Bocchi | Hitori Gotō

Full name: Hitori Gotō
Nickname: Bochi (Meaning: Her real name is Hitori (ひとり), which in Japanese means "a person" or "to be alone."
The nickname: It derives from the expression Hitoribocchi (ひとりぼっち), a popular slang term used to refer to someone who is completely isolated, lonely, or friendless.

Occupations: Student
Kessoku band member
and assistant at the STARRY concert hall.

Skills: High intelligence and great skill in playing the electric guitar.

Age: Sixteen years.
Birthday: February 21st

Height: 1.56 centimeters

Blood type: B

Mini summary: Bocchi is an extremely introverted and shy first-year high school girl, fearing even the slightest social interaction, who has a rock band with other girls from her school.

Hitori is an extremely introverted girl with severe social anxiety, making it very difficult for her to talk to strangers. She often tries to avoid interactions, even going so far as to perform her first live show from inside a mango box. Due to her introversion, she rarely goes out and instead spends most of her time at home, playing guitar alone in a dark closet.
He seeks praise from others, likely as a reaction to his personality. He started playing guitar to become a music star for the sole reason of being admired. He sometimes tries to socialize, often in unusual ways, such as mimicking other people's speech. However, these attempts usually fail.

Bocchi is a teenage girl of average height with long pink hair and turquoise eyes. She usually wears a yellow and blue cube-shaped hair tie on her upper left side. Most of the time she wears a pink tracksuit, a long black skirt, long black socks, and maroon shoes. Nijika and Kita describe her as a beautiful girl.

Severe social anxiety: It is very difficult for them to start a conversation, and they experience a great panic attack and embarrassment.

Constant fear of rejection: She is afraid that people will judge her or speak badly of her because of her personality.

She overthinks everything she says: this goes hand in hand with a fear of rejection. She's terrified of saying something wrong and being judged.

She imagines absurd catastrophic scenarios: she always thinks the worst possible thing will happen. For example: that she says something wrong, that people start talking behind her back, that she becomes a joke throughout the city, that she ends up on the news for being the way she is, and then everyone makes fun of her.

Hitori began playing guitar in her first year of middle school and improved her skills by practicing six hours a day. However, after graduating from middle school and starting to attend Shuka High School, she still had no friends at the beginning of the series. Until she met:

🟡 Nijika Ijichi

Kessoku Band drummer.
Cheerful, energetic and optimistic girl.
He was the one who helped Bocchi come out of her isolation and invited her to join the band.
She acts as the heart of the group and usually resolves conflicts between the members.

She is responsible, hardworking, and always tries to support her friends.

She has an older sister named Seika who manages the STARRY concert venue.

Relationship with Bocchi: Nijika greatly appreciates Bocchi and often encourages her when she loses confidence in herself.

🔵 Ryo Yamada

Bassist for Kessoku Band.

Calm, intelligent, and extremely peculiar.

He has strange tastes and an unpredictable personality.

He usually acts calmly even in unusual situations.

He is often broke because he spends all his money on musical instruments.

He likes to tease Bocchi occasionally, although he doesn't have bad intentions.

Relationship with Bocchi: Ryo greatly respects Bocchi's musical talent and is usually more observant than she appears.

🔴 Ikuyo Kita

Vocalist and guitarist of Kessoku Band.
Extroverted, sociable, and popular.

He has a knack for talking to other people.

Always try to maintain a positive atmosphere.

She admires Ryo and tends to get excited easily.

She is very hardworking and constantly strives to improve.

Relationship with Bocchi: Kita greatly appreciates Bocchi and often tries to include her in the group's conversations and activities.

🎤 STARRY
STARRY is the venue where Kessoku Band usually rehearses and performs concerts.
Managed by Seika Ijichi.
An important place for the band's growth.
Frequent meeting point for the members.