Given vs Love on Trial

Given has the higher audience score (8.3/10 against 5.8/10 for Love on Trial). Given is the shorter watch at 1h compared with 2h 4m. Given is the older of the two (2020 against 2026). Both are drama, music, romance movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Given posterGiven2020 VS Love on Trial posterLove on Trial2026
GivenLove on Trial
Audience score★ 8.3/10★ 5.8/10
Year20202026
Length1h 2h 4m
GenresAnimation, Drama, Music, RomanceDrama, Music, Romance
Country–Japan
DirectorHikaru YamaguchiKoji Fukada
Main castTakuya Eguchi, Yuma Uchida, Masatomo Nakazawa, Shogo Yano, Shintaro AsanumaKenjiro Tsuda, Oolongta Yoshida, Yuko Nakamura, Miyu Ogawa, Yuki Kura

Synopsis

Given

Haruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu's love clashes and starts to move forward.

Love on Trial

Mai, a rising J-Pop idol, is finally about to have her big break when she unexpectedly falls in love. But in a treacherous industry where young singers must maintain an image of flawless purity, love is forbidden. When her relationship is exposed, Mai's agency takes drastic action, dragging the couple to court over the "no love" clause in her contract, throwing her life into chaos.

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