Anime TL;DR
Review
BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad Season 1 (2004)
ベック (Bekku)
Character development
Music
World building
Slow-pace
BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad is a slow burn slice of life type of anime.
The animation style for Beck is a little unique. The colors are more muted but not to the point they all blend together. The character shading gives it an almost cell-shading look, and also feels flat. All the main characters are nicely drawn, while side characters are almost cartoonish in design. Zoomed out scenes display characters with almost no details. I am unsure if this was a design choice or just to save on cost.
The opening theme “Hit in the USA” by Beat Crusaders match the over series mood pretty well. Though the first few episodes will seem slow at first. Most of the music for Beck are rock songs.
This anime can feel slow in some episodes, as nothing seem to be happening. However, this is a great show if you just need to wind down and watch an anime that rely more on character development and plot over giant mecha action pieces.
I recommend this series, but it may not be for everyone. If you prefer a fast paced action type of anime, this is not the anime for you. Beck contains suggestive themes/dialogs and some foul languages. Intended for young adults.
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