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A theatrical film for “Bocchi the Rock!” — titled “Bocchi the Rock! the Movie: Footprints of the Stars” — has been announced for a 2027 release. This time the lead isn’t the usual Hitori Gotoh, but Seika, the older sister of Kessoku Band’s Nijika Ijichi. Billed as a side-story depicting the sisters’ “parting” ten years ago, the film will be directed by Shin Wakabayashi, with character designs by Yukiko Horiguchi. On 5ch, discussion tangled together several threads at once: confusion over the new protagonist, a split over screenwriter Erika Yoshida — who reportedly once called the original manga’s expression “noise” — and comparisons to the Chainsaw Man movie.
It has been confirmed that a theatrical film, “Bocchi the Rock! the Movie: Footprints of the Stars,” is in production for the anime “Bocchi the Rock!” — based on Aki Hamaji’s four-panel manga serialized in “Manga Time Kirara MAX” (Houbunsha) — and will open in 2027. The film centers on Nijika Ijichi’s older sister, Seika, telling a “dream” story that begins with the Ijichi sisters’ “parting” ten years ago. An all-star staff has assembled for the project, with Shin Wakabayashi directing and Yukiko Horiguchi handling character design.
“Bocchi the Rock!” is a music manga that has been running since 2018. The story follows Hitori Gotoh, a solitary girl who loves the guitar, as she unexpectedly ends up joining Kessoku Band, led by Nijika Ijichi. The TV anime aired from October to December 2022 and became a hit. A second season has also been announced.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Can't you even read Re: #1?
Frieren's getting a new director for season 2 too, you know.
So true. It's pathetic.
Are they seriously still using the screenwriter who called the original manga content "noise"?
Even if your own manga gets called "noise," if you're a working professional you've got no choice but to give a diplomatically safe public comment.
Akira Toriyama did the same thing with the live-action Dragon Ball movie.
No matter how big the anime-movie boom is lately, I smell a box-office bomb.
Anime that blow up out of nowhere always end up like this — missing their window.
Kirara-brand anime get fleshed out a ton in the adaptation, but the source manga is always thin on story and not that interesting.
Well, that's just personal taste.
Though honestly, that protagonist's personality is just plain weird.
Though for the TV anime, Bocchi the Rock took the win.
I can't see the success continuing after cutting Saito out.
Honestly, the ecchi stuff really is just noise.
The worst part is throwing out after-the-fact excuses like "we put them in swimsuits because you guys sexualize them."
So the screenwriter is still Erika Yoshida?
Even after calling the original's expression "noise" and "sexual consumption."
https://bocchi.rocks/
The author said: "For this movie, screenwriter Erika Yoshida fleshed out that story in a wonderful way."
If you don't like it, just don't watch it, lol.
Maaan, I've got nothing but high hopes for our super in-demand screenwriter.
Can't wait for season 2 either.
The movie's next year, so that's 5 years already.
Season 2 will be even further out.
Girls Band Cry keeps losing members one after another — BanG Dream is the only one still standing.
Amid everyone saying "band anime never hits big," it's ironic that one way or another, BanG Dream is the only one that's actually succeeded.
Well, BanG Dream's MyGO!!!!! is popular in China, so…
The animation looks like it's been stepped up for a more general audience compared to the TV series.
The recent art.
Doesn't feel dated at all.
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A story about Seika and Nijika's past sounds kind of dark, or, I dunno… are they going for the tearjerker-drama route?
Trying a different flavor from the TV version is a gamble as a technique, but I think it could be interesting, and I'd actually like to see it.
As an example, there's the comedic Tamako Market versus the serious Tamako Love Story — that one worked really well.
But even so, the screenwriter still worries me.
Feels like they might slap some weird coloring on it…
Background and Talking Points
The source manga began serialization in Houbunsha’s “Manga Time Kirara MAX” in 2018, and the TV anime caught fire when it aired from October to December 2022. This new film isn’t a continuation of Hitori Gotoh and the gang’s ongoing story — it’s positioned as a side-story centered on Seika, the older sister who has already left Kessoku Band, and as thread post >>19 confirms, it’s a separate project from the TV series’ second season. The sharpest divide was over the evaluation of screenwriter Erika Yoshida: some pushed back against her continued involvement, citing past remarks where she reportedly called the original’s staging “noise,” while others countered by pointing to original creator Aki Hamaji’s public comment expressing gratitude. Some compared it to the Chainsaw Man Reze-arc film, and concerns kept resurfacing about how far the commercial appeal could extend beyond the existing fanbase.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Geinou/Sports News+) thread ““Bocchi the Rock!” Gets a Theatrical Anime Adaptation for 2027 — Protagonist Is Ijichi Seika, Character Design Also Changing.”
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