“Shy guitarist Satou joins Uenoyama's band, confronting past trauma while finding his voice through music and friendship.”
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Synopsis
Shy guitarist Satou joins Uenoyama's band, confronting past trauma while finding his voice through music and friendship.
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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 142 sampled reviews
What 142 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.56 · some divergence
5.5 pts
Recommenders 9.1 · others 3.6
↓ 1.24
Running avg · Aug 2019 → Jul 2025
- 10 “10/10 would recommend. the only reason i give the enjoyment section 9/10 is because of the angst. this anime is 90% gay panic and i absolutely love that. it will totally break your heart but you...”
- 10 “Want to watch unique and cool vibe story with these relatable characters in a band/music? You should watch this! We can be all relatable to it as gives rollercoaster ride of emotions! The love,...”
- 7 “Now Given was a show that was pretty interesting The characters, the story and all- nothing too outstanding. The music however, was godly The Songs in Given have so much emotion, in general it's a...”
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- Format 11 × 22′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 02m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2019 – Sep 2019 Summer 2019
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-15216 catalog
Produced by
- Aniplex Producer
- Dentsu Producer
- Movic Producer
- Fuji TV Producer
- Shinshokan Producer
Licensed by
- Crunchyroll Licensor