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1st Bocchi the Rock! Compilation Film Gets Fan Screening in Malaysia on July 27
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Malaysian cinema chain GSC Movies announced on July 12 that Bocchi the Rock! Re:, the first of the two compilation films for the Bocchi the Rock! anime, will open with a fan screening in Malaysia on July 27, followed by a general screening in August. GSC Movies is streaming a trailer for the film.
The second film, titled Bocchi the Rock! Re:Re:, opens on August 9.
The first film's opening sequence features newly created animation set to Kessoku Band's new song "Tsukinami ni Kagayaki" (Sparkle as Usual). Ai Higuchi wrote the lyrics, -otoha- composed the song, and Ritsuo Mitsui arranged the song.
The anime adapts Aki Hamaji's four-panel manga Bocchi the Rock!, which follows Hitori "Bocchi-chan" ("Loner") Gotō, a lonely high school girl whose heart lies in her guitar. She does nothing every day except strum her guitar by herself at home. However, she happens one day to meet Nijika Ijichi, who is looking for a guitarist for her group named "Kessoku Band."
Keiichirō Saitō (ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. Regards) directed the television anime at CloverWorks. Erika Yoshida (Lupin III: Part IV) supervised and wrote the series scripts. Kerorira (animation director for Wonder Egg Priority) designed the characters.
