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Hey guys, summer anime line-up for 2019 is almost here and personally, I am excited about it due to many reasons. I’ll say one of my reasons is that there are tons of interesting anime shows slated to air on summer and it truly is a delightful treat for every anime fanatic out there. In fact, I am seriously excited for DanMachi Season 2, Dr. Stone, and Fire Force as these three anime titles was on top of my watchlist next season. However, there’s an upcoming anime that occupy a special place in my heart and my anticipation for it is growing tremendously. That anime is no other than GIVEN – the anime adaptation of a popular boys-love (shounen-ai) manga Given by author Natsuki Kizu.
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| Given - a boys-love anime |
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The anime adaptation for Given had been announced on March 14 together with a key visual featuring its main character Mafuyu Satou playing with a guitar while singing as seen below.
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| given key visual |
Later on, a poster showing the four (4) main characters of Given had been unveiled as well as its respective voice actors as well as its staff.
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| given anime character visual |
The anime is also added as part of NoitaminA summer lineup for 2019-2020.
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| given anime announced as part of NoitaminA summer lineup |
The announcement for the anime adaptation of Given is also accompanied by a trailer which really looks beautiful and enticing.
GIVEN Anime Trailer
On May 16, the first character PV for Given had been unveiled featuring Mafuyu Satou. The 15-seconds long promo video shows dreamy clips from the anime and a fragile Mafuyu which somehow exudes a sad atmosphere.
It was then followed by another character PV on May 23 featuring the Ritsuka Uenoyama. I think every promo video about the characters gives us a glimpse at their backstory.
Given Synopsis
"It's stuck deep inside me and I can't get it out of my head. Mafuyu's voice is an insane and dangerous weapon." That day, Ritsuka Uenoyama started to feel that playing the guitar and playing basketball, both of which he liked very much, was becoming boring. He then encounters Mafuyu Sato, who's holding onto a broken guitar, and decides to fix it. The moment Uenoyama finishes fixing the guitar, Mafuyu becomes completely attached to him. However, after hearing Mafuyu sing it leaves a deep impression on him.
It’ll air on July 2019 with Lerche animating it. Among the voice cast for the anime includes Shougo Yano as Mafuyu Satou, Yuuma Uchida as Ritsuka Uenoyama, Takuya Eguchi as Akihiko Kaji, and Masatomo Nakazawa as Haruki Nakayama. The staff behind the project were Hikaru Yamaguchi serving as director, Natsuki Kizu is credited for the original work, and Yuniko Ayana working on the series composition.
Well, this is definitely not our typical boys-love yaoi drama. With the music added on its plot, I personally believe that Given is going to an interesting and well-loved anime. If you haven’t able to add Given yet to your watchlist, I urge to do it now. It may not be your cup of tea, but it’s definitely something fresh to look forward next season.
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