Given, Vol. 5
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- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Natsuki Kizu
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Summary
Love of music unites the four members of the band Given: hotheaded guitarist Uenoyama， playboy drummer Akihiko， gentle bassist Haruki， and Mafuyu， a singer gifted with great talent and burdened by past tragedy。 Their struggles and conflicts may drive them apart， but their bond to the music—and to each other—always brings them back together again。
As the band focuses on preparing for music-festival tryouts and creating new songs， Haruki grows more and more intimidated by the talents of younger members Mafuyu and Uenoyama。 Worried that he’s holding them back， he accepts his ex-girlfriend’s request to play in her band。 Meanwhile， Akihiko realizes that Haruki has fallen in love with him， setting the stage for a major blowup between them。
As the band focuses on preparing for music-festival tryouts and creating new songs， Haruki grows more and more intimidated by the talents of younger members Mafuyu and Uenoyama。 Worried that he’s holding them back， he accepts his ex-girlfriend’s request to play in her band。 Meanwhile， Akihiko realizes that Haruki has fallen in love with him， setting the stage for a major blowup between them。
Reviews
Roo
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Still enjoying！
Pinky
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Mafuyu struggles to come up with new songs。 Haruki and Akihiko start dating after Akihiko breaks up with Ugetsu。
-moonprismpower-
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Yesssss Akihiko redeemed himself in this volume！ That’s all I needed！！！ “The reason why I changed the way I was livin’ 。。。 is because I wanna become the kind of man you deserve， damn it！”So much emotion。 My heart is happy。But so much time has passed and we still haven’t seen much of Uenoyama and Mafuyu。。。
Karoline
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5🌟-Akihiko: ¡Quiero volverme un hombre apropiado para tí！-Haruki: u。。。uuuuMorí de amorLo sé， lo sé， en manga 4。 Akihiko se portó mal pero le daré una oportunidad 🥰🥰
Aylin
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4/5 Stars
Laura
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This volume definitely fixed some things that happened in the previous volume。 Although， I still wish what happened in volume 4 didn't happen。 It probably didn't need to happen like that， but whatever。 As long as things progress， a certain someone continues to grow and be the man that Haruki deserves！ Now I want to see more of Mafuyu and Uenoyama！ Their love story deserves some more attention now！ This volume definitely fixed some things that happened in the previous volume。 Although， I still wish what happened in volume 4 didn't happen。 It probably didn't need to happen like that， but whatever。 As long as things progress， a certain someone continues to grow and be the man that Haruki deserves！ Now I want to see more of Mafuyu and Uenoyama！ Their love story deserves some more attention now！ 。。。more
Kaye祺
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I really like how with each volume this manga keeps getting better and better。 I like that more convoluted topics are being explored。
Ken Kap
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 TW: abuse I’m hoping vol 6 has a heavy focus on mafuyu and une， my 5 stars comes from mafuyus performance I’m still iffy/uneasy about Haruki and Akihiko。 I think Akihiko is taking the right steps to become a better healthier person and moving out from his roomate and first loves house was the right choice， that relationship was abusive and they both needed to let go， so I’m glad we saw healthier outcomes with that。
B。 Jean
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This is such a good series， but I really want to see this animated。 Maybe it's because I watched the anime first， but I prefer it in its animated form。 Probably because I can actually hear the music， and I really， really wanna hear the song in this。 This is such a good series， but I really want to see this animated。 Maybe it's because I watched the anime first， but I prefer it in its animated form。 Probably because I can actually hear the music， and I really， really wanna hear the song in this。 。。。more
Maria
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I am here for the character development！ <3
Grace
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Love will always end in death or heartbreak。 But， perhaps， music can help you connect to those you’re trying to reach。 tI was iffy with Given up until this point （tbh， I still am）， but this volume really gets to the crux of the story’s message。 You can draw a parallel between the stories of Mafuyu and Yuki and Ugetsu and Akihiko。 They’re all dealing with people who won’t be in their lives anymore， in one way or another。 But， no matter how your last love ended， there are always parts of that love Love will always end in death or heartbreak。 But， perhaps， music can help you connect to those you’re trying to reach。 tI was iffy with Given up until this point （tbh， I still am）， but this volume really gets to the crux of the story’s message。 You can draw a parallel between the stories of Mafuyu and Yuki and Ugetsu and Akihiko。 They’re all dealing with people who won’t be in their lives anymore， in one way or another。 But， no matter how your last love ended， there are always parts of that love that still remain in you。 No matter how much pain you’re feeling right now， the new day will come， new love will come into your life。 tI’m looking forward to where the story goes from here。 As much as Akihiko’s and Haruki’s story touched me， I’m still looking forward to more Uenoyama and Mafuyu （especially Uenoyama。 I feel like Mafuyu gets all the hype cuz he’s baby， but my man， Uenoyama， is trying so hard to do right by Mafuyu and be there for him when he’s in pain）。 tFuck limerence！ Fuck grief！ GIVE ME LOVE！！！ 。。。more
Sophie
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4。5/5*
Why
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5
Karen's Bookshelf
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I wish I could give it more than 5 stars （┬┬﹏┬┬）This volume is my absolute favorite！ Please I love it with my whole heart， but especially code 27 （aka chapter 27） （。＾▽＾）
mattie
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😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Saraí Elvír
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Y así nació la obra maestra "Yoru ga akeru" que difunde un sentimiento esperanzador de que sin importar lo que pase todo estará bien。 Amo los pequeños detalles que caracteriza a este manga， la referencia de sus nombres con las estaciones y las emociones que desborda。 Por ello me pareció hermoso que el amor unilateral de Haruki empezó en otoño y que su amor sea correspondido en primavera。 Y así nació la obra maestra "Yoru ga akeru" que difunde un sentimiento esperanzador de que sin importar lo que pase todo estará bien。 Amo los pequeños detalles que caracteriza a este manga， la referencia de sus nombres con las estaciones y las emociones que desborda。 Por ello me pareció hermoso que el amor unilateral de Haruki empezó en otoño y que su amor sea correspondido en primavera。 。。。more
L。R。 Jackson
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I don’t usually give stars on my reviews， but this time I will， because this manga is one of the best BL I’ve ever read and it keeps getting better and better。First of all， I love the fact that even the most problematic scenes （like the infamous one from the previous volume between Akihiko and Haruki） are NEVER romanticized。 You are always completely aware of what is wrong and what is right， there are no justification。When I read that scene I was PETRIFIED， not really for the scene itself， but b I don’t usually give stars on my reviews， but this time I will， because this manga is one of the best BL I’ve ever read and it keeps getting better and better。First of all， I love the fact that even the most problematic scenes （like the infamous one from the previous volume between Akihiko and Haruki） are NEVER romanticized。 You are always completely aware of what is wrong and what is right， there are no justification。When I read that scene I was PETRIFIED， not really for the scene itself， but because I was afraid the resolution of it was going to be too fast。But I was wrong。 The evolution of the relationship between Haruki， Akihito and Murata is just amazing and honestly painful。 Every single character in this story has his own story， background， expectations and evolution。Even if this volume focuses more on Haruki and Akihiko， we can sense something is changing for Mafuyu as well。 A painful but necessary change， and I honestly feel like crying just thinking about that。I can’t wait for the next volume。 。。。more
jenny
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pain*reminds myself to watch the movie
santiago
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i think this is my favorite volume so far。
Lucy Wickham
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Every time I read a new volume of this manga， I remember how much I love it。The way that the characters playing music is drawn is amazing and that fact it comes across so well it's insane seeing as we literally can not hear the music they're playing。Brb off to watch the movie now， that I just remembered has been released worldwide earlier this month。。。 Every time I read a new volume of this manga， I remember how much I love it。The way that the characters playing music is drawn is amazing and that fact it comes across so well it's insane seeing as we literally can not hear the music they're playing。Brb off to watch the movie now， that I just remembered has been released worldwide earlier this month。。。 。。。more
Tori
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4。5 /weeps forever
Osia
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I'm still not sure of my rating because of what Akihiko did to Haruki， but the ending was so strong that I couldn't give a different rating。 I'll be thinking a lot about Given I'm still not sure of my rating because of what Akihiko did to Haruki， but the ending was so strong that I couldn't give a different rating。 I'll be thinking a lot about Given 。。。more
Javi
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I'm happy and sad。 That ending？ PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNN I'm happy and sad。 That ending？ PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNN 。。。more
Courtney Rose
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Another fun installment in one of my favorite current manga series！ I absolutely love the pacing of this series and the author's ability to keep us interested in all four members of the band。 This series started out as though it would be a typical romance sort of manga， but I feel like it's really evolved from that and included a lot of the side characters to the point in which there are no "main characters" now。 Everyone seems to be treated equally and as important as one another which I really Another fun installment in one of my favorite current manga series！ I absolutely love the pacing of this series and the author's ability to keep us interested in all four members of the band。 This series started out as though it would be a typical romance sort of manga， but I feel like it's really evolved from that and included a lot of the side characters to the point in which there are no "main characters" now。 Everyone seems to be treated equally and as important as one another which I really like！ It keeps things interesting and doesn't mean you get burnt out on reading the same relationship drama over and over。 Per usual， Given Volume 5 picks up from where the last volume left off。 Akihiko and Haruki are both still trying to figure out how they feel about not only one another， but life itself。 Akihiko is trying to get over his on and off ex and roommate and reassess his love for music while Haruki is doing his best to move on while also letting Akihiko stay with him so he avoids running from his problems。 Of course， this brings about more problems， but they're surprisingly facing these issues head on rather than continually running from all of their problems。 Mafuyu is trying to get the confidence and inspiration to write a new song for the band's next competition， and he uses his friendship with his bandmates and their lives as inspiration as the day of the performance grows closer。 It's hard to talk about this series as it goes on because there's so much that's a spoiler and also so much that it makes it hard to explain if you haven't read the previous volumes。 This is absolute a series in which you have to read everything in a specific order or you will miss out on all the nuance and backstory within these relationships， but I think that's one of it's strengths。 The relationships between the four members of the band， be it romantic or friendship， is what really drives this series and for that I think it's absolutely stellar。 Blog / Twitter / Instagram 。。。more
Noortje Schuurs
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I'm a lil conflicted about this volume。 I really want to give it 5 stars since I love Given， especially the because of the art and the way the author uses layout/panelling to convey emotions， but the plot is losing me a little bit。 I think I just miss the main couple being in the spotlight。 I liked Akihiko and haruhi as well in the beginning and was rooting for them to get together， but the non-con elements in volume 4 disappointed me a lot and I think that carried over into my feelings for thei I'm a lil conflicted about this volume。 I really want to give it 5 stars since I love Given， especially the because of the art and the way the author uses layout/panelling to convey emotions， but the plot is losing me a little bit。 I think I just miss the main couple being in the spotlight。 I liked Akihiko and haruhi as well in the beginning and was rooting for them to get together， but the non-con elements in volume 4 disappointed me a lot and I think that carried over into my feelings for their overall relationship。 I can see that change tho， since Akihito is now actively working on himself （and the confession scene was hilarious and adorable）。 Good on him for finally getting out of that toxic relationship， we love growth。 。。。more
thy
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lately playing music has started to feel good again
Olivia
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I really love all these characters。 I wasn’t sure Akihiko & Haruki would be good for each other。 But after seeing everything in this volume。。。I think they might work。
Mari
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The best volume。 We got to see more of Akihiko and Kaji， that’s all I needed。
Andrea Itziar
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Vale， creo que han sabido manejar bastante bien la trama de Ahikito y Haruki。 Mi principal miedo era que "eso" se quedara muy a medias y， aunque me sigue mosqueando el asunto， creo que han hecho un buen trabajo。 Me encanta que nos presenten a Mafuyu como el típico personaje "despistadillo" para que después sea el que más sepa "leer" el ambiente， los sentimientos y relaciones entre personajes。 Vale， creo que han sabido manejar bastante bien la trama de Ahikito y Haruki。 Mi principal miedo era que "eso" se quedara muy a medias y， aunque me sigue mosqueando el asunto， creo que han hecho un buen trabajo。 Me encanta que nos presenten a Mafuyu como el típico personaje "despistadillo" para que después sea el que más sepa "leer" el ambiente， los sentimientos y relaciones entre personajes。 。。。more
India Taylor
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I don’t know how to feel ！！ Haruki is my favorite character and if it wasn’t for the events that took place in volume 4， I would be all for him and Akihiko getting together。 I can’t say much else about the situation because Haruki has “seemed” to move past it I guess？ I don’t know if it just hasn’t registered with him yet or if he was just caught off guard at first and actually didn’t mind？ I don’t know， I don’t want to assume anything。 I just know HARUKI MUST BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS。 I want m I don’t know how to feel ！！ Haruki is my favorite character and if it wasn’t for the events that took place in volume 4， I would be all for him and Akihiko getting together。 I can’t say much else about the situation because Haruki has “seemed” to move past it I guess？ I don’t know if it just hasn’t registered with him yet or if he was just caught off guard at first and actually didn’t mind？ I don’t know， I don’t want to assume anything。 I just know HARUKI MUST BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS。 I want more romantic moments from Uenoyama and Mafuyu ！！ 。。。more
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