Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto‘s original work, The Drops of God, is set to receive a TV anime adaptation. Following the 2009 live-action drama, Kazuya Kamenashi will reprise the role of the main character, Shizuku Kanzaki, in the upcoming 2026 broadcast. A teaser visual and PV have also been released.
The anime adaptation was revealed concurrently with the release of Beaujolais Nouveau in France. Additionally, a special stage event featuring Maaya Uchida for The Drops of God has been confirmed at the Anime x Game Festival 2025 in Korea.
Teaser Trailer:
Teaser Visual:
CAST:
Kazuya Kamenashi as Shizuku Kanzaki
Banjo Ginga as Yutaka Kanzaki
Takuya Sato as Issei Tomine
Maaya Uchida as Miyabi Shinohara
STAFF:
Original Work：Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto “The Drops of God” (Kodansha Morning KC)
Director: Kenji Itoso
Series Composition/Script: Yuu Mitsuru
Character Design: Sodai Suwa
Art Setting: Yoko Komiya
Color Setting: Hiromi Uchibayashi (Graphinica)
3DCG Director: Hiroyuki Goto
Composition Direction: Tetsuya Kawada (Graphinica)
Editing: Ryoko Kaneshige
Sound Director: Chikako Yokota
Sound Production：Studio Sound Bee
Music：Eishi Segawa
Music Production: PONY CANYON
Animation Production: SATELIGHT
Animation Production Cooperation: YANCHESTER
INTRODUCTION:
“The Drops of God” is a manga written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Shu Okimoto that appeared in Kodansha’s “Morning” magazine from 2004 to 2014. Related works include “Drops of God: Mariage”, “Kaito le Vin”, and “Drops of God deuxième”. Combining the human drama over the legendary wine “The Drops of God” with writing that makes it easy for wine beginners to understand the story, it sparked a worldwide wine boom and earned renown from wine growers for its multifaceted and accurate depictions of the world of wine, selling over 15 million copies around the globe. In 2009, a live-action version aired on NTV, and in 2023, a joint Japanese-French-American production of “ Drops of God: Season 1” was streamed. On January 23rd, 2026, Hulu will be streaming Season 2 with exclusive rights for Japan, and the show is due to receive its first anime adaptation as well as part of a new mixed-media effort.
STORY:
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. What is wine? What is a parent and a child? What is life? The complex and fragrant battle surrounding the legendary “Drops of God” is about to begin…
Source: Press Release
©Tadashi Agi/Shu Okimoto, Kodansha /The Drops of God Anime Production Committee
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