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Two different students - a successful but aloof academic and a rebellious but kindhearted delinquent - form a friendship through their love for music.


“Just remember… When it's live, anything can happen.”
Koyuki Tanaka's boring life is changed after meeting Ryusuke Minami, a local musician with a bad attitude, who introduces him to foreign music.

Daisuke Namikawa
Koyuki (voice)

Yuuma Ueno
Ryuusuke (voice)

Miho Saiki
Maho (voice)

Kenji Nojima
Taira (voice)

Shintaro Ohata
Chiba (voice)

Toru Nara
Sakurai (voice)

Tomohisa Aso
Beck (voice)
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad is a animation, drama series that first aired in 2004 exploring themes of guitar, friendship, romance, slice of life, school, based on manga. Created by Osamu Kobayashi, it stars Daisuke Namikawa, Yuuma Ueno, Miho Saiki. Koyuki Tanaka's boring life is changed after meeting Ryusuke Minami, a local musician with a bad attitude, who introduces him to foreign music.
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