Episode guide
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad: Season 1
26 episodes · premiered Oct 6, 2004
Koyuki Tanaka's boring life is changed after meeting Ryusuke Minami, a local musician with a bad attitude, who introduces him to foreign music.
- Episode 1: The View at 14 Oct 6, 2004 · 25m 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 of him.
- Episode 2: Live House Oct 13, 2004 · 25m 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 the…
- Episode 3: Moon on the Water Oct 20, 2004 · 25m 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.
- Episode 4: Strum the Guitar Oct 27, 2004 · 25m 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 shatter…
- Episode 5: Beck Nov 3, 2004 · 25m 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 Chiba put…
- Episode 6: Hyodo and the Jaguar Nov 10, 2004 · 25m 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 teacher is…
- Episode 7: Prudence Nov 17, 2004 · 25m 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's…
- Episode 8: Broadcast in the School Nov 24, 2004 · 25m 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 whether he…
- Episode 9: Night Before LIVE Dec 1, 2004 · 25m 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.
- Episode 10: FACE Dec 8, 2004 · 25m 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.
- Episode 11: Summer Holidays Dec 15, 2004 · 25m 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 enter…
- Episode 12: Secret Live Dec 22, 2004 · 25m 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 chagrin…
- Episode 13: Ciel Bleu Dec 29, 2004 · 25m 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 the band…
- Episode 14: Dream Jan 5, 2005 · 25m Mitty brings the cover design for the Beck band logo. Izumi meets up with Maho to clear the misunderstanding between them.
- Episode 15: Back to School Jan 12, 2005 · 25m 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.
- Episode 16: Indies Jan 19, 2005 · 25m 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 we can…
- Episode 17: Three Days Jan 26, 2005 · 25m 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 his…
- Episode 18: Leon Sykes Feb 2, 2005 · 25m 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, because the…
- Episode 19: Blues Feb 9, 2005 · 25m 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.
- Episode 20: Grateful Sound Feb 16, 2005 · 25m 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 against…
- Episode 21: Write Music Feb 23, 2005 · 25m Ryusuke talks with Chiba and Taira about his talk with Sykes. Back at school, Hiromi talks with Koyuki and Saku about playing guitar.
- Episode 22: The Night Before The Festival Mar 2, 2005 · 25m 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.
- Episode 23: Festival Mar 9, 2005 · 25m 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.
- Episode 24: Third Stage Mar 16, 2005 · 25m 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.
- Episode 25: Slip Out Mar 23, 2005 · 25m As Beck's set finishes up, the reality that it's Beck's last performance finally sets in.
- Episode 26: America Mar 30, 2005 · 25m Koyuki plans to revive Beck and sets out to get the band together.