A third character and cocktail-themed key visual has been unveiled 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 visual, the Horse’s Neck cocktail consists of brandy, one lemon peel, and ginger ale as a base.
Ryouichi Kuraya (Farming Life in Another World) is directing the anime, with Mariko Kunisawa (Orient Season 2) as series screenwriter, and Youichi Ueda (High-Rise Invasion) as character designer and chief animation director. Liber is handling the animation production. Crunchyroll will stream the anime series 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 Yuri 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 between December 2004 and February 2012, with 21 tankoubon volumes released in total.
The manga inspired several follow-up titles such as Bartender à Paris in 2012, Bartender à Tokyo in 2013, and Bartender 6stp in 2016. All three manga were illustrated by Osamu Kajisa.
A previous 11-episode TV anime series aired in 2006, while an 8-episode TV drama adaptation aired in 2011.
Shout! Factory and Anime Limited released the 2006 anime digitally and physically in North America in 2020. Both companies describe the story as:
Situated in the Ginza district of Tokyo is the Eden Hall, a quiet bar that few people manage to come across. It is run by the legendary bartender Ryuu Sasakura, a genius at mixing the right drink for the right customer. Throughout his period at Eden Hall, customers from all walks of life, carrying all sorts of burdens, arrive for a godly glass at the Hall and a kind word with Ryu, both of which assist in clearing their problems up and reviving them for another go at life.
