Given Episode 03 begins with a quick flashback of how Sato got his guitar. From the beginning we knew the guitar was special to Sato, now we know it belonged to someone that he cared about. Nakayama is waiting for Kaji and he sees him pull up with Uenoyama’s sister (who is Kaji’s ex). Jealous Nakayama is adorable, it shows […]

Given Episode 02: Like Someone in Love. It begins with Uenoyama, the teacher, on full display at the start of Episode 02. The interesting thing about Uenoyama is that he’s completely unaware that he’s becoming attached to Sato. What kind of attachment is he forming towards Sato? The banter between Sato and Uenoyama is super sweet. Uenoyama is trying to […]

Given anime is the substantive BL Anime we’ve all been waiting for! Given ギヴンis written and illustrated by Natsuki Kizu. Noitamina is the studio producing the anime, and it’s simulcast on Crunchyroll. The first episode starts with Ritsuki Uenoyama encountering a sleeping Mafuyu Sato in the stairwell…where of course Uenoyama shows his coolness by helping fix Sato’s guitar strings. Sato […]