Bocchi the Rock!
| Bocchi the Rock! | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Hitori Gotō | |
| ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！ (Botchi Za Rokku!) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Aki Hamazi |
| Published by | Houbunsha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Manga Time Kirara Max |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | December 19, 2017 – present |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by | Erika Yoshida |
| Music by | Tomoki Kikuya |
| Studio | CloverWorks |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11, GTV, GYT, MRT, MBS, RKB, AT-X, Wowow |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 9, 2022 – present |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Bocchi the Rock! Side Story: Kikuri Hiroi's Heavy-Drinking Diary | |
| Written by | Aki Hamazi |
| Illustrated by | Kumichou |
| Published by | Houbunsha |
| English publisher |
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| Magazine | Comic Fuz |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | July 9, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 3 |
Bocchi the Rock! (Japanese: ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！, Hepburn: Botchi Za Rokku!) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Aki Hamazi. It has been serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Max since December 2017. Its chapters have been collected in seven tankōbon volumes as of October 2024. A spin-off manga series, titled Bocchi the Rock! Side Story: Kikuri Hiroi's Heavy-Drinking Diary, began publication in July 2023.
An anime television series adaptation produced by CloverWorks aired from October to December 2022. A second season has been announced. Both the manga and the anime received widespread acclaim for the animation, writing, voice acting, comedy, characters, music, and exploration of social anxiety.