Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad - Season 1

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. If the guys can stay true to their vision, the world awaits. Music can change your life, sometimes against your will. Just remember… When it’s live, anything can happen.

26 Episodes

The View at 14

Season 1 - Episode 1

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 Ryus...

Live House

Season 1 - Episode 2

When Koyuki accepts Ryusuke's invitation to see his band perform live, he unwittingly sets down a path of self-discovery. But what Koyuki fi...

Moon on the Water

Season 1 - Episode 3

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 ...

Strum the Guitar

Season 1 - Episode 4

While Koyuki takes his first tentative steps toward learning guitar, Maho suggests that he'd be the perfect lead vocalist for Ryusuke's new ...

Beck

Season 1 - Episode 5

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 su...

Hyodo and the Jaguar

Season 1 - Episode 6

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 ...

Prudence

Season 1 - Episode 7

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 of...

Broadcast in the School

Season 1 - Episode 8

Koyuki visits an instrument shop and practices some more. The school year ends. Next Momoko meets Koyuki accidentally going in Saitou's plac...

Night Before LIVE

Season 1 - Episode 9

Koyuki and Saku become friends. Koyuki gets nominated for the most difficult swimming races in the school's competition. Koyuki takes Saku t...

FACE

Season 1 - Episode 10

Koyuki and Saku become friends. Koyuki gets nominated for the most difficult swimming races in the school's competition. Koyuki takes Saku t...

Summer Holidays

Season 1 - Episode 11

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 dec...

Secret Live

Season 1 - Episode 12

Dying Breed performs in concert live in Japan, with Koyuki unexpectedly guest singing. Later on, Koyuki and Izumi meet again and she invites...

Ciel Bleu

Season 1 - Episode 13

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 w...

Dream

Season 1 - Episode 14

Mitty brings the cover design for the Beck band logo. Izumi meets up with Maho to clear the misunderstanding between them. During practice t...

Back to School

Season 1 - Episode 15

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. Koyuki goes t...

Indies

Season 1 - Episode 16

Gordie comes to see Eddie about the stolen stuff including Prudence. Then Eddie and Ryusuke talk about it on the phone. Koyuki still works h...

Three Days

Season 1 - Episode 17

Ryusuke wants to release Beck's album in America. Koyuki finally buys the Telecaster. Koyuki sees at school the same girl, named Hiromi, who...

Leon Sykes

Season 1 - Episode 18

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 ...

Blues

Season 1 - Episode 19

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 k...

Grateful Sound

Season 1 - Episode 20

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 want...

Write Music

Season 1 - Episode 21

Ryusuke talks with Chiba and Taira about his talk with Sykes. Back at school, Hiromi talks with Koyuki and Saku about playing guitar. Ryusuk...

The Night Before The Festival

Season 1 - Episode 22

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 s...

Festival

Season 1 - Episode 23

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 th...

Third Stage

Season 1 - Episode 24

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 fo...

Slip Out

Season 1 - Episode 25

As Beck's set finishes up, the reality that it's Beck's last performance finally sets in. Koyuki and Maho realize their love for each other ...

America

Season 1 - Episode 26

Koyuki plans to revive Beck and sets out to get the band together. After talking to Chiba and Taira and getting them to join, Saku finally m...