[Japanese BL] The hit BL Manga "Given ギヴン" will have a series adaptation this July 2021

Its Confirmed! The hit Japanese BL Manga "Given ギヴン" by Natzuki Rizu will soon to have a live-series adaptation.

"Given ギヴン"  is a BL manga written by Natzuki Kizu, which depicts their love and growth, centered on the members of four rock bands. A drama CD was released in 2016, and it was broadcast as an animation of the first BL comic original in the Noitamina frame of Fuji TV from July to September 2019. Furthermore, in August 2020, it was made into an animated movie.

The four actors who have been choose to play on this series adaptation are Jin Suzuki, Sanari, Kai Inowaki, and Shuntaro Yanagi.

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Sypnosis: 

The series follows a group of four students in an amateur rock band, and the dual romantic relationships that form among them: between vocalist Mafuyu Satō and electric guitarist Ritsuka Uenoyama, and between bassist Haruki Nakayama and drummer Akihiko Kaji.

•Jin Suzuki as Uenoyama Ritsuka

A 16-year-old high school student, and the band's lead guitarist. Having played guitar since he was a child, he is highly practiced and talented with the instrument. He has a kind personality, though is somewhat stoic and bullish in his interactions with others, and is inexperienced in matters of love and romance. As the series commences he has lost his enthusiasm for guitar, though his passion for music returns as he grows closer to Mafuyu.

•Sanari as Mafuyu Sato

A 16-year-old high school student, and the band's lead vocalist and guitarist. Though he lacks experience and professional training, Mafuyu is a naturally gifted musician and singer, and quickly becomes a skilled guitar player, singer, and songwriter. He suppresses his emotions following the suicide of his boyfriend Yūki, resulting in an outwardly shy and aloof personality, but he becomes ferociously expressive when he performs. He owns a nine-month-old Pomeranian named Kedama.

•Kai Inowaki as Akihiko Kaji

A 20-year-old college music student, and the band's drummer. He is majoring in violin performance, and is skilled in many other instruments. He has had relationships with women and men and is experienced in matters of love and romance, and frequently offers advice to others on these matters. He lives with his ex-boyfriend Ugetsu, with whom he maintains an on and off relationship. Akihiko eventually realizes he has grown to love Haruki and ends things with Ugetsu for good, becoming Haruki's boyfriend and vowing to become a better man for him.

•Shuntaro Yanagi as Haruki Nakayama

A 22-year-old graduate student, and the band's bassist and band leader. He has a jovial personality and, as the oldest member of the band, often functions as the group's mediator. He has a longstanding crush on Akihiko and eventually begins dating him.

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This live adaptation is written and directed by Koichiro Miki, who also directed the "Pornographer" series and "Tokyo Love Story" (2020). Premieres on Saturday, July 17th at 0:00 on FOD.

For International fans who wish to watch this series, they don't give yet any clue on what platform or app this series will be available. So stay tuned.

[Source: Given ギヴン  Twitter]