Bocchi the Rock! - Ch. 73

[SuperOniichan]

Well, leaving aside the fact that there is nothing official and that there is no romance of any kind, at least for now, I would say that, if something materializes between them, it would be Bocchi x Kita and Ryou x Nijika. The author already paired them in the friendly context with the occasional wink, but nothing more. The most notable interactions only occur between Bocchi and Kita, and Nijika and Ryou.

There shouldn't be anything official here, because the Japanese love to interpret and ship rather than be obsessed with the "canon" like shippers in the West. This is one of the reasons why you get so many all-male and all-female works with so much melodramatic friendships. This also allows you to sell your work to those who want the most pure wholesome platonic content and not be limited by the yuri tag, which reduces the audience you can get. Especially with all-male content. But again, it all depends on the author. It's unlikely that this will become ecchi yuri at any point, but given the format of CGDCT, they may well develop in this direction if they want.

But yes, all-female works very often create "friendly" pairings to develop interesting dynamics and give the audience interesting ships. Think Kumiko x Reina, a particularly famous or infamous example, lol.

 

[SuperOniichan]

Bocchi‘s referenced wanting to have a girlfriend and hypothetical “dalliances with women”, so there’s grounds for her at least being into women canonically

Both phrases are taken out of context. The first is a joke about a stereotypical Japanese successful streamer, and the second is a joke about popular rock stars. Not that this is anything new, in the past another CGDCT manga featured a character in an ikemen suit with two sexy hostesses as she dreamed of becoming a successful casino gambler. Of course, no one is stopping you from interpreting things as you want, but it was more likely to be a joke on stereotypes, rather than some serious statement about the characters' identity.

 

[Joddascus]

Both phrases are taken out of context. The first is a joke about a stereotypical Japanese successful streamer, and the second is a joke about popular rock stars. Not that this is anything new, in the past another CGDCT manga featured a character in an ikemen suit with two sexy hostesses as she dreamed of becoming a successful casino gambler. Of course, no one is stopping you from interpreting things as you want, but it was more likely to be a joke on stereotypes, rather than some serious statement about the characters' identity.

That’s why I said those things functioned as grounds for interpretation as opposed to hard evidence. Ultimately I don’t get the vibe that the mangaka is especially interested in having any kind of explicit, canon answer for either of us.

I will continue to think of the entire cast as fruity until proven otherwise because that interpretation suits my interests. And no doubt you will have your own interpretation to suit yours. And we all get to enjoy Bocchi how we want to!

 

[SuperOniichan]

That’s why I said those things functioned as grounds for interpretation as opposed to hard evidence. Ultimately I don’t get the vibe that the mangaka is especially interested in having any kind of explicit, canon answer for either of us.

I will continue to think of the entire cast as fruity until proven otherwise because that interpretation suits my interests. And no doubt you will have your own interpretation to suit yours. And we all get to enjoy Bocchi how we want to!

As it should be for healthy entertainment. Glad to see someone who enjoys shipping maturely.

 

[Nper4lta]

the song itself is about her problem, it should be to no one surprise that she nailed it lmao

Just because it is her song doesn't mean she would nail the director's vision about the song.

 

[Pollomonteros]

It's nice to see Bocchi wearing something other than the tracksuit

Kind of wish that the manga went the route of slowly showing her getting more social, paying attention to her attire is part of that

 

[kzoyogurt]

Such a good chapter!! Thank you so so much!!

 

[Renko]

I hate how the whole discussion got overtaken by shipping stuff. Kind a robs proper discussions for the chapter.

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On another note, is Bocchi going to be popular enough to have the anime reach this chapter? I really want to see a real rendition of the music video!

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