▁volume ▁of ▁Given ▁reached ▁# 3 9 ▁on ▁Or icon , ▁s elling ▁ 1 7 , 4 8 4 ▁copies ▁in ▁its ▁second ▁week ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 0 , 3 0 8 ▁copies ▁as ▁of ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁third ▁volume ▁reached ▁# 3 7 ▁on ▁Or icon , ▁and ▁sold ▁ 2 4 , 3 4 5 ▁copies ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁week . ▁The ▁series ▁ranked ▁# 7 ▁in ▁the ▁boys ' ▁love ▁category ▁on ▁the ▁digital ▁book ▁service ▁Book Live ! ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁An ime ▁The ▁an ime ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Given ▁was ▁posit ively ▁received ▁by ▁critics . ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁episodes ▁one ▁and ▁two ▁for ▁An ime ▁News ▁Network , ▁Steve ▁Jones ▁called ▁the ▁series ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁season ' s ▁most ▁em otion ally ▁reson ant ▁offer ings ," ▁pra ising ▁its ▁sound track ▁and ▁Yam ag uch i ' s ▁direction . ▁The ▁series ' ▁writing , ▁which ▁Jones ▁noted ▁was ▁" under co oked , ▁but ▁not ▁e greg iously ▁so " ▁in ▁his ▁initial ▁review , ▁was ▁noted ▁by ▁Jones ▁as ▁impro ving ▁in ▁subsequent ▁episodes . ▁Specific ▁pra ise ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁M af uy u ▁and ▁R its uka , ▁with ▁Jones ▁calling ▁it ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁comp elling ▁an ime ▁roman ces ▁of ▁the ▁year ." ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁for ▁Cr unch y roll , ▁Adam ▁W