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Given

AniList score
8.3
Year
2019
Format
TV
Episodes
11 episodes
  • Drama
  • Music
  • Romance
  • Slice of Life

Synopsis

Tightly clutching his Gibson guitar, Mafuyu Satou steps out of his dark apartment to begin another day of his high school life. While taking a nap in a quiet spot on the gymnasium staircase, he has a chance encounter with fellow student Ritsuka Uenoyama, who berates him for letting his guitar's strings rust and break. Noticing Uenoyama's knowledge of the instrument, Satou pleads for him to fix it…

Tags

  • Band
  • Boys' Love
  • Coming of Age
  • Male Protagonist
  • Primarily Male Cast
  • LGBTQ+ Themes
  • Primarily Teen Cast
  • Suicide
  • Rehabilitation
  • Rock Music
  • Cute Boys Doing Cute Things
  • School
  • Urban
  • Bisexual
  • Kuudere

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