given
2019 • Lerche
- Format
- TV
- Aired
- 2019
- Episodes
- 11
- Status
- Finished
- Studio
- Lerche
- Genres
- Drama · Music · Romance · 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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Given was produced by the animation studio Lerche and released as an eleven-episode television series in 2019. It is based on the ongoing manga series by Natsuki Kizu, which debuted in 2013 and gained significant acclaim for its grounded approach to the boys' love genre, shifting the focus toward the emotional development of its characters through the lens of a collaborative musical project.
The series was directed by Hikaru Yamaguchi, who focused on balancing the internal monologues of the protagonists with the rhythmic, atmospheric tension of their band practice sessions. Upon its release, the adaptation was praised by critics and viewers for its nuanced sound design and its patient, sincere exploration of grief and artistic expression, marking a notable entry in the late-2010s landscape of seinen-targeted romance anime.
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