Kodansha
Bookworm Takao and class bully Sawa may not appear to be the best couple, but together, by chance, they shake up their entire...
Takao Kasuga is a bookworm. And his favorite book right now is Baudelaire's Flowers of Evil. While the young man may often be...
Takao Kasuga is a bookworm. And his favorite book right now is Baudelaire's Flowers of Evil. While the young man may often be...
Takao Kasuga is a bookworm. And his favorite book right now is Baudelaire's Flowers of Evil. While the young man may often be...
The wine division has a young new staffer--Ryusuke Kido, an avowed wine hater so prejudiced against the drink that he refuses to...
It’s the second round of Shizuku and Issei’s battle. Yutaka invoked the image of the Mona Lisa when describing the Second...
Taiyo Beer’s wine division has been asked to design the wine section for a new gourmet supermarket—but Takasugi, the manager,...
Chosuke Honma, the “Italian Monster,” first cultivated his love for the nation’s wine after his relationship with...
The competition between Shizuku Kanzaki and wine critic Issei Tomine begins, as they hear the description of the “First...
Shizuku and Issei have both successfully found wines to satisfy Akie and Kyoka's wishes...and now, they're absolutely positive...
Fujieda's lover Akie, diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, is preparing to face up to death. Kyoka, diagnosed with...
Akie, Fujieda's reunited lover, has been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. Kyoka, suffering from early-onset Alzheimer's...
Akie, an old flame that Fujieda has just reunited with, is diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer. Kyoka Amakasu, a genius...
If a nation full of artisans like Japan turns its attention to wine, the sky's the limit—and now Shizuku is exploring the top...
Taiyo Beer, Shizuku’s employer, is debating whether to begin its expansion into wine distribution with French or Italian...
The Eleventh Apostle, a.k.a. the Spain arc, grew to become the longest arc in series history. With its end, The Drops of God...
At a party held by Spanish nobility, Shizuku has successfully picked and described a wine that evokes sunset in Granada—but...
The chase is on for the "sunset over Granada!" Between its high elevations, half-century-old vines, and talented vintners from...
The Eleventh Apostle is revealed—its description resplendent with descriptions of the wind and setting sun. With five victories...
The Tenth Apostle battle comes to a close, themed after the mysterious world of Burgundy wines—made exclusively with Pinot...
French fashion designer Alain Clair knows full well who Yutaka Kanzaki is—and he's just insulted him in front of his own son!...
With Issei winning five to four over Shizuku, the battle over the Tenth Apostle begins! But this time, Yutaka's prepared a...
Why is life laden with so many fortunate encounters that prove to be all too fleeting? As Robert Doi would say, "that, too, is...
Only those who overcome a towering wall of adversity can throw themselves into the warm embrace of the Ninth Apostle. Issei is on...












