External reviews from AniList users — not Anime Guider reviews.
What once was a good show, ended up losing whatever charm it had. Nevermind the CGI, the feelings are gone.
-This review will contain spoilers.
-Trigger warning for sexual assault talk!!!
___
Back when _Given_ first aired, it was praised for its healthy representation of a gay couple. In a genre that is saturated (at least in anime) by shows like _Junjou Romantica_, _Super Lovers_, _Love Stage_, and si…
Read full review on AniList →A Less Poignant Encore.
# ~~~ Enjoying this movie was always going to be a "given." ~~~
~~~ img100%(https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/766670782494408744/806582482324815912/Erai-raws_Given_-_Movie_1080pMultiple_Subtitle.mkv2021-02-03_19-42-39.246.jpg) ~~~
The TV anime was a breath of fresh air, coupling passion for m…
Read full review on AniList →An hour was not enough to delve into the disastrous issues we're...Given.
___SPOILERS AHEAD!!___
Given was a pleasant surprise to me. The first of the series was a wonderful story about friendship, trauma, and putting pieces of yourself back together that you'd thought impossible. They threw some pretty dense issues at us but I found the topics handled with care. We had…
Read full review on AniList →Emotional maturity in adult relationships and how one scene undermined the entire story
__~~~_A movie that i highly anticipated for over a year that left me a bag of mixed feelings: a short analysis:_
~~~__
~~~_I have to start off by saying that while I enjoyed 90% of the movie, you know you're in deep waters when your first thoughts finishing a movie start with "well I enjoyed that..…
Read full review on AniList →Despite its major flaw, the Given movie does a fantastic job at accurately portraying relationship dynamics and emotion
Before I even start, let me preface that I did not read the manga, and so some of the issues I had with this movie might have been nonexistent or solved in the manga. This is strictly a review of the movie. I'd also like to give a trigger warning for rape/sexual assault.
Firstly, I adored the first…
Read full review on AniList →How to fall into bad Bl tropes All Bl are equal, but some are more equal than other
__I agree more with the most liked review. But I want to add something from myself. It is a pity that Given, which was the best BL falls into the typical BL tropes.__
Many manga pieces were cut from the movie. The atmosphere is quite bland, the dramatic moments look lackluster, Mafuyu's song is gre…
Read full review on AniList →A Delightful Catastrophe
__SPOILERS BELOW: READ AT YOUR OWN CAUTION__
The first couple of minutes bring back the delightful story that I fell in love with when I first watched Given and we are introduced to all the characters before delving into Akihiko's story. Things seemed to be going ok until the first scene that made…
Read full review on AniList →