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Beck - Mongolian Chop Squad
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Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 7, 2004 to Mar 31, 2005
Duration:
25 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company
StatisticsScore: 8.531 (scored by 6235 users)
Ranked: #452
Popularity: #116
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SynopsisTanaka Yukio, better known by his nickname Koyuki is a 14 year old who feels disconnected from life in general. Through the act of saving a mismatched dog, he meets guitarist Minami Ryuusuke, and becomes involved in Ryuusuke's new band BECK. Koyuki's life starts to change as the band struggles towards fame.
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All about the music baby.
Nana feels like the love-child of Beck and Honey & Clover. If you liked Nana, I'd suggest Beck if you liked the struggling band/musical aspects of Nana. And vice versa. =)
Prominently-themed in Indie rock music and relationship experiences through growing up.
Both are good music series. Competition of two bands, romance, drama, and of course good music. Must see both
Both anime have a theme of music, BECK is more of a music fans anime while NANA is more centered toward a shoujo audience . never the less both anime are amoung my favourite. Although I feel BECK is my favourite anime of all time NANA is the closest anime you will get related to rock music. (next to BECK that is)
Music, music, music. Both series have great music scores to keep you entertained, not to mention the underlining drama that eats away at each character. Even if you're not a fan of the drama, you'll probably end up enjoying the music in some sense~
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Music + Anime you say? Then you definitely must watch these XD
Nodame Cantabile is more of comedy based - so if you feel that the music presentations in it weren't enough, then watch this anime called Beck - a band that will rock your world with awesome music displays.
Both shows are centered around music. Drama isn't exactly similar in the two of them, but you'll probably end up enjoying the relationships developed between the characters. Koyuki could maybe be representative of Chiaki, as they're both struggling for a career in music.
their both revolve around music..
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10 |
| Story |
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| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
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| Character |
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| Enjoyment |
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Oct 23, 200826 of 26 episodes seen 12 of 12 people found this review helpful I didn’t really know what to expect when I started watching this show. I had never seen a music themed anime before, and didn’t really have much motivation to try it out. I decided to give a shot after reading some good reviews, and I am glad I did. It’s certainly not perfect, but it’s very entertaining with a lot of great songs. This will remain one of my favorite shows for quite a while.
Story – 8 – When I began watching this show I really was...n’t expecting much from the story. I figured that it would focus mainly on the music with the story being secondary, but it turned out to be quite interesting. It seems to portray a realistic road that a band just starting out would have to go through. They don’t just form and instantly become famous, they have to work hard and earn everything they get. There is success, but plenty of failure along the way as well. This sometimes causes the show to drag on a bit, but also adds to the realism. There is also a nice little romance side story with a few surprises. There isn’t very much time dedicated to it, but it is very entertaining.
Animation/Art – 7 – The animation was certainly the weak point of this series. The character designs don’t really fall in line with most anime (which isn’t necessarily a bad thing), but they certainly weren’t very polished. A lot of the movement animation seemed awkward and choppy as well. There are a few cool shots of the band members playing the instruments, but not nearly enough. The animation may seem weird at first, I personally didn’t like it for the first few episodes, but it grew on me. By the end I started to enjoy looking at something a little different than the norm.
Sound – 10 - Probably the most important part of any music anime, and it certainly delivers in the case of Beck. First things first, the opening and ending themes are great throughout the series. In my opinion, this is an anime were you really should watch both the original and dubbed versions. They are both great, and you can’t go wrong with either one. However, there are some awkward pronunciations in the Japanese version when the characters try to speak or sing in English. It is because of this that I prefer the dubbed version overall, but there were a few songs from the Japanese version that I preferred. There is also a nice mix of rock (very similar to RAtM in my opinion) and slower songs that focus more on the vocals. I enjoyed the songs so much that I still listen to them on a regular basis.
Character – 8 – Though the story focuses a lot on the band as a unit, only two of the characters get a lot of screen time and development. One problem I had was that not all of the members of the band got enough development, even though they seemed to have potential to be very interesting characters. Beck does feature some nice secondary characters though especially Koyuki’s mentor Mr. Saitou. He is the most consistent character to deliver humor and is very likable. Overall a solid cast, but not enough time is spent on the supporting characters.
Entertainment – 10 – You don’t have to be a musician to enjoy this anime. Basically if you like music at all, there is a good chance you are really going to like this. This show was all about entertainment. Every episode had a solid amount of music in it, with humor mixed in along the way. I was hooked after just a few episodes and blew through the series in about 2 days. If you are just looking for a nice relaxing show that you don’t have to think about, this is it.
Overall – 10 – You may be wondering how scores of 8,7,10,8, and 10 add up to a 10 overall. I went into this looking for an entertaining show with good music, and it certainly was outstanding in both of those areas. That is why when looking at overall, I weighted those two categories highest and decided to give it a 10. read more
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10 |
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8 |
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10 |
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Jun 11, 200826 of 26 episodes seen 16 of 17 people found this review helpful Author's notes:
Beck, an interesting and intriguing series that I stumbled upon a few years ago, constantly contemplating whether or not to watch it and if I had the time. And man, I didn't have the time, but I made time for this. I went to sleep at 6 in the morning just to get in a few more episodes of this great series. And I had two tests the next day, it just made me do that. I must say that I was very surprised when I watched this series, stunned by how much better it was than fi...rst speculated and how far it exceeded my expectations. (Took me a while to get to write this review, with all the crap that goes on in my life.)
Story: 8
The story for this series was actually pretty good, not too spectacular but still noteworthy. Some crazy twists happen in the plot, not going to spoil it but they get sorta crazy and almost random. Mosts of the time it's just Koyuki getting through puberty and high school life and the band progressing to hit it big, but there's interesting bits and pieces that fit nicely into the plot to make it quite enjoyable.
Animation: 8 (More like 7.5, but I'll round up)
Not the best part of this series. It's definitely not horrible, at all, but sometimes gets a little choppy at places and not 100% satisfactory. It didn't really bother me, but I did notice it. It's nothing to worry about, the music will get you to not focus on it at all. : D
Sound: 10
Man, I don't know where to start. Sure there were problems when the characters spoke English (supposedly they spoke English all their lives and can't pronounce "the" correctly), but apart from that, it was spectacular. The music in this series is where its at. You could say that it's the best part about the series, but what do you expect, it's about a band. The many various genres of music really find their place in this series, being played at the right moments. Overall, just perfect.
Character: 8
Most of the characters were well developed, but some were not. I thought that Taira had a lot more potential, as well as some other members of the band (Chiba and Sakurai). However, these characters still have their rightful place in the band and the story, so they at least worked that out fine. The Mako/Koyuki pairing is so cute!
Enjoyment: 10
To me, this anime was pretty inspiring, interesting, and definitely entertaining, all at once. I really enjoyed it, so much that I deprived myself of sleep, and I must say that in my world, sleep almost always has priority over everything else. Just crack open a fresh can of Dew and sitting in the bed, watching this was really relaxing, something I needed from the IB program that kills me day by day, but then again, anime and Asian dramas are probably my best stress relievers. If it's good enough to get me to not sleep, it's definitely worth watching.
Overall: 9
I give this excellent series a solid 9, it was very enjoyable, but still has a few minor problems that you and others probably won't notice at all. Maybe you won't enjoy it as much as I did, but surely, you'll have fun watching it, I can almost guarantee it. This goes into my list of "If you like music, then watch this" kind of anime as it is all about music and all about the band. read more
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Sep 4, 200726 of 26 episodes seen 33 of 41 people found this review helpful I ended up rewatching this series recently to kill some spare time, and -- I don't know why -- I found that I liked the whole series a lot more the second time around. I mean, I liked it the first time... but the second time, I really liked it.
It's about this middle school kid named Koyuki, who finally connects with the world around him through music and what eventually becomes a band called Beck... blah, blah, blah.
Story-wise... it's a little kooky. I don't kno...w how other people viewed it, but being from the U.S., well, I had to remind myself a few times to take it with a grain of salt. I really enjoyed the slow development of Koyuki and the band and the relationships between everyone... I thought that part of the story was really well done. It's just that (especially in the second half), you have to be prepared to suspend your disbelief a little and accept the oddness of the whole Lucille subplot.
The art? I really liked looking at it. There was something very appealing about it. I think I especially liked how the everything was kind of gritty and muted looking to match the mood of the underground music scene. Also, the color palette they chose fit really well with the tone and vibe of the main characters and the story line, I thought.
Okay, the music really, really grew on me. I thought I was going to hate it and I have to admit that the grammar kind of bugged me at first... but I totally hum/sing a bunch of the songs to myself without thinking about it now. Even the opening song is catchy and fun. And even though you do hear bits of a few songs over and over again, it's nice, because I felt like I was getting more and more familiar with their sound... and it gave me a chance to become a "fan" of the band. ;) Also I thought that the people who were singing Koyuki and Maho's parts did a *great* job.
Character-wise... I don't think you get to know anyone as well as you get to know Koyuki. In fact, I think you only get to know everyone else as well as Koyuki himself does. But that's one of the nice things about the show, actually. They don't always like each other. They're bandmates and they aren't each others' whole lives. ...So, it felt okay to be irritated with or irked by some of the characters. And personally, I really prefer characters who are flawed and honest and real, so I really didn't mind not always liking the people on the show because it felt so much more... authentic, in a way.
And I don't know if this is character or story, but I also liked the way the series kind of kept us updated on Beck's rival band and used their story as a contrast to the main story.
I would say though, that if you're not used to the way heavily accented English sounds, listening to some of the conversations and the songs might be a little jarring at first. It didn't bother me since I was watching it w/ subs anyway and I'm used to thick accents, but I know some people who found it distracting... they couldn't concentrate on what was going on because they were too busy listening and trying to figure out what they were saying.
Overall, great show. It's different from your typical perky, funny, energetic sort of high school shows... it's sort of more of a "My So-Called Life" type show, without all the drama and with a band. ;) So, this probably isn't what you're looking for if you want sort of a funny, light-hearted high school slice of life show; it's ...quieter than that. But if you're looking for a break from all the sugar, this is a really nice change of pace. read more
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Opening Theme"Hit in the USA" by Beat Crusaders
Ending Theme#1: "My World Down" by Meister (eps 1-20)
#2: "Moon on the Water" by Sowelu and Beat Crusaders (eps 21-25)
#3: "Slip Out" by Beck/Mongolian Chop Squad (ep 26)
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