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Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, 10th mix_1! This is an entire thread of spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of the chapter cover! Please buy the magazine if you can! 🎸
Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, Hiiragi mix_20, that came out today! This is an entire thread of spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of this page! Please buy the magazine if you can! 🎸
Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest and final chapter of Given that came out today! This is an entire thread of spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of the cover! Please buy the magazine if you can! Thank you, Given!🎸
Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, Hiiragi mix_11, that came out today! This is an entire thread of spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of the cover page. 🎸
According to this month's Cheri+, the next chapter of Given on March 30th will be the last. However, it also says that it'll include an important announcement, so there's hope for a sequel or anime sequel!
Given will also have the cover and an insert color page next issue.
Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, Hiiragi mix_19, that came out today! This is an entire thread of spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of the cover pages! Please buy the magazine if you can! 🎸
Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the new Given 10 years later 4koma special! This is an entire thread of spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of the cover. Please buy the magazine if you can! 🎸
Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, Hiiragi mix_18, that came out today! This is an entire thread of spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of the cover page! Please buy the magazine if you can! 🎸
Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, Hiiragi mix_13, that came out today! This is an entire thread of spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of the preview page! Please buy the magazine if you can! 🎸
Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, Hiiragi mix_14, that came out today! This is an entire thread of spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of the cover page! Please buy the magazine if you can! 🎸
Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, 10th mix_2! This is an entire thread of spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of the chapter cover! Please buy the magazine if you can! 🎸
Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, Hiiragi mix_10, that came out today! This will naturally contain spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of the cover page. 🎸
Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, Hiiragi mix_17, that came out today! This is an entire thread of spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of the cover page! Please buy the magazine if you can! 🎸
Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, Hiiragi mix_16, that came out today! This is an entire thread of spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of the cover page! Please buy the magazine if you can! 🎸
Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, Hiiragi mix_15, that came out today! This is an entire thread of spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of the cover page! Please buy the magazine if you can! 🎸
Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, Hiiragi mix_12, that came out today! This is an entire thread of spoilers, but I won't be posting any images. Please buy the magazine if you can! 🎸
Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, 10th mix_3! This is an entire thread of spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of the chapter cover! Please buy the magazine if you can! 🎸
Alright! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, Hiiragi mix_9, that came out today! This will naturally contain spoilers, but I won't be posting any images outside of the cover page. 🎸
The preview for mix_19!
"Somehow, I used to have this vague belief that even I got hurt, everything would go back to the way it was.
Like how when a scab forms and then peels off, your skin goes back to normal.
No matter how bad things got, somewhere in my heart..."
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Okay! Here's a fairly detailed summary thread of the newest chapter of Given, Hiiragi mix_8, that came out today! This will naturally contain spoilers, but I won't be posting any images!
Uenoyama stands up, slinging his bag over his shoulder as Mafuyu calls out to him.
"...Hey, so..." "Hmm?"
The last panel is of Mafuyu's eyes, sweet and loving with a hint of a blush on his cheeks."
"...When we get back, let's do it." "HUHHHHH?!?!"
They both look completely shocked, both filled with emotion the more Mafuyu speaks. He's expressing himself with his whole heart and I'm going to be emotional forever.
"I want to sing! I want to do music with you!
For the rest of my life!"
I mean.... this *is* the 10 year anniversary of the manga (yes, you read that right), so a sequel as we wrap these past 10 years up would make sense, right? Right?
But after writing the same series for 10 years, there's a chance that sensei wants to move on to something new.
I really feel like the announcement has to be a sequel.... ending things right after they make the choice to debut seems kind of wild, but we just have to cross our fingers.
This also explains why sensei took this month off.... the last chapter will probably be quite long.
GOD, I'M CRYING SO HARD.
He talked about Given ending and how everything has an end or a goodbye.... and then sang Bokura Dake no Shudaika. And THEN he sang Lily and I broke down sobbing at "kimi wa daijoubu da."
As we've known, this is without a doubt the end. There's no sequel announcement, as expected. But volume 9 will come out in August, and we still have the movie to look forward to! In that sense, it isn't over yet.
(His awkwardly blunt way of wording it, the crumpled ticket he gave me...)
Mafuyu looks up to Uenoyama on stage, who's smiling and putting all of himself into this song.
(This entire time, he's been trying to give me this gift with his whole heart.)
Okay! I'll be translating the new special chapter of Given that comes out tomorrow!
I'm aiming for around 1:15 PM JST (4:15 AM GMT, 11:15 PM EST, 8:15 PM PST), but I should be able to do a Spaces a few minutes earlier than that if anyone's interested!
The title of the song is...
"Umi e." To the Ocean.
Mafuyu's eyes widen.
The title's double meaning works in both Japanese and English. "Umi e" means "to the ocean" in both the sense of "heading to the ocean" and "this song is dedicated to the ocean."
And the ocean is Mafuyu.
(Right now, the spotlight is so dazzling. And the fact that I'm not beneath it is vexing and painful.
I love music... I love Uenoyama-kun. I want to be the one standing up there by his side. In the end, that's really what this feeling is.)
Pulling back, Hiiragi drapes himself over Shizu, holding him tightly.
"Say you want me too." And dropping his voice to a whisper, "and I'll give all of myself to you..."
Shizu's eyes shoot wide open, and he falls silent.
I really love that we got to see Uenoyama's feelings about the song and how passionately he wanted to do this to help not only Mafuyu, but also Hiiragi and Shizu move forward. He's so selfless and wonderful, and I adore him with every fiber of my being.
I just finished watching the Given movie!
I'm going to make separate threads for the movie itself and special screening portion where the voice actors talked about the movie, so first up, the special screening! 🎸
This thread will contain many, many spoilers!
With his jacket now gone, Mafuyu leans in to kiss him, and Ue begins to slide a hand up beneath his shirt.
(Ten years later... and this guy still has me wrapped around his finger.)
Or for a more literal translation, since it's cute, "this man is still in control of my life."
"Because I, from the very beginning...."
The next page is a half page spread of Hiiragi, looking down from above Shizu.
"I love you, Shizu!"
Shizusumi stares up at him in wide-eyed shock, and Hiiragi blushes, making a quiet noise to himself as silence settles between them.
The more he watches, the more he seems to realize his own feelings, and he clenches his fist.
(Why am I not the one standing up there next to Uenoyama-kun right now? Why?)
And that's the end. Now that our hearts are shattered, we have two months to recover until the next chapter comes out on 11/30. I've never been less okay.
Thank you so much for reading! Again, if you're able to, please try to get your own copy of Cheri+. It's more than worth it!
Uenoyama immediately freezes, phone still in hand, and gives him that shocked face. You know the one. The "oh my GOD, my heart, how am I supposed to handle you being so cute" face. With the outer space background and his little cat in the back too!
Mafuyu immediately leans his head on Uenoyama's shoulder, and there's a shot of him flushing just a tiny bit with his eyes closed... and then one of Ue blushing way, way more with grit teeth.
They stay in silence for a moment until Ue speaks up.
I'm torn to sheds over 結言 being the theme song. 結言, which means "conclusion," is usually read "ketsugen." However, Cenmilli has clarified that it's read ゆいごん, yuigon, which refers to someone's dying wish, last testament, or their will.
Suddenly he stands up, and Mafuyu only gets out an "ah" before Uenoyama starts speaking.
"Well, the train's coming, so... Sorry. Just this once... I need to go."
Or if you really want it to hurt, the literal translation is "let me leave."
As I mentioned earlier, here are the 50 visual boards I'll be sending out for the giveaway! I'll try to set that up sometime in the next few days. 💕
Thank you very much to everyone who donated to my Ko-fi to help me cover shipping! I really appreciate it! ☺️
I just got my Given fanbook! I'll give the interviews a closer look later, but I love all of this.
This is the only image I'll be sharing, but it confirms something we didn't know before: Mafuyu met Yuki and the others when they were 4!
"It's like telling a man walking through the desert that he can have the barest taste of water. Do you understand?"
Hiiragi pauses, sitting up to shrug off his jacket before blushing and shifting his gaze away.
"...... I...... don't mind if you want to taste me.
...All of me."
(It's already been two months since we've practiced as Given. Maybe he doesn't want to sing anymore...
Are we... are the members of Given just going to go our separate ways, just like that?)
Uenoyama puts a hand over his face, like he's trying to will himself not to break down.
"Seriously though... what happened...?"
"Sorry. I still can't say things well." He pauses. "...Thanks for running to come see me."
Ue looks away awkwardly, still flushed. "Yeah..."
Not Given, but the Sasamya movie was the literal cutest. I'm still sitting in the theatre and trying to cope with how unbearably precious every single moment was.
Shizu yanks Hiiragi forward, flipping them on the futon to pin him down.
"Do you really understand what I'm going to do to you?"
He moves in to brush his lips to Hiiragi's chin.
"You're going to cry for sure."
The word he uses is kind of hard to convey.... it's somewhere between unsettling and disturbing, but in a quiet way.
The texts on the phone read:
Mafuyu:
im lonely
wanna see you
Uenoyama:
huh?
OI
WHAT?!?!
Hiiragi hands his sheet over to Shizu, crossing his arms as Shizu looks down at it... and then Shizu smiles brightly.
Next is the cover page.
"No matter how far I walk, he always follows. Like the golden moon above, or a pitch black shadow. That's... my treasure."
Naturally, Uenoyama sits down beside him, trying to look cool and aloof and looking in the opposite direction... sweating.
But then he and Mafuyu lean in toward each other at the same time and bump shoulders as Ue lets out a little "......uuu." God. CUTE.
(If I could do that, I'd be able to cherish both Mafuyu and the band at the same time.
I thought I should follow his example, but...)
Although he isn't crying, Uenoyama looks completely devastated and hurt.
(It's just like Shizusumi said.
I can't be like him.)
He looks really embarrassed, like it took everything he had to ask...
But the next page has an entire half panel of Mafuyu staring at him with the most brokenhearted, shocked expression, and Ue freezes in turn.
(Honestly, I feel miserable.
There have been times when he'd suddenly want things to stop. And I was fine with that... I thought it would be fine if I just waited patiently, but... Today, he looked at me like he was rejecting music completely.)