Given (2021)

[reviews_and_ramblings]

After seeing Given, I'm not sure if I want to cry or smile. It is again a high school Romance but it has cool rocker kids and a sweet, sweet Romance (so sweet there is one just tiny kiss at the very end). I think it was too short, there were for sure parts that could have been developed better, like the story of the drummer and the violinist. The past trauma is sort of horrible, also because, yes, the kid played an important role in it, and the sense of guilty is, for once, suited. But there is that last sentence, I think I'm falling in love again, that gives hope for redemption and future joy. HEA. You can see it on Crunchyroll and WeTv. Heat level: 2/6.


Manga: amzn.to/3HToTc6

Heat Level:

1/6: glances, caress, hugs, no kisses

2/6: kisses, closed mouth or camera angles

3/6: full kisses, clothes on

4/6: full kisses, some clothes off, hands above the waist, pants stay on

5/6: most clothes off, they have sex, but it’s masked, no sexy sounds

6/6: full nudity mostly hidden by camera angles, they have sex, sexy sounds