Given: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Tightly clutching his Gibson guitar, Mafuyu Satou steps out of his dark apartment to begin another day of his high school life. While taking a nap in a quiet spot on the gymnasium staircase, he has a chance encounter with fellow student Ritsuka Uenoyama, who berates him for letting his guitar's strings rust and break. Noticing Uenoyama's knowledge of the instrument, Satou pleads for him to fix it and to teach him how to play. Uenoyama eventually agrees and invites him to sit in on a jam session with his two band mates: bassist Haruki Nakayama and drummer Akihiko Kaji. Satou's voice is strikingly beautiful, filling Uenoyama with the determination to make Satou the lead singer of the band. Though reticent at first, Satou takes the offer after an emotional meeting with an old friend. With the support of his new friends, Satou must not only learn how to play guitar, but also come to terms with the mysterious circumstances that led him to be its owner.

Series details

• Title: Given
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Music, Romance
• Premiere date: 2021-07-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2021-08-21
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: FOD
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 29 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 56362
• TVDB ID: 403477

Cast and credited roles

• Jin Suzuki — Uenoyama Ritsuka
• Sanari — Satou Mafuyu
• Kai Inowaki — Kaji Akihiko
• Shuntaro Yanagi — Nakayama Haruki

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2021-07-17; final listed air date 2021-08-21; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Given on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.