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Aug 16, 2008 9:28 PM
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Lol at Ray for mistaking the guitar he gave to Koyuki as the special one.
Jan 29, 2009 9:07 AM
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Well, at least a few problems were solved in this episode...
Jun 11, 2009 10:17 AM
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This show is getting really plotless >_<"
I`m not dropping it yet because it has some real potential, but I`m really hoping for some progress. and SOON.
Jul 13, 2009 1:32 AM
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Koyuki is seriously getting good.

Jul 21, 2009 3:57 PM
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I DON'T like that guys who broke the Koyuki's guitar!

At least, that wasn't the special one =)
Sep 12, 2009 8:27 AM
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Ah, poor Koyuki xD
I'm glad they found out it was the wrong guitar :3
Oct 1, 2009 2:19 AM
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He didn't get the guitar fixed, but at least all of that is resolved.
Nov 6, 2009 6:26 AM
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great. some problems solved
Nov 18, 2009 1:54 AM
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"What are you came all suddenly mad about?"

Oh my... That's some... That's some nice Engrish :P I think I'm switching to the English dub next episode. Anyways, I felt my heart sink when they friggin' trashed the guitar :c Then I found out it was a fake... It's all good.
Aug 15, 2010 1:43 PM

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Hmm.. This show probably has some of the worst voice actors and animators out there. Ryuusuke's voice actor... Gosh... I can't think of anyone worse than that really. Chiba got no flow in his singing either. Is that supposed to be what? Hip hop? Heh.. Well, everyone's a bad singer in this anime. I kind of expected that though but when they sing in Japanese, they're still crap. When Maho is speaking in Engrish, it's... laughable to say the least.

However, the story's quite good. Although I have no love for pussy teenagers being the main characters of the show. Koyuki could not be more cliche and commonplace than that.
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Oct 4, 2010 9:03 PM

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kodial said:
Hmm.. This show probably has some of the worst voice actors and animators out there. Ryuusuke's voice actor... Gosh... I can't think of anyone worse than that really.

He's definitely got a lisp when he speaks english and I'm not quite sure but I think he has a lisp when he speaks japanese too... who the hell employs a voice actor with a speech impediment?
Mar 9, 2011 9:43 PM

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Lol at Koyuki's disguise.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.~
Jul 1, 2011 9:41 PM

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Lol, "I grew up in new york, so I speak English better than Japanese!", preceded by god-awful engrish. Yeah Ryuusuke, *suure* you grew up in New York! Why can they just hire native English speakers for these roles, it's not like there aren't plenty of them?
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Aug 1, 2011 7:49 PM

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MAN!! AGAIN >:O i can't believe i don't care if that wasn't the special guitar...it's still a nice guitar :(

So far im loving Beck, they have that Rage Against The Machine and also a little bit of Beastie Boys vibe which is awesome...now i wonder where does Koyuki fits in all this :S
Aug 1, 2011 11:49 PM

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Seabury said:
everyone's a bad singer in this anime. I kind of expected that though but when they sing in Japanese, they're still crap.

Funny most of the Japanese singing voices are done by real singers that are still making music today or at least had a band around the time the show was made.

Lol, "I grew up in new york, so I speak English better than Japanese!", preceded by god-awful engrish.

Looks like it means he is more comfortable speaking English and it says nothing about how well he talks or how long he spent in America. By "Engrish" you mean English with a Japanese accent...well I figure a native Japanese speaker would have some kind of accent when speaking English and his accent is milder than characters in the show who don't know English but still try to speak it.

Aug 28, 2011 3:48 PM

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That poor guitar... T_T
Sep 3, 2011 1:18 PM

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Alicia3000 said:
Koyuki is seriously getting good.
Sep 8, 2011 10:19 AM
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The part where the 2 bullies broke the repaired guitar was just heartbreaking...it reminded me of when the stepsisters ripped up the homemade ball gown in Disney's Cinderella.

Koyuki=Cinderella
Hyodo & Rikiya=Anastasia & Druscilla
Saito=Cinderella's mice and bird friends, with a lil' Fairy Godmother mixed in
Does that mean Ryusuke is Prince Charming in all this?
I don't think so. (Damn yaoi...)
Nov 24, 2011 1:04 AM
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Well, I'm glad there was some plot movement finally. So, If Maho told Koyuki about the guitar misunderstanding, why the F did he run away from Ryuusuke? Why is his still going to concerts in disguise.

Is it some Japanese shame/debt thing my gaijin brain does not understand?
Sep 8, 2012 12:41 PM

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Koyuki is obsessed with the guitar just to impress Ryusuke?

or he is really into the music for fun????
Feb 27, 2013 7:16 AM

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Is it just me or there's no progress in the plot?

Mar 16, 2013 4:24 PM
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Just let him break your guitar and get away with it... You just sit there and get depress then go cry... What a perfect protagonist... Sorry for being negative, I really hated the fact that he did nothing. But maybe something awesome will happen in future.
Mar 29, 2013 10:42 AM

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ownosourus said:
Is it just me or there's no progress in the plot?

This is a slice of life anime.
Such a sad episode
May 15, 2013 4:59 AM

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fishcaketwice said:
Just let him break your guitar and get away with it... You just sit there and get depress then go cry... What a perfect protagonist... Sorry for being negative, I really hated the fact that he did nothing. But maybe something awesome will happen in future.


Like you would do something against a guy that is much more stronger than you
Jun 4, 2013 4:01 AM

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paleontologojv said:
Koyuki is obsessed with the guitar just to impress Ryusuke?

or he is really into the music for fun????
Nah.

I think all the stress is getting into him. Now playing the guitar is basically Koyuki's only escape from all that crap that's going on around him lately. If I was in that position I think I'd want to be alone losing myself somewhere else too.

His swimming/guitar teacher had the same experience. From the past episode the teacher said he got injured and couldn't get in the olympics, so he felt sorry for himself. He told Koyuki the only thing that made him feel better was playing the guitar.

Hmm... Kinda getting some motivation to play guitar from this show.
Feb 16, 2014 5:59 AM

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Is that nu metal they're playing or what the fuck.
Jun 22, 2014 8:33 AM

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Qatami said:
Is that nu metal they're playing or what the fuck.

I don't know what kind of music they r playing,and we have a new frankenstein dog.

Aug 4, 2014 7:36 AM

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Decent episode, let's see what's next!
Sep 17, 2015 11:10 AM

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darmian said:
Koyuki is obsessed with the guitar just to impress Ryusuke?

or he is really into the music for fun????


Probably to prove to himself and to others that he isn't a useless human being.

Qatami said:
Is that nu metal they're playing or what the fuck.


Familiarise yourself with Rage Against the Machine. Beck sounds somewhat like them (even the vocalist looks like, and has similar mannerisms to, Zach de la Rocha).
May 14, 2016 6:08 AM
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They seriously need to stop using breaking mah guitarzzz as a bloody plot mover.
Jul 2, 2016 2:43 PM

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It was so frustrating to watch those guys break the guitar :/
And the animation... Jeez, couln't they be a little bit more good looking?? So unlikeable.
Feb 8, 2018 11:24 PM

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i'd slam that guitar to those guys fucking heads if it were me fuck those guys even if it was fake
May 3, 2019 11:57 AM

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It was sad to see those bullies smashing the new guitar to pieces. Poor Koyuki. I wished he'd run away from them and not from Ryuusuke. His sister did a great job to find out that her brother's precious guitar is still fine. I guess this is the bullet guitar called 'Lucille' huh. It's an awesome guitar and I love how BECK is mixing up rock music with rap. I hope the dog will behave though...
Nov 27, 2019 10:31 PM

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I cannot stress enough how stupid and infuriating the plot of this show is getting for me
Apr 7, 2021 1:09 AM

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I'm surprised Koyuki held it together in front of Saitou. I would have broke down right there in front of him.
The bit of animation where Maho is carrying the L48 is really nice to look at. Good sense of weight.
May 5, 2022 4:59 PM

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Going around in circles with this broken guitar thing. Just makes me think most of the show between the original guitar breaking and now has been spinning its wheels.
Dec 3, 2022 3:14 PM
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mmmmm por ahora el episodio que menos me gustó. solamente hubo una parte buena y fue cuando le rompen la guitarra al prota. el resto estuvo bien pero no tanto como los otros episodios. estuvo bien !
Dec 9, 2022 11:38 AM

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That about the guitar that shinji singer broke was not the one that baji 1.0 liked was fine so there is more confidence
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Come on, this is unfair. Payback is needed against those two thugs. Even if there was a sudden happy ending about the real guitar, that moment was infuriating. (What were they playing, Peter Frampton? Whatever, i didn't love their way... at all)

Even despite this, i'm glad to find myself more and more entertained and attached to the plot episode after episode.

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