Given: Uragawa no Sonzai

the animes most brabos of history

Wholesomeness

Nontoxic BL! Heartwarming and beautiful. With great character development and even better relationships.

These are some of the BL anime I’ve seen and enjoyed! I hope you find some interesting ones in here. I have some older one’s in here and in some of those there are dubious consent so fair warning for that. Make sure to check which one’s are which so that you aren’t blindsided by it. These aren’t in any particular order either. I hope you enjoy these!

You will find yaoi, BL, anime with a male cast who act gay and fruity but "aren't" (they were roommates), and anything similar here. It will be a selection of those I can recommend. Be aware that some are 18+. (More will be added from time to time)

I also made a Manga stack, so check it out if you feel interested!
Have fun watching :)

i guarantee you will cry.

Given is about a band composed of Akihiro (drums), Haruki (bass), Ritsuka (guitar) and, Mafuyu (vocals, guitar).

Given Watch Order:
(1 TV Series, 3 Movies, 1 OVA)
1. Given (Jul 12, 2019 to Sep 20, 2019) | TV | 11 episodes × 22 min. per ep. - Prequel / Parent Story
2. Given Movie 01 (Aug 22, 2020) | Movie | 1 episode × 59 min. - Sequel / Parent Story / Prequel
3. Given: Uragawa no Sonzai (Dec 1, 2021) | OVA | 1 episode × 22 min. - Side Story
4. Given Movie 02: Hiiragi Mix (Jan 27, 2024) | Movie | 1 episode × 1 hr. 10 min. - Sequel
5. Given Movie 03: Umi e (Oct 2024) | Movie | 1 episode x ? Unknown - Sequel

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Mangaka: Kizu, Natsuki https://myanimelist.net/people/21915/Natsuki_Kizu
Genres: Boys Love, Drama
Theme: Music, School

Tags: BL, Shounen-ai, Band, High School, College, Seasons

Given fanclub (Inactive)
https://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=79687

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🎥Live-action:
• Given (2021) | TV | 6 episodes - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14725618/
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* Given Stage Play (Kyoto (Kyoto Theater) - November 20 to 23, 2021 | Tokyo (theatre1010) - November 27 30, 2021)
https://www.japan-stage-connection.com/en/plays/given
* Given - Umi e (May 2025 (Tokyo))
https://www.japan-stage-connection.com/en/plays/given-umi-e

💿BLCD: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Given_(manga)#Audio_drama_albums
https://given.fandom.com/wiki/Audio_Drama
• Given Mini Drama CD Cheri+ Winter 2016 Furoku (January 30, 2016) - http://hibikiforum.net/index.php?title=Given_Mini_Drama_CD_Cheri%2B_Winter_2016_Furoku
• Given (February 25, 2016 (original), May 17, 2019 (reissue)) - https://given.fandom.com/wiki/Given / http://hibikiforum.net/index.php?title=Given / http://hibikiforum.net/index.php?title=Given_2
• Given 2 (January 25, 2017) - https://given.fandom.com/wiki/Given_2
• Given 2 Live Edition (January 25, 2017) - https://given.fandom.com/wiki/Given_2_Live_Edition
• Given 2 Mini Drama CD Cheri+ September 2017 Furoku (July 29, 2017) - http://hibikiforum.net/index.php?title=Given_2_Mini_Drama_CD_Cheri%2B_September_2017_Furoku
• Given 3 (January 26, 2018) - https://given.fandom.com/wiki/Given_3 / http://hibikiforum.net/index.php?title=Given_3
• Given 3 Mini Drama CD Cheri+ September 2018 Furoku (July 30, 2018) - http://hibikiforum.net/index.php?title=Given_3_Mini_Drama_CD_Cheri%2B_September_2018_Furoku
• Given 4 (November 22, 208) - https://given.fandom.com/wiki/Given_4 / http://hibikiforum.net/index.php?title=Given_4
• Given 5 (February 25, 2020) - http://hibikiforum.net/index.php?title=Given_5
• Given 5 Mini Drama CD Cheri+ March 2021 Furoku (January 29, 2021) - http://hibikiforum.net/index.php?title=Given_5_Mini_Drama_CD_Cheri%2B_March_2021_Furoku

Official Sites:
https://www.shinshokan.com/given-comic/
https://given-anime.com/
https://movie2020.given-anime.com/tv/
https://movie2020.given-anime.com/
https://given-anime.com/hiiragimix/
https://given-stage.com
https://given-stage.com/2020/
Twitter (X): 舞台『ギヴン』公式 (Stage “Given” official) @given_stage https://x.com/given_stage

🌐Wikis:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Given_(manga)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Given_(film)
https://given.fandom.com/wiki/Given_Wiki

r/GivenAnime: https://www.reddit.com/r/GivenAnime/

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🎧Given Music Listening Guide:
https://myanimelist.net/blog.php?eid=874814

📌Threads worth checking:
Theory : every episode title is a name of a song from a British band/ solo artist
https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1794631

model name of each instruments please!!!
https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1861468

Note: Use JustWatch to check availability in your region.
https://www.justwatch.com/us/search?q=Given

✔️。

Anime where a rock band and its members is the main focus, complete with amazing OSTs.

This list only includes the ones with a score above 7 and ones I actually watched.

Not much of a dub watcher, I just like making lists.

Might include some re-dubs.