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Given (2020 film)

Given (映画ギヴン, Eiga Given) is a 2020 Japanese animated drama film that continues the story of the 2019 television anime Given, itself adapted from the boys' love manga of the same name by Natsuki Kizu. Where the television series followed the high school members of the band Given, the film shifts to the adult members: bassist Haruki Nakayama, drummer Akihiko Kaji, and Akihiko's roommate and ex-boyfriend, the violinist Ugetsu Murata.¹^•²

Key fact	Detail
Japanese title	映画ギヴン (Eiga Given)¹
Release	August 22, 2020 (Japan); originally set for May 16, 2020, postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic³
Runtime and distributor	59 minutes; distributed by Aniplex¹
Director and screenwriter	Hikaru Yamaguchi (director); Yuniko Ayana (screenplay)⁴
Studio	Lerche¹
Central characters	Haruki Nakayama (bass), Akihiko Kaji (drums), and Ugetsu Murata (violin)²
Principal voice cast	Shogo Yano (Mafuyu Sato), Yuma Uchida (Ritsuka Uenoyama), Masatomo Nakazawa (Haruki), Takuya Eguchi (Akihiko), Shintarō Asanuma (Ugetsu)⁴
Sequels	Given: Hiiragi Mix and Given: To the Sea (the latter released September 20, 2024)⁵

Spoilers

Story

The film picks up after the events of the television series, in which high schooler Ritsuka Uenoyama, struck by Mafuyu Sato's singing, brought him into the band Given alongside Haruki Nakayama and Akihiko Kaji; after a successful first live performance, Ritsuka and Mafuyu began dating.⁶ The movie turns to the band's older members. Haruki has secretly held feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko remains entangled with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata, and the three-way relationship begins to shift and strain as the band prepares for a bigger performance.²^•⁶

The official synopsis frames it as the story of the intersecting loves of the adult members, in contrast to the school-age romance at the center of the TV series.⁷

Production

The film adapts Natsuki Kizu's manga, serialized by Shinshokan, and was produced as the theatrical continuation of the 2019 TV anime, which had aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina block as the first boys' love anime in that slot.¹^•⁸ Animation production was by Lerche.¹ Hikaru Yamaguchi directed, Yuniko Ayana wrote the screenplay, and Michiru composed the music; the crew also included cinematographer Naoki Serizawa and editor Rie Ito.⁴^•⁷

The theme song was performed by Centimillimental, whose music video for the film's theme was released shortly before the theatrical debut.³ Music carried over from the series remained central to the franchise: the song "Fuyu no Hanashi," sung by Shogo Yano in character as Mafuyu, had become emblematic of the series.⁸

Release

The film was announced after the TV series finale and scheduled for May 16, 2020, but the release was postponed to August 22, 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.⁸^•³ Aniplex distributed it in Japanese theaters, with Shinjuku Wald 9 as the flagship venue.¹^•⁷

In Australia, the film was classified M (mature) by the Australian Classification Board on October 26, 2022, for sexual violence and a sex scene, with a listed duration of 60 minutes.⁹ In the United States it carries a TV-14 rating on streaming platforms and a 59-minute runtime.¹⁰

Availability and follow-ups

The film has streamed on Crunchyroll in the United States and could also be rented or purchased on the Apple TV Store.¹⁰ In Japan, the official franchise site lists the film among titles available on subscription services including Amazon Prime Video, d Anime Store, DMM TV, Hulu, and U-NEXT, alongside rental services.⁵

The 2020 film was followed by two more theatrical features continuing the manga's story: Given: Hiiragi Mix and Given: To the Sea, the latter released in Japanese theaters on September 20, 2024.⁵

References

Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 3, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026