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"Can't say goodbye, I'm still drifting with your echoes."

8.5
Yr 2019
Rt 30m
Status Ended
Animation Drama
Series Brief

Overview

Ritsuka’s lost his spark for music—until he hears Mafuyu sing. One voice pulls him back in, and suddenly, everything starts to change between them.

Why fans love it

The 2019 series Given approaches the boys' love genre with a focus on the mechanics of healing rather than simple romance. Set against an urban school backdrop, the animation builds a narrative around the weight of past trauma and the slow, deliberate process of rehabilitation. It treats the internal lives of its musicians with gravity, framing their creative partnership as the primary catalyst for emotional movement.

Much of the appeal lies in how the characters navigate the uncertainties of their sexuality while balancing academic life. Yuma Uchida provides a vocal performance that balances fragility with resolve, helping to define the series as a hopeful meditation on loss and new beginnings. By tying the development of a band to the delicate intimacy between two students, the show avoids typical melodrama in favor of a grounded study of how specific voices can reorient a person's life.

Featured Players

Cast 5

Yuma Uchida
as Ritsuka Uenoyama (voice)
Takuya Eguchi
as Akihiko Kaji (voice)
Shogo Yano
as Mafuyu Satou (voice)
Masatomo Nakazawa
as Haruki Nakayama (voice)
Fumiya Imai
as Hiiragi Kashima (voice)
Production Board

Crew

Lyricist
Original Music Composer
Theme Song Performance
Comic Book
Character Designer
Music Producer
Series Director
Storyboard Artist
Editor
Director of Photography
Color Designer
Prop Designer
Sound Director
Art Direction
CGI Director
Series Composition
Keyword Cloud

Keywords

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