Japanese manga series
Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
(
Japanese
:
ひとりぼっちの○○生活
,
lit.
"Bocchi Hitori's ____ Life" or "The ____ Life of Being Alone")
is a Japanese
yonkoma
manga
series written and illustrated by Katsuwo. It was serialized in
ASCII Media Works
'
Comic Dengeki Daioh
"g"
magazine from September 2013 to April 2021. Eight
tank?bon
volumes have been released. An
anime
television series adaptation produced by
C2C
aired from April to June 2019.
Story
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Bocchi Hitori is a girl with
social anxiety
who has difficulty communicating with others. Before starting middle school, her friend Kai Yawara, who will be attending a different school, tells Bocchi she is breaking off their friendship until she can make friends with her entire class at her new school. Thus, Bocchi is left with the task of befriending everyone in her class before graduation.
Characters
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- Bocchi Hitori
(
一里 ぼっち
,
Hitori Botchi
)
- Voiced by:
Chisaki Morishita
[1]
- A girl whose social anxiety makes it hard to talk to people. When her only friend Kai breaks up with her, she is tasked with trying to befriend everyone in class, usually passing out whenever she does. Her name is derived from
hitoribotchi
(
ひとりぼっち
, "all alone")
.
- Nako Sunao
(
砂尾 なこ
,
Sunao Nako
)
- Voiced by:
Minami Tanaka
[3]
- The first friend Bocchi makes upon entering middle school. She has a tough appearance, but is actually kind and supportive of Bocchi. Her name is derived from
sunao na ko
(
素直な子
, "honest child")
.
- Aru Honsh?
(
本庄 アル
,
Honsh? Aru
)
- Voiced by:
Akari Kit?
[4]
- The vice representative in Bocchi's class. She often puts on an appearance to hide the fact that she is actually somewhat unfortunate. Her name is derived from
honsh? aru
(
本性ある
, "having a true nature")
.
- Sotoka Rakita
(
ソトカ?ラキタ?
,
Sotoka Rakit?
)
- Voiced by:
Yuuko Kurose
[4]
- Bocchi's classmate who comes from another country and considers herself to be a ninja. Her name is derived from
soto kara kita
(
外から?た
, "came from outside")
.
- Kako Kurai
(
倉井 佳子
,
Kurai Kako
)
- Voiced by:
Kana Ichinose
[5]
- The public morals officer in Bocchi's school. She has a policy against making friends as she wants to become strong enough to live by herself. Her name is derived from
kurai kako
(
暗い過去
, "dark past")
.
- Kai Yawara
(
八原 かい
,
Yawara Kai
)
- Voiced by:
Konomi Kohara
[5]
- Bocchi's friend from elementary school. Concerned over Bocchi's social anxiety after ending up in a different middle school, she breaks off her friendship with Bocchi in order to encourage her to make new friends. Her name is derived from
yawarakai
(
やわらかい
, "soft")
.
- Ito Kurie
(
栗枝 衣抄
,
Kurie Ito
)
- Voiced by:
Honoka Kuroki
- Bocchi's classmate who is a student librarian. She is shy like Bocchi. Her name is derived from
kurieito
(
クリエイト
, "create")
.
- Peko Onaka
(
尾中 ペコ
,
Onaka Peko
)
- Voiced by: Nana Harumura
- Bocchi's classmate who loves sweets. Her name is derived from
onaka pekopeko
(
お腹ペコペコ
, "very hungry")
.
- Hanako Yamada
(
山田 花子
,
Yamada Hanako
)
- Voiced by:
Rika Nagae
- Bocchi's classmate who is a member of the school's tennis club.
- Ino Kawai
(
河合 依乃
,
Kawai Ino
)
- The homeroom leader of Bocchi's class. Her name is derived from
kawaii no
(
かわいいの
, "the cute one")
.
- Mayo Oj?sa
(
小篠? ?世
,
Oj?sa Mayo
)
- Voiced by:
Saki Miyashita
- Bocchi's classmate who comes from a rich family. Her name is derived from
oj?-sama yo
(
お?さまよ
, "I'm a rich girl")
.
- Nosaki Futago
(
二子 乃?
,
Futago Nosaki
)
- Voiced by:
Takako Tanaka
- Bocchi's classmate who is the older twin. Notsugi calls her
Saki
. Her name is derived from
futago no saki
(
?子の先
, "the elder twin")
.
- Notsugi Futago
(
二子 乃?
,
Futago Notsugi
)
- Voiced by:
Hiyori Kono
- Bocchi's classmate who is the younger twin. Nosaki says her voice is too loud. Nosaki calls her
Tsugu
(not
Tsugi
). Her name is derived from
futago no tsugi
(
?子の次
, "the younger twin")
.
- Rau Minagawa
(
美奈川 らう
,
Minagawa Rau
)
- Voiced by: Ribu Mukai
- Bocchi's classmate who is the most popular person in the class. Her classmates call her
M?na
. She sings bad songs in a loud voice.
- She used to go to the same elementary school as K? Fut? and K? was her only friend then. Since K? refused to go to school, she has behaved to make her classes fun so that K? doesn't feel nervous. Her name is derived from
mina ga warau
(
皆が笑う
, "everybody laughs")
.
- K? Fut?
(
布藤 香
,
Fut? K?
)
- Bocchi's classmate who refuses to go to school. Her name is derived from
fut?k?
(
不登校
, "truancy")
.
- Teruyo Oshie
(
押江 照代
,
Oshie Teruyo
)
- Voiced by:
Minami Takahashi
[6]
- The homeroom teacher of Bocchi's class who is called "Teru-chan" by her students. She has an irrational fear of Nako. Her name is derived from
oshieteru yo
(
?えてるよ
, "I'll teach you")
.
- Kakeru Omoi
(
恩井 翔琉
,
Omoi Kakeru
)
- Her name is derived from
Omoi Kakeru
(
おもいかける
, "Transmit Feelings")
.
- Mari Inakana
(
?金 ?理
,
Inakana Mari
)
- Her name is derived from
inaka namari
(
田?訛り
, "Rural Accent")
.
Media
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Manga
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Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu
, written and illustrated by Katsuwo, was serialized in
ASCII Media Works
'
Comic Dengeki Daioh "g"
magazine from September 27, 2013 to April 27, 2021.
[1]
[7]
[8]
[9]
Eight
tank?bon
volumes were published from November 27, 2014 to June 25, 2021.
[10]
Anime
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An anime television series adaptation was announced after the final episode of
Mitsuboshi Colors
, the anime adaptation of another manga series by the same author, on March 25, 2018.
[1]
The series was directed by Takebumi Anzai and written by
Jukki Hanada
, with animation by studio
C2C
. Kii Tanaka was the character designer and the chief animation director. Ryuichi Takada and
Hidekazu Tanaka
composed the series' music.
[20]
The series aired from April 6 to June 22, 2019 on the
Animeism
programming block on
MBS
,
TBS
,
BS-TBS
, as well as
AT-X
.
[3]
[a]
The opening theme song is "Hitori Bocchi no Monologue"
(
ひとりぼっちのモノロ?グ
, "Lonely Monologue")
by
Chisaki Morishita
,
Minami Tanaka
,
Akari Kit?
, and
Yuuko Kurose
, while the ending theme song "Ne, Issho ni Kaero"
(
ね、いっしょにかえろ。
, "Let's Go Home Together.")
by Morishita.
[6]
The ending theme for episode six is "Bakush? Bocchi Juku K?ka"
(
爆笑ぼっち塾 校歌
, "Bocchi School of Laughs Anthem")
by Morishita, Tanaka, Kit?, and Kurose.
[21]
Reception
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Gadget Ts?shin
listed a line from the sixth episode's ending theme in their 2019 anime buzzwords list.
[23]
Notes
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a
b
MBS listed the series premiere at 26:25 on April 5, 2019, which is April 6 at 2:25 a.m.
- ^
All English titles are taken from
Crunchyroll
.
References
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.
Anime News Network
.
Archived
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. Retrieved
March 25,
2018
.
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"Hitoribocchi no Marumaruseikatsu - The Spring 2019 Anime Preview Guide"
.
Anime News Network
. April 5, 2019.
Archived
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July 14,
2019
.
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b
Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 26, 2018).
"Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff, Spring 2019 Debut"
.
Anime News Network
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Archived
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. Retrieved
August 26,
2018
.
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b
Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 26, 2018).
"Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu Anime Casts Akari Kit?, Y?ko Kurose"
.
Anime News Network
.
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November 26,
2018
.
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"電?のギャグ誌創刊。氷川へきる、大沖、谷川ニコら執筆"
.
Natalie
(in Japanese). September 27, 2013.
Archived
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.
Anime News Network
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2021
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.
Natalie
(in Japanese). April 27, 2021.
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April 27,
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.
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(in Japanese).
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.
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(in Japanese).
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.
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October 11,
2020
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(in Japanese). Kadokawa.
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(in Japanese). Kadokawa.
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(in Japanese). Kadokawa.
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(in Japanese). Kadokawa.
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(in Japanese). Kadokawa.
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(in Japanese). Kadokawa.
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.
Anime News Network
.
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. Retrieved
December 26,
2018
.
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.
Animate Times
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.
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. Retrieved
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