#hiiragi kashima

[tikklil]

Everyone's favourite musical lads

[sawamochi]

「お前とやってみたいことがあるんだ」 　There is something I want to try out with you. 「あいつのいた季節から遠ざかる前に」 　Before we leave behind the season he was in. 「Given」 Movie: Hiiragi Mix PV - Airing Jan. 27, 2024

[hayakaws]

GIVEN SEQUEL MOVIE ANNOUNCED

[murasaki-cha]

I am actually so uNWELL-

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[purplecelestial-buddy]

[given-anime]

New visual for the next Given movie!

Presale ticket information:

[the-chikyuu-times]

[morievna]

NEW GIVEN ART OMGGG

It is gorgeous😭😭 i love how perfectly it captures each character aura and how cool are details like matching bracelets and Ugetsu's earring...

It is me basically xDD

[gabbyp09]

[duamin]

Why given among all other romances

In most romcom/ romance mangas, the feelings described are what makes us like the work. But in given, I love how Kizu is showing us that loving each other clearly is not enough. Akihiko and Haruki like each other at the same time, yet their lack of communication lead them to have a big misunderstanding and a sexual tension. If they had had communicated better (and if akihiko wasn't basically drunk and was more aware of what he was doing of course) that wouldn't have happened. The story isn't exactly focusing on why people fall in love with a certain person, nor how do they confess. It focuses on the feelings after realising you are in love and how you deal with the person who also has romantic feelings for you. They can confess, they can go out. But even when you love someone back, you may not have the same idea of a relationship as them. As for Ugetsu and Akihiko, they deeply loved each other and they quickly started dating when they figured they were feeling the same thing. But they missed the opportunity to express clearly what they were looking from each other, in a relationship. That lead them to break up because of Ugetsu's hard love for music.

Love according to Kizu

This is typically what I love in given. They do have the basic musts of a couple that we already know. Kizu doesn't need such a process to show how people fall in love and I believe there's no reason to fall in love irl. You don't love someone because they helped you doing something, they impressed you, they are beautiful... You just love someone for who they are. No one can explain that objectively. That's what I (partly) learnt from given. Kizu just says "see, those two are in love. how are they going to deal with that? are they compatible? will this love help them to become better people?" And she shows us different situations, depending on the personality and on the context of the characters' love for each other.

Shizu and Hiiragi (my favs aaaah)

For example, Shizu and Hiiragi didn't imagine love the same way at all. While Hiiragi had an innocent vision of love with "holding hands" and hanging out together (he read too much cute shojo manga lol), Shizu was dealing with his sexual attraction for him, restricting himself so Hiiragi could enjoy their times together. Though, while restricting so much without saying it properly to Hiiragi who clearly is an egocentric and who thinks everyone thinks the same way as him (i love him i swear he's my fav), Shizu got angry and even thought that Hiiragi was in love with Yuki. Hiiragi and Shizu both love each other from the start but this lack of communication and those different ways to see love makes it so much more difficult to just date suddenly.

Don't get me wrong, I love the process of two characters falling in love like in Kaguya-sama wa kokurasetai, or Fruits Basket but I think that being aware of the other's love for us isn't enough to start dating. Establishing the rules and clear up the misunderstandings before starting to date is important and very interesting to read in a manga.

that's all I don't know how to conclude haha bye <3

[tikklil]

I summon the Given fandom next

[juthemagicalclown]

hiiragi and shizusumi will forever be my favourite couple in the given series cos like, the childhood friends to lovers? the opposites attract? the devotion and worshipping? beautiful

[hayakaws]

given, the finale.

[murasaki-cha]

This is a hostage situation

Uenoyama blink twice if you need help

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