Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, Volume 10

BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad #10

by Harold Sakuishi

The rest of the band is nowhere to be seen, so Koyuki decides to head up on stage at Greatful Sound by himself. With nothing but an acoustic guitar, he starts singing the Beatles' "I've Got a Feeling." Before he even finishes, the band joins him on stage, unable to resist the siren song of music. Saku backs him up on the drums. After a few minutes, Taira adds his funky bass to the mix. Then, Ryusuke approaches the stage bearing the famous guitar Lucille. Finally, Chiba arrives, completing the once invincible group. The band rips into their own material, working the crowd - and themselves - into a frenzy. Could this once-in-a-lifetime performance bring the band back together once and for all?

Genres: Manga, Comics, Music, Japanese Literature, Shonen, Graphic Novels, 漫画

208 pages, Paperback

First published February 13, 2002

About the author

Associated 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.

Reviews

[Lara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Conclusion to the Grateful Sound festival arc--well done, boys! The end takes place a month-and-a-half later and things have kind of fallen apart. And then Koyuki gets a call from Sato and told to show up for a mysterious meeting...

So yeah, I'm definitely hooked now, ha!

[Gilbert Pruitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite volume so far

[Tami Staton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Binge read the first 12 volumes in two evening. I Love the determined hardworking character of Koyuki. Not to mention his loyalty which is challenged in volume 11. This boy has suffered bullying, criticism and hardships and never buckled under. Will continue to read on and see where life will drag him and most importantly how he will respond.

[Laras · Rating 5 out of 5]

Boys got lucky. Good luck comes from left and right to help them. Too convenient I think, but still it's pleasant to read, and kinda heart-warming, too, to see their effort to get the big stage and how it feels like a dream come true to them. But a dark cloud casts it's shadow over the band, literally and figuratively.

[Javier Muñoz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Llega la hora del concierto Ryusuke y Chiba no están allí... en todo caso Koyuki no quiere dejar al público en la estacada y empieza a tocar sólo en el escenario, al poco se unen Saku y Taira, un gran desastre o una actuación histórica es lo que le espera al grupo.

[Kurtis Burkhardt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A must read for any music lover🎧🥁🎸 Pretty great rock and roll manga, good art and pretty good story!😁🤟💕

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eu amei esse volume! Foi perfeito ❤️

[jacqueline · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Chiba

Ngl Ryusuke pissed me off in this chapter but it was so bittersweet I feel like there was some foreshadowing too

[Introvert Insane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Randomly picked it out at a bookstore sale. Interesting. Will probably find more.

[Craig Schorling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great volume! Beck puts on a legendary performance and Maho and Koyuki have one as well. Koyuki is given a huge opportunity. Meanwhile, the future of Beck is uncertain.

[Steinhecr · Rating 4 out of 5]

War is over

[clo · Rating 5 out of 5]

predictable but still the best volume so far !!!

[notjoshy · Rating 5 out of 5]

No way he's going solo

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

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...

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[Florence Mullot · Rating 4 out of 5]

C'est avec un tome comme celui-ci qu'on se dit qu'avoir le son manque cruellement. J'aurais adoré lire ce volume dix avec le concert des Beck en fond sonore. Franchement, cela aurait été parfait. Harold Sakuishi arrive à nous retranscrire l'énergie et la passion de ses héros, mais il arrive aussi à nous faire ressentir le manque de son. Ce qui est vraiment bien, selon moi, car cela prouve que même en couchant une histoire de musique sur le papier, on est capable de dépasser le support.

Sans grande surprise, Beck joue enfin au Greatful Sound, avec un début chaotique, puis une mise en bouche, pour finir par une apothéose. C'est très bien fait, vraiment, surtout du point de vue des émotions. On sent combien les membres de Beck sont heureux et entiers en étant sur scène. le groupe est encore un peu bancal car les héros manquent de maturité pour la plupart mais il y a une harmonie, une alchimie qui fait que même s'ils sont très bons chacun de leur côté, ensemble, on atteint un autre niveau.

Un concert qui se vit et que l'on apprécie vraiment du début à la fin. le calme avant la tempête cependant, car les magouilles avec Léon sont loin d'être finies. Ce personnage antipathique est comme une épée de Damoclès, et je ne suis jamais très sereine quand il est dans les parages. Nos héros ont déjà bien assez de soucis… A voir ce que cela donnera par la suite.

[☠tsukino☠ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dopo aver rivisto l'anime (e che nostalgia per l'Anime Night di MTV, un piccolo gioiello che ha ci fatto scoprire decine e decine di anime fenomenali *.*), mi è venuta voglia di leggere il resto della storia.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

#Program BUBU

[azusanaora · Rating 4 out of 5]

where can i find the rest of these volumes?