- An imate ▁joint ▁publishing ▁initi ative ▁Su BL ime , ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁volume ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁The ▁an ime ▁is ▁synd ic ated ▁outside ▁of ▁Asia ▁by ▁Cr unch y roll , ▁which ▁sim ul cast ▁the ▁series ▁during ▁its ▁original ▁broadcast ▁run . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Given ▁is ▁roughly ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁major ▁story ▁ar cs . ▁The ▁first ▁arc , ▁which ▁focus es ▁primarily ▁on ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁M af uy u ▁and ▁R its uka , ▁follows ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁and ▁the ▁lead - up ▁to ▁their ▁first ▁live ▁performance . ▁The ▁second ▁arc , ▁which ▁focus es ▁primarily ▁on ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁A kih iko ▁and ▁Har uki , ▁follows ▁the ▁band ▁as ▁they ▁prepare ▁for ▁their ▁first ▁music ▁festival . ▁ ▁M af uy u ▁and ▁R its uka ▁High ▁school er ▁R its uka ▁U eno y ama ▁is ▁the ▁guitar ist ▁for ▁a ▁band ▁composed ▁of ▁himself , ▁bass ist ▁Har uki ▁Nak ay ama , ▁and ▁drum mer ▁A kih iko ▁K aj i . ▁He ▁becomes ▁a ▁rel uct ant ▁guitar ▁teacher ▁to ▁M af uy u ▁Sat ō , ▁a ▁sh y ▁class mate , ▁after ▁repair ing ▁the ▁broken ▁strings ▁on ▁M af uy u ' s ▁Gib son ▁ES - 3 3 0 . ▁R its uka ▁quickly ▁real izes ▁that ▁M af uy u ▁is ▁an ▁exception ally ▁tal ented ▁singer , ▁and ▁inv ites ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁band . ▁