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ギヴン

by Natsuki Kizu, Jean-François Lacherie

Score from AniList: 84/100finished9 volumes51 chapters
DramaMusicRomanceSlice of Life
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Ritsuka Uenoyama is bored with it all—with school, with his basketball club, and even with his one true passion: playing guitar. That is, until the day he finds his favorite hidden napping spot occupied by a strange boy cradling a broken-stringed guitar. At first, Uenoyama is nonplussed by Mafuyu Sato and his slightly odd behavior, but when, on a whim, he asks Mafuyu to sing, the power of that song pierces him to the core. (Source: SuBLime)

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★ 4/5

A tender, music-led romance about a bored guitarist and a boy whose song changes everything, handled with a gentle and sincere touch.

Pros

  • A sincere, quietly moving romance
  • Music as a central, emotional thread
  • Careful character work on loneliness and longing

Cons

  • The pacing is slow and reflective
  • Some side characters stay underdeveloped

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