back up your claim at all.

I've been to your concerts.

No way, really? You've got taste.

The way you spit alcohol at the audience

and spend the entire concert

utterly wasted is the best.

Whoops, forgot my lyrics.

But hey, that's how

live concerts usually go, right?

Why y'all so mad? Get stuffed.

I'll never forget how you

stepped on their faces too.

Thank you, Shinjuku!

Love you, shitheads! Mother…!

It seems I still haven't grasped

the true essence of rock.

Frankly, that's something

you're better off never knowing.

Good thing you managed to

end your performance with a bang.

It's not much to be proud of

with an audience of ten.

Ten out of ten satisfied

folks is still a perfect score!

I suppose so.

You'll gain more fans as you go.

Keep it up in your next gig.

Make sure you pay off those quotas.

That last line ruined whatever

sentimentality I was feeling.

Bocchi-chan really showed

what she was made of today.

Wait, what!? She's all burnt out?

Don't turn to ash on us, Bocchi-chan.

I'm so tired…

Congratulations! Congratulations!

You've got your parodies mixed up!

Come on, order whatever you like!

Oh, yes.

What're you having?

I think I'll have some fried chicken.

Sounds good.

-Why the photo?

-Oh, but this looks nice too.

For our posts.

It's my duty as a minister!

Minister?

Where's the fun in that?

Well, I get to let others in on the fun.

Don't you feel happy watching

your friends have a good time?

Kita shinin' atcha.

Hell yeah! Use your radiance

to vanquish my twisted sister.

Twisted? She's

been nothing but kind to us.

Kita shinin' brighter.

Stop, no more…

KITA SHININ'

Excuse me. I'm done

with the menu, you can have it.

Thanks!

Let's see…

I'll have an avocado

and cream cheese pincho.

I'll also have a Spanish omelet

with hollandaise sauce!

-Come again?

-This omelet with hollandaise sauce.

Hollanwhat?

-Kita-san's spewing

-That's more like it!

-incomprehensible trendy buzzwords again.

-Keep those orders coming!

She'd be right at home at a Starbucks.

She'll recite complicated orders

without missing a beat.

One Pepperopuddipuddipapipupepo

Peropachina short to go.

Kita shinin' atcha.

What would you like, Bocchi-chan?

I'm a different girl today!

I can make a fancy order too!

Bocchi-chan?

I'll have a Machu Picchu Ruins

ala Mississippi River Grand Canyon sundae

on an ego-sized platter.

Machu Picchu… Machu Picchu…

Hold on, where's that?

Sorry, I meant the french fries.

How is a mistake like that possible?

Salt-pickled bonito guts for me.

What's your age again?

Are you bar hopping already?

Every bar is home sweet home to me.

-That's already your third drink!

-I can't drink.

It's my first time at a place

like this, but it's pretty fun.

-You're a walking encyclopedia!

-I'm not paying for you.

I wonder if it'll be better

once I'm old enough to drink.

My wife no longer wears

the same clothes as before.

She even put a lock on her phone.

Are you checking on your wife's phone?

Nah, I happened to notice it.

Sounds like she's seeing someone else.

Thought so.

Can't say I blame her though.

Day in, day out I'm stuck at work.

Don't say that man.

Unpaid overtime never ends.

On days off, I'm at the golf course

sucking up to the boss.

Even when I get to finish early

I can't bring myself to go home.

Instead I'm out drinking with you.

Why am I putting up with this job?

You okay?

A part of me thinks of leaping

when I see the train platform.

Come on, drink up.

Excuse me, can we get a shochu here?

One shochu coming up!

Life is a cruel mistress.

If I can't debut

before graduating high school,

I'd probably have to go

straight to employment after graduating.

I don't have the brains

to get into university.

I can't see a reason for me

to attend uni in the first place.

GRADUATE HIGHSCHOOL

ADVANCE TO UNIVERSITY

Gotoh-san's at the bottom

of this month's agar sales.

Her again?

The director's pretty mean.

He only moved her to sales

so she'd be compelled to quit.

AGAR

Please buy some agar.

It's a vintage brand and easy to eat.

No, thank you!

FAIL IN DOOR TO DOOR SALES

BECOME A RECLUSE

I can picture this negative

Game of Life so clearly!

Hitori-chan, open the door, please?

I won't make you get a job anymore.

I just want us to have

dinner together. How about it?

No!

Bocchi-chan's having another fit!?

So this is a regular thing with her.

I have to be able to

support myself with the guitar

-She's terrifying when she's like this.

-or I'll be a bum.

You think so? I find it pretty charming.

Seriously?

Sandpaper, please.

It's tough doing this each time.

Oh crap, I may have screwed up.

Not to worry,

you just have to do this and voila.

They seem used to this.

There we go.

Her chin's a bit long.

I say it's close enough.

Thank you.

Perhaps we should make a few adjustments.

By the way, Ikuyo.

You did great for someone who started

the guitar roughly three months ago.

Who's Ikuyo?

I wonder who that is?

Who could possibly have

such an old-fashioned name?

You, that's who.

Oh, it was you.

I didn't know

that expression was infectious.

Darn, I tried so hard

to hide it! I hate this name!

Why? It's cute.

People with wonderful, meaningful

names like yours would never understand!

Look at her go off.

Doesn't it sound like

part of a pep rally chant?

Yo! Let's go! Ikuyo!

What am I, a sportswoman?

She's lost it.

My full name is Kita Kita.

Seeing her down in the dumps

for once is refreshingly amusing.

You're a piece of work, you know that?

Anyway, about what you said earlier.

That thing about supporting yourself with

the guitar and not wanting to be a bum.

Oh, pardon me for losing my composure.

Nothing to apologize over.

I just want to give some advice as someone

who's been at this longer than you.

Don't sweat the details and have fun.

Blindly chasing success

will only bring you pain.

That's right. It's the journey

towards your dream that's important.

On that note, why did you

suddenly quit your band?

The manager was in a band?

You betcha. A real popular one too!

Then why would she leave?

I got bored with bands.

Your running a music venue says otherwise.

-Shut up and keep drinking.

-Nijika-chan never brought this up.

You're paying? Sweet!

-I never said that!

-Speaking of her, she's still not back.

Excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom.

Hey waiter, I'll have another one!

Umm, Nijika-chan.

Hey there, Bocchi-chan.

Is something bothering you?

Oh, nothing,

I'm just enjoying a little air.

The nights have been cooler lately.

Yeah…

Summer break went

by in the blink of an eye.

I can't hear you. I don't know a thing.

Summer break never ends.

I'm not a student.

I'm a tree, water,

-Bocchi-chan, you can't escape reality!

-the planet, the galaxy…

Sorry.

So, like,

It struck me after today's performance.

You're Guitar Hero, aren't you?

What? Well, I… I'm… It's not…

It became clear after

hearing you shred on the guitar.

Plus, your guitar's the same,

which is obvious in hindsight.

Guess I can't keep it a secret anymore.

Well…

I am. But I didn't keep quiet

about it on purpose.

I don't see myself as much of a hero.

I wanted to come out only after I

fixed my screwed-up personality.

To you in particular.

Was it a shock knowing it was me?

Not at all. In fact I was glad it was you.

What?

Remember how I said

my real dream lies elsewhere?

Yeah.

I lost my mother when I was young,

and my father's hardly home.

My sister was practically my only family.

When she started a band

she began taking me to music venues

so I wouldn't be left alone.

Everything was dazzling to me.

The whole place was filled with joy.

Seeing how happy I was, she decided to

leave her band and run her own venue.

Starry is a place she created for my sake.

Not that she'd ever admit it.

Which is why my real dream…

Is to pick up from where she left off

and become a successful band!

And to make Starry

a place everyone will know of!

Once I actually started, I began thinking

my dream might've been too fanciful.

We even lost our cool today.

Despite that, someone kept guiding us

through every insurmountable obstacle.

That someone is you, Bocchi-chan.

GASTROPUB KAOMISE

You were a real hero to me today.

Ryo made up her mind

to make music with this band.

Kita-chan is eager for us

to achieve something together.

Everyone has placed

their hopes on this band.

That reminds me, I never did hear

your reason for being in a band.

I…

I want to play my part as guitarist

and make this band we care about

so much, the greatest band ever!

While we're at it,

I also want us to become famous.

Enough that I can afford

to drop out of school.

That's pretty heavy.

But now I know.

If only you could play the way

you do in your videos every time.

I'm working on it.

There's one thing I'm certain of.

My dream will come

true with you by our side!

So keep on dazzling us.

Show us how you rock on!

Bocchi the Rock!

I will!

What's wrong with

Not letting my sound die down?

What's wrong with being young?

Hey, why doesn't it stop?

The rhythm that I can't stop

Keeps reverberating through my body

The melody playing in my earphones

Is the only thing that lets me be who I am

The sky is tinged in red

But what color is my soul?

Tell me where should I go?

I've always been searching

For something precious

Hey!

If everything's going to be lost some day

Let's engrave it as deep as we can

Now!

My most pathetic nights

And cackling laughter

And days when I couldn't say

More than "You know…"

I'm alive now, yeah

Springtime of life

What's wrong with

Not letting my sound die down?

What's wrong with being young?

Tune in next week!