Kami no Shizuku

Over the course of history, thanks to its multifaceted scent, palette of warm colors, and spiritual texture, wine has become an endless source of discoveries for food enthusiasts, connoisseurs, and poets alike. On top of this world, Yutaka Kanzaki stands as the most refined wine critic of his generation. Upon his passing, he tasks his estranged son Shizuku to compete with his adoptive son Issei Tomine for his legacy, urging them to find 12 elusive wine bottles known as the Drops of God.

Despite following intense oenology training as a child, Shizuku has no interest in wine and has always refused to taste it. Intrigued by the initial competition to win the right to live in his father's house, a previous chance encounter with apprentice sommelier Miyabi Shinohara helps him develop an interest in wine tasting. As Shizuku discovers his gift as an oenologist, he eventually decides to join the competition to discover the secret of his father's passion.

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Kanzaki, Shizuku Main

Kamenashi, Kazuya Japanese

Shinohara, Miyabi Main

Uchida, Maaya Japanese

Tomine, Issei Main

Satou, Takuya Japanese

Kyrgyz, Loulan Supporting

Kohara, Konomi Japanese

Honma, Chousuke Supporting

Hori, Soushirou Japanese

Uncle Ishikawa Supporting

Ishida, Keisuke Japanese

Nikaidou Supporting

Sasaki, Hiroo Japanese

Murakoshi Supporting

Ogami, Shinnosuke Japanese

Akie Supporting

Touma, Yumi Japanese

Makabe, Sosuke Supporting

Morita, Junpei Japanese

Kurosu, Nobuhiko Producer

Watanabe, Yuuki Producer

Fukuda, Kazumasa Producer

Oomura, Keiichi Producer

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Jun 30, 2026

Nadwinder

Recommended

Preliminary (11/24 eps)

NO, I really don't get how the score under 6 can be given to this amazing anime? I haven't read manga, I don't read manga at all. I just like this anime - a unique story full of emotions, intrigue, info and knowledge about wine; it's about people, their hopes, pain, dreams, relationship, family, friendship and rivalry, and much more.
I liked the characters, each of them has pros and cons. We can slowly understand their behavior and motives. As the story progresses we learn more and more about them, their fears and strengths.
This kind of art-style was new to me, but I liked ... it.
I am not Japanese, and I know something about wine, however, I was very surprised how much one can learn about the drink you are familiar with and now to get another point of view.
I recommend this anime to all who are open minded. I gave it 8.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Jun 24, 2026

Curlybrace101

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (5/24 eps)

On one hand, I think people are being too unfair to The Drops of God. On the other hand, I understand it.

For an adaptation of such a classic, long-running manga, I wish it had higher production value and I’m surprised it doesn’t. I’m not usually that bothered by animation quality, but not only can you tell this series deserved better, it also makes the story a much more dull watch than it should be considering it’s about mystery and rivalry.

That being said, I quite like the mystery and rivalry. Granted, I do think wine snobbery is entirely made up and I don’t believe anything those ... people say about wine’s subtle tastes or anything, but I can suspend my disbelief for a fictional story, and I can see something beautiful in how these characters see winemaking as a form of art.

The problem is that while I enjoy watching it in the moment, it doesn’t leave a strong impression on me as I walk away from it. It reminds me of the remake of Bartender, which lacked the atmosphere of the original, even if it was apparently more accurate to the manga, or so I’ve heard.

The truth is, if you’re interested in this story, you’re probably better off reading the manga, which I’m under the impression is of much higher quality than this. There was something about this story that captured audiences to the point it ran for over 400 chapters, but clearly a lot of that magic was lost in adaptation.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Aug 21, 2026

P_F_V

Not Recommended

Informative

Preliminary (3/24 eps)

I read the manga this is based off of years ago. As if by fate, my Dad recently found a copy of the third volume just lying around, which I bought to replace a copy I lost from the library, but then either I or the library found the missing copy, so I kept the new copy. Long story short, I have a convenient comparison at hand. I had a fond impression of the manga and, true to my memory, the artist is very adept, rendering the characters in a grounded but expressive seinen style and making excellent use of contrast. ... You can see the care put into the world and the imagery, down to the drawing of each wine bottle.

That worthy source material is unfortunately put to waste, and I can tell even without seeing the same parts of the story being adapted. You might be tricked by the competent elements of the anime that Drops of God was meant to be read, and adaptational failure was a foregone conclusion. The decent color palette can’t compare to the black and white contrast, the silent ambiance is replaced by middling orchestral and piano music tracks, and the mundane-made-adventurous plot and sentimental diversions become a bit too melodramatic when earnestly acted aloud.

Look for more seams, however, and you can see how most of these issues tie back to the cheap production. The manga’s bold ink is washed over by a generic working animation style, with dull storyboards and stiff animation that only subtract from the stark manga. Even the painted inserts and fantasy sequences, a notch above the boring IRL scenes, fail to rise above the presentation of the source material. The lack of artistic care that so contrasts the source material can especially be felt in how it stages these once atmospheric and impactful scenes so carelessly they leave zero impact. It feels like the scenes are crammed together to try to make each episode feel complete, even though I don’t think it’s cutting material… wait, the third episode includes a chapter from the third volume?! The third 400-PAGE VOLUME?! I guess never mind that part about not having a direct comparison! Yes, I can now confirm 1:1 that the visuals are inferior.

I get that you can only drag out scenes of people sitting around drinking wine for so long, and I'm perfectly fine with cutting content to make a more complete adaptation, but what is this pacing? Why does it take these encounters with one-off characters that had dedicated chapters in the manga and try to cram them into a fraction of the runtime of an episode alongside the progression of the main plot? Could they not be rearranged or competently storyboarded so it feels like we're watching episodes of a TV show instead of flipping through a truncated version of the book that's been amateurly colorized?

A bit more time and money could have made this work, but it seems most of the budget was sunk into computer-generated wine pouring. Definitely check out the manga if this premise intrigues you. The live-action drama from a 2023 also looks interesting. I think I’ll put that on my watch list and pour the rest of this spoiled vintage down the drain.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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