New 'Given' Movies Reveals Production Staff, January 27 Premiere

by DatRandomDude
Oct 20, 2023 7:06 PM | 6 Comments

The official website of the Given anime series revealed the production staff and a key visual (pictured above) for the two-part sequel movie on Friday. The first movie, subtitled Hiiragi Mix, will open in theaters in Japan on January 27.

Staff
Director: Noriko Hashimoto (Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto) NEW
Script: Yuniko Ayana (Given)
Character Design: Mina Oosawa (Nokemono-tachi no Yoru)
Animation Director: Mina Oosawa, Kouji Yamagata (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu) NEW, Nanako Ninomiya (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon), Haruna Nagata (Idoly Pride)
Art Design: Risa Ihara (Horimiya) NEW, Nobuhito Sue (Beastars) NEW, Wanting Qi (Renai Flops) NEW
Art Director: Yang Liu (Hikari no Ou background art) NEW, Shizuka Sekiguchi (Kimi dake ni Motetainda. background art) NEW
Color Design: Hiroaki Kaguchi (Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e)
Director of Photography: Sena Nakagawa (Radiant) NEW
CG Director: Tomoya Mizuno (Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku)
Editing: Rie Itou (High Card)
Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta (Blue Period)
Music: Michiru (Dance Dance Danseur)
Studio: Lerche

Note: The staff list includes returning members from previous installments. The new staff are denoted with the legend NEW.

The television anime aired in 11 episodes in Summer 2019. A sequel movie debuted in August 2020, followed by an original video anime (OVA) in December 2021. Crunchyroll simulcast the television anime, movie, and OVA with subtitles in multiple languages and an English dub for the television series.

Given adapts Natsuki Kizu's boys love manga, which began serialization in Cheri+ magazine in April 2013 and ended on March 30 this year. Shinshokan released the ninth and final volume on September 3.

SuBLime licensed the manga in English in August 2019. The eighth volume went on sale on October 10.

Source: animate Times

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such a great news ♡

Nov 21, 2023 4:30 PM by DARM11

@Maou_heika, yes, of course. It is the continuation from the series and OVAs.

Oct 21, 2023 7:42 AM by Memore

Will this contain sexual assault like the first movie?

Oct 21, 2023 3:28 AM by Maou_heika

@ZXEAN, I agree, it is more useful this way.

Oct 21, 2023 2:45 AM by Memore

I don't understand why MAL is not making two separate entities for a 2 part movies. In that case I think MAL shouldn't make separate entities for split cour seasonal anime either.

Oct 20, 2023 11:19 PM by ZXEAN

Great! They adapt remaining chapters till the end judging from the trailer.