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Well, it starts off with a junior high student named Koyuki who doesn't have much interest in anything until he meets the guitarist in a respected indie band named, Ryusuke. Koyuki starts to learn guitar and as the story continues he becomes the rhythm guitarist/vocalist in their band, Beck. The story is really about Koyuki growing up and follows his relationships with the band members, a few girls and his dreams.
The real charm of this one is how well Sakuishi writes the feelings of starting an instrument and being part of a struggling band. I think he must've had experience in it because he writes it so convincingly. Even not being a musician the story would probably still be pretty interesting as the characters themselves are well crafted and develop realistically over the course of the story.
So, while it is, when simplified a story about an indie band trying to make it it's also a piece about the main characters lives and a look at the Japanese and American underground music scenes.
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