Well, I've just finished watching the 11th and penultimate episode of rock music-based anime "Bocchi the Rock!"（ぼっち・ざ・ろっく!）and I've been having a ball with the cringe comedy at the expense of the title character. Plus, the animators have definitely been pushing the envelope on how they've wanted to present some of the gags including what I will "Nice Dam".
My anime buddy told me that during its initial run in Fall 2022, guitar brands such as the Gibson Les Paul and the Yamaha Pacifica were selling out like hotcakes. According to Wikipedia's article on the show, fans were also making pilgrimages to the bohemian area of Shimo-Kitazawa in Tokyo where it's set including the live house SHELTER which was the inspiration for the live house STARRY where the girls work and perform.
As opposed to the opening theme of "Bocchi the Rock!", "Seishun Complex"（青春コンプレックス）, which has stayed constant throughout the twelve episodes, there have been four ending themes. The fourth ending was only used for the final episode but Episodes 8 to 11 have been using one which has stood out in my mind as my favourite since it is quite melodic. "Nani ga Warui" (What's Wrong?) was written and composed by Yuuho Kitazawa（北澤ゆうほ）, the vocalist for rock band the peggies.
A statement on love for one's music, the vocalist here is the character of Nijika Ijichi（伊地知虹夏）who's usually the ever-upbeat drummer and mild disciplinarian for Kessoku Band（結束バンド）. She's played by Sayumi Suzushiro（鈴代紗弓）who I've recognized as the same seiyuu for Kei Shirogane（白銀圭）, Miyuki's snarkily rebellious sister on "Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai"（かぐや様は告らせたい） and the athletic Uruka Takemoto（武元うるか）in the comedy "Boku-tachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai"（ぼくたちは勉強ができない）.
I've heard that the manga is still rolling along so I'm hoping that maybe a second season will come to pass in the next few years.
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