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Tightly clutching his Gibson guitar, Mafuyu Satou steps out of his dark apartment to begin another day of his high school life. While taking a nap in a quiet spot on the gymnasium staircase, he has a chance encounter with fellow student Ritsuka Uenoyama, who berates him for letting his guitar's strings rust and break. Noticing Uenoyama's knowledge of the instrument, Satou pleads for him to fix it and to teach him how to play. Uenoyama eventually agrees and invites him to sit in on a jam session with his two band mates: bassist Haruki Nakayama and drummer Akihiko Kaji. Satou's voice is strikingly beautiful, filling Uenoyama with the determination to make Satou the lead singer of the band. Though reticent at first, Satou takes the offer after an emotional meeting with an old friend. With the support of his new friends, Satou must not only learn how to play guitar, but also come to terms with the mysterious circumstances that led him to be its owner.

2019·23m23 min13HDSUBDUBCC

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Drama, Music, Romance, Slice of Life, Boys Love

Tightly clutching his Gibson guitar, Mafuyu Satou steps out of his dark apartment to begin another day of his high school life. While taking a nap in a quiet spot on the gymnasium staircase, he has a chance encounter with fellow student Ritsuka Uenoyama, who berates him for letting his guitar's strings rust and break. Noticing Uenoyama's knowledge of the instrument, Satou pleads for him to fix it and to teach him how to play. Uenoyama eventually agrees and invites him to sit in on a jam session with his two band mates: bassist Haruki Nakayama and drummer Akihiko Kaji. Satou's voice is strikingly beautiful, filling Uenoyama with the determination to make Satou the lead singer of the band. Though reticent at first, Satou takes the offer after an emotional meeting with an old friend. With the support of his new friends, Satou must not only learn how to play guitar, but also come to terms with the mysterious circumstances that led him to be its owner.

Official Site@given_anime

Information

Released
SUMMER
Rated
PG-13
Studio
Lerche
Based on
Manga
Region of Origin
Japan

Languages

Original Audio
Japanese
Audio
Japanese, English
Subtitles
English

Details

Format
TV Show
Episodes
11
Episode Length
23 min
Status
Finished
Episode 1Episode 123m
Episode 2Episode 223m
Episode 3Episode 323m
Episode 4Episode 423m
Episode 5Episode 523m
Episode 6Episode 623m
Episode 7Episode 723m
Episode 8Episode 823m
Episode 9Episode 923m
Episode 10Episode 1023m
Episode 11Episode 1123m
Episode 1Boys in the BandRitsuka Uenoyama meets Mafuyu Sato one day in his normal napping spot. Ritsuka ends up fixing Mafuyu’s guitar, which leads to Mafuyu pestering Ritsuka to teach him guitar over and over. Ritsuka declines over and over but somehow, after seeing how passionate Mafuyu is about learning guitar, Ritsuka starts to remember how he felt when he first started playing music.25m
Episode 2Like Someone in LoveRitsuka agrees to teach Mafuyu to play guitar, and invites him to continue to observe his band's practice sessions. During one of their lessons, Mafuyu sings an original melody to Ritsuka. Stunned, Ritsuka invites Mafuyu to join the band.25m
Episode 3Somebody ElseRitsuka is floored after hearing Mafuyu’s singing voice and invites him into the band, but Mafuyu declines. Ritsuka just can’t take no for an answer and keeps trying to invite Mafuyu into the band, but now, Mafuyu is avoiding him. Then during band practice, Haruki asks Ritsuka to actually think about if he ever thought about how Mafuyu felt...25m
Episode 4Fluorescent AdolescentMafuyu finally decides to join the band. In order to compose a song to go along with the little tidbit that Mafuyu sang for him, Ritsuka dives back into playing guitar nonstop. Haruki is at his part-time job one day when his friend Koji Yatake comes by and asks him if he and his band would like to appear in a live show he’s putting on. Ritsuka is teaching Mafuyu guitar at school as usual and then invites Mafuyu to go look at effect pedals with him.25m
Episode 5The ReasonIt was decided that Ritsuka and the rest of his band were going to do a live show. Haruki and Akihiko were at a bar drinking, talking about Ritsuka and Mafuyu. Since Akihiko had ridden his motorcycle into town, he asks to spend the night at Haruki’s place and Haruki thinks back on the first time they met. That was right around the time Haruki’s old band had disbanded and he had first encountered Ritsuka, who had just entered his third year of middle school...25m
Episode 6CreepRitsuka hears a rumor that the person that Mafuyu used to date had died and is a bit shaken. Ritsuka couldn’t build up the courage to ask Mafuyu about it, but then, Akihiko visits his place. Akihiko then suggests that Mafuyu write the lyrics for the song Ritsuka had made. Ritsuka was thinking the same thing, and at the next band practice, asks Mafuyu if he’d do it.25m
Episode 7Tumbling DiceRitsuka realizes how he truly feels and ends up taking out his frustrations and confusion on Mafuyu. Ritsuka ends up talking to Akihiko, who tells him that what he’s feeling is completely normal, but Ritsuka still wonders if it’s okay to admit these feelings. As Akihiko watches over Ritsuka and Mafuyu, he remembers his past with Ugetsu.25m
Episode 8Time Is Running OutAs the day of the live show approaches, the season heads into the rainy season and the high school boys have finals. While Mafuyu has trouble coming up with lyrics, he gets visited by his childhood friend, Hiiragi Kashima, who was also Yuki’s childhood friend.25m
Episode 9A Winter StoryMafuyu has a breakthrough moments before the band's performance, and sings a song about his feelings of loss over Yūki. The song prompts Mafuyu to realize his romantic feelings for Ritsuka, and they kiss backstage. A post-credits scene depicts a flashback to a date between Yūki and Mafuyu.25m
Episode 10WonderwallRitsuka comes to the realization that he was so worked up at the concert that he kissed Mafuyu. Ritsuka hears that Mafuyu didn’t come to school because he had a fever, so he decides to go visit him. The next day, Mafuyu is feeling better and the band gets together to celebrate his recovery and to try to figure out their future as a band and figure out a name for their band.25m
Episode 11Song2The relationships between the band members are all shifting as they begin to pave a way forward for their new band: 'Given'.25m

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About

given

Drama, Music, Romance, Slice of Life, Boys Love

Tightly clutching his Gibson guitar, Mafuyu Satou steps out of his dark apartment to begin another day of his high school life. While taking a nap in a quiet spot on the gymnasium staircase, he has a chance encounter with fellow student Ritsuka Uenoyama, who berates him for letting his guitar's strings rust and break. Noticing Uenoyama's knowledge of the instrument, Satou pleads for him to fix it and to teach him how to play. Uenoyama eventually agrees and invites him to sit in on a jam session with his two band mates: bassist Haruki Nakayama and drummer Akihiko Kaji. Satou's voice is strikingly beautiful, filling Uenoyama with the determination to make Satou the lead singer of the band. Though reticent at first, Satou takes the offer after an emotional meeting with an old friend. With the support of his new friends, Satou must not only learn how to play guitar, but also come to terms with the mysterious circumstances that led him to be its owner.

Official Site@given_anime

Information

Released
SUMMER
Rated
PG-13
Studio
Lerche
Based on
Manga
Region of Origin
Japan

Languages

Original Audio
Japanese
Audio
Japanese, English
Subtitles
English

Details

Format
TV Show
Episodes
11
Episode Length
23 min
Status
Finished

Shougo YanoMafuyu SatouYuuma UchidaRitsuka UenoyamaMasatomo NakazawaHaruki NakayamaTakuya EguchiAkihiko KajiShintarou AsanumaUgetsu MurataYuuki Shin
Yuki Yoshida
Fumiya ImaiHiiragi Kashima
Taito BanShizusumi Yagi
KedamaCharacter
Ryouta TakeuchiKoji Yatake
Kengo TakanashiShougo Itaya
Yuu ShimamuraYayoi Uenoyama
Hirosato AmanoRyou Ueki
Ayaka AsaiAyano Kasai
Natsuki KizuOriginal Creator
Hikaru YamaguchiDirector
Yuniko AyanaSeries Composition
Mina OosawaCharacter Design
Naoki SerizawaDirector of Photography
MichiruMusic