Well TECHNICALLY only Mafuyu is confirmed gay 🙃 Akihiko is bi, Haru only had girlfriends until a certain crush started, and I'm not sure Uenoyama has shown interest in anyone of any gender before he fell for Mafuyu so if the whole Mafuyu thing didn't work out, who knows what he'd be into~
Not to be sappy but Mafuyu's name means winter, and Yuki's means snow...because winter can exist without snow but snow can't exist without winter. And Ritsuka (Uenoyama's first name) means summer🤧 Love your reactions!
Some other things people never knew or noticed first glance: There's a point in the opening of this series that, for a split second, it shows that Mafuyu SAW Yuki....well, you know. Speaking of Yuki, his voice is the harmony part in this this song. I think someone also mentioned once that Yuki's mom also comes to watch Mafuyu's performance, hence the one quick shot of the older woman in the audience that looked astonished & almost heartbroken.
So the reason the snapping of the guitar strings is so important and symbolic is that it's always been a physical representation of Mafuyu's heart/love. In the beginning, the string is broken after finding Yuki, and he carries it with him until meeting Uenoyama who is able to fix it. From there it's Uenoyama who teaches him how to play or for symbolic purposes teaches him how to love again. Having the string snap again while Uenoyama is yelling at him is meant to be a parallel of the first time the string snaps. Only this time Mafuyu and Uenoyama are able to fix it whereas Mafuyu and Yuki weren't able to.
I just realized. Mafuyu held his guitar while it's string was broken. It's like he was holding his pain. But when Uenoyama fixed it, he still held it, but the pain healed, and he use his pain to make music and transform the pain to live with it.
the saddest thing about Mafuyu's song is that the lyrics was about Mafuyu's lover who committed suicide unexpectedly and the loss/trauma was overwhelming. it is a song of loss that will never be forgotten
Just FYI ch.10 of the manga has more flashback and internal monologue and gives a bit more context to their fight if you feel like you want more pain. I also just wanted to point out that this is the first time Mafuyu's been able to cry since Yuki died
@@firstnamelastname9524 SPOILERS AHEAD. Akihiko is trying to get out of a toxic relationship. Which... is not pretty. I actually think it's really well-written because that's never a clean and easy feat, but some people would have definitely preferred it if he stayed the cool and perfect guy he first appeared as. In the process he hurts Haru emotionally quite a bit and in one instance even kiiind of forces himself on Haru while drunk (though Haru calls it consensual so 🤷♀️ but it definitely is borderline enough to leave a bad taste in your mouth). He eventually gets his shit together and they end up in a healthy relationship with each other, but it definitely disillusioned a lot of people about what kind of person Akihiko is. I'd say it makes him a way more compelling character than being just a cool senpai, but I digress. Anyway, with how protective Danny is of Haru already, and how annoyed he is with any hint of the Akihiko-Ugetsu relationship (calling them overdramatic and the like), I'm pretty sure he would NOT appreciate that development ;)
You have to remember, uenoyama is a teenager. Some of them just angsty for…hormonal purposes 😂. Also I don’t know, I feel like the kiss was appropriate. Everyone didn’t expect mafuyu to sing and he comes out with this banger on the fly…about he feels inside. I can imagine uenoyama just being so stinking proud.
Having re-read Given ~to procrastinate~, it is So much worse than I remember, mainly because of Continued interaction. My man needs SPACE. Not to be confronted with that breach of trust literally every second of his day. Good God.
Also if you want to hear something that will really hurt your feelings, look up just the vocals and listen to Mafuyu's scream again. Shogo Yano, Mafuyu's voice actor, did an amazing job putting so much pain in just that scream.
This episode gets me every time. Like it was already sad in the manga but with the actual music and the flashbacks with the dialogue- tears every single time.
As someone that is Japanese when I first watched given this diffidently helped me with my own sexuality and my own problems Also your commentating is hilarious
4:09 not so fun fact In the last chorus, listen to the background. The one harmonizing with Mafuyu is Yuki (the ex boyfriend) Just listen to the song once more knowing that I went through that pain, now you do too
I will always remember this anime for mafuyus backstory His dad abused them and was arrested because of yuki Mafuyu wanted to write songs with yuki but couldn’t because he couldn’t express it and him and yuki already went to different schools so didn’t have much time and got angry and said “will you die for me” and yuki got drunk and killed himself
1:16 I'm like 90% certain that Light Yagami literally does show up in an episode of Death Parade... The way the characters talk about him and his design draws some hilarious comparisons. Also on first viewing this episode made me sob so hard I got a headache, so I was stopped to see your reactioons to episodes 8 and 9 in particular, they really reframe how we see Mafuyu and made me feel like I was being way too judgmental with similar characters too.
Was just watching this and I realized... have we not convinced this man to watch Banana Fish, or has he already seen it offscreen? Because I'd LOVE to see his take on that series, holy SHIT.
1:13 Actually, in the manga, Uenoyama bumps* into Sado Takaaki, another character from Kizu Natsuki manga called "Links". Shame they didn't include him on the anime.
I'm just gonna say that for many people who haven't realized (ik I didn't until someone told me lol) in this ep in the opening at one point they show yukis face while in any other episode before ep 9 they don't show his face and its just blurry😭😭 and the fact that when I checked I literally nearly cried😭😭 LIKE HOW IS IT POSSIBLE FOR AN ANIME TO MAKE ME FEEL EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE😫😫😭😭 but I loved this show soo much🥺🥺 and I'm pretty sure the author for the manga based the characters off her favourite characters from haikyuu e.g. mafuyu and hinata, uenoyama and kageyama, haruki and asahi, akihiko and tsukishima, those two dudes who were mafuyus friends (sorry I don't remember their names lol) and kenma and akaashi Also can you watch the dub for sk8 the infinity it is soo funny
I'm rewatching this and I'd love you to watch the Given anime. It has 11 episodes and talks about grief, trauma, losing somebody you love and recovering from this. The main characters are in the band and the music is just fantastic!
I bawled my eyes out on this episode.... not the least bit ashamed to admit it either. I want to listen to the song more often, but it's too hard to listen to XD
Sometimes I just randomly come back here to watch Danny having a breakdown over the reveal in this song, it's like a weird addiction, not even mad about it
I only cliked on the video because of the name 😅 I went "what did he say about Mafuyu?!" "Did I just found someone that doesnt like the angel that is Mafuyu?!" 😂 I got so confused and curious that I pressed play 😂
Ooh he should totally watch it. Although, we should warn him that it’s got a lot of really heavy topics in it (you know, addressing the whole rape/child trafficking due to the villains being literal underground criminals), violence, a bit of blood and gangs. But great main characters, pretty good plot, lots of tears, some laughs, killer opening and ending, and strong first episode
Danny once said «This poor bo- THIS IS NOT THE TIME. OHHH NOOO, OHHH STOP LET GO OF HIM YOUVE MADE A HORRIBLE ERROR, nooOoOOOOO, he’s so, this poor guy»
If you want to see Akihiko and Haruki, if you haven't already you NEED to watch the given movie it focuses on them and Akihiko's relationship with the violin dude
A guy here watching this show The shonen-ai that i like Ngl, even if its “bl” i like it, specially this ep. I love the drama and story in it, I think why mafuyo is like that is because he thinks his the reason why yuki commits suicide Edit: I’ve been saying “like” a lot lol 😆
So I had to comment because of what you, so the reason that he was crying like that was because he Finally learned that he can let go of the grief And the guilt that he felt for his Boyfriend's death It's a cry of relief not of sadness and the guitarist helped him realize it
This is the first video of yours I've ever seen and I'm 18 seconds in and I'm already having the time of my god damn life
I love that
“News flash: THE WHOLE BANDS GAY” couldn’t say it any more better 😂😂
Timestamp?
@@samsilly123456 2:07
Well TECHNICALLY only Mafuyu is confirmed gay 🙃 Akihiko is bi, Haru only had girlfriends until a certain crush started, and I'm not sure Uenoyama has shown interest in anyone of any gender before he fell for Mafuyu so if the whole Mafuyu thing didn't work out, who knows what he'd be into~
Ha ha ha
The movie: 👀👀
Not to be sappy but Mafuyu's name means winter, and Yuki's means snow...because winter can exist without snow but snow can't exist without winter. And Ritsuka (Uenoyama's first name) means summer🤧 Love your reactions!
Oh my god I never knew that and now it's even sadder 😭
Some other things people never knew or noticed first glance: There's a point in the opening of this series that, for a split second, it shows that Mafuyu SAW Yuki....well, you know. Speaking of Yuki, his voice is the harmony part in this this song.
I think someone also mentioned once that Yuki's mom also comes to watch Mafuyu's performance, hence the one quick shot of the older woman in the audience that looked astonished & almost heartbroken.
@@EvaLuna175 yeah I didn't notice at first but I saw it in a tiktok
"snow can't exist without winter"
spring and autumn in russia: am i a joke to you
omg this is sad
"THIS IS NOT THE TIME"
my reaction too bud.
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the reason why Mafuyu crying was so important because it's the first time he cried after Yoshida died
it's he first time he even fully worded what he was feeling
So the reason the snapping of the guitar strings is so important and symbolic is that it's always been a physical representation of Mafuyu's heart/love. In the beginning, the string is broken after finding Yuki, and he carries it with him until meeting Uenoyama who is able to fix it. From there it's Uenoyama who teaches him how to play or for symbolic purposes teaches him how to love again. Having the string snap again while Uenoyama is yelling at him is meant to be a parallel of the first time the string snaps. Only this time Mafuyu and Uenoyama are able to fix it whereas Mafuyu and Yuki weren't able to.
That's so deep
😭😭😭
I just realized. Mafuyu held his guitar while it's string was broken. It's like he was holding his pain. But when Uenoyama fixed it, he still held it, but the pain healed, and he use his pain to make music and transform the pain to live with it.
That is so deep, I love reading comments about things that I never knew when I watched the show before
I lost it when he screamed, "THIS IS NOT THE TIME!" 😂
Danny: I SWEAR IF THEY DO NOT SMOOCH NOW I WILL COMMIT ARSON
Danny when they finally kiss: NOW IS NOT THE TIME
3:30 You can actually pinpoint the second Danny regrets EVERYTHING HE EVER SAID.
I too regret making fun of his "LALALALA~"
Mafuyu really said LALA BITCH
“President of the Shitty Life Club” killed me
the saddest thing about Mafuyu's song is that the lyrics was about Mafuyu's lover who committed suicide unexpectedly and the loss/trauma was overwhelming. it is a song of loss that will never be forgotten
I started crying when he literally screeched "THIS IS NOT THE TIME" in the most high pitch voice ever 😭😭😭😭
Just FYI ch.10 of the manga has more flashback and internal monologue and gives a bit more context to their fight if you feel like you want more pain. I also just wanted to point out that this is the first time Mafuyu's been able to cry since Yuki died
Welp....time to make myself cry again
I don't know what you mean. I always curl up into the fetal position on the floor when I'm not lonely and having fun.
You sound like a fun and not lonely person
That just sounds like a depressed and anxious person if I ever heard anything
After this I would definitely recommend given the movie
HSAHAHAHAHDS
He's gonna hate Akihiko even more if he watches that xD
@@sleepysera wait what happened in the movie?
@@firstnamelastname9524
SPOILERS AHEAD.
Akihiko is trying to get out of a toxic relationship. Which... is not pretty. I actually think it's really well-written because that's never a clean and easy feat, but some people would have definitely preferred it if he stayed the cool and perfect guy he first appeared as.
In the process he hurts Haru emotionally quite a bit and in one instance even kiiind of forces himself on Haru while drunk (though Haru calls it consensual so 🤷♀️ but it definitely is borderline enough to leave a bad taste in your mouth).
He eventually gets his shit together and they end up in a healthy relationship with each other, but it definitely disillusioned a lot of people about what kind of person Akihiko is.
I'd say it makes him a way more compelling character than being just a cool senpai, but I digress. Anyway, with how protective Danny is of Haru already, and how annoyed he is with any hint of the Akihiko-Ugetsu relationship (calling them overdramatic and the like), I'm pretty sure he would NOT appreciate that development ;)
@@sleepysera thanks
You have to remember, uenoyama is a teenager. Some of them just angsty for…hormonal purposes 😂.
Also I don’t know, I feel like the kiss was appropriate. Everyone didn’t expect mafuyu to sing and he comes out with this banger on the fly…about he feels inside. I can imagine uenoyama just being so stinking proud.
I would have kissed him too, that was an unbelievable performance.
It makes sense he kissed him like that performance awoke all kinds of emotions for everyone
3:31 the moment Danny finally gets it… 😔😔😔
"News flash, THE WHOLE BANDS GAY!" That will now be my quote for the year
"If you leave this poor, ponytailed man smoochless" *cringes in spoilers for that one scene in the manga/movie.
Having re-read Given ~to procrastinate~, it is So much worse than I remember, mainly because of Continued interaction. My man needs SPACE. Not to be confronted with that breach of trust literally every second of his day. Good God.
REKI ON HIS LOCK SCREEN AAAAAAAAAA *this the anime cinematic universe u been looking for*
0:08: doubts the emotional intensity of the episode
3:35: emotionally crippled
3:36: me cracking up
Mafuyu's scream makes me cry everytime.
4:35 HIM LOSING IT AND HIS LOUD ASS MIC IS SENDING ME
The hype is real bro. This what I stayed here for
Okay but the way you screeched “NOW IS NOT THE TIME” fucking shot me in the heart and made me die of laughter
I legit lost it, even as I was reading the comments😂
Love this but I just have to say, you have the prettiest smile omg-
Its very sweet of you to lie like that 😀
@@DannyMotta LMAOO BUT I'M NOT!
@@DannyMotta BITCH, TAKE THE COMPLIMENT >8)
Also if you want to hear something that will really hurt your feelings, look up just the vocals and listen to Mafuyu's scream again. Shogo Yano, Mafuyu's voice actor, did an amazing job putting so much pain in just that scream.
This episode gets me every time. Like it was already sad in the manga but with the actual music and the flashbacks with the dialogue- tears every single time.
4:35 OMFGGG 💀🤚 bruh I couldn’t hear for a sec
My bad 😬 gotta fix my audio
Accidentally had the gain up on the mic and didnt realize till after i recorded
@@DannyMotta oh lol
When curled your legs against your chest. I’ve never related to you more.
This episode had me sobbing and crying
Where can I watch it?
As someone that is Japanese when I first watched given this diffidently helped me with my own sexuality and my own problems Also your commentating is hilarious
Also! great job with the thumbnail
Totally captured my attention a lot more than the other ones.
Awesome thanks!! Yeah i've been thinking i need to get better at making thumbnails
“YoU CAnT DO T H A T!!!” I wheezed so hard
LMAO came back to rewatch this in 2024 and damn i never noticed how bad the audio quality was back then.
The way he says it when they kiss and screams like a girl and say "THIS IS NOT THE TIME" had me rolling on the floor.😂😂
I was waiting for your regret and now I am fully satisfied with what I saw.
You can see Yuki in the crowd during the song, he's watching Mafuyu saying goodbye to him
He’s not in the crowd. I think you are seeing Yuki’s former band mate he kind of looks like yuki.
@@Minuet888 4 mo late, but it was Yuki. In the manga it is clearer that it is Yuki's spirit.
Between his dad’s abuse when he was a child and his boyfriend’s death he shuts himself out
“Why is he SO angsty?! Do we ever learn his tragic backstory?! Is it just that he’s gay!!!!?????!” 💀 happy pride y’all
YOUR LITERALLY HILARIOUS STOP- ''MAFUYU IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE SHITTY LIFE CLUB'' IM DYING-
Danny I'm not buying it!!
Guess how's buying it 😂
Not me watching this at 2 am and try not to laugh at his jokes 😂😂
3:37 IS THE REACTION I WAS WAITING FOR IM SO HAPPY
BRO I SAW JUST THE ONE SECOND OF THE FLASHBACK AND I STARTED TO CRY 😥
THIS IS NOT THE TIME
😂🤣😂🤣😭😭😭😭😭 OH MY GOSH
AFTER ALL THIS TIME TALKING ABOUT HE WANTED TWO PEOPLE TO KISS TOO 🤣😂😭😭😭
4:09 not so fun fact
In the last chorus, listen to the background. The one harmonizing with Mafuyu is Yuki (the ex boyfriend)
Just listen to the song once more knowing that
I went through that pain, now you do too
4:34 THAT WAS LITERALLY MY REACTION TO THE TEE I WAS LIKE NO STAWP
How I could see clearly the moment the sadness sunk in 😂
I will always remember this anime for mafuyus backstory
His dad abused them and was arrested because of yuki
Mafuyu wanted to write songs with yuki but couldn’t because he couldn’t express it and him and yuki already went to different schools so didn’t have much time and got angry and said “will you die for me” and yuki got drunk and killed himself
"Is it just that he's gay? ...NEWSFLASH! THE WHOLE BAND'S GAY!" omg I laughed so fucking hard. That was fantastic 😂😂
3:41 You are bringing me so much joy. Thank you so much
1:16 I'm like 90% certain that Light Yagami literally does show up in an episode of Death Parade... The way the characters talk about him and his design draws some hilarious comparisons.
Also on first viewing this episode made me sob so hard I got a headache, so I was stopped to see your reactioons to episodes 8 and 9 in particular, they really reframe how we see Mafuyu and made me feel like I was being way too judgmental with similar characters too.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME. the funniest thing Danny has ever said😂
Was just watching this and I realized... have we not convinced this man to watch Banana Fish, or has he already seen it offscreen? Because I'd LOVE to see his take on that series, holy SHIT.
4:32 STOP RHIS IS THE BEST LINE EVER SAID
1:13 Actually, in the manga, Uenoyama bumps* into Sado Takaaki, another character from Kizu Natsuki manga called "Links". Shame they didn't include him on the anime.
I'm just gonna say that for many people who haven't realized (ik I didn't until someone told me lol) in this ep in the opening at one point they show yukis face while in any other episode before ep 9 they don't show his face and its just blurry😭😭 and the fact that when I checked I literally nearly cried😭😭 LIKE HOW IS IT POSSIBLE FOR AN ANIME TO MAKE ME FEEL EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE😫😫😭😭 but I loved this show soo much🥺🥺 and I'm pretty sure the author for the manga based the characters off her favourite characters from haikyuu e.g. mafuyu and hinata, uenoyama and kageyama, haruki and asahi, akihiko and tsukishima, those two dudes who were mafuyus friends (sorry I don't remember their names lol) and kenma and akaashi
Also can you watch the dub for sk8 the infinity it is soo funny
WAIT REALLY OMFG IMMA CRY NOW
PLEASE THIS IS THE BEAT REACTION VIDEO IVE EVER SEEEEEN
Remember me, Danny? It is I, the person who commented on every video for you to watch Given. This. This is what I wanted.
I’m so sorry I have watched the “THIS IS NOT THE TIME🤺” over 12 times
I'm rewatching this and I'd love you to watch the Given anime. It has 11 episodes and talks about grief, trauma, losing somebody you love and recovering from this. The main characters are in the band and the music is just fantastic!
THIS IS NOT THE TIME 🦅🦅
LMAOO
I bawled my eyes out on this episode.... not the least bit ashamed to admit it either. I want to listen to the song more often, but it's too hard to listen to XD
Seriously one of my favourite reactions. I'm sorry Danny, its true. We like to see you suffer.
I remember literally crying while watching this episode whilst immediately adding the song to my playlist
Thank you very much, I enjoyed your thoughts soooo much that I was crying in laughter.
Begs for smooch then regrets smooch 😂
Sometimes I just randomly come back here to watch Danny having a breakdown over the reveal in this song, it's like a weird addiction, not even mad about it
I only cliked on the video because of the name 😅 I went "what did he say about Mafuyu?!" "Did I just found someone that doesnt like the angel that is Mafuyu?!" 😂 I got so confused and curious that I pressed play 😂
Life been unfair to haruki is absolutely a thing, and you must watch the movie and lose your mind as I DID DAMN IT :'v
Manz I would kill to see you react to banana fish-
Ooh he should totally watch it. Although, we should warn him that it’s got a lot of really heavy topics in it (you know, addressing the whole rape/child trafficking due to the villains being literal underground criminals), violence, a bit of blood and gangs.
But great main characters, pretty good plot, lots of tears, some laughs, killer opening and ending, and strong first episode
@@dianarojo-jewell6091 he's an adult he'll be fine. Would be an amazing reaction
Danny Motta, you should watch Madds Buckly’s English cover of Mafuyu’s song! It’s the best English translation of the song iv ever herd!
Mafuyu doesn't talk mostly because of the other big reveal in the episode; his dad beats him when he speaks.
AHHH I've been waiting for this episode ever since I saw you started reacting to it on TikTok weeks ago
I know some people are getting angry at your controversial takes but I love it 😂
Don’t think I didn’t notice the Sk8 Lock Screen 👀😌👏🏻
To celebrate Danny reaching 800k I'm watching all his given vids🎉🎉
I was told that the girl at 3:27 is Yuki’s mom
thank you! I was wondering why she had so much screen time 💀
@@Xan_7082 np
The water break had me cracking up 😭 5:29
This is not the time- best reaction ever
I clicked on the link from his TickTock to see his demon slayer reaction but it bring me here
4:36 still the best reaction. It lives rent free in my head lol
Omg i love these. "This is not the time" yessssss
This comment section makes me think I'm the only person who didn't make fun of Mafuyu's "lalala"
Speaking of light yagami showing up in an anime watch death parade
Danny once said «This poor bo- THIS IS NOT THE TIME. OHHH NOOO, OHHH STOP LET GO OF HIM YOUVE MADE A HORRIBLE ERROR, nooOoOOOOO, he’s so, this poor guy»
Near the end of the song he was talking over it and said Samishīyo ̄ and the subtitles say it means "I miss you" but it also means "I'm lonely"
We love the sk8 the infinity lockscreen 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 also I recommend u watching the movie
6:31 that was a fucking jumpscare, man!
This is my comfort anime!! I love it more and more everytime and when people watch it makes me so happy❤️❤️❤️
I lost it when he said THIS IS NOT THE TIME
If you want to see Akihiko and Haruki, if you haven't already you NEED to watch the given movie it focuses on them and Akihiko's relationship with the violin dude
"This poor bo- THIS IS NOT THE TIME!!!"😱😱😱
Speaking of emotionally crippling shows... you should react to Banana Fish
A guy here watching this show
The shonen-ai that i like
Ngl, even if its “bl” i like it, specially this ep.
I love the drama and story in it,
I think why mafuyo is like that is because he thinks his the reason why yuki commits suicide
Edit: I’ve been saying “like” a lot lol 😆
love the sk8 wallpaper on ur phone
Once I hear the "Mada", I cried
Yeasahhhhh reactionsss
So I had to comment because of what you, so the reason that he was crying like that was because he Finally learned that he can let go of the grief And the guilt that he felt for his Boyfriend's death It's a cry of relief not of sadness and the guitarist helped him realize it
I loved the reaction to the kiss he was so surprised 😂❤