The story is about this young boy, Tanaka Yukio or Koyuki, starting to get tired of his life, only 14 years in this world and he's already getting tired. Until one day... he meets this really mysterious guy with a even more mysterious dog. From the day Koyuki met Ryuuske and Beck ( The dog), his life changed. They made a band, named after the dog, BECK and rocked my heart off, with lots of romance, weird moments... basically real life.
Enough of the synopsis...
Story was amazing. Its was certainly living up to the word, Slice of Life. Never have I see a anime or manga with Gangsters or anything that showed that America existed. Most anime is like, Japan is the only world out there and that there is the best place ever, which makes a lot of us already hooked to the anime Japanese craze really wanting to go there because of that. But this anime... really showed that is not rainbows and Sailor moon. There were stuff that told us that America was there and it influenced the Japanese culture as they are influencing us, here. That is what really separated this anime from the rest. Not only that, there was Romance in this story, not much, but enough to make us know that this is truly a real life anime. There were some moments that really cried, REAL LIFE, but that is what made this anime awesome.
Now lets go for the characters, shall we? Koyuki, this kid is the wimpiest kid ever, but with a heart of a good person. But that personality of his is what separates him from the other anime and manga characters, filled with cocky guys that know they are hot and are being chased by a girl or guys that are so emo that it seems that their depression will become a black hole and suck us all in. No... Koyuki is the everyman. The way a character should be portrayed, like us, with flaws. For that, I liked him, no matter how much he cried... Not only that, but this kid... has a voice of an angel, beautiful. He sounded AMAZING. And with the other characters music, made it even more beautiful.
Not only him, but the other characters... their personalities are not your average stereotype characters you see in every manga or anime. There is no Tsundare or Moe. or anything of that, its all real. But it's not just the personalties, the looks. Never have I see a anime with each character looking different from the other. No character, not even the background ones looked like the other. The chemistry between them and the other main characters were alight.
Sound was AMAZING. This anime had so much music and all beautiful, but not just the same type of music, its all different. Some was alternative Rock, Pop, Rap... etc. And not that but there was talk of real life bands and singers we know in Real life. The best music was BECKs for me, it was rich and just plain awesome.
The Art, while I said a bit of this in my characters part, was not just that. The background was awesome, I really don't know if it was realistic pictures or if it was hand drawn. It looked so realistic.
Enjoyment? Must I say more? IT WAS AWESOME. SO awesome, that I am reading the manga to see what happened next AND going to watch the live-action movie this fall. So yeah... I totally enjoyed it.
Ratings:
Story: 9 ( I kinda didn't like how it just ended and I have to read the manga to see what happened next... but oh well! xD)
Art: 10
Sound: 10
Characters: 10
Enjoyment: 10
OVERALL: 10 + Infinity.
