Between the skinny-dipping adventure, tensions with a school bully, and Ryusuke's anger, Koyuki's life is one big ball of confusion.

When fourteen-year-old Yukio Tanaka meets Ryusuke, a sixteen-year-old rocker from the United States, Yukio is introduced to rock and roll music and begins a journey that takes him from being a nobody to becoming a musician.

Fourteen-year-old Yukio Tanaka is one heck of a boring guy. He has no hobbies, a weak taste in music, and only a small vestige of a personality. His shy and somewhat neurotic personality makes him his own worst enemy. Little does he know that his life will be forever changed when he meets rocker Ryusuke Minami, an unpredictable sixteen-year-old with a cool dog named Beck. Ryusuke has just returned to Japan from America, and when he inspires Yukio to get into music, the two begin a journey through the world of rock 'n' roll dreams! Lace up your Docs and head to the mosh pit—Harold Sakuishi's highly addictive manga series that spawned the hit anime is back at last!

Time is running out for Beck. With the weight of the world on their shoulders, they must perform better than any other band in the Greatful Sound performance. Ryusuke's low-down and dirty deal with Leon Sykes could potentially destroy the group before fame has its chance to do it. Older teens.

Beck's popularity is snowballing, but all is not perfect. Eddie sends Ryusuke a message--and it's not fan mail. In addition, an admirer of Ruysuke's guitar will do anything to get it. Plus, Maho has a new boyfriend, and Saku and Koyuki are after the same girl.

After Koyuki and Maho finish a hot-and-steamy skinny-dipping adventure, his fondness for her freewheeling spirit grows. At school, new responsibilities in music class lead to tension with a school bully—who ends up trying to blackmail him! Koyuki's life is turning into one big ball of confusion: Ryusuke is still upset with him after breaking his guitar ... will things ever be the same between them?

Time is running out for Beck. With the weight of the world on their shoulders, they must perform better than any other band in the Greatful Sound performance. Ryusuke's low-down and dirty deal with Leon Sykes could potentially destroy the group before fame has its chance to do it. Older teens.