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Bittersweet/ Melancholic/ Reflective
4 Titles· 2019–2024

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9.1
312 Ratings

Seasons

Movies & OVAs

Characters

Mafuyu Satou

The provided text gives limited information about Mafuyu Sato.

Shougo Yano

Ritsuka Uenoyama

Ritsuka Uenoyama is a supporting character who is one of Miya Koshiro's followers.

Yuuma Uchida

Haruki Nakayama

No biographical information about Haruki Nakayama is available from the provided text.

Masatomo Nakazawa

Ugetsu Murata

A short biography for Ugetsu Murata is not available based on the provided text.

Shintaro Asanuma

Hiiragi Kashima

Hiiragi Kashima is a 17-year-old high school student and former band member.

Fumiya Imai

Shizusumi Yagi

Shizusumi Yagi is a drummer in a band and a former classmate and childhood friend of Mafuyu Sato.

Taito Ban

Kouji Yatake

Koji Yatabe is a 15-year-old Japanese member of the Yellow Scarves gang in Ikebukuro.

Ryouta Takeuchi

Yayoi Uenoyama

Yayoi Uenoyama is the older sister of Ritsuka Uenoyama.

Yuu Shimamura

Ryou Ueki

Ryou Ueki is a 17-year-old student in Class 2-10.

Hirosato Amano

Waka Kurihara

Waka Kurihara is a supporting character in the manga Given, a skilled guitarist, and a close friend to the main characters.

Umeka Shouji

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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.