As the now 11-member Rentarou Family Love Train trundles happily along, its co-first member is having a bit of a dilemma. At night she dreams of losing Rentarou because of her tsundere-ness. During…
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Given
Rating: 9/10 Episodes: 11 Source: Manga Genres: BL, Drama, Slice of Life, Romance Premiered: Summer 2019 Trailer Synopsis Tightly clutching his Gibson guitar, Mafuyu Satou steps out of…
Given, Vol. 1
Given Volume 1 by Natsuki Kizu Even before I read this manga, I remember scrolling past something on twitter and seeing the cover. Who is the mildly cranky…
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There are music shows, there are romance shows, and then there are shows like given that transcend the borders of each to create a truly compelling story that…
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Ritsuka played guitar but has lost interest in the instrument. One day, he meets Mafuyu, who is holding a broken guitar. Ritsuka unwillingly starts teaching Mafuyu the guitar,…
Given: The Film
It’s been quite a while since I looked at Lerche’s Given, a romance which had some faults but was still great. We’ve also seen Lerche’s work with Konohana…
Hyakkano – 22 – Eleventh Heaven
Rather than ponder how exactly Rentarou will acquire ninety more girlfriends before this anime ends (it’s taken 21 just to get ten), I long ago decided to simply enjoy…
Hyakkano – 15 – Maid Man
Hahari has the strongest maternal instinct of Rentarou’s girlfriends, which tracks: she’s actually a mother to Hakari. She scratches that itch by making baby clothes for everyone, while…
Hyakkano – 03 – Don’t Speak
Yoshimoto Shizuka, the tiny student librarian, has resigned herself to a life of solitude, and yet she still longs for her shining knight. Enter Aijou Rentarou, who happens…
Hyakkano – 20 – Beauty Wars
Mimimi’s desire to beat Nano in a contest hearkens back to middle school, when Nano unexpectedly beat her in a beauty contest she was entered into by mistake.…
Hyakkano – 18 – Jurassic Ballpark
Team Rentarou’s opponents from Jurassic High are a colorful and serious bunch (and judging from their ears they might be 100% human?), while the three Kaykay sisters who…
Hyakkano – 04 – Three Kisses
Hakari and Karane are introduced to Rentarou’s new girlfriend Shizuka and her unique mode of communication. Rentarou breaks the ice by noting one cute quirk that each of…
Hyakkano – 06 – Uniquely Wonderful
Karane didn’t want to go to a water park, but Hakari suggested it, and she didn’t object. Now she’s looking at cute swimsuits, thinking none of them would…
[Eight] Human Hands — Given
The cold opening of Given‘s first episode was my favorite six minutes of any anime this year. Despite not knowing anything about the story going into the series,…
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BLog reviews recent boys love, yaoi and LGBTQ+ English translation manga. Given Vol. 4Story and art: Natsuki KizuTranslation: Sheldon DrzkaPublisher: SuBLime MangaRelease Date: Nov. 10, 2020 (…
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Oh just kiss already! What’s the Story? Uenoyama wants nothing more than to crash in his favourite napping spot, he’s become rather listless of late, losing interest in…
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If you have watched the 11 episode series then you probably had been anticipating the movie. I had been at the edge of my seat waiting for this…
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What’s it about? When Ritsuka Uenoyama agrees to fix the strings on the Gibson guitar his strange classmate Mafuyu always carries, he finds his entire life turned upside…
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Hyakkano – 19 – A Beautiful Heart
While the tenth girlfriend is teased at the fourth wall-destroying start of this episode, the first half gets the Rentarou Family off the school roof for once and…
Hyakkano – 16 – Maid to Love
Hahari lends her maid Meido Mei to Rentarou for a day so they can spend some time together as a couple. However, Rentarou soon learns that as far…
Hyakkano - Episode 5 - Nano AI
The school's top student, Nano Eiai, has a nickname. Based on her robotic responses, AI works well as a descriptor. Hyakkano - Episode 5
Hyakkano – 09 – Rentarou Family Values
This week begins with a distressing sight: Hakari being told something by her mother…something clearly not good. Thing brighten up considerably at the Lovezono flower part where Rentarou is…
Hyakkano – 21 – Locks of Love
Rentarou is still bald and eyebrow-less after the Beauty Search, but Kusuri has a drug that manipulates hair, such that all the girlfriends get hair makeovers. Those with…
Hyakkano – 02 – First Kiss Conundrum
On their second day of being throuple, Hakari and Karane get Rentarou to start calling them by their first names and holding hands as they walk to school…
Hyakkano – 11 – Truth and Tummies
In what is perhaps a demonstration of how a full-on adult soulmate is able to function, Hahari actually tables her sudden confession and request to go out with…
When Music Heals The Heart: Given and Given: The Movie Review
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Mirai has recently updated their website with the official site for their new 18+ otome game project titled Tsundere *S Otome, which is getting released sometime next year.…
Hyakkano – 17 – A Whole New Ballgame
When Rentarou’s eyes meet those of Sutou Iku (a very game Takahashi Rie) of the girl’s baseball club, she falls for him on the spot. He soon learns…
Hyakkano – 05 – Human for a Reason
Next girlfriend up: the Cool Beauty, Eiai Nano; the girl who is not only atop the school exam rankings, but got a perfect score; the girl who is…
Hyakkano – 14 – The Taste of Love
As the Food Fight Festival (with its blatant fanservice-prone MC) kicks off, Haraga Kurumi is convinced that Rentarou and his six other girlfriends will be nothing but dead…
Hyakkano - Episode 10 - Rentarou Hahari Soulmates
I should have seen this coming. Oyakodon is on the menu, boys! Too much time on a hot milf not to expect her to join the harem. Hyakkano…
Hyakkano - Episode 7 - Kusuri Senpai Soulmate
Rentarou locked eyes with Kusuri Senpai, a chemistry genius, but felt surprised when a tiny creature made him feel the same way. Hyakkano - Episode 7
Hyakkano - Episode 12 [END] - Girls Drool
The girls kept telling each other not to drool over Prince Nano kissing the crossdressing Rentarou-chan as they drooled! Hyakkano - Episode 12 [END]
Hyakkano – 08 – A Time to Kiss
We know the stakes: Rentarou and Kusuri need to reverse the other girls’ affliction or they’ll remain kiss zombies forever. But because they have superhuman strength and speed,…
Hyakkano - Episode 14 - Kakedashi Idol-chan
Kakedashi Idol-chan hosted an eating contest, Food Fight Festival, and dressed appropriately. Not complaining, just explaining. Hyakkano - Episode 14
Hyakkano - Episode 11 - Hahari Hugs Rentarou
All's well that ends well when Hahari joins Rentarou's harem. He promised he would cherish her daughter and make her happy, too! Hyakkano - Episode 11
Hyakkano - Episode 13 - Kusuri Chemical Cloud
Hyakkano’s second season quickly needed to introduce the six girlfriends from last season. Red strings of fate and explosions! Hyakkano - Episode 13
Hyakkano – 07 – Love is the Drug
Rentarou has a horny girlfriend in Hakari, a tsundere in Karane, a bookworm in Shizuka, and a cool beauty in Nano. We’ve seen her in the OP and…
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Second Stream: Given – Episode 7
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Second Stream: Given – Episode 2
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