A TV anime adaptation of The Drops of God manga has been announced with a 2026 premiere date, teaser trailer, and teaser visual.
The anime stars Kazuya Kamenashi as Shizuku Kanzaki and Takuya Sato as Issei Tomine, who have to compete for the wine collection of Shizuku’s late father Yutaka by identifying a number of selected wines, including the titular “The Drops of God.” Maya Uchida and Banjo Ginga are also part of the cast as Miyabi Shinohara and Yutaka, respectively.
Meanwhile, the production credits include:
• Director: Kenji Itoso (Aquarion: Myth of Emotions)
• Series composition and scriptwriter: Yu Mitsuru
• Character designer: Sodai Suwa (Demon Lord 2099)
• Animation production: SATELIGHT
• Animation production cooperation: YANCHESTER
The Drops of God manga (Kami no Shizuku) is written by Tadashi Agi and drawn by Shu Okimoto. It began in Kodansha’s Morning in 2004 and released its 44th and final volume in 2014. Kodansha USA has it in English.
The manga has also inspired a Hulu original French-Japanese live-action series, a second season of which will premiere on Apple TV+ on January 21 next year.
The anime’s premise reads:
World-renowned wine critic Yutaka Kanzaki has passed away, leaving behind a wine collection worth over 12 billion yen. His will states that his collection will be given to the one who can identify the origin and year of twelve wines he’s chosen, the “Twelve Apostles”, and one that’s superior even to them, “The Drops of God”.
Competing for the prize are Yutaka’s son, Shizuku, who received a world-class education in wine but rebelled against his father and has never drank a drop, and Issei Tomine, a young charismatic wine critic whom Yutaka had recently adopted as his son.
Source: Press release
