A live video of "Flashbacker" performed at the live " Kessoku Band TOUR "We will B"" by the band " Kessoku Band " from the TV anime " Bocchi the Rock! ", based on the four-frame manga by Hamaji Aki currently being serialized in "Manga Time Kirara MAX" (Houbunsha), has been released on YouTube. The live was held on February 15th at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza Main Arena (Chofu, Tokyo), and at the end, Yoshino Aoyama , who plays Hitori Goto , played guitar, Sayumi Suzushiro Suzushiro, who plays Nijika Ijichi , played drums, Saku Mizuno, who plays Yamada Ryo, played bass, and Ikumi Hasegawa Ikuyo Kita , who plays Kita Ikuyo, played vocals and guitar, and performed "Flashbacker". The Saku Mizuno 's first performance of playing instruments, which they said they had been practicing for over a year for, became a hot topic.
A video that closely follows the journey of over a year leading up to the live performance, "Anime ' Bocchi the Rock!' Collaboration Project 'The Road to Kessoku Band' Teaser Video" was also released on YouTube. The full version will be released in the future.
"Bocchi the Rock!" is a music manga that has been serialized since 2018. The story is about a lonely guitar-loving girl, Hitori Goto , who ends up joining a Kessoku Band led by Nijika Ijichi through an unexpected turn of events. The TV anime aired from October to December 2022 and gained popularity. The first and second parts of the theatrical compilation " Bocchi the Rock! Theatrical Compilation Re:/Re:Re:" were released, and the combined box office revenue for the first and second parts was 1.23 billion yen, with an audience of over 817,000 people, making it a hit. It has also been announced that a second season of the anime will be produced.