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Ritsuka Uenoyama Anime/Relationships

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Ritsuka Uenoyama's interactions and relationships with other characters in the **Given** manga and anime.

Ritsuka first comes across him sleeping alone on a stairway accepting his offer to sit beside him. He notices Mafuyu's rusted guitar strings and eventually relents to fixing them for him despite a pressing need to nap instead. He becomes a reluctant guitar teacher to Mafuyu. Ritsuka quickly realizes that Mafuyu is an exceptionally talented singer, and invites him to join the band. Mafuyu and Ritsuka started to develop feelings for each other.

He can be abrupt when guiding Mafuyu on account of his lack of patience, but adjusts when this behaviour is called out by others. Ritsuka considers Mafuyu hard to understand but always puts in the effort to meet the bands expectations. He expressed shock at Mafuyu breaking his guitar strings remembering how much it meant to him that they could be fixed, and feels he is responsible since he was the one who suggested Mafuyu sing.

    A college student and member of Ritsuka's band where Akihiko plays the drums. Ritsuka describes him as scary looking but a nice guy. He knows he is a second-year student at the same college Haruki goes to.

Ritsuka thinks he is a grad student not being entirely sure, and that he might be studying something to do with the video.

His elder sister who he grew up with when in the sixth grade she flatly told him his guitar playing sucks. They are close as brother and sister, Yayoi enters his room of her own will to hurl his boxers that were mixed with her laundry. She responds to his opinion that she was dumped by Kaji, by throwing a bottle filled with liquid at him.

    A classmate who encourages Ritsuka to take part in activities be it buying bread during their breaks at school or playing basketball. Ritsuka is questioned on his new friend in Mafuyu with them both described by Shogo as not very sociable. They are friendly overall and play basketball together.

Ritsuka and Hiiragi perform together when Hiiragi's band needed a guitarist. They often end up arguing about little things and yell at each other as Yagi is sitting silently by the drums looking at the two fighting. Ritsuka observes Hiiragi's performances playing music and envy him for his act of being extrovert and cool in public.
Code. 19

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**code.19** is the name of the nineteenth chapter of the **Given**manga.

## Overview

Mafuyu expresses that he has been having problems in composing their new music. Akihiko and Haruki had a minor scuffle.

## Characters

* Akihiko Kaji
* Mafuyu Sato
* Ritsuka Uenoyama
* Haruki Nakayama
* Yatake Kouji

## Story

Having listened to the song Mafuyu composed, Ritsuka asked how can they work with such a messy chord progression. Mafuyu said that he lost direction while making it. He said that he had a sound that he wanted but he didn’t know how to convey it musically. Mafuyu also said that he doesn’t know if the song is enough to reach the crowd before he blanks out. It made Ritsuka enraged, asking him to stop explaining halfway.

Haruki remembers his conversation with Koji regarding the supporting gig. Koji said that the gig would be a big help for Haruki because he knew Haruki had hit a will lately. He asked Haruki to not overthink it and just go give it a try. Contradicting his expectations, Haruki had fun doing the supporting gig. He said that there was no pressure so he was feeling relaxed and enjoyed it. He also noted that his ex-girlfriend was cute. Haruki said that he felt guilty that he’s having fun playing with another group so he didn’t have the heart to tell his bandmates.

When Haruki went to the studio, there was only Mafuyu and Ritsuka. They said that Akihiko couldn’t join them due to school reasons. The duo then shows Haruki the song that they have been working on. Haruki was surprised to see how much Mafuyu had improved a lot. Even though the song was still lyricless, he knew it was a love song and it was brilliantly made. He felt alienated because he felt like Mafuyu and Ritsuka are on a different level than him.

That night, he received a message from Akihiko. Akihiko asked if he could stay at his house. Haruki was surprised to see Akihiko had a bruise on his cheek. Akihiko explained that he had a fight with his roommate and he’s now homeless. As Haruki tells him what happened at the practice earlier, Akihiko asks him if he’s hiding something from him. Haruki said that he doesn’t feel like telling Akihiko. Akihiko then roughly grabbed Haruki’s wrist before Haruki blurted out that he was asked to play support for his ex-girlfriend’s band.

Akihiko asked if he’s going back to his ex. He also asked if Haruki is trying to abandon them when they are currently in shambles. He then said that Haruki is “just like him.” He asked Haruki if he was going to run away even though he likes him.
Akihiko Kaji/Quotes

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Quotes by Akihiko Kaji from the **Given** manga and anime.

* (To Ritsuka) "*... The hell?! Don't tell me you've made a move on him already?!*"
* (To Haruki) “*Shut your mouth, son*.”
* (To Haruki) “*Yay for Haruki-san. Yay.*”
* (To self) “*I thought love would be softer, sweeter, and kinder. I found out with my first love that those thoughts were just a happy delusion. Falling in love with someone is something much more violent, like having your flesh ripped apart.*”
* (About Ugetsu) "*It’s not like Ugetsu Murata was detached from reality, not in the least. He had emotions, like everyone else. But the size of both his heart and his emotions was far more overwhelming than most. It was like just the act of being alive pained him. Happiness, sadness, and pain…They were all amplified exponentially for Ugetsu, and he kept it all buried far deeper than a normal person would. I was insanely jealous of him for that, but at the same time, I pitied him for it. When his hands touched my skin through my clothes, there was so much tension, like I’d been pierced by needles. I wanted to rip all of these needles out, strip him naked, and sully that sound...*”
* (To Ugetsu) "*Could you at least call me a freeloader?*"
* (To Haruki) *"I really admire that about you."*
* (To Uenoyama) "*Your face basically says, "I'm in love with Mafuyu."*
* (To Uenoyama & Mafuyu) *"Good Luck!"*
* (To Ugetsu) *"I am not coffee."*
* (To Haruki) *"Hey, the braids are cute."*
* "*Well, I definitely didn't expect this.*"
* (To Haruki) “*You are like an arbitrator ... you’re able to appeal to anyone at all.*"
* (To Haruki) "*No... just saying that you are more popular than you think you are, that’s all.*"
Given Wiki

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## About

Given (Japanese: ギヴン Hepburn: Givun; stylized as given) is a Japanese yaoi/shounen ai manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Kizu. The manga has been serialized in the bimonthly manga magazine Cheri+ since 2013 and was adapted into an audio drama in 2016 and an anime television series in 2019.

## Synopsis

"It's stuck deep inside me and I can't get it out of my head. Mafuyu's voice is an insane and dangerous weapon."

That day, Ritsuka Uenoyama started to feel that playing the guitar and playing basketball, both of which he liked very much, were becoming boring. He then encounters Mafuyu Sato, who's holding onto a broken guitar, and decides to fix it. The moment Uenoyama finishes fixing the guitar, Mafuyu becomes completely attached to him. However, after hearing Mafuyu sing it leaves a deep impression on him.

## Promotional Videos

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Code. 25

**code. 25** is the twenty-fifth chapter of the Given manga.

## Overview

The band managed to through to CAC's third round. On the first day of CAC, Mafuyu introduced Ritsuka to his old friends, Hiragi and Shizusumi. Meanwhile, Akihiko returned to Ugetsu's house.

## Characters

* Akihiko Kaji
* Haruki Nakayama
* Mafuyu Sato
* Ritsuka Uenoyama
* Hiiragi Kashima
* Yagi Shizusumi
* Ugetsu Murata

## Story

Mafuyu visited Ugetsu at his house. Ugetsu was surprised because he had thought it was Akihiko that came home. Mafuyu said that he wanted to watch Ugetsu practice.

Haruki received an email regarding CAC’s third round. He then showed it to Akihiko. At school, Ritsuka came to Mafuyu’s class to ask if he got the same message. Mafuyu said that he had finished the lyrics.

It is now October. Haruki called out for Akihiko but there was no reply. They were invited to watch CAC’s first day and Haruki was wondering if Akihiko wanted to go too. He called Akihiko’s phone but Akihiko had left his phone on the couch.

At the venue, Mafuyu introduced Ritsuka as his boyfriend to his old friends, Hiragi and Shizusumi. Hiragi and Shizusumi are playing on the first day of CAC. Mafuyu pointed out that it was Ritsuka’s first time meeting Shizusumi but they had met Hiragi before. However, Ritsuka couldn’t remember as he is bad at remembering names and faces. Hiragi being petty, asked the duo why they are here instead of practicing.

The CAC was their first time in a competition. Hiragi said that he was surprised that the vibe was more like a normal show. Mafuyu said that since it’s a live performance with judges, he thought it would be set up like in the reality TV shows. Ritsuka then explained that the votes are calculated through ballots that were given when they entered the venue. Shortly after Hiragi and Shizusumi left, Haruki arrived at the venue. Ritsuka asked where Akihiko was. Haruki replied that Akihiko was already gone when he woke up and he couldn’t get in touch with him.

Akihiko had returned to Ugetsu’s house. Ugetsu was in the middle of practicing violin and he was surprised to see Akihiko.
Masatomo Nakazawa

Interview image for Given

**Masatomo Nakazawa**is the voice actor for Haruki Nakayama in the Given anime.

## Perspectives on Given

Wondering if it is a bad spring, when a single drop of water falls there the thing that youth, sound, love, friendship and even the feeling of air in the work of Given are all rippling, resonating and spring out.
With this perspective on events, Masatomo thinks Haruki will move in the flow, and he hopes he can enjoy the rich music in the series.
Code. 41

**Chapter 41** titled as ***Hiiragi mix\_11*** is the forty first chapter of the Given manga. It was released on May 28th, 2021 in the Cheri+ Magazine. This chapter featured six colored pages, including the cover.

This Cheri+ Magazine issue features Hiiragi Kashima on the cover.

## Characters

* Shizusumi Yagi
* Hiiragi Kashima

## Gallery

Cheri+ July 2021 IssueCheri+ July 2021 Cover ArtHiiragi Mix\_11 Cover Art
Code. 11

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**code. 11** is the name of the eleventh chapter of the **Given**manga.

## Overview

As children Mafuyu and Yuki first meet and Mafuyu's father is taken into custody having been hitting him.

They are school friends with Hiiragi and Shizusumi, but one winter Mafuyu and Yuki have an argument.

The present day first live performance successfully concludes and as Mafuyu thanks Ritsuka for getting him that far, Ritsuka kisses Mafuyu.

Afterwards Hiiragi discusses music with Mafuyu.

## Characters

* Mafuyu Sato
* Yuki Yoshida
* Hiiragi Kashima
* Yagi Shizusumi
* Ugetsu Murata
* Koji Yatake
* Akihiko Kaji
* Haruki Nakayama
* Ritsuka Uenoyama
* Ryou Ueki
* Shogo Itaya

## Story

Remembering how they met as young children, Yuki comes across Mafuyu sat by himself. Mafuyu says that his father hits him if he speaks and his father is arrested.

As young teenagers, they were also friends with Hiiragi and Yagi. Yuki would kiss Mafuyu and say he would do anything for him. One winter however an argument broke out over music and trust. Mafuyu asked if Yuki would die for him.

Presently, Mafuyu is haunted by this as he continues to perform on stage. People in the crowd such as Ugetsu and Koji stare awestruck as the band members Akihiko, Haruki and Ritsuka continue to play. Ryou and Shogo note the crowds reaction.

With Mafuyu often thinking of Yuki, he cannot forgive himself for what happened. Finding himself lonely and with his fingers hurting, Mafuyu looks over to see Ritsuka keeping an eye on him. Ritsuka remembers when he was younger and first performed on stage. Now he realizes he is in love, and after the performance he takes Mafuyu off stage as he staggers towards him. Mafuyu is thanking Ritsuka for bringing him this far before Ritsuka kisses Mafuyu. Thinking how he is not lonely now, Mafuyu finds he enjoys lunch break and likes someone new in Ritsuka.

After the performance, Hiiragi finds Mafuyu outside and considers him annoying since Yuki wanted them to write a song together. After asking him what he thought of the live show, Mafuyu shares that he has someone new that he likes.

## Notes

* Mafuyu is seen first meeting Yuki when both were children.
Code. 5

**code. 5** is the name of the fifth chapter of the Givenmanga.

## Characters

* Ritsuka Uenoyama
* Yayoi Uenoyama
* Mafuyu Sato
* Haruki Nakayama
* Akihiko Kaji
* Kasai
* Waka Kurihara
* Shougo Itaya
* Ryuu Ueki

## Story

Ritsuka is seen practicing by his sister Yayoi, who later on meets Kaji to ask if they are preparing to play live.

Awakening in class, Ritsuka joins Mafuyu who has come to see him and they discuss unit amplifiers for their guitars. Mafuyu is amazed to hear that Ritsuka has been preparing a song for him.

The school year continues with part-time jobs, Ritsuka showing Mafuyu sing, to them playing basketball. One time as the band decides to make one tune into a song they then part ways with Akihiko staying at Kaji’s place where he falls asleep on top of him.

The next day in class everyone pairs up together with Ritsuka drawing a portrait of a classmate. There, discussing whether Mafuyu likes Rikka, it is shared that she learned from her friend that Mafuyu was going out with a guy in the same middle school as him and that his boyfriend suddenly committed suicide last year.

Hearing this, where Ritsuka previously thought things were going smoothly and the world was turning faster than ever, it all of a sudden stopped.
Haruki Nakayama Anime

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*Note*, this is the anime page for Haruki, for the manga page: Haruki Nakayama.

**Haruki Nakayama** (中山 春樹) is one of two deuteragonists and is the bass player in the Given band as well as the oldest of the band members in the *Given anime*.

## Appearance

    Haruki has long light brown hair with his fringe clipped in place on top leaving his forehead seeable as his hair is held back tied behind his head. The bangs on his fringe hang down on either side of his face and reach down towards his chin. He has light brown eyes and a small amount of stubble on his chin. Haruki is physically tall and wears a pale orange, a buttonless hoody with the sleeves around the midsection of his forearms. The hoody leaves his black buttoned undershirt over a white one on display. Besides, for trousers, he has a moss green pair and brown shoes with white soles.

## Personality

Haruki is kind and pure-hearted. He is carefree and cheerful both in his interactions with others and playing bass guitar, humming in occasion depending on his whim. Haruki is considerate, compassionate and nurturing to those he cares for, so he likes spoiling his friends and in particular Akihiko. Sometimes he can be shy, blushing when flattered or touched by Akihiko who, in accordance with Yatake Koji, says that his reactions are cute. He is supportive and hardworking when it comes to his band, acting as a mediator in Ritsuka and Mafuyu's quarrels and promoting the band online. On the other hand, Haruki shows to be insecure about himself and his music skills compared to the other members of the band. Deeply sensitive, Haruki tries to hide his true feelings and emotions (like sadness or anger) behind casual smiles.

## At a Glance Story

### For the complete story with full coverage: Story

Haruki finds newcomer Mafuyu Sato at the studio, along with his bandmates Akihiko Kaji and Ritsuka Uenoyama. They perform an acoustic song for Mafuyu who came to listen to a band play with Haruki playing bass guitar. Finding Mafuyu again, Haruki compliments him on changing his guitar strings by himself.

## Trivia

* Haruki is responsible for arranging the formation of the band by gathering Akihiko and Ritsuka.
* He drives a van with the license plate number: 580 22-58

## References

1. ↑ By Akihiko in Episode 7
2. ↑ Given Anime, Episode #01 Boys in the Band
Koji Yatake Anime

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**Yatake Kouji** is Haruki's college classmate. A musician who plays live, Koji is also a video editor who helps promote bands.

## Appearance

Yatake has dark hair at the top with shaved sides and his hair tied up. Yatake wears thick-rimmed, black rectangular glasses.

## Personality

He has a very welcoming personality and offers Haruki & his band members to perform a live show.
Code. 46

**Chapter 46** titled as ***Hiiragi mix\_16*** was released on March 30th, 2022 in the Cheri+ May Issue.

Mafuyu features on the cover page of this issue. It also includes a special pin-up illustration featuring Haruki and Akihiko.

## Characters

* Haruki Nakayama
* Koji Yatake
* Akihiko Kaji
* Mafuyu Sato
* Ryou Ueki
* Ayano Kasai
* Shogo Itaya

## Gallery

Cheri+ May 2022 CoverCheri+ May 2022Cheri+ May 2022 Cover ArtCheri+ May 2022 Pin-Up IllustrationCheri+ May 2022 Pin-Up Illustration
Code. 17

**code. 17** is the name of the seventeenth chapter of the **Given**manga.

## Overview

Mafuyu made a surprise visit to Akihiko & Ugetsu's house. Akihiko retells the first time he met Ugetsu in high school.

## Characters

* Mafuyu Sato
* Ugetsu Murata
* Akihiko Kaji
* Haruki Nakayama

## Story

The doorbell rang but Akihiko was still in bed, refusing to get the door despite Ugetsu’s whining. Ugetsu opened the door to his house to a Mafuyu who made a surprise visit. Akihiko was surprised to see Mafuyu in the house, playing a new song on a guitar. Ugetsu made a sudden remark about a mistake that Mafuyu did, which shocked both Mafuyu and Akihiko. Akihiko then said that he had to go help out Haruki and he asked Mafuyu to stay with Ugetsu.

Haruki was surprised that Akihiko left Mafuyu just like that. He was also surprised to learn that Akihiko has a roommate. Akihiko, being nonchalant, kept on rambling on how fast Mafuyu is learning and how Uenoyama is actually a genius even though he had to go to supplementary lessons in the summer. Haruki then said that Akihiko is not bad himself, saying that he’s a jack of all trades, master of none. Akihiko refuted back by saying that it’s hard not being special in a specific way. Akihiko also said that people are always drawn towards Haruki because he’s the type that holds people together.

Akihiko has a flashback of the moment he first met Ugetsu in the summer of his first year in high school. He described Ugetsu as a genius performer with a winning strike abroad that destroyed the dreams of any talented performers in Japan.  Akihiko had given up violin some time after being “friends” with Ugetsu due to Ugetsu’s overwhelming skills. He said that Ugetsu’s music is a flood of emotions that made him wonder what Ugetsu's life was like. He was jealous that Ugetsu managed to embody that emotion into music but he was also sorry for him. Akihiko was losing his edge the more he spent time with Ugetsu.

Ugetsu describes Akihiko as his first love. Akihiko had lived with Ugetsu ever since his parents separated in spring of their third year in high school. When they graduated, Ugetsu pursued as a performing musician. He realized that both of them had driven each other into a corner. He said that he lost his freedom in music around Akihiko and his presence was a torment to Akihiko. Ugetsu said that they’ve been making each other miserable for two years. He said that he’s telling these to Mafuyu because he had no friends and he wanted someone to understand that he may not show his emotions often but he loves Akihiko. Ugetsu said that he’s been trying to break up with Akihiko a lot of times but Akihiko didn’t leave him. As he was leaving the house, leaving Mafuyu alone, he said that he wanted to be with Akihiko but his love for music is bigger.
Ryou Ueki

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**Ryou Ueki** (植木 涼 *Ueki Ryō*) is Ritsuka's classmate, where they are characters in the **Given** Manga. Ryou enjoys playing basketball and is good friends with Shogo Itaya.

## Appearance

Ryou has messy blonde hair with yellow eyes and wears a red jacket. He is also seen in basketball attire consisting of a sleeveless top and dark shorts.

## Personality

Possesses a calm and collected personality, and is friendly to people. He takes a "no-nonsense" approach to Shogo's antics around other people, such as holding him by the head when Shogo was excitedly speaking to Mafuyu.

## Story

During basketball practice at school, Ryou helps Ritsuka to his feet after he fell and asks him why has he been out of it since yesterday. before resuming the game.

In class, Ueki observes Ritsuka sleep as Ryou calls to him that it is lunchtime. He sees Kasai tell them she will wake him then Mafuyu arrives asking if Ritsuka is here. He is surprised by him shouting Ritsuka’s name when Shogo tells Mafuyu that Kasai is taking Ritsuka away.

In his art project, he has his drawing accosted by Shogo who shares it to Ritsuka and others, giggling wildly as Ryou attempts to get him to stop to little avail.

He grabs Shogo by the head when he has wrapped his arm around Mafuyu as they all witness Ritsuka’s exchange with Kasai outside the school window. Ryou keeps his hand on his hair whilst Shogo speaks casually to Mafuyu. He is then pulled close as he says they will both go and watch Mafuyu’s live performance since both of them like music.

### code. 9

Attending the concert venue where Ritsuka and his band are to perform, Ryou notes it is his first time here and there sure are a lot of people.

### code. 11

He looks around at the chatter throughout the crowd as Mafuyu has begun to sing live.

## Trivia

* According to Shogo he likes music, specifically live performances.

## References

1. ↑ Volume 1: code. 2
(Page 18)
2. ↑ Volume 1: code. 2
(Page 19)
3. ↑ Volume 1: code. 5
(Page 8-9)
4. ↑ Volume 1: code. 6
(Page 6-7)
5. ↑ Volume 2: code. 7
(Page 28-29)
Code. 11.5

**code. 11.5** is a side story of Mafuyu and Yuki in the **Given** manga.

## Overview

A memory of Mafuyu and Yuki making their way to the beach to view the ocean.

## Characters

* Mafuyu Sato
* Yuki Yoshida

## Notes

* Code 11.5 is based on the bonus clip from the ninth episode of the Given Anime Adaption that plays after the ending credits.
Chapter 1/Panels

Manga Panels for the first chapter, code.1 of the Given manga.

Mafuyu Sato's dreamRitsuka Uenoyama making his way to his rest placeMafuyu holding his guitarPlaying Mafuyu's guitar after fixing the stringsAn encounter that changed their worldA memory of younger Ritsuka playingListening to musicMaking his way to the same placeRitsuka ruffling Mafuyu's hair to wake himContently pleased to see him againHaruki Nakayama's first appearance in the manga story
Given (Manga)

**Given** (Japanese: ギヴン Hepburn: Givun) is an ongoing Japanese BL manga series written and illustrated by Natsuki Kizu and published by Shinsokan. The manga has been serialized in the bi-monthly manga magazine Cheri+ since April 2013 and was adapted into an audio drama in 2016. An anime television series adaptation produced by Lerche aired on July 12, 2019, on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. The manga ran from 2013 to 2023.

## Volumes & Chapters

* Volume 1
* Volume 2
* Volume 3
* Volume 4
* Volume 5
* Volume 6
* Volume 7

## Covers of the manga

Volume 1 coverVolume 2 coverVolume 3 coverVolume 4 coverVolume 5 coverVolume 6 cover
## Plot

High schooler Ritsuka Uenoyama is the electric guitarist for a band composed of himself, bassist Haruki Nakayama, and drummer Akihiko Kaji. He becomes a reluctant guitar teacher to Mafuyu Sato, a shy classmate, after repairing the broken strings on Mafuyu's Gibson ES-330.

Ritsuka quickly realizes that Mafuyu is an exceptionally talented singer and invites him to join the band. Ritsuka learns that Mafuyu's guitar was previously owned by Yuuki, Mafuyu's childhood friend and boyfriend who died in an apparent suicide. The band begins composing music in advance of a live performance, but Mafuyu is unable to write lyrics for the song.

On the day of the performance, Mafuyu has a breakthrough and sings a powerful song about his feelings of loss over Yuuki. The song prompts Ritsuka to realize his romantic feelings for Mafuyu; he kisses him backstage, and they begin dating shortly thereafter.

The band names itself – "Given", in tribute to the guitar given to Mafuyu by Yuuki – and begin to develop a following after posting a video of their live performance online. Given qualifies for a major amateur music festival and begin preparing new material. Their efforts are complicated when Akihiko, who Haruki secretly has romantic feelings for, becomes involved with his roommate and ex-boyfriend Ugetsu.

## Characters

* Mafuyu Sato
* Ritsuka Uenoyama
* Akihiko Kaji
* Haruki Nakayama
* Ugetsu Murata

## Reception

The second collected volume of Given reached number 39 on Oricon, selling 17,484 copies in its second week for a total of 30,308 copies as of February 2016. The third collected volume reached number 37 on Oricon and sold 24,345 copies in its first week.
Code. 27

**code. 27** is the twenty-seventh chapter of the Given manga adaption

## Overview

Mafuyu and the band delivers a heart-stopping performance. Akihiko broke up with Ugetsu.

## Characters

* Mafuyu Sato
* Ritsuka Uenoyama
* Haruki Nakayama
* Akihiko Kaji
* Ugetsu Murata
* Yuki Yoshida
* Hiiragi Kashima
* Shizusumi Yagi
* Koji Yatake
* Yayoi Uenoyama
* Ryou Ueki
* Shogo Itaya

## Story

Akihiko remembers how Ugetsu reacted when he met Ugetsu the previous day. He said that he couldn’t tell Ugetsu that he wasn’t giving up because he didn’t expect Ugetsu to respond like that. Immersed in his thoughts, Akihiko accidentally dropped his sticks. Haruki picked up the sticks and hit Akihiko’s head with it, telling him to get a grip.

Mafuyu was determined to express his feelings about his love for Ritsuka and everyone else’s story through their new song. Mafuyu started singing before the song intro even started, taking everyone at surprise. Mafuyu wanted to reach out, because he believed that one day, people eventually have to part ways. Akihiko, awed by Mafuyu’s emotion, tries to remember when he started hating music. He remembers shivering in awe when he first heard Ugetsu play violin.

Ugetsu recalls the day Mafuyu came to his house [Code. 25]. He told Mafuyu that he couldn’t stop thinking of the possibility of Akihiko not coming back. At the same time, he wanted the agony to end. He said that no matter what happens next, he wishes that the music still remains to connect them.

As the set came to an end, it was shown that Ritsuka’s friends were speechless. Hiragi and Koji were crying. The crowd was in an uproar. As soon as they got off the stage, Akihiko told Haruki that he was going to walk someone to the station.

Akihiko caught up with Ugetsu, however Ugetsu didn’t want to stop because he didn’t want to hear Akihiko’s break up speech. Grabbing Ugetsu’s hand in a haste, Akihiko told him that he really loved violin and he had fun playing the drums. He said that all the hard work he had put for the violin was not a lie. Akihiko apologizes for hurting Ugetsu all these while. He then thanked him and hoped that things would work out for Ugetsu.
Ayano Kasai Anime/Quotes

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Ayano Kasai's quotes from the **Given** manga and anime to illustrate her character.

* (To Waka  about Mafuyu  and Ritsuka) "*They're all over each other, day after day...*"
* (To Ritsuka) *"He must've been so spent that he ended up getting sick. Why don't you go check on him, Uenoyama?*"
Base Mask

The **Base Mask** is a Sketch in Feral. It was released on March 18th, 2020, and is given to players upon joining the game and cannot be found anywhere else.

## Description

The Base Mask sketch is a simple, flat color image of a mask covering only the area around the eyes and has no texture or detail other than its dark brown color.
Hiiragi Kashima Anime/Relationships

* Manga
* Anime
* More

Hiiragi Kashima's relationships and interactions with other people in the **Given** manga and anime.

Hiiragi seems to recognize Mafuyu after encountering him with Ritsuka and raises the matter of the guitar on his back and whether it is Yuki's. Hiiragi states that he thinks of Mafuyu as a younger brother and that they always used to get into small fights when they were younger. He knew Mafuyu was fatherless and considered him to be an incomplete half with Yuki where together they filled each others missing pieces. Hiiragi describes Mafuyu as submissive, introverted and reserved. Hiiragi feels like he is treated poorly by Mafuyu, but loves Mafuyu a lot.

Hiiragi knows the whole story of Yuki's suicide and was also aware of his relationship with Mafuyu but never mentioned anything about it. He thought they were both essential to one another. Whilst remembering him, Hiiragi described Yuki as flashy, dominant and moody and remembers how close he was emotionally to Mafuyu. Mentioned by Shizusumi later on, Hiiragi supposedly had a love interest for Yuki and even idolized him. Hiiragi ended up carrying a feeling of loneliness inside of him by trying to write a song for him.

Hiiragi and Ritsuka perform together when Hiiragi's band needed a guitarist. They often end up arguing about little things and yell at each other as Yagi is sitting silently by the drums looking at the two fighting.

Ever since Yuki and Mafuyu hung out together during childhood, so did Hiiragi and Shizusumi. Later in the manga, Hiiragi confesses his love and romantic feelings to Shizumi.
Code. 7

* Image
* Logo

**code. 7** is the name of the first chapter of Volume 2 of the Given manga and the seventh overall.

## Characters

* Akihiko Kaji
* Haruki Nakayama
* Ritsuka Uenoyama
* Mafuyu Sato
* Kasai
* Shougo Itaya
* Ryuu Ueki

## Story

Kaji remembers someone as his first love. Haruki is doing well on his guitar but Kaji observes that both Ritsuka and Mafuyu are in bad shape. Ritsuka loudly berates Mafuyu stating he has made no progress before Haruki tells him to stop scolding him, Ritsuka has also been acting strangely recently before he realizes the unspoken implications of what he has said.

Kaji calls for a break from practice and concerned they may disband raises the underlying tensions and reasons for the one on one with Ritsuka. Small talk leads to getting straight to the point as Kaji asks if something happened between Ritsuka and Mafuyu assuming both that Ritsuka likes him and has made a move. Ritsuka is astounded at the intimated question in its entirety. With the topic breached Ritsuka asks if he is strange, Kaji candidly shares that he has experienced those feelings too in the past. He ends by informing Ritsuka that Mafuyu is trying to live up to his expectations and so Ritsuka is responsible for supporting him.

During cleanup, Ritsuka helps a girl and there she tearfully apologizes for saying such a cruel thing about Mafuyu. They are overseen by two of his friends and Mafuyu as she says it was sly what she did. Mafuyu concludes that everyone likes Ritsuka because he is so kind to everyone.

Mafuyu hears from his class friends that they will be attending his live performance. He wonders what he wants to convey to them. During practice, they notice he has improved before Kaji takes Haruki leaving Ritsuka alone with Mafuyu. It has been two months since they met and as Mafuyu sleeps his hands are checked by Ritsuka. Awakening where they both think nothing of it he tells Mafuyu to try his best with the song lyrics but in actuality, he does not want to see or hear the song, scared of what Mafuyu is going to write when he is in love with someone.

As Kaji and Haruki give them time Kaji reminisces on his love once more as he realizes that Ritsuka’s feelings are a bomb with the potential to tear the band apart.

## Trivia

* Page 2 of Chapter 7 has an image of Akihiko listening to weather reports on the radio which is a scene on page 58 of the next Chapter 8.
Code. 28.5

## Chapter 28.5

**code. 28.5** named ***Emergence*** is a side chapter in the fifth Manga Volume of the Given series.

## Overview

Akihiko retells his story when he was with Ugetsu and how he wanted to change when he met Haruki.

## Characters

* Akihiko Kaji
* Haruki Nakayama
* Ugetsu Murata

## Story

Akihiko had loved his house with Ugetsu even though it didn’t receive much light and it was sound-proofed. He felt like it was a cocoon for both of them. They had music but they kept hurting each other over and over again. He wonders if he would be able to build a new connection with music if he keeps on playing it. He thought that he hated music but somehow he started enjoying it again. He recalls how he had wanted to beg Haruki for help that day [Chapter 19-20], he wanted to apologize and tell him that he loved him.
Code. 26

**code. 26** is the twenty-sixth chapter of the Given manga.

## Overview

Akihiko and Ugetsu fell into another fight. Haruki was surprised by Mafuyu's great instinct.

## Characters

* Mafuyu Sato
* Ritsuka Uenoyama
* Haruki Nakayama
* Akihiko Kaji
* Ugetsu Murata
* Hiiragi Kashima
* Shizusumi Yagi

## Story

Akihiko told Ugetsu that he’s moving out. He had come to pick up some clothes. Ugetsu asked him why he finally decided to leave. Akihiko said that he had been feeling good playing music. He said that he had been playing violin just to keep up with Ugetsu. He had thought that that was the only thing he was capable of because Ugetsu was all he had. But he admitted that was feeling miserable. When Ugetsu had asked him for a break up, he picked up the drums as a way to escape from how miserable he feels. He explained that he wanted to go out and experience different kinds of music. Ugetsu suddenly grabbed Akihiko and started yelling that he doesn’t want Akihiko to do so.

Meanwhile, Haruki was getting more worried because Akihiko still hadn't answered his calls or replied to his text messages. Mafuyu asked him if he was worried about Akihiko since they live together. Haruki was surprised to know that Mafuyu had known. Mafuyu said that he actually doesn’t know much. He noticed that Haruki had been exhausted lately. He asked Haruki if he’s still in love with Akihiko. Haruki was shocked and he said that everything will be fine because Akihiko is only staying temporarily. He said that he doesn’t feel the same as before since he was turned down by Akihiko. Mafuyu then asked him if he was really sure about what he’s saying.

On the way home, Haruki thinks over their conversation. He said that the feelings of love didn’t suddenly disappear, it just felt different than before. When he offered to help Akihiko, he had hoped that Akihiko would finally rely on him. He was hurt knowing that Akihiko didn’t want anything from him.

When he reached home, he was surprised to see Akihiko peeking near the stairs. He thought that Akihiko forgot his keys. Haruki said that he was still angry at Akihiko for going missing so he wanted to get a smoke first. Akihiko had a fight with Ugetsu prior and he had bruises on his face. Haruki was trying to light up his cigarette but his lighter was out. He wanted to go to the store nearby but Akihiko suddenly slumped on his shoulder, telling him to stay.

Mafuyu and Ritsuka are chatting about how great the bands that performed. He complimented Hiragi, saying that he could see Hiragi as a song-writer or a producer. Out of the blue, Mafuyu started fidgeting and scooted closer to Ritsuka. Mafuyu said that he was nervous. He wondered if he’ll be able to communicate his feelings well through their song. Ritsuka then said that Mafuyu had changed. He recalls how at first Mafuyu refused to be in a band and how he was so unsure of himself. Ritsuka comforted Mafuyu with a hug.
Beach Umbrella

The **Beach Umbrella** is a Common Sanctuary Item within Feral. It was released July 29th, 2021 and can be crafted at Twigla's Workshop.

## Description

This item is an umbrella that stands at a slight angle. The panels of the umbrella alternate in white and blue with diamond decals of the opposite color. At the tip top and corners of the umbrella are pointy green accent designs. A green gem dangle down from each corner.

## Trivia

* This item shares similarities with the Beach Towels, as well as the same prefix.
Hanaoka Anime

* Manga
* **Anime**

**Hanaoka** *(花岡)* is one of the supporting characters in the **Given** series and is a friend of Haruki's.

## Appearance

Hanaoka has short messy hair, capable of having a shocked expression and wears a dark shirt.

## Personality

He was eager to tell people that he too has had girlfriends, convincingly that he has had three like anyone else.
Beehive

The **Beehive** is a Common Accessory within Feral. It can be crafted from Fera Fashions.

## Description

This item is a medium-length purple stick with a few dark teal leaves. The Medial part is curved in a way that a dark yellow Beehive hangs in the center, dripping light yellow honey.

## Trivia

* This item shares similarities with the Beehive Hair, Honeycomb Scarf, Toe Bees, and Jar O' Honey, although they may not share the same prefix.

## Gallery

This item as seen in the inventory.This item’s post crafting window.This item as seen on a Kitsune.This item as seen on a Werewolf.
Aquatic Rose Planter

The **Aquatic Rose Planter** is a Common Sanctuary Item within Feral. It was released on December 21st, 2020, and can be crafted in Twigla's Workshop.

## Description

The Aquatic Rose Planter is a transparent, cubic vase filled halfway with water, containing a single, purple rose, surrounded with reddish leaves.

## Gallery

The Aquatic Rose Planter as seen in the player inventory
Bay Table

The **Bay Table** is a Common Sanctuary Item within Feral. It was released on March 18th, 2020, and could be crafted in Twigla's Workshop.

## Description

The Bay Table is a wooden table with a patterned blue glass-like material on its surface. The pattern of the blue decoration closely resembles a broken pane of glass.

## Trivia

* This item shares similarities with Bay Bed, Bay Chair, Bay Couch, Bay Dresser, Bay Mantle, Bay Ottoman, Bay Port Lamp, Bay Rug and Bay Window, as well as sharing the same prefix.

## Gallery

The Bay Table as seen in Twigla's Workshop.
Koji Yatake

* **Manga**
* Anime

**Image Gallery**

**Yatake Kouji** is Haruki 's college classmate, where they are both characters in the **Given** manga, as well as a musician and video editor who helps promote bands.

## Appearance

Yatake is quite tall compared to other people and has the top section of his hair tied, with the sides and lower part of his hair shaved.

For clothing he is seen wearing a collared short sleeved shirt and light shorts.

## Personality

A good organizer at a concert venue, Yatake is also supportive offering to cover Haruki's band if they require more time.

## Story

Kouji does film editing in a small company. He's a bassist-cum-vocalist. He is close friends with Haruki as they are from the same film major. Mixing both his interest and the chance to make money, he makes music videos for bands he's chummy with.

He is first introduced looking for Tsubaki.

He meets up with Haruki and talks to him about doing a live show.

### code. 9

On the day of the concert, Yatake calls everyone to attention to announce they have some young ones among them and for the adults to support them. Checking with Haruki if his band are alright, Yatake says he will do his part and call them out as planned but he can cover them if need be.

### code. 10

After performing, Yatake enthusiastically thanks the crowd. Apologizing for making them wait for the next band since Yatake did end up covering for Haruki, he announces they are leaving and for the crowd to forgive them.

### code. 11

He turns around in shock at hearing Mafuyu singing live during their performance.

## Trivia

* Spent a year retaking his entrance exam which was why he entered university the same time as Haruki. He has since graduated and has gotten his bachelor's degree.
Autumn Cake

The **Autumn Cake** is a Cool Sanctuary Item within Feral. It was released on October 21st, 2020, and can be crafted in Twigla's Workshop after unraveling the Spongey Enigma.

## Description

The Autumn cake is a two-layered salmon pink cake with white icing and various red and orange fruits placed on its top.

## Trivia

* This item shares similarities with the Autumn Bench, Autumn Bush, Autumn Chair, Autumn Floor, Autumn Lamp, Autumn Lantern, Autumn Place Setting, Autumn Platter, Autumn Rug, Autumn Sofa, Autumn Stepping Stone, Autumn Table, Autumn Tray, Autumn Tree, Autumn Walls, Autumn Window, and Autumn Wreath as well as the same prefix.

## Gallery

This item as seen in the inventory.This item as seen in a Sanctuary.
Assorted Condiments

The **Assorted Condiments** are a Common Sanctuary Item within Feral. They were released July 29th, 2021 and can be crafted at Twigla's Workshop.

## Description

This item is made up of three containers of sauces. One container is more cup-shaped and is decorated with a jagged pattern with shards in the colors cream and red. The contents of this cup are also red with some brown flecks in it, as well as a wooden spoon. The second container is a cream colored bowl with a green sauce with cream colored flecks, as well as another wooden spoon. The other bowl is brown and hexagonal in shape with a green rim. The contents are a solid cream color.

## Trivia

* This item appears to be in a set with the Barbecue Cooler, Barbecue Feast, Barbecue Table, Barbeque Grill, Chips N Dip, and Stack of Plates, despite not all sharing the same prefix.
Bat Chain

Unknown

The **Bat Chain** is a Common Accessory within Feral. They were released on October 26, 2020, and could be crafted in Fera Fashions during Cindernoct. It has been rereleased on October 6th, 2021.

## Description

The Bat Chain is a small ear accessory that has a black bat with two stretched wings in the middle. It has a pastel green chain attached to it. The end of the chain is gold. A green diamond floats above the bat between its wings.

## Trivia

* This item share similarities with the Bat Bowtie, Bat Monocle, and Bat Shades, as well as the same prefix.

## Gallery

The item as seen in the inventory.The item as seen on a Senri.This item as seen on a Kitsune.
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Bay Dresser

The **Bay Dresser** is a Common Sanctuary Item within Feral. It was released on March 18th, 2020, and could be crafted in Twigla's Workshop.

## Description

The Bay Dresser is a large wooden dresser with five drawers which have rounded handles. Light blue polished glass covers both sides of this dresser, taking the appearance of a shattered pane of glass.

## Trivia

* This item shares similarities with Bay Bed, Bay Chair, Bay Couch, Bay Table, Bay Mantle, Bay Ottoman, Bay Port Lamp, Bay Rug and Bay Window, as well as sharing the same prefix.

## Gallery

The Bay Dresser as seen in Twigla's Workshop.
Beaded Necklace

The **Beaded Necklace** is a Common Accessory within Feral. It can found in a Gold Chest in Lakeroot Valley.

## Description

The Beaded Necklace is a brown stone necklace made from rounded riverbed pebbles. The size of the beads grow towards the front of the item, and a dull blue diamond-shaped pendant hangs from the center.

## Gallery

This item as seen in the inventoryThis item as seen when obtainedChest locationThe Beaded Necklace as seen on a Senri.The Beaded Necklace as seen on a Kitsune.The Beaded Necklace as seen on a Dragon.The Beaded Necklace as seen on a Jackalope.This item as seen on a Werewolf.
Angry Eyebrows

The **Angry Eyebrows** are Common accessories within Feral. They were released on May 13th, 2020, and can be won from Dizzywing Dispatch.

## Description

The Angry Eyebrows are two large, thick, black eyebrows that sit above a character's eye, giving them a smug or angry appearance.

## Gallery

This item as seen glitched in a player's inventory.Angry Eyebrows rewarded from Dizzywing Dispatch.The item as seen on a KitsuneThe item as seen on a Senri.This item as seen on a Werewolf.