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and Fleur Geffrier. It is based on the

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series of the same name written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Shu Okimoto. The series centres on the competition for inheritance of an estate and its vast wine collection between an heiress and a star student of a well known oenologist who passed away. However, the former experiences severe side effects related to her childhood trauma and the latter's family complicates the process. ''Drops of God'' premiered on 21 April 2023 on

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. In May 2024, the series was renewed for a second season. In 2024, the series won the

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for best drama series.

Synopsis

When wine authority Alexandre Léger dies, he leaves behind the world's finest private wine collection, and a sprawling Tokyo estate. Before his estranged daughter Camille can claim her inheritance, she must battle Alexandre's protégé, Issei, in a series of wine-related tests.

Cast

as Issei Tomine * Fleur Geffrier as Camille Léger * Tom Wozniczka as Thomas Chassangre *

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as Alexandre Léger * Luca Terracciano as Lorenzo * Diego Ribon as Luca Inglese * Azusa Okamoto as Yurika Katase *

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as Philippe Chassangre * Cécile Bois as Marianne Léger ** Margaux Châtelier as Young Marianne *

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as Honoka Tomine **Nanami Kameda as Young Honoka * Satoshi Nikaido as Hirokazu Tomine **Kotaru Uchiyama as Young Hirokazu *

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as Talion *

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as Noboru Tomine * Lidia Vitale as Elisabetta Fossati *Kyoko Takenaka as Miyabi

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Other media

Video game

In 2024,

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has been granted the rights to transform the series into a video game. With the game set in

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. It serves as a sequel to '' Hundred Days - Winemaking Simulator'' on PC.

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