Karakter & Staf

Akihiko Kaji

Utama

Male · Umur 20- · Gol. darah A

Height: 184 cm Akihiko Kaji is a college student in Given. Also the drummer in Ritsuka's band, he can play not only the drums but also violin, guitar, and bass.

Takuya Eguchi

Ritsuka Uenoyama

Utama

Male · Umur 16- · Gol. darah B

Height: 175 cm (5′8") Ritsuka Uenoyama is one of the main protagonists of the Given Series. He is a high school student and has a guitar prowess despite being just a high schooler. He is a considerate and compassionate guy and is also a genuine younger brother of his sister Yayoi. Uenoyama shows little consideration for small talk and can be quick to be irate. He can be smug when showing his high test scores, and says he can understand theory based subjects. Uenoyama can be very attentive to the feelings of others, particularly Mafuyu.

Yuuma Uchida

Mafuyu Satou

Utama

Male · Umur 16- · Gol. darah AB

Height: 173 cm One of the protagonists of the manga-anime. He has a quiet, calm and mysterious personality, he can't express his thoughts and emotions very well, despite being a sincere boy. After all he is a strong person who has endured many bad things in his past. He lives with his mother (who works a lot and is never shown in the manga and anime) and his dog named Kedama, but he usually calls him Tama (cat name). His best friends in the past were Hiiragi, Yuuki (his ex-boyfriend) and Shizusumi (they were friends since childhood), his current best friends are Uenoyama (his current boyfriend), Kaji and Haruki, although he still maintains some contact with Hiiragi.

Shougo Yano

Haruki Nakayama

Utama

Male · Umur 22- · Gol. darah O

Height: 178 cm Haruki Nakayama is a film major graduate student, and the bassist in the band Given. He is the oldest in the group and the leader of the band. Haruki “prefers lighter music (compared to other guys) and pop. Drawn to Japanese rock and light, slow tempo dance.” He is “extremely good natured and kind” and is easily flustered. In the manga it is revealed that Haruki’s “stand” is a kind elderly man. He lives on his own in an apartment and is friends with Ritsuka Uenoyama, Mafuyu Satou, and Koji Yatake.

Masatomo Nakazawa

Ugetsu Murata

Pendukung

Male · Umur 21 · Gol. darah O

Height: 175 cm He is a world-renowned violinist. He is Akihiko's room and classmate, and on-again-off-again boyfriend as well as a University student. He has been classmates with Akihiko since their high school days. Though he is Akihiko's roommate, he sometimes goes abroad and sometimes he stays in Japan. Ugetsu is very intelligent and a prodigy violinist. He is generally a cheerful and friendly person, he is warm and affectionate towards others, such as welcoming Akihiko home. He is very sharp about other people‘s feelings. Ugetsu is very emotional and capable of overwhelming feelings but he doesn’t know how to express them properly except through his music. When Ugetsu is under pressure he is easily irascible and unstable; in fact he shows to be moody, and violent as well, hitting Akihiko on the face and breaking or throwing things around him.

Shintarou Asanuma

Shougo Itaya

Pendukung

Male · Umur 17 · Gol. darah O

Height: 176cm He is one of the best friends of Uenoyama in the school. He is from the soccer club, but he also plays basket with his friends (including Ue), he likes all balls games and loves music.

Kengo Takanashi

Yuki Yoshida

Pendukung

Male · Umur 15

He is a childhood friend of Mafuyu.

Yuuki Shin

Hiiragi Kashima

Pendukung

Male · Umur 17 · Gol. darah A

Height: 175 cm (5'9") Hiiragi Kashima is a high school student who, along with Mafuyu, seems to know something about Mafuyu’s guitar. He is also Mafuyu's former classmate. He formerly played bass in a band with Yuki and Shizusumi.

Fumiya Imai

Yayoi Uenoyama

Pendukung

Female · Umur 20 · Gol. darah B

Height: 163cm Yayoi Uenoyama is Ritsuka's older sister who she lives with. She has an unrequited crush on his bandmate, Akihiko Kaji.

Yuu Shimamura

Shizusumi Yagi

Pendukung

Male · Umur 16-17 · Gol. darah B

Age: 16 (start to chapter 28) 17 (from chapter 28) Height: 180cm Shizusumi Yagi is Mafuyu's former classmate. He formerly played drums in a band with Yuki and Hiiragi who he is childhood friends with.

Taito Ban

Ayano Kasai

Pendukung

She is very honest and truthful about her feelings towards others, but get's jealous over other people's relationships. She's Uenoyama's classmate.

Ayaka Asai

Ryou Ueki

Pendukung

Male · Umur 17

Ryou Ueki is Ritsuka's classmate. Ryou enjoys playing basketball and is close friends with Shogo. Not as talkative compared to other students, Ryou enjoys playing basketball and is friendly to students from other classes such as Mafuyu.

Hirosato Amano

Koji Yatake

Pendukung

Male · Umur 24 · Gol. darah A

He's older than Haruki, but entered university the same time as he did after spending a year retaking his entrance exam. Does film editing in a small company. He's a bassist and a vocalist, and is close friends with Haruki. Mixing both his interest and the chance to make money, he makes music videos for bands he's chummy with.

Ryouta Takeuchi

Kedama

Pendukung

Male

Mafuyu Satou's nine-month-old Pomeranian dog.

Narrator

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Takayuki Sugou

Waka Kurihara

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She has a very friendly personality towards her fellow classmates and takes part in their discussions on matters including the guys they know. She's friends with Kasai and is in the same class as her and Uenoyama.

Umeka Shouji