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BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad #4
BECK, Vol. 4
After Izumi graduates, Koyuki is left alone with a heavy heart, but losing her is the least of his problems—he still has to face Hyodo's bullying! Fortunately, Koyuki slips away in time to show off his guitar-playing skills. Sure he wants to be a rock 'n' roll start, but will Koyuki ever be good enough to make the band?
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197 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 14, 2000
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About the author
Harold Sakuishi
224 books78 followersAssociated names :
哈罗德作石
HAROLD作石
Name (in native language) : ハロルド 作石
Birth Name : Sakuishi (作石) Takahiro (貴浩)
Blood type : AB
Sakuishi has a wide variety of interests which include baseball (he is a huge Chunichi Dragons fan), martial arts, MMA, and music (he is a huge Red Hot Chili Peppers fan).
Each of these has become the basis for his most popular series (baseball in Stopper Busujima, fighting in Bakaichi, and music in Beck).
His series also often include character cameos from his past works; one of the newspaper reporters in Beck is actually from Stopper Busujima and so on. Additionally, he's a big fan of Sangokushi (Romance of the Three Kingdoms) with an altered version of that story appearing in Beck written by "Christy Sakuishi".
In Beck he included many famous people in background crowds. These included many popular musicians, characters from Happy Sangokushi and MMA legends Royce Gracie and Kazushi Sakuraba.
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May 24, 2020
Este tomo tiene momentos interesantes como la competición de natación, los primeros pasos de Koyuki tocando con gente, la aparición de Sakurai como nuevo amigo de Koyuki... y luego tiene su contrapartida con la trama del bullying con el grupo de Hyodo, que la verdad es que va perdiendo interés y me resulta demasiado manida.
En cuanto a las relaciones de los personajes, Koyuki se reconcilia con Ryusuke y empieza a quedar a tocar con su grupo cada vez más a menudo, hasta el punto que Ryusuke piensa en ofrecerle que se una, Izumi se gradua y esto provoca un distanciamiento con Koyuki, que cada vez se lleva mejor con Maho... culebrón estudiantil y rock and roll... una mezcla adictiva
En cuanto a las relaciones de los personajes, Koyuki se reconcilia con Ryusuke y empieza a quedar a tocar con su grupo cada vez más a menudo, hasta el punto que Ryusuke piensa en ofrecerle que se una, Izumi se gradua y esto provoca un distanciamiento con Koyuki, que cada vez se lleva mejor con Maho... culebrón estudiantil y rock and roll... una mezcla adictiva
August 21, 2024
Picking this back up and immediately remember how good it is. Great art, solid humor, and fun characters.
May 6, 2008
Ok so there's a swim meet in this volume...awesome. Koyuki wins his race because of a perfect backstroke turn even though he seems to forget to count strokes at the end of the race and smashes head first into the wall. There is much more to this volume than that but I get overly excited when competitive swimming is mentioned in anything.
March 14, 2020
Beck is a great story. It is really inspiring and down to earth. It is about the day to day crap a lot of us experience and that makes it really relatable. It was almost enjoyable to watch because even though bad things happens to Koyuki (I think he even says at some point 'when it rains it really pours for me' or something), he still doesn't get depressed and always looks at the situation positively.
I also thought that the passion for music was successfully transferred to the reader and at some points i really wanted to pick up a guitar and start playing, though i don't know how. Some of the ways they related to the American music industry was kind of gimmicky, but it was pulled off a lot better than I've seen else where. They won't just throw out some musician's name just so that the reader's will go 'ooo I know who that is!!! This is something that I largely find annoying, but the people they did reference were given a couple of lines to explain who they were and how they fit into the story, so it wasn't that bad.
The story did feel like it was dragging on in some places, but those were usually the places that the guitar guy was being a douche, but it gets resolved, so I guess you just have to suffer through it. It is the only downside to this particular volume. You might want to check this out if you are looking for a music related manga with strong characters and a bit of humour.
I also thought that the passion for music was successfully transferred to the reader and at some points i really wanted to pick up a guitar and start playing, though i don't know how. Some of the ways they related to the American music industry was kind of gimmicky, but it was pulled off a lot better than I've seen else where. They won't just throw out some musician's name just so that the reader's will go 'ooo I know who that is!!! This is something that I largely find annoying, but the people they did reference were given a couple of lines to explain who they were and how they fit into the story, so it wasn't that bad.
The story did feel like it was dragging on in some places, but those were usually the places that the guitar guy was being a douche, but it gets resolved, so I guess you just have to suffer through it. It is the only downside to this particular volume. You might want to check this out if you are looking for a music related manga with strong characters and a bit of humour.
March 4, 2021
Hodnotím první čtyři knihy
Čtu znovu. BECK je jeden z mých nejoblíbenějších manga komiksů a anime seriálů. Líbí se mi, jakým neotřelým způsobem představuje svět nadšenců do rockové hudby. Hudebníci jsou cool, ale taky zcela oddaní své zálibě.
První čtyři booky jsou spíš takový rozjezd. Vidíme mladého Koyukiho, který se zamiluje do hry na kytaru. Zase jsem s ním musel prožít jeho úplné zážitky, které jsou dost krušné. Dostává se do nepříjemných situací u cool lidí, kteří jsou pro něho vzorem (partička kolem charismatického Ryusukeho), ale především zažívá šikanu ve škole. Celkově je spíš za blbečka. Vyvažuje to ale naštěstí to, že se kolem něho točí hned dvě krásné holky a cholericko-flegmatický (opravdu v sobě má obě osobnosti) "Saitou-San" ho učí hrát na kytaru i plavat (díky čemuž se mu zlepšuje fyzička).
Velmi čtivé, ale ještě to není tolik o hudbě.
8/10
Čtu znovu. BECK je jeden z mých nejoblíbenějších manga komiksů a anime seriálů. Líbí se mi, jakým neotřelým způsobem představuje svět nadšenců do rockové hudby. Hudebníci jsou cool, ale taky zcela oddaní své zálibě.
První čtyři booky jsou spíš takový rozjezd. Vidíme mladého Koyukiho, který se zamiluje do hry na kytaru. Zase jsem s ním musel prožít jeho úplné zážitky, které jsou dost krušné. Dostává se do nepříjemných situací u cool lidí, kteří jsou pro něho vzorem (partička kolem charismatického Ryusukeho), ale především zažívá šikanu ve škole. Celkově je spíš za blbečka. Vyvažuje to ale naštěstí to, že se kolem něho točí hned dvě krásné holky a cholericko-flegmatický (opravdu v sobě má obě osobnosti) "Saitou-San" ho učí hrát na kytaru i plavat (díky čemuž se mu zlepšuje fyzička).
Velmi čtivé, ale ještě to není tolik o hudbě.
8/10
January 25, 2022
Picking up steam
On a re-reading streak. This volume starts off painful with Koyuki's continued miserable school life and it's hard to see play out. But we get treated to Koyuki hitting a low and finding inspiration in The Shawshank Redemption, playing music over the school intercom as he likens it to a prison and he wanted everyone to feel free. That rebellious act leads to his introduction to Saku, his first real friend (finally!). From there, things pick up steam quickly and before you know it, ends on a cliffy. Such a great series. So many music easter eggs.
On a re-reading streak. This volume starts off painful with Koyuki's continued miserable school life and it's hard to see play out. But we get treated to Koyuki hitting a low and finding inspiration in The Shawshank Redemption, playing music over the school intercom as he likens it to a prison and he wanted everyone to feel free. That rebellious act leads to his introduction to Saku, his first real friend (finally!). From there, things pick up steam quickly and before you know it, ends on a cliffy. Such a great series. So many music easter eggs.
March 5, 2024
Beck’s always been that slice of life, and it captures it extremely well. I’m just not sure I can keep up my enthusiasm for reading about it. The manga is cool, but it totally lacks the sound in the anime. The anime really strikes a chord in the heart with sound. The manga is carried by the everyday mundane, humor, and teenage life problems. If the library has any more volumes I’ll keep picking em up.
On to the next!
On to the next!
January 23, 2019
A must read for any music lover🎧🥁🎸 Pretty great rock and roll manga, good art and pretty good story!😁🤟💕
April 25, 2021
Koyuki is fiiiiiinally in the band! I’m glad we’ve progressed this far. Now if he can just get the whole bully situation under control...
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May 30, 2021rereading srry
August 28, 2022
And there is not one woman in their band..
April 11, 2023
I've enjoyed this series, and although it ended on a cliffhanger, I think this will be the last volume I read. My TBR list is too long, including in-progress series that I like better.
February 17, 2025
Merecen la pena esos 15k de yenes que buena inversión para él🤑
June 23, 2025
TE AMO BECK!!! LA MEJOR BANDA
July 22, 2025
I love u saku
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November 24, 2025
I love how swimming still plays a role in the story and isn't forgotten
July 22, 2022
Beatles innit?
May 13, 2008
Overall Rating: A+
Synopsis: Beck is a manga by Harold Sakuishi that follows Koyuki, a junior high nerd. At the beginning of the series, Koyuki leads a boring life, with a pervert as his only friend. That all changes when he saves a strange looking dog named Beck, and meets the dog's owner, Ryuusuke. The two become friends, and Koyuki starts down the path to being cool.
Beck centers around a band formed by Ryuusuke, and its rise to fame, but that's not what the series is about. The manga primarily follows Koyuki, and focuses on his trouble with girls, trying to learn to play the guitar, getting extorted for money by a bully, and his failing grades. Oh, yeah, and his swimming lessons from Saitou-san. The series touches on Koyuki's struggles in a way that makes the fact that he is becoming famous (at least at his school and in underground clubs) for his singing.
As the story progresses, it focuses more and more on the fledgling band, and its rise in popularity. At the end of volume 7, there is even an interesting subplot based around Ryuusuke's guitar, Lucille. It's these little things, subplots that don't focus on the band itself, but on its members that make Beck one of the better manga out there. It makes the characters intriguing, and I identify with the geek in Koyuki. Maybe one day, I can be in a Japanese punk band...
For more manga and anime reviews, please check out Hobotaku.
Synopsis: Beck is a manga by Harold Sakuishi that follows Koyuki, a junior high nerd. At the beginning of the series, Koyuki leads a boring life, with a pervert as his only friend. That all changes when he saves a strange looking dog named Beck, and meets the dog's owner, Ryuusuke. The two become friends, and Koyuki starts down the path to being cool.
Beck centers around a band formed by Ryuusuke, and its rise to fame, but that's not what the series is about. The manga primarily follows Koyuki, and focuses on his trouble with girls, trying to learn to play the guitar, getting extorted for money by a bully, and his failing grades. Oh, yeah, and his swimming lessons from Saitou-san. The series touches on Koyuki's struggles in a way that makes the fact that he is becoming famous (at least at his school and in underground clubs) for his singing.
As the story progresses, it focuses more and more on the fledgling band, and its rise in popularity. At the end of volume 7, there is even an interesting subplot based around Ryuusuke's guitar, Lucille. It's these little things, subplots that don't focus on the band itself, but on its members that make Beck one of the better manga out there. It makes the characters intriguing, and I identify with the geek in Koyuki. Maybe one day, I can be in a Japanese punk band...
For more manga and anime reviews, please check out Hobotaku.
April 23, 2020
This was a decent volume. The bad luck that Koyuki goes through is pretty sad. I was moaning in previous volumes when, first, he broke the guitar Ryusuke gave to him, and then after getting it fixed with his Sensei's money, a bully busts it again. Like damn. And in this one, he was dealing with class bullies and the notorious plan of ignoring him. But we do get to see him make a "true" friend, who even gets beat up for associating with him. They get a long great, even sharing an interest in the fictional band, Dying Breed. And AT LAST, Koyuki gets to play with Ryusuke's band, BECK, as a trial run. That's what we'll be seeing in volume number 5! Pumped.
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