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Can't say goodbye, I'm still drifting with your echoes.

20198.51 Season11 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Ritsuka’s lost his spark for music—until he hears Mafuyu sing. One voice pulls him back in, and suddenly, everything starts to change between them.

Created by Centimillimental
Written by Centimillimental, Yuniko Ayana, Natsuki Kizu
Produced by Akitoshi Mori, Miho Matsumoto
NetworksFuji TV

Top Cast

Shogo Yano

Shogo Yano

Mafuyu Satou (voice)

Yuma Uchida

Yuma Uchida

Ritsuka Uenoyama (voice)

Masatomo Nakazawa

Masatomo Nakazawa

Haruki Nakayama (voice)

Takuya Eguchi

Takuya Eguchi

Akihiko Kaji (voice)

Fumiya Imai

Fumiya Imai

Hiiragi Kashima (voice)

Themes & Keywords

suiciderehabilitationhigh schoolromanceslice of lifetragedyurbanschoolrock musicbased on mangaartlgbtgraduate studentanimewistfulboys' love (bl)intimatebandsentimentalempatheticenchantgentlehopefulbisexual

About given

given is a animation, drama series that first aired in 2019 exploring themes of suicide, rehabilitation, high school, romance, slice of life, tragedy. Created by Centimillimental, it stars Shogo Yano, Yuma Uchida, Masatomo Nakazawa. Ritsuka’s lost his spark for music—until he hears Mafuyu sing. One voice pulls him back in, and suddenly, everything starts to change between them.

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