A third character and key cocktail-themed visual has been revealed for the upcoming Bartender: Glass of God TV anime series, highlighting Kyouko Kawakami and the Horse’s Neck drink. The anime is scheduled to premiere in April 2024.
According to the image, the Horse’s Neck cocktail includes brandy, a lemon peel and ginger ale as a base.
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Ryouichi Kuraya (Farming Life in Another World) will direct the anime, with Mariko Kunisawa (Orient Season 2) serving as series writer and Youichi Ueda (High-Rise Invasion) as character designer and animation director. Liber is handling the animation production. Crunchyroll will stream the anime outside of Japan.
Meanwhile, the main voice cast includes:
• Takuma Terashima as Ryuu Sasakura • Yoshino Nanjou as Miwa Kurushima • Haruka Shiraishi as Yukari Higuchi • Eriko Matsui as Kyouko Kawakami • Ryouko Shiraishi as Yury Kinjou • Makoto Furukawa as Calvin Chen
Bartender: Glass of God is inspired by the original Bartender manga series written by Araki Joh and illustrated by Kenji Nagatomo. It was serialized in Shueisha’s Super Jump and Grand Jump magazines from December 2004 to February 2012, with a total of 21 tankoubon volumes released.
The manga inspired several subsequent titles such as Bartender à Paris in 2012, Bartender à Tokyo in 2013, and Bartender 6stp in 2016. All three manga are illustrated by Osamu Kajisa.
A previous 11-episode anime television series aired in 2006, while an eight-episode television series adaptation aired in 2011.
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Scream! Factory and Anime Limited released the 2006 anime digitally and physically in North America in 2020. Both companies describe the story as follows:
Located in Tokyo’s Ginza district is Eden Hall, a quiet bar that few regulars pass by. It’s run by legendary bartender Ryuu Sasakura, a genius at mixing the right drink for the right customer. Throughout his time at Eden Hall, customers from all walks of life, carrying all sorts of burdens, came to receive a holy cup at the Hall and say kind words to Ryu, both of which helped resolve the problem. solve their problems and revive them for another stage in life.