
Given(2020)
Haruki secretly 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 and starts to move forward.



Hiroki Yasumoto
Kanji Kageyama (voice)

Yuki Ono
Kuga (voice)

Tarusuke Shingaki
Twittering Birds Never Fly: Don't Stay Gold is a animation, drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of yakuza, mafia, based on manga, lgbt, boys' love (bl). Directed by Kaori Makita, it stars Hiroki Yasumoto, Yuki Ono, Tarusuke Shingaki. Anime adaptation of the short story "Don't Stay Gold", to be included in volume 7 of the manga.
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