Made to hit in America.
Beck is gonna be old news to some, but I have to post about this anime. It’s incredible. The first episode started kinda slow, but halfway through the second one I was hooked. Beck tells the story of Tanaka Yukio, known as Koyuki, who discovers the world of music. Not that background noise some like to call music. Real music. Songs that crawl into your skull and call it home. Kinda like the theme to the show, which I have conveniently placed below.
Seeing Koyuki falling in love with music can make you fall in love with it too. His love is infectious.(Ewww) As his passion blooms he seeks out others who feel the same way. Not always successfully. Eventually he finds himself a few friends he can talk music with. It all leads to learning to play guitar. His life focuses on learning, becoming the best he can be. He dedicates his life to six strings.
What’s a young man with newfound guitar skills to do? Join a band of course. Lucky for Koyuki that his friend Ryusuke has bee putting one together during the last few episodes. The other members aren’t really convinced until they hear Koyuki sing. Turns out his real talent is vocals, even though his instrumental abilities are pretty darn good.
I haven’t seen the whole thing yet, so I can’t give you a full account of the story. I’m trying not to do that anyway. You need to check this one out for yourself. It’s no action flick, so don’t expect a fast pace. It is worth watching though.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have to go watch the opening theme 15 or 20 more times.
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