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Hm I think what's irking me about the depicted relation between Bocchi and her friends is that Nijika et al. don't seem to show much consideration for Bocchi. They can recognize when she's stressed, but don't step in or doing anything to help her. And then afterwards they quip that she's "fun to be around." Fun for them watching Bocchi datamosh maybe, but perhaps not so fun for Bocchi in that moment.
E.g. this scene in particular. It's very un-kirara like; kirara shows usually handle the fine-line between slapstick and genuine annoyance with grace. For instance in Yuyushiki Yuzuko's pranks never actually cause Yui any real stress (and I recall the one time she did cross the line, she recognized it and immediately backed off). Slow Start never had any jokes at the expense of Hana if I can recall, and the entire show dripped with "affection" in the sense of her friends being able to anticipate and make Hana feel at ease (the canonical example being Hana/Tama-te's interaction at the sleepover when Tama immediately senses Hana's anxiety).
By contrast, the depiction of friendship in Bocchi the Rock doesn't have that kirara charm, it feels like ordinary "real-world" "friendship", in the negative sense. Another example would be how Nijika only asks if Bocchi really wants to be in the band 2 episodes in, and that too in a face-to-face interaction. I don't think asking such a question in-person is ever a good idea, especially to someone with social anxiety like Bocchi since they likely don't have enough courage to refuse directly, i.e. there's a clear burden of expectation.
But maybe I'm overthinking, this show is apparently quite popular so I guess no one else seem to feel this way.
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