Kikuri took the easy way out, she turned to chemical enhancement to develop the ‘strength’ to be outgoing and sociable on stage. 

Bocchi wants to gain her strength naturally, putting herself into increasingly tougher situations in the hopes she surpasses herself, overcomes her weaknesses and becomes what the mentor is without any strength but her own

https://i.poastcdn.org/1a8c2691963fcafa228ce0969cc15fc29a55b44da04d5fcd560953b0af556ba6.jpg 

 @Springtime for Zeon (Woggy Mk II) https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DrunkenMaster

https://socially.drinkingatmy.computer/media/1b7678149554cd79d5e348bf455e5e5b739e810a5643f20bb354cce80dd1459a.jpg 

 She’s not though, she’s a kindred spirit. She’s only 22 and already ruining her life to the point the only way out of the poorhouse and gov-enforced rehab is a man taking pity on her and marrying her. 

Or I guess striking it big in music, but, the show is realistic in that it’s something you do in your youth 

 of course anime characters can just do an unprompted magical 180 at any point and live happily ever after becuase they're not real people who have to live with their desires and temptations scratching at their willpower daily 

 Doesn’t have to track 1:1 with reality, just has to provide motive fodder for kids looking anywhere for inspiration w/ their entertainment. 

It’s far better than the messaging we get here: It’s not YOU that’s the problem, it’s all reality that surrounds you!! 

 well to be fair, it isn't me that's the problem, it's literally the country around me lol