Crunchyroll has announced that given The Double Album: Hiiragi mix & To the Sea, a special double feature of the given anime films, will be released in theaters across the United States for one night only on June 16.
This limited theatrical event will feature both given The Movie: Hiiragi mix and given The Movie: To the Sea, with a combined runtime of 2 hours and 31 minutes. Notably, To the Sea will screen in cinemas a full week ahead of its streaming debut on Crunchyroll.
Key Visual:
given The Movie: Hiiragi Mix:
After Ritsuka Uenoyama hears Mafuyu Sato sing, he invites Mafuyu to join his band. Given auditions for a festival in Shibuya and falls short, though they continue to attract attention. At the same time, Mafuyu’s childhood friends, Shizusumi Yagi and Hiiragi Kashima, prepare to make their debut as the band “syh.” When they lose a guitarist, Hiiragi asks Ritsuka to join them for their big show.
Key Visual:
given The Movie: To the Sea:
After a chance encounter with the singer Mafuyu Sato, Ritsuka Uenoyama’s passion for music was reignited. Their band, Given, is on the path to greatness just as Mafuyu begins to question if he should be the group’s singer. After declining Ritsuka’s invitation to a concert in Shibuya, Mafuyu runs into an old friend. Could this be the sign Mafuyu needs to step up to the microphone once more?
STAFF:
Director: Noriko Hashimoto
Character designer: Mina Oosawa
Scriptwriter: Yuniko Ayana
Animation production: Lerche
Based on the manga by Natsuki Kizu, the given anime series and first film are streaming on Crunchyroll and describe the story as follows:
Somehow, the guitar that he used to love to play and the basketball games that he found so fun just lost their appeal…
That was until Ritsuka Uenoyama randomly met Mafuyu Sato. Ritsuka had started losing his passion for music in his everyday life, but then he hears Mafuyu sing for the first time. The song resonates with his heart and the distance between them starts to change.
Source: Crunchyroll
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