Ritsuka Uenoyama

Ritsuka Uenoyama is a high school guitarist and one of the central musicians in Given. He helps Mafuyu Sato learn guitar and rediscovers his own excitement for music through their relationship.

Ritsuka Uenoyama's performance role and relationships

Uenoyama is blunt, easily flustered, dedicated, and more emotionally attentive than his impatient manner suggests. He is a skilled guitarist who composes, arranges, rehearses seriously, and adapts the band's sound around Mafuyu's voice.

Ritsuka Uenoyama's defining traits and capabilities

Mafuyu's grief and song force Uenoyama to confront emotions he cannot solve technically. Their romance develops alongside the band, while Haruki and Akihiko provide older perspectives on music and relationships.