It has been announced that voice actress and singer Uchida Maaya will be performing the ending theme "Kaminoshizuku" for the TV anime "Kami no Shizuku," based on the popular wine manga. Uchida will also appear as a voice actress in the series, playing the role of Murasakinohara Miyabi. It has also been announced that Yoshino Hokuto of the dance and vocal group "THE RAMPAGE" will be performing the opening theme "hate you? love you?" under the solo name HOKUTO.
Uchida commented, "I think this song captures the passion for wine that is shown in the anime with the same intensity. I myself came across this work and was able to discover wine, and as someone who still enjoys wine, I am happy to be able to sing the ending theme for this work, so I hope everyone will look forward to the broadcast!"
HOKUTO said, "First of all, I feel very honored to be involved in the opening theme of this great work. I actually had the opportunity to read the original manga and watch the drama, and the way the characters clash with each other while searching for their own "answers" is a story that resonates deeply even with people who don't know anything about wine, and it's a work that I want to share with someone. I hope that everyone will check out the anime and pay attention to the opening theme, "hate you? love you?" that I sing!"
Takuya Sato, who plays Issei Tomine, and Uchida will appear on the talk stage at the Pony Canyon booth at AnimeJapan 2026, which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight (Koto Ward, Tokyo). The event will take place from 3:20 PM on March 28th.
"Kami no Shizuku" is a wine manga written by manga author Shin Kibayashi, who has worked on many hit works such as "Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo," and others under the pen name "Aki Nao," and illustrated by Okimoto Shu, who also worked on "Psycho Doctor Kai Kyosuke." "Kami no Shizuku" was serialized in "Morning" (Kodansha) from 2004 to 2014, and the final chapter, "Mariage: Kami no Shizuku Final Chapter," from 2015 to 2020. The sequel to the series, "Kami no Shizuku deuxième," began serialization in the same magazine in September 2023. The series has sold over 15 million copies worldwide.
Shizuku Kamisaki, whose father is the world-famous wine critic Toyotaka Kamisaki, has received special education in wine from a young age. She rebelled against her father and got a job at a beer company, avoiding drinking wine. However, after her father's death and his will, she is thrust into a showdown over the mythical wine "Drops of God" and enters the world of wine.
This is the first time the series has been adapted into an anime, and it has been much talked about that Kazuya Kamenashi, who played the main character, Shizuku Kanzaki, in the TV drama that aired on Nippon Television in 2009, will also star in the anime. It will be directed by Masashi Itoso and produced by Satelight. It will air on TOKYO MX, Kansai TV, and BS Nippon Television from April.
