Series synopsis
Given, also known as ギヴン is a Japanese animation drama television series that premiered on FOD on July 17, 2021. It ended on July 17, 2021. It stars Jin Suzuki, Sanari, Kai Inowaki and Shuntaro Yanagi.
Ritsuka Uenoyama is bored with it all—with school, with his basketball club, and even with his one true passion: playing guitar. That is, until the day he finds his favorite hidden napping spot occupied by a strange boy cradling a broken-stringed guitar. At first, Uenoyama is nonplussed by Mafuyu Satō and his slightly odd behavior, but when, on a whim, he asks Mafuyu to sing, the power of that song pierces him to the core.
Premise
Ritsuka Uenoyama is bored with it all—with school, with his basketball club, and even with his one true passion: playing guitar. That is, until the day he finds his favorite hidden napping spot occupied by a strange boy cradling a broken-stringed guitar. At first, Uenoyama is nonplussed by Mafuyu Satō and his slightly odd behavior, but when, on a whim, he asks Mafuyu to sing, the power of that song pierces him to the core.
Premise: Can't say goodbye, I'm still drifting with your echoes.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Jin Suzuki as Uenoyama Ritsuka
- Sanari as Satou Mafuyu
- Kai Inowaki as Kaji Akihiko
- Shuntaro Yanagi as Nakayama Haruki
- Alissa Yagi as Uenoyama Yayoi
- So Okuno as Kashima Hiiragi
- Riko Nagase as Kasai Ayano
- Ryutaro Yamasaki as Itaya Shogo
Supporting cast
- Jun Muto as Ueki Ryo
- Shuri Nakamura as Kurihara Waka
- Yuki Yoshigai as Student
Guest cast
- Yunho as Young Sato Mafuyu
- Takeru Ishida as Young Yoshida Yuki
- Atsuki Morinaga as Young Kashima Hiiragi
- Onodera Akira as Yoshida Yuki
- Yu Inaba as Murata Ugetsu
- Shun Bando as Pa
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 7 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | December 1, 2021 | December 1, 2021 |
| Season 1 | 6 | July 17, 2021 | July 17, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Given: On the Other Hand OVA bundled with volume 7 of the manga. |
December 1, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 A high school student with outstanding guitar technique, Tatsunatsu Uenoyama meets a mysterious classmate, Satou Mafuyu, who holds a Gibson with a broken string at the landing of the stairs leading to the roof of the school. Uenoyama takes him to the practice of his own band. Uenoyama shows a performance with Akihiko Kaji on drums and Haruki Nakayama on bass. |
July 17, 2021 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 Ritsuka makes an offer to let Mafuyu join his band after being shocked by his vocal abilities. |
July 17, 2021 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 In order to try to convince Mafuyu to join their band, Ritsuka takes the song that Mafuyu has stuck in his head and arranges it a bit. Mafuyu is a very quick learner and progressing pretty quickly with playing guitar and the band is on a roll as they find out that their first live show is coming up. But then, Ritsuka's classmate Ayano Kasai tells Ritsuka something about Mafuyu's past that shakes him up. Even then, Ritsuka starts to realize his feelings towards Mafuyu. |
July 17, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | FOD |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 17, 2021 |
| Last aired | July 17, 2021 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | ended |