is a song by Kessoku Band, a fictional rock band from the anime television series Bocchi the Rock!. It was released digitally by Aniplex on November 6, 2022.
Overview The song was written by Zaq, composed by , and arranged by . The song appears as an insert song in the fifth episode of the first season of the television anime Bocchi the Rock! and is also Kessoku Band's first original song.
In the story, the song was composed by Ryō Yamada and written by Hitori Gotō. Originally, Hitori intended to write bright, mainstream lyrics that matched Ikuyo Kita's sparkling personality, but ultimately chose to write the lyrics she wanted. The song describes feelings of loneliness and self-doubt on a blue planet, expressing her true self through guitar performance and striving to convey her genuine emotions.
Reception After the broadcast of episode 5 of the first season of Bocchi the Rock!, "Guitar, Loneliness and Blue Planet" reached No. 1 on the Japanese iTunes anime chart and Japanese LINE MUSIC anime chart.
On June 7, 2024, Ikumi Hasegawa, the voice actress of Kessoku Band vocalist Ikuyo Kita, performed the song on the YouTube channel The First Take. The video surpasses one million views in a single day and reached the fourth place on YouTube's music trending chart.
Personnel Credits adapted from Apple Music
Ikumi Hasegawa – vocals Zaq – songwriter – composer Ritsuo Mitsui – electric guitar – electric guitar, arrangement Yūichi Takama – bass guitar Osamu Hidai – drums – producer Gen Okamura – mixing engineer, recording engineer Mitsuyasu Abe – mastering engineer
Charts
Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "Guitar, Loneliness and Blue Planet" Chart (2022) Peakposition Japan (Japan Hot 100) 59 Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan) 19 Japan Digital Singles (Oricon) 5
Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "Guitar, Loneliness and Blue Planet" Chart (2023) Position Japan Heatseekers Songs (Billboard Japan) 17
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