ＳＨＯＷ ＢＹ ＲＯＣＫ!!
Show By Rock!!
Metropolis of music, MIDICITY. A kitty girl wearing gothic lolita clothing named Cyan is scouted by Maple Arisugawa, the president of a music agency. From there, she meets Chuchu (a pun off of the sound that rabbits make) the honor student rabbit girl, a net geek dog girl named Retoree (from "Retriever"), and an alien sheep (?) girl named Moa. Together, they form the band named "Plasmagica," and aim for the top of the world. However, the path there is long and tough, and keeping in high spirits is important. By battling against other strange bands, Plasmagica slowly grows toward a top-grade band. In the end, they'll be a band that becomes the driving force of MIDICITY's music industry... Maybe? Gonna be a music millionaire! (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | ＳＨＯＷ ＢＹ ＲＯＣＫ!! (other) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | SHOW BY ROCK!! |
| English | Show By Rock!! |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 24 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2015-04-05 → 2015-06-21 (Spring 2015) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | bones |
| Source | Video game |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ComedyFantasyMusic |
| Themes | BandFemale ProtagonistKemonomimiNekomimiEnsemble CastIsekaiShapeshiftingCute Girls Doing Cute ThingsPrimarily Female CastCGIAnthropomorphismCute Boys Doing Cute ThingsUrbanRock Music |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 6.76 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.90 / 10 |
| Composite | 46.6 |
| On lists | 26,658 |
| Favourited | 342 (1.3%) |
| Completion | 72.3% |
| Drop rate | 12.0% |
| In backlog | 45.5% |
| Score spread σ | 1.84 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Spring 2015 | D | 51 of 78 |
| Studio | bones | E | 114 of 133 |
| Year | 2015 | D | 205 of 347 |
| Source material | Video game | D | 275 of 530 |
| Genre | Music | D | 291 of 428 |
| Era | Late 2010s | D | 1,098 of 1,863 |
| Season (all years) | Spring | D | 1,203 of 1,868 |
| Genre | Fantasy | D | 1,411 of 2,142 |
| Length | Single-cour | D | 1,614 of 2,668 |
| Format | TV series | D | 2,172 of 3,322 |
| Genre | Comedy | D | 2,201 of 3,488 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 4,474 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Takahiro Ikezoe, Masafumi Mima, Masahiro Suwa |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Touko Machida |
| Character design | Masaru Ooishi |
| Music | Yasuharu Takanashi |
Franchise — ＳＨＯＷ ＢＹ ＲＯＣＫ!!
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CRelated
| Relation | Year | Title |
|---|---|---|
| sequel | 2016 | Show By Rock!!# |
| side story | 2016 | Show By Rock!! Short!! |
| other | 2013 | Show by Rock!!: Legend of Shingan Crimsonz |
| other | 2013 | SHOW BY ROCK!!: Plasmagica na Gogo |
AniList id 20843 · MAL id 27441 · record updated 2026-08-26