#01 "The Way She Is" | ROCK-et To Me

After returning to school after a long absence, Kairi finds herself struggling to balance her responsibilities, her guitar, and the life she's trying to build for herself. When an unexpected encounter pulls her into Saiki Rokekku, her already complicated routine becomes even harder to manage. ROCK-et To Me is an indie anime-style series about a guitarist trying to figure out where she belongs while somehow getting herself involved in a band, a rocket club, and everything in between! After returning to school following a hiatus, aspiring guitarist Kairi “Chu” Oyama finds herself pulled into the newly formed band "Saiki Rokekku", despite not even knowing they existed. As her new everyday life begins to take shape, old fears and unresolved feelings start catching up with her. ROCK-et To Me is an indie anime-style series heavily inspired by BOCCHI THE ROCK!, K-ON!!, Stardust Telepath, Senpai is an Otokonoko, and more. FIND THE FULL SERIES HERE!    • ROCK-et To Me   MAPS & ASSETS Some of the environments and assets used in ROCK-et To Me were created by us, made in Roblox experiences, or sourced from other creators. Abyssal Resistance House: https://www.roblox.com/games/537413528 Star Hope Academy: https://www.roblox.com/games/4917917133 STARRY: https://www.roblox.com/games/13408125300 Middleschool: https://www.roblox.com/games/134014591696895 Ozu Household: https://www.roblox.com/games/185655149 Other City: https://www.roblox.com/games/6737970321 Characters and Assets: https://www.roblox.com/games/7041939546 (We funded this series with a few buttons and an ice tea :D That's why it took 6 months...) ABOUT STUDIO SAIKI Studio SAIKI is an indie animation "studio" mainly led by a girl who animates using Catalog Avatar Creator in a cramped room and a guy who gives her coffee. We make weird little animated things because we can. Studio SAIKI has no proper qualifications to show off!! We're a very small team, so pretty much everything you see is made with whatever we have available (which occasionally leads to questionable production decisions, extremely long export times, and characters that may or may not be held together by sheer force of will). Studio Saiki. One girl. One coffee guy. Several questionable decisions. Thanks for watching. Seriously. ROCK-et To Me was also supposedly produced by Amano Sora, Makoto Kita, Nori Sakai, Ayaka Iseri and Haru Katsumi alongside Miki Kurosawa and Hikaru Aoyama. They aren't real people, Miki just wanted the credits to look nice. PRODUCTION INFO (FOR YOU NERDS): This episode was produced from 20/02/26 to 11/03/26. The release date on the studio itself while private was 19/05/26, while it was aired on 12/09/26 at 5:00PM UK time (GMT / BST, no conversion). It was animated in 6 parts! CREDITS Full production credits can be found in the opening and ending credits of the episode. (Original characters, animation, writing, and other original elements © SAIKI. All third-party characters, music, assets, and referenced material belong to their respective owners.)