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Book

Given. Volume 2

Call Number

  • GRAPHIC NOVEL KIZU TEEN (CEN, EAS, POW)

Edition

SuBLime manga edition.

Languages

Translated from the Japanese.

Publication Information

San Francisco, CA : SuBLime Manga, [2020]

Physical Description

171 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 19 cm

Audience

Parental advisory: Rated T+ for Older Teen; recommended for ages 16 and up. This volume contains suggestive themes.

Summary

"Love of music unites the four members of the band Given: hotheaded guitarist Uenoyama, playboy drummer Akihiko, gentle bassist Haruki, and Mafuyu, a singer gifted with great talent and burdened by past tragedy. Their struggles and conflicts may drive them apart, but their bond to the music--and to each other--always brings them back together again. As the band races toward their first live concert, Mafuyu struggles to write lyrics for their new song, unable to find words that express the emotions burning within him. Meanwhile, Uenoyama hears rumors about Mafuyu's past and is bewildered by his own feelings. The tension builds until the night of the show when the band gives a raging, life-changing performance."--Provided by publisher.

Notes

This book reads from right to left.

"Originally published in Japan in 2016 by Shinshokan Co., Ltd."--Colophon.

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