Review of given

There are no spoilers here:D One of the most beautiful anime I have seen, I would like to give a review because I have never seen an anime this beautiful for quite a long time, so here goes: Story:10 The story about Mafuyu and Uenoyama. This story is based on the manga "Given", a BL manga. the manga is really nice too so check it out if you have time. I really like the story because it is just like, "I am openly gay and you are straight, I just fell in love with you because I love you." it is more real compared to other shounen-aiseries. I really like how they made a shounen-ai anime without ecchi or smut. It is just pure love between two shounens. Mafuyu's backstory is also amazing. Though it is only 11 episodes long, it is enough to make me rewatch it 3 times and cry each time.

Art: 8

The art is no anything amazing but definitely not bad at all. I really like how the guitars are designed tho, they all are unique and beautiful. they also press actual chords when playing the guitar which is nice. The art in episode 9 is especially amazing, I won't spoil but you will see it when you get to episode 9. the animation is pretty awesome, it is quite satisfying.

Sound: 10

A music anime this is, and it has some of the best music in it. the opening and ending(s) are really nice, I never skip them and they are immediately added to my playlist after I have heard them once. other ost/bgms are fitting and calm, I like them. There is a really nice song played in the anime, as I said, I won't spoil but the song is really amazing and has really meaningful lyrics, I rewatched that episode for more than 7 times because of the amazing song. The sound in this anime is just spectacular, I would really give it 12/10 for real.

characters: 9

Characters, a huge part of the show. I really like them and here I will kinda talk about them, again, I will avoid spoilers so they might be a little short. Mafuyu - One of the best and unique characters I have seen in a while, he looks like a normal boring character but he has one of the worst backstories and is just a gloomy guy. However, he changes while still keeping the same personality throughout the story. Uenoyama - Just a normal guy in high school who is a guitar genius, he is relatable but not like the character you will imaging yourself as in a romance anime. Haruki - He has beautiful hair, he is kind of the mood maker and child-mother of the band to me. He is the bassist and is a kind and again relatable and lovable character. Kaji - One sexy man, he is quite popular and again a nice guy, he gives the bad boy feel but has a beautiful heart while not like being a 100% pure guy. For the side characters, they are not just "side characters with almost no character in them". They all have personalities. And all the character's personalities are realistic ones, not completely fake tsunderes or crazy yanderes.

Enjoyment: 10

Being a pansexual (don't worry, my straight friends also love this anime) music and anime lover, I really liked this anime. I enjoyed the anime so much. I love every part of the show, I even liked the names the somewhat meaningful names the characters have. I also enjoyed the show's sense of humour, some reactions and things they say are very cute and funny. And for some reason, I enjoyed looking the brown outlines they used for the art, heh-

Overall: 10

My top anime for 2019, I 100/10 recommend this show to everyone:DDDDDDDD