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Synopsis
A gifted guitarist who's hit a wall, Ritsuka Uenoyama finds that music just doesn't move him anymore. Then he finds Mafuyu Satou asleep on a staircase, hugging a beat-up Gibson with rusted, broken strings. Mafuyu barely knows how to hold the thing, but something about him makes Ritsuka agree to fix it and start teaching him. When Ritsuka brings Mafuyu to meet his bandmates, chill bassist Haruki and effortlessly cool drummer Akihiko, nobody expects much. Then Mafuyu opens his mouth to sing, and everything shifts. Given is an 11-episode TV series that understands something a lot of music anime don't: the silence between notes matters as much as the sound. It's a story about grief and creative expression and falling for someone before you even realize it's happening. The romance builds slowly and honestly, carried by small gestures and unspoken tension rather than dramatic confessions. Studio Lerche nails the performance scenes. they feel grounded and earned, not flashy for the sake of it. The emotional weight here is real without being manipulative. If you liked the way Your Lie in April tied music to heartbreak, or how Doukyuusei captured quiet intimacy between two people figuring things out, this hits a similar nerve. It also shares DNA with Nana in how it treats band dynamics and adult-feeling relationships. One of those shows that lingers with you after it ends.
Episode Guide
Characters
Mafuyu Satou
Mafuyu Satou, a shy 16-year-old, expresses himself through music after a personal tragedy.
McInnis Brandon
Ritsuka Uenoyama
Ritsuka Uenoyama: 16-year-old guitarist, scientifically minded, works part-time, and is captivated by Mafuyu.
Grelle Jessie James
Haruki Nakayama
Haruki Nakayama, 22, is a graduate student and bassist for the band Given.
Chang Yung-I
MANGA BRIDGE
This season covers Chapters 1-11 of the manga. Continue reading from Chapter 12.

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It's amazing and also heart breaking
Episode 9 it’s just the best thing ever made by man mind
Love the music.
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The OST is fabulous, emotional yet heartwarming storyline.
So far the pacing hasn't been too drastic or sudden. It's easy to follow as someone who has not read the manga. I found it adorable that Mafuyu wanted Uenoyama to teach him the chord he first played when with Mafuyu. I also admire Mafuyu's determination to get better at music!
I love how Uenoyama only realizes he kissed Mafuyu after a day it happened lol, it's very cute. I also liked to see how the band decided on their name. It has a very sentimental value knowing what happend to Mafuyu in the past.
I found the dramatic animation sequence when Mafuyu confesses he likes Uenoyama too hilarious. He really has a lot going on in his head and is in shock that both their feeling towards each other are mutual hahahaha. Absolutely loved this series and will be watching the movies too!!! The music is also amazing, highly recommend it, don't miss out on peak ;)
Watching Fuyu No Hanashi performed in this episode gave me actual goosebumps, I felt so emotional. I have already heard the song before watching given. However, seeing the performance animated and watching Mafuyu able to sing the song just felt awesome, given is so peak!!!!
Have been wanting to watch this anime for a while. I liked how the introduction to Uenoyama and Mafuyu's first meeting isn't dramatic. The pacing is also easy to follow. Opening song is fire too!!!
Lorem
Sinceramente este es un anime que me gusta mucho por todas las emociones que me hace sentir, hay relaciones o personajes que me parecen bastante molestos/inmaduros pero me gusta ver cómo va evolucionando para bien todo y por dios QUE BUENAS CANCIONES
Amé esta historia y todos sus personajes, la música maravillosa 🥰 quisiera haber visto más de la historia o un cierre en la pareja secundaria. Lo recomiendo 👏🫶
Episodio emocionante, al fin Kitzuka asume sus sentimientos y llegan a su mente recuerdos de la noche del concierto 🤭 cosas que habia olvidado y que ahora lo avergüenzan.
Gran episodio, desbordan las emociones de principio a fin; tan emotivo que terminas conectando profundamente con los personajes, y la canción finalmente logra erizarte la piel 🥰.
Cada ves es mas complicado para Mafuyu, el pensar en como expresarse creando la letra de la canción, la presion le esta pasando la cuenta y la banda no pierde las esperanzas en que pueda logarlo. Mientras tanto Hiiragi logra conversar y aclarar las cosas finalmente con Mafuyu.
En este episodio se puede ver lo difícil que puede llegar a ser expresar lo que siente una persona, al perder a un ser querido. Tener tantas ganas de gritar y sin saber como. 😭
Capitulo crucial ya que Ritzuka, se entera que Mafuyu estuvo enamorado, y los celos salen a relucir sin que pueda disimular. Creo ahora no tendrá mas opción que asumir sus sentimientos.
😱 muy buen episodio por un lado se sabe, al parecer, la razón del porqué Mafuyu quiere tocar guitarra y por otro lado el secreto de Haruki.
Mafuyu cada ves va conociendo mas sobre la música e implementos para tocar la guitarra. Ritzuka le esta abriendo un mundo nuevo al mostrarle todo lo que existe, lucha con su forma de comunicarse y como poder conocer más a Mafuyu sin presionarlo.
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