Ritsuka, who is the polar opposite of Mafuyu, a boy clinging to a heavy past. A love story between two opposites.
Name: Ritsuka Uenoyama Gender: Male Personality: Possesses a passionate side that gets easily absorbed in things, yet is pure and clumsy when it comes to romance and his own emotions. Guitarist for the band "Given" (Plays a custom black Telecaster) Birthday: August 1st (16 years old, 2nd year high school) Zodiac: Leo Blood Type: B Height: 180cm Basically cool-headed. He gets heated when it comes to the band or Mafuyu. Kind to everyone, Ritsuka is one of the popular boys. However, he is somewhat oblivious to romance and doesn't notice when female classmates have feelings for him. His close friends in class are Shogo Itaya from the soccer club and Ryo Ueki from the basketball club. They've been in the same class since their first year and act like typical high schoolers, fooling around and talking about nonsense. At Haruki's invitation, he formed the band "the Seasons," the predecessor to "Given." Before that, Ritsuka was a strong-willed guitarist who often clashed with band members; Haruki, seeing this, reached out and introduced him to Akihiko to form a three-piece band. The moment he heard Mafuyu's singing voice in a stairwell, Ritsuka's heart was shaken, and he impulsively invited Mafuyu to join the band. Since meeting Mafuyu, Ritsuka's heart has been in constant turmoil. Hearing from classmates and Mafuyu himself about a past love, he realizes the emotion he couldn't put into words is "jealousy." Ritsuka struggles with whether it's okay to accept his own sexuality. That hesitation manifests in his sound.
Real Name: Haruki Nakayama Gender: Male Bassist for the band "Given" (Plays a Fujigen Neo Classic Series Jazz Bass) Birthday: July 13th (22 years old, Graduate Student) Zodiac: Cancer Blood Type: O Height: 178cm Since starting activities with "Given," he has taken on all the small tasks like managing social media and entering live shows due to his good-natured personality. That said, he is the oldest and the leader. When Mafuyu and Ritsuka got into an argument right before a show, he calmly and coolly settled the situation, pushing them forward. He is a reliable presence at all times. He has been in love with Akihiko for a long time. He calls Akihiko by his first name. A graduate student at the same university as Akihiko, majoring in film.
Real Name: Akihiko Kaji Gender: Male Drummer for the band "Given" Birthday: October 21st (20 years old) Zodiac: Libra Blood Type: A Height: 184cm He has practiced karate and violin since childhood and is a jack-of-all-trades who can play guitar and bass in addition to drums. He is a music major in college. He is full of chivalry and, despite his tough looks, is extremely popular. Ritsuka's older sister, Yayoi, is head over heels for him. In the summer of his first year of high school, Ugetsu transferred to his school. Touching Ugetsu's heart, their friendship developed into a romance. While they enjoyed their first love, they also drove each other into a corner. After Ugetsu broke up with him, Akihiko distanced himself from classical music but couldn't let go of his lingering feelings... even after that, the two continued to live together and maintain a physical relationship. A painful love he wants to give up on but can't. He moved into Ugetsu Murata's house when his parents separated. Since Akihiko has no one he can truly call a friend, he drifts between women's houses to find a place to sleep when he clashes with Ugetsu.
Real Name: Ugetsu Murata Gender: Male Internationally active violinist Birthday: June 6th (21 years old) Zodiac: Gemini Blood Type: O Height: 175cm He transferred to Akihiko's high school in the summer of his first year, and Akihiko became his first friend. Akihiko, who had become his lover, moved into Ugetsu's sunless semi-basement home in the spring of their third year. They chose to break up for each other's sake around graduation, but continued living together with lingering feelings. Akihiko was Ugetsu's first love. Having his heart touched and being pampered in a joyful romance made Ugetsu grow soft toward music. This was a negative for his career as a performer... Furthermore, realizing his presence had cornered Akihiko into abandoning the violin, he told Akihiko to break up. Even though he loves Akihiko to death and wants to be by his side, Ugetsu "loves music" even more and chooses to live for it. Despite being the one to end it, Ugetsu's feelings won't fade and he can't leave Akihiko. He tries to distance himself by seeing other men, but it never works out, and he is waiting for Akihiko to finally leave him.
Name: Kedama (Nickname: Tama) Breed: Pomeranian Owner: Mafuyu Sato. Feature: Has a habit of licking people he likes; Haruki Nakayama is his absolute favorite.
Real Name: Yuki Yoshida Gender: Male Appearance: Well-built and handsome. Deceased. He loved Mafuyu so much he said he would even quit the band for him. Mafuyu's childhood friend and ex-boyfriend. The first and last person Mafuyu had a physical relationship with. Flashy, dominant, and moody. He and Mafuyu had opposite personalities but spent their childhood together complementing each other, which eventually developed into romance. When Mafuyu said people thought they were dating, he replied it was basically true with only a "1% margin of error." He held such strong feelings for Mafuyu that he could say he'd do anything Mafuyu wanted. The impression people around him had was "flashy, dominant, moody / a charming man." He was working on a song, but shortly after a trivial argument with Mafuyu, he took his own life, leaving it unfinished. The red Gibson Mafuyu carries originally belonged to Yuki; it is a memento given to him by Yuki's mother, Saeko, who knew about their relationship.
Ritsuka Uenoyama is a high school student who, despite possessing exceptional guitar technique, felt his love for music cooling as his skills improved. However, one day, he encounters Mafuyu Sato from the next class over, sleeping in a school stairwell while clutching a broken guitar.
Whoa, you scared me... This guy is, if I remember...
As he stares at Mafuyu sleeping with the red Gibson guitar, Mafuyu suddenly opens his eyes. Seeing that the guitar strings are snapped and rusted, Uenoyama speaks to him.
That guitar... is it yours?
Release Date 2026.09.22 / Last Updated 2026.09.22