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BECK

Also known as Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad.

Studio: MADHOUSE , Marvelous Entertainment , Starchild Records , Funimation , Asatsu DK , Kodansha
Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Music , Slice of Life

Tanaka Yukio, better known by his nickname Koyuki is a 14 year old who feels disconnected from life in general. Through the act of saving a mismatched dog, he meets guitarist Minami Ryuusuke, and becomes involved in Ryuusuke's new band BECK. Koyuki's life starts to change as the band struggles towards fame.


Tags: Band , Coming of Age , Rock Music , Urban , Ensemble Cast , Heterosexual , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Bullying , School , Female Protagonist , Gyaru , Shounen , Hip-hop Music , Love Triangle , Baseball , Swimming , Language Barrier

Interstella 5555: THE 5TORY OF THE 5ECRET 5TAR 5YSTEM

Also known as Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem.

Studio: Toei Animation , EMI
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Music , Sci-Fi

This film is a visual companion piece to "Discovery", an album by Daft Punk. It tells the story of a band of four extraterrestrial musicians who are kidnapped and brought back to Earth by an evil manager. Their only hopes lie with a space pilot from their home planet who, after receiving a distress call broadcasted during the abduction, seeks out to rescue them.

Tags: Band , Aliens , No Dialogue , Primarily Adult Cast , Cyberpunk , Female Protagonist , Ensemble Cast , Space , Tragedy , Space Opera , Memory Manipulation , Amnesia , Crime , Primarily Male Cast , Conspiracy , Male Protagonist , Dancing , Fashion , Cars , Elderly Protagonist

TO-Y

Studio: Studio Gallop , Sony Music Entertainment
Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Music

Two weeks before a concert at Yaon Hibiya auditorium (1987.8.26), while playing at the club Shinjuku Loft, lead vocalist To-Y (pron: to-o-i) of the band GASP is jumped by a rival, Aikawa Yoji. GASP is a upcoming band known for its violence, struggling to be noticed against the popularity of hotshot Aikawa, who's #1 on the charts and beloved by his fans. The Yaon Hibiya concert represents GASP's mainstream debut to break out of the small-time club scene, which is threatened by the schemes of Aikawa's manager, Ms. Kato of Koyama Productions. Kato wants To-Y to leave that "bunch of hoodlums," and sing independently for a major label.

Adding to the confusion is an unexplained character who manifests feline traits, named Niya. Niya presents herself as "To-Y's aijin" ("Niya, To-Y no aijin da yo!") to the consternation of Koishikawa Hiderou, who has interest in To-Y. Koishikawa, also known as "Sonoko-chan," is typed as a "okama" by Niya. A running motif is GASP, it's fans, and associates regarded as unusual by the mainstream public, as exemplified by their musical taste, dress, and Classic Coke-drinking, which only contributes to more difficulty in their struggle to be accepted.



Tags: Shounen , Band , Delinquents , Nudity , Kemonomimi , Rock Music , Primarily Adult Cast , Primarily Male Cast , Idol

Kachou Ouji

Also known as The Legend of Black Heaven.

Studio: AIC , Pioneer LDC , APPP
Status: Finished
Genres: Adventure , Comedy , Music , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Ouji Tanaka has a wife, a child and a mundane job as a salary man in Tokyo's modern society. But life wasn't dull for him to begin with; 15 years ago, he was known as "Gabriel", leader of a short-lived heavy metal band called Black Heaven. Ouji's life gets a sudden change in direction when he is invited by a mysterious blonde woman named Layla to pick up his Gibson Flying V and once again display his "legendary" guitar skills, not knowing that his music generates power for a massive weapon in an intergalactic war.



Tags: Band , Family Life , Rock Music , Space , Male Protagonist , Surreal Comedy , Metal Music , War , Netorare , Aliens , Rotoscoping , CGI , Nudity