Update: GSC says that the movie will arrive in August.
Original: The ODEX Malaysia & Brunei Facebook and Instagram accounts have shared a Bocchi the Rock! Recap Part 1 character visual of Ikuyo Kita, which reveals that the compilation film is “coming soon” to Malaysia’s GSC Cinemas.
The movie had its Japanese premiere on June 7 under the title Bocchi the Rock! Re:. Part 2 (Bocchi the Rock! Re:Re:) is set for an August 9 release. Both compilations of the Fall 2022 Bocchi the Rock! TV anime have also been licensed for a theatrical release in North America.
Bocchi the Rock! is based on the Houbunsha-published 4-koma manga by Aki Hamazi. The series follows the anxiety-ridden Hitori “Bocchi” Gotoh, who becomes a skilled guitar player but remains socially awkward. Hitori’s life starts to change when she is invited to join a band led by the cheerful Nijika Ijichi. The manga is serialized in Manga Time Kirara and has six volumes as of August 2023.
Ikumi Hasegawa, who voices Ikuyo, recently appeared on THE FIRST TAKE YouTube channel twice.
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Staff
• Director: Keiichiro Saito (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. – Regards co-director, Sonny Boy episode director et al.)
• Series composer and scriptwriter: Erika Yoshida (Artiswitch, Tower of God)
• Assistant director: Yusuke Yamamoto (OSHI NO KO opening director. My Senpai is Annoying ending director)
• Live performance director: Yusuke Kawakami (Wonder Egg Priority action director)
• Music composer: Tomoki Kikuya (Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World)
• Animation production company: CloverWorks
Cast
• Yoshino Aoyama as Hitori Gotoh
• Sayumi Suzushiro as Nijika Ijichi
• Saku Mizuno as Ryo Yamada
• Ikumi Hasegawa as Ikuyo Kita
Source: ODEX Malaysia & Brunei Instagram and Facebook accounts
