Nijika Ijichi

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Nijika Ijichi (伊地知虹夏)
Gender	Female
Nature	One of Chen Xiao’s figurines capable of taking physical form 26 40 49
Origin	Bocchi the Rock! 25
Affiliation	Kessoku Band; Chen Xiao’s household 26 29
Occupation/Role	Drummer 29
Family	Seika Ijichi, her older sister 27 49
Residence	Chen Xiao’s villa in Magic City 26 35 49
Legal Identity	Registered as relocating from Yingzhou Province to mainland Shenzhou; completes household-registration and replacement-ID paperwork 40 49 50
First Documented Appearance	Materialized with Kessoku Band before the convention outing 26

Background

Nijika belongs to the Kessoku Band figures in Chen Xiao’s collection. She and her bandmates can materialize and live alongside him, but they still return to figurine form when their available materialization energy runs out 25 26 40.

Her older sister, Seika, runs the Starry live house. When the band needs physical identity documents, Chen Xiao materializes Seika to act as Nijika’s guardian during the applications 27 49.

Appearance

Nijika is described as a cheerful blonde beauty with a side ponytail and a beaming smile. Her slender build initially leads another drummer to underestimate her playing 27 30.

• Hair: Blonde, worn in a side ponytail 27.
• Build: Slim arms and legs 30.
• Clothing: Like her bandmates, wears simple outfits with a fresh, cute anime-style appearance 27.
• Disguise: Wears a hat and mask after the band’s debut attracts an overwhelming crowd 35.

Personality

Nijika is friendly and tactful. When Ding Jiafang reacts jealously to Chen Xiao arriving with four girls, she introduces them politely as Chen’s friends, defusing the awkward encounter without revealing their unusual home life 28.

She supports her bandmates while readily taking initiative. She reassures Kita before her scheduled performance, then proposes a live band set when the backing-track equipment fails. She also encourages Bocchi to join them onstage despite her anxiety 27 29.

Nijika is affectionate toward Chen Xiao and values his approval. After the debut, she eagerly asks for his opinion, pouts at his brief praise, and enjoys his head pats. Her usual composure slips when Seika and Chen discuss “our relationship”; Ryo and Kita tease her for being jealous of her own sister, which she emphatically denies 31 50.

Abilities & Skills

Drumming

Nijika performs at a professional level. Her convention debut overturns the skepticism of the drummer whose band lent Kessoku Band its instruments 30 31.

• Performs “Guitar, Loneliness and Blue Planet” during the band’s debut 30.
• Plays “Seishun Complex” for the encore 31.
• Impresses experienced musicians despite her youthful appearance and slender physique 30 31.

Coordination and Encouragement

Nijika helps the band respond to problems both backstage and in social encounters 27 28 29.

• Proposes replacing Kita’s failed backing track with a live performance using guitars, bass, and drums 29.
• Reassures Kita before her stage appearance and encourages Bocchi to participate in the band’s first concert in this world 27 29.
• Handles introductions tactfully when Chen Xiao wants to keep their relationships private 28.

Materialization

Nijika can shift between figurine and physical form through Chen Xiao’s materialization ability. This is dependent on his available energy rather than a demonstrated supernatural ability of her own 26 40 49.

• Can materialize alongside the other three Kessoku Band members 26 49.
• Returns to the display cabinet in figurine form after their available energy is spent 40.
• Wishes Chen Xiao would borrow her abilities, partly after watching other girls receive intimate “price” payments; he says he may someday need their instrumental skills 40.

Equipment & Items

• Borrowed drum kit — Supplied by another performing band for Kessoku Band’s convention debut 30 31.
• Hat and mask — Used while hiding from newly enthusiastic fans after the performance 35.
• Identity documents — Household-registration and replacement-ID paperwork completed at Magic City’s Public Security Bureau 49 50.
• Promised instruments — Chen Xiao goes shopping with Seika to fulfill his promise to equip Nijika and her bandmates 43 50.

Relationships

• Chen Xiao — Her creator and household host, who supports the band’s public debut and identity registration. She seeks his praise, enjoys his affection, and is secretly pleased when he confronts Gao Chen for targeting them 29 31 36 49.
• Seika Ijichi — Older sister and guardian for the identity-document applications. Seika’s closeness with Chen provokes a conspicuous jealous reaction from Nijika 49 50.
• Ikuyo Kita — Bandmate, guitarist, and lead vocalist. Nijika reassures her before the convention performance and arranges for the whole band to join her when the backing track fails 27 29.
• Ryo Yamada — Bandmate and bassist. Nijika calls out her shameless remarks and money-minded suggestions; Ryo later teases Nijika about her jealousy 27 50.
• Hitori Gotoh / Bocchi — Bandmate and guitarist. Nijika encourages her to perform and visibly relaxes when her opening solo breaks the audience’s silence 29 30.
• Ding Jiafang — Chen Xiao’s friend, whose request for a replacement convention singer leads to the band’s debut. Nijika’s polite greeting eases his initial jealousy 28 29.
• Nina Isari — A fellow band performer in Chen’s collection who resents being excluded after learning that all four Kessoku Band members performed, rather than Kita alone 40.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Magic City Convention Debut

• Supporting Kita: Nijika accompanies the entire band to the convention, although Kita was originally selected for a solo appearance. She rides in the front passenger seat of Chen Xiao’s borrowed car and joins the others in concealing themselves from the neighborhood guard 26.
• Changing the program: After a rat destroys an audio cable and no spare is available, Nijika asks Chen to arrange instruments so the band can perform live instead of leaving Kita to fill time with the host 29.
• Breakthrough performance: Kessoku Band wins over the initially silent audience with “Guitar, Loneliness and Blue Planet,” then receives an encore slot for “Seishun Complex.” Nijika’s drumming helps establish the group’s professional-level musicianship 30 31.
• Sudden attention: New fans swarm backstage, forcing the group to escape through a back exit. Nijika admits they were unprepared for becoming famous so quickly 35.

Gao Chen’s Attack

Gao Chen, the creator known as Today’s Flower City Rich Boy, sabotages the sound equipment and subsequently sends rats to attack Ding Jiafang and the band backstage. Chen Xiao confronts him and retaliates for threatening Nijika and the others 32 33 34.

Nijika is alarmed when Chen collapses from overusing borrowed abilities. Once he explains his absence, she and her bandmates are touched that he fought on their behalf, though they had not realized he had gone to confront an enemy alone 36.

Establishing a Public Identity

• Database records: Tsugumi uses Nymph’s AI system to create convincing population records for Nijika and her bandmates after their performance makes official scrutiny likely. Those records later lead a Gao family investigator to dismiss them as ordinary people from Yingzhou 38 40.
• Online recognition: Kessoku Band registers official accounts and uploads the convention organizers’ performance footage, rapidly gaining hundreds of thousands of followers 43.
• Physical paperwork: Chen takes Seika and the band to complete household-registration and replacement-ID applications. A clerk recognizes Kessoku Band and receives their autographs and a group photograph after processing the paperwork 49 50.

Notable Quotes

“I'm Kessoku Band's drummer, Nijika Ijichi! It's great to meet you all~!” 29

“But we blew up way too fast! We weren't mentally prepared at all!” 35

Trivia

• Chen Xiao recalls the “Nijika’s superhuman arm strength” meme while reflecting on Kessoku Band’s professional-level playing; the passage does not establish it as a separate supernatural power 31.
• When embarrassed by Ryo and Kita’s jealousy teasing, Nijika shakes her head so vigorously that her side ponytail whips both of them 50.