“Socially anxious Bocchi must make friends alone in middle school after her only friend leaves.”
Hitoribocchi no ○○ Seikatsu
ひとりぼっちの○○生活
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Synopsis
Socially anxious Bocchi must make friends alone in middle school after her only friend leaves.
Hitori Bocchi suffers from extreme social anxiety, she's not good at talking to people, takes pretty extreme actions, is surprisingly adept at avoiding people, her legs cramp when she overexerts herself, gets full of herself when alone, will vomit when exposed to extreme tension and often comes up with plans. Now she is entering middle school and her only friend, Yawara Kai, is attending a different school. This leaves Bocchi alone, surrounded by new classmates with whom she must make friends before Kai will talk to her again. (Source: Dynasty Scans)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
What 9 readers settled on.
Strong agreement
σ 0.82 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↓ 0.67
Running avg · May 2016 → Mar 2026
- 9 “One word answer: Satisfied AF This was my second manga which I have completed, and to be honest it was very good. The story was pretty good this is how a slice of life should be. If you remove...”
- 8 “As someone who has severe social anxiety (and anxiety in general) I can not praise this manga enough. It perfectly shows what dealing with social anxiety is like. The main character is a very shy...”
- 10 “Hitoriboochi no OO Seikatsu, a manga about a socially awkward girl who tries to make friends with her whole class, that ended on April 27, 2021. For introverts, it's a very relatable manga, and a...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 101 × 8 ch × vol
- Total read 13h 28m approx
- Published Sep 2013 – Apr 2021
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M34303 catalog