And whipped cream up to the ceiling!
Excuse me, girls.
It's your long-awaited payday.
Yay!
Y-Yay.
Thanks!
Thank you very much.
Thank you!
Sure.
And for you, Bocchi-chan.
Th-Thank you!
T-Ten thousand yen!
10,000 Yen
The culmination of my blood, sweat, and tears!
What should I spend it on?
New sheet music?
Solitary Rock by Fuyu Hamaji
A mountain of manga?
Kirakira Books Meisouchuu! by Fuyu Hamaji
Maybe I'll buy a cake and surprise my family!
Mom and Dad Thanks For Everything
Sorry to burst your bubble,
but we have concert fees to pay off.
Please listen up
Money
Here's my new song, "A Farewell to Yukichi." (featured on the 10k yen note)
I'm sorry!
It pains me just as much.
That's right.
I'm sorry to you too, Kita-chan!
I forgot that we started working to pay off our gig quotas.
Hey, it's fine!
Well, I guess working here every month
will help support the band
so it's–
What!
Producing an album costs that much?
Huh?
If we can, it'd be nice to have something to sell at the gigs.
and shooting music videos and stuff will cost a lot too...
Well, over summer break we'll just have to take on extra jobs
Yeah.
How about working together at a beach house or something?
What a great idea!
B-Beach?!
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Ah, no good.
That would be so fun!
They won't lend to minors.
But perhaps, somewhere on the dark web...
Time to sell my liver.
Bocchi.
I-I think I can use my guitar as collateral to take out a loan
s-so please don't make me get another job!
A-Anything but working at the beach or amusement park!
Please, I beg you!
Actually, I just finished the song.
Whoah, isn't this pretty great?
Yeah, it really is!
When I read Bocchi's lyrics, it just came to me.
That's awesome!
All the hard work paid off!
That's my girl. There, there.
S-Senpai! I'm working hard, too!
Watch me!
I've gotten so good at guitar!
Amazing.
Amazing?!
Please reward me as well!
There, there.
My dream might just come true.
Okay!
I'll ask Sis to let us play here next month!
You haven't asked her yet?
No worries!
She let us in right away last time!
Right, Sis?
But I'm not putting you on.
Huh?
I liked dark, cramped spaces,
so I'd bury my face deep in my hood
My eyes resented the heartless world,
but yearned for love
I liked being soaked by the rain,
because my face looked better clouded over
I pretended to be afraid of the storm
while waiting for the sky to burst
Strum through the light's distortion
I want to make thunder roar
Drum beyond the pain
What can I do? This fierce pounding is out of control
Strum in a harmonizing quartet
I want to cause a revolution
Drum in a lamenting forte
What can I do? My savage nature is beyond wild
BOCCHI THE ROCK!
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Potential August Bands • Macaroni Pencil • Yukiguni with Tunnel
Why not? We even finished our new song.
Why should I care about that?
Th-This feels super awkward...
Even if we don't attract an audience, we can still pay our quota.
It's not about the money.
It's about your skill.
But you let us play last time.
That was solely for the sake of making memories
a special exception
"Making memories"?
Normally, we'd judge a demo track first.
You know that, right?
Yeah, but...
Sorry to say but a performance like last May's
won't cut it
Won't cut it...
You mean we...
Just keep it a hobby between friends or something.
Was there anything else?
Without cuddling your plushies
you can't even get to sleep!
Ijichi-senpai!
What parting shot was that...
By plushies, does she mean
this worn-out panda and bunny?
That's cute.
Delete that photo! Immediately!
What are you doing? We have to go after her!
Don't act like it's too much trouble!
You too, Gotoh-san!
Let's go!
R-Right!
Wait, Bocchi-chan.
Y-Yes?
What, what, what?
What, what, what?!
It's so obvious when you're sulking.
Shut up.
Senpai, are you all right?
Sorry to rush out like that.
But she really didn't have to put it that way...
E-Excuse me!
Bocchi-chan?
E-Excuse me...
M-Manager... said...
She said...
Bocchi-chan, breathe first!
Here, Bocchi-chan!
Th-Thank you.
Feel better?
Y-Yes.
Um... The manager told me...
Potential August Bands • Macaroni Pencil • Yukiguni with Tunnel • Inoue brothers • Ryokuoushoku Yasai
• Kessoku Band
Let Nijika know.
If she wants to perform, she needs to audition.
Based on how you perform next Saturday, I'll decide.
What?
What are you doing?
I-I'm desperately attempting to show submission!
You should probably hurry before you lose sight of them.
W-Woof!
There's a theory that when dogs show their bellies,
it's not a sign of submission
but rather a show of aggression.
Ryo-senpai you're so knowledgeable!
But besides that...
Does that mean...
An audition?!
Yeah!
And if we pass, she'll let us perform?
Y-Yes.
She could have just said so from the start.
That sister of mine is so mean!
Then all we have to do now is give it our best!
Isn't that nice?
Yeah, that's right.
Your face says that you're worried about those two.
Erk!
Erk
We'll pre-record your parts, so just practice miming along!
Right!
No! No air guitars!
We've only got a week.
Don't push them so hard.
Even if they suck, the passion will come through if they try!
We suck?
Oh, sorry!
But since the first time you've both improved a lot
Right, Ryo?
C'mon, back me up here!
B-Bocchi-chan?
Please don't retreat into a pipe!
F-forgive for my momentary arrogance over my success in writing lyrics.
sorry for my momentary arrogance over my success in writing lyrics someone like me deserves a life inside a dark dank pipe.
Ah, her rambling's echoing.
Someone like me deserves a life inside a dark, dank pipe.
Hold on.
I may be bad...
But Gotoh-san?
But before when I heard her at school,
even I could tell as a novice that she's really good.
C'mon, come out now!
Please just come out!
If I could remove myself from your memory, I would...
Was that just a fluke?
So long as the rhythm's good, it'll all work out.
Y-You think?
Yeah!
It's not like she's expecting everyone to be on Ryo's level.
Th-Then what do they expect?
Hmm... enthusiasm?
Growth as a band?
Growth...
Gotoh-san, thank you.
For practicing with me.
I-It's nothing...
But shouldn't we practice in a classroom instead of this dreary place?
Oh, w-well, actually...
If we did that, everyone'd think
"What's a cool girl like Kita doing with that loser?!"
With their judging eyes, how could I ever practice?
Oh, I get it!
If we played in a classroom, we'd end up bothering everyone!
You're so considerate, Gotoh-san!
She always assumes my motivations are pure!
What a nice person!
Hey, Gotoh-san...
Since then I've been thinking
about our growth as a band.
We basically just need to make our effort felt, I think.
R-Right.
When the time comes, I want to be able to say I gave it my all,
and that I don't have any regrets.
So up till audition day
please continue to stick with me
P-Please don't bow!
I-I'm the one who's h-happy to be here!
What's with the hair?
The hell are you doing?
"Visually showing our growth as a band"
...apparently
Of course it was Ryo's idea...
Drinking, smoking, flings with women,
Add in the mop-top hairstyle...
And you have yourself a "bandman"
You're laying it on a little thick!
And no smoking or drinking until you're twenty!
Everyone say, "mop-top"!
Nijika.
Gotten it out of your system?
There's still an open spot for someone with eyes half-hidden
by uneven emo bangs
I'll pass, thanks.
U-Um...
Having flings with chicks is impossible for me.
I d-don't think any women would want to flirt with me...
Don't worry.
We can stand in front of Shimokita's Village Vanguard with our guitars
If we look idle, someone should approach us sooner or later.
Cut it out!
Stop filling them with your distorted views!
Let's take it seriously!
But growth isn't always visible.
And the criteria is quite vague.
No, it's very clear!
We just need to convince Sis to take us!
Practice is the only way!
Now, get changed!
You too, Kita-chan!
R-Right!
I could see where Ryo-san was coming from.
Growth...
Honestly, I don't really get what defines growth.
Ow!
It's not quite the same as effort put in.
My life as of late has been a whirlwind.
I started working.
I can now occasionally look someone in the eye.
Your finger's gotten better.
But in terms of the band itself, I don't think that's growth.
More like a water flea or euglena finally
starting the journey towards becoming human.
I thought finally starting the band I dreamed about
would be growth in itself, but...
I...
Okay, let's call it a day.
So soon?
Yup!
Get all the rest you can before tomorrow's audition.
See you.
Great work, all!
Bocchi-chan!
Sorry, sorry!
Didn't mean to startle you.
I-It's okay.
Want some soda?
Eh? W-What? Uh, s-sure?
Here!
Th-Thank you.
Sorry if I made you feel obligated to go along with this.
I mean, your joining the band was an on-the-spot thing, right?
I remember you saying...
you'd always wanted to be part of a band,
but I never actually asked you what kind of band you wanted to be in,
or what your reasons were for playing in this one.
Oh, well...
S-Should I be honest about wanting to have people go crazy for me?
Everyone's got their own reasons, right?
It's not like performing live is the only way to go now.
If you want exposure then there's always videos and stuff
It's true.
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I love my new job working at a music club! I'm super busy with showing my kohai the ropes! Here I'm trying a song by an artist a new friend of mine introduced me to! The mistakes in the solo are part of the charm!
Yoshio Mania 30 minutes ago Not sure when I last heard someone playing so clean? Amazing! You've got such confident chords, and very few picking mistakes.
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mou rock 2 hours ago I love that neroooom sound in the chorus. Please tell me what equipment you're using. Aichi 1 hour ago I don't know the song but now I love it Shindo Goh 2 hours ago Need to do a face reveal soon. I want to see you everywhere. Blossom day 2 hours ago
and the online world suits me well, I have to admit...
Aoi 30 minutes ago Pleased to meet you! You were super cool! Are you a prodigy? Your timbre is so clean and polished... And I bet you're cute, too (thinks Papa Mikan 1 hour ago Awesome! You're super awesome!! Aoharu Channel 3 hours ago Great job!!! Instant subscribe for that talent!
Aoi 30 minutes ago Pleased to meet you! You were super cool! Are you a prodigy? Your timbre is so clean and polished... I bet you're cute, too (just my imagination). Papa Mikan 1 hour ago Awesome! You're super awesome!! Aoharu Channel 3 hours ago Great job!!! Instant subscribe for that talent!
See... I've got this kind of goal. A dream, really.
So I can get a little fired up without realizing it.
So... I worry I might have dragged you into this against your will.
N-N-Not at all!
No p-p-pressure! None!
Really? That's good.
The reason you wanted a band...
It's to get famous and perform at the Budokan, right?
My real dream is actually a little beyond that.
But for now, I'll keep it a secret!
Anyway, see you tomorrow!
Day of the Audition
My reason for playing in this band...
I spent all night thinking, but...
We're Kessoku Band.
We're be playing our song, "Guitar, Solitude, and the Blue Planet"!
I do still want fame
and adoring fans. That hasn't changed.
But now... it's not just solely for myself.
It's for all four of us!
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
I never figured out what it means to have "growth."
What are you supposed to wear? Who knows?
Spring and fall... yeah, where'd they go?
But right now, what I want
is to have people clamor over us and continue as a band!
The pressure of information, suffocating
A spiral of vertigo
I want to make Nijika-chan's actual dream come true.
Don't know where I am
I can hear myself breathing so loud, so loud...
So... I can't afford to blow this audition!
But why? I can't hear the sounds of the world...
I don't want the band to end just yet!
It's not enough, not enough, No one knows I'm here
I screamed when I couldn't make a scribble 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!
Thank you for having us!
Pretty good.
Or so I'd like to say, but...
Drums, you're too tense.
Guitars, you're both looking down too much.
Bass, you're too holed up in your own little world.
Still... I think I understand what kind of band you are now.
Thank you... for the feedback.
Huh? What's with that reaction?
W-Well... I mean...
I'm saying, I could tell what kind of band you were.
This is the part where you cheer.
I think she's saying you passed.
That's what I said! You passed!
Sis, you're so misleading!
Y-You mean... we did it?
We did it!
She says we passed!
Yes!
We really did it?
Yes!
Ryo, did you notice?
Gotoh-san, we did it!
Y-Yes!
Bocchi-chan's performance–
Gotoh-san!
It was only for a brief while,
Yes!
but it felt completely different from usual
You were really incredible there, Gotoh-san.
E-Excuse me, Kita-san!
Gotoh-san?
Saitama Prefecture Takizawa Dam
One Moment, Please
BOCCHI THE ROCK!
Gotoh-san?!
Toyama Prefecture Kurobe Dam
Iwate Prefecture Yuda Dam
Nagano Prefecture Misogawa Dam
Maybe that was all in our heads.
Need a glass of water?
S-Sorry.
Too many new things at once put my stomach acid into overdrive...
Hey, you're okay!
Of course your stomach's freaked out a little!
I can't believe we passed!
I knew it from the start.
I've even thought up our next song.
Awesome!
That's my senpai!
Well, easy to say after the fact.
Let's all take a picture!
C-Can't I clean the floor first?
She really is talented.
But she's so inexperienced playing as a group
that her lack of confidence holds her back.
She could go so much further...
Huh?
Has the manager been making eye contact with me?
To give her confidence,
she needs to know someone out there acknowledges her talent.
She's looking at me! Is she mad?!
Because I let victory make me arrogant?
Hey, kid.
I see you, okay?
She's watching me!
Hey, Gotoh-san!
Let's take our picture!
It's over.
Manager.
Admit it, you'd always intended to let them play, right?
C'mon, you've been keeping a window open in the concert schedule for them.
Why tease them like that?
I wasn't teasing.
I just didn't want to put them on until they were ready.
But while they're still rough around the edges,
I think they've got something.
As her sister, I need to be hard on her to ensure her band grows.
Is this what they call a sister complex?
Another word about this and you're fired.
Right.
Okay! Let's work even harder to level up our band as we approach our next gig!
Right!
Bocchi, I'm looking forward to the new lyrics.
R-Right!
Isn't this getting exciting, Gotoh-san?!
Y-Yes!
Th-That's right! It's not over at all!
In fact, Kessoku Band's journey is just getting started!
Now, since the ticket quota is twenty at 1,500 yen each, that means we each sell five!
Five-ticket quota...
Five-ticket quota?!
Five tickets, right?
Got it!
Five-ticket quota?!
Father...
My daughter's inscribing her name into rock history...
Mother...
I'll cook some red rice!
Sister...
You're awesome, Sis!
Dog...
Woof!
Rock! Red rice! Awesome! Woof!
Father, mother, sister, dog!
Rock! Red rice! Awesome! Woof!
Father, mother, sister, dog!
Rock! Red rice! Awesome! Woof!
Father, mother, sister, dog!
Rock! Red rice! Awesome! Woof!
Father, mother, sister, dog!
T-T-T-T-There's still one left!
Gotoh-san is so happy, she's crying!
We have to put on a great concert together!
Yeah.
I-It's really over this time.
I sleep, with big problems weighing down on me
Though you can't beat that feeling of being loved, it's true
When I awaken from cold dreams, my body feels numb
You shine so brightly, it could make me a shadow
It's time to take that step
Though there's nothing certain about it
It carries my childish heart into tomorrow
It's time to blast out the thoughts rattling around in my brain
And live, to its fullest, a life
I've been taking advances on for so long
But I also love the days I spend lying around, doing nothing
So I know I'm going to go see you
Before it all disappears some day
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