#Natsuki Kizu

[the-chikyuu-times]

#uenoyama ritsuka #mafuyu sato #mafuyama #akihiko kaji #haruki nakayama #akiharu #hiiragi kashima #shizusumi yagi #natsuki kizu #given #new given movie #anime #gifs #gif #edits #edit #graphics

[murasaki-cha]

So I just read the last chapter of Given and

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITHOUT MY ONCE EVERY 2 MONTH MENTAL BREAKDOWNS NOW!!?? I've been following Given since my second year of highschool I can't move on it's literally a part of my soul!

I'm gonna be spending the next 5 days listening to Fuyu No Hanashi and Yoru Ga Akeru on loop and cry

Ok ok but that ending

FUCK YEAH!!! UENOYAMA MY BOY YOUR TIME HAS COME!!!

God I hope there's an epilogue with a time skip just to see them again please it's crucial to my mental health and stability

#given #given manga #mafuyu x ritsuka #mafuyu sato #uenoyama ritsuka #mafuyama #akihiko kaji #haruki nakayama #akiharu #ugetsu murata #hiigari kashima #shizusumi yagi #natsuki kizu #manga #bl manga #shounen ai #anime

[givenblogmanga]

Ugetsu Murata

Art by Natsuki Kizu

#given #given anime #given manga #ugetsu #ugetsu murata #natsuki kizu #manga

[beautifulsummersunsets]

syh『パレイド』- Music Video-（Short ver.）

Rise and shine given fandom!! We have a brand new MV!! 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻😍😍😍😍😍😍🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

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[mem-cho]

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given manga icons !

all credits to the kizu-sensei!

♪(๑ᴖ◡ᴖ๑)♪

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🎤★🎸、

side note~♪

made this to commemorate the release of the last chapter of the given manga! this work will always be one of my favorites (´；ω；`) i tried to make these icons in the highest possible quality, please enjoy! you can find the original artwork on kizu-sensei’s twt: @kizu_ntk

have a great rest of your day or night everyone!

no credit needed, but feel free to like or reblog if used! ♡

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[sumire182]

I want to talk about my most favourite anime character of all times, and that is - Ugetsu Murata from Given.

- Ugetsu is a violin genius, and from young age, he was reserved kid, like he talked with everyone, but he never opened up with anyone, and No one really tried to get close to him, either.

- For the first time, he fell in love with Kaji Akihiko, who could see sadness behind his perfect face and, Ugetsu gave his all to him. He said that he loved Kaji to death.

- Kaji, on other hand was really in love with Ugetsu but at the same time, he was concious of the fact how amazing violinist, Ugetsu is! , and this jealousy made him, leave violin (Kaji himself liked to play violin) and opt for drums.

- Ugetsu knew that, and he also knew how his talent is hurting Kaji and his aspirations, and then he decided to leave the relationship for Kaji's sake, but It was difficult. Afterall Ugetsu is a human who loved someone with all his heart.

- in the movie, when Kaji and Ugetsu have their night together, the very next day, Ugetu knew he is again going to trap, kaji into a relationship that will eventually hurt Kaji, but the path he chose was wrong one, he slept with someone other and texted Kaji not to come home that day, but at the same time, Kaji was also spending his time with someone else, so who to blame?

- people seems to like Kaji, totally forgetting the fact that he forced himself on Haruki, knowing that Haruki likes him.

- At the end, he let him go, and opted for his music. His music is only thing that was important to him, that never left him. Being in introvert, he fused his feelings with strings of violin.

Ugetsu wanted to understood by someone, and someone who will be proud to be with him, and not be jealous of his talent. He is tragic beauty.

Ugetsu Murata. ❤️🎻

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[hatsumishinogu]

Given Vol.9 (end)

#given #natsuki kizu #boys love #shinshokan #manga

[fleur-dans-la-nuit]

My favorite quote from Uenoyama (Given manga), and my favorite quote ever (also followed by an analysis/rant that no one will ever read). ⭐️ Near the very end theres another quote from uenoyama that has the same ideas as the one below here

“Hearts are like guitar strings. They won’t play sound if they’re too loose. You have to wind them up until they’re about to break, and that’s when they become a wave the hit your eardrums."

As a musician, this hit HARD. To me I see it as how confidence or passion or love is. Your heart won’t have courage/passion/love unlesss you have the will for it to. The winding is the will to let these things happen, you forcing these things to happen so you can feel them.

Loose strings could be a metaphor for holding back, as when tuning a guitar, it holds back from the sound. It could also represent the fear of not holding back, as when you wind up strings really tight, they can break.

Breaking strings on a guitar hurts, especially if your quite close to them and the catch on to you (unfortunately I know this from experience). Knowing they Uenoyama plays electric guitar, this only makes the pain of that worse, and makes this a stronger point (again, experience, -1000/10 would not recommend, really hurts). Breaking your heart/having it broken hurts, and the strings getting caught only make it worse as the scrape and puncture you and make you feel more hurt. This goes into the loose strings, if you play it safe you won’t get hurt, but the sound won’t be the same. The feeling won’t be the same. The emotion won’t be the same.

When a guitar string feels like it’s about to break, you unwind it, or distance from it if it’s too late to unwind as you’re scared you will get hurt. This is especially true if you’ve been through the pain of a broken string before. When your heart is about to reach its breaking point, people often unwind the progress of how it got there, or they distance themselves from their heart to try and keep it from reaching that point.

To me, this quote can also demonstrate the line between intense emotion and a crash from them, as it says ‘wind them up until they’re about to break’. It shows that when you push yourself too much you will break, so you have to be aware of where before the break will be so you can stop yourself from doing too much.

The wave hitting your eardrums can be a metaphor for the feeling of being whole as you didn’t hold back and didn’t over do it. The perfect amount of risk and holding back is what creates the wave, creates a feeling that makes you feel whole and fulfilled.

“I think the heart is similar to these strings. When the pain is too much to bear and you can’t breathe, it hurts, like the strings laid across your chest are about to snap. It’s just like when you keep strumming and picking at the strings at their very limit, and sometimes they snap. Sometimes you feel like they can’t ever be replaced. But if there were someone to replace your strings for you, like this… I feel like your wounds may heal just a little.”

This quote is also from Uenoyama, and compares the strings to intense emotion, love, heartbreak, grief.

I found that It goes with the other quote and my explanation of the first one in general, so I added it.

Sorry about the lengthiness, I just wanted to let at least someone take away a deeper meaning from these quotes, and to rant because I love these quotes so much.

Thank you for reading! <3

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[chelseajackarmy]

given

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[the-chikyuu-times]

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[glosschi]

You really don’t understand. It’s like you’re offering a sip of water to somebody dying of thirst in the desert.

Given

#manga quote #given #given manga #natsuki kizu

[coffee-loving-introvert]

Enough about right person wrong time wrong person right time what about the right person right time but just a really bad hand played by fate

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[givenblogmanga]

Akihiko x Haruki by Natsuki Kizu

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[mikajihiko]

Given Exhibition Tickets Summary

Given Exhibition dates TOKYO: Jan 26, 2024 - Feb 26, 2023 OSAKA: Mar 29, 2024 - Apr 29 ,2024

🎟️ TOKYO Admission Tickets Advance admission ticket: 2,000 yen - For dates Jan 26 - 28 w/ specified time!! - Purchasable at Lawson shops or online Same-day admission ticket: 2,200 yen - For dates Jan 29th onwards w/o specified time - At Animate on the date 🎟️ Admission Benefits - One (1) random mini irogami per admission - Only paid admissions will be given this benefit - Benefits are provided until stocks last - One entry per ticket TLDR; ALL admissions are paid UNLESS you are a preschooler or a person with disability aide

🎟️ Admission Notes - Changes in free admission sales may occur as staff is strict regarding crowding - Keep ticket in PRISTINE condition. - Benefit is handed out at the entrance and are are non-exchangeable unless w/ defect - On the date sales of Advance Admission tickets are possible if there are tickets left - On the date sales of Free* Admission tickets may run out depending. Sold in first come first serve basis. * Free =/= not paid; = not Advance More information on their website

#Given #Given Merchandise #Given Exhibition #Natsuki Kizu #GivenUpdates

[jennguyen-draws]

I AM IN TEARS!!!! Yuki was worried that Mafuyu will forget that day they went together to the sea. That Mafuyu will forget him. But with the completion of the song, there is no way Mafuyu will ever forget.

The things is. He rediscovered those memories thanks to Ue. Ue gave him the gift of remembering the wonderful times he had with Yuki. The moments of unfiltered joy and love.

[of course it's also a gift from Hiiragi but let's put that thought aside for now]

I literally cannot wait to see the panels from the new chapter.

#given #natsuki kizu #yuki yoshia #mafuyu sato #uenoyama ritsuka

[dropintomanga]

Given - Wanting to be Heard Loud and Clear

"If one day you woke up, and the person you love was suddenly gone from this world, how would that make you feel? How would you describe it?"

While we usually get along with the people we care about, there's always bound to be arguments. They more often than not revolve around subtle things, but sometimes, they do get deadly serious in a hurry. And when they don't get resolved, well, let's just say that boundaries have been crossed for the worst.

I just started reading Natsuki Kizu's Given and the first arc (which was the entire 1st season of the anime) explores the tension of wanting to express yourself while being overwhelmed with grief that you can't easily explain.

Given is about a rock band made up of 4 young men whose troubled pasts and their shared love of music brought them together. The first arc is about two members, Ritsuka Uenoyama and Mafuyu Sato. The story starts off with Uenoyama wanting to take a break at a staircase in his high school. He catches a very timid Mafuyu sitting there as well and notices that the latter is carrying a guitar. When Uenoyama notices that a string on the guitar is broken, he offers to fix it. The two would connect and Uenoyama introduces Mafuyu to his other bandmates, Akihiko Kaji and Haruki Nakayama. Mafuyu is offered to join the band and is even asked to sing for them.

When the 4 of them are getting ready for a performance at a concert, Mafuyu's past is slowly revealed. Uenoyama and Mafuyu run into each other after Mafuyu's job interview. They would bump into an old friend of Mafuyu's, who reveals that the guitar Mafuyu has in his possession is from someone he loved in the past. Mafuyu panics and Uenoyama tries to comfort him. However, Mafuyu can't bring to words about his past while Uenoyama starts to realize that he's having a strong feeling towards Mafuyu. Tension between the two starts to happen and threatens to tear the band apart.

We later learn that the guitar is from a childhood friend turned lover of Mafuyu's, Yuki Yoshida. Yoshida would later die and it was suspected to be a suicide. Mafuyu is unsure about the role of Yuki's guitar in his life as he just took it for Yuki's mom's sake. Is he moving forward or running away?

It's difficult to talk about suicide and especially if it was your partner. Mafuyu comments how he's not really good at expressing himself outside having a great singing voice. I sometimes think about how hard it is talk about the dead. You think things will be fine as long as you're together. Sadly, it's not always that simple. The past is strong. Your memories of someone you lost just don't go away easily. Sometimes, you still see the person wherever you go.

When I look at Mafuyu, it felt like Yoshida's death hasn't fully sunk in yet. He carries the guitar and his mind in a in-between phase between holding on to his old reality and his new reality. Things that were once neat and organized are now scattered. Mafuyu is struggling to catch up or is in the process of doing so.

What complicated Mafuyu's thought process were the events leading up to Yoshida's death. The two would have an argument about Yuki's growing love for music, which was slowly drifting them apart. Yuki said he would quit and that he couldn't live without Mafuyu. Mafuyu then said that Yuki should die for him if that's the case. Those words became the hammer that drove the nail in as Yuki drank himself to death.

There's a part I enjoyed before the concert in Volume 2 where Mafuyu finally realizes what he has to do. During one rehearsal a week before the concert, Akihiko tells the band to stop practicing because of the constant tension between Mafuyu and Uenoyama. He would later talk to Mafuyu about lyrics for a song they want to do. Akihiko acknowledges Mafuyu's pain and tells him,

"If you don't come to terms with your past, you won't be able to write those lyrics. You need to make a decision. Do you want to express those feelings? Or do you want to run away from putting them into words?"

The magic would start to happen at the concert when Uenoyama becomes able to communicate how he feels about Mafuyu's impact on his life. Mafuyu would finally express his loneliness in dramatic fashion in front of a crowd. He says something that made me tear up,

"The truth is...the truth is, I've always just wanted someone to hear me scream out this pain and misery that's stuck inside. Even if it's just a little...I wanted someone to understand."

Many of us carry something emotionally heavy inside of us. While it's considered not okay by most of the public to talk about it, we have to talk about it. At the same time, there's definitely people out there who don't want to understand the pain we're in. They don't want to see the weight we carry.

It's funny because while we talk about preventing the stigma about talking things mental health-related, the stigma still exists. I wonder if that's because there's definitely topics that hit too close to home for some people and we can't take on that kind of pain. There's also a cultural aspect that makes awareness movements just lip service. I see this in Mafuyu because he didn't know who to turn to about processing Yuki's death.

What saved everything was direct communication with people who were willing to listen and not be freaked out by the trauma. Uenoyama was a bit bothered at first, but he realized how much Mafuyu was trying to be a good performer and wanted to love him for it. Akihiko and Hikari were the senpais offering their ears and voices as needed without being too preachy.

I see myself in Mafuyu quite a bit as I know someone I loved will die one day of a terminal illness. There's definitely words that I regret saying and not saying. I carry parts of them in my life and I pretend they're still talking to me. Mafuyu said "I'm so lonely" and I still feel that way at times. But lately, I'm starting to have a different outlook and know that my life isn't over when they're gone. I've replaced them with newer people I care about gradually.

I hope that people who need someone who's compassionate enough to listen to them are given that someone like Mafuyu has.

#Given #manga #anime #Natsuki Kizu #Mafuyu Sato #Ritsuka Uenoyama #mental health #grief #relationships #communication #BL manga