Bocchi The Rock Season 2: Will It Happen?

If I had told people that they will be cheering for a pink haired guitarist at the beginning of 2022, people would have laughed it off and. But as 2022 is ending the impossible is being made. The anime ‘Bocchi The Rock’ has made fans cheering for a pink haired guitarist and for good reasons. As the first season has finished airing, we are going to discuss about the possibility of a second season as usual. So, without anymore delay let’s jump into today’s topic.

Bocchi the rock is a slice of life anime following the story of  Gotou Hitori, an introvert who wants to get people’s attention by playing guitar. One day, she meets a girl named Nijika who offers her to join her band as a guitarist. Soon Gotou starts to make friends in the band and earns the nickname ‘Bocchi’ for her introvert nature.

Aired on October 9, 2022 this anime hit the fans with surprise. Despite following a generic formula and having source material with minimal context, it gained huge popularity for a beautiful adaptation. It even gave the ongoing major anime titles like Bleach, Chainsaw Man, Boku no hero academia a run for their money. It even became the highest rated non sequel anime of fall 2022 surpassing chainsaw man.

“BOCCHI THE ROCK!” TV anime releases main PV after finale

Bocchi The Rock Season 2 No Official Announcement Yet

Eventually it has an cult following anime which can be rivaled by only K-on with similar genre. With popularity such high it will be no wonder to see the fans demanding a second season right away. However, no official statement about a new season has been announced yet by the official websites. Although they have revealed a commemorative visual after the broadcast of season 1 finale reminiscing the events of whole season.

Is There Enough Source Material For Season 2?

As for source material, the first season has adapted up to chapter 20 of the manga. Currently, there are more than fifty chapters left to be adapted which is sufficient for at least 2 season considering the first season’s formula. It will be mistake to not praising Studio Cloverworks for adapting the manga in such a magnificent manner. Bocchi the rock, being a 4 cell manga presented a great challenge to the adaptation team as the context and details about character design were minimal. Still they managed to deliver such a wonderful work which has left amazed.

Considering the second season will start adaptation from chapter 21, we may get to see Hitori and the members of Kessoku band getting fired up for music festival “Mikakunin Riot”! They will also aim for the Grand Prix! So you can expect to get spiced up than before! So that would be all. Let us know what you guys think in the comment section.

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