Bocchi the Rock! (2022) s01e07 Episode Script

1
It's scorching!
Really feels like summer now.
Sure does.
We're almost at Gotoh-san's house.
About time! Thanks for leading the way.
No problem. I can't wait to get there.
Me too! It's a nice change of pace!
We hardly meet up
outside of Starry, after all!
That's true! I wonder
what Gotoh-san's place is like.
She did say that a cramped cardboard box
felt like home and put her at ease.
No way! Her home is like a cardboard box?
Doesn't she say the darndest things!
This will be fun!
It will! I have some snacks
and a movie we could watch.
Have you already
forgotten what we're here for?
Of course not! We'll be discussing
what t-shirts to wear at our gig, no?
Yup!
If only Ryo-senpai could make it.
I did invite her.
Apparently, her grandma's
condition took a turn for the worse.
What!? Will she be alright?
She's absolutely fine.
This is the tenth time
it's happened this year.
The way the guitar kicks in here is sick.
Does that mean…
It's okay,
her grandma's alive and kicking!
She shouldn't lie about it though!
-Some classmates recently
-Let's hang out.
invited her to hang out after school.
Sorry, my beloved dog Pes
has to go for surgery.
-What!
-She's never even owned a dog before!
Never?
That's right.
Then there was the time
her long-lost twin made contact with her.
Or when her father had amnesia
after getting into an accident.
She's full of these dumb excuses.
To think she could tell all these
colorful lies without any remorse…
That's so like her!
Who doesn't love a queen bitch?
You and your Ryo mania are beyond help.
We're here! This is the place.
WELCOME! DEAR KESSOKU BAND. MAY
YOU HAVE A MOMENT TO REST YOUR WINGS…
This… is it, right?
Our band name is on the banner.
Does Gotoh-san run an inn?
I don't know, but it sure looks
like a normal house to me.
That's what I thought.
Oh well!
Bocchi-chan, we're here!
Hello!
I'm coming!
Yeah!
I liked dark, cramped spaces
So I'd bury my face deep in my hood
My eyes resented the heartless world
But yearned for love
I liked being soaked by the rain
Because my face looked better clouded over
I pretended to be afraid of the storm
While waiting for the sky to burst
Strum through the light's distortion
I want to make thunder roar
Drum beyond the pain
What can I do?
This fierce pounding is out of control
Strum in a harmonizing quartet
I want to cause a revolution
Drum in a lamenting forte
What can I do?
My savage nature is beyond wild
Someone's sure having fun.
Yes.
I screwed up…
Isn't this great? She's been looking
forward to this as much as we were.
-Yeah.
-Kita-san's kindness is like an arrow
through my screwed up heart.
Come in.
Okay.
Don't mind if we do.
Here's a little gift.
Please enjoy it with your family!
Oh, umm. Thank you.
FANCY, SHINY, SMELLS NICE
I feel the presence of
something fancy in the bag.
I brought a movie too!
Come on now,
we're here to talk about our t-shirts!
Instead of wearing what we each want,
having matching clothes
has a sense of unity?
Feels more like a band?
Don't you think
it would give that impression?
Plus…
You sure don't live up to your band name.
We're definitely
getting comments like that!
-In here.
-Got it? We're not here to party!
WELCOME! TO THE GOTOH HOUSE PARTY PEOPLE
Pardon me. I have some cleaning up to do.
On second thought,
a little fun won't hurt!
Yeah, I agree!
I'll fetch some drinks.
Make yourselves at home.
Thanks!
She sure went all out
with the decorations.
But I don't see any guitars, effectors,
or anything else.
True.
I kind of imagined
her room to be more rock.
SEAL
Does that count?
Talismans are pretty rock.
I wonder if there is
other rock-themed stuff around.
Ouch!
Huh, why is there a heap of our PR photos?
SEAL, REPEL, VANQUISH
I don't really get it,
but this feels like hard rock.
There are large prints too.
This photo was all over the room.
Seems she really liked it.
But Mom made her take them
down because they were a literal eyesore!
Those talismans were from
when Sis was possessed by a ghost!
That concludes my explanation!
Are you her sister?
You're right! I am Futari Gotoh.
Pleased to meet you!
The dog's name is Jimihen.
Would barley tea be good enough?
Should I have gotten something fancier?
-You're so adorable!
-You're so adorable!
Sorry to keep you waiting.
Play the Munions song on your guitar.
I'll be sure to learn how to
the next time I come over.
It's a promise! When will that be?
This situation…
Aren't you a friendly boy?
They're getting along so well
that there's no place for me to intrude.
Hey there, Bocchi-chan.
Gotoh-san?
My communication skills are below that
of a five-year-old and a dog!
She's frozen up again.
What are you doing here, Futari?
Where are Mom and Dad?
They went shopping.
I have an important meeting right now,
so could you please play with Jimihen?
That's so boring!
I don't mind her sitting in.
Me neither.
No!
I can't be my usual
merry self with her around!
Is that how you saw yourself around us?
Please go play with Jimihen. I beg you!
Aww!
The ice-cream in the freezer is all yours.
Well, if you insist!
You sisters get along so well.
Which part of that exchange
was them getting along?
Let's get to
deciding on our t-shirt design!
Draw whatever you want in these.
-Okay!
-Okay.
We could go for
the plain logo on a plain tee look,
but I would like to have something
we could sell as merchandise too!
Nijika-chan has yen signs in
her eyes over merchandise sales!
Any idea that stands out will be adopted!
Alright! Let's do this, Gotoh-san!
Yeah.
I have to show them
that I can be dependable too!
Trying to look serious in
that getup is having the opposite effect.
Are you saying
she actually has friends over?
Tangible, real friends?
-Yup!
-They aren't all in her head?
Yup!
I'm done.
Oh, let's see it.
SEIZE THE LAURELS OF VICTORY!
"Win it! Fight on! Kessoku Band" The
concept is friendship, effort and victory!
What is this, sports day?
Don't you think it's cute?
Hold up, what are we supposed
to be winning? Our gigs aren't contests.
-We… win in spirit!
-Come again?
Think about it, wouldn't
wearing this make us feel united?
Any thoughts, Gotoh-san?
Class solidarity.
Is she reliving some
terrible sports-day related trauma?
Sports day.
The number one traumatic
school event of any introvert.
As studied by
the Japan Introverts Association.
A wicked festival
that strips the unathletic of their worth,
branding them as annoying baggage.
A form of slavery where we're coerced
to make banners and practice cheering
not just during class, but also after.
One for all! All for one!
One for all! All for one!
A whole month of living for
this one event is virtually torture!
All for one!
Gotoh-san's turned to goo.
It's a hot day, after all.
THIS WAY TO SPORTS DAY
-No cooperation! No life!
-Sports day…
-The true terror of this event is…
-No cooperation! No life!
No cooperation! No life!
Today's Bocchi Time
continued past the commercial break.
Did I say something I shouldn't have?
Oh Kita-chan, you diabolic vixen!
Please come back to us, Gotoh-san!
-Introverts will always be a nuisance.
-No cooperation! No life!
Even if we harmlessly stood out of the way
-we'd be scorned for being uncooperative!
-No cooperation! No life!
The crime of being a wet blanket
is punishable by death!
UNITY
No cooperation! No life!
See, they really exist!
Hello.
Thanks for having us over.
I'm so touched. To think
Hitori would ever have friends over.
Eat up.
-We will!
-Thank you so much.
You're the ones Hitori formed a band with?
Yes.
To be precise, I invited her to join us.
Is that so?
What did I tell you?
Music brings people together!
Right, Jimihen?
I hope she hasn't been giving
trouble by going off on a tangent.
It's no trouble at all!
Yeah! She's a funny girl.
I see.
All done.
The more I stew over sports-day
the more my introversion eats me inside.
The fried chicken is ready.
Wow, it looks so delicious!
One is garlic soy sauce
and the other is salted koji.
Help yourselves to the
lemon and chili powder.
Thanks for the food!
Dig in, Kita-chan.
Okay.
When I heard she invited friends, I
thought it was a hallucination or fantasy.
However, we have the photo to prove it.
That's harsh.
Even so,
it's easy to edit pictures these days.
Edit?
Just so we're clear, are you from
one of those rent-a-friend services?
We're true blue bandmates!
That's a relief.
-I just had to be sure.
-It's undeniably something I'd do.
But still, is this how
my parents think of me?
Bocchi-chan's like
this with her family too huh?
She couldn't sit still
waiting for today to come.
Said she had to
practice decorating her room
and kept repeatedly
taking the decorations on and off.
She also thought
you might want to play Twister,
so she rehearsed all by herself.
Mom, Dad! Please don't spill the beans!
I'm so glad we went shopping just in case.
Let's make this
a special day for the family.
It'll be Friendship Day!
Friendship Day! Friendship Day!
Come on, stop that!
That reminds me.
About the job she started recently.
It's at a venue run by my sister.
Bocchi-chan is in charge
of drinks and customer service.
Customer service?
-I must be dreaming!
-Having friends over…
-is a strange feeling.
-Amazing how music inspires such growth.
Ah, we must be in your way. Sorry, we'll
leave you youngsters to be by yourselves!
We'll be over there.
WELCOME! DEAR KESSOKU BAND. MAY
YOU HAVE A MOMENT TO REST YOUR WINGS…
Hey Kita-chan, what's this?
It's a highly recommended
movie that'll make your heart flutter!
I've been meaning to watch that.
How about we watch it together then?
Let's do it!
Nice idea! Sounds fun!
Yay!
-Fun! Fun!
-What is this?
-Fun! Fun!
-I suddenly find it hard to join in.
Yeah!
Typhoon Neoguri continues to
develop and is expected to weaken
as it passes through
the southern Sea Of Japan.
LOVE ME LOVING YOU, KISSES OVER FLOWERS
We spent the day on a movie and games.
Twister and President was so much fun!
It was! I enjoyed myself a lot, but…
Right, we still have
to come up with a t-shirt!
Huh?
Oh no! Gotoh-san is having another moment!
Let me guess.
That heart-pounding teen flick
sent her into another dark flashback.
-Heart-pounding teen flicks.
-So it's my fault again?
The number one traumatic
movie genre for any introvert.
As studied by the Japan Introverts--
Bocchi-chan, we don't
have time for this. Get a grip!
No average girl would have two guys
-Gotoh-san?
-falling for her.
-We've lost her.
-If a girl that cute is your average girl,
-Ryo sent over a couple of design ideas!
-then what does that make me?
Let's have a look! I'd love to see them!
Come on Bocchi-chan, you have a look too!
What's this?
Curry?
Now it's sushi.
I don't get it.
What should I have for dinner?
Think for yourself!
RAMEN COMBO MEAL 1000 YEN
Curry would be nice!
You don't have to reply to her!
You finally came back down to Earth?
Yeah.
I'd like you to have a look at my design.
DRAWING PAD
ZIPPERS, TORN, CHAIN
How is it?
Holy crap, it's so lame!
Is it too fashionable?
That's the kind of peculiar font
middle school boys love wearing.
I suppose these would be
distracting when we perform.
In every sense of the word.
What are those zippers and the chain for?
The zippers are for storing picks,
and the chain can serve as a guitar strap.
That's surprisingly practical!
Does that mean we're going with this?
I wonder?
Is this what you normally wear?
Oh, no. My mom buys my clothes for me.
Is that so?
Not that I've worn any of them
since they're not my style.
Aww, come on. I want to see them!
I'd love to see you wear
something other than a sweatsuit!
Won't you put them on? Pretty please?
Do us a favour!
Please!
I can do that…
Hurray!
TOURISM GOODWILL AMBASSADOR
Oh… my god…
You're the cutest!
Amazing! Smile for the camera!
No photos, please.
I knew it. Bocchi-chan's a cutie.
It's easy to forget when
she's frequently being a weirdo!
So umm… can I change now?
Not yet!
I know, let's put your bangs up!
You'll look better that way!
Are you growing them out?
No… I just never had
the chance to go to the salon.
In that case, allow me to fix you up!
No thanks, I'm good.
No need to be humble.
Bocchi-chan's withering away!
Her body couldn't handle the sudden
stress from having her face fully exposed!
She's… dead.
We'll have to find another guitarist.
What's the matter?
My head is suddenly spinning!
The room now feels gloomy
and the air is harder to breathe.
It's in my lungs!
Oh no, it's getting to me too.
I can't. Strength… is… disappearing…
We've been… cursed… by Gotoh-san…
Girls, would you like some dessert?
It's the sweets that you gave us.
I'm sorry for always trying to
overcome things through sheer positivity.
Forgive me for being a shitty guitarist.
Sorry for being so cute.
They've become losers like Sis!
Dear, fetch the salt!
Should we call the exorcist?
NIJIKA: YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN NOW.
What the heck?
A FEW DAYS LATER
And so…
Since we had no good ideas,
we'll have to stick with mine.
Ta-dah.
KESSOKU BAND
Incredible! Did you do this yourself?
I'm pretty good at designing things!
Couldn't Nijika-chan
have done that from the start?
Bocchi-chan.
Bet you were thinking that I could
have done that from the start.
She's psychic!
I think I'm getting
a grasp on how you think.
Nice, now you can tell
we're from the same band.
It's a great look!
Helps that we're also stylish.
So true. Face this way!
This is fine too.
Our gig is the day after.
We'll be able to show off our hard work.
Seems that a typhoon is approaching.
What?
-What!
-No way, I didn't hear about that!
The summer skies are fickle.
Damn it.
What'll happen to our gig then?
Shall we hang some paper dolls?
Good one! We'll do just that!
Everyone, ten each!
Okay!
Oh, but it seems
that it won't affect the Kanto region.
Really?
Crisis averted.
Now we can look forward to the day.
Our new song is turning out well too!
-Umm…
-It sure is!
We all killed it!
Alright, let's get practicing!
Excuse me!
How about we make
those paper dolls just to be safe?
Good point! Better safe than sorry!
Indeed.
I'll grab some tools.
Okay!
I haven't done this
since elementary school.
-My pessimism makes me…
-Sorry, my long-lost quintuplets--
-consider the worst.
-You're trying to weasel out of this!
Everything alright?
Yes!
We'll be fine… right?
Typhoon No.8 has
taken an unexpected course…
CONCERT DAY
I sleep
With big problems weighing down on me
Though you can't beat that feeling
Of being loved, it's true
When I awaken from cold dreams
My body feels numb
You shine so brightly
It could make me a shadow
It's time to take that step
Though there's nothing certain about it
It carries my childish heart into tomorrow
It's time to blast out the thoughts
Rattling around in my brain
And live, to its fullest, a life
I've been taking advances on for so long
But I also love the days I spend
Lying around, doing nothing
So I know I'm going to go see you
Before it all disappears some day
Tune in next week!