Is the Bocchi the Rock! Dub Announced? No, but Here Is a “Potential” Release Date
Bocchi the Rock! is a Japanese yonkoma manga series by Aki Hamaji, published in Hōbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Max magazine in December 2017. The series currently has five collected volumes. An anime series adaptation produced by the studio CloverWorks aired between October and December 2022. In this article, we are going to discuss the critically-acclaimed anime adaptation and tell you whether a dubbed version is planned and when it could appear.
With 12 episodes, the original version of Bocchi the Rock! anime aired between October 9, 2022, and December 25, 2022. And while a sequel has not been announced, it is highly likely that the series will return. The same can be said about the dubbed edition – at this moment, we have no confirmation of a dub, but Crunchyroll might release it sometime in 2023.
The rest of this article is going to bring you all the known and unknown information related to the dubbed version of the critically acclaimed Bocchi the Rock! anime series. You’re going to find out about its potential release date, as well as what other plans there are related to the series itself.
Bocchi the Rock! potential dub release date
On February 18, 2021, we saw the announcement of an anime television series based on Bocchi the Rock! manga. The series was created by CloverWorks, and directed by Keiichirō Saitō, with Yūsuke Yamamoto serving as his assistant. Erika Yoshida wrote the scripts, Kerorira created the character designs, and Tomoki Kikuya provided the soundtrack for the anime series. On October 9, 2022, Tokyo MX and a number of other Japanese TV channels started airing the series. The opening theme, “Seishun Complex,” and the closing theme, “Distortion!!,” are both performed by the Kessoku Band. Outside of Asia, Crunchyroll streamed the series. On Aniplus Asia and Bilibili, it is broadcast across Southeast Asia by Plus Media Networks Asia.
The first season aired between October 9, 2022, and December 25, 2022, with a total of 12 episodes. A sequel has not yet been announced, but with the series receiving critical acclaim, it seems like a matter of time before an announcement is made. As for the dub, Bocchi the Rock! It was not simuldubbed like some anime series, which makes sense since it involves a lot of music and it’s not always easy to translate songs. This is why a dub is probably taking so long.
Now, we don’t really know if a dub is going to be made, but seeing how popular the series is, it might be. Crunchyroll still hasn’t confirmed or denied anything, which means that news of a dubbed version might come soon. If that happens, we might be seeing a dub sometime during 2023 or early 2024, but we’ll have to wait a bit for confirmation.