Given the Movie (2020 film)
A film adapting the second story arc of Given.
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Hikaru Yamaguchi directed the 2020 Japanese animated romantic drama film "Given the Movie", with a screenplay by Yuniko Ayana, and it is an adaptation of Natsuki Kizu's manga series.[1] The film's production was done by Lerche, with Aniplex handling distribution; it covers the manga's second story arc and continues the narrative from the anime, centering on Haruki and Akihiko's relationship.[1]
Key facts and history
In September 2019, a sequel anime film adapting the second story arc of the manga was announced to be in production.[2] Development of the film was managed by Blue Lynx, which is Fuji TV's label for boys' love anime.[2] Originally set for a May 16, 2020 theatrical release in Japan, the date was moved to August 22, 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] August 22, 2020 was the film's release date in Japan.[1]
On May 25, 2021, WeTV made the film available in Southeast Asia.[3] During its first weekend in Japanese theaters, the film ranked ninth at the box office, and it was no longer in the top ten by its second weekend.[4]
What the cited sources add
Kim Morrisy of Anime News Network gave the film a "B" rating and stated she was satisfied with the continuation, though she did not like it as much as the original series.[5]
References
- Wikipedia, "Given the Movie (2020 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Loo, "Given Anime Film Rescheduled for August 22 After COVID-19 Delay", Anime News Network, July 2, 2022 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Given the Movie (2020 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sherman, "Given Boys-Love Anime Gets Film in 2020", Anime News Network, September 19, 2019; "「映画 ギヴン」公開は2020年春！色づいたティザービジュアルも解禁", Comic Natalie, November 9, 2019; "BLアニメが避けて通れない「性描写」と「年齢制限」。フジテレビアニメ開発部の挑戦", Livedoor, February 15, 2020; "「映画 ギヴン」新公開日は8月22日、キヅナツキから感謝のコメントも", Comic Natalie, July 3, 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Given the Movie (2020 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Loo, "Given Anime Film Rescheduled for August 22 After COVID-19 Delay", Anime News Network, July 2, 2022; Cardine, "Given the Movie Comes to Crunchyroll in 2021!", Crunchyroll, October 27, 2020; WeTV Philippines, "The journey of 4 musicians is about to start now. Are you ready to follow the rhythm with them? #Given the Series is coming this May 18 and #GivenTheMovie will premiere this May 25 on WeTV!", May 16, 2 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Given the Movie (2020 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hazra, "Doraemon Film Stays at #2, Given Film Debuts at #9 at Japanese Box Office", Anime News Network, August 24, 2020; Hazra, "Cells at Work! Film Debuts at #10, Doraemon Stays at #2", Anime News Network, September 7, 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Given the Movie (2020 film)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Morrisy, ""Given (Movie)" Review", Anime News Network, September 23, 2020 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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