Bocchi the Rock!
Director(s)Keiichiro Saito
Production year2022
Genre(s)Animation
Approx. running minutes24m
CastYoshino Aoyama, Sayumi Suzushiro, Saku Mizuno
Bocchi the Rock!
suicide references, brief bloody detail
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
BOCCHI THE ROCK! is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Bocchi joins a rock band.
suicide and self-harm
Brief suicide references include moderate visual detail.
additional issues
There are brief mental health references, upsetting scenes, and a brief comic verbal reference to violence. Bad language is very mild ('freaking', 'screw').
mild bad language, mental health references
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
BOCCHI THE ROCK! is a Japanese anime series; in this episode an apprehensive Hitori is convinced by her bandmates to work with them at Starry.
language
Mild bad language ('crap') is accompanied by the milder term 'hell.'
theme
A young girl with anxiety struggles with her self confidence, and is comforted by supportive friends.
additional issues
There are references to 'puppy love' and a brief kissing scene.
mild bad language
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
BOCCHI THE ROCK! is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, Bocchi builds up the courage to find Kita's classroom, but is scared to talk to her.
language
There is mild bad language ('crap', 'ass').
additional issues
References are made to a girl having a crush on a band member. A girl struggles with her confidence and eats her lunch alone with people calling her weird; however, she is soon seen to make friends.
moderate bad language
Classified Date:
18/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
BOCCHI THE ROCK is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Bocchi writes the band's first song.
language
Moderate bad language ('whore') occurs, as well as milder terms ('ass', 'hell').
additional issues
There is a brief mild verbal sex reference.
very mild bad language, sex references, rude humour
Classified Date:
18/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
BOCCHI THE ROCK! is an animated series; in this episode, Bocchi and band audition for a chance to perform at a live music venue.
language
There is use of very mild bad language ('jerk').
sex
Comments are made about band members being known for 'dalliances with women'.
rude humour
A person vomits from excitement, though this occurs off-screen.
additional issues
There are brief references to smoking and drinking alcohol.
very mild threat
Classified Date:
18/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
BOCCHI THE ROCK! is an animated series; in this episode, Bocchi worries about how to find people to bring to her concert.
threat and horror
A woman worries and tries to call emergency services when another collapses, however the situation is reassuringly and comically resolved.
additional issues
A person imagines another breaking their property, however this does not really take place. There are references to alcohol.
mild threat
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
BOCCHI THE ROCK! is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Bocchi invites the band to her house.
threat and horror
A girl imagines she is going to be burned at the stake.
additional issues
There are also brief very mild references to sex and death.
implied strong language, suicide references
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
BOCCHI THE ROCK! is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, a storm interrupts the band's first concert.
language
Implied strong language ('motherf***ker') occurs, as well as milder terms ('screw', 'ass', 'jerk').
suicide and self-harm
There is a brief verbal reference to a person's suicidal ideation.
additional issues
There are also scenes of drunken behaviour, as well as mild verbal sex references.
sexual harassment
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
BOCCHI THE ROCK! is a Japanese anime series; in this episode, the band take a sightseeing trip to cheer up Bocchi.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A group of school girls are harassed by a cafe owner and his shirtless friends who call them 'cuties' and enquire about their age.
additional issues
A character suffering with mental health and self-esteem issues is comforted by friends. In another scene, a flock of birds comically attack a person. There is also use of mild bad language ('screw').
mild bad language, drug references, alcohol misuse
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
BOCCHI THE ROCK! is a Japanese comedy anime series; in this episode, Hitori is nervous at the prospect of performing on stage at the school culture festival.
language
Bad language includes ‘dumbass’, ‘piss off’, ‘damn’ and ‘hell’.
drugs
A person defines psychedelic rock as ‘a genre that spread in the 1960s as a musical expression of drug-induced hallucinations’. Later, a girl - who has not taken drugs - experiences visions of bright patterns while listening to psychedelic rock.
alcohol and smoking
A woman is repeatedly shown drinking alcohol and behaving in an intoxicated manner, suggesting alcohol dependency. She also speaks about using alcohol to deal with stage fright and suggests to a teenager that she try the same, but the teen declines.
additional issues
Song lyrics contain infrequent very mild sex references.
moderate threat, sex references
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
BOCCHI THE ROCK! is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, Bocchi goes missing on the day of the culture festival.
threat and horror
A zombie-like nurse with a syringe stabbed into her head and a small amount of blood on her clothes jumps out at alarmed characters in a comic sequence set in a 'ghost-train'-style attraction. Two boys briefly behave in an intimidating and harassing way toward a girl they say they find attractive, but quickly apologise for their behaviour.
sex
Characters discuss whether a female musician should dress in a swimsuit to attract more fans, with imaginary images illustrating this. A girl is described as 'hot' and references are made to sexual attraction.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('ass'). A teenage girl becomes drunk at a music concert. There is brief slapstick violence and sight of small flecks of blood on clothing. References are made to mental health concerns.
rude gesture
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
BOCCHI THE ROCK! is a Japanese animated series; in this episode, the Kessoku Band perform in the school festival, but a broken guitar string threatens to derail the show.
language
A partially obscured middle finger gesture is used, and there is also very mild bad language ('damn').
additional issues
A girl struggling with social anxiety imagines a shopkeeper angrily threatening to kill her, and later appears to bang her head on the floor in anguish; however, the girl is comforted by supportive friends. A girl stage dives and lands on the floor in a moment of slapstick; she is later shown in hospital with a bandage on her face. Characters drink alcohol. A girl imagines herself vomiting in a moment of rude humour.
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Crunchyroll Limited
Classified date18/02/2025
LanguageJapanese
language
Moderate bad language ('whore') occurs, as well as milder terms ('ass', 'hell').
additional issues
There is a brief mild verbal sex reference.
rude gesture
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
A partially obscured middle finger gesture is used, and there is also very mild bad language ('damn').
additional issues
A girl struggling with social anxiety imagines a shopkeeper angrily threatening to kill her, and later appears to bang her head on the floor in anguish; however, the girl is comforted by supportive friends. A girl stage dives and lands on the floor in a moment of slapstick; she is later shown in hospital with a bandage on her face. Characters drink alcohol. A girl imagines herself vomiting in a moment of rude humour.
moderate threat, sex references
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A zombie-like nurse with a syringe stabbed into her head and a small amount of blood on her clothes jumps out at alarmed characters in a comic sequence set in a 'ghost-train'-style attraction. Two boys briefly behave in an intimidating and harassing way toward a girl they say they find attractive, but quickly apologise for their behaviour.
sex
Characters discuss whether a female musician should dress in a swimsuit to attract more fans, with imaginary images illustrating this. A girl is described as 'hot' and references are made to sexual attraction.
additional issues
There is mild bad language ('ass'). A teenage girl becomes drunk at a music concert. There is brief slapstick violence and sight of small flecks of blood on clothing. References are made to mental health concerns.
mild bad language, drug references, alcohol misuse
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Bad language includes ‘dumbass’, ‘piss off’, ‘damn’ and ‘hell’.
drugs
A person defines psychedelic rock as ‘a genre that spread in the 1960s as a musical expression of drug-induced hallucinations’. Later, a girl - who has not taken drugs - experiences visions of bright patterns while listening to psychedelic rock.
alcohol and smoking
A woman is repeatedly shown drinking alcohol and behaving in an intoxicated manner, suggesting alcohol dependency. She also speaks about using alcohol to deal with stage fright and suggests to a teenager that she try the same, but the teen declines.
additional issues
Song lyrics contain infrequent very mild sex references.
implied strong language, suicide references
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Implied strong language ('motherf***ker') occurs, as well as milder terms ('screw', 'ass', 'jerk').
suicide and self-harm
There is a brief verbal reference to a person's suicidal ideation.
additional issues
There are also scenes of drunken behaviour, as well as mild verbal sex references.
mild threat
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A girl imagines she is going to be burned at the stake.
additional issues
There are also brief very mild references to sex and death.
mild bad language
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is mild bad language ('crap', 'ass').
additional issues
References are made to a girl having a crush on a band member. A girl struggles with her confidence and eats her lunch alone with people calling her weird; however, she is soon seen to make friends.
mild bad language, mental health references
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Mild bad language ('crap') is accompanied by the milder term 'hell.'
theme
A young girl with anxiety struggles with her self confidence, and is comforted by supportive friends.
additional issues
There are references to 'puppy love' and a brief kissing scene.
suicide references, brief bloody detail
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
suicide and self-harm
Brief suicide references include moderate visual detail.
additional issues
There are brief mental health references, upsetting scenes, and a brief comic verbal reference to violence. Bad language is very mild ('freaking', 'screw').
sexual harassment
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
sexual violence and sexual threat
A group of school girls are harassed by a cafe owner and his shirtless friends who call them 'cuties' and enquire about their age.
additional issues
A character suffering with mental health and self-esteem issues is comforted by friends. In another scene, a flock of birds comically attack a person. There is also use of mild bad language ('screw').
very mild threat
Classified Date:
18/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
threat and horror
A woman worries and tries to call emergency services when another collapses, however the situation is reassuringly and comically resolved.
additional issues
A person imagines another breaking their property, however this does not really take place. There are references to alcohol.
very mild bad language, sex references, rude humour
Classified Date:
18/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
There is use of very mild bad language ('jerk').
sex
Comments are made about band members being known for 'dalliances with women'.
rude humour
A person vomits from excitement, though this occurs off-screen.
additional issues
There are brief references to smoking and drinking alcohol.
moderate bad language
Classified Date:
18/02/2025
Use:
Physical Media + VOD/Streaming
language
Moderate bad language ('whore') occurs, as well as milder terms ('ass', 'hell').
additional issues
There is a brief mild verbal sex reference.
Director(s)Keiichiro Saito
Production year2022
Genre(s)Animation
Approx. running minutes24m
CastYoshino Aoyama, Sayumi Suzushiro, Saku Mizuno
Classified Date:
20/02/2025
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Crunchyroll Limited
Classified date18/02/2025
LanguageJapanese
