Bocchi the Rock - Aaox's Anime Review

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  • Опубликовано: 13 окт 2024
  • Stuff it, anxiety. I'm in a band called Limozeen.
    / aaox

Комментарии • 100

  • @maattthhhh
    @maattthhhh 10 месяцев назад +8

    “It might not resonate with everyone, but those that it does, it'll hit deep.” - Ryo Yamada

  • @noirscape_
    @noirscape_ 10 месяцев назад +27

    Bocchi was great. It really hit those moments where it goes "oh shit, I've *been in that place before*", but it doesn't feel... mean about it? The show clearly gets comedic chops from Bocchi's anxiety but it feels more like "yeah, this is what that feels like, this is the impact it can take". Nowadays things mostly go better but sometimes it still happens, where a curveball pops up and it just hits you in the head like a truck.
    Probably the best anime I saw this year. Really, really good show.

    • @mrbeckegruvan16
      @mrbeckegruvan16 10 месяцев назад +6

      I think what's so brilliant and makes it so kind for lack of a better word, is that it goes out of it's way to show how all Bocchi's fears are, while real to her, not something that bothers anything else. My fave scence in the whole show is on the train to Enoshima where the other girls talk about how Bocchi is at school and go on about how much everyone else is missing out on by not being her friend.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +5

      @@mrbeckegruvan16 You're absolutely correct; that's a very salient suggestion about the show's approach which I really should have touched on. It absolutely does goes out of its way to show how other people see Bocchi's anxiety manifest and them reacting kindly to it. That scene's similar to the street performance, with Bocchi realising that she doesn't have any enemies there and the show really highlighting that moment of realisation for her. When Hiroi said "Don't get it twisted who your enemies are," I actually _really_ felt that one. It was carthartic, almost. Wish I'd mentioned it in the review, now. Fantastic point.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +4

      It's a fantastic show, absolutely. Takes it easy, but still takes it, as it were. Really deftly handeled - I was talking to the friend I watched this with about it, and he very astutely pointed out that if it were funnier it would reduce the potency of the depiction of social anxiety and turn the show into something like Komi-San, where her social anxiety is just used as something to make her seem cute rather than be the potentially debilitating complication it truly is, but too far in the other direction and you've got WataMote or NHK. They struck a balance as close to perfect as I can imagine a show like this might ever manage.

  • @cecilemardinia
    @cecilemardinia 10 месяцев назад +11

    i believe the series opens with the lines 'the girl who wonders if it's okay to join in, and by doing so misses her chance, ending up all alone.'
    and i dont think i ever fully recovered from that one

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +3

      it does, and it's *brutal*

  • @TheGamerThatKills
    @TheGamerThatKills 10 месяцев назад +35

    Still my favourite review channel on YT, I hope life is treating you well and wish you all the best into next year

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +4

      That's very kind of you to say, thank you! And likewise.

  • @wiseboy4
    @wiseboy4 10 месяцев назад +15

    man im so glad you liked this show, it's gone down as one of my all time favourites for being funny, endearing, uplifting, motivating and masterfully put together by everyone involved

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +3

      It's a great piece of media! Feel good without being saccharine on top of being hysterically funny. Incredibly enjoyable to watch.

  • @Ikcatcher
    @Ikcatcher 10 месяцев назад +21

    It’s already been a year since this anime released but I still think about it a lot.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +3

      I only wish I'd watched it sooner, really.

  • @Ω3103ζ
    @Ω3103ζ 10 месяцев назад +3

    not this anime reviewer uploading again after 3 months lmaoooooooo
    love you aaox even if i get just a glimpse of your presence every quarter year

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

      I decided I would understand seasonal anime more if I myself became a seasonal anime

  • @dreadllama4026
    @dreadllama4026 10 месяцев назад +6

    "When you are scared to go out the front door then going outside is something to be proud of" Thank you for that. Don't let people belittle your very real achievements. If it is hard for you to do something and you manage to do it, you accomplished a hard task, and that is praiseworthy.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

      You're very welcome. And precisely; I think it's something that isn't said enough and very much ought to be said more.

  • @epicfapbattlesofhistory607
    @epicfapbattlesofhistory607 9 месяцев назад +1

    Brother, you encapsulate the experience of watching a given anime better than anyone else I know on this god forsaken platform. Maybe it’s the happiness cycle talking, but I don’t know another anituber (God save me for using that term) who as succinctly and sardonically conveys what… well, hell, you could wax thesauric about “Bye Bye, Butterfree” and I’d be rapt and nodding throughout like one of those wooden Simpson-meme-water birds. Best wishes, and as an English major (re: fellow dipshit with a thesaurus) anxiety sucks and I wish for you the best of New Years. Take care of yourself, mate.

  • @Saibott55
    @Saibott55 10 месяцев назад +5

    Honestly you are so good at gathering the thoughts that are just scattered around my brain when I try to understand why I love a show so much, and you are also presenting it in a very melancholic but uplifting way that is easy to understand. I truly appreciate the work you put into these videos, cant wait for the next one

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +3

      That's one of my favourite things to hear people say in response to my videos, thank you! Really means a lot to hear I've done a good job at putting thoughts into words. Really kind of you. Whether I hold off for Frieren or go straight to Scott Pilgrim or Edgerunners, I hope you enjoy it when it finally shows up!

  • @FlyingFauxPas
    @FlyingFauxPas 10 месяцев назад +3

    A frieren video would be cool, it'd fit your chilled out vibes to talk about a show that's built mostly on chilled out, meloncholic vibes.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад

      Nice of you to say, thank you. I tend to gravitate towards that kind of media for whatever reason, so it's been on the docket for a long time. Hopefully I can get it out pretty shortly after the series concludes.

  • @mike_sauce
    @mike_sauce 10 месяцев назад +3

    That twin dragon metaphor in the beginning was top tier. Your scripts are goals, man.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you, I'm happy to hear that. I always feel like they feel a bit bland in the writing, so I'm glad you disagree.

  • @arcanethink
    @arcanethink 10 месяцев назад +2

    YAY new aaox review AND OMG NEXT REVIEW IS FRIERNE I WAS JUST GOING TYPE "REVIEW FRIEREN NEXT"!" HYPE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
    also check out apothecary diaries and ascendance of a bookworm both of them are awesome too !!!!

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад

      Thank you! Might not come out NEXT next, might do that Scott Pilgrim/Edgerunners review first, but I'm already planning Frieren so I can review that as soon as the currently airing season has concluded (I think it's listed at 28 episodes, so a few months yet until that'll be happening). And thank you for the suggestions! I'll take a look at both of them.

    • @arcanethink
      @arcanethink 10 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@Aaox ❤!
      I still need to watch scott pilgrim in some form or the other havent even watched the live action movie nor edgerunners yet. so little time so much to do.
      also I must recommend on reading the ascendance of a bookworm light novel because that's it shines even more so than the anime and for apotheary diaries - the manga.

  • @nexter4202
    @nexter4202 10 месяцев назад +8

    What a sweet video. It's always nice to see you upload, and this time, your presentation style, tone, and subject matter really melded well together. Anime with a tender approach to struggles, and triumphs of social anxiety, combined with a video doing the same. Great work... and as always, it's very much appreciated.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you, glad you thought it came together well! And you're more than welcome.

  • @rexmckey1604
    @rexmckey1604 10 месяцев назад +3

    Always a good day when Aaox uploads a video

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

      Always a good day when people watch one of my videos

  • @drewsta199
    @drewsta199 10 месяцев назад +3

    as someone who also, funnily enough, has crippling social anxiety and actually was also somehow in a band at around 16, this show super SUPER resonated with me. seriously, the shot you used at around 8:58 was like a smack in the face because i'd seen damn near almost exactly that.
    god this show fuckin owned

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +2

      I never got past the "learning to play the guitar and talking with a couple of friends about how it would be cool to be in a band" stage of the Bandmake process. It's very cool it resonated, I can easily see that making it more entertaining.

  • @TalesofDawnandDusk
    @TalesofDawnandDusk 10 месяцев назад +4

    You have no idea how envious I am of your voice, video editing and writing skills. Well done

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you!

  • @Art0fKuma
    @Art0fKuma 10 месяцев назад +4

    Amazing, its been so damn long haha
    Happy to see you review this, Bocchi is so good

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад

      Pardon my dust; it was a combination of nothing really catching my eye to review (hence a year old show being the subject of this one) and somehow losing a month in planning time.
      And thank you! It certainly is.

  • @FPoP1911
    @FPoP1911 10 месяцев назад +3

    an Aaox drop day is a good day.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

      🙏

  • @Adam.C
    @Adam.C 10 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for the video! I always enjoy your reviews a lot.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад

      You're welcome! And thank you, I'm glad you enjoy them. Hopefully get more out soon, he said, again,

  • @DrRESHES
    @DrRESHES 10 месяцев назад +2

    0:10 wait i remember those musical ques...,,,,
    ,,,,
    it's Bakemonogatari ?

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

      Katamari, actually!

  • @Ponybloodismycoffee
    @Ponybloodismycoffee 10 месяцев назад +1

    Always glad to see you upload! Looking forward to that Edgerunners video!

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад

      Thank you, and certainly! Depending on what order I tackle things it might take a hot minute (when doesn't it) but I did have a lot of thoughts about it and I'd like to express them, so here's hoping!

  • @devalk_
    @devalk_ 10 месяцев назад +1

    Always glad to see more from you!

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад

      Thank you!

  • @4Clubs
    @4Clubs 10 месяцев назад +1

    I also was in no rush to watch Bocchi the Rock, and for pretty much the same reasons. But I must say, the show was such great fun. The production was firing on all cilindres, the show is an amazing accomplishment in many respects.
    Keep doing your best, brother, and God bless you. Really looking forward to your Frieren review.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you! Glad you enjoyed watching it. And yeah, I'm already planning some points I want to cover, so hopefully when the series concludes - I think it's going for 28 episodes? - I'll have a video out very quickly. "Very Quickly" and "video out" are hard to trust words coming from my mouth, of course, but, you know. I shall endeavour to try my best.

    • @4Clubs
      @4Clubs 10 месяцев назад

      @@Aaox Yes, "very quickly" is certainly liberally defined when you say it. But there is no rush, just keep doing your best.
      Also, if I may suggest you something to watch, please look into Baki. It's well worth it.

  • @jewishwario
    @jewishwario 10 месяцев назад +3

    Finally you're back! This is a great YT channel, I'm glad you uploaded again. Bocchi is super fun and it was a real treat to watch back when it was airing.
    I really would recommend the watamote manga, I think it's much easier to consume in that format but the social awkwardness might be too much lol. Hope to see ya upload more!!

  • @FPoP1911
    @FPoP1911 10 месяцев назад +1

    Hearing "see you on the sunny side" in British accent makes me wonder how much of a meta joke that was about complex feelings of having anxiety of and desire for meeting friends.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад

      Just a reference to NHK's soundtrack, I'm afraid.

  • @Dinhjason
    @Dinhjason 10 месяцев назад +1

    2:54 I'm going to comment acknowledgement for this great joke.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад

      🙏

  • @Levixne
    @Levixne 10 месяцев назад +1

    Aaox upload? The world is healing

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад

      We'll get it under control any day now, I'm certain

  • @Bodneyblue
    @Bodneyblue 5 месяцев назад

    Adore this show..and have been lucky enough to have visited many of the real life locations used in the show...Flying out from the UK (solo) to see my favourite band LIVE in Japan..I spent he remainder of my stay visited real life anime locations..For shows "Super CUB", "Bocchi The Rock", "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid" and "Non Non Biyori". I so wanted to visit more...like for "Yuru Camp" and "K-On!"..but time contraints meant it wasn't possible...I hope to one day return and visit those I missed and more....though that probably won't happen...which is saddening.

  • @stutania
    @stutania 10 месяцев назад +1

    You truly have the heart of a lion and the wings of a bat, Aaox.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you, I'm wearing my tightest pants.

  • @yellow2683
    @yellow2683 10 месяцев назад +1

    Aaox thanks for uploading!

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад

      You're welcome, thank you for watching!

  • @comandantegorrion7271
    @comandantegorrion7271 10 месяцев назад +1

    I will admit that there were multiple times while watching BTR that I said to myself “Man, either Bocchi needs to stop being so relatable, or I need to go talk to my doctor about getting a diagnosis for an anxiety disorder of some kind.”

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад

      I had a similar feeling watching NHK. Dawning comprehension's a terrible thing

  • @nevmiku
    @nevmiku 10 месяцев назад +2

    Very excited for the next quarterly report! 😂

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

      stay tuned for partial excitement!

  • @Kosac07
    @Kosac07 10 месяцев назад +1

    After all these years, you still have one of the best anime/game reviews out there, right up there with Demo's reviews. Thank you for still making these little gems. o(_ _)o
    Also, any chances that you'd start streaming one day? I have a feeling that people would quite enjoy you just playing some chill game (Genshin for instance) and relax with your casual banter. I know I'd like that~
    Anyhow, take it easy and thanks again. (^_^)b

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад

      Thank you! You're more than welcome.
      I'd like to start streaming! Funnily enough it's the anxiety that stops me from hitting the 'start streaming' button; I was actually planning to stream myself playing both Elden Ring and the RE4 Remake but couldn't mash go on OBS. I do really want to, though. Keep an eye out, perhaps. Might try it in the near future.

    • @Kosac07
      @Kosac07 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@Aaox I understand, take your time~ (You can do it!!!)

  • @DrRESHES
    @DrRESHES 10 месяцев назад +1

    Hello, my comment was deleted.
    I saved your vid before it gets Yuru Camped like your old review.
    and it's great you talked about Yuru Camp.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад

      I'd like to reupload it some day, even if it needs a big horrid watermark to get around copyright.

    • @DrRESHES
      @DrRESHES 10 месяцев назад

      @@Aaox really ? the whole video needs that ? that's rough.
      and i'm guessing if you would do season 2 it would that too. sad.

    • @DrRESHES
      @DrRESHES 10 месяцев назад

      @@Aaox I still watch that review when i get drunk lol.

  • @BRWednesday
    @BRWednesday 10 месяцев назад +1

    Haven't heard of this one but since it's making your list, I'm definitely gonna have to give it a go. (Also I'm still trying to work my way up to NHK @_@ )

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

      I hope you enjoy it! Genuinely be careful with NHK, it's in the pantheon of shows I do think are genuinely really good, but they're really heavy. It throws _dark._

  • @Lelfro
    @Lelfro 10 месяцев назад +1

    Wanted to watch it when I first heard of it - didn't.
    Got to almost pressing 'play' for episode 1 at around a month ago - didn't.
    Wanted to watch it right as I saw you upload this video yesterday so I could contrast your thoughts with mine - didn't.
    I don't know how to put this, but I think I have anxiety from watching anime that I perceive I would enjoy. Thus, I can only conclude that Scott Pilgrim Takes Off isn't an anime.

  • @DrRESHES
    @DrRESHES 10 месяцев назад +1

    damn i would love to actually finish this show, but i left it on ep 4, it's one of those shows that i don't want to end because it's too good, i felt it with video games like Armored Core 6, and just jumped ship, it's too good of a thing, but the second layer of depth of that thought is that i get the message too clearly before it's even announced by the thing and just leave it there.
    it's a problem i have.
    and i'm kinda busy. finished Alan Wake 1 and DLC's and American Nightmare and right now playing control to finally start AW2. all in 1 week.
    man, i've missed out on AW1 game, it's just the best. even AW AN is really great. and Control is just amazing by looking at it. Since Max Payne 1 Remedy was crushing it.

  • @zerofive5734
    @zerofive5734 10 месяцев назад +1

    the ahoy of anime reviewers, always a good day when you upload. On a side note, What happened to the yuru camp video? Bit of a shame the video that introduced me to you is nowhere to be found, but i'm glad to be a subscriber nonetheless.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад

      Taken by the copyright strike gods, I'm afraid. I've been meaning to re-edit and reupload it.

    • @RBDennison
      @RBDennison 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@AaoxDo it do it do it.
      Every day without Aaox stumbling over saying "Rin and Nadeshiko" is a day barely worth living.

  • @zSeiba
    @zSeiba 10 месяцев назад +1

    Hope life's been treating you well! ♥

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад

      Likewise, chief! 💙

  • @baywest
    @baywest 10 месяцев назад

    This is perfect because I just finished showing my wife this show

  • @Bro-zc9ys
    @Bro-zc9ys 10 месяцев назад

    Glad to see such an underground show get covered

  • @snowisthebestweather
    @snowisthebestweather 10 месяцев назад

    Don't get validation from random people online. Meet us, and then we can be socially anxious together. Just imagine, a bunch of grown men talking about, I don't know, Monster Girl Quest in public.
    I am a fount of good ideas.

  • @zomt420
    @zomt420 10 месяцев назад +1

    Love you

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

  • @aprilsalazar411
    @aprilsalazar411 7 месяцев назад

    U da best!

  • @StallionTG
    @StallionTG 10 месяцев назад

    Watch frieren dude. sorry to leave this in a comment for another video. Just wanted to let you know about it.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

      Way ahead of you; I mention at the end of this review that I plan to make a video about it when it's over. Been reading the manga for years.

    • @StallionTG
      @StallionTG 10 месяцев назад

      @@Aaox oh ofcourse. Haha

  • @SoYFooD2
    @SoYFooD2 10 месяцев назад +1

    dont do the scott pilgrem one, its not good.
    becouse of the central gimic of the show, all of it make no sence.
    and all the stuff they add to fill the viod just pads runtime and creats no charicter develepment.
    and the modern girls are best alway's and boy's are alway's the dumb becouse we have to compensate for "thing" gets realy old realy fast.
    season 2 wil probeble be good becouse they wil need to make some thing new insted of riffing of of someting that is not lending its self to this riff.
    i mean it had all the ingreadients to be good, its just the structure they chose made it imposible to be the old thing or a new thing.
    i want this team to make someting origional and it will rock but what they made jet sucks.
    sutch a waste hope they learn, cant wait.
    if u make show A without A for most of the show and then make A the plot twist, and then do the EXACT same plot twist agian with the exact same A, and at the moment the story about A is to hit the story arc tip just have B steal the moment becouse go girls and boy's dumb.
    u must admit u wanted to mode someting els but jused the name of someting els to get the opertunaty u needit.
    and dont come at me wth u dont get it or je just a hater.
    i want to see more artists do there thing insted of take known thing, change it is not for most of the old odience, and a lot is held back for the new adience.
    bleu eye samuray gets it.

  • @devilpantsu
    @devilpantsu 10 месяцев назад +4

    Excellent video as always, and your sentiments towards Bocchi echo mine. I also had difficulty watching Watamote, it just hurt too much to keep going with it.

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you! Glad it resonated. And quite; WataMote was like pulling teeth for me.

  • @PrincessOfDumbasses
    @PrincessOfDumbasses 10 месяцев назад +1

    Watamote was just like Ripping old wounds open & bring out past memories you've thought you have forgotten about, Bocchi is a more milder one 👍

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, nice middle ground between WataMote and K-On. WataMote I felt like I was drowning the whole time I was trying to watch it.

  • @PrincessOfDumbasses
    @PrincessOfDumbasses 10 месяцев назад +1

    His ALIVE!

    • @Aaox
      @Aaox  10 месяцев назад +1

      Rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated

  • @justanasshole5456
    @justanasshole5456 10 месяцев назад

    Mom, look, I'm in an Aaox video 4:04