Beck

Beck is a manga written and illustrated by Harold Sakuishi. It was made into an anime in 2004, a game in 2005 and a live film in 2010.

Plot
For the first 14 years of his life, Yukio Tanaka has been one heck of a boring guy. He has no hobbies, weak taste in music, and only a small vestige of a personality. He yearns for an exciting life, but his shy, and somewhat neurotic personality make him his own worst enemy. Little does he know that his life will be forever changed when he meets Ryusuke Minami, a wild and unpredictable 16-year old freshman from America, who happens to be in a rock-and-roll band named after his Frankenstein-like patched dog--Beck.