Given, Vol. 4

(W/A/CA) Natsuki Kizu. Sometimes a song can save your life. 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 focuses on preparing for music festival tryouts and creating new songs* Haruki grows more and more intimidated by the talents of younger members Mafuyu and Uenoyama. Worried that he's holding them back* he accepts his ex-girlfriend's request to play in her band. Meanwhile* Akihiko realizes that Haruki has fallen in love with him* setting the stage for a major blowup between them. For readers ages 16 and up.