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The eleventh episode of Bocchi The Rock! was the beginning of the highly anticipated Shuka High Cultural Festival, which effectively marks the entrance of the Fall season, and just about six months since Bocchi met Nijika and joined what became Kessoku Band. As decided in the previous episode, Bocchi's class has decided to do a maid café for the festival, which puts her in a really tough spot psychologically as she struggles to deal with the embarrassment of wearing the maid costume and attending to customers in character.

The previous episode teased a dramatic no-show from Bocchi on the day of Kessoku Band's performance at the school; however, it turned out to be a minor derailment in the greater context of the upcoming event, and this eleventh episode does very well to set up the series' finale.

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Moe-Moe

Maid Bocchi Dead-Dead-Gloom – Bocchi The Rock! Episode 11

When Nijika and Ryо? arrive at Shuka High, they find themselves impressed by the number of visitors the school has received, noting that their own high school wouldn't be seeing such numbers for their festival. When they arrive at Bocchi's class, they see the maid costumes but no Bocchi. Her classmates tell them that she said she'd be going to the bathroom, but she never returned. Bocchi-expert Ikuyo Kita explains to them that they won't find her using conventional methods – they have to search for her in places where one would expect some kind of dark-loving, damp-dwelling creature like a slug.

They head to the back door, finding Bocchi curled up on the floor in front of the door, near some trash bins. While taking a second to calm down, Bocchi thought she'd have a look at her social media since she hasn't done so in a while, which turned out to be a bad idea since she found herself getting even more overwhelmed by comments from individuals who think her accounts are no longer active. Just like the time Ryо? and Nijika had Bocchi dress up in various outfits, Bocchi was finding herself overwhelmed with embarrassment at the maid premise; however, with help from the other Kessoku Band members, she is able to return to her post.

To deal with the immense stimulation she experiences from working at the maid café, Bocchi has effectively shut down, operating comically like a zombie. She even remains unfazed in the presence of difficult and intimidating customers, which is impressive to her friends – at least at first. After casting the most unenthusiastic deliciousness spell on Nijika and Ryо?'s omelet rice meals, an incensed Kita reprimands Bocchi for her lack of enthusiasm and shows her how it's done.

Bocchi's classmates notice how natural it is for Kita to be a lively maid, so they ask for her help in their maid café. Ryо? and Nijika end up joining Kita in her assistance of Bocchi's class's café after trying on the maid costumes because Bocchi's classmates liked how they looked in them and thought that their presence would drive up traffic, not to mention the fact that they both have loads of experience from working at STARRY. As the other Kessoku Band members steadily help her class gain more customers, Bocchi begins to feel the obsolescence of her presence there, and her bubbling feelings of uselessness in the face of the over-competent Nijika, Ryо? and Kita help highlight one of Bocchi's most significant traits: she never wants to be a burden on the collective.

Getting Ready For the Show

Kessoku Band at the School Gym – Bocchi The Rock Episode 11

With Nijika, Ryо? and Kita's help, Bocchi's class very quickly sells out and the café is a huge success. The band heads over to the Shuka High Gymnasium, where they will be performing their set in front of a fairly enthusiastic crowd on the second day of the festival.

Ryо? and Nijika are impressed by the size of Shuka High's gymnasium, which they think could have a capacity of 1000. Their nerves are at an all-time high as this performance carries with it different stakes, but the girls have worked incredibly hard and Kita is notably excited about their performance. After school, Bocchi attends Kessoku Band's last practice before their performance at the school festival. During practice, Nijika makes the observation that Bocchi's guitar is quite old. Ryо, excited by the lucrative premise of getting her hands on a vintage, weathered guitar also chimes in on Bocchi's guitar. She tells them that it was her dad's old one, which explains the wear-and-tear.

They continue talking about the upcoming performance, with Kita and Nijika discussing what kind of MCing would work best for their set. Ryо? coldly interjects, saying that there is no "good" MCing at these kinds of performances and that all positive reception from the audience is merely them trying to humour the performer on stage. Before it can go anywhere, Kita interrupts the argument so that they can run through their set one more time. Bocchi notices that Kita has improved greatly; however, everyone has great expectations for Bocchi herself, Kita in particular. After practice, Kita makes the observation that the Fall season's atmosphere has set in, with Nijika revealing that she had hopes of having released their first mini-album by then, with it having been six months since the band's inception.

The Big Day

Kessoku Band Cheers – Bocchi The Rock Episode 11

When the big day arrives, Bocchi is incredibly nervous, but Nijika does a good job as a leader to rally her troops and remind them just how psyched they are for this performance. They let out a cheer and head on stage, where they do their last instrument checks before the curtain is raised.

From that vantage point, they're able to see the various faces in attendance, especially the familiar ones like Nijika's sister Seika and Kikuri, who is drunk as always; Bocchi's family, especially her immensely proud father who can't hold back his tears, and various others. Being up there, with all those people looking at them is effectively what Bocchi had picked up the guitar to do – to play in front of an excited crowd. As the lead singer, the popular Kita introduces the band and gives a short welcome to everyone in attendance. Bocchi the Rock! episode 11 ends in an effective cliffhanger as the ending theme song rolls in just as Kita is about to name the first song of Kessoku Band's set.

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