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After finishing watching Nana and being a quite disappointed, this anime showed up as a recommendation. I decided to give it a chance, hoping it would be a good anime about music, but unfortunately, I can't say it was.
In fact, it was a quite mediocre, and that is the main problem with this anime: it is mediocre. The idea was good, a protagonist who seeks something to identify with and finds the music. The plot explores the journey to this dream, as well with some mystery, like the ones behind Beck (the dog) and the guitar Lucille. However, everything is executed in a very basic ... way, and the points that could have been more interesting are left behind.
There are some points I like to mention:
• The animation is quite simple, but that doesn't bother me at all, it’s pretty solid.
• The songs are quite bad, which is really harmful for the anime, because if a story is about music, this has to do be the main point.
• I can't see any charisma in the protagonist, Koyuki; he's boring and his songs are also boring, every once and while during the show, some characters say he's different, but I couldn't see what's so unique about him
• Finally, about the band, a thing that got me thinking is, what would Beck's musical style be? I don't know, since they didn't even have their own style, every member seems disconnected from another. I also couldn't really cheer for the band's success because there is nothing really promising about it that would even justify the other characters' enthusiasm for them. It’s constantly said that they have a unique quality. What is that quality? I don´t know.
Anyway, it wasn't a story that captivated me that much. However, despite everything, for those who really like anime about music, might enjoy this one. It is well-rated on MAL (although I don't understand why the score is so high) so won´t classify as "Not recommend," but as "Mixed feelings." I feel like simply it wasn't my taste. If I were to recommend a good anime about music and that stuff, I would go with Detroit Metal City (that is also incredibly funny).