Drops of God, Vol. 16

神の雫 #16

by Tadashi Agi, Shū Okimoto (Artist)

The wine-aided detente between Shizuku and Issei doesn't last long -- not when there's a Fifth Apostle to fight over. This wine is themed after lofty mountains, and as Issei immediately risks his life to take action, Shizuku travels to Mt. Fuji for hints. There he meets Sayaka, a girl searching for the wine her close friend promised to share with her before vanishing on nearby Mt. Yari. Could this encounter lead Shizuku to the Fifth Apostle?

Genres: Manga, Comics, Wine

206 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 22, 2008

About the author

Tadashi Agi, 亜樹直, is the penname of Yuko and Shin Kibayashi, a sister and brother team of Japanese manga storywriters. Shin Kibayashi also uses the pseudonyms Seimaru Amagi and Yuya Aoki.

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am ridiculously pleased that Master Robert is also questioning the late Kanzaki's motives for whatever the hell he's doing to his kids.

[Geoff · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fine The Drops of God volume. 🥂

[Sanford Chee · Rating 4 out of 5]

#149-158 hunt for 5th Apostle
#149 the girl who gazed at the desert sunset
Tomine, Miyabi, Loulan & Shizuku work together to id old wines found in a hidden underground cellar:
Petrus
Beychevelle 1945
Check out this wine. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/7502345?...

#150 bewitched by the Persian Winds
Pape Clement mid-1960s past their peak. Issei ordered 1986 vintage for room service to seduce Miyabi. Estate wine of Pope Clement V, its impressive as a Persian rug.
https://www.vivino.com/wines/1573718?...

#151 the moment they were lured to their dreams
La Bayadere ballet performed at an exotic & dazzling Indian Palace
La Lagune 1970 - great QPR, equivalent to 3rd growth; needs extended cellaring
https://www.vivino.com/wines/1293014?...

#152 wild fruit maturing w/ time
Jap chardonnay Shizuku got for Honma as a souvenir
Check out this great Wine from Manns. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/8977529?...

#153 grant your bliss, o silvery goddess
Description of 5th Apostle - the Matterhorn

#154 An irreplaceable encounter off the Mt
After rescuing Ms Namikawa off the cliff of Mt Fuji, she offers Shizuku & Miyabi this 2003 riesling at her dad's sushiya
Check out this great Wine from Winzer Krems. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/15525966...

Pairing tuna sushi w/ red wine like a soy sauce
Check out this 2003 Gevrey from René Bouvier. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/2309914?...

#155 the largest 🌹 in the world = Monte Rosa
Namikawa wants to find a wine that represents Mt Yari, the Matterhorn of Jp // 5th Apostle

Celebratory wine bf Shizuku embarks on Namikawa's quest to find a wine tt represents Mt Yari. Chiffon cake w/ orange zest over high tea w/ friends
Check out this great Wine from André Bonhomme. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/1657750?...

#156 liquid jewel sparkling ominously
Loulan & Issei shared this Italian Gewurztraminer over Swiss fondue
Check out this Gewurztraminer from Alois Lageder. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/4803143?...

Wine used for Issei Tomine's psychotherapy & hypnotic regression: camomile, lime, jasmine
Check out this great Wine from Brooks. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/5412174?...

#157 guided by a shadowy formless voice; #158 their hearts soar across silvery mountains
Drinking dead mountain climber Noboru's wines
2001 Bernard Morey Meursault vs Chassagne Montrachet VV
Check out this great Wine from Bernard Morey. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/17324620...
Check out this great Wine from Bernard Morey. I just scanned it with the Vivino app. https://www.vivino.com/wines/3570153?...
2005 St Aubin was getting closer to Mt Yari

[Tasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm just going to leave this here:

[Johnathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good ending to the side story and a nice start to finding the fifth apostle. However, I'm not a fan of it going into another side story to find the fifth apostle.