Natsuki Kizu je japonská umělkyně mangy, známá svým jedinečným uměleckým stylem a schopností vykreslit složité emoce. Její díla často zkoumají témata lásky, ztráty a hledání identity. Kizu často pracuje pod pseudonymem Gusari a je také spojována s kruhem Sashikizu. Její přístup k vyprávění příběhů je jemný a pronikavý.
Pronikl mu až do nitra a nemůže ho dostat ven. Mafujův hlas je šílený, ne-li přímo smrtící. Uenojamovo nadšení z hraní na kytaru a zájem o basketbal se každým dnem vytrácí. To se však změní po setkání s Mafujuem, který v náručí svírá vlastní rozbitou kytaru. Uenojama mu ji pomáháspravit, díky čemuž se s ním začíná sbližovat. Zaujal ho především Mafujův zpěv, který mu nedá spát. Nacuki Kizu vám přináší nic neskrývající příběh o alternativní lásce!
Sometimes a song can save your life.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 one another-always brings them back together again.The final round of the music festival tryout is about to begin, but that's not the only source of tension in the band. Mafuyu, who's been spending a lot of time at Ugetsu and Akihiko's place, learns about the complicated history between the two and realizes that Haruki's heartbreak is part of that romantic tangle. Things come to a head during the band's performance, where the emotions unleashed by Mafuyu's new song will change the course of their lives forever.
Sometimes a song can save your life. 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 one another—always brings them back together again. As the band races toward their first live concert, Mafuyu struggles to write lyrics for their new song but can’t find the words to express the emotions burning within him. Meanwhile, Uenoyama hears rumors about Mafuyu’s past and is bewildered by his own feelings. The tension builds until the night of the show, when the band explodes into a raging, life-changing performance.
Sometimes a song can save your life. 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 one another—always brings them back together again. Uenoyama realizes he’s in love with Mafuyu and steals a kiss from him backstage at their first live performance. But now he’s even more confused—he hasn’t shared his feelings with Mafuyu and has no idea how Mafuyu feels about him. In contrast to their naive romance, Haruki has been harboring a secret desire for bandmate Akihiko, who’s already entangled in an intense, conflicted relationship with someone else.
Sometimes a song can save your life. 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 one another—always brings them back together again. Ritsuka Uenoyama is bored with it all—with school, with his basketball club, and even with his one true passion: playing guitar. That is, until the day he finds his favorite hidden napping spot occupied by a strange boy cradling a broken-stringed guitar. At first, Uenoyama is nonplussed by Mafuyu Sato and his slightly odd behavior, but when, on a whim, he asks Mafuyu to sing, the power of that song pierces him to the core.
Uenoyama ist hundemüde. Doch als er seinen Lieblingsschlafplatz in der Schule ansteuert, ist der schon besetzt: vom traurigen Mafuyu und seiner Gitarre mit gerissenen Saiten. Statt zu schlafen, repariert Uenoyama die Gitarre und bevor er sich versieht, hat er sich in den traurigen Jungen verguckt…
GIVEN – Der Rockstar unter den Boys-Love-Mangas! Ein temperamentvoller Gitarrist, ein Schlagzeuger, der Herzen bricht, ein sanfter Bassist und ein talentierter Sänger mit tragischer Vergangenheit – das sind die Mitglieder der Band Given. In neun Bänden darf das Publikum verfolgen, wie große Gefühle und heftige Konflikte sie manchmal auseinandertreiben, aber sie eines immer wieder zusammenführt: die Liebe zur Musik! Inhalt Band 6: Nach der entgangenen Chance, auf dem Festival aufzutreten, bekommen die Jungs von Given die Anfrage, ob sie nicht Profi s werden wollen. Uenoyama ist Feuer und Flamme für die Idee, doch Mafuyu erbittet sich Bedenkzeit. Währenddessen holt Hiiragi, Mafuyus Freund aus Kindertagen, Uenoyama als Ersatzgitarrist in seine Band. Schnell wird klar: Er will mehr als nur einen Support für Live-Auftritte… Ein absolutes Must-read – nicht nur für Boys-Love-Fans!
Sometimes a song can save your life. 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 one another—always brings them back together again. Now that Given has an offer to record their debut album, each of the band’s members must decide whether to get serious about trying to go pro. Though Ritsuka doesn’t have a single doubt in his mind, Mafuyu isn’t ready to commit. Frustrated by Mafuyu’s evasion, Ritsuka shifts his focus to playing in former rival Hiragi’s band, but Hiragi is having his own troubles with bandmate Shizusumi.
