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This Japanese animated romance focuses on Mafuyu, who struggles with his position within his band. While Ritsuka senses that Mafuyu is avoiding music due to overwhelming emotions, the appearance of a familiar person provides the motivation needed for him to return to performing.

The film was directed by Noriko Hashimoto, following her work on given the Movie: Hiiragi Mix and preceding given: Moments in Life. The screenplay was written by Yuniko Ayana. The voice cast features Shogo Yano as Mafuyu Sato, Yuma Uchida as Ritsuka Uenoyama, Masatomo Nakazawa as Haruki Nakayama, Takuya Eguchi as Akihiko Kaji, Fumiya Imai as Hiragi Kashima, and Taito Ban as Shizusumi Yagi. Produced by Aniplex, Lerche, and Shinshokan, the movie has a runtime of 80 minutes. On TMDB, it holds a rating of 7.8/10 based on 12 votes.