Season 1
(2004)
Overview
Koyuki Tanaka was feeling the rut, though he’s only a teenager. Between the sheltered and stifling grind of school and the girls that spend their time not noticing him… Every day was just another day of being a total nobody. Enter Ryusuke: a local rock n’ roller haunted by a shady reputation. Together they form Beck, a dynamic band that just might be the salvation of the stagnant music scene. Sure, it’s going to take hard work and obsession to make it, but there’s something special in the sound…
Cast
as Koyuki (voice)
as Ryuusuke (voice)
as Maho (voice)
as Taira (voice)
as Chiba (voice)
as Sakurai (voice)
as Beck (voice)
Episodes
The View at 14 7.0
October 6, 2004
Koyuki Tanaka is in a dead end. At age 14, he has lost his passion for life. But a casual meeting of Koyuki with a youn…
Live House 7.5
October 13, 2004
When Koyuki accepts Ryusuke's invitation to see his band perform live, he unwittingly sets down a path of self-discover…
Moon on the Water 6.5
October 20, 2004
Koyuki hangs out with Ryusuke and finds out more about music, and meets his sister, Maho, who later takes Koyuki to see…
Strum the Guitar 7.0
October 27, 2004
While Koyuki takes his first tentative steps toward learning guitar, Maho suggests that he'd be the perfect lead vocali…
Beck 7.0
November 3, 2004
Koyuki's guitar training is coming along slowly but surely, until Saitou decides to speed things up by entering him to …
Hyodo and the Jaguar 6.0
November 10, 2004
Taira, the newest member of Beck and the others have their first session together to start the band off on a good note.…
Prudence 7.0
November 17, 2004
Koyuki tries to memorize the scales at Saitou's place. Later we can see Koyuki talking with the bullies and then scolde…
Broadcast in the School 7.0
November 24, 2004
Koyuki visits an instrument shop and practices some more. The school year ends. Next Momoko meets Koyuki accidentally g…
Night Before LIVE 7.5
December 1, 2004
Koyuki and Saku become friends. Koyuki gets nominated for the most difficult swimming races in the school's competition…
FACE 8.0
December 8, 2004
Koyuki and Saku become friends. Koyuki gets nominated for the most difficult swimming races in the school's competition…
Summer Holidays 6.0
December 15, 2004
The band tries to raise some money and Chiba finds out that Dying Breed is coming to Japan. Later on Koyuki talks to a …
Secret Live 7.5
December 22, 2004
Dying Breed performs in concert live in Japan, with Koyuki unexpectedly guest singing. Later on, Koyuki and Izumi meet …
Ciel Bleu 7.5
December 29, 2004
Ryusuke's been bothered by Erica Blige's death and often checks the news. At school, Saku and Koyuki form a band for th…
Dream 6.5
January 5, 2005
Mitty brings the cover design for the Beck band logo. Izumi meets up with Maho to clear the misunderstanding between th…
Back to School 7.0
January 12, 2005
Koyuki tries to learn for his exams, but it doesn't go well. At school there's a rumor about Momoko working in a linger…
Indies 7.5
January 19, 2005
Gordie comes to see Eddie about the stolen stuff including Prudence. Then Eddie and Ryusuke talk about it on the phone.…
Three Days 7.0
January 26, 2005
Ryusuke wants to release Beck's album in America. Koyuki finally buys the Telecaster. Koyuki sees at school the same gi…
Leon Sykes 7.0
February 2, 2005
Koyuki talks with his boss about his band. Saku then joins Koyuki at Saito's swimming practice. Beck is allowed to perf…
Blues 5.5
February 9, 2005
Ryusuke (along with Beck and Prudence) get kidnapped by Sykes, who takes him to meet his uncle, the bluesman John Lee D…
Grateful Sound 6.5
February 16, 2005
At the fishing pond the band talks with Kazuo about Greatful Sound. She wants Ryusuke to ask Eddie to come. Ryusuke agr…
Write Music 6.0
February 23, 2005
Ryusuke talks with Chiba and Taira about his talk with Sykes. Back at school, Hiromi talks with Koyuki and Saku about p…
The Night Before The Festival 6.5
March 2, 2005
The band tries to improve the new song and Koyuki tries to write the lyrics, at Ryusuke's request. Saito tries to help …
Festival 7.5
March 9, 2005
The Greatful Sound festival is on, with Belle Ame on the primary stage, Malcolm (a Sykes-managed rapper) on the second …
Third Stage 7.0
March 16, 2005
After the band seems to break up before their time on the third stage, the band is slowly reforming just in time to pla…
Slip Out 7.0
March 23, 2005
As Beck's set finishes up, the reality that it's Beck's last performance finally sets in. Koyuki and Maho realize their…
America 5.5
March 30, 2005
Koyuki plans to revive Beck and sets out to get the band together. After talking to Chiba and Taira and getting them to…