Hitori Bocchi No Marumaru Seikatsu

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 ''tankōbon'' volumes have been released. An anime television series adaptation by C2C aired from April to June 2019.

Story

Bocchi Hitori, 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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: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 .
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: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 .
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:The vice representative in Bocchi's class. She often puts on an appearance to hide the fact that she is actually somewhat of a loser. Her name is derived from .
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:Bocchi's classmate who comes from another country and considers herself to be a ninja. Her name is derived from .
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: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 .
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: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 .
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: Bocchi's classmate who is a student librarian. She is shy like Bocchi. Her name is derived from .
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: Bocchi's classmate who loves sweets. Her name is derived from .
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: Bocchi's classmate who is a member of the school's tennis club.
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: The homeroom leader of Bocchi's class. Her name is derived from .
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: Bocchi's classmate who comes from a rich family. Her name is derived from .
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: Bocchi's classmate who is the older twin. Notsugi calls her ''Saki''. Her name is derived from .
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: 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 .
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: Bocchi's classmate who is the most popular person in the class. Her classmates call her ''Mīna''. She sings bad songs in a loud voice.
: She used to go to the same elementary school as Kō Futō and Kō was her only friend then. Since Kō refused to go to school, she has behaved to make her classes fun so that Kō doesn't feel nervous. Her name is derived from .
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: Bocchi's classmate who refuses to go to school. Her name is derived from .
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: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 .
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Media

Manga

''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. Eight ''tankōbon'' volumes were published from November 27, 2014 to June 25, 2021.

Anime

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. 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. 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. The opening theme song is by Chisaki Morishita, Minami Tanaka, Akari Kitō, and Yuuko Kurose, while the ending theme song by Morishita. The ending theme for episode six is by Morishita, Tanaka, Kitō, and Kurose.

Reception

''Gadget Tsūshin'' listed a line from the sixth episode's ending theme in their 2019 anime buzzwords list.

See also

* ''Bocchi the Rock!'', a similarly named series with a similar premise
* ''Komi Can't Communicate''
* ''Mitsuboshi Colors''
* ''No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular!''

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