The Drops of God (manga, volumes, English) Add a review

Drops of God (Japanese: 神の雫, Hepburn: Kami no Shizuku) is a Japanese manga series written by Tadashi Agi, a pseudonym employed by creative team of sister and brother Yuko and Shin Kibayashi, and illustrated by Shu Okimoto. The story, about wine, is told in two parts – the first part focusing on protagonist Shizuku Kanzaki and his rival Issei Tomine on their search of the "Twelve Apostles" wines, and the second focusing on finding the "Drops of God". A third part of the series, serving as a short sequel, details Shizuku's life after the competition and taking Issei's daughter under his wing.

The series was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Morning in Japan from November 2004 to June 2014. A sequel manga series, titled Drops of God: Mariage (マリアージュ ～神の雫 最終章～, Mariāju - Kami no Shizuku Saishūshō) was serialized from May 2015 to October 2020. The story continues where the original manga left off, focusing on Shizuku traveling abroad to deepen his knowledge of wine and his search for the "Drops of God", with the theme being the "marriage" between wine and food, exploring the many different combinations between them.

On September 13, 2023, another sequel was announced, titled Drops of God deuxième (神の雫 deuxième, Kami no Shizuku deuxième) and was serialized in Weekly Morning from September 2023 to April 2024. The story takes place after Mariage, with an older Shizuku traveling the world and arriving in Paris to teach Issei's daughter about wine.

Drops of God is widely successful and received praise for its accurate knowledge of wines, characters, story, art, and is famous for its global impact on the wine market, especially the sales of wines profiled in the manga. The series also inspired two live-action television adaptations. An anime television series adaptation produced by Satelight aired from April to September 2026.