Given: The Movie

Given: The Movie is a 2020 Japanese animated romantic drama film based on a manga of the same name written and illustrated by Natsuki Kizu. The film is directed by Hikaru Yamaguchi, written by Yuniko Ayana, and produced by Lerche. The film was released in Japan on August 22, 2020.

Adapting the second story arc of the manga, the film takes place after the events of the anime series, focusing on the relationship between Haruki and Akihiko.

The film was licensed by Crunchyroll, and was streamed on its website on February 2, 2021.

Synopsis

High school student Ritsuka Uenoyama is shocked when he hears Mafuyu Sato’s singing voice. He and his other bandmates, Haruki Nakayama and Akihiko Kaji, then welcome him into their band as a vocalist. After Mafuyu joins, their first live performance is a huge success, and they make their official debut as the band “Given.” In the midst of all this, Ritsuka realizes that he has feelings for Mafuyu and they start seeing each other. Meanwhile, Haruki secretly has had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu’s love clashes on the big screen and starts to move forward.

Cast[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Mafuyu Satō	Shōgo Yano	Brandon McInnis
Ritsuka Uenoyama	Yūma Uchida	Jessie James Grelle
Haruki Nakayama	Masatomo Nakazawa	Y. Chang
Akihiko Kaji	Takuya Eguchi	Jonah Scott
Ugetsu Murata	Shintarō Asanuma	J. Michael Tatum
Kōji Yatake	Ryōta Takeuchi	Kellen Goff
TV Announcer	Emiko Takeuchi	¿?
Bandmate A	Shinya Takahashi	¿?
Bandmate B	Kazuki Miyagi	¿?
Bandmate C	Shō Okumura	¿?
Customer A	Manami Hanawa	¿?
Customer B	Arisa Maesako	¿?
Customer C	Kaya Ueda	¿?