Given (Japanese: ギヴン Hepburn: Givun; stylized in all lowercase) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Lerche and based on the manga written and illustrated by Natsuki Kizu. The series aired from July 11 to September 19, 2019 on Fuji TV's late-night anime programming block Noitamina, making Given the first BL series to air on the block. The series is syndicated by Crunchyroll, which simulcasts the series worldwide outside of Asia. In Southeast Asia, the series was released on WeTV on May 18, 2021.
The series follows a group of four students in an amateur rock band and the dual romantic relationships that form among them: between electric guitarist Ritsuka Uenoyama and vocalist Mafuyu Satō, and between bassist Haruki Nakayama and drummer Akihiko Kaji.
The series' primary production staff includes Hikaru Yamaguchi as director, Yuniko Ayana as scriptwriter, Mina Osawa as character designer, and Michiru as score composer. The series' four original songs — the opening theme "Kizuato", the closing theme "Marutsuke", and the original songs "Session" and "Fuyu no hanashi" (lit. "A Winter Story") — are composed and performed by Centimillimental, with additional vocals from Mafuyu voice actor Shōgo Yano on "Marutsuke" and "Fuyu no hanashi". The anime features a new voice cast, recasting the roles from the audio drama adaptation of the manga produced by Crown Works.
Given - On the Other Hand (ギヴン うらがわの存在, Given: Uragawa no Sonzai), an original animation DVD (OAD), was released on December 1, 2021, bundled with the manga's seventh volume.
Cast and characters[]
| Character | English voice actor | Japanese voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Mafuyu Satō | Brandon McInnis | Shōgo Yano |
| Ritsuka Uenoyama | Jessie James Grelle | Yuma Uchida |
| Haruki Nakayama | Y. Chang | Masatomo Nakazawa |
| Akihiko Kaji | Jonah Scott | Takuya Eguchi |
| Yuki Yoshida | Brendan Blaber | Yuuki Shin |
| Ugetsu Murata | J. Michael Tatum | Shintarō Asanuma |
| Yayoi Uenoyama | Hayden Daviau | Yū Shimamura |
| Shōgo Itaya | Greg Cote | Kengo Takanashi |
| Ryū Ueki | Stephen Fu | Hiroto Amano |
| Hiiragi Kashima | Howard Wang | Fumiya Imai |
| Shizusumi Yagi | Joshua Waters | Taito Ban |
| Kōji Yatake | Kellen Goff | Ryōta Takeuchi |
| Tsubaki | Morgan Garrett | Mitsuhiro Nakae |
International broadcast[]
| Country | Network(s) | Local title |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Fuji TV, Iwate Menkoi TV, Sakuranbo TV, Saga TV, TV Ehime, Akita TV, Fukushima TV, Nagano Hōsō, TV Shizuoka, NST Niigata Sogo TV, TV Kumamoto, Kansai TV, TV Shinhiroshima, TV Nishinippon, Sendai Hōsō, Kagoshima TV, Tokai TV, San-in Chūō TV, Okayama Hōsō, FOD | ギヴン |
| International | Crunchyroll | Given |
| Southeast Asia | WeTV | |
| Taiwan | Bahamut Animation Crazy, Bilibili, KKTV, friDay Video, Line TV, LiTV Online Video, Chunghwa Telecom MOD | GIVEN 被贈與的未來 |
| South Korea | Aniplus | 기븐 |