Bocchi the Rock! (2022) s01e08 Episode Script

1
The bad vibes I felt were spot on.
The girls made those.
That typhoon still
ended up coming our way.
This isn't something you can get around
with a few paper doll charms.
The way things look, not even those
who bought tickets in advance will come.
Hope they won't crumble
at the lack of an audience.
What a shame,
they worked so hard for this.
They won't see the last of this
if they want to continue as a band.
They have to be able to overcome
whatever life throws at them.
You can use my handkerchief.
Buzz off.
My friends said they can't come.
My parents left Futari with my grandma
but they can't make it either.
That's too bad, but I can't blame them.
We're now missing half our audience.
Nothing we can do about it!
Let's not mull over this any longer!
-Nijika-chan's always so cheerful.
-You're right!
Whoa there, where's your sense of urgency?
-That reminds me
-Low pressure…
-of the time I helped fill in.
-Sleepy…
She lifted my spirits
when I was about to chicken out.
All right!
I have to play my part
in pumping up today's gig!
Bocchi-chan, today's the real deal
so no goofing around.
You must really like that look.
I do.
What a downpour!
Hey there, Bocchi-chan.
Oh, hi.
Hold up, you're here for Bocchi-chan?
I sure am. Yay!
Do you know each other?
She was my junior in university.
Say, you're having
an after party later right?
-Have you decided on a bar yet?
-You reek of booze!
I know some great places
we could go. How about it?
You've become an even greater nuisance
-than before.
-Let's party
-As annoying as a uni student
-all night tonight!
hooked on drinking parties.
Gross, you're soaking wet.
The rain got me.
Hitori-chan!
The girls from my street performance!
You actually came?
Of course!
We're your fans, after all!
Hope to see a concert cool enough
to blast this typhoon away!
Fans…
You are Hitori-chan, right?
Did we talk to the wrong girl?
My fans…
Congratulations! Congratulations!
I have fans!
-She's definitely not the same person!
-She's definitely not the same person!
Seems the rain will only
get worse from here on.
Worse than it already is?
Yeah.
Let's stream our gig and pretend
we never had an audience to begin with.
Out of the question!
No one will tune in on such short notice.
Besides, some people are already here.
Don't worry!
There are people out there
who wish to see us play!
Please don't go out like that!
I see you've upgraded the box…
It's almost time, but there's still
not much of an audience.
Some are fans of the other bands,
but I'm sure they'll give us a look too.
There are bound to be more people
showing up once the concert starts.
So, like…
Have you heard of
the opening act, Kessoku Band?
Nope. Don't care.
Checking them out's a drag too.
Well, we're new and hardly
have our name out the door!
Don't let that get to you!
You're right!
Hakuna Matata.
Yeah…
Come on, we should be
up soon! Let's do this!
Nice to meet you. We're Kessoku Band.
We appreciate you coming all this way
in this unfavorable weather.
Kita-chan, you make us sound
like the politest rock band ever.
I want my mango box back!
Better yet, someone beam me out of here!
We're kicking things off
with our first song!
Please listen to our original song,
"Guitar, Solitude and the Blue Planet."
A sudden evening shower falls
And yeah, it figures
I don't have an umbrella…
Who cares how the sky's feeling, anyway?
When it's time for the seasons to change
-Nijika-chan's drumming
-What are you supposed to wear? Who knows?
-sounds offbeat.
-Spring and fall…
Yeah, where'd they go?
-Kita-san's making mistakes
-The pressure of information
-she had no problem with during practice.
-Suffocating
-Ryo-san isn't in sync with Nijika-chan.
-A spiral of vertigo don't know where I am
I can hear myself
Breathing so loud, so loud…
But why?
I can't hear the sounds of the world…
It's not enough, not enough
No one knows I'm here
I screamed when I couldn't make
-Everyone
-A scribble
-is not playing like they usually do.
-Of a sound
Who am I supposed to show
"Just who I am" to?
So I'm singing just like the fool I am
Let's lay it all out to the stars
That was "Guitar,
Solitude and the Blue Planet".
Yeah, I'm not feeling them at all.
We shouldn't have came so early.
Kita-chan, let's move onto the next song!
Oh, right!
Next up is another original of ours.
-It's clear now,
-We only finished it recently.
-That we still have a long way to go.
-Please listen to our song.
However!
I don't want us to carry on like this!
That band's songs sound to me
Like shrill laughter all around
That band's songs are to me
Like the piercing clang
Of a railway crossing
Don't push me forward
There's a train coming
I close my eyes
There's a halo in the darkness
I cover my ears
There's a steady beating pulse within
Deep in my chest
My heart makes my body sway
I don't want to hear anything else
Nothing but the sounds I'm making
That wasn't half bad.
Agreed.
-They were freaking cool!
-I know, right?
Check out that smug face.
And that was our second song, "That Band!"
Here comes our last one for the day!
GASTROPUB KAOMISE
-Good job everyone.
-Cheers!
You did great with your gig.
I'll be footing the bill today,
so drink up.
Thanks sis, even if you're
the ones doing the drinking.
I love you.
Get off me. I'm not paying for your share.
By the way,
we haven't been introduced yet.
The name's Kikuri Hiroi, genius bassist
with an unmatched love for the bass.
I forgot my bass at a bar yesterday.
Can't even remember which one it was.
What you just said
doesn't back up your claim at all.
I've been to your concerts.
No way, really? You've got taste.
The way you spit alcohol at the audience
and spend the entire concert
utterly wasted is the best.
Whoops, forgot my lyrics.
But hey, that's how
live concerts usually go, right?
Why y'all so mad? Get stuffed.
I'll never forget how you
stepped on their faces too.
Thank you, Shinjuku!
Love you, shitheads! Mother…!
It seems I still haven't grasped
the true essence of rock.
Frankly, that's something
you're better off never knowing.
Good thing you managed to
end your performance with a bang.
It's not much to be proud of
with an audience of ten.
Ten out of ten satisfied
folks is still a perfect score!
I suppose so.
You'll gain more fans as you go.
Keep it up in your next gig.
Make sure you pay off those quotas.
That last line ruined whatever
sentimentality I was feeling.
Bocchi-chan really showed
what she was made of today.
Wait, what!? She's all burnt out?
Don't turn to ash on us, Bocchi-chan.
I'm so tired…
Congratulations! Congratulations!
You've got your parodies mixed up!
Come on, order whatever you like!
Oh, yes.
What're you having?
I think I'll have some fried chicken.
Sounds good.
-Why the photo?
-Oh, but this looks nice too.
For our posts.
It's my duty as a minister!
Minister?
Where's the fun in that?
Well, I get to let others in on the fun.
Don't you feel happy watching
your friends have a good time?
Kita shinin' atcha.
Hell yeah! Use your radiance
to vanquish my twisted sister.
Twisted? She's
been nothing but kind to us.
Kita shinin' brighter.
Stop, no more…
KITA SHININ'
Excuse me. I'm done
with the menu, you can have it.
Thanks!
Let's see…
I'll have an avocado
and cream cheese pincho.
I'll also have a Spanish omelet
with hollandaise sauce!
-Come again?
-This omelet with hollandaise sauce.
Hollanwhat?
-Kita-san's spewing
-That's more like it!
-incomprehensible trendy buzzwords again.
-Keep those orders coming!
She'd be right at home at a Starbucks.
She'll recite complicated orders
without missing a beat.
One Pepperopuddipuddipapipupepo
Peropachina short to go.
Kita shinin' atcha.
What would you like, Bocchi-chan?
I'm a different girl today!
I can make a fancy order too!
Bocchi-chan?
I'll have a Machu Picchu Ruins
ala Mississippi River Grand Canyon sundae
on an ego-sized platter.
Machu Picchu… Machu Picchu…
Hold on, where's that?
Sorry, I meant the french fries.
How is a mistake like that possible?
Salt-pickled bonito guts for me.
What's your age again?
Are you bar hopping already?
Every bar is home sweet home to me.
-That's already your third drink!
-I can't drink.
It's my first time at a place
like this, but it's pretty fun.
-You're a walking encyclopedia!
-I'm not paying for you.
I wonder if it'll be better
once I'm old enough to drink.
My wife no longer wears
the same clothes as before.
She even put a lock on her phone.
Are you checking on your wife's phone?
Nah, I happened to notice it.
Sounds like she's seeing someone else.
Thought so.
Can't say I blame her though.
Day in, day out I'm stuck at work.
Don't say that man.
Unpaid overtime never ends.
On days off, I'm at the golf course
sucking up to the boss.
Even when I get to finish early
I can't bring myself to go home.
Instead I'm out drinking with you.
Why am I putting up with this job?
You okay?
A part of me thinks of leaping
when I see the train platform.
Come on, drink up.
Excuse me, can we get a shochu here?
One shochu coming up!
Life is a cruel mistress.
If I can't debut
before graduating high school,
I'd probably have to go
straight to employment after graduating.
I don't have the brains
to get into university.
I can't see a reason for me
to attend uni in the first place.
GRADUATE HIGHSCHOOL
ADVANCE TO UNIVERSITY
Gotoh-san's at the bottom
of this month's agar sales.
Her again?
The director's pretty mean.
He only moved her to sales
so she'd be compelled to quit.
AGAR
Please buy some agar.
It's a vintage brand and easy to eat.
No, thank you!
FAIL IN DOOR TO DOOR SALES
BECOME A RECLUSE
I can picture this negative
Game of Life so clearly!
Hitori-chan, open the door, please?
I won't make you get a job anymore.
I just want us to have
dinner together. How about it?
No!
Bocchi-chan's having another fit!?
So this is a regular thing with her.
I have to be able to
support myself with the guitar
-She's terrifying when she's like this.
-or I'll be a bum.
You think so? I find it pretty charming.
Seriously?
Sandpaper, please.
It's tough doing this each time.
Oh crap, I may have screwed up.
Not to worry,
you just have to do this and voila.
They seem used to this.
There we go.
Her chin's a bit long.
I say it's close enough.
Thank you.
Perhaps we should make a few adjustments.
By the way, Ikuyo.
You did great for someone who started
the guitar roughly three months ago.
Who's Ikuyo?
I wonder who that is?
Who could possibly have
such an old-fashioned name?
You, that's who.
Oh, it was you.
I didn't know
that expression was infectious.
Darn, I tried so hard
to hide it! I hate this name!
Why? It's cute.
People with wonderful, meaningful
names like yours would never understand!
Look at her go off.
Doesn't it sound like
part of a pep rally chant?
Yo! Let's go! Ikuyo!
What am I, a sportswoman?
She's lost it.
My full name is Kita Kita.
Seeing her down in the dumps
for once is refreshingly amusing.
You're a piece of work, you know that?
Anyway, about what you said earlier.
That thing about supporting yourself with
the guitar and not wanting to be a bum.
Oh, pardon me for losing my composure.
Nothing to apologize over.
I just want to give some advice as someone
who's been at this longer than you.
Don't sweat the details and have fun.
Blindly chasing success
will only bring you pain.
That's right. It's the journey
towards your dream that's important.
On that note, why did you
suddenly quit your band?
The manager was in a band?
You betcha. A real popular one too!
Then why would she leave?
I got bored with bands.
Your running a music venue says otherwise.
-Shut up and keep drinking.
-Nijika-chan never brought this up.
You're paying? Sweet!
-I never said that!
-Speaking of her, she's still not back.
Excuse me, I have to go to the bathroom.
Hey waiter, I'll have another one!
Umm, Nijika-chan.
Hey there, Bocchi-chan.
Is something bothering you?
Oh, nothing,
I'm just enjoying a little air.
The nights have been cooler lately.
Yeah…
Summer break went
by in the blink of an eye.
I can't hear you. I don't know a thing.
Summer break never ends.
I'm not a student.
I'm a tree, water,
-Bocchi-chan, you can't escape reality!
-the planet, the galaxy…
Sorry.
So, like,
It struck me after today's performance.
You're Guitar Hero, aren't you?
What? Well, I… I'm… It's not…
It became clear after
hearing you shred on the guitar.
Plus, your guitar's the same,
which is obvious in hindsight.
Guess I can't keep it a secret anymore.
Well…
I am. But I didn't keep quiet
about it on purpose.
I don't see myself as much of a hero.
I wanted to come out only after I
fixed my screwed-up personality.
To you in particular.
Was it a shock knowing it was me?
Not at all. In fact I was glad it was you.
What?
Remember how I said
my real dream lies elsewhere?
Yeah.
I lost my mother when I was young,
and my father's hardly home.
My sister was practically my only family.
When she started a band
she began taking me to music venues
so I wouldn't be left alone.
Everything was dazzling to me.
The whole place was filled with joy.
Seeing how happy I was, she decided to
leave her band and run her own venue.
Starry is a place she created for my sake.
Not that she'd ever admit it.
Which is why my real dream…
Is to pick up from where she left off
and become a successful band!
And to make Starry
a place everyone will know of!
Once I actually started, I began thinking
my dream might've been too fanciful.
We even lost our cool today.
Despite that, someone kept guiding us
through every insurmountable obstacle.
That someone is you, Bocchi-chan.
GASTROPUB KAOMISE
You were a real hero to me today.
Ryo made up her mind
to make music with this band.
Kita-chan is eager for us
to achieve something together.
Everyone has placed
their hopes on this band.
That reminds me, I never did hear
your reason for being in a band.
I…
I want to play my part as guitarist
and make this band we care about
so much, the greatest band ever!
While we're at it,
I also want us to become famous.
Enough that I can afford
to drop out of school.
That's pretty heavy.
But now I know.
If only you could play the way
you do in your videos every time.
I'm working on it.
There's one thing I'm certain of.
My dream will come
true with you by our side!
So keep on dazzling us.
Show us how you rock on!
Bocchi the Rock!
I will!
What's wrong with
Not letting my sound die down?
What's wrong with being young?
Hey, why doesn't it stop?
The rhythm that I can't stop
Keeps reverberating through my body
The melody playing in my earphones
Is the only thing that lets me be who I am
The sky is tinged in red
But what color is my soul?
Tell me where should I go?
I've always been searching
For something precious
Hey!
If everything's going to be lost some day
Let's engrave it as deep as we can
Now!
My most pathetic nights
And cackling laughter
And days when I couldn't say
More than "You know…"
I'm alive now, yeah
Springtime of life
What's wrong with
Not letting my sound die down?
What's wrong with being young?
Tune in next week!