Regardless of age, most viewers would be familiar with the way alcoholic drinks are portrayed in the media as a gateway to uncontrollable debauchery and addiction, but rarely has the art of mixing them been depicted. Bartender: Glass of God mixes cocktails in a refreshing way, portraying the bar not just as a glamorous place for adults to have fun and meet people, but as a place to feel human, to be truly seen as a person at a certain point in time and to be treated with compassion just through a simple beverage. With bar culture around the world having been slowly closing down, Bartender: Glass of God remembers the artistry and care behind each drink.

Bartender: Glass of God is a reboot of a 2006 anime, and both adapt a manga that ran from 2004 to 2011. Unlike the 2006 anime, and the 2004 manga, however, Bartender: Glass of God establishes Miwa Kurushima earlier on in the story. This choice is a great one, as Miwa’s goal to find the perfect bartender allows the series to be grounded in a casual drinker’s point of view while making Ryuu Sasakura and bartending in general seem more intriguing.