kami no shizuku #1

there's nothing much on the baefront. i wonder if this will be the trend in the coming day? i hope not!

btw, remember that i've been looking for the english translation of 'kami no shizuku' or 'drops of god'? well, i just finished reading the 1st part. you may be wondering how on earth i was able to read it since there's no english translation yet. well, apparently a friend of mine who loves japanese manga has the translation of part 1-4. but she warned me before giving the set that she's not sure if there'll be more coming since she learned that the manga might be made into a drama [hee, she heard it right!] and that copyright will definitely be strictly imposed on this manga.

geez, i really really wish that the authors of this book, brother and sister tandem, under the name agi tadashi, will have the book published in english. [please, please, please...]

anyway, part 1 is already interesting and fast paced. i've already learned handful of tips about wine ^^ .

kanzaki shizuku is already introduced in this part. i'm already intrigue with his character. he was raised by his father, who was a famous wine critic, through some weird exercises of knowing wine when he was a child to his chagrin. he left his father's house for 2 years and returned only when he learned about his father's death of liver cancer through his dad's lawyer. shizuku, despite his competence in wine tasting, works in a beer company. and for a person who confessed not to like wine, his decantering is very courageous and delicate. .

another character introduced in 1st part which i think might have a big role later is miyagi shinohara. she is a sommelier or a wine steward. she is training to be a a knowledgeable wine professional.

the two met in a restaurant where miyagi works. she got in trouble with her customer for serving 1999 Richebourge from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti producer. shizuku came to the rescue by showing off his skill in decantering effortless and impressing the customer on the taste of the same wine served earlier by miyagi.

honestly, i didn't know that there is such an art in wine pouring called decantering. and that the pouring of wine in a decanter can bring out the full potential of the wine flavor.

part 1 ended with shinzuku with the envelope of the will inside of what i think is the study room of his dad and tomine issei is behind the door with this look...


p.s. can you imagine bae yong joon in that scene?

photo courtesy of ncismanga