The Drops of God 1
by:
Tadashi Agi (author)
Shu Okimoto (author)
Few comics have ever exhibited such sway over the economics of an industry as the Drops of God. The legendary wine comic that dictates wine market prices worldwide is now available in English for the first time!A wine critic and his adopted brother must compete against each other to determine who...
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Few comics have ever exhibited such sway over the economics of an industry as the Drops of God. The legendary wine comic that dictates wine market prices worldwide is now available in English for the first time!A wine critic and his adopted brother must compete against each other to determine who will inherit their father's estate--a wine collection featuring 13 heaven blessed wines.Shizuku Kanzaki is the son of a recently deceased, world renowned wine critic named Yutaka Kanzaki. In order to take ownership of his father's legacy, an extensive wine collection featuring some of the most rare labels of the last 30 years, he must find 13 wines, known as the "Twelve Apostles" and the heaven sent "Drops of God" that his father described in his will. But despite being an only child, Shizuku is not alone in this unique wine hunt. He has a competitor. Issei Tomine, a renowned young wine critic, was recently adopted into the Kanzaki family and is also vying for this most rare of prizes.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781935654278 (1935654276)
ASIN: 1935654276
Publish date: September 27th 2011
Publisher: Vertical
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Cultural,
Food And Drink,
Food,
Realistic Fiction,
Japan,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
Manga,
Culinary,
Alcohol,
Wine,
Seinen,
Slice Of Life
Series: The Drops of God (#1)
Shizuku Kanzaki is the son of Yutaka Kanzaki, a world-famous wine critic. Ever since he was a child, Shizuku was exposed to a variety of sights, smells, sounds, and tastes, all the things he’d need in order to properly appreciate wine. Unfortunately for Yutaka Kanzaki, it backfired. The relationship...
This was a decent manga, but it's really not my thing.
A very entertaining way to learn about wine! Made me really wish I had a glass (or bottle!) while I read.