Unknown On Thursday, December 6, 2012


Synonyms: Beck - Mongolian Chop Squad
Japanese: ベック

Information
Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 7, 2004 to Mar 31, 2005
Producers: Madhouse Studios,Marvelous Entertainment, Starchild Records, FUNimation EntertainmentL,Asatsu DK, Kodansha
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Music,Shounen, Slice of Life
Duration: 25 min. per episode
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Yukio Tanaka, known as "Koyuki" by his friends, is a regular 14-year-old Japanese boy entering junior high school. His boring life is changed when he saves an odd-looking dog, named Beck, from some kids. Beck's owner turns out to be an emerging rock musician, 16-year-old Ryusuke Minami, who soon influences Koyuki to start playing the guitar. The story focuses on the trials and tribulations of their rock band named Beck, and Koyuki's relationships with its members, in particular Ryusuke and his 14-year-old half-sister Maho.

After hanging out with Ryusuke and seeing him play with his former band, Koyuki slowly becomes interested in Western rock music. Ryusuke gives him a guitar, but when Kouyki breaks it, tells him never to speak to him again. At the same time, Ryusuke forms his new band Beck, with vocalist Tsunemi Chiba bassist Yoshiyuki Taira and Togo, the drummer from his previous band. Koyuki begins working for, and learning guitar from, 44-year-old Kenichi Saitou in exchange to have the guitar fixed.

He reunites with Ryusuke a year later, and begins to rehearse with Beck. Koyuki then makes friends with his classmate Yuji "Saku" Sakurai. When Todo leaves the band, Ryusuke has Koyuki and Saku join Beck as support musicians, becoming full members only when the band hears Koyuki sing. Eventually Beck releases their first album, which gets released on an independent record label in the United States, under the band name Mongolian Chop Squad. After gaining popularity from their US album and being in an internationally screened concert documentary, Beck earns a spot at the music festival Greatful Sound 5, where they put on the most talked about show of the whole festival. (The live-action film adaptation ends here.) However, circumstances cause them to part ways, making it their last performance.

Opening Theme
Hit in The USA by Beat Crusaders

Ending Theme
My World Down by Meister
Moon on The Water by Sowelu
Slip Out by Kazuya Hirabayashi

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