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given

Givenギヴン

2019 · TV · 11 eps Finished

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83%
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What is given about?

given is a TV anime series of 11 episodes animated by Lerche, adapted from a manga. It aired from July 12, 2019 to September 20, 2019. AniList classifies it as drama, music, romance and slice of life.

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.

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Themes AniList users associate with it: Band, Boys' Love, Coming of Age, Male Protagonist, Primarily Male Cast, LGBTQ+ Themes, Primarily Teen Cast, Rehabilitation, Rock Music, Cute Boys Doing Cute Things.

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Main characters

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  • Akihiko Kaji 梶秋彦

    Main character

    Akihiko Kaji is a college student in Given. Also the drummer in Ritsuka's band, he can play not only the drums but also violin, guitar, and bass.

    Japanese voice: Takuya Eguchi

  • Ritsuka Uenoyama 上ノ山立夏

    Main character

    Ritsuka Uenoyama is one of the main protagonists of the Given Series. He is a high school student and has a guitar prowess despite being just a high schooler. He is a considerate and compassionate guy and is also a genuine younger brother of his sister Yayoi.

    Japanese voice: Yuuma Uchida

  • Mafuyu Satou 佐藤真冬

    Main character

    One of the protagonists of the manga-anime. He has a quiet, calm and mysterious personality, he can't express his thoughts and emotions very well, despite being a sincere boy. After all he is a strong person who has endured many bad things in his past.

    Japanese voice: Shougo Yano

  • Haruki Nakayama 中山春樹

    Main character

    Haruki Nakayama is a film major graduate student, and the bassist in the band Given. He is the oldest in the group and the leader of the band. Haruki “prefers lighter music (compared to other guys) and pop.

    Japanese voice: Masatomo Nakazawa

Supporting characters

  • Ugetsu Murata 村田雨月

    Supporting character

    He is a world-renowned violinist. He is Akihiko's room and classmate, and on-again-off-again boyfriend as well as a University student. He has been classmates with Akihiko since their high school days. Though he is Akihiko's roommate, he sometimes goes abroad and sometimes he stays in Japan.

    Japanese voice: Shintarou Asanuma

  • Shougo Itaya 板谷翔吾

    Supporting character

    He is one of the best friends of Uenoyama in the school. He is from the soccer club, but he also plays basket with his friends (including Ue), he likes all balls games and loves music.

    Japanese voice: Kengo Takanashi

  • Yuki Yoshida 吉田由紀

    Supporting character

    He is a childhood friend of Mafuyu.

    Japanese voice: Yuuki Shin

  • Hiiragi Kashima 鹿島柊

    Supporting character

    Hiiragi Kashima is a high school student who, along with Mafuyu, seems to know something about Mafuyu’s guitar. He is also Mafuyu's former classmate. He formerly played bass in a band with Yuki and Shizusumi.

    Japanese voice: Fumiya Imai

  • Yayoi Uenoyama 上ノ山弥生

    Supporting character

    Yayoi Uenoyama is Ritsuka's older sister who she lives with. She has an unrequited crush on his bandmate, Akihiko Kaji.

    Japanese voice: Yuu Shimamura

  • Shizusumi Yagi 八木玄純

    Supporting character

    17 (from chapter 28) Shizusumi Yagi is Mafuyu's former classmate. He formerly played drums in a band with Yuki and Hiiragi who he is childhood friends with.

    Japanese voice: Taito Ban

  • Ayano Kasai 笠井朱乃

    Supporting character

    She is very honest and truthful about her feelings towards others, but get's jealous over other people's relationships. She's Uenoyama's classmate.

    Japanese voice: Ayaka Asai

  • Ryou Ueki 植木涼

    Supporting character

    Ryou Ueki is Ritsuka's classmate. Ryou enjoys playing basketball and is close friends with Shogo. Not as talkative compared to other students, Ryou enjoys playing basketball and is friendly to students from other classes such as Mafuyu.

    Japanese voice: Hirosato Amano

  • Koji Yatake 矢岳光司

    Supporting character

    He's older than Haruki, but entered university the same time as he did after spending a year retaking his entrance exam. Does film editing in a small company. He's a bassist and a vocalist, and is close friends with Haruki.

    Japanese voice: Ryouta Takeuchi

  • Kedama 毛玉

    Supporting character

    Mafuyu Satou's nine-month-old Pomeranian dog.

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