Author denies that Bocchi the Rock came from Gotch Go Rock
Author denies that the title of Bocchi the Rock came from Gotch Go Rock! The author of Bocchi The Rock had to take to Twitter to deny a supposed connection between the franchise and the Japanese band Asian Kung-fu Generation. And what would it be?
Well, on the site of the Pixiv encyclopedia, it was said that the nickname of the protagonist of the series comes from ”Gotchi”, by Gotoh Masafumi, the vocalist of AKFG, and Hitori’s hometown, Kanazawa Ward, would be Yokohama City, the place where the band was formed. Not to mention the title ”Bocchi The Rock” which would be a pun on ”Gotch Go Rock”, the book by Masafumi Gotoh.
Author denies that Bocchi the Rock came from Gotch Go Rock
This information surfaced on Pixiv (which was deleted after many took it to be true). The author of Bocchi The Rock was surprised by information that not even she knew:
”While reading the Pixiv Encyclopedia, I came across an interesting fact that even I didn’t know. So that’s where I got the title from?”.
ピクシブ百科事典のぼざろ読んでたら私も知らない事実が…タイトルの由来ってそうだったの…！？都市伝説ってこうやって広まってくんでやんすね
— はまじあき🎸 (@hamazi__) February 18, 2023
The author of Bocchi The Rock continues:
”Apparently a lot of people were using this site as a reference for information, so I thought I’d correct some important parts. Now I see that Bocchi-chan’s origin was also completely made up and I can’t keep up with the corrections!”.
結構沢山の方が記事見てるっぽかったから一応大事なところは訂正しておきたかった次第ザマスんごねェ…今見たらぼっちちゃんの由来も勝手に作られてて訂正が追いつかないわい！！！！ https://t.co/WIFwU6TfEG
— はまじあき🎸 (@hamazi__) February 18, 2023
After these statements by the author, these were some of the reactions that fans had when they discovered that what they believed was wrong:
”The origin of the title that not even the author knew”
”Are you serious? Now I will have to believe only the official publications”
”The story unfolds without the author knowing!”
”Ah, the Pixiv Encyclopedia, the place where crazy people can share their theories and pass them off as truth”
“At the time of K-ON there were also fans who knew more than the author”
”These types of sites are always full of otakus who write their fantasies wanting others to believe them”
”Most rumors on the internet end in disappointment”
This is the origin of Bocchi The Rock that not even the author knew! This is the internet, a dangerous place where false information is shared at all times.
Via: Otakomu