: ▁G iv un ; ▁st yl ized ▁as ▁given ) ▁is ▁a ▁Japanese ▁m anga ▁series ▁written ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁N ats uki ▁K iz u . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁serial ized ▁in ▁the ▁b imon th ly ▁m anga ▁magazine ▁Ch eri + ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁collected ▁into ▁five ▁tank ō bon ▁volumes ▁by ▁Shin sh ok an . ▁The ▁series ▁follows ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁four ▁students ▁in ▁an ▁amateur ▁rock ▁band , ▁and ▁the ▁dual ▁rom antic ▁relationships ▁that ▁form ▁among ▁them : ▁between ▁vocal ist ▁M af uy u ▁Sat ō ▁and ▁electric ▁guitar ist ▁R its uka ▁U eno y ama , ▁and ▁between ▁bass ist ▁Har uki ▁Nak ay ama ▁and ▁drum mer ▁A kih iko ▁K aj i . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁adapted ▁into ▁an ▁audio ▁drama ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁an ▁ 1 1 - ep is ode ▁an ime ▁television ▁series ▁by ▁L er che ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁which ▁a ired ▁on ▁No it am ina . ▁A ▁film ▁sequ el ▁to ▁the ▁an ime ▁series ▁produced ▁by ▁Blue ▁Lyn x ▁was ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁for ▁release ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁but ▁has ▁been ▁delayed ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 – 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic . ▁An ▁English - language ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁m anga ▁is ▁lic ensed ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁by ▁the ▁V iz ▁Media