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Given

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2019
  • 16+
  • 23m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
6.1K
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POPULARITY
4,021
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Given (2019)
AnimeFeel-Good RomanceHand-Drawn AnimationTeen DramaTeen RomanceAnimationDramaMusicRomance

Ritsuka was ready to give up on music until he met Mafuyu Satou; now Mafuyu is taking guitar lessons from Ritsuka, who, after hearing Mafuyu's strikingly beautiful voice, hopes to make him t... Read allRitsuka was ready to give up on music until he met Mafuyu Satou; now Mafuyu is taking guitar lessons from Ritsuka, who, after hearing Mafuyu's strikingly beautiful voice, hopes to make him the lead singer of his band.Ritsuka was ready to give up on music until he met Mafuyu Satou; now Mafuyu is taking guitar lessons from Ritsuka, who, after hearing Mafuyu's strikingly beautiful voice, hopes to make him the lead singer of his band.

  • Stars
    • Jonah Scott
    • Jessie James Grelle
    • Brandon McInnis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    6.1K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,021
    204
    • Stars
      • Jonah Scott
      • Jessie James Grelle
      • Brandon McInnis
    • 37User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 9 nominations total

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    Jonah Scott
    Jonah Scott
    • Akihiko Kaji
    • 2019
    Jessie James Grelle
    Jessie James Grelle
    • Ritsuka Uenoyama
    • 2019
    Brandon McInnis
    Brandon McInnis
    • Mafuyu Satou
    • 2019
    Yuma Uchida
    • Ritsuka Uenoyama
    • 2019
    Yung-I Chang
    Yung-I Chang
    • Haruki Nakayama
    • 2019
    Takuya Eguchi
    Takuya Eguchi
    • Akihiko Kaji
    • 2019
    Kelsey Maher
    Kelsey Maher
    • Crowd…
    • 2019
    Masatomo Nakazawa
    • Haruki Nakayama
    • 2019
    Shogo Yano
    • Mafuyu Satou
    • 2019
    Kengo Takanashi
    • Shogo Itaya
    • 2019
    Hirosato Amano
    • Ryo Ueki
    • 2019
    Yû Shimamura
    • Yayoi Uenoyama
    • 2019
    Kellen Goff
    Kellen Goff
    • Koji Yatake
    • 2019
    Taito Ban
    Taito Ban
    • Shizusumi Yagi
    • 2019
    Ryôta Takeuchi
    • Koji Yatake
    • 2019
    Shintarô Asanuma
    • Ugetsu Murata
    • 2019
    Ayaka Asai
    • Ayano Kasai
    • 2019
    Erica Muse
    Erica Muse
    • Student…
    • 2019
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    8anaikk

    Definitely a must watch for BL Anime lovers

    Impeccable animation style accompanied by astonishing music. All the songs were so amazing and set the tones and emotions so perfectly and that is the reason I recomment the anime version over the manga. Also, great choice of voice actors. Shintaro Asanuma and Takuya Eguchi raelly sold the characters' personality to me even before the anime explained of their story line.

    The only downside for me was that I didn't see almost any character development in many of the characters. The whole character development only circled around Mafuyu Sato. Also, since a season 2 is never fully guaranteed, I would have liked it if the story line was a bit less messy and more polished. Some characters just came in without doing much and I don't think that little introduction takes away from the original story.
    10loren-torres

    Heartwarming you AMAZING!

    If you want a BL (Boys Love) anime which will warm your heart, make you cry and WILL make you crave more, look no further! This is the type of High school romance anime anyone would love.

    You genuinely get a feel of what these characters are going through. Their backgrounds get explained but by bit, which makes you realise everyone has their secrets, their sad past that they rather not want to talk about or aren't sure how to express. You learn that communication is key, not only in love, but in healing the heartbroken...

    A true masterpiece. I love BL, but most I've seen are just not really my cup of tea... BUT THIS IS PERFECTION!
    10emmanueldmb

    Give this a chance to make you fall in love with it

    Honestly, it's a really basic premise. But it appears so hard to find a show having gay main characters, yet not making a huge deal about it. The main focus it's somewhere else, the topics are rich and well displayed and the music depiction it's so accurate. I wanted to find something else like this and I haven't found it yet. Not a gay show, but a music-school-show with gay people as main characters. That shouldn't be that hard to come by, but it is, so please appreciate this absolute masterpiece
    10Chloe-h1994

    Capture those hard to describe moments of being human

    This story catches those small, everyday actions of being human. Those awkward silences, fluttery feelings, and pauses that are so hard to put into words are beautifully animated here. The characters are so easy to relate to and they interact so easily. This show is so mellow and restful but it covers hardships and trauma with grace that is rarely seen. I can't recommend this story enough. It made me laugh and fan girl and think - I love this story.
    10danisbelmm

    Nothing but praise for this show

    As a musician, this show stroke a very sensitive string for me. I finally find a show that shows realism in the characters and the process of doing music. The characters are seriously a mood! The show shows the struggles that come from the making and playing music. Very few shows show art, specially music in a realistic light. They always seem to show it in a " cool" popular light or show very little of how much hard work it takes for the average person to master.This show in 11 episodes did amazingly well at portraying all the struggles that comes from being in the arts field.

    The relationships were also all extremely cute. Finally a show that does justice to the LGBTQIA+ community without all the stereotypes and shows the relationship process in a natural way.

    Amazing show! Highly recommend it especially to music lovers!

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    • Trivia
      The four members of Given are named after a season:
      • Ritsuka can also be written as "rikka" (the start of summer)
      • Mafuyu is a word that describes midwinter
      • Akihiko is named after "akl" (fall)
      • Haruki is named after "haru" (spring).
    • Crazy credits
      Each episode is named after a British alternative rock song (Ritsuka's favorite music).
    • Connections
      Followed by Given (2020)

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    • Release date
      • July 12, 2019 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
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    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Ґівен
    • Production company
      • Lerche
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      • 23m
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