Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad: Season 1
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad is a 26-episode anime television series categorized under animation and drama. Produced by Madhouse, the series originally aired on TV Tokyo from October 2004 to March 2005. The story centers on Koyuki Tanaka, also known as Tanaka Yukio, a fourteen-year-old who feels disconnected from life in general and experiences a boring routine. His life changes after meeting Ryusuke Minami, a local
Season overview
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad is a 26-episode anime television series categorized under animation and drama. Produced by Madhouse, the series originally aired on TV Tokyo from October 2004 to March 2005.
The story centers on Koyuki Tanaka, also known as Tanaka Yukio, a fourteen-year-old who feels disconnected from life in general and experiences a boring routine. His life changes after meeting Ryusuke Minami, a local musician with a bad attitude, who introduces him to foreign music.
Episodes
The View at 14
Oct 6, 2004 · 25 min
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 young musician named Ryusuke is about to open a new path in front
Live House
Oct 13, 2004 · 25 min
When Koyuki accepts Ryusuke's invitation to see his band perform live, he unwittingly sets down a path of self-discovery. But what Koyuki finds both disturbs and intrigues him, as
Moon on the Water
Oct 20, 2004 · 25 min
Koyuki hangs out with Ryusuke and finds out more about music, and meets his sister, Maho, who later takes Koyuki to see Beck, her brother's dog.
Strum the Guitar
Oct 27, 2004 · 25 min
While Koyuki takes his first tentative steps toward learning guitar, Maho suggests that he'd be the perfect lead vocalist for Ryusuke's new band. But an accident threatens to shatt
Beck
Nov 3, 2004 · 25 min
Koyuki's guitar training is coming along slowly but surely, until Saitou decides to speed things up by entering him to play in the annual summer festival! Meanwhile, Ryusuke and Ch
Hyodo and the Jaguar
Nov 10, 2004 · 25 min
Taira, the newest member of Beck and the others have their first session together to start the band off on a good note. Koyuki's teacher is on maternity leave and a new cute teache
Prudence
Nov 17, 2004 · 25 min
Koyuki tries to memorize the scales at Saitou's place. Later we can see Koyuki talking with the bullies and then scolded in the teacher's office. Maho meets with him, and at Saitou
Broadcast in the School
Nov 24, 2004 · 25 min
Koyuki visits an instrument shop and practices some more. The school year ends. Next Momoko meets Koyuki accidentally going in Saitou's place and decides to go with him to check wh
Night Before LIVE
Dec 1, 2004 · 25 min
Koyuki and Saku become friends. Koyuki gets nominated for the most difficult swimming races in the school's competition. Koyuki takes Saku to see Beck's show.
FACE
Dec 8, 2004 · 25 min
Koyuki and Saku become friends. Koyuki gets nominated for the most difficult swimming races in the school's competition. Koyuki takes Saku to see Beck's show.
Summer Holidays
Dec 15, 2004 · 25 min
The band tries to raise some money and Chiba finds out that Dying Breed is coming to Japan. Later on Koyuki talks to a teacher about his decreasing grades. Momoko asks the band to
Secret Live
Dec 22, 2004 · 25 min
Dying Breed performs in concert live in Japan, with Koyuki unexpectedly guest singing. Later on, Koyuki and Izumi meet again and she invites him for night-swimming, much to Maho's
Ciel Bleu
Dec 29, 2004 · 25 min
Ryusuke's been bothered by Erica Blige's death and often checks the news. At school, Saku and Koyuki form a band for the cultural festival with Tanabe and a bassist. Tanabe names t
Dream
Jan 5, 2005 · 25 min
Mitty brings the cover design for the Beck band logo. Izumi meets up with Maho to clear the misunderstanding between them.
Back to School
Jan 12, 2005 · 25 min
Koyuki tries to learn for his exams, but it doesn't go well. At school there's a rumor about Momoko working in a lingerie pub.
Indies
Jan 19, 2005 · 25 min
Gordie comes to see Eddie about the stolen stuff including Prudence. Then Eddie and Ryusuke talk about it on the phone. Koyuki still works hard to earn cash for the Telecaster and
Three Days
Jan 26, 2005 · 25 min
Ryusuke wants to release Beck's album in America. Koyuki finally buys the Telecaster. Koyuki sees at school the same girl, named Hiromi, who he saw in the doughnut store next to hi
Leon Sykes
Feb 2, 2005 · 25 min
Koyuki talks with his boss about his band. Saku then joins Koyuki at Saito's swimming practice. Beck is allowed to perform at the Marquee's evening show as Hitode's support, becaus
Blues
Feb 9, 2005 · 25 min
Ryusuke (along with Beck and Prudence) get kidnapped by Sykes, who takes him to meet his uncle, the bluesman John Lee Davis, who wanted to know who had stolen Prudence.
Grateful Sound
Feb 16, 2005 · 25 min
At the fishing pond the band talks with Kazuo about Greatful Sound. She wants Ryusuke to ask Eddie to come. Ryusuke agrees, but he also wants Beck to play although Ran is strongly
Write Music
Feb 23, 2005 · 25 min
Ryusuke talks with Chiba and Taira about his talk with Sykes. Back at school, Hiromi talks with Koyuki and Saku about playing guitar.
The Night Before The Festival
Mar 2, 2005 · 25 min
The band tries to improve the new song and Koyuki tries to write the lyrics, at Ryusuke's request. Saito tries to help Koyuki come up with some lyrics.
Festival
Mar 9, 2005 · 25 min
The Greatful Sound festival is on, with Belle Ame on the primary stage, Malcolm (a Sykes-managed rapper) on the second stage, and Beck on the smallest third stage.
Third Stage
Mar 16, 2005 · 25 min
After the band seems to break up before their time on the third stage, the band is slowly reforming just in time to play their hearts out for the growing crowd.
Slip Out
Mar 23, 2005 · 25 min
As Beck's set finishes up, the reality that it's Beck's last performance finally sets in.
America
Mar 30, 2005 · 25 min
Koyuki plans to revive Beck and sets out to get the band together.