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“Teen Koyuki joins guitarist Ray to form rock band BECK, chasing fame across Japan.”
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
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8.3
320 rank · 377,361 viewers · 9,253 favorites
Drama
Music
Shounen
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Synopsis
Teen Koyuki joins guitarist Ray to form rock band BECK, chasing fame across Japan.
Fourteen-year-old Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka is a dispirited young boy with no goals in life. However, this all changes when Koyuki saves a strange-looking dog named Beck from being harassed by a group of local kids. The dog's owner, 16-year-old Ryuusuke "Ray" Minami, is an emerging guitarist and the former member of a popular rock band. After Koyuki meets Ray again in a diner, the older boy leads him to his former band's meeting place and dazzles Koyuki with his amazing guitar skills. Slowly becoming interested in the glamour of western rock culture, Koyuki decides to start playing the guitar while helping Ray achieve his dream of leading the ultimate rock band. Together with Ray's younger sister Maho and a few other members, the two boys launch their career into the world of rock by forming a band called BECK. Beck follows the group's struggles and successes as they spread their fame across Japan.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 158 sampled reviews
8.3
/10
What 158 viewers settled on.
94%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.77
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.77 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.2 pts
Recommenders 8.9 · others 3.7
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 0.70
Running avg · Jun 2007 → May 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The sheer effort put into this anime makes it feel like a labor of love. The original and convincing soundtrack, believable and likable characters, as well as the quality and pace of the animation...”
- 10 “i have to give Beck a 10 out of 10 At first i was a little sketchy of the anime with the whole starting a rock band and all but i got to say since the first episode I was hooked. i enjoyed watching...”
- 10 “I stumbled upon this anime when i wanted to see a good slice of life anime and immedately i fell in love with it. Everything in this anime is perfect, whether u like music or not. Story: 10/10 Art:...”
Verbosity
Short · 38%
Medium · 34%
Long · 28%
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A Tv Production · Fall 2004
Madhouse.
in association with
Marvelous Entertainment · Starchild Records
- Format 26 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 10h 24m all episodes
- Aired Oct 2004 – Mar 2005 Fall 2004
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-0039 catalog
Produced by
- Marvelous Entertainment Producer
- Starchild Records Producer
- Asatsu DK Producer
- Kodansha Producer
- DefSTAR Records Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor