7.6

given•Season 1•Episode 1

Boys in the Band

7.6/10 · 316 votesJul 12, 201923 min

Ranked #8 of 11 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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Ritsuka Uenoyama a high school student and guitarist wants to skip gym class to nap but to his surprise fellow and unknown to him student Mafuyu Satō is in his already sleeping in his usual hiding place. During this unexpected meeting Mafuyu asks Ritsuka to

Directed byHikaru Yamaguchi

Written byYuniko Ayana

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Seasons1

All 1

Season 1 Episodes11

Boys in the Band

Like Someone In Love

Somebody Else

Fluorescent Adolescent

The Reason

Creep

Tumbling Dice

Time Is Running Out

A Winter Story

Wonderwall

Song2

Cast5

Shogo Yano

Mafuyu Satou (voice)

Yuma Uchida

Ritsuka Uenoyama (voice)

Masatomo Nakazawa

Haruki Nakayama (voice)

Takuya Eguchi

Akihiko Kaji (voice)

Fumiya Imai

Hiiragi Kashima (voice)

Crew4

Yuniko Ayana

Writer

Haruna Nagata

Animation Director

Hikaru Yamaguchi

Storyboard Artist

Hikaru Yamaguchi

Director

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Episode Summary

"Boys in the Band" is episode 1 of given season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 316 votes, ranking #8 of 11 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Directed by Hikaru Yamaguchi and written by Yuniko Ayana, it aired on July 12, 2019.

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