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"Ryo-Senpai, Ijichi-Senpai, I'm really sorry. I'm actually"

Kita-chan! Sorry we left you waiting!

And I got whipped cream up to the ceiling!

Oh, there's no way!

It's true!

Liar!

A guitar?

That was our second song, "That Band"!

Now, here's our last song!

"August 15th"

"August 30th" "Sis Another Day Nowhere Lying Around Really Funny" Done.

"August 30th" "Sis Another Day Nowhere Lying Around Really Funny"

Bocchi-chan? Acting strange?

Yeah.

She's been staring out into space,

and she's barely talked in days.

Sounds like typical Bocchi.

C'mon, you can't possibly...

Astaxanthin. Canthaxanthin.

- ...be exaggerating. - I'm not!

She seemed on the verge of tears for a minute,

but then she spontaneously started dancing the samba!

Tortilla!

That's not good!

Typical Bocchi.

It is not!

Hey.

Could you get Bocchi-chan to knock it off?

Eh?

She's been making cicada graves

in front of the club all day.

That's way too out there!

What's got her freaking out like that?

I wonder if it's because

today's the last day of summer break.

I don't wanna go back to school either.

Say, guys.

Have you actually taken her out anywhere this summer?

One time, while you were working

I asked what she was doing with her time off...

Bocchi-chan.

What are you doing with your break when you're not working?

Um, I...

My little sister asked me to teach her guitar, so I did.

Hey, that's nice.

B-But...

Today I asked my sister to teach me to play guitar!

I thought it was awesome

how my sister stayed inside practicing, day after day!

I have too many things to do

and too many friends to play with over summer break,

so I can't stay home practicing every day like her!

That's why I think it's awesome!

H-Her words sent me into a spiral,

and I ended up not getting out of bed for days.

I see.

I cleared my schedule!

N-Not because I have nothing to do!

I cleared it on purpose!

R-Right.

She said all that.

Why didn't you tell us earlier?

I wanted to invite her, but...

My schedule's packed every day I'm not here,

and I thought she'd be uncomfortable

around people she doesn't know, so...

What about you, Ijichi-senpai?

W-Well, when we're not practicing,

I'm cleaning up at home or working here, so...

R-Ryo-senpai?

I figured you two had invited her already.

Y-You're telling me...

Nobody invited Bocchi-chan out?

You guys need to change your band name.

G-Gotoh-san! You want to hang out?

Docosahexaenoic acid.

- Eicosapentaenoic acid. - Come back to us!

I know! Let's all go to the beach together, right now!

We could hit up Enoshima!

Great idea! It's a straight shot from Shimo-Kita.

B-But...

What-about-our-practice-then?

Why's she talking like a robot?

We can practice any time!

It's not like we have our next concert scheduled, anyway.

Let's use our last day of summer break

to make memories together!

Memories...

Isn't that a great idea?

Let's go to he beach together!

But it might be too late to swim.

Y-Yeah... no point in going to the beach if you can't swim.

B-But there's still the beach shacks!

Let's eat shirasu-don!

And we can gaze at the ocean from the sand...

Ocean... Sand...

Wait for me!

You catch up!

The end of summer, huh?

Let's come again next year.

Tropical love forever!

Tropical love...

- Gotoh-san! - Forever...

Why is this happening?

I think I made it worse somehow.

Okay! Let's take her out while she's docile!

- Roger! - Kita-chan,

- you carry Bocchi-chan! - What?!

Okay! Let's get going to Enoshima!

Yeah!

Gotoh-san! We'll be making those summer memories soon!

Just hang in there a little longer!

Scary... Tropical...

She must really hate school to be acting this way.

Is your school super strict?

- No, I'd say it's on the liberal side.

- Trapped by the powerful gravity... - No, I'd say it's on the liberal side.

And the culture festivals are lots of fun!

Aw, lucky!

Our school's pretty strict,

and the culture festivals are super uptight.

It's mostly science project posters and stuff.

Really?

That's right. Shimo-Kitazawa High

is a prep school, isn't it?

You two must be really smart!

I'm pretty average, myself...

And Ryo is... yeah.

You bombed your last round of tests, right?

- Yep. - Eh?

She picked the school for the same reason I did:

because it was close to home!

Yep.

But then how did you pass the entrance exam?

Ryo's a cram- the-night-before type.

She worked really hard right before the exam,

but apparently forgot it all after.

When I study too hard, I forget how to play bass.

Which means Ryo-senpai

isn't mysterious and thoughtful at all...

No! Her brain is so small

you can hear it rattling around in her skull!

Maybe we can use that sound in a new song!

Stop it! Stop destroying my fantasy!

Don't yell on the train.

I'm deleting this conversation from my memory!

Is this what overly strong love does to you?

C-Curvature of spacetime...

What are you seeing right now, Bocchi-chan?

I don't get why she's so isolated at school.

She's so fun.

Right?

I wish everyone at her school could see how cool she is.

I'll make sure to talk to her when school starts again.

You totally should!

Bocchi-chan's dream right now is to drop out of school!

Does that even count as a dream?!

Anyway, let's use today

to make a fun summer memory with Bocchi-chan!

Let's take a picture, Gotoh-san!

I'm gonna get some sea salt soft-serve. See you later.

Hey! No one said this was free time!

Gotoh-san. Please wake up already!

Gotoh-san!

Look!

The beach is so big!

H-Huh?

Wh-When did I...

You've really been out cold this whole time?

Th-Thank you, Kita-san.

When was the last time I've been to the beach?

Now that I'm here, I can see how beautiful it—

Hey, girls!

Come eat at our beach shack!

I-It's a party animal in the flesh!

Are y'all in high school? Where'd you come from?

Bocchi-chan exploded!

Archetypal beach bros.

They're too powerful for us to handle!

Let's get away from the beach, ASAP!

Thanks for coming.

Here, for you, Gotoh-san.

Th-Thanks...

What is this?

Takosen!

I hear they press the takoyaki with a full ton of force!

A ton of force?

It's good!

My tastiness sensor never fails.

V-Very impressive!

Bocchi-chan, I'm just glad to see you feeling better!

It's so big and cute!

So photogenic!

Let's take a picture!

Okay! Here comes the selfie!

Lemme see!

It turned out super great!

I ate tako senbei with them.

Summer memories...

Th-Thank you...

Thank you for today.

It's been wonderful.

How are we at the climax already?!

"Kit-aura"

"Enoshima Benzaiten"

This shrine is dedicated

to a goddess called Myo-on Benzaiten.

She's the goddess of music and performing arts.

I've always thought we should come here

if we ever went to Enoshima together.

We'll have to wish for our band's future success!

Bocchi-chan.

You looked like you were

wishing pretty hard back there.

It took forever.

What were you wishing for?

I was wishing and thanking her pretty hard too!

"Goddess, thanks for making our concert a success.

Keep that good fortune coming!"

R-Really?

Let's get back to practice tomorrow!

Even though we don't have a next concert scheduled!

I can't tell them...

Please, Goddess!

Turn back time to the first day of summer!

I'll do anything, just turn back time!

Either that, or give me fame and fortune

so that I never go hungry!

...that I made a really vapid wish!

It's about an hour from here to Shimo-Kita, right?

Yeah.

Gotoh-san, you'll change trains at Fujisawa, right?

Y-Yes.

Wake me up at Shimo-Kita.

Oh, they're hopeless!

I really wish we'd gotten to do some Kamakura sightseeing,

and I wish we'd had dinner together, too!

Shirasu-don...

She really wanted to eat that, huh?

My first long trip in a while...

That was lots of fun.

I almost wish we could've stayed out a little longer.

Okay!

Let's spend all of winter break

hanging out as Kessoku Band!

Where do you want to go, Gotoh-san?

Let's make memories together every single day!

I d-don't wanna go outside every day!

I'll th-think about it...

Sure!

You can rest if you want, Gotoh-san. I'll wake you up.

A-Actually,

I spent the whole train ride up here unconscious,

so I'm pretty alert now.

Really?

Then the fun continues until Fujisawa!

H-Hey... Kita-san?

I e-enjoyed hanging out with you all today.

I th-think I can face school starting tomorrow.

Probably.

Really? I'm glad to hear it!

Let's enjoy the new term together, too!

Sure.

The culture festival and sports day will be great, too!

Huh?

"31st Annual Shuka Festival"

Emergency! Emergency!

The band we had scheduled can't perform!

Are you kidding?!

How will we find a replacement?

Perhaps I could be of some assistance?

Y-You're...

I forget the name, but the girl from Class 2—

The name's Gotoh.

Gotoh-sama!

Hold me!

You're a living national treasure!

Gotoh! Gotoh!

...six votes for a haunted house,

and two votes for a candy shop.

How long have I been out?

I think I was in homeroom,

and they started talking about festival project ideas...

It's no use.

Everything after the word "unity" came up is a blank.

Class 2's project will be a maid and butler cafe!

We'll have to get lots of maid uniforms!

M-Maid?

Since all the girls'll be wearing them!

All the girls?!

Does that include... me?

N-No way!

Too far outside my skill set!

- Maybe if it was a grave cafe... - A-Afterlife for two...

Souvenirs from the grave available...

Crud, that was close.

I almost spaced out again.

And if anyone wants to perform

on the second day of the culture festival,

make sure you put one of these forms in the box

in front of the student council room.

Perform on-stage as a band...

I never got to do it in middle school.

But I daydreamed about it a thousand times,

so same thing, right?

You feelin' the hype, arena?

Besides, I play in real venues now!

My band's not for fun and games!

- It's serious business! - If someone from our class played,

they'd be the coolest person ever!

Totally!

How'd I end up at the student council room?!

What's this piece of paper?

A band performance application...

Kessoku Band...

Who wrote all this?!

What? Hitori Gotoh wrote it?!

I'm a professional guitarist now!

Begone, lust for culture festival attention!

Focus on your band's career!

Good... the lust is fading.

What was that?

Teacher! Someone's collapsed out here!

An unfamiliar ceiling.

Hey, you're awake?

How are you feeling?

I'm f-fine.

I heard you collapsed, so I got worried.

S-Sorry.

What's the matter?

N-Nothing...

Wh-What do I do?

If I tell Kita-san, she'll get all excited, eyes sparkling,

and insist that we do it!

I m-must avoid that!

Th-Thank you for coming.

I-I'll head to work after a little more rest.

D-Don't worry about me.

But won't you be lonely?

I'll b-b-be fine!

Y-You've got plans with friends today, right?

Sure, but I can cancel them!

I'll b-b-be fine!

You're sure?

Well, just take it easy, okay?

I'd really like to perform,

but I've barely done a real concert,

so it's still really scary.

Although...

Now that I think about it,

all the performers in

a high school culture festival are amateurs.

I wonder what the vibe is like...

What's up, y'all?

Ready to feel the hype?!

Yeah!

We're gonna make one hell of a memory today!

Join me on this journey!

Nope. I'm so worn out, I can't even watch the concert.

But a loner-type shining at the culture festival

is a classic trope!

So maybe I can do it too?!

Next up, Kessoku Band performs!

On drums, Nijika Ijichi from Shimo-Kitazawa High!

Hi there!

And Ryo Yamada, from the same!

Mini-bow.

And on lead guitar, from Class 2... Um...

Oh, Gotoh-san!

And on guitar and vocals,

from Class 5, our school star, Kita-chan!

Thanks, guys!

The fervor gap is too intense!

Yeah. Not happening.

I gotta know my place.

Good morning, Manager.

Uh, could you do some work?

If you're already on the fence,

I think you should do it.

These high school years will be gone before you know it.

Yeah, maybe...

Not that I'd know,

since I barely cared about high school.

I dropped out!

I asked the wrong people.

Huh?

Bocchi-chan's talking to Sis?

That never happens.

She's waffling about her culture festival.

Culture festival?

She's trying to figure out

if Kessoku Band should perform there.

Performing at a culture festival?

Sounds awesome! Let's do it!

Um... But...

It's fun in a different way from performing at a club.

Y-You've done it before, Nijika-chan?

Yeah, in middle school.

Same.

I played obscure songs

and totally bombed with the audience!

Why do you sound proud of that?

I've never played with Ryo at a culture festival, though,

so I'd love to play at this one!

Really?

Well, we only recently formed Kessoku Band.

I'd like to play my original songs

somewhere other than here, too.

Plus, it's a great chance to advertise ourselves!

But...

Don't you get expelled for playing something

other than seishun rock at a high school culture festival?

Of course not!

I get why Bocchi's scared, though.

There's a chance— a likelihood, rather—

that you'll be playing in front of a large crowd.

So you don't have to rush to a decision.

Ryo-san...

To be honest,

I still have nightmares about that concert I bombed.

So you were just acting strong earlier?

Either way,

just make sure you don't have any regrets, Bocchi-chan.

Wise words.

G-Got it.

I'll think it over.

Right, right!

Nijika-chan wants to play at the culture festival too.

I bet it'd feel pretty darn good...

I...

I'm sorry, everyone.

I thought I could do it yesterday, but I can't.

B-But Nijika-chan told me

to make sure I don't have any regrets,

and if I blow it, I don't think I could make it

through the rest of high school...

I'm already nervous about playing in a club.

The thought of being on stage at a festival...

Yeah, just not happening.

Did you know your high school classmate

Hitori Gotoh had become a famous guitarist?

Wow, Gotoh-san was in a band back then?

I should've gotten her autograph!

I'll just follow that model instead!

I like it.

Now that I've got a plan in mind,

I don't feel so bad about it.

Good work, me!

Gotoh-san!

Morning!

G-Good morning...

How are you feeling?

I got worried

and stopped by the nurse's office again yesterday,

but you were already gone.

R-Really? I'm sorry...

Oh, and I turned it in.

For the culture festival performance!

We'll be on stage as Kessoku Band!

I just can't wait!

The application must've fallen in the trash can by mistake.

What a close call, right?

Let's put on the best culture festival concert ever!

So that's why she's been like that.

I was so sure she wanted to do it.

Wh-What do I do?

They're going to label me a murderer!

It's not too late to back out, is it?

They said you can't take it back once you've applied...

But I'll talk to them tomorrow.

Hey-ho! Free booze, please!

Hell no. Piss off.

Bocchi-chan!

What's with her? Somethin' on her mind?

I volunteered us

for the culture festival against her will.

What? You gonna play there?

I c-can't do it.

Th-There'd be so many more people than I'm used to,

a-and I'm s-scared of performing in front of people

who know me at s-school.

Bocchi-chan.

For you!

Payin' you back for before.

My band's playin' a gig tonight!

Wanna come see?

C-Can I?

'Course you can!

Same goes for all y'all.

Thank you very much.

Let me pay you.

Yes, for the tickets.

Aw, don't go there. It's a gift!

But...

Please, let us pay!

H-Hang on, do you think I'm some kind of broke rocker

who's gotta hustle money from teenage girls?

You mean you're not?

Damn it! Senpai, one bottle of shochu!

Like hell, dumbass.

Anyhoo, it's fine!

I might not look it,

but our band's pretty popular on the indies circuit!

- Right? - Yes,

they have many hardcore fans.

Which means we make our ticket quotas, easy!

We even make money on merch!

Then why do you only drink the cheap stuff?

And you use our shower, too.

Pay rent.

You never paid me back for your train fare.

Sounds like a hustle to me!

Th-There's a reason for all this...

All my money goes to paying

for the equipment I break while playing drunk.

So it's your own fault.

Bocchi-chan, has she borrowed any more money from you

that she hasn't paid back?

N-No... she hasn't...

Garbage humans.

Apologize for your late repayment.

Sorry for our lateness!

I-It's okay...

Getting to see SICK HACK for free...

My soul is on fire!

SICK HACK? Is that the name of Hiroi-san's band?

I knew she was good from our street concert...

But I don't really know what she sounds like.

I'm kind of looking forward to this!

I v-very much enjoyed the concert...

- Thank you for having me... - We're not even at the venue yet!

Here's my home base, Shinjuku FOLT!

C'mon in, y'all!

The vibe is very different from Starry's...

Hey, no worries. It's the same kind of place.

It is a little scary, but I feel strangely confident.

Clubs are the same wherever you—

Th-Thank you for the wonderful concert!

Seriously, it hasn't started yet!

I w-was a fool to think I'd grown as a person... - I'm sure they're nice people if you talk to them!

Gin-chan! Mornin'!

Yeah?

I m-miss my sister!

It's gotten to Ijichi-senpai too!

This is the manager, Gin-chan!

H-Hello!

Oh, gosh, look at all the cute little buddies you brought!

I'm Ginjiro Yoshida, 37 years old!

Punk rock's my genre of choice!

The contrast between how

he looks and talks kinda shorts out your brain, right?

But don't worry.

Gin-chan's a nice old guy with the heart of a pure maiden!

Hey, Hiroi.

Yeah?

For the millionth time, don't be late.

Our rehearsal's already over!

Sorry!

Are these the members of Kessoku Band?

Y-Yes!

And you're...

She's part of SICK HACK.

I'm Shima, the drummer.

A pleasure.

It's such a pleasure to meet you!

I'm sure our Hiroi's caused a lot of trouble for you.

- If this will in any way make up for it... - Sh-She's so polite!

- Oh, th-thank you! - Maybe the other band members balance her out?

I'm Eliza! I lived in England until I was eighteen.

This is my third year in Japan.

Let's be friends!

You came all the way to Japan to be in a band?

Do you like J-Rock?

No. Actually, I came to Japan for Comiket!

I really wanna be in an anisong cover band!

Eliza's always saying anisongs are Japan's real

- bleeding-edge sound! - The three of them are...

- Balanced? - I bought this in Asakusa!

- Nice one! - Stop now.

Here you are.

Thank you!

Look at all the people!

There's at least 200 here.

I had no idea her band was this popular...

By the way, where's Ryo?

She was with us just minutes ago...

Eh?

She's sitting over there!

Sh-She's doing...

the club classic:

the "I'm not like you overexcited sheeple" customer!

Take in the sound. The sound!

Ryo-senpai.

What kind of band is SICK HACK, exactly?

They play psychedelic rock.

A genre that spread in the 1960s

as a musical expression of drug-induced hallucinations...

I've never seen Senpai talk so much about anything.

I c-can't wait to hear them.

Yeah! I'm kinda interested in psychedelic rock!

Really? I'll bring all my albums tomorrow.

It's best for a beginner to start from the second.

Better watch what you say, Kita-chan.

That kind of line will get you mobbed by fanatics.

Up late doing spot-the-difference puzzles

Oh, what fun

Their band's amazing.

The drum's spot-on irregular time signature

that keeps you off-balance.

The emotional

yet overwhelmingly logical playing of the guitar...

And the bass forms a wall of sound that supports it all.

But the most amazing thing of all...

is her overwhelming charisma!

For the time they're standing on stage,

performers are heroes!

A band really is

the coolest thing ever!

Would you like to try?

There's only one ghost, and it's me

Bocchi-chan! How'd you like my show?

I-It was great.

Hey, what's got you so down?

We stunk the place up after all?

N-Not at all.

You really were incredible.

But I... er...

You were really shining up there.

I don't think I could... ever...

Lemme fill you in here.

Up to high school, I was the gloomy misfit

sittin' in a corner of the classroom.

Could ya tell?

I guess it's true what they say: gloomy people attract.

But sometimes I'd imagine what my future was gonna look like,

and I'd think, "C'mon, that's lame!"

I started playing rock to make my life's course do a 180.

At first, I was scared stiff

of buying a bass at the music shop or going into a club.

The whole reason I started drinking

was to chill myself out before our first concert.

Everyone's scared when they do something

for the first time.

But you played just fine, both on the street and at Starry!

And you didn't even need alcohol to do it!

You mean...

Have a little faith in yourself!

And if that's not enough,

have a drink to take the edge off!

I'm really too young.

But I'd like you

to come to our culture festival performance.

Yeah, that's the way!

I'm adding 100,000 to your tab for wall repairs.

Th-That one's partly Bocchi-chan's fault!

Okay!

Now that the concert's got us all hyped up,

let's plot our culture festival setlist!

Kita-chan said each band gets fifteen minutes.

So that's about three songs, right?

H-Hey...

C-Can't I let Ryo-senpai have some of mine?

No!

She needs to learn her lesson for bumming off of

Bocchi-chan for so long.

Ikuyo...

Kita-chan! Don't fall for our wicked bandmate's tricks!

The three Bs to avoid in a boyfriend are

"bassist, bassist, and bassist," after all!

I'll never borrow money from anyone again.

Then I gift you this.

You're kind, Nijika. I love you.

The legit gratitude is tugging on my heartstrings, darn it!

Just help yourself already!

I already know our setlist.

I've been thinking it over

since the culture festival came up.

Nice!

We'll put a Bocchi guitar solo in the second one.

To make sure you shine.

It's your and Ikuyo's culture festival, remember?

But isn't going all-original in the culture festival

a bit aggressive?

So what? Let's be aggressive!

And if we bomb, there's four of us.

We can split the shame four ways.

Ryo, are you trying to push your trauma on the rest of us?

Guitar solo...

K-Kita-san?

G-Gotoh-san...

I...

I knew you'd thrown out the culture festival application!

But I submitted it anyway.

I'm so, so sorry that I lied!

Th-Thank you for doing it.

I w-was pretty freaked out at first,

but now I'm kind of looking forward to it.

Th-That wouldn't have happened if you hadn't turned in

the application.

So I'm really grateful.

Thank you.

Gotoh-san, I'm going to

work even harder at practice than ever!

So let's make our culture festival concert a success!

O-Okay.

U-Um... K-Kita-san...

Ryo-senpai!

Would you be willing to coach me on guitar after work?

Isn't Bocchi coaching you?

Gotoh-san has her own practice to focus on.

I want to practice and get better too!

You heard her.

Humor her, okay?

My lessons don't come cheap.

Okay!

How come Bocchi-chan's not with you today?

Well... she's got make-up lessons...

The truth is,

I really wanted Gotoh-san to perform

at the culture festival.

Because Gotoh-san is...

"31st Annual Shuka Festival Day 1"

Anyone want a hot dog?

Class 2-2's doing a haunted house!

Boy, even the first day is a total event!

Not at all like our school!

Hey, where do you wanna start?

Dunno...

I'd love to try Class 2's haunted house!

Awesome! Let's do it!

It's like an entire school of Ikuyos.

Well, anyway...

I think Bocchi-chan's class is nearby,

so let's check that out!

Hey, bet this's it!

Hi-ho! Is Bocchi-chan in?

Serve us, Bocchi.

Senpai...

Kita-chan! Did you come to see

Bocchi-chan in her maid costume too?

Where's the Bocchi-chan maid?

About that...

What?!

Bocchi-chan vanished?!

She put on her maid costume

and said she was going to the bathroom.

We haven't seen her since.

I wish she could've

just told us if she didn't want to do it.

You'd think running around the school as a maid

would be even more embarrassing...

But whatever. Let's get searching!

Right!

No whining, you!

"Area Ahead Off Limits"

No Bocchi-chan here...

Where could she have gone?

Maybe we should check all the women's bathrooms?

- All of them? - No...

Gotoh-san won't be found

in such a constantly inhabited location!

Aha! Where should we look, then?

Teach us, Professor Kita!

Allow me to elucidate!

It must be uninhabited!

It must be damp and depressing.

We must search the kinds of ecosystems

in which one might find slugs.

She might be found beneath a rock, perchance!

Effortlessly brutal.

I lied and ran off without thinking about it.

I'm gonna make trouble for everyone if I don't get back.

But I'll die

from embarrassment if my band sees me like this.

If only I had my ripe mangos...

Welcome home!

I long for the warmth of that cardboard box...

It's no use.

I'm gonna drive myself crazy like this.

I need escapism. Let's retreat to the online world.

I've been so busy with rehearsals,

I haven't looked in ages...

My comments section is the nicest place in the world.

Every single comment is kind and—

Did she drop her channel?

I might have to unsubscribe...

guitarhero's de*d, I guess.

C-C-Crud!

I-If I don't upload a video, my home...

I'll lose my online home!

Hey, there she is!

Bocchi-chan, your whole class is worried about you!

In a place you'd find slugs... You called it.

I feel justified in

rummaging through those trash cans and cisterns!

Though it sorta stopped feeling like

we were looking for a person...

Anyway, come on back, would you?

'Kay...

Hey, look!

Right here!

"Kessoku Band" It's got our name on it!

But of course it does, right?

Seeing Kessoku Band's name in our school

does feel odd, doesn't it?

Y-Yeah.

Don't get too worked up now. You'll just exhaust yourself.

R-Right!

Let's take the day to just enjoy the culture festival!

Right, Gotoh-san?

Unlike Kita-chan,

I've never actually enjoyed a school event...

Line for the Class 2-2 haunted house ends here!

One person incoming!

I've been really curious about this!

You think we can take a little detour?

I'd like to try it too!

It's getting great reviews!

Can we take another detour?

One chocolate crêpe!

Chocolate banana?

Or should I go with something more tart?

Buy both, and give me some.

You bet!

Hey, no casual extortion.

Eh?

- Is that Bocchi-chan?! - It's almost like...

Here we go...

Gotcha!

Congratulations!

Yeah!

Doing the culture festival as a group

is actually pretty fun.

And...

Wh-Where to next?

Good enthusiasm!

Let's keep going until we do the full circuit!

I think you're having too much fun!

And Gotoh-san has this...

"The longer we mess around out here,

the later I get back to the maid cafe!"

...look on her face!

B-Busted!

Welcome to Class - 2's maid cafe!

Welcome home!

Sit right here!

Gotoh-san's class really went all out!

They all look so cute!

And Gotoh-san's doing a great job

standing up straight and looking customers in the eye!

I guess working for us really helped her out, huh?

No!

She's just passed ou on her feet.

You're right!

Not good.

A gang of post-apocalyptic hooligans...

Who let them into the school?!

Hey, babe.

How's about you drop the sign

and have a little fun with us?!

My charge didn't even faze her!

She's even got the confidence to make faces at us!

She's somethin' else!

Forgive us for our arrogance!

Gotoh-san's amazing!

She's being so helpful!

Y-Yeah... I guess.

Bocchi-chan, we're ready to order!

Wh-Wh-What can I get you?!

Let's see...

Hey...

Anyone else notice how good

Bocchi-chan looks in that maid outfit?

You look so good in frilly stuff, Gotoh-san!

Yeah, totes!

I wish you wouldn't wear that tracksuit all the time.

W-Well, I...

Hmm, hmm...

Wh-What is it?

Some bands do push the visual aspect...

I never knew you were such an uncut gem!

R-Ryo-san?

We'll have you in a swimsuit in the video.

For modern bands, it's views that do the talking!

And bringing in those views

requires a few sacrifices here and there!

No, no, no, no, no, no!

We'll wrap you in black tape

and have you play on the ocean!

Stop using Bocchi-chan as a cash cow!

P-Please just order!

Oh, right...

Can someone spot me?

Wow, it looks delicious!

How about this?

What's the

Sure-Pure Melt-in-Your-Mouth Magic Omurice?

It's just normal omurice.

And the Unicorn Fantasy Dream Sparkle-Shine Omurice?

That's also normal omurice.

And the Lie-4-U Die-4-U Sickly-Chic Omurice?

It's... normal omurice.

So it's all the same thing with different names?!

We spent all our budget on the costumes.

O-One Sure-Pure M-Melt-in- Your-Mouth Magic Omurice...

Excuse me!

I'd like one of these deliciousness spells,

if you please!

Oh, w-well...

The customer's always right.

Help us out, Miss Maid!

You guys are really enjoying this...

Sure-sure pure-pure miracle squee omurice...

Become delicious.

Kind of grainy.

Yeah, we bought them frozen...

Gotoh-san! You need to put more love into the spell!

Watch me work!

Just like this!

Sure-sure!

Pure-pure!

Miracle...

Squee!

If you please, omurice...

Become delicious!

The acidity of the ketchup and sweetness

of the sauce blend together,

giving it the soul-warming feel of home cooking!

Smooth!

Kita-chan!

Would you mind helping our class out?

Could I?!

I'd love to wear the costume!

How do I look?

Kita-chan, you look so good!

You're wearing the heck out of that thing!

Would you guys like to wear one, too? For the memory!

What? Can we?

Of course you can!

Crazy cute!

Hold it!

Let's have Senpai in "big sister" style!

Or... What about boy style?!

A fabulous choice, if I do say so myself!

Isn't she getting a bit too excited compared to with me?

But the three of you together make such a powerful visual!

Would you be willing to help us out a while?

No prob!

I already work in customer service,

so I got this handled!

Thank you!

Welcome home!

What bands are you here to see today?

Incredible.

Kita-san and Nijika-chan have such overwhelming adaptability

and customer service powers!

'Scuse me!

Could I have s'more water?

Ryo-senpai, you take care of them!

Heh.

You want it? Come get it.

F-F-Forgive us for our arrogance!

This isn't the club!

Still hot, though!

R-Ryo has her own

- inexplicable power, too... - Thanks!

Y-Y-Yeah!

Hey!

I brought a group!

Uh-oh!

Welcome home!

Come right this way!

Gotoh-san you can take a break!

S-Sure...

This difference in reception...

It feels like a preview of tomorrow's concert!

Awesome!

We're sold out of omurice already!

I bet we take first place in the class sales rankings!

We owe it to Kita-chan and the rest of your band!

Thank you so much!

Hey, it's no biggie! We had fun too!

Thanks!

We'll totally come to watch your concert tomorrow!

Awesome! Please do!

And what about our fee?

Don't tell me you expected us to work for free...

C'mon!

We gotta go practice!

Waaaagh...

But first, could we do one thing?

I wanted to get a look at our venue before we left!

Wow, what a pretty gym!

The max occupancy must be around a thousand.

I doubt we'll get that many people, of course...

But I sure hope we get a lot!

Y-Yeah...

You bet we will!

We've got Kita-chan power on our side!

R-Right...

"31st Annual Shuka Festival"

I'll be standing up there tomorrow...

Together with Kessoku Band!

I've been thinking, Bocchi-chan...

Your guitar's pretty old, isn't it?

I noticed that too!

The frets are rusty, plus the hairline cracks...

It's a well-used vintage item, right?

- It could sell for quite a lot— - Stop putting a price on everything.

Um, I'm borrowing the one my dad used

when he was younger...

So I guess it is pretty old.

He's coming with your family tomorrow, right?

Y-Yeah...

He couldn't make it to our concert because of the storm,

but he was pretty excited.

He even bought a camcorder!

My friends sent me a LOINE message

about how much they're looking forward to it!

All the more reason to give it our best!

Y-Yeah, guess so!

Oh, right...

What kind of MCing should I do for tomorrow's concert?

Introduce us, the songs,

and add a little commentary, I guess?

Th-That sounds good to me.

Well, what we do now is fine...

But I thought a little funny MCing

like popular bands do might be fun.

Band MCing is never funny.

Fans just laugh along to humor them.

"Opinions expressed are solely Yamada's" Way too harsh!

Once we get popular,

even your lousiest MCing will pick up big laughs.

Don't worry.

Is that a reassurance or a diss?!

Break-up imminent!

Now, now! No fighting!

Let's finish our practice!

Right, sorry. Let's do it!

Okay, here we go!

- Sounds great! - Huh?

Yeah.

- That was wonderful! - Kita-san's kind of...

What's the matter, Gotoh-san?

Oh, I thought...

I just really hope people enjoy our concert!

Yeah, I know they will!

That's good. Be confident.

We're counting on you, Bocchi-chan!

We all need to have self-confidence.

I think you'll knock everyone's socks off!

Oh, I doubt that...

You totally will!

Because you're so amazingly...

No... Never mind.

Let's just do our best!

R-Right!

Well, that's all for today!

In preparation for tomorrow, let's all get to bed early!

Right!

Good work today, all!

It's got that autumn feeling, huh?

I figured we'd be working on our first mini-album by now.

We're making steady progress. That's all that matters!

"Kessoku Band"

"13:30~ Kessoku Band"

"31st Annual Shuka Festival Day 2"

They're loving the band before us, huh?

They're playing a big hit song from this year.

Who waves glowsticks at a rock concert?

I'm so nervous now!

Kita-chan! Deep breaths!

Bocchi-chan! You okay?

Yes!

Six months ago she had to wear the mango box,

and now she's facing it head-on!

"Thump"

Why's this band's drummer so loud?

Gotoh-san, you breathe too!

Kessoku Band! You're up soon!

Right!

Okay! Wanna do a huddle?

Oh! Or that thing

where we put our hands together and go "Yeah!"

I love it! Let's do it!

So stuffy.

Left hands, all!

Okay!

Just do it already!

You too, Gotoh-san!

R-Right.

Now, let's play hard and have fun!

One, two...

Yeah!

Our next band is Kessoku Band!

Kita-chan!

Kita-chan!

Hi!

It's just what I expected.

Big Sis!

Give it your best!

Hitori-chan!

- M-My fans! - Give it your best!

People from my class, too...

It's not just what I expected!

Hey!

Kick ass up there, Bocchi-chan!

Hey, look!

'Cuz today's special, I'm drinkin' the kind

that comes in glasses!

Gimme a good show, 'kay?!

Reeks of booze!

I'm not sure she should be here...

Huh? Whu?

Don't ignore me, Bocchi-chan!

It's me, Big Sister Kikuri!

I shouldn't have invited her!

Get it together, loser!

S-Senpai... Uncle, uncle!

We're Kessoku Band, and we mainly play outside of school.

We hope our performance

helps make today more memorable for everyone.

And if you're interested,

we hope you'll come to see us at our club!

Here comes our first song...

We can blame it all on the weather

All this awkwardness and exhaustion

The sun hides away, pretending not to see

A packed train clatters along the track

It brushes past a local express

I'm gonna search for feelings in a shapeless cloud

The test asks, "How was the author feeling here?"

What could the right answer possibly be?

Breaking through the script of pre-established harmony

Everyone talks about the "springtime of life"

And I'm just not cut out for that

Yet I know that this moment, which will never come again,

is rich with evanescence

I will never forget, ever

So many times before I die someday...

I'll laugh thinking about what it was like

I feel like the wind's leaving me behind

So I'm desperately clinging on

That familiar sound of the bell

That dust piled up on the window sill

Even the smell of the classroom

I will never forget, ever

So many times before I die someday...

I'll laugh thinking about what it was like

Thank you!

That was our first song, "I Will Never Forget!"

I can't believe how enthusiastic they are.

Kita-chan!

But...

You were so cute!

Now, before we play our next song...

Let's have a few words from Kessoku Band's leader:

our drummer and my senpai, Nijika Ijichi!

Nice to meet you, everyone!

Are you having a good time?!

They've worked pretty hard.

Yeah...

But Bocchi-chan...

Our esteemed bassist, Ryo Yamada, told me

that any MCing I did for Kessoku Band would be a flop,

and at first I thought, "How dare you!"

But until I learn to be entertaining with this stuff,

I figured I'd stick to concert announcements!

Of course,

I don't actually know when our next concert'll be...

But if you wanna see more,

just hit up our vocalist, Kita-chan,

or our guitarist, Bo— Hitori Gotoh, when you can!

Hitori-chan!

Anyway, let's move on to the next song!

Right!

Please lend us your ears!

Our next song is "To Become a Constellation..."!

The time's almost six

The evening star's already out there

Walking home, stepping on shadows

I'm hoping to blend into the night

Yeah, something's not right.

It's been fine this whole time,

but now I can't get the E string in tune...

"No, I've always been alone."

If only I could become a constellation with you...

The E string!

Not good...

But if I can at least get the B string in tune...

The peg's broken!

She can't use the B string now.

She won't be able to do her solo.

What'll I do?

My solo's coming up...

If our big culture festival performance fails

because I had equipment trouble...

What do I do? What do I do,

what do I do, what do I do, what do I do?!

Kita-san...

She's ad-libbing completely on the fly!

I'm going to make sure everyone can see...

how amazingly cool Gotoh-san really is!

What's their guitarist doing?

Dunno, but it's pretty awesome!

Who whips out the bottleneck playing at a time like this?

Now it won't matter if she's a little out of tune!

We met each other, so far away

And because it's our karma, we'll meet again and again

In the gaps between the clouds

If only I could become a constellation with you...

As night falls, I dream that unlikely dream

Not quite a full moon

But still lighting up the dark

I want to become a constellation with you

The kind that puts out many-colored light

I won't let these lines that link us come undone

No matter how brightly you shine

Well... I wasn't going to say anything before our last song,

but please let me say one thing!

Thanks so much for having us today!

We're gonna try our best to become so good,

that one day you'll brag about having seen us here!

Awesome!

Budokan-bound!

You were great, Whatever-san!

You did good even when your string broke!

Hey, Gotoh-san!

Looks like you've gotta say something!

P-People with social anxiety can't talk

without a pre-arranged script!

If you put me in this unplanned situation...

Say something funny. Something funny.

Something... Something... funny...

Gotoh-san?

"Kessoku Band"

Gotoh-san?!

You okay, Bocchi-chan?!

You're a legendary rock star!

Bocchi-chan rocks!

At least show a little concern!

Seriously!

Someone bring a stretcher!

Hitori! You okay?!

I'm sorry about my sister.

H-Hey, it's fine!

It's all over.

Are you all right, Gotoh-san?

Are you conscious?

Y-Yeah...

Thank goodness.

Looks like it wasn't too bad.

Um...

I'm really sorry I ruined everything.

After all you did...

Actually, I think people liked it even more.

Um... Where are the others?

They're cleaning up now.

They said we'd have

an after-party if you were feeling well enough.

But if you aren't, we can save it for later.

R-Right...

Oh, that was a surprise.

Kita-san. You got so good so fast.

Only for rhythm, of course.

Um...

I can't do the kind of playing that really draws people in.

But I seem to be pretty good at

the give-and-take with you guys.

I'm gonna keep working on my playing,

so please keep teaching me.

Gotoh-sa—

Hitori-chan.

R-Right!

Okay, I'm off!

Come by when you're ready!

R-Right...

I'm going to become good enough to support Hitori-chan.

- The 31st Annual - After-party! After-party

- Shuka High School Culture Festival - I hope Bocchi-chan's okay...

will now come to an end.

"Area Ahead Off Limits"

Hey, it's the stage diver.

Oh, the crazy rocker chick?

Some day...

Some day, I will quit high school!

"2F Fander Guitar" "Electric Guitar Specialty Store"

Here!

The manager wants you to come by again some time.

R-Right. Sorry...

I'm really glad you found a good guitar!

R-Right.

What now? Wanna grab food first?

We're done.

Got something else to do?

Bocchi.

You want to play your guitar as soon as possible, right?

Hey! Stop having a telepathic connection, you two!

Hey, it's no big deal.

I know!

Want to rent a studio and try out your new guitar?

Ah, I'd rather not...

We'll all get to practice together tomorrow, anyway.

We'll save the fun for then!

R-Right.

The culture festival is behind us.

We'd better start thinking about our next concert, right?

That's right!

Write us lots of new songs, Ryo!

Just waiting for inspiration to strike.

Let me know if there's anything I can do!

Anything?

Kita-chan! Don't say that to Ryo

unless you're ready to follow through!

You can start by treating me to gyudon.

Be back later.

Another day at the job.