Bocchi the Rock! Episode 9 was released during the weekend, and it soon went viral thanks to a funny Dragon Ball Yamcha reference.
The show’s latest episode sees Hitori and her Kessoku Band members go on a trip to Enoshima during their summer break.
As expected, things don’t go as planned, especially for the extremely introverted Bocchi.
Spoiler Warning: There are spoilers for Bocchi the Rock! Episode 9 in this article.
Bocchi the Rock! Proves to Be Fall 2022's Trending Hit
Bocchi the Rock! is an anime series by CloverWorks that’s based on the 4-panel manga of the same name by Aki Hamaji.
The series' title is a play on the Japanese phrase "hitori-bocchi" which means alone or lonely.
While the series wasn’t as hyped as other Fall 2022 shows like Chainsaw Man and Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, it quickly gained popularity as the season progressed thanks to its creative animation, funny story, and loveable cast.
Currently, the series is the third highest-rated Fall 2022 show on MyAnimeList with a score of 8.79.
It also routinely gets hundreds of comments on the anime subreddit whenever a new episode airs.
The series follows Hitori Gotou (nicknamed Bocchi), an introverted first-year high school girl who dreams of being in a band.
While she is great at playing the guitar, her extreme social anxiety prevents her from joining a band.
Her luck soon turns when she meets Nijika Ijichi, a girl who plays drums and is looking for a new guitarist for her band.
Soon, Hitori joins the band and begins her journey as the lead guitarist of the Kessoku Band.
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Bocchi the Rock! Dragon Ball Yamcha Reference
Bocchi the Rock! has seen its fair share of memes, and the latest one is something that most anime fans should be familiar with.
As the Kessoku Band members take a rest and eat some ice cream during their Enoshima adventure, Hitori is suddenly attacked by a flock of birds.
Helpless to fight back, Bocchi is swarmed, leading to the Yamcha meme reference.
The unexpected and over-the-top scene got a lot of reactions online both on Twitter and Reddit, with many fans expressing how funny the scene was.
In fact, the Bocchi the Rock! and Yamcha hashtags trended on Twitter soon after the episode was released, accompanied by lots of tweets discussing the reference.
It seems that CloverWorks is outdoing itself in every episode with hilarious jokes and memes.
Thanks to this, fans are excited to see more when the next Bocchi the Rock! episode releases this Saturday.
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