TO-Y

Name: TO-Y
Genre: Drama, Music, Shounen, Band
Released: 1987-10-01
Cast: 塩沢兼人, NOKKO, 関俊彦, 山田辰夫, 内田直哉

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TypeOVA

Aired1987-10-01

SeasonFall 1987

Episodes1

Runtime55 min

StatusFinished

SourceManga

Animation studioStudio Gallop

ProducersSony Music Entertainment

Score55/100

Overview

Two weeks before a concert at Yaon Hibiya auditorium (1987.8.26), while playing at the club Shinjuku Loft, lead vocalist To-Y (pron: to-o-i) of the band GASP is jumped by a rival, Aikawa Yoji. GASP is a upcoming band known for its violence, struggling to be noticed against the popularity of hotshot Aikawa, who's #1 on the charts and beloved by his fans. The Yaon Hibiya concert represents GASP's mainstream debut to break out of the small-time club scene, which is threatened by the schemes of Aikawa's manager, Ms. Kato of Koyama Productions. Kato wants To-Y to leave that "bunch of hoodlums," and sing independently for a major label. Adding to the confusion is an unexplained character who manifests feline traits, named Niya. Niya presents herself as "To-Y's aijin" ("Niya, To-Y no aijin da yo!") to the consternation of Koishikawa Hiderou, who has interest in To-Y. Koishikawa, also known as "Sonoko-chan," is typed as a "okama" by Niya. A running motif is GASP, it's fans, and associates regarded as unusual by the mainstream public, as exemplified by their musical taste, dress, and Classic Coke-drinking, which only contributes to more difficulty in their struggle to be accepted. (Source: AniDB)

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Synopsis 日本語

まばゆい輝きを放つ高校生、トーイこと「藤井冬威」。パンク・ロックバンドのボーカルだったトーイは、ビッグスター「哀川陽司」の友人のライブを乗っ取り、哀川と共にそのライブを見ていた敏腕マネージャー「加藤か志子」の目に留まる。か志子は、パンクロックバンド「GASP」としてではなく、存在感のあるボーカリスト「トーイ」のみをデビューさせようとする。GASP内でのイザコザにより、トーイはバンドを辞めてメジャーデビューすることになり、か志子の思惑どおりとなる。ネコのように無邪気な女子中学生のニヤや、実はトーイの従姉妹でもあるスーパーアイドル「森が丘園子」との共同生活をしながら、芸能界デビューするトーイ。しかし、本来の音楽性を否定され、スキャンダラスな話題性とルックスのみが注目され、マスコミの取材攻勢は過熱していく。まともに音楽性を評価されない現実に抗うかのように、トーイは自ら道化のように振る舞い、ステージをメチャメッチャに破壊するなどの過激なパフォーマンスを繰り広げていく。

Source: Wikipedia「TO-Y」 (CC BY-SA 4.0)