given

Also known as: Given / ギヴン

given is a TV series by Lerche that premiered in Summer 2019. It is finished airing with 11 episodes of about 23 minutes each. Genres: Drama, Music, Romance, Slice of Life. Average AniList score: 8.3/10.

Synopsis

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.

(Source: MAL Rewrite)

given episodes

  1. Episode 1: Boys in the Band — aired July 11, 2019
  2. Episode 2: Like Someone in Love — aired July 18, 2019
  3. Episode 3: Somebody Else — aired July 25, 2019
  4. Episode 4: Fluorescent Adolescent — aired August 1, 2019
  5. Episode 5: The Reason — aired August 8, 2019
  6. Episode 6: Creep — aired August 15, 2019
  7. Episode 7: Tumbling Dice — aired August 22, 2019
  8. Episode 8: Time Is Running Out — aired August 29, 2019
  9. Episode 9: A Winter Story — aired September 5, 2019
  10. Episode 10: Wonderwall — aired September 12, 2019
  11. Episode 11: Song2 — aired September 19, 2019

Main characters

  • Akihiko Kaji (Main) — voiced by Takuya Eguchi
  • Ritsuka Uenoyama (Main) — voiced by Yuuma Uchida
  • Mafuyu Satou (Main) — voiced by Shougo Yano
  • Haruki Nakayama (Main) — voiced by Masatomo Nakazawa
  • Ugetsu Murata (Supporting) — voiced by Shintarou Asanuma
  • Shougo Itaya (Supporting) — voiced by Kengo Takanashi
  • Yuki Yoshida (Supporting) — voiced by Yuuki Shin
  • Hiiragi Kashima (Supporting) — voiced by Fumiya Imai
  • Yayoi Uenoyama (Supporting) — voiced by Yuu Shimamura
  • Shizusumi Yagi (Supporting) — voiced by Taito Ban

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Genres: Drama, Music, Romance, Slice of Life · Season: Summer 2019